All Obituaries

David L. Huggins, 83, of Lower Burrell, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2026, at AHN Wexford Hospital. A son of the late Allen Richard Huggins and Lois Grace (Calkins) Huggins, he was born May 21, 1943 at home in Williamsport, in Lycoming County, PA. David graduated from Williamsport Area Senior High School in 1961. He spent a year traveling through Europe studying architecture. He continued his education at Penn State achieving a Master’s degree in Architecture.  David was employed ...

David R. Studt, 84, of Allegheny Township, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2026, in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Son of the late Harry W. Studt Jr. and Elsa (Peterson) Studt (and stepmother, Lovina (Gerst) Studt). He was born December 28, 1941, in Pittsburgh, PA. David was an owner/operator steel hauler, with various smaller companies then 27 years leased to Landstar Trucking (Rockford, Illinois), before retiring in 2015.  Over his driving career, he earned the ...

James E. “Schrec” Schrecengost, 78, of Leechburg, passed away Monday, May 25, 2026, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. A son of the late Doyle Schrecengost and Olive (Hill) Schrecengost, he was born March 12, 1948, in Gilpin Township, PA. James served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War.  He had been employed as a slitter operator by Allegheny Ludlum Steel in Bagdad for over 30 years before retiring in 2001.  James was a member of Christ ...

Charles L. Steffan, 75, of Oil City, formerly of Leechburg, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2026, in his residence. A son of the late Charles L. Steffan Sr. and Mary (Gasiorowski) Steffan, he was born in New Kensington, PA. Charles graduated from Leechburg High School. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Charles began employment working with computers at 17 and had continual employment in the field including as a consultant with IT/Computer Tech in Pittsburgh for ...

Stella M. (Barto) Caramellino, 99, of West Leechburg, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026, surrounded by love at the Pine View Personal Care Home in Vandergrift. Born in Kelly Station, Bethel Township on December 14, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Michael P. and Julia (Ulicky) Barto. Stella spent her working years on the bottling line at the Joseph S. Finch Distillery in Schenley, PA, until its closure. She was deeply rooted in her community as a member of Christ the ...

William T. “Bill” Carroll, 89, of Leechburg, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026, in his residence. A son of the late Thomas H. Carroll and Phyllis (Debernardi) Carroll, he was born May 25, 1936, in Kelly Station, PA, then his family moved to Schenley in 1947. Bill attended schools in Kittanning, Gilpin Township, and Leechburg.  He played full back for Leechburg High School football for the WPIAL Championship Team of 1953.  He attended Clarion University where he ...

Eric Paul Mills, 54, formerly of West Leechburg, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026, in San Mateo County, California. A son of Thomas Leo Mills Sr. and the late Florence B. (Ortman) Mills, he was born June 14, 1971, in New Kensington, PA. Eric was a 1989 graduate of Leechburg Area High School.  He attended Lenape Vo-Tech for carpentry his junior and senior years. He is survived by his father of Apollo; his brothers, Thomas Leo Mills Jr. of Plum and Michael David Mills of Apollo; and ...

Josephine A. “JoAnn” “Josie” (Danilowicz) Marafka, 85, of Iselin, PA, passed away with her daughters by her side, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at St. Andrew’s Village, in Indiana, PA.  She was born April 21,1941, in Latrobe, PA, the daughter of Henry J. and Helen (Sikora) Danilowicz. JoAnn grew up in the small PA coal mining towns of White Station and Moween.  She was a 1959 graduate of Saltsburg High School, where she played basketball as a guard ...

Kenneth Veryl Cook, 93, of West Leechburg, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Quality Life Services in Apollo. A son of the late W. Raymond Cook and Margaret V. (Emahiser) Cook, he was born on September 25, 1932, in Vandergrift, PA. Kenneth was a 1950 graduate of Vandergrift High School.  He worked for his Dad’s trucking company, moving furniture and picking up deliveries in Pittsburgh.  He married the love of his life, the late Marie (Rua) Cook, with whom he ...

Myrtle May (Pettigrew) Prunty, 89, of Gilpin Township, passed away Friday, April 17, 2026, in her residence. A daughter of the late Herbert Theodore Pettigrew and Mabel Genevieve (Walker) Pettigrew, she was born May 30, 1936, in Leechburg, PA. Myrtle was a wife and mother who enjoyed homemaking, looking through cookbooks, and spending time with her grandchildren.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Leechburg where she was a Methodist Youth Advisor.  Myrtle ...