ISABEL PATRICK
Isabel M. Patrick, 79, of Chambersburg died March 28 in Charmbersburg Hospital. She was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church.
Born in McKeesport, June 5, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen MacPherson. She is survived by her husband, Jack Patrick; son, John Patrick of Upper St. Clair; daughters, Nancy McCausland of Orange, Conn., Mary Shoettinger of Dover, Del., and Judith Ann Baker of Orwigsburg; eight grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Friends will be received in the Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth Twp. Saturday from 10 a.m. until the hour of a Memorial Service there at 11 with the Rev. William K. Little officiating. The family has suggested memorial contributions to St. Luke Lutheran Church, 2695 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA, 17201; or the Endowment Fund of Lutheran Social Services, 2735 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA, 17201.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

MARILYN EDWARDS
Marilyn F. Edwards, 67, of North Versailles Twp. died Monday in Florence Park Care Center, Florence, Ky. Born Jan. 20, 1933, in Greensburg, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Nettie Wilson Hutchinson.
Wife of the late Richard (Dick) Edwards, she is survived by children, Geraldine Kraemer of Penn Hills and James Edwards of Florence; sister, Louise Ray of Pitcairn; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the Alfieri Funeral Home, Inc., Wilmerding, tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday until the hour of service there at noon with the Rev. Eric Dennis officiating. Interment will follow in Grandview Cemetery, North Versailles Twp.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

GRACE LLOYD
Grace E. Herriott Lloyd, 67, of McKeesport died Monday in Jefferson Hospital. A member of St. Paul AME Church, she served on Stewardess Board 1 and was a member of the Mass and Gospel choirs and the Nurses Guild.
Born Nov. 17, 1932, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Helen Savage Herriott Briscoe and stepdaughter of the late Thomas Briscoe. Wife of the late Robert Earl Lloyd, she is survived by children, Valerie J. Harper of Wilkinsburg, Yvette Wright of Birmingham, Ala., Robert E. Lloyd Jr. of Pleasant Hills, Laura A. Wilson, Myrna G. Gould and Janet N. Lloyd, all of McKeesport; 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; brothers, Gerald Herriott and Edward Herriott of McKeesport; sisters, Sally Williams, Mary Phelts and Martha Johnson of McKeesport and Sylvia Samuels of Monroeville; nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Friends will be received in the Robert A. Waters Funeral Home, McKeesport, tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. and in St. Paul AME Church Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in the church by the Rev. Bernard H. Gaiton. Interment will be in McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

VALERIAN KOCHUBA
A former Glassport resident, Valerian N. Kochuba, 59, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Monday at home. He was a retired officer in the U.S. Air Force and a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Born May 25, 1940, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Nicholas Kochuba and Steve and Helen Sorochek Kochuba. He is survived by daughters, Valerie Dexter of Burke, Va., and Francine Oliver Kochuba in Antarctica; sister, Natalie D’Amico of Glassport; brother, Stephen T. Kochuba of Glassport; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received tomorrow from 2 to 9 p.m. in the Edmund E. Wojciechowski Jr. Funeral Home, Glassport. A blessing service will be offered there Friday at 10 a.m. by the Rev. Carmen D’Amico. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, North Versailles Twp.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

ROBERT POLLOCK
Robert L. Pollock, 73, of North Huntingdon Twp. died today at home. A retired stereo typer at the Pittsburgh Press and The Daily News, he was a teacher’s aide in the graphic arts department of East Allegheny High School and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Born in McKeesport, July 16, 1926, he was the son of the late Samuel and Helen Wojton Pollock. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Paulin Pollock; a niece and nephew.
Friends will be received tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Jennifer S. Jordan Funeral Home, Inc., White Oak. Service will be conducted there Saturday at 11:30 a.m. by Lee Howard. Interment will be in McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

PEARL LANE
Pearl Eva Lane, 77, of Jefferson Hills died there today Lawson Nursing Home. She was a former sorting room clerk at the Irvin plant, U.S. Steel Corp., and member of St. Isaac Jogues Church, Elrama.
Born in Whitaker, Oct. 17, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Olga Gubus Lipp. She is survived by her husband, William B. Lane; daughter, Lucy P. McGinn of Murrysville; son, David W. Lane of Halifax; three grandchildren; and sister, Alma Bonner of Roanoke, Va.
Friends will be received in the S.M. Finney Funeral Home, West Elizabeth, tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Isaac Jogues Church by the Rev Robert Kohuch. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

