All Obituaries

Jerry G. Drane Formerly of Harrison Township, PA   Jerry G. Drane, 82, formerly of Harrison Township, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, PA.  Jerry was born on June 23, 1937 in Natrona, PA to the late Raymond and Hazel Smith Drane.  He graduated from Har-Brack High School class of 1955.  He was an Air Force Veteran.  Jerry was a Sergeant/Detective for the Harrison Township police department retiring in 1992 after 27 years of...

Verna M. (Tomko) Sanders of Butler, PA Verna M. (Tomko) Sanders, 73, of Butler, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 28, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, PA.  Verna was born on January 6, 1945 in Homestead, PA to the late John Tomko and Marie Brittman Tomko French. She enjoyed family functions, shopping, talking to friends and meeting new people.  Verna is survived by her life partner: Peter Miles; her children: James Ziros, John Ziros and Terri (Dave) Ziros; 5...

Dennis John “Moe” Drane of Harrison Township, PA   Dennis John “Moe” Drane, 48, of Harrison Township, PA, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at his home.  Dennis was born on Thursday, November 12, 1970 in Natrona Heights, PA to Jerry G. Drane and Christine A. Karowski Drane.  Above everything else Moe loved his children. He was an outdoorsman and he enjoyed sports and riding his motorcycle. Dennis is survived by his parents: Christine A....

Ethel Mae “Eff” Hemphill Anderson Formerly of West Deer Township, PA Ethel Mae “Eff” Hemphill Anderson, 89, formerly of West Deer Township, died on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Concordia of Fox Chapel, Cheswick, PA.  Ethel was born on Tuesday, August 27, 1929 in Spruce Pine, NC to the late Henry and Ethel Brown Hemphill.  She spent most of her life in West Deer Township.  She was a 1947 graduate of Tarentum High School.  Eff enjoyed flower...

Paul W. Allan, 77, of Washington Township (Murrysville), passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville. He was born Tuesday, January 20, 1942, in Tarentum, to the late James W. and Velma E. (Wolfe) Allan. Paul was a member of United Presbyterian Church, New Kensington, where he was head usher for 50 years. He was a former square dance caller, avid fisherman and boater, and enjoyed playing golf. Paul had a great love of his family and took great pride in...

Richard A. "Rick" Mack, 61, of Natrona Heights, Harrison Township, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot. Rick was born Feb. 7, 1958, to the late George E. "Pinky" Mack Sr. and Janet L. (Smith) Mack, of Natrona Heights. He was a lifelong resident of Natrona Heights. He graduated from Slippery Rock University in 1980 with a degree in parks and recreation. Rick was a park ranger for the Army Corps of...

Jerry L. “Spice Man” Hicks, 71, of Harrison Township, PA, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. Jerry was born in Natrona Heights, PA on Monday, April 26, 1948 to the late John E. and Clarissa E. Yetter Hicks. He was an Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War.  He was an Induction Furnace Operator at Allegheny Ludlum retiring in 2004 after 38 years of service.  He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church,...

James A. Micholas, 84, of Fawn Township, PA, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Elmcroft of Saxonburg surrounded by his family.  James was born in Natrona, PA on Thursday, April 11, 1935 to the late John and Margaret Smith Micholas. He was an Army Veteran serving in the Korean War.  He was a self-employed mechanic at Micholas Auto, Fawn Township retiring in 2007 after 37 years of service.  He attended the Center United Methodist Church, Fawn Township.  James enjoyed...

Phyllis J. (Smith) Beer, 82, died on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in her home, surrounded by her family.  Phyllis was born on Friday, September 11, 1936 in Tarentum, PA to the late Oliver and Elizabeth Yadrich Smith. She enjoyed baking, crocheting, canning and especially being around her family. Phyllis leaves behind to cherish her memory are her children: Robert Malarkey, Mark Malarkey, John (Patrice) Malarkey, Linda Arnold, Jules (Marti) Beer and James Beer; 15 grandchildren and several...

Mildred B. (Dougherty) Means, 99, formerly of Cheswick, died on Monday, April 8, 2019, at Harmar Village Care Center, Cheswick. Mildred was born Sunday, February 29, 1920 in Brackenridge to the late Wayne and Marie (Seibert) Dougherty.  She was a member of the Cheswick Presbyterian Church, having lived in Cheswick since 1957.  She enjoyed researching Irish ancestry and traveled on the QE2 to Ireland a few times.  Mildred and her husband also enjoyed traveling extensively in...