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VINCENT MARIO GARGARO Vincent Mario Gargaro, 84, of Stowe Township died Sunday, March 23 2003. He was born Oct. 23, 1919, in Stowe, a son of the late Angelo and Mary PALMIERI Gargaro. Mr. Gargaro was the last of the musically-gifted Gargaro brothers. He and his brothers, Isadore and Anthony, supported their parents, funded their educations and entertained their family and friends at weddings, night clubs and Italian feasts with their accordion, trumpet and saxophone for many years. He was a member of the University of Pittsburgh marching band from 1936-40 and was part of three generations of Pitt alumni band members. He and his brothers served in U.S. Air Corp. and Army during World War II. He continued his service until he retired as a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He was known as the voice of the weather band until his retirement in 1980 from National Weather Service as a meteorologist. He was a member of the American Meteorologist Society, West Hills Symphony, University of Pittsburgh Alumni Band, West Park Firemen’s Band, Knights of Columbus, Villeta Barred Club, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Italian American War Veterans, Boy Scouts, Boys Club and the Lions Club. Survivors include: his wife, Elva CONNOR Gargaro; three children, Deborah HOLMES, Vince and Tom Gargaro; three sisters, Bernadette, Dora and Lita; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild ; and many aunts, nieces and nephews. Arrangements were handled by Sanvito’s McKees Rocks where a funeral service was held in the funeral home followed by Mass of Christian Burial at Mother of Sorrows Church with Father Larry Smith officiating. Burial was in Resurrection Cemetery. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 25, 2003. |
| GARVEY | ANITA (SASSANO) GARVEY Anita (Sassano) Garvey, 77, of Kennedy Township, died on Friday, July 13 [2001]. She was born in Stowe Township on March 1, 1924. She was a member of St. Malachy Church. Her husband, Lawrence (Sonny) Garvey, preceded her in death. Surviving are her daughter, Marlane, and her husband, Kenneth SOBECK of Scott Township, and her granddaughter, Melanie Sobeck. Friends were received in Anthony J. Sanvito Funeral Home in Stowe Township. Funeral services were held in St. Malachy Church. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery |
| GAST | URSULA "SAL" (SELL) GAST On Sunday, February 24, 2002, Ursula "Sal" (Sell) Gast, age 100 of McKees Rocks; beloved wife of the late Adrian T. Gast; dear mother of twins, Mary Barbara (Jim) TREHER of Bethel Park and Richard A. (Cissy) Gast of Houston, TX; dear grandmother of Jim Treher, Jr. and Adrienne TAUCHER; loving great-grandmother of Drew and Victoria Taucher. After a career in banking that spanned many years, she retired in 1973 from Integra Financial Corporation, now National City Bank. Friends welcome at MCDERMOTT FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1225 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks (Family owned & operated since 1886) Wed., 2-4 & 7-9pm. Funeral Thursday. Mass of Christian Burial in St. John of God Parish, St. Mary Church at 10am. Memorial contributions if desired may be directed to St. John of God Parish, 1 Desiderio Way, McKees Rocks, PA 15136.Please sign the guest book at post-gazette.com |
| GETHEN | DORIS T. (THOMAS) GETHEN Age 80, very peacefully on November 14, 2001, of McKees Rocks. Beloved wife of John J. Gethen; stepmother of John L. and his wife Karen, and James E. Gethen and Joan (Gethen) GONCAR and her husband Al; beloved Nana to John M., Marc, Steven and Jamie Gethen and Christina, Beth and Patricia Goncar; daughter of the late Elizabeth and Glenn Thomas. Doris is one of 17 children. Four surviving, Patricia NEUGEBAUER, Thelma HIMES, Ann BAUER and George Thomas. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Family to receive friends 2-4 & 7-9 pm Friday at MCDERMOTT FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1225 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks (Family owned & operated since 1886). Mass of Christian Burial 9am Saturday at St. John of God Parish in St. Marys Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Vincentian Regency Hall Nursing Home, 9399 Babcock Boulevard, Allison Park, PA 15101. |