DONALD DIEHL SR. 
Donald A. Diehl Sr., 66, of McKeesport died yesterday in UPMC McKeesport. A retired police lieutenant for the City of McKeesport with 22 years of service, he also served as a canine handler, past president of the Policeman’s Club of the McKeesport area, member of the Fraternal Order of Police and Camp LePew and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
Born Feb. 11, 1934, in Midway, he was the son of the late William J. and Alma Weimer Diehl. He is survived by his wife, Martha Evelyn Donaldson Diehl; daughters, Donna A. Diehl of McKeesport, Cheryl A. Luce of Broken Arrow, Okla., Deborah L. Perhacs of Glassport, Tammy S. Kovacevich of White Oak and Colleen S. Diehl of McKeesport; son, Donald A. Diehl Jr. of Kenosha, Wisc.; 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; sisters, Edith Doehre of McDonald; and brother, William J. Diehl of McKeesport.
Friends will be received tomorrow and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in Strifflers’ White Oak. Service will be conducted there Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David H. Lindberg.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

KENNETH STEVENS
Kenneth Russell Stevens, 77, of Wilkins Twp., formerly of Yukon, died Sunday in AUH Forbes Regional, Monroeville. A retired foundry worker with the Paid Co., he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Born Dec. 24, 1922, in Claridge, he was the son of the late Quint and Zerma Stanard Stevens and the husband of the late Ida Mae Adams Stevens. He is survived by sons, Kevin Gully, Theodore, Terry and Timothy, Frank D. and Quint L. Stevens, all of Greensburg and Robert Stevens of Irwin; daughters, Kimberly M. Wilson of Wilkins Township and Stephanie Stevens-Murtaza of Monongahela; eight grandchildren; brothers, Jack Bostick in California state; and sister, Helen Harper of West Mifflin.
Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Aldrich Funeral Home, Munhall, and Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. in First Antioch Baptist Church, Greensburg. Service will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in the church by the Rev. Hubert D. Hutchinson. Interment will be in St. Clair Cemetery, Greensburg.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

MARY MILITZER
Mary Renee (Mrs. M.) Prosser Militzer, 51, of North Huntingdon Twp. died yesterday at home. She was a teacher’s assistant at Chum Preschool in North Huntingdon Twp. and member of the Immaculate Conception Church of Irwin.
Born Sept. 27, 1948, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Mary Jane Werthman Prosser of Pittsburgh and the late Samuel Prosser. She is survived by her mother; husband, Thomas Militzer; daughter, Kari Dyer of Berwick; sons, Mark Militzer of Pittsburgh and Timothy Militzer of Akron, Ohio; three grandchildren; sisters, Jayne Danhires of Pittsburgh and Shana Seipel of Mount Lebanon; brothers, Samuel Prosser of Pittsburgh and Gery Prosser of Castle Shannon; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the William Snyder Funeral Home, Irwin. Funeral Mass will be conducted Friday at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

JOSEPH DeSUE
Joseph L. DeSue, 83, formerly of White Oak died yesterday in Cedars of Monroeville. A retired foreman at the Irvin plant, U.S. Steel Corp., he was a retired volunteer for U.S. Steel Corp., a charter member and usher at St. Angela Merici Church, White Oak, and member of its Keener Citizens and Holy Name Society, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the American Association of Retired Persons and the Knight of Columbus.
Born in Newell, Oct. 28, 1916, he was the son of the late John and Mary Russo DeSue and the husband of the late Evelyn R. Gioia DeSue. He is survived by daughters, Mary Ellyn Ladick of Manor, Janet DeSue Brinkman of North Huntingdon Twp. and Phyllis Steven of Murrysville; son, David DeSue of Tallahassee, Fla.; six grandchildren; brother, Ernest DeSue of Clairton; sisters, Virginia DaBaldo of Jefferson Hills and Rose Williams of Augusta, Ga.; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the Jennifer S. Jordan Funeral Home, Inc., White Oak, tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 9 a.m. in St. Angela Merici Church by the Very Rev. Stephen Chervenak. Interment will be in New St. Joseph Cemetery, North Versailles Twp.
[Published Apr 5 2000]

