Sandra Lee Noll, 75, died peacefully at home after a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 4, 1943, in New Kensington, to William J. and Florence L. Gasbarra. She lived in Lower Burrell all her life and graduated from the former Ken High and New Kensington Commercial School. She was previously employed by Gulf Research, Westinghouse, Mellon Bank and retired from Citizens General Hospital. She enjoyed traveling and trips to the beach. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and...

Elio Da Pos, 93, of Arnold, died on Monday, November 11, 2019.  He was born on October 14, 1926 in Vallada Agordina, Italy, the son of the late Celeste and Giovanna (Tomaselli) Da Pos.  He immigrated permanently to the United States in 1948, served in the US Army during the Korean conflict from 1950-1952.  He was a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology and worked for Alcoa Corporation for 39 years, before retiring in 1991.  He was a...

Richard Miles Shank, 80, of Upper Burrell Township, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in his home and was born Jan. 17, 1939, in New Kensington. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Martha Shank; brothers, Emerson, Lorenzo, Blaine, Tom and Jack Shank; and sisters, Sarah Dodd and Patricia Manning. Richard was in the 101st Airborne Division of the Army, stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. He retired from Hockensmith Corp. in Penn, Pa. He enjoyed talking about his children and...

At the age of 101, Jennie (Pontano) Meledandri peacefully passed away on October 25, 2019. Born in Conflenti, Italy on August 22, 1918, she was the daughter of Beniamino and Giuseppina Nicolazzo Pontano.  Jennie made the trip across the Atlantic with her mother and brother Tony at the age of 12.  They settled in Springdale where her father had acquired an apartment building on Pittsburgh Street.  She started school not speaking a word of English and graduated from Springdale...

NAME: Assunta “Caterina” (Iannuzzi) Mieri AGE:  80 TOWN OF RESIDENCE: Pittsburgh  DATE OF DEATH:  October 23, 2019 PLACE AND CITY OF DEATH:  Oakmont Center for Nursing and Rehabillitation, Oakmont DATE OF BIRTH: April 9, 1939 CITY OF BIRTHDATE: Cosenza, Calabria, Italy PARENTS NAMES:  the late Giuseppe and Felicia Iannuzzi SPOUSE NAME:   the late Eugene Mieri who died in...

Russell L. Schmidt Sr., 94, New Kensington, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in his home, with his loving family beside him. He was born Oct. 12, 1925, in New Kensington and was a son of the late John and Nettie (Moore) Schmidt. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, John "Jack" Schmidt and his twin brother, Raymond Schmidt, and a sister, Gerry Murphy. Russell was a member of Mt. St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, New Kensington, and past secretary of the Holy...

NAME:  Joseph Gentile AGE:  86 TOWN OF RESIDENCE: formerly of Arnold  DATE OF DEATH:  October 9, 2019 PLACE AND CITY OF DEATH: Country Manor Personal Care Home, Kittanning DATE OF BIRTH:  September 4, 1933 CITY OF BIRTHDATE: St Lucia Di Serino, Italy PARENTS NAMES:  the late Raimondo and Raffaela (Salomone) Gentile   DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS: Besides his parents, he was preceded by a brother, Sam Gentile and 3 sisters, Nina Ascone, Caroline...

Rosemary Aloi, 94, formerly of New Kensington, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Autumn Grove Cottage, Katy, Texas. She was born Oct. 18, 1924, in Waynesburg, Ohio, daughter of the late Steve and Mattia (Caltorio) Valentine. She was the wife of the late Herman Aloi, who died in 2015. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded by a daughter, Barbara Jean, a son, Armand, a brother, Joseph Valentine, and two sisters, Mary Cardella and Jenny Valentine. She was a member of Mt. St. Peter...

Elvira "Vera" S. (Longo) Ginocchi, 89, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Vera was the daughter of Frank A. and Angela (Sensi) Longo, and beloved wife of Anthony "Tony" L. Ginocchi, who predeceased her in 2011. Vera was a lifelong resident of Arnold and Lower Burrell. Vera was born during a snowstorm on May 30, 1930, causing her father to have to pick up the midwife to bring her to their home. Perhaps it was that notable beginning, because from the time she was a young girl,...

Harry J. Bernardo, 68, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Lower Burrell, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. He was born Dec. 6, 1950, in New Kensington, to the late Harry H. and Cecelia (Cavaliere) Bernardo. He was the husband of Linda J. (Noga) Bernardo of 46 years, of Pittsburgh. He was a member of Mt. St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, New Kensington, where he attended elementary school. He was a 1969 graduate of Burrell High School and entered the Army Reserves during...