All Obituaries

On January 17, 2021, David Sumney, 91, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior after a life well lived. He was born April 14, 1929, in Somerset Township to Roy and Velma Morrison Sumney. David lived his entire life on the family homestead. On April 14,1948, he married Pauline (Polly) Miller Sumney. Before her passing on August 31, 2015 they celebrated 67 years of marriage. David was a graduate of Trinity High School. He was the oldest member of the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church,...

William A. Blostic, 87, of Cokeburg, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 in his home. Services will be held privately by the family.

Betty H. Dreyer, 98, formerly of Bentleyville, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 14, 2021 at The Grand Residence, Upper St. Clair. She was born November 14, 1922 in Bentleyville, a daughter of Joseph Wilbert and Sevilla Booth Huffman. Mrs. Dreyer was a 1940 graduate of the Bentleyville High School. She later received her bachelor's degree from Indiana State Teacher's College in home economics. For three years, she taught in the Hampton Township School District and later was...

Edith E. Kearns Riggle, 81, of Bentleyville, passed away Wednesday evening, January 6, 2021 at the Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born October 22, 1939 in Carroll Township, a daughter of Dewey Ray and Clara Eliza Williams Kearns. Mrs. Riggle was a member of Edward's Chapel, Ginger Hill and was a former secretary for Lilliput Play Homes. Her husband, Donald K. Riggle, passed away March 10, 2019. Surviving is a son Donald K. Riggle, Jr. of Bentleyville and several nieces and...

Please go to the end of this obituary to watch the video of the Mass of Christian Burial and Rite of Committal. Douglas M. Dziak, 52, of Bentleyville, passed away Saturday evening, January 2, 2021 at the Washington Hospital. He was born September 1, 1968 in Pittsburgh, and was the son of Virginia M. Dulick Dziak of Bentleyville and the late William M. Dziak. Doug was a 1987 graduate of Bentworth High School and he graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in computer...

A memorial tribute to honor those who passed away in 2020.

Betty J. Bayer Loving wife, mother, and grandmother Betty J. Bayer, 82, of Eighty Four, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020. She was born July 6, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of the late Levi “Bee” Porter and Anna Haymaker Porter. On September 26, 1959, she married L. Edward Bayer who passed away in October 2015.  They shared 56 years of marriage together. Mrs. Bayer was a 1956 graduate of Trinity High School.  She was also a member of Saint Katharine Drexel...

Robert J. Michalow, 51, of Bentleyville, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring 2021. Arrangements in care of Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Bentleyville.

Seventeen days before her 100th birthday, Mary Grace Thomas Anderson, 99, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Monongahela Valley Hospital. For the last six years, she was a resident of Cambridge Hillside in North Charleroi. She was born December 21, 1920 in Somerset Township, Washington County, a daughter of Bentley and Minnie Dague Thomas. She was a graduate of the Bentleyville High School and for several years, worked as a housekeeper for the same family. Mary was a member of...

Edward Paul "Red" Kirn, 72, of Washington, passed away Sunday morning, November 29, 2020 at the home of his daughter, Erica. He was born March 4, 1948 in Washington, a son of Betty Wingrove. A graduate of Washington High School, he served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. Red was a retired coal miner and worked as a mechanic at the Consol's Eighty Four Complex and was a member of the United Mine Workers of American, Local 1197. His wife, Barbara Jane Harris Kirn,...