All Obituaries

William M. McCurdy Age 74 of Highland Park, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020. There will be no visitation. Service and Interment are private.

Margaret Elaine (Ebright) Soens, 85, of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away at her home on Thursday, July 2, 2020 due to complications from COPD.  Elaine was born June 26, 1935 to Margaret "Peg" (Ford) and Howard E. Ebright in Pittsburgh and lived most of her life in Morningside. Elaine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and ultimately spent her career as a teacher in Pittsburgh, teaching English at Oliver High School....

Xueling Jiang Age 72, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Oakland. A private family visitation was held on Friday, July 10th at the WEDDELL-AJAK FUNERAL HOME, 100 Center Ave. Aspinwall, followed by a graveside service at Allegheny Cemetery, Lawrenceville.      

John Carrington Blanchflower Age 82 of Fox Chapel, was born on January 10, 1938, in Liverpool, England and died on April 7, 2020, after a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma, at Halifax Hospice in Ormond Beach, FL. In his early years John attended St. Edward's College, West Derby, Liverpool and Liverpool College. In 1981 he moved to the US to manage a newspaper business owned by Trinity International, UK. He loved his family life in Fox Chapel, his many friends,...

Of Fox Chapel, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2020 due to complications of dementia. She was born in 1946 in Ashland, KY to Betty and Dick Parmelee and was preceded in death by her parents and older brother Richie. She is survived by her husband, Michael O’Connell, cousins William (Linda) Basse, Robert (Lisa Korner) Basse, Barbara Basse, Bruce (Debbie) Parmelee, and her sister-in-law Elaine (Paul) Holley. Barbara devoted her life to teaching and service in education. She...

Marcia Wilson Collins died peacefully on June 24, 2020, at the age of 94.  Born on January 30, 1926, she was known to most everyone by her nickname Mish.  She attended the Agnes Irwin School, and met her husband-to-be when she was a bridesmaid and he the last-minute-fill-in groomsman at a wedding.  Together with her husband of 57 years, Frank Rives Berryman (Berry) Collins, she was the co-proprietor of The Red Sleigh, a children’s clothing store where she...

Joan Dickey Shanahan, passed away on June 15, 2020, leaving her family and many circles of close friends with memories of her indomitable spirit, quick wit and a long life filled with creativity, sport and business ventures.   She was born on June 10, 1933, in Pittsburgh to Katharine Humphreys Dickey and Paul Browning Dickey.  She attended The Ellis School, The Ethel Walker School and graduated from Bennett Junior College, where she expressed her great love of singing as a member...

Richard E. "Richie" Jordan Age 56 , passed away peacefully with family at his side at UPMC East, Monroeville on Monday, June 8, 2020. Richie was born in Pittsburgh on February 29, 1964 and was a son of the late Sonny and Mildred (Galehan) Jordan. He enjoyed hunting and camping. Richie was an avid Pittsburgh Pirates and Steeler fan. He is survived by his brothers, Allen and Larry Jordan; his ten nieces and nephews; also by many cousins, aunts and uncles. There will be no...

Leslie Eileen Fisher Age 62, of O’Hara Township, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020.  Loving sister of Katherine A. Fisher and Gordon Fisher IV (Lisa); beloved aunt of Abigail Shaw Fisher and Eliza Babcock Fisher. Daughter of the late Gordon Fisher, III and Julie L. Fisher of Pittsburgh, Leslie attended the Fox Chapel Country Day School, Winchester Thurston School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The College of Wooster in Ohio.  Leslie retired in...

Ted Colton Soens, 88, of Pittsburgh, PA passed away at his home on Thursday, May 28, 2020 due to cancer. He was born Sept. 28, 1931 to Lois (Colton) and Edward Soens in San Francisco, CA and spent most of his life in Morningside, living in his childhood home.  He is survived by his adored wife of 67 years, Elaine (Ebright) Soens, his children Ted, Kathleen and David, grandchildren, one great grandson and other family members living throughout the...