Dorothy Jean (Celaschi) Litavec passed away on March 15, 2020 in Madison, Alabama at 87 years of age. She had been a resident of Madison, Alabama for the last seven years. She was born on April 28, 1932 and resided in Charleroi for over 80 years. She was preceded in passing by her husband of fifty years, John F. Litavec. She was a graduate of Charleroi High School and retired from Pittsburgh National Bank where she worked for many years. She was a long time parishioner of Mother of Sorrows...

Phyllis Pro Varrone, 80, of North Charleroi, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Born on September 14, 1939, she was the daughter of the late William and Palma Pro. She was Catholic by faith and was a graduate of Charleroi High School class of 1957. She enjoyed quilting, crafts, and playing in her card clubs. She was retired as the owner of Varrone's Gun Shop in New Eagle. Phyllis is survived by her husband, Antonio Varrone; son, Domenico Varrone; sister, Joanne Pireaux;...

Frank “Tom” Fordanish, 82, of Charleroi, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Born on July 10, 1937, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Fordanish. He attended Marion Presbyterian Church and was retired from Corning Glass. He served in the US Army for 2 years. Tom is survived by his wife, Sallie Deitch Fordanish; brother, Joe Fordanish, and wife Ruthann, of Belle Vernon; niece, Amy Vaccaro, and husband Darren and their children, Landon and Gianna; and brothers-in-law,...

Rose Ann Nastasia Biagini, 90, of Charleroi, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Jefferson Hills Manor Nursing Home. A daughter of the late Samuel and Carmella (Ciampaglia) Nastasia, she was born in Charleroi on October 6, 1929. She was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Charleroi, the Confraternity of Christian Mothers and Ladies Guild, various card clubs, and the Charleroi Senior Citizen's Center. She had worked as a clerk for GC Murphy and Fee's Pharmacy and as an...

Herbert D. Pelzer, 75, of North Charleroi, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020. Born on January 17, 1945, he was the son of the late Joseph and Zella (McGrady) Pelzer. He was a veteran of the US Army and was retired as a manager for Lucent Technologies. Herbert is survived by his long time companion, Linda Hopton; daughters, Jodi (Tracy) Sealy, Eugenia (Robert) Kirk, and Rebecca (Bryan) Black, all of Texas; grandchildren, Kory, Megan, Zoe, Jenna, Jacob, and Gavin; and several nieces...

Debra Marie Greco, 64, of Coal Center, passed away on Wednesday February 19, 2020. Born on April 27, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Dell and Dorothy (Baciak) Vance. Mrs. Greco was previously employed with Donora Sports Wear. She is survived by her husband, James Greco; daughter, Cheryl Greco; brother, Fred Vance; sisters, Ellen Maund, Diane Silverblatt and Mary Wisyanski; and a granddaugher, Rilyn. In addition to her parents she is predeceased by a sister, Cheryl Weaver. A...

Cecelia E. “Bay” Lowe, 81, of Charleroi, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020. Born on December 10, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Elvin and Cecelia (Hurley) Harger. She was Catholic by faith and had worked as a caregiver at area nursing homes. She is survived by a daughter, Mary “Becky” Lowe, of Dunlevy; sons, Donald T. Lowe, of Fallowfield Twp., and Dean (Peggy) Lowe, of Dunlevy; grandchildren, Ryan Tuman, and Kurtis, Donald, Derek, Aimee, Kristyn,...

William "Wade" Castor, 55, of Dunlevy, formerly of North Charleroi, passed away on January 29, 2020.  As per Wade's wishes, there will be no services.

Private services were held for William Sedlak, 90, of North Charleroi, who passed away on January 29, 2020. Born on November 16, 1929, he was the son of the late John and Kati Sedlak. He was Catholic by faith and was a 1947 graduate of Charleroi High School. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving in Korea, and was a retired draftsman for US Steel. William is survived by his wife, Evelyn Sedlak; son, William “Bill” Sedlak, of VA; daughters, Carol (John) Taylor, of Monongahela,...

Mary Kahr, 88, formerly of Brownsville, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020. Born on March 22, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Mary E. and Joseph J. Kahr, of West View, PA. Following graduation from St. John’s School of Nursing in 1952, Mary worked as a Registered Nurse until her disability in approximately 1972. She has been a resident of the Waynesburg Health Care & Rehabilitation Center of Waynesburg, PA since March 2011. She is survived by a brother, Joseph C. Kahr...