All Obituaries

Suzanne Elizabeth Humes Suzanne E. Humes, 39, of Daugherty Twp., passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Allegheny General Hospital. Born November 29, 1979, in Rochester, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Roy O. and Janet E. (Dunkerley) Humes, Jr.  Suzanne was a resident of McGuire Memorial for the past 21 years. Surviving are her McGuire Memorial family and her special friend and guardian, Marsha Estermyer. Friends will be received Monday at McGuire Memorial, 2119 Mercer Road,...

Denise M. (Trefry) Johnson New Brighton Denise M. (Trefry) Johnson, 60, of New Brighton, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, at Heritage Valley Beaver. Born March 26, 1959, in Sewickley, a daughter of the late George and Mildred (Betters) Trefry. Denise was a customer service representative in several area retail locations. Surviving are her husband, R. Greg Johnson, who were united in marriage July 7, 1984; three sons, Farooq Al-said, Pittsburgh; Cory Johnson and Christopher...

James R. Steppe Jr. New Brighton James R. Steppe Jr., 89, of New Brighton, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019.  Jim was born on June 21, 1929, the son of James R. Steppe Sr. and Margaret (Miltenberger) Steppe.  He was a graduate of New Brighton High School, class of 1947, and served in the U.S. Air Force as a staff sergeant from 1947 - 1953.  He married Teresa (Gaudio) Steppe in 1954.  He was a lifelong member of Holy Family Catholic Church.  Jim was an...

Nicholas S. "Nick" Finikiotis, formerly of New Brighton, died on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at UPMC Magee Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born April 15, 1928, in Kastellorizo, Greece, he was a son of the late Stavros and Mary Tsolakis Finikiotis. He was a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from management and before that, line operations at Armstrong World Industries, Beaver Falls. He was a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from St. George Greek Orthodox Church, New Port...

                        George F. 'Nip' Nippert Sr. New Brighton George F. 'Nip' Nippert Sr., 81, of New Brighton, passed away Friday April 5, 2019, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. Born July 13, 1937, in New Brighton, son of the late Ralph W. and Ida Edith (Pullion) Nippert.  George was a peace time Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired from the shipping department of Koppel Steel and had also...

Laura L. Whipple Laura L. Whipple, 52, of Freedom, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Heritage Valley, Beaver. Born June 30, 1966, in Rochester, the daughter of Estelle (Phillips) Whipple Brandenberger and and the late Roger Whipple.   Laura previously worked at TRACO and Phoenix Glass.  She was a bartender at the Double J Saloon, an avid Harley enthusiast and loved gardening.  She was Lutheran by faith. In addition to her father, she was preceded in...

Linette Lynn (Vukich) Turner New Brighton[] Linette Lynn (Vukich) Turner, 45, of New Brighton, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, as the result of an auto accident. Born September 15, 1973, in New Brighton, she was the daughter of Thomas J. Sr. and Brenda Kay (Posey) Vukich of New Brighton. She was a graduate of New Brighton High School, Class of 1991, attended CCBC and received her master's degree in Nursing Science from Carlow College. Linette was the 3-11 supervisor RN for St....

John T. 'Tom' Perrine New Galilee John T. "Tom" Perrine, 66, of New Galilee, formerly of New Brighton, passed away March 28, 2019 at his home. Born March 30, 1952, in New Brighton, a son of the late Howard B. and Mildred (Plasmeyer) Perrine. Tom loved to cook and enjoyed the Steelers and wrestling. He was known by many as "Big Tom." He was preceded in death by his wife, Judith (Funkhouser) Perrine, and two brothers, Robert and James Perrine. Surviving are his...

Shirley A. (Czarnecky) Schreckengost New Brighton[] Shirley A. (Czarnecky) Schreckengost, 72, of New Brighton, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at UPMC Presbyterian after 45 days with her battle with her extended illnesses. She was born September 28, 1946, in Beaver Falls, a daughter of the late Stanley and Katherine (Stancik) Czarnecky, she was a graduate of New Brighton High School, Class of 1964. She attended stewardess school and was a longtime area cook for several restaurants....

Charles 'Chuck' Dicianno Formerly of New Brighton Chuck Dicianno, 57, of Mooresville, N.C., formerly of New Brighton, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Born in New Brighton on September 3, 1961, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Elizabeth (Mehaffey) Dicianno. Chuck was a graduate of New Brighton Area High School, and was involved in several youth baseball programs in New Brighton as well as the American Legion, Post #19 Baseball Team for many years. ...