All Obituaries

Armita (Spinelli) Klopsic, 96, of Cheswick, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019. Mrs. Klopsic was born Nov. 1, 1922, in Six Mile Run, Pa., to her parents, the late David and Rosa Camilla Spinelli, and had been a lifelong resident of our community. She graduated from Springdale High School in 1940 and later worked as a baker for the Former IGA in Cheswick. Armita was a member of St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale, the New Kensington Eagles and the Slovenian Club in Acme. She enjoyed...

Sandra G. (Guntrum) Segs, 82, of Springdale, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019. She was born April 18, 1937, to her parents, the late Andrew and Arlene Walker Guntrum, and has been a lifelong resident of the community. Mrs. Segs worked for the Allegheny Valley School District for 30-plus years before eventually retiring. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale and enjoyed going out to lunch with her co-workers, visiting the casino and especially spending time with her family....

Gloria Jean Fritch, 74, of Springdale, died Monday, April 22, 2019, in UPMC St. Margaret. She was born Aug. 4, 1944, in Natrona Heights, to the late Anthony and Cora Bish Cendrowski, and was a lifelong resident of Springdale. Gloria retired from the JC Penney Company, working in the telemarketing department. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandkids. Survivors are her two daughters, Michele (William) Colbert, of Springdale, and Crystal (Angel) Colon, of Harwick; grandmother...

Edna Mae May, 93, formerly of Springdale PA died Sunday April 21, 2019 in Smithville Tennessee. She was born July 8, 1925 in Pittsburgh PA to the late Frederick & Elizabeth Schiffhauer Holzer and lived most of her life in Brentwood (PA) before moving to Springdale in 1992 and finally Tennessee in 2016. A former member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Harwick and St. Sylvester’s Church in Brentwood, she was an active member in both the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary at...

Henry Mink Jr., 85, of Springdale, died Sunday, April 21, 2019, at home. He was the beloved husband of 65 years to Ruth E. (Leasure) Mink; loving son of the late Henry and Margaret (Adams) Mink, of Oakmont; loving father to Randy (Jill) Mink, of Moon Township, David (Renee) Mink, of Ross Township, and Ruth Ann (Joseph) Guzolik, of Vandergrift; brother of Anna Grace Heyl, the late Kenneth Mink, William Mink, Ted Mink, and Katherine Beckwith; and grandfather to Jason Kirchoff, Nicole Swartz,...

Joan J. Meleski, 97, of Springdale, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Concordia of Rebecca Residence. She was born Oct. 20, 1921, to Stephen and Mary Anna Hloznik Jursa in Springdale. A devout Catholic, Joan was a longtime parishioner of St. Alphonsus Church. She cherished and forever remembered her trips to the Holy Land during the 1960s. Joan was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and was well known for praying the rosary multiple times a day. She often received requests to say the...

John L. Kuhar, 66, of Springdale, passed away April 15, 2019.  He was born August 26, 1952 and has been a lifelong resident.  John was a member of St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale and enjoyed watching Studio Wrestling, being around people, and dressing up for Halloween and playing Santa Claus for Christmas.  John volunteered at the Springdale Food Bank for 30 years.   Surviving him are: Mother Helen Bruno Kuhar of Springdale Brother David A. (Dianna) Kuhar of St....

Michael Eugene Gasper Sr., 88, of Indianola, Indiana Township, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Concordia of Monroeville. He was born May 13, 1930, in Nemacolin to the late Michael and Mary Rogozinski Gasper.  Michael served in the Army 82nd Airborne Paratrooper during the Korean War, and before retirement, he was employed at Pitt University as a building supervisor and at P&R Refinery in Indianola. Other than spending time with his family, he enjoyed golfing, hunting and boating....

Karen R. (Mosser) Soules, 76, of Springdale  died Thursday April 4, 2019 in the Willows of Presbyterian Senior Care Oakmont. She was born February 20, 1943 in New Kensington to the late Thomas & Mary Devlin Mosser, and was a lifelong resident of the Valley. She graduated from ArKen High School and worked in the Custodian Department at The Willows of Presbyterian Senior Care. Mrs. Soules is survived by her two sons, Louis W. (Jennifer) Soules of Lower Burrell and Fred (Brenna) Soules...

James A. Shockley, 30, of Fayette City, formerly of Springdale passed away April 2, 2019.  He was born on June 29, 1988 to his loving parents Greg and Deborah Huss Shockley.  He graduated from Springdale High School in 2006 and was of the Presbyterian faith. James enjoyed hunting, fishing, listening to country music, singing and spending time with his family as well as his dog Kona.  James will be missed dearly by all who knew him. Surviving him are his loving parents Deb and...