All Obituaries

Christina M. “Tina” (Ambrosi) Tegge, 88 of West Deer Township, died Saturday March 25, 2023 at her home with her family by her side. She was born July 10, 1934 in Pittsburgh to the late Angelo and Mary (Profico) Ambrosi. Tina has lived in West Deer most of her life. Her working days began early in life, going to work to help care for her family. She has worked at various jobs over the years, though she retired from a 24-year career working for Mine Safety Appliance. She was a...

Amanda D. Calhoun, 40 of Butler, formerly of West Deer Township, died Wednesday March 22, 2023 at her home. She was born September 10, 1982 in Natrona Heights to the late Duane R. and Deborah M. (Jaworowski) Calhoun. Amanda grew up in West Deer graduating from Deer Lakes in 2000. Amanda worked at various jobs throughout her life, most recently for Wendy’s, Route 8 at a cashier. She enjoyed bingo and crafts. Survivors include her sister Tammy L. Bowser of Ford City, her niece Chelsey...

Ann (Mahnick) Victain, 104 of Middlesex Township, formerly of Bairdford, West Deer Township died Tuesday March 21, 2023 at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Butler. She was born October 7, 1918 in Bentleyville, Washington County to the late Michael and Ann (Grabana) Mahnick. Ann grew up and had lived in Bairdford West Deer Township most of her life. Ann and her husband were active members of the senior center at the former Nike Site location. Ann made friends where ever she went....

Anthony E. “Tony” Brown, 32 of Bridgeville, formerly of North Hills, died unexpectedly Wednesday March 8, 2023 at his home. Tony was born December 21, 1990 in Boulder, CO to Steve B. Brown and Leslie A. (Holley) Brown. The family moved to the North Hills where he grew up graduating from North Allegheny High School in 2017. Tony worked as a Chief in the retail restaurant industry for many years and more recently went to work for Amazon in the product fulfillment area. He loved...

Richard J. “Rich” Danner, 50 of Bairdford, West Deer Township, died Monday March 13, 2023 at Allegheny General Hospital with his wife by his side. He was born August 15, 1972 in Pittsburgh to the late Richard Danner and Linda M. (Geier) Danner of Hampton. Rich grew up in Hampton graduating from Hampton High School in 1990. He worked as an auto mechanic at several dealerships most recently Jim Shorkey Auto Group, North Hills. Rich was a volunteer fire fighter for over 20 years...

Edward J. Adams, 99 of Russellton, West Deer Township died Sunday March 12, 2023 with his family by his side. He was born October 6, 1923 in Russellton where he lived all his life to the late Bruno & Frances (Krzeminiski) Adams. Ed was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army with the 204th Combat Engineers, building the first bridge across the Rhine River at Oppenheim, Germany after the Battle of the Bulge. Ed also volunteered to go to Pearl Harbor after it was bombed to work for...

John "Jack" Paul Uriah, 86 of Sarasota, FL, formerly of West Deer Township, died March 7, 2023 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL with his family by his side. He was born February 15, 1937 in Bridgeville to the late James and Katherine C. (Witzel) Uriah. John grew up in the Bridgeville area graduating from Bridgeville High School in 1956. Following High School, he went on to receive his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton in Education. He was drafted...

John W. Zang, Jr., 90 of Dorseyville, Indiana Township, died Saturday March 4, 2023. He was born March 23, 1932 in Aliance, OH to the late John W. and Sylvia (Stoica) Zang, Sr. John grew up in Pittsburgh graduating from Allegheny high school in 1950. John served his country in the US Army, stationed in Germany. After he married his childhood sweetheart Armella “Amy” Mock they moved to Dorseyville area where they raised their children and he has lived for the past 68 years....

John C. Mahan, Jr. DDS, 93 of Canonsburg, PA, formerly of Titusville, died Sunday, February 26, 2023 with his family by his side. He was born May 11, 1939, in Greenville to the late John C. and Cecil M. (Davis) Mahan, Sr. John grew up in Jamestown, graduating from Jamestown High School in 1946. Following high school, John served his country in the US Army achieving the rank of Corporal. Returning from the Army, he attended Thiel College for two years and was accepted into the University of...

Hans T. Duncan, Sr., 84 of West Deer Township, died Friday March 3, 2023 at his home with his family by his side. He was born August 20, 1938 in Tarentum to the late Charles A. and Alice R. (Wylie) Duncan. Hans grew up in Tarentum. He served his country during the Cuban Crisis in the US Army. Returning from the service he worked, helping his brother at Chucks Auto in Frazer Township, and as a mill rite for Casey Equipment for over 20 years. Hans enjoyed farming, hunting, car repair,...