All Obituaries

  Thomas R. Bordell, 70, of West Deer, passed away unexpectedly on November 12, 2018. Born on Aug. 3, 1948, and raised in Springdale, Thom is the son of the late Victor Bordell and is survived by his mother, LaVonne Bordell, as well as his sister, Barbara (Bordell) Pulpan, and nephew, Tyler Pulpan, of Cranberry Twp., and nephew, Shawn (Heather) Pulpan, of Robinson Twp. He was a proud graduate of Penn State University and a lifetime member of the Alumni Association. Thom retired from...

Joseph D. Musco, 70, of Cheswick, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, at his home in Galloway, Ohio. Joe was born Aug. 18, 1948, in New Kensington Hospital. He went to Springdale High School. Joe was a volunteer firefighter for 10 years at Cheswick Fire Department. He spent 67 years of his life living in Cheswick. He worked 30 years in the water filtration service, primarily for Tyler Mountain Water Co. Joe retired and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, as well as...

David T. Strawoet, 67, of Springdale Township, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, at home. He was the son of the late Harry Strawoet and Patricia (Lochrane) Strawoet, and was a lifelong resident of the Springdale/Cheswick area. Dave graduated from Springdale High School in the Class of '69 and obtained an associate degree from Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He worked mainly in the printing industry. He was a member of the Krivan Hall Association. He enjoyed traveling to see his...

William T. Diehm Jr., 73, of Harwick, passed away peacefully at home Monday, October. 22, 2018, with his family beside him. He was the son of the late William Sr. and Alice Bowden Diehm and was a lifelong resident of the community. Bill graduated from Fox Chapel High School in 1964. After graduation, he served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Bill worked for Haskell's as a team leader for many years where he eventually retired. He belonged to the Springdale VFW where he was a life...

Melvin A. Tomayko, 91, of Springdale, passed away Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Concordia Good Samaritan Hospice. He was born Jan. 4, 1927, in Superior, Pa., to his parents, the late Max and Ann Herstek Tomayko, and had been a lifelong member of the community. Mr. Tomayko worked for PPG Industries, Creighton, for 25 years, where he eventually retired. Mel was a member of St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale and a life member at the Verona Eagles. He enjoyed gardening, watching all of the...

Fritz A. Torner, 84, of Harmarville, passed away suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. He was born Dec. 5, 1933, in Rural Ridge to his parents, the late Frederick and Frieda Frassa Torner. Fritz had been a lifelong resident of the Valley. Mr. Torner served in the Air Force. After service, Fritz worked and retired from the former Satellite Alloy plant in Springdale. He enjoyed hunting and also running and judging his field trial beagles. Surviving him are a brother, Reinhold E. Torner, of...

Ruth Bernice (Bigley) Durand, 99, of Lower Burrell, formerly of Springdale, went home peacefully to our lord Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. Ruth was the beloved wife of 56 years to the late John Durand; loving mother of Walter (Darlene) Durand, of New Kensington, and the James Durand, of Front Royal, Va.; daughter of the late George Walters Bigley and Alfrieda Kapteina Bigley; and sister of the late John Bigley. She is survived by grandchildren, Lisa (David) Bellinotti, Lori (Michael) Zale, Michelle...

Helen Necheff, 95, of Harmar, passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. She was born Sept. 5, 1923, to her parents, the late Stephen Sr. and Mary Matula Necheff, and had been a lifelong resident of the community. Miss Necheff worked for Babb Insurance for 40 years, where she eventually retired. Helen enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting and crossword puzzles. Surviving her are brothers, Steve Necheff Jr. and John Necheff, both of Harmar Township; as well as many nieces and nephews. In addition...

Robert H. “Swidley” Sweet Jr., 66, of Springdale, Passed away unexpectedly at work on Friday October 12, 2018.  He was born July 25, 1952 to his parents, the late Robert Sr. and Katherine Nolan Sweet and has been a lifelong resident of the community.  Bob was a graduate of Springdale High School and worked for Beam Heating and Cooling for 35 years.  He belonged to the Krivan Club in Springdale where he had made many friends over the years.  He played Euchre,...

    Arthur “Bubby” Pastierik 75, of Springdale, passed away peacefully Thursday October 11, 2018 in the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Aspinwall surrounded by his family.  Bubby grew up in Springdale and was the son of the late Paul and Helen Pongratz Pastierik; father of Tammy (David) DiCio of Peters Twp., Tina (Eric) Fluent of Plum; Tracey Radovich of Springdale; loving grandfather to Chelsie (Ryan Donaldson), David Jr, Nicholas, Dominic, Brandon and...