Richard J. Helmstadter
Local Business Owner R.J. Helmstadter Dies
Owner and senior partner of the former Helmstadter Department Store, Richard J. Helmstadter, 94, of McKeesport died Tuesday in UPMC McKeesport. A member of First United Methodist Church and past chairman of its administrative board, he was selected as the Small Businessman of the Year in 1985 by the Mon Yough Chamber of Commerce and was inducted into the McKeesport High School Hall of Fame in 1988.
He received a bachelor of arts degree from Allegheny College, master of business administration degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business Administration and was a former class agent for fund-raising at Harvard Business School.
A past president of Mon Yough Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Merchants Association, he was affiliated with the East Valley Area Council, Boy Scouts of America; McKeesport Heritage Center; and McKeesport YMCA. He was president emeritus of the board at the Methodist Home in Mount Lebanon.
Helmstadter was also a past president of the Rotary Club of McKeesport and McKeesport Community Chest and a board member of the McKeesport Boys and Girls Club. His past board memberships included Allegheny County Community Chest; Allegheny County United Way; Allegheny County Health and Welfare Federation; and Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aged. 
A former treasurer of the National Health and Welfare Association of the United Methodist Church, he was the recipient of the Altrusa Volunteer of the Year; Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts of America; Edgar Mack Memorial Award; and Outstanding Trustee — Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church. He also served as a representative of the McKeesport Boy Scouts of America to the first International Jamboree in London. 
Born May 22, 1905, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late John Michael and Megan Richards Helmstadter. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hicks Helmstadter; sons, Richard John Helmstadter of Toronto, Canada, David Richards Helmstadter of Boston, Mass., Daniel Crist Helmstadter of Norwalk, Del., and John Michael Helmstadter of Edgecomb, Maine; 10 grandchildren and three great grandsons; and brother, John M. Helmstadter of McKeesport.
Friends will be received tomorrow from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Hunter Funeral Home, Inc. Service will be conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. in First United Methodist Church by the Rev. Larry Snodgrass and Rev. Howard Peters. Interment will be in McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery. 
[Published Apr 6 2000]

JAMES ROBERTSON
James W. (Jimmy) Robertson, 91, of McKeesport, formerly of New York, N.Y., died yesterday in Kane Regional Center. A retired messenger for New York X-Ray Laboratories with 33 years of service, he was a former companion for 10 years with the Senior Companion Program of Allegheny County in McKeesport and Duquesne.
Born in McKeesport, June 24, 1908, he was the son of the late Daniel F. and Mary (Polly) Eaglesham Robertson. He is survived by a brother, Russell E. Robertson of McKeesport; and caregiver and sister-in-law, Gertrude B. (Trudy) Robertson of McKeesport.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a.m. in St. Peter Church of St. Martin de Porres Parish. No visitation is scheduled. Inurnment will be in the mausoleum of McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery. Arrangements are in charge of the Willig Funeral Home. The family has suggested memorial contributions to McKeesport Library or a favorite charity.
[Published Apr 6 2000]

WILLIAM ROBINSON SR. 
Private services were held Tuesday for William Robinson Sr., 77, of Charleroi who died Sunday at home. Arrangements were in charge of the Robert A. Waters Funeral Home, Clairton.
A retired master sergeant from the U.S. Army, he was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Born in Sanford, Ala., May 20, 1922, he was the husband of the late Dorothy Shaw Robinson. He is survived by sons, Irvin Robinson of Tanzania, Africa, William Robinson Jr. of Monroeville and Timothy Robinson of Detroit, Mich.; daughters, Dorothy Tucker of Pittsburgh, Alise Hayes of Penn Hills and Wonda McDavis of Clairton; 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
[Published Apr 6 2000]

