Obituaries 10-15-10

George Schwoegl George C. Schwoegl, 80, of Emsworth, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Mr. Schwoegl was a longtime member of Steamfitters Local 449. He is survived by his wife, Anna Belle Pollock Schwoegl; three children, Holly A. Swain and her husband Michael, Ronald M. Schwoegl and his wife Janet and Michael W. Schwoegl and his wife Colleen R.; three brothers, Robert, Louis and J. Kenneth Schwoegl; four grandchildren, Kelly A. and Jonathan Swain, Michael W. Jr. and Daniel P. Schwoegl; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by four siblings, John Schwoegl, Helene Byrne, Regis Schwoegl and Mary Lou Moore. Services and burial were private. Arrangements were made by McDonald-Linn Funeral Home, Avalon.Marion Marietta Marion Elizabeth Marietta, 84, of Washington, PA, formerly of Beaver Borough, Bellevue, New York and Florida and wife of the late Dr. Leslie H. Marietta, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 in Canonsburg Hospital. Mrs. Marietta was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Washington. She is survived by three children, Larry H. Marietta of San Francisco, CA, Debbie Buetzow and her husband David of Canonsburg and Mark L. Marietta and his wife Janet of Washington; her sister, Priscilla Flanagan of Ft. Myers, FL; four grandchildren, Maurie Deer and her husband Leighton, Kim Buetzow, John Marietta and Karen Marietta; and a great-granddaughter, Lily Deer. She was preceded in death by her parents, John H. and Elsie VanVolkenburg Smith. Friends were received at William G. Neal Funeral Home, Washington. Services were held in First Presbyterian Church on Saturday with Rev. Dr. L. Stephen Smith Jr. officiating. Memorial contributions are suggested to her church's Historical Restoration Fund, College and Wheeling streets, Washington, PA 15301.Kenneth Bancroft Kenneth J. Bancroft, 84, of Ross Township, originally from Belfast, Ireland, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Joan Close Bancroft; four daughters, Colette Wright and her husband Paul, Betty Kirby and her husband Kevin, Sally Schachner and her husband Joe and Kathleen Dziubek and her husband Greg; 11 grandchildren, Bridget Schomaker, Sarah Albenze, Philip Wright, Ryan Melcher, Sean Schachner, Colleen and Katie Kirby, Kevin, John, Elizabeth and Mary Dziubek; and five great-grandchildren, Charlie, Kiera, Anna, Allison and Jude. He was preceded in death by his son, Philip Bancroft. Friends were received at T.B. Devlin Funeral Home, North Hills. A Mass of Christian Burial was held in the Church of the Assumption on Monday.Kathleen McPherson Kathleen McPherson, 58, of Bellevue, wife of the late Heaverd McPherson, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Mrs. McPherson earned a master's degree in social services and enjoyed a career in human services. She was an active member of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Bellevue, where she served as an elder and Sunday school teacher. She is survived by her sister, Judy Cornman and her husband Russ of Stafford, NY; and a niece, two nephews, stepchildren and step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Anna Marie Snatchko. There was no visitation. A memorial service was held in Northminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Memorial contributions are suggested to her church at 45 N. Fremont Ave., Bellevue, PA 15202. Arrangements were made by the Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home, Bellevue.Frank Pribanic Frank S. Pribanic, 73, of Ross Township, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Mr. Pribanic was retired as district manager at Ford Motor Credit Co. C&I. He is survived by his wife, Judith Millan Pribanic; two children, Barbara Mickelson and her husband Brian of North Tustin, CA and Kevin Pribanic and his wife Angel of Springdale, PA; five grandchildren, Kali, Evan, Van, Jackson and Claire; and three in-laws, Gerald Millan, Linda Heaney and her husband Joseph and Daniel Millan. Friends were received at the Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home, Bellevue. A Mass of Christian Burial was held in St. Sebastian Church on Monday. Memorial contributions are suggested to Good Samaritan Hospice House, 146 Neely School Road, Wexford, PA 15090.Stella Ban Stella Zawojski Ban, 94, of Avalon, wife of the late John Ban, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. Mrs. Ban had been the night time cook at Suburban General Hospital for many years. She is survived by two daughters, Donna Ban Moses Hurst and Linda Ott and her husband Raymond; three siblings, Stanley Zawojski, Richard Zawojski and Lenora "Babe" Bauer; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by seven siblings, Peter, Joseph, Felix, Frank