DANIELLE BOUCHAT-FRIEDMAN
AND
ANDREW HOFFECKER
Dr. Bart Friedman and Ms. Robin Bouchat of Shady Side are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle Bouchat-Friedman, to Andrew Hoffecker, son of Mr. John Hoffecker and Mrs. Nancy Branciaroli of Wilmington, Delaware. The Bride-to-be is a graduate of Shady Side Academy and the University of Delaware and Chatham University. She is the associate editor of Delaware Today Magazine and Editor of Delaware/Main Line Bride and 302 Health magazines. The Groom-to-be is a graduate of Brandywine High School and attended The Art Institute of Philadelphia. He is an industrial radiographer for Team Industrial Services. The couple is planning an October 2019 wedding.
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DANIELLE BOUCHAT-FRIEDMAN AND ...
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MARY ANN (KREY) AND ANTHONY VA...
MARY ANN (KREY) and ANTHONY VALLUS
Mary Ann and Tony celebrated their 50 years of marriage on 7/11/18. They met at Barksdale AFB while both enlisted in the USAF and were married at St. John's Church in Shreveport, LA. After serving her four-year term, Mary Ann and Tony transferred to Hawaii for the remainder of his tour of duty. They returned to the Pittsburgh/Munhall area where they raised two sons, John Anthony and Daniel Krey while obtaining their college degrees thru the G.I. Bill. Mary Ann obtained a B.A. and M.A. in Administration of Justice from the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a Detective for the Allegheny Co. DA's Office, had her own PI business and then became a Securities Fraud Investigator for the PA Securities Commission from where she retired. Anthony obtained a B.A. from Robert Morris and a Master of Public Mgt. from CMU and worked in the field of Transportation for many years until his retirement. Mary Ann and Tony are the proud Grandparents of Cameron Krey and Jacob Daniel (of Dan and Adrienne) and Grant William (of John and Nicole). While their greatest joy comes from spending time with family and logging many memories throughout the years from vacations and celebrating events together, Mary Ann and Tony enjoys biking, exercise, reading and the Arts. They are very Blessed and Grateful for their birth families and their friends both living and deceased and feel especially Blessed with their Faith and Thankful to God for all that He has provided them throughout their Lives on Earth.
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ROBERT AND LILLA MIKUSH ROBERT...
ROBERT and LILLA MIKUSH
Robert and Lilla Mikush celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 16, 2018. They were married in Sacred Heart Church in Emsworth. They are the parents of two sons, Robert (Milessa) and Shawn (Cynthia). Michael, Kevin and Sarah are their grandchildren.
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C. KIRK AND CAROLYN BROWN-FREN...
C. KIRK AND CAROLYN BROWN-FRENCH 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Their two daughters and their families wish them a very special 50th Wedding Anniversary!
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JENETTE LOTZE WEDS BRIAN STAUB...
JENETTE LOTZE WEDS BRIAN STAUBER
Jenette Irene Lotze and Brian Todd Stauber were married August 18, 2018 in a ceremony led by Jennifer B. Halperin at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Stauber, 29, was a life-long student from kindergarten to graduation at Shadyside Academy. She is a clinical social worker at Vesta in Silver Spring, MD. She graduated from American University and received a Master of Social Work from Catholic University. She is a daughter of Dr. Joan Harvey and Dr. Michael T. Lotze from Shadyside here in Pittsburgh. The bride's father, a tumor immunologist and surgical oncologist, is the vice chair for research in the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, where her mother, a rheumatologist, is the associate dean for student affairs in the School of Medicine.
Mr. Stauber, 30, works in Washington as a training specialist in the information technology department at Chemonics International, a project management company. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. He is a son of Michelle R. Stauber and Jeffrey F. Stauber of Green Bay, Wis. The groom's mother is a paraprofessional assisting teachers at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary in Green Bay. His father is the emergency planning and safety coordinator for the Green Bay Packers.
Anna Elizabeth Lotze, sister of the bride, from Pittsburgh, PA, was the Lady of Honor; Brett Joseph Stauber, brother of the groom, from Green Bay, WI was the Best Man.
