Arthur Raymond Devine II, age 45 of Ben Avon, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 1, 2024. He was born on September 7, 1978 and was the son of the late Catherine (Haney) Devine.  Survived by his loving Fiance, Jaime Ambrass; daughter, Alexis Devine; son, Cody Vari; sister, Lori (Joe) Golob; nieces and nephews, Mercedes (Christopher) Woodard, Shelby Golob, Travis Ambrass, Brayden Ambrass, Mya Ambrass, Rayleigh Ambrass, and great niece Kiara Woodard; and his uncle, John...

Veronica (Jester) Crawford, age 89 Of Avalon, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024. She was born on August 5, 1934 and was the wife of the late Kenneth R. Crawford.  Survived by four daughters, Sue (Thomas) Byrne, Alice (Leo) Malloy, Tracey (Jeffrey) Eck, and Wendy Crawford; grandmother of Jennifer (Chad) Sabow, Jessica (Allen) Crawford, Devin (Meagan) Malloy Jr.,  Bethany(Aaron) Moore, Julia (Zack) Hubert, Kristie (Will) McCoy,  Jonathan (Cassandra) Crawford, Andrew (Lexi)...

Frances “Frannie” (Butler) Scherle, age 83 passed away peacefully on Thursday March 28, 2024 surrounded by family. She was born on October 14, 1940. Loving wife of 62 years to the late William “Bill” Harry Scherle and daughter to the late Harry Regis and Mary Ellen (Keene) Butler. She is survived by her loving daughters, Laurie (Robert) Kaib and Amy (Sergio) Posterivo; four grandchildren, Mallorie (Don) Longo, William Kaib, Madison and Natalie Posterivo; two...

Crawford Steven Michael Age 23, of Emsworth passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024. He is the beloved son of Kimberly and the late Paul C. Crawford. Dear brother of Jonathan (Cassandra) Crawford and Kevin (Erin) Crawford. Grandson of Veronica (Jester) Crawford and his three loving dogs, Louis, Rover and Nala. Also survived by his aunts Sue (Thomas) Byrne, Alice (Leo) Malloy, Tracey (Jeffrey) Eck and Wendy Crawford and many cousins and the Rockey family. Steven graduated from Penn State...

William “Bill” Harry Scherle, age 81 passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024. He was born on April 12, 1942 and was the son of the late William Valentine and Helen Rose (Gawinski) Scherle.  He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Frances “Frannie” (Butler) Scherle; loving daughters, Laurie (Robert) Kaib and Amy (Sergio) Posterivo; four grandchildren, Mallorie (Don) Longo, William Kaib, Madison and Natalie Posterivo; two great-grandchildren, Hayden and...

Geraldine Marie Forbes, age 82 of Avalon, PA passed away peacefully on Monday, March 4, 2024 with her daughters by her side. She was born on October 4, 1941 to Harry and Catherine Cannon. She was a graduate of Avalon High School and worked at Suburban General and later retired from AHN in the patient finance department.  Gerri is survived by three loving daughters, Jeanne (Josh) Snively, Jamie (Patrick) O’Kelly, and Judi (Nathan) Graves; four grandchildren, Lindsay (Terrell)...

Velma J. Birch, age 96 of Avalon passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024 at home surrounded by family. She was born on January 5, 1928 and was the daughter of the late Albert and Irene Duffy.  Survived by her daughter, Debbie (Wayne) Ritchart; grandmother of, Christine (Dave) Palermo, Jessica Birch, Kevin (Carolyn) Ritchart, and Doug (Stacy) Ritchart; great-grandmother of, Sarah Palermo, Joey Ritchart, Ella Ritchart and Aiden Ritchart; and survived by many family and...

James Samuel LaRocca, of Pittsburgh, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at his home. He was 78. James was born in Pittsburgh on July 11, 1945, son of the late Mary Louise (Nicolette) and Samuel LaRocca. He is survived by his son, J. Bradd; daughters, Lauren and Abagael; and granddaughters, Alexis and Arianna. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dave LaRocca. James grew up in Pittsburgh, graduated from Oliver High School, and earned a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Theology...

Linda D. King, of age 66 of Bellevue passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 after a short battle with cancer. Born on August 5, 1957  and was the daughter of the late Jesse and Ruth (Patterson) King.  Survived by her sisters, Cheryl (Roger) Boff, Judy (Phil) Jadlowiec, and the late Esther (still surviving Tom) Dreveniak; niece and nephews, Roger, Rachel, Thomas, and John; and survived by many family and friends. Linda enjoyed learning all about the civil war and ghost...

Marjorie J. Hager, age 92 of Pittsburgh, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024 surrounded by her family. Born June 30, 1931 and was the daughter of the late David T. And Olive Barclay.  Survived by her four loving daughters, Linda (Tom) Belczyk, Jan (Gary) Hendrickson, Sue (Dave) Bonant, and Marcie (Tom) Mason; eleven grandchildren, Mike, Jaime, crystal, Dusty, Dana, Tracy, Chelsea, Samantha, Maddy, Cassie, and Jake; sixteen great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; brother,...