All Obituaries

85, of Baldwin Boro on Sunday, April 7, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Walter Rakowich; Mother of Walter C. (Susan) Rakowich of Denver Colorado, Julianne (John) Rakowich-Rose of Mt. Lebanon, and Mary Jane (Bob) McCall of Bethel Park.  Cherished Nana of Nicole (Chris) Haydek, Matthew Rakowich, Julia and Elena Rose, and Jacob and Patrick McCall.  She was preceded in death by her parents Nick and Philomena Gentile and sister Theresa Zulla.  Josephine worked for GNC prior to...

75, of McKeesport, Passed away on April 5, 2019. Born in Pittsburgh on September 21, 1943. Beloved son to the late Leonard and Annette Gregg. Loving husband to Deborah Gregg. Caring father to Scott William and Jennifer Gregg. Step-father to Michael, Andrea and Julie. Proud grandfather to Nicole (Joe), Michael Leonard, Marissa, Avery, Gavin and Liam. Great-grandfather to 8. Brother to Annette, Diane, Gerry, Gale, Charlee (Mark), Kelly (Bill). Also survived by many loving nieces and...

55, of Mt Washington, Passed away on March 26, 2019. Born in Butler, PA on January 23, 1964. Beloved daughter to Elizabeth (Parker) Macurak and the late John Macurak who passed in 1986. Loving mother of Kyle (Brittany) Macurak. Caring sister to David (Terri) Macurak, Thomas Macurak, Kimberly (Doug) Vensel and Paul Macurak. Cousin to Kelly Hogle and Peter Reyher. Also survived by many loving cousins, nieces and nephews. Linda loved playing cards, winning at bingo, crocheting in her spare time...

79, of Whitehall, formerly of Carrick, Passed away on March 21, 2019. Born in Pittsburgh on March 11, 1940. Beloved son to the late Angelo and Anna Kubey Rocco. Loving husband to the late Margaretta Heckman Rocco. Brother to Edward (Darla) Rocco, and the late Joseph (Catherine) Rocco and Barbara Rocco Johnston. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Friends will be received on Sunday, March 24, 2019 from 1-5 pm at the Cieslak & Tatko Funeral Home and Cremation Services; 2935...

George Manning Drutis  a.k.a “Cookie” George Drutis, 73, of Baldwin Borough passed away on March 14, 2019 of natural causes.  Beloved son of the late George and Lillian Drutis, George was the loving husband of Donna Drutis (Radocaj, Rodeheaver) for 30 years and caring father of Dane Drutis, who is a Senior Scientist at Unilever and married to Dr. Yu-Wen (Grace) Feng, R&D Director at PepsiCo. George, affectionately known as “Cookie” leaves behind 2 step...

63, of South Park, passed away on March 12, 2019. Born in Pittsburgh on April 24, 1955. Beloved son to Madeline Kowalski Sanctis and the late Joseph J Kowalski. Loving brother to Lynn (Pete) Jones and Lori (Tony) LaBarbera. Caring uncle to Natalie and Alex. Denis graduated with Honors from Miami University with a degree in Biology. He worked and retired from Consol Energy. He loved to fish and spending time with his German Shorthair dog Benton. Friends will be received on Thursday, March...

91, of Pittsburgh, passed away on March 7, 2019. Born in Pittsburgh on June 21, 1927 beloved daughter to the late John and Alyce Klebanski. Loving wife to the late Robert J Ober. Caring mother to Gail (Tim) Fry, Carol (Aristople) Kratsas and Robert J. (Nena) Ober. Proud Grandmother to Kristina Kratsas. Sister to John Klebanski and Edward (Millie) Klebanski. Preceded in death by one sister Dolores Ewing.   Rose will be cremated and laid to rest with her husband at a later...

54, of Baldwin Boro, passed away on February 24, 2019. Born in Pittsburgh on January 30, 1965. Beloved son to Carmella Kelly and the late Nicholas Kelly. Loving husband to Deneen Wertelet Kelly. Caring father to Mallory Kelly and Stephen Kelly. Brother to Nicholas (Jane) Kelly and Pat (Chris) Treloar. Also survived by his many nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may gather for a Memorial Mass at 10:30 am Monday, March 4, 2019.  At the Catholic Community of South Pittsburgh, St Albert...