Caitlin DuBois (Seattle, WA), Asra Hashmi (Pittsburgh, PA), Melinda Fiedler (Washington, D.C.), Rachel Mandelbaum (Washington, D.C.), Tea Sefer (Chicago, IL), Mary Donoghue (Chicago, IL), Valerie Vodrey Hendrickson (Columbus, Ohio), and Priyanka Venkatesh (New York, NY) were Friends of Honor. Michael Mac' McGehee Lotze (Pittsburgh, PA) and Thomas Harvey Lotze (Somerville, MA) brothers of the bride were Groomsmen. Joseph Fredrickson (Green Bay, WI), Cassie McDonald (Appleton, WI), and Richard Phillips, Adam Margulies, Andrew Metcalf, and Jon Staal (all of Washington, DC) were also Groomsmen.
Jolie Duell (Rochester, NY), 2nd cousin of the bride, was the Flower Girl and Everett Stauber (Green Bay, WI), nephew of the groom, was the Ring Bearer. Jackie Arnoso and Michael Dupont were Ushers.
The couple plans a Honeymoon in Seoul, South Korea. They stayed in Bedford, PA on their way back to Washington, DC.
-photographer: Caitlin Faw
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50TH ANNIVERSARY THE CHILDREN ...
50th Anniversary
The children of Bruce and Mary (Piccioni) Broglie happily announce their parents' 50th wedding anniversary! Bruce and Mary were married August 31, 1968 at St. Elizabeth Church in Hill Station. They have been blessed with two children, Erin (Mike) McCormick and Dean (Kirsten) Broglie; and six grandchildren, Jake, Kenzie, and Kylie McCormick and Brynn, Kaia, and Camden Broglie.
Congratulations!! We love you!
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EVANS & JAMES KAREN EVANS AND ...
Evans & James
Karen Evans and the late
Larry Evans of Mt. Lebanon,
PA are pleased to announce
the engagement of their
daughter, Jennifer Evans, to
Owain James, son of Jerry
and Susan James of
Seattle, WA. Jennifer is a
graduate of Mt. Lebanon
High School and of American
University in DC. She is
currently an Accountant at
KPMG in DC. Owain is a
graduate of Seattle Waldorf
High School and of American
University in DC. He is currently
attending graduate school
at Virginia Tech in Alexandria,
VA. Wedding in 2020.
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JESSICA L. RECTENWALD AND CALV...
JESSICA L. RECTENWALD AND
CALVIN E. OLDHAM, JR. TO WED
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rectenwald
of Pittsburgh, PA, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Jessica, to Calvin E. Oldham, Jr.,
son of Calvin and Roberta Oldham
of Cleveland, OH. Ms. Rectenwald
graduated from Gannon University
(where the couple met) and is a
CPA at Erie Insurance. Mr. Oldham
graduated from Gannon University
with a Mechanical Engineering
Degree and is currently playing
professional basketball in
Germany. A 2020 wedding is
planned.
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CLARE MARIE BIZZACK BORN JUNE ...
Clare Marie
Bizzack
Born June 16, 2018 at St.
Clair Hospital. She weighed
9 pounds 6 ounces, and
was 20.5 inches long. She
is the daughter of Matt and
Lara Bizzack, and little
sister to big brother,
Luke, all of Bridgeville.
Maternal grandparents are
Jim and Karen DeMuzzio of
North Huntingdon. Paternal
grandparents are Sally and
Jim McElhaney of Washington,
and John and Maryellen
Bizzack of Bridgeville.
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KIRSTIE CROSS AND AJ POORMAN T...
Kirstie Cross and
AJ Poorman to Wed
Timothy and Maryann Cross
of Pittsburgh, PA, are
thrilled to announce the
engagement of their
daughter, Kirstie, to AJ
Poorman, son of TJ and
Marianne Poorman, of
Pittsburgh. High school
sweethearts, Kirstie and AJ
met and graduated from
South Allegheny High
School. Kirstie is currently
pursuing her Master's
Degree in Speech-Language
Pathology at Clarion
University. AJ is a graduate
of Triangle Technical school
and is currently working as
an HVAC technician. A
winter 2020 wedding is
being planned.
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NICK M. DILORETO AND ELSIE MAE...
