All Obituaries

Age 85, of Castle Shannon, on Sunday October 17, 2021. Marlene was born in Duquesne, PA, daughter of the late Mary (Billie) and Almont Reed; wife of the late Phillip Oliver Hawk; mother of Robert, David and Lauren Barszcz; sister of Dennis and the late Alan Reed; grandmother of Jennifer, Shannon, Caleb, Matt, Kimberly, Cameron, Jayden, Corbin and Jonas; great-grandmother of Abigail, Madeline and Clara. Marlene was an active community member at Christ United Methodist...

Virginia R. (Wappes) Teyssier, 85,  of Castle Shannon, on Friday October 15, 2021. Loving mother of Lisa (Ken) Bucher, and Charles E. Teyssier. Ginny is preceded in death by her daughter Marianne Thoma-Walker, and two infant daughters. She is survived by grandchildren, Melissa (Tim Scandrol) Thoma, Christopher (Chelsea Seyster) Thoma, and Hollianne Bucher; great-grandchildren, Ariana, Brendan, and Paige Scandrol, and Chase Thoma. She also leaves behind her beloved cat, Oliver....

Age 85, of Upper St. Clair, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Devoted wife of the late John R. “Jack” Pattison; loving mother of Melanie Dixon (fiance' Ed), ), Pam Murdock (Bill), Tom Pattison (Wendy), and the late Sheryl Sikora; dearest grandmother of Allison, Paula, Austin, Kiana, Halie and Kelli; sister of the late David Williams (Bonnie, surviving); mother-in-law of the late Bob Dixon. LuAnne earned her...

Age 93, peacefully on Wednesday October 13, 2021, with his wife and family by his side. Richard was born May 4, 1928, grew up in Greentree, attended Dormont High School for three years and then graduated from Mercersburg Academy. He went on to graduate from Lehigh University with a Bachelors in Engineering Physics and then earned his Maters of Science in Physics from Penn State University. Richard was a longtime employee of Westinghouse, where he developed and patented the...

age 83, peacefully on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Providence Point in Scott Township. Carole grew up in East Pittsburgh and then lived in Mt. Lebanon. Beloved wife of the late Robert W. Boyer; daughter of the late Howard and Valerie Peterson; sister-in-law of Jean G. Boyer, late Dale E. Boyer, Dwight Boyer and Connie Shertzer; aunt of Alyson Boyer, Megan Jasin, Douglas Boyer, David Boyer and Dianne Ryan; also survived by 12 great nieces and nephews. Carole worked as an...

Age 54, of Castle Shannon, after a courageous battle with cancer, on Saturday, October 9, 2021. Originally of Washington, PA a daughter of the late Patricia S. (Doyle) Taylor Kemp and Robert B. Taylor and raised by her grandparents Charles A. and Irene F. Doyle. Beloved wife for almost 22 years of Jay D. Corwin; loving mother of Ashley M. Bachorski and Tabitha K. Corwin; sister of Jon (Rhonda) Taylor, Christine (Cathy) Kemp and the late Robert J. Taylor, Jr.; cousins she grew up with, April,...

Age 64, and a lifetime resident of Mt. Lebanon, passed away suddenly but peacefully, on Friday evening, October 8, 2021. Devoted and loving son of the late Daniel R. and Florence Sweitzer Gillette. Dear brother “Danny” of Nancy L. Gillette. Cousin of Sandra Walter and Mark Robinson. Dan attended Mt. Lebanon High School and was president of his 1975 graduation class. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Washington and Jefferson College. He worked alongside his...

Age 82, at home in Mt. Lebanon, on Wednesday October 6, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Walter R. Velte; loving mother of Nadine Velte, Timothy (Beth) Velte, Stephen (Connie) Velte, Judith Ann (Anthony) Velgich, Karen (Jeffrey) Duffy and Richard (Jill) Velte; proud Grammy to eight grandchildren; sister of the late George Niebauer. Family and friends will be received at Laughlin Cremation & Funeral Tributes 222 Washington Road Mt. Lebanon  on Friday from 1-4 PM. Mass of Christian...

On Monday October 4, 2021. Born in New Jersey, Robert ("Bob") S. Wisdom grew up in Brazil. He graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1963 and attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) until 1965 when illness interrupted his studies to become a concert pianist. Bob worked at AT&T phone company for over 25 years. He was an avid writer and published From Healing to Redemption: A Personal Story of Healing in 2014. He loved to travel and went to...

After a courageous battle, Barbara Jane Fitzwilliam, 95, was called home on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Born May 23, 1926, in Pittsburgh, Pa., Barbara was the devoted daughter of Martha (Swigart) and Henry Gaertner, and loving sister of Hank Gaertner. Barbara graduated from Peabody High School and the Pinkerton Business School. She married Thomas J. Fitzwilliam in 1950. Barbara spent most of her adult life in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., where she worked as an administrative assistant to the township...