All Obituaries

Nathan J. Zubik, age 35, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, July 26, 2021 at his home in Tarentum. Born on October 8, 1985 in Pittsburgh, he is the son of Dina Louise Fricke of Valencia and Dale James Zubik of West View. Nathan was a proud United States Marine, who served two tours in Iraq. He was a dedicated, hard-working, tree climber for North Hills Tree Service. He had a passion for hand carving wood, working with his tools, and whittling. Not many people knew that...

Frances L. Hartung, a lifelong resident of Mars, passed away at the age of 103 at St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars. Born in Mars, PA on June 9, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lucille Kline Hartung. Frances graduated from Geneva College and had been a school teacher for the Mars Area School District and the North Allegheny School District. She was a member of Old Union Presbyterian Church in Mars. Frances was the aunt of David Hartung (Cheryl), John Hartung...

Mary Elizabeth Cress, known to friends and family as Betty, passed away on July 22, 2021, at the age of 78, in the comfort of her home in Olive Branch, MS.  Betty was formerly of Valencia, PA. Betty will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 57 years, Larry and their children, Kimberly “Kim” (Matthew) Wilkes and Keith (Jennifer) Cress.  Betty will also be affectionately remembered by her 4 grandchildren, Shannon Wilkes, Matthew Wilkes, Larry Cress, and Ella...

Ellen M. Burk, age 95, of Mars, formerly of Middlesex Twp., passed away on Sunday morning, July 18, 2021 in the comfort of her home. Born in Germany on November 17, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Frieda Schwartz. Ellen had been the cafeteria manager for the Pine-Richland School District and later worked as a private cook for Fosnight Retirement Home in Hampton Twp. She was preceded in death by her husband, George C. Burk, who she married on February 17, 1945 and who...

Dennis Michael Hiteshew, age 71, of Pine Twp., passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at his home. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on October 19, 1949, he was the son of the late Royal and Mary Kennedy Hiteshew. Dennis proudly served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Mars V.F.W. Post 7505. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Banovski Hiteshew, who he married on October 10, 1970; his two children, Dennis Hiteshew II of Pine Twp. and Colleen (fiancée,...

Eleanor P. Schriver, age 88, of Mars, formerly of Economy Boro, passed away on Monday afternoon, July 12, 2021 at LAS St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars. Born on March 15, 1933 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth Heinlein Pfeifer. Eleanor was a devoted wife and mother, proud grandmother, a gifted baker and skilled seamstress.  She was a former member of Concord United Presbyterian Church.  Surviving are three daughters, Pamela Townsend (Ron)...

Howard R. Cornibe Jr., 63, of Alva, FL, formerly of Middlesex Township, PA, passed away suddenly on Feb. 17, 2021.   Howard was born in Pittsburgh, PA on Apr. 5, 1957.  He was the son of the late Howard and Marianne Schuchman Cornibe. He was a graduate of Mars Area High School, and Edinboro State College. Howard enjoyed a long career in technology starting with Hewlett Packard and ending with Apple.  He was retired and worked for Dolphin Transportation Company in Naples,...

Helen L. Sarver, age 96, of Gibsonia, formerly of Wexford, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 31, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Laura Hanlin Ohler. Helen was a homemaker.and a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Wexford. Surviving are her sons, Larry (Sharon) Sarver of Mars and Robert (Rene) Sarver of Wexford, ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in...

William G. "Greg" Love, age 66, of Mars, passed away on Monday, June 28, 2021 at his home. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on December 12, 1954, he was the son of the late William H. and Mary Ann Bauwin Love. Greg had been a Geologist for Vibra-Tech Engineering in Warrendale. Greg was the best handyman in the world and almost daily helped his neighbors with home repairs and other repairs. He loved animals, especially his canine companion, Sophie. "I shall pass through this world...

Mary Ellen Grau, age 88, of Valencia, formerly of Middlesex Twp., passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 13, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Grace Moehring McCune. She was a member of the Mars United Presbyterian Church. Mary Ellen enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, and made many of the family’s clothes. She played the organ and piano, and had sung with the Sweet Adelines. A talented artist, she...

