All Obituaries

CARETTI John  F.   Age 82, on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, of Carrick, originally South Side Flats.   Beloved husband of Susan (Pashel); beloved father of James, Joshua (Teresa), and Jesse; loving Pop of Nathan, Emelyn, and Penelope. Will be dearly missed by his family, relatives, and friends.   There will be a time of visitation and a mass of Christian burial, however, due to regulation, please wear masks which are required at this time when in public and to...

LORENZ Joseph  S.   Age 40, after a long, hard battle with cancer, on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, of the Arlington section of Pittsburgh.   Joe was the beloved son of Annamarie R. Lorenz; dear brother of Rachel, Georganna, Emily, and Anthony Walters; loving uncle of Averie Brown, Lilith Rector, Amelia, and Charlotte Bills; dear grandson of Darlene M. Lorenz; and nephew of William J. Lorenz, Jr., and Darlene E. Lorenz. He was predeceased by his grandfather, William...

LAKATOS Paul M.   Age 52, suddenly passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020, of Brentwood.  He was the son of the late Art and Rose Marie Bucar Lakatos; beloved brother of Denise Lakatos, Jim (Joy) Lakatos, Debbie (Kurt) Lakatos Spinosa , the late Tim (Margie), and Jeffrey Lakatos. He will also be dearly missed by many nieces and nephews, Nick and Brian Parris, Ashley Lakatos, Jessica, Hillary, and Collin Degenhardt, Crystal Lakatos, Timmy Lakatos, and a great niece, Bella...

BERNT Benno A.   Of Providence Point, Scott Township, Pennsylvania, formerly of Squirrel Hill, died surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 18, 2020, of complications from a stroke.   Born in 1931 in Bielitz, formerly Austria, now Poland, to the late Victor and Margarete Bernt, he grew up in Salzburg, Austria.  He was the devoted husband of Constance Smigel Bernt since 1957, loving father of Karin Colquitt (Cody) of Dallas, Eric Bernt (Laurel) of Los...

FLAHERTY Martin J. "Bucko"   Peacefully at home, on Friday, May 29, 2020, in his sleep, he went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus.   He is survived by his wife, Marylea (McCullough) Flaherty; a sister, Alma Flaherty DiLucia; 3 children, Ellen Flaherty Cappelli (Guido), Janet Flaherty (Tim), and Matt Flaherty; 7 grandchildren, Laura Korbe (Denny), Jesse Hutton (Caitey), Casey Hutton, Macaria Flaherty (Chris), Kayla Flaherty (Zac), Bethany Cappelli, and PV2...

HARVEY Robert A.   Robert A. Harvey passed away on May 27, 2020, after battling lung cancer and dementia. Bob was born on March 22, 1945 to Robert W. Harvey and Ruth Hagerstrom Harvey. Bob spent his childhood years in the Brookline section of Pittsburgh, later moving to Bethel Park, and graduating from Bethel Park Senior High School in 1963. After high school, Bob attended Point Park College, completing an associate degree in communications. While attending college, Bob worked for...

KORTNER Robert C.   Age 86, formerly of Mt. Lebanon and St. Catharines, Ontario, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.   He was born October 8, 1933, to the late Coleman and Lillian Kortner. He is survived by his wife, Donna, of 63 years, children, Ken (Clare) Kortner of Richmond Hill, Ontario, and Carol (Paul) Casey of Upper St. Clair; grandfather of Kevin Kortner of Richmond Hill, and Laurene Kortner of Toronto, Colleen Casey of NYC, and Erin Casey, of...

LYONS Sally Kay   On Saturday, May 2nd, 2020, Sally Kay Lyons, of Greenfield, passed peacefully with her loving granddaughter, Krystal, at her side. Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on March 8th, 1941, beloved daughter of Roscoe Ellsworth Craig and Rose Gene Craig (Dufour), youngest of three children, Tom and Jim Craig. Sally was a devoted mother of the late Ronny Kirk and grandmother of early departed Kelly Kirk. Survived by a daughter Kristi Garvin, along with her loving Grandchildren...

PETRUZZI Phyllis  D.   Age 77, peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2020, of Mt. Oliver. Beloved wife of the late Ernest; loving mother of Michelle Mooney; beloved grandma YaYa of Maxwell, Rocco, and Harris; beloved aunt of Kurt, Russell, and the late Kevin Boehm; beloved daughter of the late Ann and Bernard Katz, and beloved sister of the late Helene Katz and Claire Boehm. Will also be dearly missed by many great nieces, nephews, other family, and...

DVORCHAK Amelda Mae   Age 84, on Sunday, April 5, 2020, of the Arlington section of Pittsburgh.   Amelda is the beloved mother of Susan, Joseph, and Darla; daughter of the late Helen Pauline and Jacob Michael Augustine; and sister of late Helen McGahey (late Phil), late Robert Augustine, late Joseph Augustine, Norman Augustine, and LaVerne David (late Edmund). She also has 2 grandchildren.   She was an avid animal lover and loving friend to all stray...