Friday, April 26, 2013
A memorial service for Dawn Patterson will be held at noon Saturday, April 27 at the Sewickley United Methodist Church, 337 Broad St.
A memorial service is planned for a Sewickley resident who had battled a rare form of cancer since last summer. Dawn B. (Generals) Patterson, 44, of Sewickley passed away on Wednesday April 24, with her family at her side. Dawn found out she had a rare form of cancer in July and told the Pittsburgh Tribune Review in March that family members were amazed with the amount of support they received from the community. “We are so grateful that people have been so kind throughout the entire process,” she told the Trib. The outpouring of support came in many ways from the Sewickley community. Churches offered prayers, sports teams and individuals held fundraisers, neighbors cooked meals and friends lended support. Sewickley resident Barbara Cooley…
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Copeland's Funeral Home
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Paul was born in Sewickley and graduated from Leetsdale High School.
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Thursday, April 4
Paul L. Walls, 87, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 31, 2013, at Omni-Manor in Youngstown, OH. Paul was born Sept. 18, 1925, in Sewickley, the son of Paul L. and Vera Smith Walls. He graduated from Leetsdale High School. He worked at National Electric during World War II and attended Geneva College in Beaver Falls, majoring in engineering. He later attended Nyack College in Nyack, NY, graduating with a bachelor's degree in music. Traveling with the college choir as their tenor soloist, he also sang weekends with a quartet. Paul loved sports and played baseball and basketball with his college. On Aug. 12, 1949, he married Gladys Brandfass Walls. They loved and raised three children, Sheryl (James) Diyorio of Austintown, Paul (Deborah) of…
Saturday, February 23, 2013
William Hausen, pastor of Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church, served as a priest for the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese for 40 years, according to his church.
A former Sewickley priest who started a splinter church and was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church has died. C. William Hausen, pastor of Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church in Brighton Heights, died suddenly on Sunday, Feb. 17. He was 77. In 2004, Hausen started the Christ Hope Church in a rented ballroom at the former Sewickley Country Inn. His excommunication was described as a self-imposed consequence of that act, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review said. Hausen had previously delivered a controversial Easter homily in 2002 that led to his transfer from St. James Catholic Church in Sewickley to the Sacred Heart Parish in Shadyside. A priest who knew Hausen wrote in a blog this week that the former priest had struggled for …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Dixon also owned the historic Schwab mansion in North Braddock.
Dr. Bruce Dixon, the former head of the Allegheny County Health Department, died overnight at UPMC Presbyterian, according to news reports. The county medical examiner's office said Dixon, 74, a Forest Hills resident, died of a blood infection caused by an inflammation of his gallbladder. He was ousted from his job in March 2012 by the county Board of Health, acting at the request of Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “For over 20 years, Dr. Bruce Dixon was the ultimate public servant, dedicating his life to serving the needs of the residents of Allegheny County through his direction of the Allegheny County Health Department," Fitzgerald said in a statement issued this morning. "The …
Monday, February 18, 2013
Longtime funeral director is remembered as loving father, dedicated professional.
Raymond Dixon Copeland Jr., longtime funeral director and former owner of Copeland Funeral Homes, died on Feb. 15 of complications from Influenza. He was 92. Copeland served more than 20,000 families in his seven-decade long mortuary career, according to obituary information provided by the family-operated Copeland Funeral Home. Copeland opened each of his namesake funeral homes—one on Fifth Avenue in Coraopolis in 1954, another on Brodhead Road in Moon in 1969, and a Sewickley branch on Beaver Street in 1998. The funeral home described him as "a hands-on operator, personally involved and always present for his devoted clients." In 1972, Copeland, who had owned his own ambulance company, served as a founding member of Valley Ambulance …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
A prayer will be offered followed by a church service in the SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church with Father Walter Wysochansky officiating.
