All Obituaries

Cynthia M. Smith, 64, of Herminie, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 25, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her family, after a four year courageous battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 27, 1955, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late William C. and LaVerne A. (Ostermeyer) Freund. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, 15 years later, Thomas J. Smith July 23, 2005. Cindy was currently employed by Target in Irwin as a cashier, for the past nine years....

Glenn W. Hauliska Jr., 54, of Jeannette, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020. He was born July 4, 1966, in Jeannette, son of Scherry (McGrew) Hauliska, of Irwin, and the late Glenn W. Hauliska Sr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, George F. McGrew. Glenn was currently employed by Schultheis Electric Inc. in Latrobe as an electrician. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, riding his motorcycle and quad. He loved working on projects and had great talent in...

Seth W. Wilson, 20, of Charleroi, formerly of West Newton, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 17, 1999, in Monongahela, son of James E. Wilson, of Smithton, and Sharon (Lambert) Cain, of West Newton. Seth was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William "Fats"  and Vermell J. "DoDo" Wilson Jr.; and his sister, Devin Wilson. Seth was a 2017 graduate of Lighthouse Academy in Tionesta. Family was everything to Seth; having...

Frieda M. Bogac, 81, of Herminie, passed away Monday morning, June 29, 2020, with her family by her side. She was born Dec. 20, 1938, in Arona, and was a daughter of the late William and Mary (Koby) Hutter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Amilicare (Mick) Biancheria. Frieda retired as secretary to Judge James R. Kelley throughout his judicial career, in the Greensburg office for 30 years. She was a member of St. Edward Church in Herminie. She...

Geraldine R. Rothwell, 92, of Herminie, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Monday, June 22, 2020. She was born Nov. 30, 1927, in Sewickley Township and was the daughter of the late Peter and M. Eva (Couchenour) Rizzi. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, A. Dean Rothwell, in 1987; daughter, Barbara Shoaf; granddaughter, Chrissy McCabe; two sisters, Jane Fawcett and Betty Rizzi; and her brother, Allen Rizzi and his wife Virginia...

Nathan Daniel Roth, 38, of Herminie, died tragically Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born June 18, 1981, in Monroeville, and was the son of Ed and Winogene (Carosella) Persin, of Export. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Andy Sr. and Donna "GG" Carosella, and his father-in-law, Robert Dumsick Sr. Nate was a 1999 graduate of Franklin Regional High School. He was also a volunteer firefighter for many years at multiple stations since he was a young boy. He was...

Armand G. Janroy, 83, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020. He was born in Morgantown, W.Va., the only child of the late Fernand and Alphonsine (Ronsman) Janroy. He is survived by the love of his life of 40 years, Dianne. He is also survived by a son, Brian (Rhonda) Janroy, of Utah, and a daughter, Beth Janroy, of Cannonsburg; and two grandsons and two great-granddaughters. In addition, he is survived by many special brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews, great-nieces and...

Thomas H. McDonough III, 74, of Jeannette, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. He was born July 18, 1945, in Greensburg, and was a son of the late Thomas H. Jr. and Ann (Kaiser) McDonough. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Melveen R. "Kelly" (Callahan) McDonough; his grandson, Kyler Kettren; and his brother, Fred McDonough. Prior to his retirement, Tom was a paramedic, having worked...

Dana M. Madar, 52, of Smithton, passed away Tuesday , April 28, 2020, in the comforts of home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 9, 1967, in Greensburg, the daughter of the late John and Geraldine (Jaffre) Winn. Dana was a graduate of the Yough class of 1985. She was a waitress at Perkins and Flying J's in Smithton back in the late 90s. They had opened AMO's Bar in 2011 in Smithton, which was her pride and joy, taking care of all the customers with her favorite...

Bonnie Darlene Kunkle, 76, of Herminie No. 2, went to be with the lord Tuesday, April 28, 2020, when she passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family. She was born Nov. 14, 1943, in Wendel, and was a daughter of the late Russell and Mary (Rosensteel) Mellinger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas B. Kunkle; daughter-in-law, Stacy Kunkle; two brothers, Howard and Arthur Mellinger; and two sisters, Ethel Kaufmann and Naomi Clutter. Prior to...