Obituaries
Frank W. Benacquista
- Dec 3, 2018
Age 60, of Delmont, formerly of Mt. Lebanon, suddenly on Monday, December 3, 2018. Beloved son of Frank D. and the late Yolanda E. (Tavernise) Benacquista; dear brother of Diane (David) Seybert and Joseph (Lorraine) Benacquista; loving uncle of Justin, Marrisa, Bryan (Holly), Christopher (Stephanie), Daniel (Lara), Eric (Erin), and Kelly (Bryan); great-uncle of Annalisa,…
Patricia Ann (Riley) Tanner
- Dec 3, 2018
Age 85 of Bethel Park, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018. Pat was an intelligent, creative, beautiful woman who was always ahead of her time. In the 1950's and 60's, in addition to her role as a loving wife and mother, she also pursued her interest in the theater. Pat appeared in productions at…
Stewart Edwin Bair
- Dec 3, 2018
Age 67, of Pittsburgh, on Monday, December 3, 2018. Loving husband of Deborah L. (Wilke) Bair; son of the late Carl Edwin Bair and Olive Smith Bair; dear father of Renee, Stewart E Bair, Jr and Joshua Bair. Stewart was a graduate of the Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, VA in 1970. Then he went…
William Arrigo
- Dec 2, 2018
Age 65 of Baldwin formally of Mt. Washington. Son of the late Peter and Theresa Arrigo. Beloved husband of Sandra of 48 years. Father of William, Lisa, and Holly Arrigo-Oliver (Justin). Stepson of Saundra Arrigo; Stepbrother of Rick, Mark, Leslie, Dawn Dragan and Angie Trosky; Grandfather of 14 grandchildren and Great-grandfather of 2; and many…
Carmella Dew
- Dec 1, 2018
Age 95 formerly of Knoxville. Beloved wife of 51 years of the late Paul F. Dew; loving mother of Debbie (Ted) Popivchak and Larry (Carol) Dew; sister of Sam (Ritamae) Abbott, Robert (Alice) Abbott, Lois (the late Ed) Getz, Geraldine (the late Jim) Anthony and the late Frank, William, Charles and Donald Abbott; also survived…
Charles A. Kelly
- Dec 1, 2018
Age 88, of Mt. Lebanon, formerly of Whitehall and Crafton Heights, passed away peacefully at Providence Point surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Beloved husband for 64 years to the late Betty (Rudolph) Kelly; devoted father of Robert E. Kelly, Dennis C. (Kathy) Kelly, Mary Grace (Brian Smithley), Bridgetta (Tim) Devlin,…
Don Sterling Carpenter
May 1, 1945 - Nov 30, 2018
Of Mt. Washington, died on November 30, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 1, 1945 and is survived by his wife, Carol Sloan Carpenter. He was the only child of Hazel and Paul Carpenter, now deceased, of Pittsburgh. Known to many for his intellectual curiosity, he attended Baldwin High…
Irene M. Bocchino
- Nov 28, 2018
Age 96, of Green Tree, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Bocchino; daughter of the late Frank and Sophie Krause; loving mother of Linda Ireland and Joanne Robson; dear grandmother of Melissa (Jamie Stiveson) Ireland, Lindsay (James) Anker, Jaime Ireland, Robert (Heather) Robson, Rachel (Scott) Geiger and Stephanie Robson.…
Elizabeth "Daisy" Kraus Birkel
- Nov 27, 2018
Age 95, of Mt. Washington, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Fred Birkel; loving mother of Tim (Patti) Birkel and the late Fred (surviving spouse, Kate) Birkel; beloved grandmother of Theresa (J.J.) Bianchin, Connie (Mark) Ratica, Lizzy (Danny) Bittner, Krissy (Rich) Ferris, and Fred Birkel, Jr.; also survived by…
Robert S. Fadzen
- Nov 22, 2018
Age 67 of Pittsburgh, on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Beloved husband of Cynthia (Smith) Fadzen; son of the late Robert S. and Theresa (Liberatore) Fadzen Sr; loving father of Jon (Kim) Fadzen and the late Robert S. Fadzen III; brother of Rose (Roy) Hoover and Cathy (Bruce) Kutz and the rest of his extended family…
