All Obituaries

Anthony M. Salvi, age 86, of McKeesport, died July 17, 2019, at The Grove at Irwin, in North Huntingdon. Born June 12, 1933, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary (Verno) Salvi and was the husband of the late Judith (James) Salvi. Anthony was the former owner of Right Cross Auto Sales in Christy Park. He also was the bookkeeper for Jordan Auto Sales of Duquesne and Sabin's China of Versailles. Anthony was a member of St. Patrick Church, and active with the Holy Name Society and...

Crystal L. Dahlstrom, age 28, of Aliquippa, formerly of South Park, died July 9, 2019, at AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born August 16, 1990, in Monroeville, she was the daughter of the late Richard M. Dahlstrom Jr. and Rhonda (Bench) Dahlstrom. Crystal was a loving mother and daughter. She attended Kaplan Career Institute, where she earned a medical assistant certificate. Crystal enjoyed music, swimming, ice skating, playing games on her phone, and she couldn't resist a good game of Scrabble...

John "Jacky" E. Savage, Jr., age 53, of McKeesport, died July 8, 2019, at home. Born February 5, 1966, in McKeesport, he was the son of Linda (Bernath) Savage and the late John Savage. John was a bus driver for PA Coach Lines. His favorite place to be was outdoors where he could fish, hunt, and do yard work. When spending his time indoors, he would watch anything Pittsburgh sports-related, peruse the local estate sales, and play with his dog, Chaos, and cat, Thumper. In addition to...

Louis S. Horvath, age 69, of Port Vue, died at home on July 6, 2019. Born October 29, 1949, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Louis and Mildred (Zoscak) Horvath. Lou is survived by his wife, Karen (Yesensky) Horvath, daughter and son-in-law, Taylor and Thomas Cadonic, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and beloved pets Pablo and Stinkerbelle. Lou retired from Trumbull Corporation as a Construction Project Manager. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He...

Betty Lou Sawders, age 76, of McKeesport, died July 3, 2019, at UPMC McKeesport. Born November 21, 1942, in Liberty Borough, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Genevieve (Gobel) Ilgenfritz and the wife of the late Charles Hunter Sawders. Betty Lou was a caretaker for her late husband Charles. She is survived by son, Richard Sawders; grandchildren, Christopher, Nicholas and Natalia; sisters, Dolores Snyder, Sandy Richey and Donna Linko; brothers, James Ilgenfritz and Richard...

BettyJo Reeder, age 64, of McKeesport, died of natural causes on July 2, 2019, at home. Born November 16, 1954, in Dravosburg, she was the daughter of the late Larry Baylis Reeder and Mary V. Reeder and the life partner and soul mate of Thomas Ramsey. She was a licensed manicurist after finishing high school. Betty Jo was a mother before anything else and loved her daughters extremely. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandson Aaron. She enjoyed gardening, taking...

Mary T. Schmidt, age 93, of Trafford, formerly of Christy Park, died June 30, 2019, at Transitions Healthcare of North Huntingdon. Born May 27, 1926, in Dravosburg, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Genevieve (Redding) Stinson and the wife of the late Harry D. Schmidt. Mary was, indeed the matriarch of her family. Mary was a member of Corpus Christi Church and former member of St. Peter Church for 80 years. She was a Eucharistic Minister and member of the Christian Mothers, Rosary...

Donald L. "Don" Livingston, age 77, of Port Vue, died June 29, 2019, at home. He ran for enjoyment and ran for his health, but now the race is over. Born October 30, 1941, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Harry J. and Elizabeth Rachel (Kovach) Livingston and the husband of Janet S. "Jan" (Spice) Livingston. Don retired from McKeesport Area School District, where he taught Organic Chemistry, for over 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving with the 92nd...

Kaine Allaen Williams, age 34, of McKeesport, died June 21, 2019. Born December 22, 1984, in McKeesport, he was the son of Jerome and Kim (Detman) Sawyer. Kaine was currently working at Trau & Loevner Inc., of Braddock, where he designed and made T-shirts. He had a passion for fishing, hunting, and riding his quad. Kaine had an uncanny ability with electronic devices and loved anything to do with fireworks. He cherished the time that he spent with his family and adored his children. In...

Lawrence Michael Sikorski, age 53, of Liberty Borough, died June 16, 2019, at UPMC McKeesport. Born July 28, 1965, he was the son of S. Larry and Marianne (Ladzun) Sikorski. A contractor by trade, he graduated from GM with a Master Technician Certification. Larry was a rock for his family. He would do absolutely anything for his nieces and nephews. He was so proud of his daughter and admired her independence and tenacity to accomplish anything. Larry's life was his son. Michael meant...