All Obituaries

Arthur C. Kress, age 95, of McDonald, passed on Thursday, June 1, 2023. He was born April 8, 1928 in McDonald; a son of John and Matilda Kress. Art was a graduate of McDonald High School. He then served in The United States Army. After his time in the service he started to work as a postman in rural McDonald, where he retired after 35 years. He then started working at Highland Springs golf course in Wellsburg WV., as a groundskeeper. On June 12, 1951 he married, Virginia Catherine...

Shirley Mae Boling 70, of McDonald, passed on Saturday, June 3, 2023. She was born March 22, 1953 in Canonsburg; a daughter of the late Roy A. and Shirley Lillian Hooker Snatchko. In 1989 she married Harold Edward Boling who survives.   Shirley enjoyed spending time with her nieces and nephews. She loved to talk to everyone. She was just a fun, loving person to be around. Her favorite TV show was QVC. Surviving is a sister Gail Jean Conn of McDonald; a brother Roy Wayne Snatchko of...

  Elaina M. Maleski age 62, of McDonald, passed on Saturday, May 27, 2023. She was born February 6, 1961; a daughter of the late Charles Kramer and Marie Krewl Kramer of Sharon, PA. Elaina was a graduate of Chartiers Valley High School; she then went on to Nursing School. She worked as registered nurse for Country Meadows and Serenity Pines both in Bridgeville, and Vincentian Marian Manor in Greentree. Mrs. Maleski enjoyed fishing and camping with her family. A few places she really...

J. Kathryn Mambu Felton ”Aunt Katie to everyone”, age 93, of McDonald, passed Friday, May 26, 2023. She was born January 10, 1930 in Avella, PA; a daughter of Joseph and Teresa Lepera Mambu. Mrs. Felton was a graduate of Avella High School class of 1947. She worked as a bookkeeper for Dean Polen Coal company for 5years and then for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for 27 years. On March 24, 1973, she married Howard W. Felton, who passed on March 3, 1995. Kathryn was...

Longtime McDonald resident LaVerne Mary Ritchie Jamison died quietly at home on Sunday, May 14, surrounded by nieces and nephews. She was 99. Born in Burgettstown on Aug. 20, 1923, she and her two brothers came to McDonald to live with grandparents after the deaths of their parents, Samuel McGregor Ritchie and Mary Vandecasty Ritchie. The trio left orphaned at the start of the Great Depression were raised by their grandmother, Belgian immigrant Maria Pletincks Vandecasty Cenis and their...

Bertha Elizabeth Powell Harvey was born April 30,1934 in Oakdale PA to Margaret Belle Powell and James Edward Powell, Sr. From the very beginning family was established as a cornerstone of her life. Her first name “Bertha” was in honor of her maternal grandmother, Bertha Robinson. Her second name “Elizabeth” honored her beloved paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Powell Armstead. Make no mistake, though, she had a very strong preference for being called...

Richard O. “Ricky” Pascoe III Richard O. Pascoe III formerly, of McDonald, passed on Saturday, April 29, 2023. He was born October 20, 1969 in Pittsburgh; a son of the late Richard O. Pascoe Jr. and Nancy Anne Sole. Rick was a graduate of Fort Cherry High School, class of 1987. He was cook at Pizza Hut for many years in Bridgeville, before he developed health problems. Rick loved spending time on Facebook. He was known for his humor, always telling jokes and making everyone...

Raymond I.,” known as Sonny or Doc” Mills of Mt. Pleasant Twp. passed on Saturday, April 29, 2023. He was born January 26, 1933 in Schellsburg, PA; a son of Isaac and Elsie Mills. Raymond was a Korean War veteran, serving in the United States Army. After his service to our country he went to the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics where he became an airplane mechanic. He then worked for over 30years for US Airways as a Mechanic Inspector. He retired in 1992. Ray enjoyed...

Shannon Marie Mullen, age 33, of McDonald, passed on Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was born December 4, 1989 in Pittsburgh; a daughter of Christina (Matthew) Wood Mullen-Rowe of Mt. Oliver and the late Shawn P. Mullen. Shannon was a graduate of Shaler High School Class of 2008. She worked for Littles Landscaping in Oakdale, and also cleaned local post offices. Shannon enjoyed life outdoors. She loved to gardening, fishing, boating, skiing, and motor cross, literally anything to do with...

Bernard “Denny” Webster, 72, of Joffre, passed on Friday, March 24, 2023.   He was born on April 21, 1950; a son of Bernard and Honey Lou Hall Webster.  Denny was a cross country truck driver.  He worked for many trucking companies throughout the years; his last being M&R Castle Trucking out of Hunker, PA. He retired in 2006.  Denny enjoyed fishing and the sport of Nascar. He was an avid Dale Earnhardt Sr. fan.  Surviving are two children, a...