All Obituaries

Joyce M. (Beck) Loncaric, 79 of West Deer Township, died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh. She was born January 31, 1941, in Millvale to the late Charles E. and Olga W. (Mann) Beck, Sr. Joyce grew up in Millvale graduating from Millvale High School in 1958. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, Bairdford. Her greatest love was her family, children and grandchildren. Survivors include her husband of 58 years John Loncaric, Sr., her children Sandra J....

Zora R. (Parison) Carroll, 82 of Cherry Valley, formerly of Curtisville, West Deer Township died Friday July 3, 2020 at UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. She was born November 9, 1937 in Clinton Township to the late John and Anna (Poivchak) Parison. Zora grew up in Clinton Township attending Mars High School. She also received her Bachelors in Nursing from CCAC as well as an associate degree in Religious Studies.  Zora worked as a Registered Nurse for Allegheny General Hospital in the...

Donald F. Walker, Sr. 84 of Murrysville formerly of Morningside, died Wednesday July 1, 2020 at his home with his family by his side. He was born January 25, 1936 in Latrobe to the late Francis and Ethel (Biesecker) Walker. Don was a 1953 graduate of Pittsburgh Central High School and was of Catholic Faith. He served his country during the Korean War in the National Guard achieving a rank of Sergeant. Don worked for Auto Rental on the North Side then went to work for Hertz car sales as a car...

Anna F. (Musick) Reynolds, 97 of Russellton, West Deer Township, died Friday June 26, 2020 at St. John Lutheran Senior Care Home, Mars. She was born April 29, 1923 in Homestead to the late John and Anna (Pluski) Musick. Anna grew up in Homestead though has lived in Russellton, West Deer Township for the past 72 years. She was a homemaker and was a member of Transfiguration R.C. Church, Russellton, the Owl’s Club Russellton and the West Deer Senior Center, West Deer. She enjoyed playing...

Michael R. Cousley, 41, of West Deer Township, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 surrounded by his family after a courageous, hard-fought 27-month battle with cancer.  Michael was born August 29, 1978 to Robert and Mary (Ulewicz) Cousley of Buffalo Township.  Michael graduated from Deer Lakes High School in 1996 and from Penn State University in 1998 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.  He worked at Medrad/Bayer in Indianola for over 20 years.  Michael loved playing,...

Richard E. Vance, 84 of Dorseyville, Indiana Township, died Saturday June 13, 2020 at the VA Regional Hospital, Aspinwall, with his family by his side. He was born December 16, 1935 in Pittsburgh to the late Robert A. and Catherine (Meyers) Vance, Sr. Rich graduated in 1953 from Allegheny Vocational School. He served his country in the US Army achieving the rank of SP-3. Rich worked for Westinghouse in Harmar as a welder and machinist for over 35 years. He was a member of the American...

Harriet L. “Hattie” (Nolker) Mittica, 90 of Cherry Valley, Clinton Township, died Friday June 12, 2020 at UPMC-St. Margaret, Pittsburgh. Hattie has lived in Cherry Valley for the past 50 years. She was born November 8, 1929 in Curtisville to the late Charles F. and Catherine M. (Wischerman) Nolker. Hattie worked for Glenshaw Glass Company for over 40 years as a box maker. She enjoyed playing bingo, computer games and playing cards. Survivors include her son Dennis J. (Judy)...

Paul W. Zalus, Jr. 72 of St. George, UT, formerly of West Deer Township died Tuesday June 9, 2020 at his home with family by his side. He was born November 20, 1947 in New Kensington to the late Paul W. and Helen (Arbuckle) Zalus, Sr. Paul grew up in West Deer graduating from West Deer High School in 1966. Paul served in the US Army during the Vietnam War achieving a rank of Staff Sergeant. He worked in Sales for EWIE, Inc., Pittsburgh for over 15 years. He was a member of the Elks in Utah,...

Douglas C. Biehl, 58, of Indiana Township, died on Friday, June 5, 2020, at the Select Specialty Hospital, Natrona Heights, PA.  He was born April 26, 1962 in Pittsburgh, to Charles E. Biehl and the late Jean (Bevilacqua) Biehl.  Doug grew up in Indiana Township where he has lived most of his life.  He was a 1980 graduate of Fox Chapel High School.  Growing up, Doug was active in the Boy Scouts, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.  He was a member of the Bethel Lodge...

Madeline Nicole Irvine, beloved daughter of Gerald Lee and Nicole Ann (Swanson) Irvine, III, became an angel on June 2, 2020 after 11 days on this earth. She was born premature on May 22, 2020 at Magee Women’s Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh. Madeline fought hard, though her condition steadily declined. The family lost their angel, though Heaven gained a courageous one. Besides her parents she is survived by her grandparents Mario V. and Evelyn Swanson of Springdale Township and Gerald...