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Wednesday, January 16
Mary Dorchek, 90, formerly of Edgeworth and a former resident of Cambridge Village, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in West Hills Health and Rehab Center, Moon Township. Born June 22, 1922, in Sewickley, she was the daughter of the late Max and Anna Denys Kisio. She was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ambridge, where she was a faithful pieroghy worker for many years, and enjoyed playing bingo. Mary was also a member of the Leetsdale VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the UNA Lodge 161, Ambridge. Surviving are two grandchildren, Dennis Helterbran, Canton, OH and Debra (Jerry) Yankello, Sewickley; four great-grandchildren, Gabrielle and Madison Helterbran and Brian and Brandon Yankello; a sister, Anne Oros, Cambridge Village; …
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Marie Joyce served in the funeral choir, as Eucharistic Minister and in the funeral ministry, Women's Guild, and 55-Plus Club at St. James Catholic Church in Sewickley.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Marie Bernadette Derek Joyce, 78, of Moon Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, after resolutely battling heart problems and cancer for many years. As the ninth child of John and Catharine Derek of Lloydsville, PA, she was affectionately known as “Pinkie” to her family and childhood friends, and as “GrandMarie” to her precious grandsons. She graduated from Latrobe School of Nursing in 1955 and worked at Latrobe Hospital and Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh. In 1961, she married her beloved husband, Glenn D. Joyce. Together, they raised five children. Marie served in the funeral choir and as President and Vice President of the Ladies of Charity at St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Penn Hills; she also served as …
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Saint James Catholic Church & Rectory
200 Walnut St, Sewickley, PA
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Brennan was a teacher at Parkway West Technical Institute and a Quaker Valley High School graduate.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Terence “Terry” D. Brennan, age 64, a life-long resident of Sewickley, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 06, 2012 at Ohio Valley Hospital. He was born in Sewickley on April 29, 1948 to the late Michael and Margaret (Miller) Brennan. Beloved brother of Margaret Winters (David) of Washington, PA, Michael Brennan (Kay) of Canonsburg and Edward Brennan (Anne) of Ambridge; also numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. Terry was a member of St. James Church. He was a teacher at Parkway West Technical Institute. Terry graduated from Quaker Valley High School in 1966, obtained his Bachelor's in education from Robert Morris University, and his Master's from University of Pittsburgh. He was a member of the musical group Around And Back, begun…
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Visitation is Monday from 12:30 p.m. until time of service at 1:30 p.m. at Copeland's Sewickley, 702 Beaver St. with the Rev. Thomas Moog officiating.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Charles “Chuck” Edward Musser, a 63-year resident of Sewickley Hills Borough passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012 at his daughter's home surrounded by his loving family. He was 93. He was born in Braddock, PA on May 5, 1919 to the late Charles and Theresa (“Nanyoks” Niles) Bonser. He was preceded by death by his beloved wife of 65 years, Agnes (Clifford) Musser. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his son Wayne and his brother James. Loving father of Laraine O'Neill, Robyn Bergmann and Renee Musser all of Sewickley; cherished grandfather of Bryan, Kirk, & Sean O'Neill all of Sewickley, Eric Musser of Atlanta, GA, Ty Musser, Tiffany & Brian Bergmann, and Gabrielle Musser all of Sewickley; also 14 …
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Mt. Nebo United Presbyterian Church
1828 Roosevelt Rd, Sewickley, PA
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Copeland Funeral Home, 702 Beaver St., Sewickley.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Robert "Rob" Karasek Jr., 43, passed away suddenly Nov. 18, 2012 at his Sewickley residence. Born in Pittsburgh Nov. 4, 1969 to Robert and Lil Faytik Karasek Sr. of Sewickley, Rob was employed by Lane Steel and a 1987 graduate of Linsley High School in West Virginia. He was was also a proud member for 20 years with the Cochran Hose Fire Co. in Sewickley. Besides his parents, Rob is survived by his wife Bryony O'Connor Karasek and his three children; Connor Craig, Eleanor Rose and Megan Lily Karasek all of England. Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, when a Blessing Service will be held at 2 p.m. in the Copeland Sewickley Funeral Home, 702 Beaver St. followed by interment in Sewickley Cemetery. …
Nancy B. Cogswell Lide
6:46 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
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