Nick M. DiLoreto
and Elsie Mae
Dietrich DiLoreto
The children of Nick M.
DiLoreto and Elsie Mae
Dietrich DiLoreto happily
announce their parents'
70th wedding anniversary.
They were married on
October 2, 1948 in Windber,
PA at St Anthony's Church.
They have been blessed
with three sons, Charles
(Anita), James (Elaine), and
Nick, Jr.; six grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
Nick is a WWII veteran who
served in the Battle of the
Bulge. His work history
includes coal mining, Sears
Roebucks, and Montgomery
Wards. In his retirement, he
drove a school bus for
Chartiers Valley. Elsie is a
devoted mother, wife and
homemaker. They spent
many years together singing
in the choir for St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton. They also
volunteer at St. Clair
hospital and food banks.
We love you very much!
We love you very much!
We love you very much!
We love you very much!
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BLISS MACKENZIE LEJA WEDS JEFF...
BLISS MACKENZIE LEJA
WEDS
JEFFREY THOMAS CRISWELL
Bliss Mackenzie Leja, of
Hampton Twp., and Jeffrey
Thomas Criswell, of Mt.
Lebanon, were married on
Saturday, September 15, 2018
at St. Bernard Church, Mt.
Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Rev.
David J. Bonnar, STB, Pastor,
performed the ceremony. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William P. Leja of Hampton
Twp. She graduated in 2013
from the University of Alabama
with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Communications and
Information Sciences. She is
employed as an Early Child
Care Professional. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mark W. Criswell, of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He
graduated from Elon University in 2010 with a degree in
Communications and earned his Law Degree in 2013 from
the University of South Carolina. He works as a litigation
attorney at Leech, Tishman, Fuscaldo & Lampl in
Pittsburgh, PA. Following an evening reception at the
Pittsburgh Golf Club in Oakland for 180 guests, the couple
honeymooned in Switzerland and Denmark and are making
their home in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
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MAUREEN PALLONE AND SAMUEL TAY...
Maureen Pallone
and Samuel Taylor
to Wed
Bob and Jennifer Pallone, of
New Kensington, are pleased
to announce the engagement
of their daughter, Maureen
Pallone, to Samuel Taylor,
son of Jeffrey Taylor and
Colleen Taylor of Cuddy, PA.
Maureen Pallone attended
Valley High School and
attended Allegheny College
before pursuing a Master's
in Business Administration at
Seton Hill University. Maureen
worked at PPG Architectural
Coatings as a sales and
marketing professional. Samuel
attended South Fayette High
School and attended Allegheny
College as well, before pursuing
a Master's in Education at
the University of Pittsburgh.
Samuel works as an 8th
grade math teacher at West
Allegheny Middle School.
The couple has planned
their wedding at the Fox
Chapel Golf Club on May 25,
2019. They are very excited to
celebrate their marriage with
family and friends.
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JULIA WOLFE AND NICHOLAS T. RA...
JULIA WOLFE
AND
NICHOLAS T. RATSEP
TO WED
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Wolfe of State College, Pennsylvania
announce the engagement of their daughter, Julia Wolfe, to
Nicholas T. Ratsep, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ratsep of
Hamilton, New Jersey. Ms. Wolfe, a graduate of Duquesne
University, is furthering her career in supply chain
management with CDM Smith, Inc. Mr. Ratsep, a graduate
of The University of Pittsburgh Law School, is pursuing his
legal training in the practice of law. The couple reside in
the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh.
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JONELL AND DONALD ONODI 60TH A...
JONELL AND DONALD ONODI 60TH
ANNIVERSARY
Donald and Jonell (Shorr)
Onodi of Baldwin celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary
with their children and
grandchildren. The Onodis were
married on October 25, 1958
at St. Anne's Church in
Hazelwood, PA. They are the
proud parents of Kimberly
Wooddell and husband Edward,
and Donald Onodi Jr. of
Baldwin. They are the loving
grandparents of three
grandchildren, Sean, Zane and
Emily. Congratulations on 60
years, lots of love from your
family.
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CHARLES J. LIEBERTH US ARMY WW...
CHARLES J.
