All Obituaries

David H. Elkin, 78 of Russellton West Deer Twp died Thursday September 12, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospice Cabot. He was born July 4, 1941 in Harwick to the late John and Georgia Linn Elkin and was a live long resident. He was a landscaper for Breyak Nursery and cleaned houses until retiring. He enjoyed watching football, gardening and was mechanical inclined when it came to be tinkering with lawn mowers. He is survived by his wife Marlane Bochek Elkin of 19 years, his two sons; David M....

Helen I. (Figler) Troyan, 89 of Tarentum, died Tuesday September 10, 2019 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, with her family by her side. She was born February 8, 1930 in East Deer Township. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, Tarentum. Helen was a 1947 graduate of East Deer High School. She worked as a clerk for the former G.C. Murphy store, a cashier for Burger King, Tarentum and Paragon Plastics. She enjoyed crocheting and watching Pittsburgh Sports...

Charlene D. (Tahon) Florentine, 62 of Russellton, West Deer Township died Saturday September 7, 2019 at her home. She was born July 2, 1957 in Harrison Township to Shirley J.  “Mitsy” (Peluchette) Tahon of Russellton and the late Alfred A. Tahon. and has lived in Russellton all of her life. Char graduated from Deer Lakes High School in 1975 and graduated in 1980 from Slippery Rock. She worked for Medrad/Bayer for over 30 years and more recently worked at Nacisi Winery,...

Robert A. Wagner, 78 of Richland Township, died Thursday September 5, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospice House, Wexford with his family by his side. He was born December 25, 1940 in Pittsburgh to the late George and Catherine (Lutty) Wagner. Bob grew up in the Mt. Troy section of Pittsburgh graduating from Washington Vocational High School in 1958. Bob was the owner of Wagner Heating and Air Conditioning, Glenshaw for over 25 years until he retired in 2003. A member of St. Victor R.C. Church,...

Victor S. Wilczynski, 76 of West Deer died Saturday August 31, 2019 at UPMC Passavant, McCandless. He was born June 10, 1943 in Pittsburgh to the late Stanley J. and Caroline (Kazmierski) Wilczynski. Vic grew up in the Polish Hill Section of Pittsburgh. He went to work for BFI at a truck driver and then transferred into the office as a dispatcher working for them about 18 years. Vic then went to work as a salesman for Spatola Wine Company working for them about 10 years then went to work for...

Jane M. "Sue" (Thomas) Lardin, 81, of West Deer Township, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, at Concordia at Rebecca Residence, West Deer Township, with her family by her side. She was born Jan. 3, 1938, in Rimersburg to the late David S. and Della B. (Watterson) Thomas. Sue was a 1955 graduate of West Deer High School. She worked as a school bus driver for Fox Chapel and Hampton School Districts, working over 45 years, more recently as a matron on the school bus. She was a member of Deer...

Rayburn E. Klepfer, 83, of West Deer Township, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born Jan. 25, 1936, in Brookville, to the late Ray A. and Isabelle M. (Hause) Klepfer. He graduated from Summerville High School in 1936. Rayburn worked for Deer Lakes School District as a bus mechanic, a custodian and a maintenance worker for more than 30 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife of 62 years,...

George T. Trocki, Jr. 61 of West Deer Township passed peacefully on Monday August 26, 2019, after a short illness at his home with his pet dog Frankie by his side. He was born February 17, 1958 in New Kensington to the late George T. Trocki, Sr. and Anna M. (Rhyshek) Trocki of Superior, West Deer Township. George was the founder of Trocki Service Station which he started on November 1, 1981, where he worked. In his early years, George was involved in the NFL’s Pass-Punt and Kick...

Robert F. Hensel, 85 of West Deer Township, died August 24, 2019 at his residence. He was born March 27, 1934 in Tarentum to the late Henry P. and Madeline (Wiedl) Hensel Sr.  Bob has lived in West Deer for the past 60 years. He was a 1952 graduate of Tarentum High School. Following high school he served in the US Navy for over 4 years on the USS New Jersey during the Korean War. Bob worked as a machinist for Oberg Manufacturing and JV Manufacturing for more than 40 years. He was a...

Timothy A. Freeman, 63 of Perry Township, Mercer County died peacefully Wednesday August 21, 2019 at Quality Life Services – Sugar Creek surrounded by his two loving daughters and his brother after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born February 22, 1956 in Greenville to the late Francis M. and Mary Ellen (Smith) Freeman. Tim has lived in Mercer County most of his life. He worked for the former Damascus Tube Company in Transfer, PA for over 30 years as a welder. A former member...