All Obituaries

Erl Dordal, age 94, passed away on May 11, 2022 with members of his family at his side. He was born in the Lutheran parsonage in Larimore, North Dakota on September 22, 1927. His father was Rev. Dr. Lars Andreas Dordal (born in Telemark, Norway in 1884). His mother was Clara Wegge Dordal (born in 1899 on a farm near Buxton, North Dakota). Lars Dordal emigrated with his family to the USA in 1893. Erl was the youngest of five children: Raymond, Adeline, Harald, and Lyall. Erl attended...

Margaret A. “Peggy” Paxson Morris, age 81, of Gibsonia, went home to be with the Lord on May 9, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer of the bone marrow. Born in Scranton, PA on May 23, 1940, she was the daughter of the late James and Edna Budd Paxson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Robert K. “Bob” Morris, who passed away on September 12, 2020. Together they raised four children in Irwin, PA: Robert (De) Morris, Linda (Mike) Gragilla,...

Alexander John “A.J.” “Al” Rick, Jr., age 81 of Middlesex Twp., formerly of Bradford Woods and Mars, passed away on Saturday afternoon at his home. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 27, 1940, he was the son of the late Alexander John and Olga Dobzy Rick. A.J. was a proud 60 plus year member of Electrical Worker’s Union Local 5 in Pittsburgh. He and his brother had owned A.J. Rick Electrical Contractors and later worked for Kirby Electric for 15 years. He was a...

Norma D. Hoffman, age 85, of Cranberry Twp., formerly of Mars and Gibsonia, passed away following a brief illness on Saturday morning, May 7, 2022 at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Twp. Born in Green County, PA on November 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late J. Russell and Margaret Lightner Stockdale. A beautician, Norma had worked at Betty Ann’s Hair Salon in Mars. She also worked for Dr. Costello’s Chiropractic Office in North Hills. She had been a member of...

Dennis M. Jones, age 68, of Allison Park, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Twp. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 12, 1953, he was the son of the late Roy P. and Joan E. Morwood Jones. Dennis worked as a welder for the Steamfitters Union in Pittsburgh. He is survived by a sister, Cynthia McConnell and her husband, Lindsay, and a niece, Jenna R. Trepasso. He was preceded in death by his brother, David G. Jones. Private arrangements under the...

Fu - mei Chen Lin, our cherished wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and mentor, passed away peacefully after a long illness early in the evening of Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Her three children and husband of 57 years were by her side. Born the fourth of five surviving children to Chin - Fong Chen and Yeh - Or Wu Chen in Jiayi, Taiwan on July 2, 1939, Fu - mei grew up a loving sister and daughter who enjoyed reading and riding her bike. After losing her mother at the young age of 12, her...

Barbara (Flaherty) Funk, 74 of Mars, PA, formally of White Oak, PA, passed away on April 14, 2022, at her home.  A 1966 graduate of McKeesport High School and the Douglas Business School prior to starting at her career at the Sears, Roebuck and Company at the Eastland Mall.  Following the store closure, Barb went to work for the Fort Pitt Steel Casting Company (Christy Park) until she took a position at UPMC Oakland as an Administrative Assistant before resigning to care for her...

Johanna C. Darr, age 47, of Slippery Rock, passed away unexpectedly on Monday afternoon, April 11, 2022 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Born in Silver Springs, MD on February 16, 1975, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Richard H. Werder and Mrs. Dorothy Sennett Werder.  Johanna graduated from Williamsport High School in 1993. Surviving are her husband, Scott W. Darr, who she married on October 5, 2002, two sons, Nolan and Casey Darr, both at home, two sisters, Heidi Strite (Charles)...

Lilah Jude Freeman, beloved daughter of Joshua and Brittanie Cannon Freeman of Mars, passed away at birth on Friday morning, April 8, 2022 at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. The family are members of Victory Family Church. In addition to her parents, she is the granddaughter of Shawn and Judith Cannon of Valencia and Michael and Judith Freeman of Mentor, Ohio, great granddaughter of Joseph and Nancy Cummings, Elvira Cannon and Robert (Karen) McCoy, niece of Bethannie McMichael (David),...

Glee Emily Lang, age 86, of Middlesex Twp., Valencia, PA, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 6, 2022 in the comfort of her home with her family at her side. Born in Cooperstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Glee Sarah Truver Marshall. The last surviving member of her immediate family, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Pearl Love, Birdie Kroll, Jane Filipow and Glee Sarah Marshall, who died at birth and by her brothers, Roy “Cap”, Sam...

