All Obituaries

Edward Kroll, 91, of Herminie, passed away, Thursday Oct. 15, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born April 2, 1929, in Wendel, a son of the late Joseph and Stella (Sassak) Kroll. In addition to his parents, Ed was preceded in death by his, son, Edward Jr., three sisters, Sophie, Josephine and Myrtle; five brothers Walt, Joe, John, Stanley and Albert. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Jeannette Glass in the maintenance department. He enjoyed going on fishing trips...

Alan Lee Goldizen, 62, of Blairsville, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born March 23, 1958, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Albert L. and Vera (Schloesslin) Goldizen. In addition to his parents, Alan was preceded in death by his sister, Diane L. Goldizen; and his aunt, Lois Schloesslin-Lenz. He was employed by Elliott Co. in Jeannette. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and loved to go camping. When not working he could be found traveling,...

Darryl W. Odelli, 76, of Smithton, passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, at his home surrounded  by his family. He was born July 1, 1944, in Smithton, son of the late Delmar P. and Anna Mae (Piter) Odelli. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Delmar R. Odelli, and his niece, Dana M. Madar. He enjoyed hunting, playing softball and watching sports. He especially loved spending time with his family and enjoyed every visit with his great-grandson, Garrett....

Michael Yackovich, 55, of Rillton, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at his home. He is survived by his son, Michael Eli (Destiny) Yackovich; his grandson, Mason Yackovich; his parents, Nick and Janice Yackovich; his sister and brother-in-law, Frederick and Mary Collins; his brother and sister-in-law, Nick and Amy Yackovich; his nieces, Catie (Jonathan) Humphreys, Lauren (Shawn) O'Brien, Megan (Thomas) Croxford and Kristen Collins; and a great-niece, Grace Humphreys. Michael was...

John B. Marasco Sr., 91, of Irwin, passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at Forbes Hospital, Monroeville. He was born June 19, 1929, in McKeesport and was a son of the late Felix and Pauline (Tomanio) Marasco. In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Blanche I. (Forsythe) Marasco; sister, Mary Ann Tagaloe; and brother, Joseph "Blackie" Marasco. John was a Navy veteran and was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church. He was an outdoorsman, enjoying...

Carl J. Holtzman Jr., 91, of Irwin, passed away Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at Westmoreland Manor, Hempfield Township. He was born July 31, 1929, in McKeesport and was a son of the late Carl and Anne (Carr) Holtzman Sr. In addition to his parents, Carl was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Catherine White, and son-in-law, Robert Haberle. Carl was an Army veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of St. Edward Church in Herminie, where he was an usher and Eucharist...

Patricia Helen (Plevelich) Havey, 85, of Herminie, passed away from complications of Parkinson's Disease Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at her daughters home in Florida. She was born April 17, 1935, in Greensburg, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Susan (Majcher) Plevelich, both immigrants of Croatia and Slovakia, respectively. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Havey. Pat was the youngest of 11 siblings, all pre-deceasing her, Joseph, John,...

Robert M. "Hammer" Brutz, 83, of Irwin, formerly of Hutchinson, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, at his home. He was born Oct. 18, 1936, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Michael and Helen (Mondick) Brutz. In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his brother, Nicholas Brutz, fiancee, Mert Sphar, and his beloved grandson, Eric J. Besselman, in 2015. Bob was an Army veteran and was a member of the Herminie VFW Post 8427, and the Wendel Club. Prior to his...

Cassandra Dawn Thoma, 29, of Irwin, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. She was born Oct. 3, 1990, in Greensburg, daughter of John E. (Sue) Thoma, of Greensburg,and Laura L. Shockey, of Mt. Pleasant. Cassie was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Don and Ann Shockey; and her sister, Amanda Thoma. Cassie was an employee of Pratter Inc. in Greensburg in the medical billing department. She attended Norwin Christian Church and gave her life to Jesus on May...

Shayn E. Wilson, 18, of Smithton, formerly of West Newton, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. He was born April 9, 2002, in Jeannette, son of James E. Wilson, of Smithton, and Sharon (Lambert) Cain, of West Newton. Shayn was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William "Fats" and Vermell J. "DoDo" Wilson Jr.; his sister, Devin Wilson; and brother, Seth Wilson. Shayn would have been a senior at Yough Senior High School this fall.  He loved spending time on...