All Obituaries

Leslie Gruzinski, 59, of Hopewell Twp., passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018. She was born on August 25, 1958 in Rochester, PA, a daughter of the late Dean and Laura (Ferry) Pfeifer. Leslie loved family gatherings, the outdoors, bonfires, camping, riding motorcycles; and she was a proud mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Berg; a brother, Gary Pfeifer; and two sisters, Judy Reid; and Terry Hawk. Leslie is survived by two...

Mark W. Kaminski, 52, of Hopewell Twp., passed away on Monday, July 2, 2018. He was born on January 30, 1966 in McKees Rocks, PA a son of Florence and the late Michael M. Kaminski.  Mark was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.  He was a long-time employee of the Allegheny County Airport Authority.  He was a devoted husband and father. In addition to his father, Mark was preceded in death by a brother, Karl D. Kaminski. In addition to his mother, he is survived...

Bryan Scott Brady, 42, of Raccoon Twp., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. He was born on September 15, 1975 in Rochester, PA .  He was the beloved son of Bonnie Brady and the late William J. Brady. A resident of Raccoon Twp. his entire life, he was a skilled craftsman.  He enjoyed family, friends, remodeling, and helping others. Bryan is survived by his special love, Miranda Ord; his mother, Bonnie (Rogers) Brady; his only brother, Bret Brady; many aunts and...

Ronald Vespaziani, 87, of Raccoon Twp., passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. He was born on April 21, 1931, a son of the late Alfonse and Margaret Vespaziani. Ronald was a lifetime farmer and he was retired from J&L Steel Corp. where he worked as a millwright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Alvine; Anthony; Albert; August; and Charlie. Ronald is survived by his wife, Karen Vespaziani, Raccoon Twp.; a step-son, Charles Knirsch, of WV; two...

Andrew Dulick, 82, of Hopewell Twp., passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was born on January 29, 1936 in Wyano, PA, a son of the late Andy and Anna (Konkoly) Dulick. Andrew was retired from Southside School District where he was a woodshop teacher for 39 years.  He was also a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Janet (Cizmek) Dulick; three sons, Andrew Dulick and his wife Meredith; Dan Dulick and his wife Susan; and David...

Ruth (Oster) Stryczek of Hopewell Township passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at the age of 84.  Ruth was born on July 14, 1933 in Aliquippa a daughter of the late Charles J. and Wilda K. Oster.   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter S. Stryczek; and two sisters, Arlene Goll and Shirley Corona. Ruth was a devoted mother and grandmother.  She was a retired teacher from the Aliquippa School District. Ruth is survived by her two...

Florence Etta Daugherty, 93, of Hopewell Twp., passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. She was born on March 30, 1925 in Kittanning, PA, a daughter of the late William and Grace Garnet Mohney.  A woman of strong faith, she was a member of Prince of Peace Anglican Church.  Florence worked as a bookkeeper throughout most of her life working for Pittsburgh and Shawmutt Railroad, Meadowgold Dairy, the U.S. Mint in Washington, D.C., and the Lowry  Air Force Base Exchange in...

Jimmy R. Bartley, 80, of Independence Twp., Beaver County went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 16, 2018. He was born on April 27, 1937 in Meridian, PA a son of the late Pressley and Martha (McCanna) Bartley.  Jim graduated from Rochester High School in 1955.  He served in the army for two years.  He worked at Colonial Steel in Monaca and finished his employment with I.U.O.E. Local 66 as a heavy equipment operator until his retirement in 1999.  He was a...

Robert Estok, 76, of Monaca, formerly of Aliquippa, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018. He was born on February 18, 1942 in Aliquippa, a son of the late Mike and Anna Estok. He leaves behind a brother Michael and a sister Joan Draganosky, and his loving soulmate Bonnie.  He also leaves behind nieces and a nephew. Per his wishes, all services were  private and have been entrusted to Darroch Cremation and Funeral Tributes, Inc., 2640 Mill Street, Aliquippa...

Richard Luis Solkovy, 88, of Beaver Falls, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018. He was born on January 21, 1930 in Aliquippa, a son of the late Albert and Ida (Lagler) Solkovy.  Richard was a member of House of Prayer Lutheran Church.  He entered the adult training center through HAP in 1985 and he retired in 2016.  He loved baseball and birds. In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by two brothers, Albert Solkovy and Robert Solkovy; and a sister, Ida...