Margaret Klimczyk, of Mars, PA.  Margaret (“Maggie”) Klimczyk, beloved daughter, sister and aunt passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 2, 2020 after a brief illness. Maggie was born December 31, 1959 in St Francis Hospital in Olean, NY to Mark J and Nancy Shearer Klimczyk.  Both of her parents predeceased her, with her mother passing on January 4, 2022. Maggie graduated from Olean High School.  While there she was a member of the OHS Golf Team and sang in...

Anna M. Zwigart, age 88, of Middlesex Twp., Valencia,  passed away on Wednesday morning, March 30, 2022 in the comfort of her home with her family by her side. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 16, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ardel and Anna Clair Weber. A homemaker, Anna had attended Holy Sepulcher Church in Glade Mills. Surviving are a daughter, Lisa Tierney (James) of South Park, a son, Robert Zwigart of Middlesex Twp., her grandchildren, Zachary and Ashley Zwigart and...

Geraldine M. “Geri” Charles, age 89, formerly of Mars, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, March 30, 2022 at the Grove at Greenville. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Corbett R. and Dora B. Gregory Collins. Geri had been the Recreational Director at Valencia Woods Nursing Center and was a member of Old Union Presbyterian Church. Surviving are three daughters, Debby Dukes (Dan) of Mars, Becky Kincaid (Morgan) in Ohio, and Patricia Berk...

Ann Marie Campbell, age 72, of Adams Twp., formerly of Florida, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2020 at Concordia of Cabot. Born in Endicott, NY on July 16, 1949, she was the daughter of the late John and Phyllis Doherty Hoch. Ann was a writer for the Crown Point Newspaper in Indiana for many years. Surviving is her son, Jason (Rona) Campbell of Valencia; two grandchildren, Taylor and Lydia Campbell; and two brothers, Daniel (Carol) Hoch of Hawthorne Woods, IL and Matthew (Mary) Hoch of...

Don Erwin Smith, age 75, of Adams Twp., formerly of Coraopolis, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Wexford. Born on November 19, 1946 in Moon Twp., he was the son of the late Charles Joseph and Helen Hassam Smith. Don was a graduate of Coraopolis High School in 1964. He attended Washington and Jefferson where he received his bachelor of arts degree. Don played on W&J’s basketball and baseball teams. He also attended University of Purdue graduate...

Patricia L. McClintock, age 74, of Adams Twp., formerly of Shaler Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 28, 2022 at Heritage Valley Sewickley Hospital. Born on July 15, 1947 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Dorothy Rudd Williams. Patricia was a secretary for the PA Association of Notaries. She had been a swim teacher and also worked in the gift shop for the Western PA Model Railroad Museum. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in...

Marion V. Dehart, age 94, of Zelienople, formerly of Mars, passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 27, 2022 in the comfort of her son’s home in Zelienople, with her family at her side. Born in Bolivar, PA on April 28, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Homer R. and Clara Forsythe Fester, Sr. When she was younger, she had been an usher at the Mars Movie Theater. Marion had worked as a laborer at James Austin Company in Mars, then worked at Howard Johnson’s in Allison Park...

Janice C. Govan, age 81, of Valencia, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Cabot. Born on September 8, 1940 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Miller Skander. Janice was a member of the Valencia United Methodist Church and past matron of the former Mars, now Zelienople Chapter 271 - Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving are her children, Frank (Jodie) Govan of Williamsport, PA, Dale (Janet) Govan of Butler, John (Jolienne) Govan...

Kelly Ann Henry-Helffrich, age 52, of Seven Fields was called home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Twp. Born June 23, 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA, Kelly is the beloved mother of Ryan Henry-Helffrich and daughter of Gary George Henry and Barbara Ann Cornell Henry, of Seven Fields. A devout catholic, Kelly lived by faith. The Lord’s call to come home on Saturday was not the first call that Kelly had answered. Her true...

Marie C. (Sahli) Molnar age 91 of Orlando, Florida, formerly of Valencia, PA passed on to the Kingdom Triumphant on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Born May 4, 1930 at Treesdale Farm, Gibsonia, she was the daughter of Elmer and Mabel Sahli.  She was married to William J. Molnar for 64 years, who passed on to the Kingdom Triumphant on May 17, 2015. Mrs. Molnar was an active member of the Valencia Presbyterian Church where she served as an Elder, Deacon, Sunday School Superintendent, and...