Obituaries by LocationRAYMOND HEIL
Raymond G. Heil, 52, of Verona died yesterday at home. Postmaster at the Oakmont Post Office for five years, he was a former carrier foreman at the Duquesne Post Office, member of the National League of Postmasters and a past editor of the Keystone Leaguer. He was also a member of St. Gerard Majella Church, Penn Hills, and a former member of the church council, a former soccer coach and a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Born Sept. 7, 1947, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Florence Newmeyer Heil who died July 15, 1999, and the late Raymond L. Heil. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Eury Heil; sons, Jason Heil of Cleveland, Ohio, and Patrick and Marc Heil at home; sister, Janet M. Neaman of Green Tree; aunts, uncles and cousins.
Friends will be received tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home, Inc., Duquesne. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Gerard Majella Church by the Rev. Richard Czapinski. Interment will follow in Good Shepherd Cemetery, Monroeville. The family has suggested memorial contributions to UPMC Home Health Hospice.
[Published June 12, 2000]
MARGARET KACEY
Private services were held today for a former Duquesne resident, Margaret Kacey, 87, of Cheshire, Conn., who died there Thursday. Arrangements were in charge of the Teichart-Gracan Funeral Home, Inc., Duquesne.
She was a retired employee of United Food Service for steel workers in Duquesne with 30 years of service.
Born Feb. 22, 1913, in Smock, she was a daughter of the late John and Marie Vojtus Dolny and the wife of the late John Kacey. She is survived by a son, James M. Kacey with whom she resided; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and sisters, Jenny Gajdzik and Helen Dolny of West Mifflin.
[Published June 12, 2000]
BRONISLAUS SPYRA
Bronislaus J. (Brownie) Spyra, 72, of Elizabeth Twp. died Friday in St. Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh. A retired craneman for Bucyrus-Erie, he was a member of St. Mary Czestochowa Church and the Fiddler’s Organization and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Born Sept. 22, 1927, in Glassport, he was the son of the late Joseph and Stephania Kuzmicha Spyra. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn E. Toth Szygenda Spyra; daughters, Darlene E. Spyra of Toledo, Ohio, Susan M. Mouri of Washington, Pa., and Carolyn Pershing of Elizabeth Twp.; sons, Dennis J. Spyra of Pittsburgh, Bernard L. Spyra of Lincoln and Ronald C. Spyra of Washington, Pa.; 11 grandchildren; sister, Stella Belcher of Pittsburgh; nieces and nephews.
No visitation is scheduled. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Mary Czestochowa Church by the Rev. F.B. Lachowicz. Arrangements are in charge of the Drew J. Gilbert Funeral Home, Inc., Boston, Elizabeth Twp.
[Published June 12, 2000]
ROGER SULLIVAN SR.
Roger L. Sullivan Sr., 87, of Liberty died yesterday in UPMC McKeesport. Former owner of Sullivan Trucking of Liberty, he was a retired street commissioner of Liberty Borough, member of St. Mark Parish and its building committee and Liberty Senior Citizens, life member of the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department and former president of the Liberty Borough Athletic Association.
Born June 25, 1912, in McKeesport, he was a son of the late Frank Sullivan and Gertrude Stegman Sullivan Quinn and the husband of the late Bernice Furlong Sullivan. He is survived by a son, Roger L. Sullivan Jr. of White Oak; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sister, Rose Marie Cauley of Marietta, Ohio; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Willig Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Liberty worship site of St. Mark Parish by the Rev. Gerald Mikonis. Interment will be in New St. Joseph Cemetery, North Versailles Twp.
[Published June 12, 2000]
ANNA SANTORO
Anna Cirincione Santoro, 95, of Belle Vernon died yesterday in Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Twp. A member of St. Sebastian Church in Belle Vernon and its St. Anthony Rosary Society, she was also a member of Belle Vernon Court 1522, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and a past member of the Mutual Aid Society of Monessen and the former St. Cajetan Church in Monessen and its Ladies Altar Society.
Born in Campo Felici, Sicily, Dec. 16, 1904, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Marie Puleo Cirincione and the wife of the late Anthony Santoro. She is survived by a son, Fred Santoro of Belle Vernon; daughters, Carmella Bamburak and Mary Kalcevich of Clairton; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; and brother, Rosario Cirincione in Sicily.
Friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home, Belle Vernon. Prayer service will be offered there Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. followed by Funeral Mass at 10 in St. Sebastian Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
[Published June 12, 2000]
ANTOINETTE FRANCELLINI
Antoinette Rondinelli Francellini, 79, of Jefferson Hills died Saturday in Jefferson Hospital. She was a member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish and the Regina-Della Valle Council 40, Sons of Columbus of America, Inc., Clairton.
Born May 13, 1921, in Clairton, she was a daughter of the late Francesco (Frank) and Giacomina (Jenny) Santoro Rondinelli and the wife of the late Fred (Sam) Francellini. She is survived by a daughter, Carol Miller of Jefferson Hills; three granddaughters and a great-granddaughter; brother, Anthony D. Rondinelli of Clairton; nieces and nephews.
Friends are being received in the A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton, today from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in St. Paulinus Church. Interment will be in St. Clare Cemetery, Clairton. The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Jefferson Hills Library, Old Clairton Road, Clairton, PA, 15025.
[Published June 12, 2000]
FLOYD THOMPSON
Floyd B. Thompson, 76, of Clairton died yesterday in Aspinwall Division, Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A former truck driver for Consolidated Coal Co., he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving with the First Infantry Division and received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans and a member of Morning Star Baptist Church in Clairton.
Born Aug. 22, 1923, in Adena, Ohio, he was a son of the late L.J. and Olive Banks Thompson. He is survived by his wife, Juanita Geraldine Hicks Thompson; sons, Edward Thompson of Clairton and Fred Thompson of McKeesport; daughter, Sharon Ann Germany of University Heights, Ohio; five granddaughters and a great-granddaughter; sister, Dorothy Beasley of Buffalo, N.Y.; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends will be received in the Robert A. Waters Funeral Home, Clairton, tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service will be offered in Morning Star Baptist Church Thursday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Canard S. Grigsby Jr. Interment will be in Round Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Twp.
[Published June 13, 2000]
CHARLES COLE SR.
Charles Cole Sr., 78, of Clairton died Saturday in the Oakland Division, Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A retired construction worker, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Born in Moorefield, W.Va., Nov. 26, 1921, he was a son of the late Angus and Christine Cole. He is survived by sons, Charles H. Cole Jr. of Orlando, Fla., Deacon Rex Cole and Michael Cole of Clairton and Gregory Cole of Atlanta, Ga.; daughter, Kimberly Wilson of Clairton; 13 grandsons and two great-grandsons; brothers, Thomas Cole of Moorefield, James Cole in Texas and Kenneth and Ronald Cole of Akron; sisters, Betty Jones of Uniontown, Naomi Hughes of Philadelphia, Mary Daur of Monroeville and Esther Clifford of Akron; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends will be received tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Robert A. Waters Funeral Home, Clairton. Service will be offered Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Morning Star Baptist Church in Clairton by the Rev. Canard S. Grigsby. Interment will be in the veterans’ section of McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery. Friends will also be received at 404 Shaw Ave. Clairton.
[Published June 12, 2000]
THERESA BRANDT
Theresa C. Brandt, 81, of West Mifflin died Sunday in Jefferson Hospital. A former sales associate and buyer for Kaufmann’s Department Store, she was a member of Holy Spirit Church in West Mifflin and its Confraternity of Christian Mothers, Ladies of Charity and Golden Agers.
Born in Pittsburgh, April 30, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John and Lottie Guzek Wurst and the wife of the late William A Brandt. She is survived by a son, Paul W. Brandt of Whitehall; three grandchildren; sister, Marie Wayne; and brother, Francis (Rip) Wurst.
Friends will be received in the Griffith Mortuary, Inc., South Park Twp., today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 11 a.m. in Holy Spirit Church by the Rev. Daniel A. Valentine. Interment will be in Jefferson Memorial Park, Pleasant Hills.
[Published June 13, 2000]
COSMO YOCCO
Cosmo P. (Red) Yocco, 79, of Clairton died yesterday in Jefferson Hospital. A retired welder from Bucyrus-Erie in Glassport, he was a member and usher of St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Clairton, U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a trumpeter in the Air Force Band.
Born in Glassport, Dec. 25, 1920, he was the son of the late Patsy and Antoinette Thomas Yocco and the husband of the late Mary Moretti Yocco. He is survived by a daughter, Annette Pearson of Jefferson Hills; sons, Paul and Richard Yocco of Jefferson Hills; seven grandchildren and a great-grandson; sister, Helen Schneltzer of Glassport; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Paulinus Church. Interment will be in Jefferson Memorial Park, Pleasant Hills.
[Published June 13, 2000]