and Bernard Zawojski, Josephine Rudnick and Dolores Zawojski. Friends were received at the Orion C. Pinkerton Funeral Home, Avalon. A Mass of Christian Burial was held in the Church of the Assumption on Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to Holy Family of Nazareth.Harry Drevna Harry Drevna, 94, of Avalon, husband of the late Mary Saladiak Drevna, died Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Mr. Drevna had been a foreman at J&L Steel in Aliquippa. He is survived by three children, Patty Simko, Karen Bodnar and Charlie Drevna and his wife Barbara; eight grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Helene Drevna, Stella Newman and Dorothy Saladiak; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three siblings, Augusta Baranyk, Eugene and Walter Drevna; and two sons-in-law, Rudy Simko and Jim Bodnar. Friends were received at the Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home, Bellevue. A Mass of Christian Burial was held in the Church of the Assumption on Tuesday. Burial was in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Township. Memorial contributions are suggested to his church at 45 N. Sprague Ave., Bellevue, PA 15202.George Jones George R. Jones died Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. He is survived by his brother, Renald Dziegieleski; his sister-in-law, Mary Ann Jones; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by seven siblings, Mary Kenneally, Catherine Jones, Gertrude Krall, Harry Jones, Mildred Hart, John and Robert Jones. Friends were received at O'Brien Funeral Home, North Side. A funeral mass was held in Risen Lord Church on Thursday.More Obituaries on Page 8Thomas Fissore Thomas "Pappy" Fissore, 78, of Bairsford, husband of the late Pearl Fissore, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. Mr. Fissore was a 1950 graduate of West Deer High School and a member of its reunion committee. He was a U.S. Army veteran. For 38 years, he was a layout man for Portec Railways Maintenance Division in Blawnox. He also worked for Evco Industries in Tarentum. He was an active member of St. Victor Church, where he served as altar boy, Eucharistic minister and lector and was a member of Young and Restless Men's Club and a bingo volunteer. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and St. Vincent de Paul Society. He enjoyed the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates sports teams, his vegetable garden, surfing the Web, wine making and bus trips. He is survived by four children, Thomas Fissore and his wife Karen of Saxonburg, Anne Geis and her husband Michael of Allison Park, Mark Fissore and his wife Shawn of Ohio Township and Julie Lindelow and her husband Richard of King of Prussia, PA; 12 grandchildren, Katelynne, Kassandra, Katerina, Abigail and Madalyn Fissore, Gregory and Daniel Geis, Meghan Fissore, Francesca, Nicholas, Rocco and Vincent Lindelow; and nieces, nephews and godchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tomasso and Maria Reano Fissore; and his sister, Lucy Sasinoski. Friends were received at Adam Siemanowski Funeral Home, West Deer Township. A Mass of Christian Burial was held in St. Victor Church on Thursday with Rev. Robert Coyne officiating. Burial was in Deer Creek Cemetery, Harmar Township.Paul Pelescak Paul Pelescak, 80, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Emsworth, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Rose Marie Pelescak; three daughters, Sherrie Miller and her husband Guy, Cindy Rezabeck and her husband Guy, and Laura Pelescak; a son, P.J. Pelescak; two brothers, Nick Pelescak of Pittsburgh and George Pelescak of California; a sister, Helen Spakauskas of Pittsburgh; five grandchildren, Luke, Adam, Cody, Jamie and Zack; and many neices and nephews. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 in Sacred Heart Church in Emsworth. Memorial contributions are suggested to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, 21505 August Ave., Port Charlotte, FL 33952, or Tidewell Hospice, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.Regina Janosco Regina "Jean" Janosco of Brighton Heights, wife of the late Michael E. Janosco, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. She is survived by two children, Patricia Manni and Michael J. Janosco; four siblings, John Linkesh, Mary Ann Locher, Alice Banach and Rita Ussack; and five grandchildren, Michelle Manni, Regina Manni, Lauren Janosco, Kathleen Janosco and Michael Janosco. Friends were received at Thomas P. Kunsak Funeral Home, North Side. A funeral mass was held in St. Cyril of Alexandria Church on Monday. Contributions are suggested to St. Anthony School Programs, 2000 Corporate Dr., Suite 580, Wexford, PA 15090.