| GETHEN | JOHN J. GETHEN Age 76, very peacefully on April 17, 2002, of McKees Rocks. Beloved husband of the late Doris T. Gethen (Thomas); dear father of John L. and his wife Karen, James E. Gethen and Joan (Gethen)GONCAR and her husband Al; beloved Pap-Pap of John M., Marc, Steven, Jamie Gethen and Christina, Beth and Patricia Goncar; son of the late John A. and Margaret Gethen; brother of Teresa BOYD of Newton Falls, OH and the late Margaret Mary ACEVES; also survived by many nieces and nephews. John was a retired Teamster of Local #249. Family to received friends Friday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the MCDERMOTT FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1225 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks (Family owned & operated since 1886). Mass of Christian Burial, 10 am Sat., St. John of God Parish in St. Marys Church |
| GIAMMARCO | GINA (D'ANDREA) GIAMMARCO Of Stowe Twp., age 75, on Saturday, December 16, 2006. Beloved wife of Frank Giammarco; loving mother of Gina (Ross) PALARINO, Tony and Angelo Giammarco; sister of Maria VENTRESCA of Italy; grandmother of Gina Giammarco, Mario and Marissa Palarino; great- grandmother of Alyssa BARILARRO. Friends received at ANTHONY J. SANVITO FUNERAL HOME, 1650 Broadway Ave., Stowe Twp. (McKees Rocks), on Monday 6-8 pm and Tuesday 2-4 & 6-8 pm. Funeral Prayer in the Funeral Home on Wednesday at 9 am, followed by Mass of Christian Burial St. John of God Parish, the Church at St. Marys, 9:30 am. |
| GMITTER | JEAN K. GMITTER Jean K. Gmitter, age 95, of LaBelle, FL, passed away November 29, 2004 in LaBelle. She was born July 15, 1909 in Poland. She has resided in LaBelle since 2001 and was a longtime resident of McKees Rocks, PA where she was a longtime member of St. Marks Church. Survivors include her sons: Ronald Gmitter of LaBelle, FL and Robert Gmitter of Pittsford, NY; sister, Jean Samko of Burbank, CA; 12 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and niece, Lorry Flowers of Greensburg, PA. Last rites were given on Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 at AKIN-DAVIS FUNERAL HOME, LaBelle, FL with Father Chester Domaszewicz officiating. |
| GREENAWALD | GLORIA J. GREENAWALD Gloria J. Greenawald, 60, of Eldersville, Jefferson Township, and formerly of Robinson Township, died Wednesday morning, January 16, 2008, in her home, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with a lengthy illness. She was born April 8, 1947, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Harry Leroy Sr. and Ida Mae Martin JACKSON. A graduate of McKees Rocks High School, she retired in 1982 from Red Roof Inn, Robinson Township, where she worked at the front desk. A Presbyterian, she enjoyed gardening and sewing. On June 7, 1969, she married Dale E. Greenawald Sr., who survives. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are two sons, Dale E. Greenawald Jr. and wife Jennifer of Frankfort Springs and Scott T. Greenawald Sr. of Eldersville; three grandchildren, Katelynn and Kristen Greenawald and Scott T. Greenawald Jr.; and a brother, Harry Leroy Jackson Jr. and wife Ursula of Tennessee. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the hour of service, Friday, January 18, in Lee and Martin Funeral Home, 73 Highland Avenue, Burgettstown, with the Rev. Cindy McClung officiating. Interment will follow in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township. |
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RALPH W. GUSTAFSON Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in McDermott Brothers Funeral Home, 1225 Chartiers avenue, McKees Rocks for Private Ralph W. Gustafson who was killed in action in France in October, 1944. Burial will be in Union Dale Cemetery. Private Gustafson attended Stowe Township High School and entered the army in November, 1943. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Gustafson, he also is survived by three brothers, Carl, Clarence and Ernest Gustafson and five sisters, Mrs. Edith JOHNSON, Mrs. Mabel VITTUCIO, Mrs. Ruth MILLER, Mrs. Pearl BRUECKMAN and Mrs. Hazel JENKINS. |
GUTHRIE Mexican War & Civil War Service |
ROBERT BRUCE GUTHRIE The many friends of Robert B. Guthrie in this city will regret his demise, which occurred at his residence at McKee's Rocks on Thursday. Mr. Guthrie is well known as an old citizen of Pittsburg, having been born on Fifth Avenue in 1822, where he resided for some thirty-five years. When the Mexican War broke out he enlisted in the Duquesne Grays, and served for some time as orderly sergeant. however falling sick at Vera Cruz, he was compelled to relinquish service, and receiving his discharge, returned home. During the Civil War he served as captain of one of the United States supply-boats running between Cincinnati and Memphis. About fifteen years ago he retire to his farm, consisting of about two hundred acres at McKee's, where he has resided ever since. His wife has been dead for the past seven years, but he leaves a family of six children, with whom a large circle of friends join in mourning his loss. From a Pittsburg paper, October 3rd, 1874. |