Miscellaneous Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Obituaries 2000

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John "Dick" Smiley of Whitehall died on Dec. 2, 1999.
He was the husband of the late Jean Smiley, father of Richard and James Smiley and brother of Virginia LeBauda and Carolyn (Cid) Gildroy.
Mr. Smiley is survived by two grandchildren, Richard and Terri; and four great-grandchildren, Kirsten, Donovan, Keith and Logan.
Friends were received at John F. Slater Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held at Whitehall United Presbyterian Church.
Memorial gifts may be sent to Whitehall Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 4935 East Willock Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15227-3699.

DeSales Jagmin
Sister Mary DeSales Jagmin, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the providence of God in Whitehall, died on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000.
She was 87and had been in religious life over 71 years.
Sister DeSales was born as Dominica Jagmin to Appolin-ary and Eva Jagmin in Midland, Md. on Nov. 25, 1912.
She served in many mission schools throughout the United States, including St. Francis Academy and St. Casimir in Pittsburgh.
Many of her years in the classroom were devoted to teaching music. She served as organist of her Franciscan community, and taught music and piano to many students.
Sister DeSales is survived by her brother, Eugene in Denver, Co.; her brother-in-law, John Driscoll in Pittsburgh, as well as nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers and two sisters.
Burial Mass was on Feb. 5 in Mary Immaculate Chapel on the motherhouse grounds in Whitehall.
It was followed by interment at St. Casimir Cemetery.

Charles Jacob Rhein of West Mifflin died on March 22, 2000.
He was the husband of Ruth Yeager Rhein and the father of Judith Polczyn-ski and Scott and David Rhein.
Mr. Rhein was the grandfather of Eric Polczynsi, Jenna Rhein and Jacob Rhein.
He was the son of the late Henry and Marie Rhein.
He also was brother of the late Henry E. Rhein.
Friends were received at John F. Slater Funeral Home in Brentwood.
The family suggests contributions, if desired, be made to Zirl Yek Memorial Benevolent Fund, c/o Concordia Lutheran Church, 3109 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15227

Theresa M. "Tess" (Kappel) Shanahan of Whitehall died on March 22, 2000. She was 65.
She was the wife of Robert Shanahan, mother of Mary Jo, Jack (and his wife, Chris), Gary, Barbara Riley (and her husband, Dan), Joseph (and his wife, Kimberly), Thomas (and his wife, Cheryl), the late Robert Shanahan Jr. and the late James Shanahan.
Mrs. Shanahan was the sister of Laverne Oatman, Anna Mae Wurthner, Regis Kappel and the late Grace Andregg.
She was the "Me-Me" of Jonathan, Lauren, Katie, Ashley, Meghan, Alyssa, James, Justin and Tommy.
She also will be missed by many nieces and nephews.
Friends were received at John F. Slater Funeral Home in Brentwood.
The family suggests that contributions, if desired, be sent to Chimbote Mission Trust, c/0 Diocese of Pittsburgh, 111 Blvd. of Allies, Pittburgh, PA 15222.

Emma Ruth (Eber) Hinch of Whitehall died on Aug. 8, 2000.
Mrs. Hinch was the wife of Harry Hinch. She was the mother of Harry W., John, Jeffrey and Robert Hinch. She was grandmother of Harry W. Hinch Jr. and Linda, Laura and Alison Hinch.
She was sister to Mary Lindke.
Friends were received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home.
If so desired, the family suggests that contributions be made to Family Hospice, 250 Mt. Lebanon Blvd. Suite 203, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15234.

John A. "Jack" Keyes of Whitehall died Aug. 12, 2000.
Mr. Keyes was the husband of Elinor (Paulie) Keyes and the father of Karen Keyes.
Friends were received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home and services were held in Stewart Avenue Lutheran Church.
If so desired, the family suggests contributions be made tot he American Cancer Society or Stewart Avenue Lutheran church, 2120 Browns-ville Road, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15227.

Charles J. "Skip" Remmy II, an avid sports fan who coached Baldwin to its first state high school hockey championship, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000.
A Pleasant Hills resident, Mr. Remmy was raised in Brentwood.
Known for his quick wit and sense of humor, he was a partner in Con-struction Consultant Services and a 23-year employee of PennDOT.
He was the son of the late Charles and Ann Remmy.
Mr. Remmy is survived by his wife, Jean Kirk Remmy; daughter Robyn and her husband, Steve Schmidt of Chicago; son Jason of Pleasant Hills; and sister Bonnie Fleming of Whitehall.
Friends were received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home.

Former Baldwin Township resident Rosalie Heike died on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000.
Mrs. Heike was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Heike.
She is survived by her sister, Helen Angus; her children, Raymond Heike and Joan Roolf; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Friends and family were received at Wolf Memorial in Forest Hills. A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Winifred Church and interment is in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Peters Township.

