Robert S. Valko

A resident of Point Pleasant in North Versailles, formerly of Braddock, age 88, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Bob was the beloved uncle of Nadine (Clint) Craft of TX and Natalie (Joe) Benitez of FL.

He was the cherished cousin of Dan (Roseanne) Shak and their family.

Bob was a 1956 graduate of Braddock High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956-1958.  His first employment of his career as an Auto Body Technician was with the former Miracle Mile Rambler in Monroeville. It later became Wylie Lowe Chrysler which then became Monroeville Chrysler Plymouth where Bob served as the Manager of the Body Shop. Being skilled with his hands, Bob also had a part-time career as a cabinet-maker at Vic’s Cabinet Shop in East Pittsburgh and Braddock.

Friends are welcome to a Committal Service with Military Honors in the chapel at All Saints/Braddock Catholic Cemetery on Saturday at 9:30.

Arrangements with Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., East Pittsburgh, PA 15112, (412) 824-8800.