All Obituaries

Anthony "BB" Kaskie, 65, of Strabane, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020. He was born September 1, 1954 in Washington, a son of  John and Helen  Skariot Kaskie.  He was a member of St. Patrick's Parish in Canonsburg, and the S.N.P.J. Lodge #138 in Strabane. "BB" worked as a grill master for many area restaurants and Red Lobster in Washington. Surviving are son, Anthony Kaskie, Jr., daughter, Gina (Shane Roes) Kaskie of Rock Hill, SC, brother, John (Robin)...

On the early morning of May 7th, Christos N. Kapelonis passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 89 after a series of health issues. He was a proud Cretan who loved to tell stories of his time in Crete as a young man. He was a masterful dancer of the “trizali” which originated in the Amari region of Rethymno, where his village of Kouroutes was located.     After his service in the army, he met Joanna Tentomas and they were married in 1961. They settled...

Bruce David  Oprosky, 67, of Canonsburg, died Thursday, May 7, 2020.  He was born June 21, 1952 in Washington, a son of  John and Joan Panteles Oprosky.  Bruce enjoyed painting and golfing. Surviving are mother, Joan  Panteles Oprosky of Canonsburg; brother, John A. Oprosky, Jr. of Canonsburg; sister, Joanna Lynn Oprosky, of Canonsburg; sister, Elizabeth A. (Robert D.) Miller, of Washington; and his girlfriend, Cindy Sillaman, of Washington, with whom he made his...

Betty E. Markovich, 92, of Catawba, North Carolina, formerly of Canonsburg, died peacefully in her home on Sunday, April 26, 2020.  She was born April 22, 1928, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Albert and Anna Petrous Franko.  Betty enjoyed playing the forward position on the basketball team where she graduated from Canonsburg High School, Class of 1947.  On February 19, 1948 she became the bride of Raymond R. Malpassi of Muse, Pa and they created a beautiful family of four...

Melissa Ann Cook, 29, of Canonsburg, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 19, 2020. She was born June 26, 1990 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Douglas and Patricia (Straka) Cook.  A graduate of the Children's Institute of  Pittsburgh. She attended Pathways of South Western, Pa. She was a member of the New Day Assembly of God Church, in Upper St. Clair.  Surviving are her father, Douglas Cook, mother, Patricia Straka Cook, two brothers, Kevin Cook, of  Mt. Lebanon, Ryan...

Margaret Agnes (Peggy) Farren, 79, of Canonsburg, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Peters Township.  She was born on August 16, 1940 on the North Side of Pittsburgh to James and Margaret (Stehle) Judge. Peggy was a faithful member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Parish, where she was active with the Christian Mothers. Peggy graduated from Allegheny High School in 1958.  Prior to her retirement, she worked as an administrative assistant,...

Wallace Cresswell Wilson, 92, of Canonsburg, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Saturday, April 11, 2020. He was born November 14, 1927, in Phoenix, Arizona, a son of Wallace and Telsamore Stahl Snyder Wilson.  Wallace earned a Bachelors Degree in economics and philosophy from Dickinson College in Carlisle in 1952. He was a member of the Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Church, in Cincinnati.  He proudly served his country with the United States Army. Prior to his retirement, Wally worked...

Martha Zotov, 88, of Muse, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020. She was born November 16, 1931, in Muse, a daughter of John and Anna Barron Zotov.  Ms. Zotov was an active member of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Canonsburg. She enjoyed building puzzles  and spending time with her many devoted friends and neighbors. She was active with the Muse Fire Department women's auxiliary for several years.  Prior to her retirement, she worked at R.C.A. and Black Box. She will be...

Robert F. "Bobby" Liberatore Owner - Canonsburg Vending Our hearts have been saddened by the passing of my husband, our father, grandfather, uncle and best friend, Bob Liberatore on March 28, 2020. Born on March 6, 1942, in Canonsburg, a son of Frank "Futchie" and Ida Terling Liberatore, a town where he owned and operated Canonsburg Vending Company for over 60 years, retiring in June of 2019. When his sons were young, he looked forward to family road trips in his motor...

Edward C. Green, 80, of Houston, died Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was born January 4, 1940, in Canonsburg, a son of Clarence and Rosella Radosy Green. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Green worked as an Electronics Technician for R.C.A., and Robotics Technician for American Cimflex. He enjoyed fishing, blue grass music, playing cards, camping, being outdoors, but mostly spending time with his family.  His hobby was making fishing lures that were shared with friends and many local...