All Obituaries

A fine and gracious lady, Anne Blair Bauer, of Sewickley, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2021.  Born April 9, 1922, in Gladwyne, PA, Anne moved to Sewickley when she was 5 years old where she remained for the rest of her life.  She attended Sewickley Academy and St. Catherine’s in Richmond, Virginia, where she was a member of the state field hockey team.  She was preceded in death by her father, George Blair, her mother, Elizabeth R. Rodgers, and sister, Agnes R....

Mark A. Habedank, 52, of Hookstown passed away at home on Friday, April 9, 2021 after a short battle with Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare yet aggressive cancer.  Mark had a witty, dry sense of humor parallel to Monte Python that he carried with him until the very end, making those around him laugh when all they wanted to do was cry.  He had an innate ability to see something in his mind and design it, build it, remodel it, and maintain it.  There was not anything he could not build...

Wayne A. Baird, Sr. 86, of Coraopolis, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at UPMC Passavant, McCandless.  Born June 17, 1934 in Coraopolis, he was one of 8 children of the late Fred S. and June (McCurdy) Baird.  Wayne worked 30 years as a steel worker for LTV Steel and after retirement stayed active as a custodian for the Cornell School District. He enjoyed being outdoors, but his greatest love was his family.  Just being with them, brought him his greatest...

                                      ROBERT YEAGER OBITUARY Robert Douglas Yeager (Bob), a giant in the field of Intellectual Property litigation, died peacefully on March 11, 2021 at age 84. Mr. Yeager was born in Perth Amboy, NJ on December 18, 1936 to Kathleen Caulfield Yeager and Malcolm W....

William “Bill” White, 74, of Sewickley passed away Friday, April 2, 2021 at Wexford Healthcare Center. Born November 13, 1946, in Sewickley, he was one of six children born to the late William C. and Ruth May (Woods) White.  Bill worked as a farmhand for various estates in Sewickley Heights. Without any formal training, but with an exceptional mechanical mind and ability, he fixed and maintained farm equipment with parts to spare.  As an avid hunter of Pennsylvania...

Audrey Mae (Keldusis) Maruca, 89, of Moon Township, passed peacefully at her home on Good Friday, April 2, 2021. Audrey was born in Pittsburgh on January 30, 1932 to Peter Keldusis (who died early in her life) and her mother and stepfather, Helen (Slancauskas) and Frank Zelkovic (both now deceased). Audrey met the love of her life, Robert James Maruca, who she married on October 29, 1960. They had 60 years of bliss, doing everything together; whether it be traveling to Vegas, cruising the...

Hartman, Rhonda Gay, of Sewickley, passed on Wednesday, April 7, 2021; beloved wife of David A. Borkovic. Rhonda was a brilliant and elegant law professor who focused on innovative surgical procedures and the rights of children and adolescents. While at Duquesne University’s Law School, she was interviewed by NPR, the BBC and other media outlets and spoke at international conferences, universities and institutions. Her writings were widely published in law and medical journals, and the...

Edward J. Wilhelm, 83, of Robinson, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Heritage Valley Sewickley.  Born May 16, 1937 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Elenora (Ziringer) Wilhelm.  Edward was a truck driver for Market Day and an Office Manager for Budget Gourmet Kraft.  He volunteered his time with Light of Life Mission and spent his free time as a member of the Outcast Fishing Club and Brush Creek Sportsmen Club.  Along with his parents, he was...

Elizabeth Virginia Porter Zarabi was born August 13, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died April 5, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   She was the daughter of James Vincent Porter and Mary Jane Shaw Porter.   Elizabeth is survived by her sons Robert Hossein Zarabi (Clisby) and Ali Vincent Zarabi (Holly) and grandsons Joshua Nicholas Zarabi, Alexander Louis Zarabi, James Timothy Zarabi, Jonathan Vincent Zarabi and John Costley Barrow IV.   She is also...

Eleanor (Jozefczyk) Sweterlitsch Eleanor was born in McKees Rocks on September 28, 1926 to the late Adalbert and Leopoldina (Vavrick) Jozefczyk and passed away on April 4, 2021 in Moon Township, PA. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Edgar C. Harding, her second husband, Joseph V. Sweterlitsch, her sister, Helen M. Janus, her brother Robert Jozefczyk and her stepson, James S. Sweterlitsch. She was the stepmom of William J. Sweterlitsch of Hopewell...