LIEBERTH
US ARMY
WWII Veteran - served as
a paratrooper in North
Africa, Sicily and Normandy.
A dedicated public servant
who defended and honored
our flag throughout his life.
- Lori Lieberth Andersen
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CPL. DONALD C. HASLEY U.S. MAR...
CPL. DONALD C.
HASLEY
U.S. MARINE CORPS
Thank you for your
service in WWII. We are
so proud of you.
Love, your family.
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LEE LEVINE US NAVY VETERAN OF ...
LEE LEVINE
US NAVY
Veteran of WWII, petty
officer first class, U.S. Navy.
Thank you Pa for keeping
our nation Free. Love,
your children, grandchildren,
and great-grandchildren.
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VETERANS DAY ROLL CALL OF HONO...
Veterans Day Roll Call of Honor List
Prepared by Bill Schempp
(Peter Grimes PVT BTRY L 3rd US ARTY Union soldier
Civil War, Enlisted Jan 3, 1862, Discharged Jan 3, 1865),
(Major Richard Davis "Dick" Winters US ARMY WWII
101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Battalion "Easy Company", Normandy,
Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe), (Captain
Jack E. Foley US ARMY WWII 101st Airborne Division,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion "Easy
Company", France, Belgium, helped overtake
Adolf Hitler's Eagle's Nest mountain retreat in
Berchtesgaden, Germany), (Private 1st Class Samuel P.
Arbutina US ARMY WWII 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion,
"One of his personal favorite memories was the
kindness shown to him by the local citizens when he
was serving in France."), (Sgt Joseph F. Kosko US ARMY
WWII, Italy, France campaigns, POW in Austrian Alps
from January until May 1945), (MSgt Norbert S. Michalek
US ARMY WWII), (SSgt Frederick Eichenmiller US ARMY
WWII, Germany), (SSgt Franklin McElhaney US ARMY
WWII), (Sgt Louis A. Rizzutto turret gunner US ARMY AIR
CORPS WWII, Europe), (SSgt James M Droney US ARMY
8th Infantry Division WWII, France, Germany),
(Lieutenant Martin T. Scanlon US ARMY AIR CORPS
WWII), (Sergeant Coleman Scanlon US ARMY WWII),
(John Scanlon US ARMY AIR CORPS WWII), (Corporal Paul
E. Martin US ARMY WWII), (William Zupanic US NAVY
WWII), (Thomas Nixon US Marine Corps WWII), (Corporal
William J. Chadderton US ARMY WWII, Pacific/New Guinea),
(Petty Officer 1st Class Ernest Enrietti US NAVY WWII,
USS Langley, Victory Medal American Campaign Asiatic
Pacific), (PFC Anthony P. Good US ARMY WWII, France,
Belgium, Germany), (Roy Miller US ARMY WWII,
Germany), (Jim Theys US ARMY AIR CORPS WWII, piloted
missions over Germany, ("Zeke" US ARMY WWII,
Germany/Battle of Remagen), (Louis Schempp US NAVY
WWII, Pacific), (John Schempp US NAVY WWII, Pacific),
(John "Jack" Smith US NAVY, Pacific), (Thomas A.
Reinheimer US NAVY WWII Baltic Sea, Pacific Ocean),
(CO Edward Damits US AIR FORCE WWII), (Joseph Damits
US ARMY WWII), (Robert Foster US Marine Corps WWII,
Pacific), (Kenneth Heasley US ARMY WWII KIA Anzio
Beach, Italy), (Lauren Newton Douglass US NAVY WWII
signalman on the escort carrier USS Guadacanal and
part of the US NAVY Task Group 22.3 that captured the
German submarine U-505 which is now a museum ship
at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago),
(Corporal Charles "Tutti" Psomas US ARMY WWII 101st
Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" made 52
parachute jumps including one into Japan), (CMSgt
William A. Schempp 40 years total service 1948-1988
USAF/Pennsylvania Air National Guard, US Marine Corps,
Pennsylvania Air National Guard Hall of Fame), (Ralph H.