Alma K. Long, age 89, of Mars, passed away on Sunday evening, June 27, 2021 at St. Barnabas Home in Gibsonia. Born in Evans City, PA on March 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Norman Jacob and Olive Belle Landis Klein. Alma was the founder and co-owner of A. & A. Concrete in Evans City. She had attended Mars United Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two daughters, Sally Ann Church (Brian) of Bella Vista, Arkansas and Alma Staskiewicz (Thomas) of Mars, two sons, William Samuel...

Donald E. Rohrbaugh, age 79, of Franklin Park, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 23, 2021 in the comfort of his home with his family at his side. Born in York, PA on June 30, 1941, he was the son of the late Mary Chronister Rohrbaugh. Don was a talented math teacher at North Allegheny and a trusted guidance counselor for the Shaler Area School District. He was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wexford. Don leaves a legacy of being a kind, social and...

Frederick Allan Kline, age 80, of Pine Twp., passed away on June 19, 2021 after a brief illness.  The second-oldest of nine children, Fred was born in Savannah, GA in 1941 to Dr. Bernard and Bertha Kline.  Dr. Kline passed away when Fred was 14.   Fred grew up in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, attending Bethel Park HS and later the University of Pittsburgh.  Fred served in the Army Reserves and worked as a sales representative for several large clothing companies...

Raymond T. Scherer, age 71, of Mars, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 23, 1949, he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Theresa B. Stangl Scherer and stepson of the late Hermine Gindele Scherer. Ray worked as a police officer for Allegheny County for many years. He proudly served for the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Husband of Frances Martinelli Scherer; brother of Diane (Sonny) Derescavage, Robert (Michele) Scherer, Michael (Janice)...

Donald Richard Stofko, age 88, of Cranberry Twp., passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Sugarcreek Rest in Worthington, PA. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 5, 1933, he was the son of the late George L. and Catherine Medved Stofko, Sr. Donald grew up in Jacksonville, FL and Donora, PA. He earned a business degree in accounting. He worked as a Warehouse Supervisor for Fox Grocery in Belle Vernon, PA. He proudly served for the United States Army as a Corporal during the Korean...

Donna Anne Hicks, age 79, of Gibsonia, Pine Twp., passed away on Wednesday, June 09, 2021, at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Twp. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 7, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Emma Spohrer Boice. She had worked as a food service worker for Sodexo in the cafeteria at Pine-Richland High School.  She had formerly owned and operated Donna’s Kitchen. Donna was a member of the Valencia United Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters,...

Cooper Glen Meadows, age 11, of Pittsburgh PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Born in Chattanooga, TN, on October 13, 2009, he is the son of Chelsey Stokes and David Meadows. Cooper spent his short life being the toughest fighter we have ever known. Every person Cooper came in contact with had their life impacted by his warm personality, loving hugs, contagious laughter, and raw, sarcastic sense of humor. Even though Cooper battled...

It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of our beloved Denis Ranalli, age 70, who passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday afternoon, June 6, 2021. Denis was born on May 17, 1951, making him 70 years old at the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Angeline (Guzzo) & Benedict Ranalli and nephew, Anthony Ranalli. Denis was survived by his three children, Christy (Michael) Green, Jeffery (Dawn) Ranalli, and Jessica (Nathan) Moran. Denis had...

  “For to me to live is Christ, to die is gain (heaven)”. Philippian’s 1:21 Robert A. Stewart, age 89, of Middlesex Twp., Valencia, passed away on Sunday morning, May 30, 2021 in the comfort of his home. Born in Red Bank, Armstrong County, PA on November 16, 1931, he was the son of the late Don and Margaret Jones Stewart. He was a 1949 graduate of Dayton High School and a 1959 graduate of Slippery Rock University. He proudly served in the United States Navy during...

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our wife, mother, Nana, sister & friend. Dorothy J. “Dottie” Johnston, age 63, of Renfrew, passed away on Friday morning, May 28, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer.  Born in Butler, PA on July 25, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Patricia Risdon Schnur. Dottie was co-owner of the Scoreboard Lounge in Valencia with her husband Joe. She was a member of St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church in...