Obituaries by LocationGeorge W. Visnesky
George W. Visnesky, 74, of Kittanning died Monday at Armstrong County Health Center, Kittanning.
Born July 19, 1926, in Elk County, he was the son of Anthony and Emma Sarnoski Visnesky and the stepson of Theodore Kissick.
He had been a glasscutter at PPG in Ford City for 30 years, retiring on Sept. 1, 1983.
Mr. Visnesky was a member of St. Mary Our Lady of Guadalupe Church of Kittanning and the church prayer group.
During World War II, he served with the Army 610th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
He enjoyed gardening.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Stanley (Velma) Heffner and Debra Visnesky, both of Kittanning; two sons, George Visnesky of Ford City and Theodore Visnesky of Kittanning; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are a brother, John Visnesky of Kittanning; and two sisters, Sally Hopper and Rose Puz, both of Kittanning.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, a sister and a brother.
VISNESKY - Friends of George W. Visnesky, who died Monday, May 28, 2001, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at KENNEDY & BLODGETT FUNERAL HOME, 253 N. Grant Ave., Kittanning. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Kittanning. The Rev. Emil Payer, church pastor, will officiate. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery , Kittanning.
A parish wake service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Patricia A. Morgan
Patricia A. Morgan, 56, of Middlesex Township died Tuesday evening at Passavant Hospital, McCandless.
Born in Butler, Jan. 25, 1945, she was the daughter of Josephine Fedorski.
She worked in the deli at the Richland Township Giant Eagle.
Mrs. Morgan was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Gibsonia.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald B. Morgan, whom she married June 11, 1966; a daughter, Mrs. Pete (Pamela) Laskovich of Patton, Pa.; a son, Jason Morgan of Valencia; and a grandson.
MORGAN - Friends of Patricia A. Morgan, who died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at McDONALD-AEBERLI FUNERAL HOME, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mars Cemetery , Adams Township.
Otho E. Long Jr.
Otho E. Long Jr., 77, of Harmony died Tuesday at St. Francis Medical Center North, Cranberry Township.
Born Nov. 28, 1923, in Callery, he was the son of Otho E. Sr. and Lila P. Kline Long.
He had retired from Universal Manufacturing Corp., Zelienople.
Mr. Long was a member of the Westminster United Presbyterian Church and a life member of American Legion Post 219, both of Evans City. He also belonged to Syria Temple Legion of Honor of Pittsburgh, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of New Castle and was a past master of Masonic Lodge 429 F&AM.
He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps and served in Europe with the 15th Air Force, 454th Bombardment Group.
He is survived by four daughters, a son, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are a brother, Roy E. Long of Evans City, and a sister, Mrs. William (Velma) Plaisted of Connoquenessing.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Virginia Long, who died April 24, 1991; and a sister.
LONG - Friends of Otho E. Long Jr., who died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at BOYLAN FUNERAL HOME, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. The Rev. John Park, his church pastor, will officiate. Burial will be at Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.
Masonic Lodge 429 F&AM will hold a service at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mary Louise Kinman
Mary Louise Rosenberger Kinman, 76, of New Sewickley Township, Beaver County, died Tuesday.
Born May 30, 1934, in New Sewickley Township, she was the daughter of John and Mabel Bott Rosenberger
She was a member of St. John’s Burry’s Church, New Sewickley Township, and Rehoboth 55 plus Fellowship.
Mrs. Kinman was a volunteer for the Crimson Line Auxiliary at Beaver Valley Geriatric Center for 20 years.
In the 1940s, she worked at W.T. Grants in Beaver Falls and at the Kaufman Hotel in Zelienople.
She enjoyed music, sewing and baking.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Johan E. Kinman, who died Sept. 20, 1984.
Surviving are a son, David J. Kinman of North Washington; two daughters and a stepdaughter, Elaine Fleming, Mary Beth Herzog and Patti Bonzo, all of New Sewickley Township; a sister, Beulah Wilson of Beaver Falls; six grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.
KINMAN - Friends of Mary Louise Rosenberger Kinman, who died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at DONALD D. DRUSCHEL FUNERAL HOME, 1612 Third Ave., New Brighton. Visitation also will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Burry’s Church, New Sewickley Township. Services will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. David Robinson and the Rev. Carl Stewart, pastor emeritus, will officiate. Burial will be at the church Cemetery .
Ann Buchter Hanks
Ann Buchter Hanks, 91, of Wilmington, N.C., died Sunday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington.
Born Jan. 17, 1910, in Butler, she was the daughter of John and Marie Gruber Buchter.
Mrs. Hanks was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church of Wilmington and was very active in the building of the St. Mary School in the early 1950s. She also was a member of Sunset Garden Club of Wilmington.
Surviving are a daughter, Nancy Hanks Burnett at home; a sister, Elizabeth Lackey of Butler; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 4l years, Landon Cecil Hanks, and two brothers.
HANKS - Friends of Ann Buchter Hanks, who died Sunday, May 27, 2001, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today at ANDREWS MORTUARY MARKET STREET CHAPEL, Wilmington. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Wilmington. The Rev. Jim Behan, O.S.F.S., will officiate. Burial will follow at Oleander Memorial Gardens, Wilmington.
A prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center, 1406 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401; or to the New Hanover County Humane Society, 2405 N. 23rd St., Wilmington, NC 28401.
Paul Dean Fisher
Paul Dean Fisher, 61, of West Liberty died Sunday night, May 27, 2001, at home after an illness.
Born June 18, 1939, in Karns City, he was the son of Paul Dean and Mary Elizabeth Patterson Fisher.
Mr. Fisher was a mechanic and the owner of the Greenwood Garage in Butler.
He was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Prospect.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Sarvey Fisher, whom he married May 14, 1993; a son, Paul Dean Fisher of Butler; a daughter, Mrs. John (Angela) McHale of Butler; two stepsons, Chad Brain of Butler and Kevin Pollack of West Sunbury; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Andy (Laura) Graham of Cabot and Mrs. Eric (Collen) Henderson of Mississippi; three brothers, Bill Fisher of North Carolina, Don Fisher and Ray Fisher, both of Butler; two sisters, Mrs. Glenn (Marianne) Shearer of Butler and Mrs. Richard (Pat) Balde of Ohio; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, June Fisher, who died Sept. 12, 1988; and a daughter.
Services were today at West Liberty Methodist Church. The Rev. James Lewis officiated. Burial was be at West Liberty Cemetery .
Donations may be made to Butler Hospice.
JAY BRYAN FUNERAL HOME, Prospect, handled arrangements.
Rodman K. Eubanks Jr.
Rodman K. Eubanks Jr., 53, of O’Hara Township, Allegheny County, died Sunday at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.
Born in Bristol, Va., July 1, 1947, he was the son of Rodman K. Sr. and Alice Fortune Eubanks.
He retired as a project engineer at Westinghouse in O’Hara Township.
Surviving are his wife, Donna Kelley Eubanks of Cabot; a son, Brett Eubanks of Cabot; and a sister, Mrs. Stanley (Carolyn) Goldstein of Marietta, Ga.
EUBANKS - Services and burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Knoll Kreg Memorial Park, Abingdon, Va.
Memorial donations may be made to the Butler County Humane Society, P.O. Box 2036, Butler, PA 16003.
FOX FUNERAL HOME, Saxonburg, is handling arrangements.
Ursula Mary Frishkorn
Ursula Mary Frishkorn, 92, of Fairlawn, Ohio, formerly of Zelienople, died Tuesday at Arbors at Fairlawn.
Born Oct. 10, 1908, in Butler, she was the daughter of Michael Nash and Elizabeth Killian Frishkorn.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church in Zelienople.
Surviving are a daughter, Nanette Paul of Akron, Ohio; a son, Clayton Frishkorn Jr. of Cincinnati, Ohio; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Clayton R. Frishkorn, died in 1983.
FRISHKORN - Friends of Ursula Mary Frishkorn, who died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at GLENN-KILDOO FUNERAL HOME, 219 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church, Zelienople. The Rev. Charles Bergman, church pastor, will officiate. Entombment will follow at Zelienople Community Mausoleum.
Isabella F. Mullen
Isabella F. Mullen, 86, formerly of Glenshaw, died Wednesday at Saxony Health Center, Saxonburg.
Born in Pittsburgh, June 17, 1914, she was the daughter of Charles Karl and Lillian Porter Thompson Giese.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a son, Gerry W. Mullen of Saxonburg; two brothers, Robert Giese of Glenshaw and Arthur Giese of Harmony Junction; two grandsons; and a great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Mullen Jr., who died July 24, 1982; a sister; and five brothers.
MULLEN - There will be no visitation. Services for Isabelle F. Mullen, who died Wednesday, May 23, 2001, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the mausoleum at Allegheny County Memorial Park, Duncan Avenue, McCandless. The Rev. James Boos, her church pastor, will officiate. Burial will be at Allegheny County Memorial Park.
Memorial donations may be made to Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 466, Saxonburg, PA 16056.
FOX FUNERAL HOME, Saxonburg, is handling arrangements.
Hilda Knauff Harvey
Hilda J. Knauff Harvey, 86, of Evans City died early today at St. Francis Nursing Center, Cranberry Township.
Born Jan. 19, 1915, she was the daughter of Charles and Emma (Knauff) Knauff.
She was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Evans City.
She is survived by a son, Dean B. Harvey of Zelienople; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Garth Burton Harvey, whom she married Sept. 30, 1933, died May 22, 1997. A daughter and two sisters also preceded her in death.
HARVEY - Friends of Hilda J. Knauff Harvey, who died Friday, May 25, 2001, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at BOYLAN FUNERAL HOME, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. Funeral services will be Sunday at the funeral home. No time has been set for those services. The Rev. Linda Miller-Pretz, her church pastor, will officiate. Entombment will be at the Zelienople Community Mausoleum.
Memorial donations may be made to St. John’s United Church of Christ Building Fund, 501 E. Main St., Evans City, PA 16033.
