All Obituaries

Bernice E. Rokicki, age 82, on Sunday May 24, 2020 of Carrick. Beloved wife of Raymond R. Rokicki. Cherished mother of Rose Firestone, Raymond Rokicki,  Ronald Rokicki, Darlene (Justin) Luzar and the late Elaine Makowski. Loving grandmother of 11 and great grandmother of 5. Bernice was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother.  She also enjoyed spending time at her camp. Family and friends received Thursday from 1-3 PM and 5-7 PM at the Readshaw Funeral Home, Inc. 1503 Brownsville...

Peter R. Silvester, age 83, on Sunday May 24, 2020 of West Mifflin. Son of the late Eugene and Marie Silvester. Beloved husband of Vivian (Corrado) Silvester. Also survived by Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces and Great Nephews. Peter was a cab driver for Yellow Cab Co. There will be no visitations and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Readshaw Funeral Home, Inc.  1503 Brownsville Road, Carrick. Send condolences to www.readshawfuneralhome.com

Phyllis A. (Weidenhof) Bourdess, age 65, on Thursday May 21, 2020 of Carrick. Wife of the late Joseph Bourdess. Cherished mother of Emily (Thomas) Pastorius, Sr. and Paul Bourdess. Loving grandmother of Jolene and Tommy. Sister of John Weidenhof, Howard (Kim) Weidenhof. Also survived by nieces, nephews and her fur baby Paige. Phyllis enjoyed to cook and will be missed by all who knew her. No visitation.  Arrangements are entrusted to the Readshaw Funeral Home, Inc. 1503 Brownsville...

Teddy V. Coleman, Jr. age 76, on Wednesday May 20, 2020 of Brentwood. Beloved husband of the late Patricia A. (Bingler) Coleman. Loving father of John and Bob Coleman. Brother of Delphia (Howard) Lockhart and Shirley Coleman. Brother in law of Betty Jane (Wayne) Szydlowski and Nancy (Mark) Hirsh. Also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. Teddy V. Coleman, Jr. served in the United States Marine Corps from 1961-1965.  He served as a combat engineer and was stationed in the Tonkin Gulf...

Sandra L. Schimmel, age 73, on Monday May 18, 2020 of Knoxville. Daughter of the late Harold and Alma (Lyons) Schimmel. Loving mother of Darla Schimmel and Deb White-Felgar Grandmother of Dannel, Dylan, Deseree, Jake, Dustin, Cody and Misty. Sister of Thomas Schimmel and Jean Meyer. Arrangements are private and entrusted to the Readshaw Funeral Home, Inc. Send condolences to www.readshawfuneralhome.com  

Lois J. (Self) Castillo, age 78, on Tuesday,  May 12, 2020 formerly of the South Side. Wife of the late Ronald Castillo. Beloved mother of Karen (Stephen) Jones and Cathy Sciullo. Cherished grandmother of Nathan Matschner, Emma and Garrett Sciullo. Sister of the late Evelyn Hartz. Also survived by cousins. Lois loved to crochet and anyone who knew her has one of her afghans. A private family visitation and service will be held.  Interment St. Michael Cemetery. In lieu of flowers...

Patricia A. (Bingler) Coleman, on Saturday May 2, 2020 of Brentwood. Beloved wife of Teddy V. Coleman, Jr. Loving mother of John and Bob Coleman. Sister of Betty Jane (Wayne) Szydlowski and Nancy (Mark) Hirsh. Sister in law of Delphia (Howard) Lockhart and Shirley Coleman. Also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and her fur baby Lucy. Pat was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, loved Star Trek, all Science Fiction Movies, cooking and the Pittsburgh Steelers. There will be no...

Stephen R. Hoferka, Jr., on Saturday, May 2, 2020 of the South Side Slopes. Beloved husband of Catherine (Zulawski) Hoferka for 39 Years. Loving father of Ivy Hoferka. Brother of Maryanne Kopas, Margaret Bonamo and Irene (George) Roskovensky. Stephen was a caring and loving husband and father, enjoyed traveling, reading, history, teaching, the outdoors and most of all his family.  He will be greatly missed. Visitations will be Tuesday from 6-8 PM by invitation only from the family and...

Colleen E. Downs, age 50, on April 22, 2020 of Carrick. Cherished mother of Shawn Downs. Beloved companion of Michael Hoydick. Loving grandmother of Blake Christine Downs. Loving sister of Patrick (Kathleen) Downs and the late Christine (James) Dunlap, Mary Ann Liguri and Kathleen (late Frank) Booth. Adored aunt of Ryan, Lindsey, Ciara and Colin Dunlap and Patricia Romito. Colleen loved her cats, cooking and watching old movies. Family suggests memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude...

Richard A. Valentine, age 76, on Monday April 20, 2020 of Carrick. Son of the late Anatole and Celia Valentine  Beloved husband of Roberta Ann (Wilhelm) Valentine. Loving father of Robert (Laura) Valentine, Marcy (Edward) Sloan, Richard (Jennifer) Valentine and the late Rayanne Valentine. Cherished grandfather of Jessica, Katy, Kara, Zack, Becky, Dominic, Emma, Mercedes, Madison, Michael, Destiny and Kally. Great grandfather Gabriella, Isabella, Stephan, Kaden, Jeannetta, Nixon and...