George Wiley Hammond, 68, of Uniontown, PA, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019.   He was born Thursday, April 26, 1951, in Charleroi, PA, a son of the late Roy Thomas Hammond and Ann E. (Furnier) Hammond.   George loved to fish and boat. He was a member of the Lemont Sportsman Club and the California Young Men's Club.   In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Judy McConnell and a brother, Roy Dale Hammond.   Left to cherish his memory are...

CALIFORNIA, PA. Bert T. Powell, 92, of California, Pa., died Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was born Tuesday, April 26, 1927, in California, Pa., son of the late David Cabe Powell and Elizabeth McGinnis Powell. He was a member of the former California American Legion JFK Post 377. In addition to his parents, Bert was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Powell, on Oct. 20, 2014; grandson, Edmond T. Weckoski on May 21, 2019; brothers, Todd McLaughlin, Guy Powell, Cabe Powell,...

Isabelle Anderson, of California, PA died on June 22, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late George L. and Elizabeth Gibson Harris. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, James Letrick Harris; a sister, Shirley Garnic; and a son-in-law, Roger Hedden.  She is survived by her loving husband, Arnold Anderson; and her daughters, Kathleen Hedden, Cynthia Hall (Ken,) and Christine Holliday (Terry.)  There are two grandchildren, Emily Hall Marsella...

Charles A. Rapp, 79, of California, PA, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. He was born Tuesday, July 25, 1939, in Athens, OH, the son of the late Wilbur A. and Helen Roderick Rapp. He was a member of the West Brownsville American Legion Post 940, the Brownsville Lodge #60 Free and Accepted Masons, the Syria Shrine Temple of Pittsburgh and the Mon Valley Police Chiefs Association. In addition to his parents Charlie was preceded in death his wife, Susan Blake Rapp and a...

Jay L. McVicker, Sr., 52, of Washington, PA, died Monday, June 3, 2019, after a short but courageous fight with cancer.   He was born Saturday, November 5, 1966, in Brownsville, PA, a son of Shelia Harvey McVicker and the late John Wesley McVicker.   In addition to his father, Jay was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Milton and Ruby McVicker and maternal grandparents, George and Virginia Harvey.   Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Ina McVicker of...

PATRICIA (PATTY) BOYD THOMAS BRADY, LOST HER BATTLE WITH BOTH ALZHEIMER'S AND FATHER TIME, SHE PASSED IN THE WEE HOURS OF JUNE 5TH 2019 , JUST FIVE DAYS FROM CELEBRATING HER 90TH BIRTHDAY. THE ONLY CHILD OF FOREST A. AND ANN E. BOYD, PATRICIA WAS A PROUD ALUMNA OF BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL'S CLASS OF '47. WHERE SHE PARTICIPATED IN DRAMA AND CHEER LEADING AND REGULARLY ATTENDED CLASS PICNICS AND REUNIONS. PATRICIA GRADUATED FROM WILKES COLLEGE IN 1951 WITH A BA IN ENGLISH. SHE WON...

Cherryl Ilene Forsythe, 73, of California, PA, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at UPMC Montefiore. She was born April 6, 1946, in Barnesville, Minnesota, the youngest child of Irwin and Carolyne (Scheffler) Swenson. After completing nursing school in North Dakota, she married her husband, Ronald, and moved with him to his home state of Pennsylvania, and shortly thereafter began her long nursing career in the Brownsville Hospital ER. Through her lifelong dedication to caregiving, she was a...

Nicholas John Krilosky, 62, of Daisytown, PA, died Friday, May 10, 2019.   He was born Wednesday, October 31, 1956, in West Pike Run, Twp., the son of the late Nicholas John Krilosky and Dolores (Shemansky) Krilosky Snedeker.   Nick was a member of the Daisytown Athletic Club. In his youth he was an alter server at St. Nicholas Greek Byzantine Church in Brownsville for 12 years.   In addition to his parents Nick was preceded in death by a brother, in...

D. Jeannine Keightley, 89, of California, PA, died Sunday, April 28, 2019.   She was born Thursday, April 10, 1930, in Vanderbilt, PA, a daughter of the late Bert G. and Naomi Pearl (Herbert) Means.   Jeannine graduated from Dunbar Twp. High School in 1948, following high school she worked as a clerk in the Fayette County Court House, Alcoa in Cleveland, Troutman’s in Connellsville and as a billing clerk at West Penn Power in Connellsville.  In California, Jeannine...

  John Regis Grebb, 76, of California, PA, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at home with his beloved dog and companion at his side.   He was born Saturday, February 20, 1943, in Granville, PA, a son of the late Bernard J. and Erma (Zanardelli.) Grebb.   In addition to his parents Regis was preceded in death by his brother, James Budd Grebb.   An inspiration to those who loved him, his memory will be cherished by his sister Bernadine and her husband Romeo Fabriziani of...