All Obituaries

Ralph passed away in August 18, 2011. Ralph was a resident of Moon Township, Pennsylvania at the time of his passing. He was married to Kim. Visitation Sunday 2-7 at Copeland's Coraopolis with prayer on Monday at 11:30 AM followed by Mass at St. Joseph Church at 12 Noon. Family suggests donations in his name to Animal Friends.

Betty (Kish) Brawdy, 87, a life-long resident of Groveton, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020 at Caring Heights. She was born at home on September 28, 1932 to the late John and Catherine (Winsky) Kish. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Ralph C. Brawdy, Sr.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Ralph C. Brawdy, Jr. and her brother Joey.  Betty is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and William Fadeley;...

Margarett Shaw of Coraopolis passed away peacefully on March 29, 2020 at the age of 91. Born in Coraopolis on October 26, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Prentice Williams. Margarett was a very faithful woman, spreading the Good News of Jehovah’s Kingdom everywhere she could. She belonged to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Hopewell. She was the best cook and was famous for her sweet potato pie, corn pudding, stuffed cabbage and chili. Margarett will...

Dorothy V. (Meanor) Grafton Dorothy (Dottie) Grafton passed on 3/29/20 at her residence of Spring Meade Health Center in Tipp City, OH of natural causes. She is preceded in death by her husband, James W. Grafton, and 2 infant daughters, Nikki Lynn and Stephanie Dawn Grafton. Dottie is survived by her 2 loving sons, Garry Jon Grafton (wife Doreen) and James Allan Grafton (wife Eileen), as well as grandchildren Jason Grafton, Jenna DiGiovine, and Jessica Dorn. She also is survived by 6...

It is with great sadness that we share that Ronald R. Niklewicz, a 50 year resident of Moon Township, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 26, 2020 from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at the age of 77, with his devoted wife beside him. He also struggled with Parkinson’s disease for 15 years.  Ronald was born in Sewickley Hospital on November 17, 1942, the oldest of three sons to the late Frank and Valeria (Swinarski) Niklewicz of Harmony Twp.  Ron had worked in...

Kathryn S. Roth of Moon Township passed away peacefully on March 24, 2020 at the age of 98. Born in Galveston, TX on September 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Kathryn and Frank Stansberry. She obtained her B.S. in Elementary Education from Maryland College for Women and her Master’s Degree from University of Pittsburgh. She was faithfully involved in her church, Sharon Community Presbyterian Church. Kathryn was also a member of the Moon Area Senior Citizens Association,...

Constance “Connie” (Bendlock) Pignanelli, 84, a long-time resident of Coraopolis, passed away peacefully with her children present, in the comfort of her home on Monday, March 23, 2020. She was born in Punxsutawney, PA on September 16, 1935, one of five to the late Peter and Elizabeth (Harrick) Bendlock. On July 26, 2002, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 46 years to Joseph J. Pignanelli. Loving mother of Palma DePetro (John) and Kim Bradley (Jim); cherished...

Gerald Yanuzzi of Coraopolis passed away peacefully on March 22, 2020 at the age of 69. Born in Bloomfield, New Jersey on December 13, 1950, he was the son of the late Ann and Thomas Yanuzzi. He enjoyed skiing. Gerald is survived by his beloved wife Virginia Lewis. Services for Gerald will be held privately.

Jessie (Dye) White Edison  Sunrise July 17, 1923   Sunset March 9, 2020     Jessie (Dye) White Edison was born on July 17, 1923 in the historic community of Parkers Chapel, Portland, Tennessee, to James and Jennie L. (Buntin) Dye. Jessie spent her formative years in Parkers Chapel surrounded by numerous Dye, Buntin and Smith cousins. These cousins were also many of her friends and classmates at the Parkers Chapel Primary School. One particular double cousin,...

It is with great sadness that we share that Charles “Chaz” D. Fields passed peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 21, 2020.  Chaz was born on July 1, 1953 in Washington, PA to Josephine Roberta (Fair) of Washington, PA and the late Harry Edward Fields. Chaz is survived by the love of his life, Nancy (Iacobucci) Fields. They were married for 31 years and had planned to travel during retirement. In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by his brothers Rich...