Christina Marie "Tina" Zack (Deshantz)
Apr 22, 2016
Christina"Tina"Marie(DeShantz)Zack,91,ofUniontown,Pa.,passedawayonFriday, April22,2016attheUniontownHospital.ShewasborninPittsburgh,Pa.,onMay1, 1924,daughterofthelateLouisandRose(Scrima)DeShantz. Inadditiontoherparents,ChristinawasprecededindeathbyhersisterMary DiVincenzo,hersisterinlawsToniDeShantzandMarilynDeShantz,andherbrotherinlaw, CarmenDiVincenzo. Christinawas agraduateofSchenleyHighSchool,Pittsburgh,Pa.Shehonorablyserved hercountrywiththeUnitedStatesNavyduringWWII.Whileraisingherfamily,shewas employedasanOpticianfor20yearswithDr.RuppofUniontown. Sheissurvivedbyherlovingchildren,ChristinaM.Zack,BillZack,Jr.andwifeGinger, andRussellZackandwifeTammy,allofUniontown,Pa.,cherishedgrandchildren, MichaelZackandJessicaZack,bothofUniontown,Pa.,sisters,MildredLinnelliand husbandGeorgeofPittsburgh,Pa.andRoseMarieNaylorandhusbandJerryofNorth Huntingdon,Pa.,brothers,DomenickDeShantzofPittsburgh,Pa.,SaveroDonGiovanni andwifeLoisofPalmHarbor,Fl.,andLouisDeShantzofSt.Joseph,Michigan,and manyniecesandnephews.Shealsoleavesbehindherspecialfelinefriends,"Buffy"and "Spike." Inaccordancewithherwishes,aprivatefamilygatheringwasheldonSunday,April24, followedbyaBlessingServiceattheStephenR.HakyFuneralHome,Inc.,603N. GallatinAve.Ext.,Uniontown,PA.MilitaryhonorswereaccordedbyGeorgeC. MarshallAMVETSPost103. IntermentwasheldatSylvanHeightsCemetery,Uniontown,Pa. Inhermemory,contributionsmaybemadetoAutismSpeaks,AttnWebGift,1060State Rd.,2ndFloor,Princeton,NJ08540,orthroughtheirwebsite:www.autismspeaks.org.
Betsy F Kopacko (Franklin)
Apr 19, 2016
Betsy F. Kopacko, 72, of Masontown, Pa., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 22, 1944 in Roxboro, NC. daughter of Thomas James Franklin Sr., and Bettie James (Compton) Franklin Betsy was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Thomas James Franklin Jr. She was...
Lawrence V. Doolittle
Apr 13, 2016
Lawrence V. Doolittle Jr. age 75, of Uniontown, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday April 13, 2016 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born on August 23, 1940 in Allison, Pa. son of Lawrence V. Sr., and Cecelia (Vetter) Doolittle Harmon. Larry graduated from Brownsville Area High School class of 1958 and attended California University of...
Michalina "Lena" Yankulic (Skrobacz)
Apr 12, 2016
Michalina "Lena" Yankulic, 92, of Adah, Pa., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 7, 1923 in Edenborn, Pa., daughter of Michael and Anna (Serdak) Skrobacz. Lena was preceded in death by her parents, her step father Stanley Sumek, brothers Michael, Cashmere "Kie", Joe and her sisters...
Lorna Kathryn Johnson (Hyman)
Apr 12, 2016
Lorna Kathryn (Hyman) Johnson, 83, of Uniontown, PA, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Uniontown Hospital. She was born in Parkersburg, WV on January 10, 1933, daughter of the late John Franklin Hyman and Gladys (Martin) Hyman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert E. Johnson on May 18, 2000....
Francis J. "Toots" Trambko
Apr 6, 2016
Francis J. "Toots" Trambko, 88, of Uniontown, PA, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Uniontown Hospital. He was born on August 6, 1927 in Buffington, PA, son of Frank and Anna (Shavel) Trambka. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Leonard F. Trambko, and siblings, Mary Paull, Pauline Janezic, Helen Jednak, Veronica Merkosky, Ann...
Kathleen Louise "Kathi" Sikora
Apr 6, 2016
Kathleen Louise "Kathi" Sikora, age 63, of Uniontown, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in the Uniontown Hospital. She was born November 28, 1952, in Uniontown, a daughter of the late Frank and Margaret (Kovalchick) Sikora. In addition to her parents, Kathi was preceded in death by her brother, Ronald Sikora; sister, Janet King; and nephew, Mathew Drum....
Norma Lee Burnworth (Rexrode)
Apr 5, 2016
Norma Lee (Rexrode) Burnworth, age 86, passed away on Tuesday April 5, 2016. She was born on January 31, 1930, in Sugar Grove, West Virginia daughter of the late Forrest Rexrode and Myrtle (Kiser) Rexrode Mansell. She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Early Birds Bowling League. She retired from the Uniontown Newspaper in 1995...
Terry Wilson Knopsnyder
Mar 25, 2016
Terry Wilson Knopsnyder, 69, of Somerset, PA, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 25, 2016 at Henry Clay Villa, Markleysburg, PA. He was born in Somerset, PA, on July 11, 1946 to Floyd and Dorothy Knopsnyder. Terry was the last surviving member of his immediate family, preceded in death by his parents, and his sister Jean. He was a very...
Barbara W Bryner (Rowan)
Mar 25, 2016
Barbara W. (Rowan) Bryner, 87, of Uniontown, PA, passed away, Friday, March 25, 2016, at Farland Hospital, Sandusky, OH. She was born October 15, 1928, in Mill Run, PA, daughter of the late Earl and Geraldine (Bigham) Rowan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford E. Bryner, in February 2013. Left to cherish...