All Obituaries

Gary T. Patterson, 83 of Penn Hills, formerly of West Deer Township, died Friday April 10, 2026 with his daughter by his side. He was born May 13, 1942 in Fairmont, WV to the late Charles D. and Martha E. (White) Patterson. Gary has lived in Penn Hills for the past year, prior to that in Shaler Township for 4 years and in West Deer Township for over 10 years. After high school he served his country in the US Navy. Gary was self-employed, owning several restaurants, cocktail bars and pizza ...

Ronald E. Ostrowski, 82 of Russellton, West Deer Township, died Saturday April 4, 2026 at his home with his family by his side. He was born April 2, 1944 in Curtisville, West Deer to the late Ignatius E. and Stella T. (Godlewski) Ostrowski. Ron grew up in Curtisville graduating from West Deer High School in 1962. He worked as an installer for Petroleum Equipment Services (PES) working for them for years then went to work for Advanced Petroleum Services working in that industry for over 50 ...

Catherine Denise (Giza) Carson, 63, of Renfrew, formerly of West Deer, passed away on April 1, 2026, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 15, 1962 in Memphis, TN, to the late Edward and Norma Jean (Price) Giza. Cathy was a loving wife and devoted mother, known for her hardworking nature and positive, accepting attitude. Cathy was a 1980 graduate from Deer Lakes High School and had an Associate Degree in Biology from Butler County Community College. She ...

Patrick Edward “ED” Roche, 85 of West Deer Township, died Saturday March 28, 2026 at his home with his loving family by his side. Ed was born June 18, 1940 in Pittsburgh to the late Edward Patrick and Margaret (Gibson) Roche. He grew up in and lived in East Liberty section of Pittsburgh attending Westinghouse High School. Following high school, Ed enlisted in the US Army serving 6 years, then served in the Army Reserve for an additional 10 years. Following his discharge from the ...

Timothy A. Parker, 72, of Springdale, formerly of Curtisville, West Deer Township, died Friday March 27, 2026 at his home. He was born December 1, 1953 in Natrona Heights to the late James E. Parker and Betty M. (McDonald) McClain. Tim grew up in Curtisville and Clinton Township, graduating from Knoch High School in 1971. He was drafted in the US Airforce during the Viet Nam Era, serving his country. Tim worked as a carpenter in the house building industry until he became disabled. He ...

It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of Eugene Frank Simonetti (Gene) age 88, on March 24, 2026 in his home surrounded by loved ones in West Deer Township. He was born December 26, 1937, in Russellton to the late Dominic and Jessie Bassetti Simonetti. Gene graduated from high school in 1956, His working career started early with several small jobs helping out and delivering groceries at the Star Market as a teenager, amongst other odd jobs. After graduation he found employment at ...

Timothy Douglas Phelps, 60 of Curtisville, West Deer Township, passed peacefully in his sleep on Friday March 6, 2026 at his home. Tim was born August 20, 1965 in Columbus, OH to the late Charles Douglas and Betty Jo (Conley) Phelps. He grew up in the Columbus area graduating from Grandview High School in 1983. Following high school, Tim attended The Ohio State University. After moving to West Deer, Tim went to work for Comp-USA, Monroeville, as the store manager working for them for over 10 ...

Linda L. Nolker, 77, of Verona, formerly of West Deer Township, died March 6, 2026 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation and Health Center, Lower Burrell. She was born December 26, 1948 in Natrona Heights, growing up in West Deer, and graduating from West Deer High School in 1966. Following high school, she attended California University of Pennsylvania (PennWest California). Linda worked for over 20 years at the Kmart retail store in Leechburg as the store office manager. She was an incredibly ...

George M. Tymas, Sr., 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at his residence, The Villages at St. Barnabas in Richland Township. George was born July 27, 1928 in Etna, PA the son of the late Harry and Anna (Syrko) Tymas and was the husband to the late Alice Elizabeth (Koeberlein) Tymas whom he married in 1952. After marriage they moved to West Deer and later built a house in 1959. George graduated from Etna High School in 1946 where he played basketball and was later voted ...

Troy Allen Cyphert, Sr., 60 of Bairdford, West Deer Township, died Friday February 27, 2026 at his home. He was born July 5, 1965 in Pittsburgh to the late James Albert and Della Blanch (Thomas) Cyphert of Fawn Township. Troy grew up in Curtisville West Deer and has lived in West Deer most of his life. He was a member of the Deer Lakes Class of 1983. Troy attended Thiel College for 2 years studying environmental science.  Out of high school, Troy, went to work at ASCON in Blawnox as a ...