All Obituaries

TIPKER Jr. George E. Age 94, of Moon Township, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at West Hills Health and Rehab. He was born in Sewickley, PA on March 1, 1926, to the late George E. Tipker and Margaret S. Tipker Eissler. George was a lifelong resident of Coraopolis and Moon Township and current resident of Tapestry Senior Living Moon Twp. He was married for 56 years to his loving spouse, Shelby(McClellan)Tipker who passed away in 2015. Loving father of George E. Tipker,...

On October 27, 2020, Annie L. Melvin went home to be with Our Lord and Savior. Annie L. was the wife of the late Henry T. Melvin. Annie was the daughter of the late Ethel and Annie R. Boyd. The sister of five brothers and 6 sisters, all of who preceded her in death. Annie L. was the beloved mother of seven children: Clifford Pittman of Pittsburgh, PA, LaVonne Caffee of Kansas City, KS, Beverly Fisher of Coraopolis, PA, the late Jesse L. Fisher of Atlanta, GA, Annette Lawson of Pittsburgh,...

Roberta H. Graham, formerly of Leetsdale, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at the age of 84.  She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Eileen Graham and her sister June Fleming.  Roberta is survived by her brother Ramon (Suzanna) Graham, sister Mae Johnson, and brother-in-law Jerry Fleming.  She will be greatly missed by nieces Barbara (Arthur) Dobias, Sandra (Philip) Ward, Susan McGee, Renee (John) Lavin, Tricia (Steven) Haberman, nephews...

    Jean Shafer Barnes, daughter of  the late William and Sara Shafer of Moon Township, died on October 26, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband Wilbur P. Barnes. She is survived by her son William Barnes of Orlando, Florida, her daughter Diane Forer of Cranbury, New Jersey, their spouses, three grandchildren and three great-grandsons.   Until moving to Florida in 1967, Jean was a lifelong resident of Moon Township. Her parents owned and...

Dye, Michael A son, brother, stepfather, and uncle died today, October 23, 2020 in the early morning hours at Premier Washington Health Center at the young age of 56 years old. Michael was born in East Liverpool, Ohio on September 6, 1964, one of two children to Mary Alice (Barnes) and the late Eddie Dye. He grew up in Groveton and moved to the Meadville area and became a Chef working in a Private Clubs and local restaurants. Michael was fun, carefree, creative, super-smart, loved to cook...

Barbara J. Gaspar, 61, of New Castle, formerly of Sewickley, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2020. Born in Pittsburgh on November 2, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Marie Therese (née Kelly) Jacob Spencer Ginser. Barbara loved tending to her numerous plants, solving puzzles of any kind, but most of all, loved to spend time with her beloved family.  Barbara is survived by her companion of over 38 years, George Gaspar; loving children Eric Gaspar, Bradley Gaspar, and...

Yerusalem Makonnen, 55, of Coraopolis, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2020. Born in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia on December 25, 1964 to her parents Makonnen Yimame and Teriste Gire. She worked as a nurse’s aide for many years and was always involved in church activities. Yerusalem is survived by her sisters Martha Makonnen (Tadesse), Betelhem Makonnen, niece Meklit, nephew Leben, and many family and friends. A funeral service will be held on Monday October 19 at Copeland’s...

Agnes May (Delach) Yordana, lived her 98 years to the fullest, a resident of Crescent since 1957, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Harbour Senior Living. Agnes was born on May 27, 1922 in Pittsburgh, one of five children to the late Paul and Barbara (Krulach) Delach. On June 15, 2013, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 67 years, Louis A. Yordana.  In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by her siblings Mary...

Charles F. Lang IV “Rick”, 44, of Sewickley, loved by many, passed on Monday, October 19, 2020. Taken away too soon. He was born in Sewickley on October 26, 1975 to Deborah Pantzis and the late Charles Frederick Lang III. In addition to his father, Rick was also preceded in death by his wife Jenna Lang. Rick is survived by his mother Deborah Pantzis. He is the beloved father of Elissa Thomas, Ronnie Davies, Karissa Lang and Paige Lang; step-son Kenny; his sisters Charity Lang and...

PATRICIA ANN (BETTS) MCCASLIN Patricia A. McCaslin, 81, died peacefully after a brief illness on October 8, 2020 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Florida. She was born November 17, 1938 in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of Delbert E. and Gertrude M. (Haas) Betts.  Patricia graduated from Penn Hills High School, Class of 1957.  Following graduation, Patricia worked for Mellon Bank. Upon marrying Charles D. McCaslin Jr. she became a homemaker and seamstress. The couple...