All Obituaries

Donald K. Riggle, Jr., 54 of Bentleyville, passed away, Tuesday morning, June 8, 2021 in his home. He was born September 15, 1966, a son of the late Donald K. Riggle and Edith E. Kearns Riggle. Deceased in addition to his parents are a brother, Roy Ray Riggle. The last of his immediate family, he is survived by several cousins He was a 1984 graduate of Bentworth High School. Donnie, as he was known by those close to him, was the co-owner of Affordable Asphalt Services. He enjoyed...

Opal Marie Danley Morrison, 85, of Eighty Four passed away Thursday afternoon, June 3, 2021, at Concordia Hospice of Washington, The Donnell House. She was born February 15, 1936 in Buffalo Township, a daughter of Carl E. Danley and Susan F. Mounts Danley. Mrs. Morrison was a 1954 graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School. She was a member of the Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church, where she sang in the choir. On August 20, 1955 at the Fairview Church, she married Emerson L. Morrison, who...

Linda S. McGinn Wright, 65, of Bentleyville, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, in her home. She was born October 24, 1955, in New Eagle, a daughter of the late James and Genevieve Dormo McGinn. Linda was a 1973 graduate of Bentworth High School and she was a licensed insurance agent for various companies.   She enjoyed making crafts, swimming, working in her yard, and she loved her dogs Cody, Ziggy, and Molly. A loving wife and mother, she is survived by her husband Barry H....

George James Kabay, 86, of Washington, formerly of Scenery Hill, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 20, 2021 in his home. He was born March 15, 1935 at 400 Allen Avenue, Donora, a son of the late John and Mary Slivka Kabay. A veteran, Mr. Kabay served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War from July 1954 to July 1958. He received his Master's degree in education from the California State Teacher's College, now known as California University of Pennsylvania and was for 35 years...

John C. Zediker, Jr., 90, formerly of Eighty Four, passed away Tuesday morning, May 4, 2021 at Southmont of Presbyterian SeniorCare in Washington. He was born April 12, 1931 in Eighty Four, a son of the late John C. Zediker, Sr. and Lydia Haddessa Myers Zediker. He was a 1949 graduate of Trinity High School. Mr. Zediker owned and operated a dairy farm most of his life and enjoyed classic John Deere tractors. He also was a bus driver in the Canon-McMillan School District for many...

Clem Rusilko, Jr., 84, of Ellsworth, passed away Saturday morning, May 1, 2021 in his home. He was born September 14, 1936 in Ellsworth, a son of the late Klem Rusilko, Sr. and Dorothy Bizick Rusilko. After graduating in 1955 from Ellsworth High School, he enlisted with the U.S Navy and served on the USS Glennon. Mr. Rusilko worked at mine 51 in Ellsworth for Bethlehem Mines. Surviving are his wife, Helen Sebetich Rusilko; children, Robin Jean Rose (Dave) of Hawaii, Robert T. Rusilko of...

Susan Elizabeth Synuria Lepo, 88, of Clarksville, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, April 24, 2021 at Cambridge Creekside in Charleroi. She was born April 30, 1932 in Pitt Gas, Greene County, a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Sharrers Synuria. Mrs. Lepo was a member of the Fredericktown Legion Ladies Auxiliary, the Clarksville Eagles and an active member of Saint Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in Brownsville, where she was a pierogi lady. She loved visiting family and...

Michele Rae Closser Derrow, 53, of Ontario village, Eighty Four, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in her home. She was born April 13,1968, a daughter of George Closser, Sr. (Kasha Haught) of Coal Center and the late Sophiann Peters Closser. Michele formerly worked at SKC in Venetia and Black Box Corporation in Lawrence. She enjoyed bingo, gardening, shooting pool and was a member of the Cokeburg Moose L.O.O.M. #1625. On May 27, 2011, she married Joe Derrow, who survives. Also...

Royce L. Yannacci, 64, of Cokeburg, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at home after battling an illness for six months. He was born in Monongahela on November 8, 1956, a son of the late Carmen and Stella Carducci Yannacci of Bentleyville. Royce was the youngest of eight siblings. After graduating high school from the Bentworth Class of 1974, he went on to work as a top climber for Asplundh Expert Tree Service for many years. He then retrained and worked for many more years as a...

Martin John James Hrutkay, 74, of Washington passed away at on Friday, April 9, 2021, from Covid complications. He was born September 6, 1946, in Monessen, the son of the late John James and Jennie Capozza Hrutkay. He was a 1965 graduate of the Bentleyville-Ellsworth Area Joint High School. Mr. Hrutkay attended California State College for a short period of time and then enlisted in the Air Force in 1966, where he was a Senior Airman, E-4, with an honorable discharge. He was first...