All Obituaries

John E. Necheff, 91, of Harmar, passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. He was born July 26, 1932, to his parents, the late Steve and Mary Matula Necheff. Mr. Necheff graduated from Springdale High School, Class of 1950, and has been a longtime member of the community. He served in The Army during the Korean War. After his discharge, he was a self-employed welder until his retirement. John was a member of Mount St. Peter's Catholic Church, New Kensington, and enjoyed hunting, fishing,...

Brian T. Clark, 58, of Natrona Heights, formerly of Springdale, passed away at home, with his family at his side, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. He was born Aug. 24, 1965, to his parents, Ronald R. Clark and the late Dolores R. Mianzo Clark. Brian graduated from Springdale High School and worked for Automotive Recon. He belonged to St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale. Brian's hobbies included biking on the rails to trails, watching Pirates games, rescuing kittens/cats with his fiancee, Janessa,...

Alberta Lee (Berkoben) Van Horn, 77, of Cheswick, passed away at home Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. She was born May 16, 1946, to her parents, the late Eugene and Idabelle Keibler Berkoben and has been a longtime member of the community. She graduated from New Ken High School and was later employed at Allegheny Valley Hospital and Colfax Credit Union until 2006 where she eventually retired. Mrs. Van Horn was a voracious reader and enjoyed traveling with her husband, watching the Pittsburgh...

Yolanda (Ciccarelli) Higgins, 94, of Cheswick, passed away Thursday August 24, 2023.  She was born December 22, 1928, to her parents, the late Modesto and Cristina Franco Ciccarelli and has been a resident of our community for many years..  Mrs. Higgins worked as an administrative Assistant for The Ellis School for 20 years, from which she eventually retired.  She was a member of St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale and enjoyed dancing, traveling, reading, and especially...

Kathleen A. Valenti, 73, of Cheswick, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side. She was born June 23, 1950, in New Kensington, to her parents, the late George and Helen Himelinski Carter. She was a 1968 graduate of East Deer-Frazer High School and has been a lifelong resident of our community. Kathy was a member of St. Alphonsus church in Springdale. She enjoyed baking, sewing, listening to records and music in general. She also had a huge heart for animals of all kind...

Richard Allen "Dick" Reid, 86, of Cheswick, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, at St. Margaret's Hospital, Pittsburgh, with his family by his side. Dick was born Jan. 8, 1937, in Perth Amboy, N.J. Dick was the son of the late Robert and Gladys (Hansen) Reid. He was a proud veteran of the Army Missile Battalion. While based in Pennsylvania, he met his wife of 64 years, Marlene "Babe" (Bossola) Reid. Dick was part owner of Bossola's Insurance in Cheswick,...

Ida Loveland, 93, of Springdale, passed away peacefully at her home late Monday morning, Aug. 7, 2023. She was born Feb. 24, 1930, to the late Robert and Anna Mae Patterson. She was a profound seamstress and could mend or make just about anything. She loved to bake, make crafts, play the lottery and occasionally some slot machines. She loved spending time in her yard among her flowers and took such pride in creating such a beautiful landscape for her family, friends and neighbors to enjoy....

Connie (Mellon) (Edgington) Vuckovic, 70, of Springdale, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at Family Hospice in Canterbury, with her family by her side. Connie was born April 29, 1953. She spent her early years in Montana and came to Pennsylvania in the 1970s. She was a homemaker and she enjoyed taking care of her flowers outside every summer, keeping a tidy house, doing the daily crossword puzzle and taking care of her indoor cats. She especially enjoyed keeping up with what her children...

Diane (Shaner) Strand Cheswick, formerly of Pittsburgh Diane (Shaner) Strand, 65, of Cheswick, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully at The Willows of Oakmont, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. She was born Dec. 31, 1957, in Harrison Township, to parents Howard and Carole Shaner. She graduated from Springdale Junior-Senior High School in 1975 and attended Seton Hill University. She had a successful career at Mellon Bank before starting her family and was later employed by and retired from...

Deborah A. (Harrity) Hutter, 70, of Springdale, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. She was born Jan. 9, 1953, to the late Thomas and Frances Edwards Harrity. Mrs. Hutter graduated from Fox Chapel High School in 1970 and had been a longtime resident of the community. She was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed spending time at her camp which was her home away from home. Deborah also liked coloring and drawing but most of all her family and grandchildren meant the...