Obituaries in Pittsburgh, PA

Denise Michele Ware age 55 of Wilkinsburg PA formerly of Homewood passed away on December 18 2025. Born on February 22 1970 in Pittsburgh PA Denise was the beloved daughter of Gloria Jean and Alphonza Ware. Denise was a devoted and loving mother to Vanessa Ryan Howard Jasmine Foster and Courtney Mas...

Antoinette Planitzer age 66 of McKees Rocks formerly of Peters Township passed away on December 18 2025 after a courageous battle. Born on September 24 1959 in Pittsburgh Antoinette was the beloved daughter of the late Donald and Helen Planitzer. She is survived by her loving siblings Donna Klein De...

Gary Alfred Davidson age 63 of South Franklin Township Pennsylvania passed away suddenly on December 18 2025 at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh PA from complications following emergency surgery to repair an aortic dissection. Born on October 4 1962 Gary was a lifelong resident of the Washington ...

Guy Edward Santoni Jr a devoted father passed away on Friday December 19th 2025 at the age of 77. Born on May5th 1948 in Canonsburg Pennsylvania Guy was preceded in death by his parents Guy and Camille Santoni as well as his brother William Santoni and sister Jacqueline Herrington. He is survived by...

Born on September 28 1956 in Pittsburgh Leann was the daughter of the late Benjamin W. and Rhoda Mae Holste. She lived her life with energy curiosity and a deep appreciation for the simple and meaningful moments that brought her joy. Leann enjoyed staying active through walking and riding her spin b...

James Jay Richard Riggs age 73 of Lincoln Borough Pennsylvania formerly of Baltimore Maryland passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Jay was born on August 27 1952 in Baltimore Maryland. He was the son of the late James Oliver and Dorothy Hoover Dawson and stepson of Joseph Riggs. Jay was the ...

Nancy Riggs Mahramas 78 of Carnegie PA passed away peacefully on December 18 2025 surrounded by loved ones. Nancy was born in 1947 to Mona Cleary and Clair Riggs. Though an only child she was never without brothers and sisters her cousins and lifelong friends filled those roles and those relationsh...

John Alden Redfield 92 of Friendship Village Upper St. Clair passed away on December 15 2025. John told family and friends that his story was a love story with his wife Susan. They met in first grade were lifelong friends made a family together and were married for 69 years before she passed away in...

On February 1, 2026, Jack Miller Kapphan, age 102, of Pittsburgh, formerly of McCandless Township, passed away. He was the beloved husband of the late Ouida Kapphan; father of the late Mark Kapphan and Yvonne Ouida Kapphan Geisler Weatherwalk; grandfather of Jill Geisler, Troy (Rebecka) Geisler, Jen...

On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, John H. Pegher, age 76, of Wexford succombed to a long term cardiac event.  Beloved husband for 25 years of Mary Fawcett Pegher; father of  Lucy (Ron) Panza, Terry (Sean) Ehrman, Cetta (Matt) Richards, and Kim (Sean) Grillo; grandfather of Cetta, Ava, Christia...

John Douglas (Jack) Rihs, age 77, of Ohio Township, passed away on January 19, 2026. He was the belovedhusband of the late Sandra Ritchie Rihs; loving father of Bethany (Andrew) Weidenhammer, Jonathan (Staci)Rihs, and Alison (Derrick) Day. He was “Pap” to Abigail, Madison, and Jacob Rihs; Aaron and ...

On January 19, 2026, Marian Jean Metro, 71, of McCandless Township, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of 49 years to Gary Daniel Metro.In addition to her husband, Marian is survived by her sister, Ann Tully (Anthony) Augeri; and her nephews, Patrick an...