All Obituaries

Of North Braddock, age 78, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. Born the son of the late Joseph “Zip” Garritano and the late Elizabeth (Lenhart) Garritano. Longtime companion of the late Joyce Hummel. Dear brother of Bo (Joyce) Garritano, Marlene Garritano, and Theresa (Jim) Provenzano. Cherished friend of Dan Schlegel and Vince Donifero.  Dan and Vince met Joe in the 3rd grade at Brinton Avenue Elementary School, and were honored to  share countless memories...

Of Murrysville, age 37, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 12, 2024. Beloved son of Mary Beth (Dumm) Kellogg of FL, and Douglas (Betty Joyce) Houck, Sr. of OH. Brother of Vaughn (Erin) Houck. Cherished nephew of Joyce (Art) Cannon, Joann Lyons and Kathy (Jack) Onufer. Cousin of Camille Wilson, Jaime (Chris) Zaremba, Russell Ariola, Liam Stigerwald, Gerard Cannon, Elizabeth Cannon, and Diana Cannon Survived by many other family and friends. Doug graduated from Franklin Regional High...

A lifelong resident of Turtle Creek, age 72, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Albert was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Eleanor (Giba) Kollar and was one of their four children. Albert earned his M.S. in Geology and Invertebrate Paleontology from the University of Pittsburgh. He has been the Section Head and Collection Manager for the Section of Invertebrate Paleontology, at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Oakland.  Albert had served as...

Of Braddock Hills, age 80, died peacefully at home after battling a long illness. Wife of the late James A. Vargo. Loving mother of Michele Vargo of Murrysville, James W. Vargo of Wilkins Twp. and William S. Vargo of Forest Hills. Precious grandmother of Natalia, Aaron and James. Dear sister of Gerry (Nick) Kosanovich of Forest Hills, Jackie (Dennis) DiNardo of FL. and Jeff Weyels of North Versailles. Joyce was also preceded in death by 2 childhood sisters, Judy and Jennifer...

Of Monroeville, peacefully passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024 from dementia at her home, surrounded by her loving family.   Kathi was born in Braddock on September 28, 1950 and was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew “Shotes” and Elizabeth “Betty” (Wisniewski) Tkach.  She was the beloved wife of Edward C. Huot, 4 weeks to the day “shy” of their 50th wedding anniversary.  Kathi was the loving mother of Kristen Huot and Michelle...

Of Munhall, age 41, died on Friday, April 5, 2024. Cherished daughter of Barbara (Larkin) Howard. Beloved fiancé of Justin Nieder, her partner and confidant for 12 years. Dear sister of Kandice and Misty. Victoria is survived by her two loving cats: Hoot and Dexter. Victoria attended CCAC and then continued her education at South Hills Beauty Academy to become an esthetician. She was an avid fan of horror movies, with a particular fondness for the Halloween film series. Her...

Of Munhall, age 54, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Wife, soul mate, travel companion and love of his life was Mindy Demeo-Cherep. Best friend and brother of RJ Euwer. Beloved son of Bob and the late Dorothy Cherep. Dear son–in–law of John & Amy Demeo. Darran was a police officer in the Munhall Borough Police Department for 29 years. During those years he was always there as a mentor to many officers and a true pillar of the Munhall community. He enjoyed hunting, riding...

Ronald A. Rosa Sr., age 77, of Penn Hills passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.  He was born December 8, 1946 in Pittsburgh, the only son of the late Carmen and Josephine (Papale) Rosa. Ron served as a Medic in the Army Reserves for 6 years and was awarded an expert badge in marksmanship. He was employed as a manager in group homes, caring for mentally challenged adults, for over 2 decades.  He was always an uplifting presence to clients, their families, and his coworkers. His...

Of North Braddock, age 67, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at UPMC Shadyside. Loving father of James A. (Natalie) Wissman II of Penn Hills, and Katy (Travis) Wissman-Hennessey of Harrisburg. Proud grandfather of James A. Wissman III and Jonah Wissman. Dear brother of Robert (Joann) Wissman of Forest Hills. Preceded in death by his parents Robert and Isabelle (Vitullo) Wissman. Jim was a lifelong resident of the Pittsburgh area, having graduated from Swissvale High School in the class of...

Of East Pittsburgh, age 91, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 1, 2024. Ernie was the beloved husband of the late Beverly L. (Smith) Schirra for over 40 years. He was the loving father of Patricia (Steve) Gionta of Penn Hills and Ernest M., Jr (Renee Gonzalez) of Houston, TX. Ernie was the treasured grandfather of Melissa (Jeff) Oliver, Holly (Dave) Kolsun, Gina Skoog Gionta and Michaela (Adam) Gibson. He was proud to be the great-grandfather of Kaitlin Gionta, Haley Kolsun and Eliana...