All Obituaries

Jane E. Renn, 81, of Jeannette died Friday, February 8, 2019 in Redstone Highlands, Greensburg.  She was born November 30, 1937 in Penn, a daughter of the late John and Francis Weneck Rogers.  Prior to retirement she was a recruiter for Pancoast Employment.  She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Jeannette.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward N. Renn, a son, Michael Englehart and a sister, Irene Davis.  She is...

Ted D. Brown Jr. 58 of New Castle formerly of Jeannette passed away peacefully on Tuesday February 5 2019.  He was born November 15, 1960 in Pittsburgh a son of the late Ted D. Brown Sr. and Margaret (Hayden) Brown.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Tara Brown.  He is survived by his son Ted D. Brown III (Cassie) and their children Waylon, Harlow, Evelyn and Lannie, his sisters Kim Carroll (Paul) of Jeannette, Susan Stauffer (Keith) of...

Cora Irene Guest 95 of Jeannette died Friday February 1, 2019 in Westmoreland Manor.  She was born May 27, 1923 in Jeannette a daughter of the late Grant and Alice (Williams) Tillman.  Prior to retirement she was employed by WCCC Lifelong Learning Center.  She was a member of Living Word Congregational Church, YWBA for many years, Mother of the Church for Renewed Life Christian Center and Zion Hill Baptist Church and the former First Lady of Union Baptist Church, New...

Thomas J. Kerin, Jr. of Jeannette, PA died on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Hempfield Manor. He was born October 21, 1941 to the late Thomas J. and Anna E. (Gerich) Kerin. He was a US Army veteran who served during the Viet Nam War. He was a life-time parishioner of Sacred Heart Church, Jeannette, as well as a member of the American Legion Post #344 in Jeannette, the Jeannette Community Band, the Knights of Columbus Council 1222, the St. Vincent General Assembly, and the Irwin Moose...

Joseph M. Kwaczala, 87, of Greensburg, has fulfilled his wish to be reunited with his wife, Verna, and passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at St. Anne Home, Greensburg. He was born Jan. 19, 1932, in Marguerite, a son of the late Joseph and Susana (Chacklo). In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Verna (Baker) Kwaczala and two sons, Bruce and Jeffrey. Joseph was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. He was proud of his accomplishments with Boy Scouts of America:...

William A. "Bill" Bailey, Jr., 75 of Harrison City died Sunday, January 20, 2019. He was born October 15,1943 in Pine Bank, PA, the son of the late William A. and Ethel (Glover) Bailey, Sr. Bill was a graduate of Ambridge High School and Electronic Technical School of Pittsburgh. Prior to retirement, he proudly worked as a television engineer for ABC News (The Walt Disney Company) in Washington DC for 40 years, as well as AT&T. Bill was a gentleman and a gentle man who was...

Richard Zorzi, 81, of Smithton passed January 20, 2019 in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.  He was born January 28, 1937 in Penn, a son of the late Gilbert and Florence Vesco Zorzi.  He served four years in the Army National Guard.  Prior to retirement he was a Nuclear Service Tech at Westinghouse Nuclear Service Division for 26 years.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing and taking care of his farm.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers; Robert...

Thomas C. Silvis, 85 of Greensburg, formerly of Jeannette, passed away Sunday January 20, 2019 in Greensburg Care Center. He was born September 17,1933in Greensburg, a son of the late Curtis C. and Antoinette (Whatule) Silvis. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Norma Jean (Holderbaum) Silvis in 2009, a grandson Matthew McGinnis; sons in law James McGinnis and Alan Yorio. Tom attended Jeannette high school and was an avid Jayhawk fan and die hard Steeler...

William “Red” Broker, 64, of Penn passed away Friday January 18, 2019, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, with his family by his side. He was the loving father of William A. and Crystal Broker; and adored grandfather of Emma Krautz. He was a graduate of Median School where he developed his passion for helping others by creating prosthetics. He went on to be a Master Craftsman and ran the Orthotic Technical Department at the Professional Orthotic and Prosthetic Inc of...

Philip H. Carasella 64 of Jeannette died Thursday January 17, 2019 in Twin Lakes Rehab.  He was born October 1, 1954 in Jeannette a son of the late Philip A. and Eloise (Weigold) Carasella.  He owned and operated Carasella Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning in Jeannette.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Jeannette and sponsored PTAA Baseball Teams.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Michael Carasella and a niece Dana Lee...