Sauers US ARMY Korean War), (Leo Charles McGrath US
NAVY Korean War), (SSgt James Thomas Clem US
ARMY 1951-1953), (SP4 Robert R. Whigham US ARMY
1957-1959), (Petty Officer 3rd Class John "Jack" Damits
US NAVY, Tech Sergeant PAANG), (Corporal Edward W.
Chess US ARMY), (MSgt John R Kramer USAF
Surveillance Korea, Germany, Japan), (Richard Anthony
Costa US ARMY Vietnam War), (Thomas Francis McGrath
US ARMY Vietnam War), (William Kirschner US ARMY
Vietnam War), (Thomas A. Reinheimer, Jr. US NAVY USS
Essex Anti submarine Atlantic Course 1968-1970), (Sgt
Albert Pongracz US ARMY Vietnam War Signal Corp
Communications), (Sergeant Edwin L. Martin US ARMY
Vietnam War), (Lance Corporal Greg Breauninger US
Marine Corps Vietnam War, Vietnam Service Medal),
(Louis "Smokey" Schempp US ARMY Vietnam War), (SSgt
Denis Glunt PAANG 112th TAC 1968-1974), (Joseph Steve
Egyed USAF Vietnam War), (E6 SSgt James F. McGillen US
ARMY 82nd Airborne Ranger 75th Ranger Battalion
Pathfinder 1970-1975), (John Klingensmith US ARMY
82nd Airborne Ranger 75th Ranger Battalion), (retired
E-8 Thomas A Buckley US NAVY and USNR DCCS (SW),
(retired CMSgt Stephen Schempp 30 years total service
1983-2013 Air National Guard, Operation Desert Shield
and Desert Storm), (retired SMSgt David Damits US AIR
FORCE, 24 years total service, Gulf War Bronze Star,
Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan), (Julia
Schempp Air National Guard), (Lance Corporal Stephanie
McClintock USMC 1996-2003), (SH2 William C.
Helterbran III US NAVY ship serviceman 2nd class, 3
Med. Cruises on USS Enterprise CVN 65 1999-2004),
(Senior Airman Joshua Colbert 171st ARW PAANG
1999-2004), (Colonel James Rubino US Marine Corps 32
years of service, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan), (Specialist
E-4 Joseph Miles US ARMY 1998-2004), (Sergeant Jeff
Hazzard US Marine Corps, Iraq War, Iraq Campaign
Medal), (Lt. Colonel Kenneth T. Fingers USAF/PAANG,
Kosovo War, Operation Enduring Freedom, Iraqi
Freedom, Noble Eagle), (Lieutenant Kim S. AckermanFingers
US NAVY Nurse Corps),(Lt. Colonel Jack Barnes
USAF/PAANG, Kosovo War, Operation Enduring Freedom,
Iraqi Freedom, Noble Eagle), (Lt. Colonel Keith Gailey
USAF/PAANG, Kosovo War, Operation Enduring Freedom,
Iraqi Freedom, Noble Eagle), (Lt. Colonel Eric Yockey
USAF/PAANG, Kosovo War, Operation Enduring Freedom,
Iraqi Freedom, Noble Eagle), (Senior Airman Zachary
Zappas US AIR FORCE 911 th Airlift Wing), (Specialist Ben
Lane US ARMY), (Specialist Andrew Lane US ARMY),
(active duty Sergeant Timothy Hanna US Marine
Corps, Okinawa Japan), (active duty Senior Airman
Donald Scholz US AIR FORCE /911th Air Honor Guard),
(active duty Specialist Robert A Douglas IV US
ARMY), (Sergeant Anne Marie Jurena US ARMY), (Sgt
James Hatcher US ARMY) (active duty Lance Corporal
Rees Stehle US Marine Corps), (A1C (E-3) Jenna E
Buckley Pennsylvania Air National Guard, USAF Security
Forces Academy), (Corporal Christopher D Lang US
ARMY National Guard 2012-present day), (E5 Sgt Ryan
Kelley US ARMY 13 Foxtrot Fire Support Specialist 2001-2009).
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PETTY OFFICER DONALD NEMCHICK ...
PETTY OFFICER
DONALD
NEMCHICK
VIETNAM VETERAN - USS
CONSTELLATION,
CVA-64
Of McKeesport, PA. In
honor of the "McKeesport
23".
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