All Obituaries

  Nora Cox Weight, 95 of Charleroi, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018.  She was born March 7, 1923 in San Diego, CA. the daughter of the late Grace Truman Wright and Charles Warren Cox.  Nora worked in an Airplane factory during the war then an Naval Hospital in San Diego, CA.  She came to Pennsylvania to take care of her Uncle Dr. Wright.  She met her late husband Ralph through Mrs. Lang wife of Rev. Lang.  She was a stay at home wife/mother, taking care...

Alice Jean Burns, 90, of Fallowfield Township, passed away Wednesday November 7, 2018 at home with her family by her side. She was born in Charleroi on March 4th, 1928, the daughter of the late Esther (Felton) and Fred Bell.   Alice was a devoted wife and mother. She also embraced the role of grandmother and great-grandmother. Along with her parents Alice is preceded in death by her beloved husband Raymond Keith Burns, her son Keith Burns and her grandson Nick Gavazzi.   She is...

  Michele Barbera Matyas, 49 of Roscoe,  passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 in the UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh.  She was born May 17, 1969 in North Charleroi, the daughter of Roy Barbera and Joanne Wehousie Lorenzo.  Michele was a graduate of Ringgold High School.  She was a member of the Roscoe American Legion.  She loved going to the beach, especially Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  Michele was the beloved wife of Michael Matyas, Sr., loving...

 Norma Jean Stack, 83, passed away on Monday, October 29th at Artis Senior Living Center in Mason, Ohio. She was born on February 22nd, 1935 in Donora, PA the daughter of Frank Stech and Etta (Ludwig) Stech. After marrying her husband they moved to Speers Hill in Charleroi, PA. She was actively involved in her community, participating in Civic Club, Card Club, Rosary Bead Group and Silver Sneakers Exercise Group. She was also a devoted Catholic and attended St. Mary of the Mother...

June Rose Hopkins, 91, of Charleroi, passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018, in the Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born June 23, 1927, in Monessen Pa., daughter of the late George and Hattie McCallister Shrader. June was retired from the Charleroi Area School, having worked as a teacher’s aide for 35 years. She totally enjoyed her time at school with the teachers and the children, refusing to retire until the age of 83. She touched many lives in her 35 years. She was a 1945...

John "Jack" C. Stech, 84, passed away on Saturday, October 27th at Artis Senior Living Center in Mason, Ohio. Jack was born on December 15th, 1933 in Donora, PA the son of Frank Stech and Etta (Ludwig) Stech.  A native of Charleroi, PA he was a dedicated school teacher and principle as well as an avid traveler. He graduated from California State College (now California University of Pennsylvania) and then pursued a master's degree in elementary administration. After his...

  Hazel Emma Cunningham Micheli, 92 of Charleroi, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018.  She was born at home on November 12, 1925 in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania to George and Josephine Cunningham. The family moved to a farm in Fallowfield Township in the late 1940’s. Hazel graduated from Rostraver High School and pursued work at Model Cleaners in Charleroi. While dancing at a local venue, Hazel met Ray Micheli in Charleroi and a romance ensued. In 1950 they eloped and...

Betty Jeanne Holcomb, 96, of Smithton, passed away Saturday, October 6. 2018 at home.  She was born September 27, 1922 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Freeman and Ruth Barner Mounsey.  Mrs. Holcomb was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church in Coal Center for over forty years and the Bible Fellowship Community of West Newton. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and enjoyed spending her time with the ones she loved. Mrs. Holcomb is survived by her daughter Nancy...

  Alvin J. Berkich, 84 of Carmichaels, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 in the Uniontown Hospital.  He was born June 30, 1934 in Pittsburgh, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Zeleski Berkich.  Alvin was a retired coal miner with the  Consolidated Coal Co., Mathies Mine.  He is survived by his wife Virginia Longhead Berkich; his sister Mildred “Tootsie” Bobish of Mt. Jewet, PA, and his brother Robert Berkich and wife Beverly of Dunbar.  In...

  Lois M.Gelder. 93 of Charleroi, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in the New Dawn Personal Care Home in North Charleroi, with her daughter by her side. She was born October 19, 1924 in California, PA., the daughter of the late John and Anna Cross Hartman. Mrs. Gelder was a member of the St. Mary’s Anglican Church Parish in Charleroi and the Episcopal Church Women. Lois was a dear and loving wife, mother and grandmother; she always put her family first. She is survived by...