KEVIN BARR
Kevin M. Barr, 43, of Jefferson Hills died yesterday in Jefferson Hospital. An automobile mechanic at the former John Mitruski Service Station in Pleasant Hills, he was a member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Clairton.
Born in McKeesport, Jan. 24, 1957, he was the son of Joan A. Harvey Barr with whom he resided and the late Kenneth E. Barr. He is survived by his mother; brother, James L. Barr of La Porte, Ind.; sisters, Jean Chimenti of Erie and Susan M. Rowe of Cleveland, Ohio; nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
Friends will be received in the A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton, tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Paulinus Church. Private interment will be held in St. Clare Cemetery, Clairton. The family has suggested memorial contributions to St. Clare of Assisi Parish; or South Hills Health System, ICU Jefferson Hospital, Coal Valley Road, Jefferson Hills, PA, 15236.
[Published Apr 6 2000]

KATHRYN GRESO
Kathryn G. (Kay) Greso, 76, of Duquesne died yesterday in UPMC Braddock. She was a member of St. John Mark Lutheran Church in Homestead and its Faith Circle and Lydia Circle.
Born in Duquesne, Aug. 16, 1923, she was a daughter of the late William B. Sr. and Esther Captain Lewis. She is survived by her husband, Julius J. (Jay) Greso; daughter, Barbara Johnston of Santa Cruz, Calif.; son, David Greso of Newark, Del.; two grandchildren; and brother, Albert Lewis in South Carolina.
Memorial Service will be held at later date in St. John Mark Lutheran Church with the Rev. Robert Gago officiating. No visitation is scheduled. Arrangements are in charge of the Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home, Inc., Duquesne.
[Published Apr 6 2000]

JOHN KELLY
John Paul (Kelly) Kelly, 92, formerly of Duquesne, died yesterday in UPMC McKeesport. Retired from the plant protection department of the Irvin plant, U.S. Steel Corp., he was a member of Christ the Light of the World Parish and Teutonia Mannerchor and Social Club, both in Duquesne.
Born June 4, 1907, in Pittsburgh, he was a son of the late Alexander and Stephenia Kalinowski. He is survived by his wife, Agnes Fidel Kelly; sister, Helen Johnson of North Huntingdon Twp.; brother, Edward Skabinski in France; nieces and nephews.
Friends are being received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home, Inc., Duquesne. A blessing will be offered there tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 in St. Hedwig Church with the Rev. Dennis Colamarino as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Hedwig Cemetery, West Mifflin. The family has suggested memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.
[Published Apr 6 2000]

WILLIAM HANNA II
William C. Hanna II, 57, of McKeesport died yesterday in UPMC McKeesport. He was a technician with the McKeesport Sewage Authority and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
Born in McKeesport, May 21, 1942, he was the son of Patience Emery Hanna of St. Petersburg, Fla., and the late William C. Hanna. He is survived by his mother; wife, Suzanne Hrozencik Hanna; daughters, Kathleen Hanna Rock of Fairfax, Va., and Bethany Hanna of McKeesport; a granddaughter; and sister, Patricia C. Hanna of St. Petersburg.
Friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the D. James Heatherington Funeral Home. Service will be conducted there Saturday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Richard Bonds-Krug. Interment will be in Jefferson Memorial Park, Pleasant Hills. The family has suggested memorial contributions to the McKeesport Hospital Foundation.
[Published Apr 6 2000]

ARDEN WADE
Arden P. Wade, 81, of Jeannette, formerly of Clearwater, Fla., died Wednesday in UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. A retired mechanic for Eastern Airlines, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, Aug. 6, 1918, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Myrtle Gitshel Wade and the husband of the late Anna Grace Lufrano Wade. He is survived by stepdaughters, Sandra Davane of North Versailles Twp. and Debra Collura of Jeannette; seven step grandchildren and nine step great grandchildren; sister, Dolly McDonald in Illinois; nieces and nephews.
Private graveside service will be held Monday in Good Shepherd Cemetery, Monroeville. Arrangements are in charge of the William Snyder Funeral Home, Irwin.
[Published Apr 7 2000]

