All Obituaries

Guntis “Gus” Bonders Age 88, of Plum passed away on Sunday, May 9,2021 at UPMC East, Monroeville. Gus was born June 6, 1932 in Liepna, Latvia, the son of Janis and Marianna Bonders. Surviving is his loving friend and caregiver, Mary Ocel, his brother Peteris Martuzs and his wife, Eva and their family of Riga, Latvia along with cousins and their families, all of Latvia. Mourning his passing is the American-Latvian community of Pittsburgh along with many friends and...

Nancy Jean Talik  Age 68, of West Deer, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Nancy was born September 18, 1952 and was the daughter of the late Leo and Florence (Cicola) Piatkowski. Nancy was a loving wife to her husband the late Jerry Talik, whom she was married to for over 36 years. She lived most of her life in Aspinwall and was a devoted mother to her daughters, Michelle Cook (Edward) and Christie Slack (Shelby). Her biggest passion in life was spending time...

Wilder "Beezie" Bancroft, II  Age 80, passed away peacefully at home with family at his side on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Wilder was an avid outdoorsman and sportsman.  He was also a loving husband to Nancy (Luther) Bancroft and a wonderful father to:  Bill Bancroft (Louise), Wilder "Wysie" Bancroft, III,  Amy Bancroft Scheurle  (Lenny) and the late Mark "Randy" Bancroft.  He...

Early in the morning on March 23, 2021, God took one of his angels back into heaven with the passing of Linda (Scarnati) Sabina.  Linda had recently lost her husband of 50 years, LeRoy Sabina, three months earlier, which completely devastated her.  Even though she was no longer with him, she knew that she would be soon reunited with him in heaven, which helped to keep her spirits alive.  She spoke every day about being able to be with LeRoy again...

David E. Love Age 92 of  Allison Park, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Carole (Morgan) Love; loving father of David (Melissa) Love, Christopher (Melia) Love and William Love; cherished grandfather of Mary Katherine, Alexandra, Sarah Grace, Joseph, Anna and Samuel; dear brother of Janis Walton, James (Virginia) Love, Adelaide Kern and the late Ruth Love and Margaret Slaven; also survived by many nieces and nephews.   No Visitation. A...

David Clement Hartz Age 78, formerly of Lawrenceville, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 1, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Carolyn (Sellers) Hartz; loving father of David Hartz (Alisha), Jeffrey Hartz (Patty), Lisa Cercone (Richard), Michele Pietropaolo and the late Matthew R. Hartz; also 13 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; brother of Evan Hartz (Sandy), Daniel Hartz and the late Robert Hartz and Donald Hartz. David was a proud Marine. The family would like to thank...

William “Bill” Robert Shomaker, Jr., 77, formerly of Valencia, passed away in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday, February 28, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 10, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to William Robert Shomaker, Sr. and Margaret Diane (Voyak) Shomaker. Bill married Mary Kathryn (Mooney) Shomaker in October of 1966. She preceded him in passing on August 11, 2002. Bill is survived by his children, Bill Shomaker (Christi) and Lisa Akers...

Don J. Harr, III  Age 58, of O'Hara Twp. passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021  at his home.  He was born in Huntington, NY and was the son of the late Don and Joanne Harr.  Don was a 1980 graduate of Fox Chapel High School, and Edinboro University in 1984.  He had a 35 year career in commercial real estate during which he resided in California and Massachusetts, before returning to Pittsburgh.  Don’s sense of humor and interpersonal charm...

Susanne Wilson Hershey Age 74, of O’Hara Twp. died after a long illness on Thursday, February 18, 2021. She was born on March 13, 1946 in Rochester, New York, the daughter of the late Richard M. and Carolyn R. Wilson.  Sue is survived by her husband of 54 years, Dale Hershey, by her children, Lauren Dixon (Michael Rossiter) of Toronto, Canada, and Alex Hershey (Tina) of Pittsburgh, by her brother, Stewart W. Wilson (Renate) of Concord, Massachusetts, and by four...

Gerald L. Potter, Jr. Age 64 of Aspinwall, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021. Beloved husband of 30 years to Dr. Catherine Birk; son of Gerald L. Sr. and the late Eleen Potter; brother of Janice (Dr. Guy) Reschenthaler; uncle of Guy L. Reschenthaler and Dr. Grant (Corinne) Reschenthaler.   He will be greatly missed by his family and neighbors. He looked forward to his weekend expeditions with his father, and was the go-to guy for borrowing any kind of hand tool. ...