Joan DeRose of Baldwin-Whitehall died on Monday, Aug. 21, 2000.
The beloved wife of John DeRose, Mrs. DeRose was the mother of Joann Miller.
She is survived by sisters Gloria Reed of Lafayette, La., and Murial Sutton of Atlanta, Ga. She also is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Her parents were the late Joseph and Alma Hoffman.
Friends were received at John F. Slater Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Road in Brentwood.
A Mass of Christian Burial was at St. Sylvester Church.
The family suggests contributions - if so desired - be made to the American Diabetes Association, 300 Penn Center Blvd. Suite 700, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235.

Henrietta Lostetter of Baldwin died on Friday, Aug. 25, 2000.
Mrs. Lostetter was the wife of the late Vincent Lostetter and mother of Carol Ann Rall of Arizona and Vincent Lostetter of Fallbrook, Calif.
She is survived by her sister, Mary Ann Felix of Whitehall, seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Friends were received at John F. Slater Funeral Home.
A Mass of Christian burial was at St. Elizabeth Church.

Michael J. Paiano Jr. of West Mifflin died on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000.
He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret Paiano and father of Glenn, Cynthia and Dean.
Mr. Paiano is survived by five grandchildren — Chris, Chad, Justin, Michael and James and one step-grandchild, Lesa.
Other survivors include his great grandchild, Vittoria.
Mr. Paiano was a World War II veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Friends were received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home in Brentwood.
Mass of Christian Burial was at Holy Spirit Church.

Henry G. Huebner of Carrick died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000. He was 76.
Mr. Huebner is survived by his wife, Jeanne (Richards) Huebner, and their children: Carolyn Rosenquest, Linda Linnert, Beth Elder, and Richard Huebner.
He also is survived by his sisters, Esther Headrick and Roberta Gimper, and six grandchildren.
A retired employee of the Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Huebner was a member of Masonic Lodge 45 for 50 years.
Friends were received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home in Brentwood.
Funeral services were held Wednesday.
The family requests that contributions, if desired, be made to the American Lung Association of Western Penn-sylvania, P.O. Box 100, Warrendale, Pa 15806.

Former Westinghouse facilities manager Charles J. McManus Jr. died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000. He was 78.
Mr. McManus is survived by his wife, Blanche, and their five daughters: Geraldine Till, Diane Malecki, Colleen Mc-Manus, Suzanne Czapik and Michelle McManus.
He also is survived by brothers James and Frank Mc-Manus, sister Ethel Brunner, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Sr. and Johanna (Offen) McManus.
A Jefferson Hills resident, Mr. McManus was a member of the VFW and the Knights of Columbus.
Visitation was held at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. this morning (Thursday) at St. Thomas a Becket Church.
The family requests that contributions, if desired, be made to the American Park-inson's Association, or the Squirrel Hill Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pitts-burgh.

World War II veteran Peter Tichansky of Baldwin died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000.
Mr. Tichansky is survived by his wife, Evalyn (Bege) Tichansky, and their children, Cheryl Prior, Janet Baughman and Peter C. Tichansky.
He also is survived by his brothers, Andy and Ossie Ti-chansky, and his sister, Mary Tichansky.
Mr. Tichansky was a retired employee of Allegheny Freight Lines.
Friends were received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home in Brentwood.
Blessing services will be held at the funereal home today (Thursday) at 11 a.m.
The family requests that contributions, if desired, be made to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205.

Carl Giles, 61, of Monroeville died Oct. 20, 2000, at Forbes Regional Hospital.
Born in Savannah, Ga., he was a salesman for Liberty USA.
Surviving are his wife, Connie Giles; mother, Louie Giles; children, Cynthia Gillespie, Denise Rodgers, Dawn Adams and Lori Adams; sisters, Laura Birchwood and Carolyn Register; and five grandchildren.
Friends were received at Gene H. Corl Funeral Home, Monroeville. Services will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Corl Chapel with the Rev. Eric Ash Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at Restland Memorial Park.

Ida Rachael Schmidt, 74, of Jacksonville, Fla., a former resident of Monroeville, died Oct. 16, 2000.
She was born in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Schmidt moved to Jacksonville three and a half years ago.
Mrs. Schmidt was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Schmidt.
Surviving are her son, Daniel, and his wife, JoEllen, with whom she lived; her daughter, Cynthia Kirkley, and her husband, Bob, of Winter Park, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at Eternity Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Fla. 32257.

Fae L. Stokum 74, of Export died Oct. 18, 2000.
Born March 24, 1926, in Middletown, she was the daughter of John and Ruth Bowers Gross.
Mrs. Stokum was a part-time employee of Franklin Regional Food Service.
She was a volunteer for many years at Forbes Regional Hospital.
Mrs. Stokum was a member of Emmanuel Reformed United Church of Christ of Export, Golden Age Club of Murrysville and AARP.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Stokum Jr.
Surviving are his children, Barbara Hollahan of Greensburg, Nancy Piser of Export, Daniel Stokum of West Virginia, Carol Shafer of Export, Thomas Stokum of Claridge, Diane Holmes of Cheswick, Susan Yackovich of Greensburg and Janet Delission of Delmont; a sister, Ethel Brandt of Middletown; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Friends were received at John T. Hart Funeral Home.
Interment was at Emmanuel Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Emmanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Export, or to Medi-Home Health Care, 722 Long Run Rd., McKeesport, Pa. 15132.


 

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