All Obituaries

Linda J. (Straight) O'Toole, 66, of West Deer Twp. died Friday January 11, 2019 at her residence with her husband by her side. She was born March 17, 1952 in Pittsburgh to the late Woodrow L. and Rose J. Moskala Straight. Survivors include her husband Michael J. O’Toole, her brothers Ken (Margaret) Straight of McCandless and James Straight of West View. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her sister; Kris Snyder and her brothers John and Thomas...

Sherry Darlene (Thalman) Smith, of Russellton, West Deer Township, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday January 11, 2019 at the age of 73. Sherry was born September 16, 1945 in Curtisville, West Deer Township where she has lived the majority of her life. Sherry was integral is forming the West Deer Food bank in 1982 and the DARE program in West Deer Township. She was also a paramedic for the West Deer Ambulance Service and was very active in community...

Patricia “Pat” (Roche) Gibbons, 79 of St. Pete Beach, Fla, formerly of Harmarville, died December 29, 2018 at Woodhaven Care Center, Monroeville. She was born June 9, 1939 in Pittsburgh to the late Edward P. and Margaret E. (Gibson) Roche. She was a 1957 graduate of Mt. Alvernia High School. Survivors include her son Mike Gibbons of Hendersonville, NC, her brother Edward (Marlene) Roche of West Deer, nieces Dawn (Brian) Weiss and Sherrie Troff and great nieces and nephews...

Elsie E. (Duffett) Horn, 83 of West Deer Township, died Thursday December 27, 2018, at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot with her children by her side. She was born February 4, 1935 in Pittsburgh to the late William and Frances (Lander) Duffett. Elsie has lived in West Deer most of her life. She worked as a retail clerk for the former Value Fair and Woolworth’s and also worked for the Drapery Factory in Bairdford. She was a member of Deer Creek United Presbyterian Church, West Deer. She...

Ruth L. (Knoerdel) White, 92 of West Deer Township, died peacefully on Friday December 7, 2018 at Concordia at Rebecca Residence, West Deer. She was born August 31, 1926 in Carnegie to the late Karl and Laura (Scott) Knoerdel. She attended school in Carnegie before working at H.J. Heinz Company. On October 6, 1945 she wed George “Don” White of Aspinwall who preceded her in death in 2005. In 1966 Ruth and George started O’Dorsey Kennels where they raised purebred Irish...

Joyce L.(Pisarcik) Bonovitz, 69 of Richland Township, formerly of West Deer Township and Rural Ridge, died peacefully on Friday December 7, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospice House in Wexford, with her daughters by her side. Born July 6, 1949, daughter of the late Frank J. and Rose C. (Maschak) Pisarcik, she was a 1967 Graduate of Fox Chapel Area High School.  Joyce was employed at the West Deer Variety Store and the Comfort Inn Harmarville, until retirement in 2002. After spending most of...

Melissa J. (Kuslock) Laczek, 86 of Clinton Township died Friday December 7, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot. She was born January 23, 1932 in Harmar Township to the late John and Elizabeth (Vetterly) Kuslock, where she grew up, graduating from Springdale High School in 1949.  Shortly after she married, she moved to Clinton Township where she has lived for over 64 years. She was a member of Transfiguration R. C. Church, Russellton. Melissa worked for Duco Ceramics, Saxonburg over...

Joan P. (Price) Zaremski, 84, of West Deer Twp., died Thursday December 6, 2018 at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born March 11, 1934 in Andrews, TX to the late Charles Willard and Hazel P. (Williams) Price, where she grew up graduating from Andrews High School in 1952. Joan went on to college attending both Denver University and Texas Women’s University majoring in Theatre. She was a member of St. Victor R.C. Church, Bairdford where she taught Sunday School many years. Joan...

William J. Klobuchar, 91 of West Deer Township, died Wednesday December 5, 2018 at Good Samaritan Hospice House, Wexford with his family by his side. He was born January 12, 1927 in Pittsburgh to the late John and Kristine (Regina) Klobuchar and grew up in Glenshaw. Bill served his country during WWII in the US Navy achieving the rank of Seaman 1st Class and served on the USS Sampson, the USS James E. Keys, the USS Oakland and the USS Clevalier. He was self-employed owning William Klobuchar...

Douglas R. Bertha, Sr. 61 of Curtisville, West Deer Township, died Sunday December 2, 2018 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born March 15, 1957 in Pittsburgh to the late Robert A. and Francis J. (Gazdik) Bertha. Doug has lived in West Deer most of his life graduating from Deer Lakes High School in 1975. Doug was an Iron Worker and 38 year member of the Iron Workers Union Local 3, and recently was self-employed as a remodeling contractor. A member of Transfiguration R.C. Church,...