OLIVE HOWELL
Service was offered today in the Sheraden United Methodist Church in the Sheraden section of Pittsburgh for Olive Mae Shipley Howell, 92, of Westwood, formerly of Sheraden and Boca Raton, Fla., who died Tuesday. Arrangements were in charge of the Speer-Anthony Kaprive Funeral Home, Sheraden.
Employed at the former Famous Department Store, she was a former buyer for Cox’s.
Born May 18, 1907, she was the wife of the late William Wilson, William Miller and Edward Howell. She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Wilson Dixon; five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; sister, Thelma McElravy; nieces and nephews.
[Published Apr 7 2000]

ALMEDA SNYDER
Almeda C. Snyder, 97, of McKeesport died Tuesday in Riverside Nursing Center, Inc. A resident of McKeesport since 1919, she was a retired cosmetologist and caterer and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she formerly served on the Trustee Board, as a member and past president of the Senior Missionary Society, former member of the Ladies Official Board, Sunday School teacher and chairperson of the Special Building Fund.
Born Aug. 30, 1902, in Mount Pleasant, she was the daughter of the late Cellous and Eliza Powell Clemons and the wife of the late Daniel Thomas Snyder. She is survived by nephews, John Whitaker of McKeesport and Edward Whitaker of Mon-roeville; and caregivers, Ethelda King and Dorothy Jones of McKeesport.
Friends will be received in Bethlehem Baptist Church Monday from 11 a.m. until the hour of service there at noon with the Rev. Aubrey E. Swann officiating. Interment will be in Restland Memorial Park, Monroeville. Arrangements are in charge of the Robert A. Waters Funeral Home, McKeesport.
[Published Apr 7 2000]

ROBERT YEDNAK
Robert L. Yednak, 61, of Port Vue died yesterday in UPMC McKeesport. He was the former owner of Yednak Automotive in McKeesport and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
Born in McKeesport, Dec. 11, 1938, he was the son of the late Stephen and Betty Kerfoot Yednak and the husband of the late Doris Perry Yednak. He is survived by his sons, Stephen Yednak, Robbie Yednak and Robert Yednak Jr., all of McKeesport; two grandchildren; brothers, Thomas, William and Glenn Yednak, all of McKeesport; sisters, Marlin Neal of McKeesport, Lyda Vranesevic of West Mifflin, Ruth Dzubinski of Elizabeth Twp. and Maggie Yednak of Port Vue; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the William H. Craig Funeral Home, Inc. Service will be conducted there Monday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. William Little. Interment will be in Richland Cemetery, Dravosburg.
[Published Apr 7 2000]

PAULINE COMUNALE
Pauline A. Corradi Comunale, 85, of Wilmerding died yesterday in Kane Regional Center in Glen Hazel. A cook for the former Lagorga’s Restaurant in Wilmerding, she was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish, Wilmerding, and its Rosary Society. 
Born Sept. 25, 1914, in Atlasburg, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Rose Pederzalli Corradi and the wife of the late Abe Comunale. She is survived by a son, Abe Comunale Jr. of Monroeville; four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; brothers, John Corradi in New York and Tony Corradi in Vermont; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Alfieri Funeral Home, Inc., Wilmerding. Service will begin there Monday at 10 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 in St. Jude the Apostle Church with the Rev. John O’Malley as celebrant. Interment will follow in Restland Memorial Park, Monroeville.
[Published Apr 7 2000]

HELEN RADER
Helen C. Rader, 90, of Mount Vernon died yesterday in Mount Vernon of Elizabeth Health Care. Retired as the executive secretary to the general superintendent of the National plant, U.S. Steel, she was a life member and elder of Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church and past president of its Women’s Association, life member and past president of McKeesport YWCA, past president of the women’s division of the Chamber of Commerce in McKeesport and a volunteer for the Elizabeth Forward Meals on Wheels Program.
Born July 13, 1909, in McKeesport, she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret Culbert Rader. She is survived by a sister, Wilda Rader Sturni of Oakmont; and nephews.
Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church. Service will be conducted there Monday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. William K. Little. Interment will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Elizabeth Twp. The family has suggested memorial contributions to Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are in charge of the Drew J. Gilbert Funeral Home, Inc., Boston, Elizabeth Twp.
[Published Apr 7 2000]