All Obituaries

Elinore L. Baker, 96, of Jeannette, died Sunday, June 13, 2021 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.  She was born March 13, 1925, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Nelson and Maud Taylor Phillips.  Elinore was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Jeannette where she was a member of the Philea Logue Bible Class and the Chancel Choir.  She was employed as a salesperson at the Gillespie Department Store in Jeannette and later worked in the...

Larry J. Volk, Sr., 78, of Jeannette died Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in Redstone Highlands, Greensburg.  He was born August 10, 1942 in Jeannette, a son of the late Ralph and Wilda Buckley Volk.  Larry was a graduate of Jeannette High School and Waynesburg University.  Prior to retirement, he was a beloved teacher in the Jeannette School District for 37 years.  In addition to his parents, Larry was preceded in death by siblings; Don Volk, Wilda Volk Bair and Ruth Volk...

Terry Don Binda, 61, of Jeannette died Saturday, May 29, 2021 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.  He was born November 25, 1959 in Westmoreland City, a son of the late Donald and Gertrude Siefert Binda.  He worked as a Lineman at West Penn Power before retirement and then worked for Turik Electric.  He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Linda Wessel Binda of Jeannette, two daughters, Jessica Rischow and her husband Joe of Philadelphia and Desiree Marshall and her...

Sean N. Shearon, 37, of Irwin passed away at home on May 23, after a long battle with depression. He is survived by his wife Melissa Shearon and two daughters Mackenzie & Aubriana. He is also survived by his father & stepmother, Paul & Sue Shearon, mother & Stepfather Misty & Martin Rico. Brothers Ryan "Patrick" and Kevin, sister in law Ashli Green, niece Zoey Shearon & 2 step siblings Luke & Jill Haag. Sean was a member of the Carpenters Union for 15...

Eric William Young 27 of Jeannette died Saturday May 15, 2021 at home.  He was born March 3, 1994 in Jeannette a son of Donald W. Young and his girlfriend Shannon Raith of Jeannette and Crystal (Smith) Cruz and her boyfriend Ben Slater of Hunker.  He was employed by UNFI and was a member of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, FOE 844 and Polish Brotherhood of White Eagle.  He also loved the Pirates, dinosaurs and fishing.  Eric was preceded in death by his maternal...

John Donald Tomajko, 96, of Irwin, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2021, at home with his wife Genevieve (Brais) by his side. He was born October 7, 1924, in Charleroi, PA, the son of the late John and Mary Tomajko. He was a graduate of Greensburg High School and received a bachelor’s degree in business from St. Vincent College. Before retirement in 1986, he worked at Hi-Specialty as a machinist in Irwin. John was a Navy veteran serving during World War II on the USS General R.E....

Richard Irvin Knauss Sr. 75 of Jeannette died Thursday May 13, 2021 at home.  He was born October 29, 1945 in Greensburg a son of the late Irvin Richard Knauss and Gertrude (Ross) Knauss.  He was formerly employed by Style Rite Industries, a veteran of the US Navy and a former member of Drum and Bugle Corps and Jeannette Auxiliary Police and Ambulance Service.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Gerald Knauss.  He is survived by his wife...

Janett E. Helman 80 of Jeannette died Monday May 10, 2021 at home.  She was born September 11, 1940 in Jeannette a daughter of the late Alvie and Betty (Lenker) Stout.  Prior to retirement her and her husband operated Helman's Twin Lakes.  She was a member of Hempfield Church of Christ and loved her family, pets and gardening.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister Sandy Rogers.  She is survived by her husband Norman Helman, five...

Helen J. Arnett, 69, of Greensburg died Tuesday May 4,2021 at home. She was born October 18,1951 in Jeannette a daughter of the late Melvin and Effie (Wilson) Cooper. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Glenward J. Cooper, grandson Tre Lajuan Cunningham and a nephew Antoine. Helen was a past member of Hopewell Baptist Church, Jeannette and previously worked in packaging for Sterling Box. Helen was a proud Jayhawk baseball and football parent. She is survived by...

The family of Mariann Grace Mattes (Spantak) announces with great sorrow her passing on April 30, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with Leukemia and heart issues.  She is survived by her devoted husband of 46 years Robert (Robin) Mattes and her 3 sons and their families; Allen and Robin with Allyssa and Chloe of Greensburg, Michael and Amy with Garrett and Makayla of Jeannette, and Patrick with Kieran and Karlie of Glendale, AZ.  Her greatest treasures were  her 6...