Category: Necrology

Note: Ryan Gealey did enroll WPSD, but never graduated, according to our official Alumni database. Ryan Gealey, 72, of Butler, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024. He was born in Butler on Jan. 17, 1952, to the late William and Miriam (Sarles) Gealey. After graduating from Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Ryan worked…

October 21, 1946 — March 4, 2024. Roderick D. Palmer, 77, of Cooperstown passed away the evening of Monday, March 3, 2024 surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Coudersport, PA on October 21, 1946, he was the son of the late Richard and Irene Palmer.  Roderick was the husband of the former Shirley Turner,…

Donna Marie Ulmer aged 62 of Wilkinsburg, fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, February 22, 2024. She was a beloved daughter to Shirley Y. Scott and James (Blood) Ulmer; beloved sister of Gregory Ulmer (wife Pam), Marcus Scott Ulmer, Michael Ulmer (wife Azaria) and Damu Ulmer; sister to Nisa Brunner and Gia Rae Ulmer; Aunt…

Courtney Anne Hancock, 36, of Spring Church passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 15, 2024 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was carried into Heaven’s gate by Jesus and reunited with her grandparents. Courtney fought a debilitating autoimmune disease the past year. She stayed true to who she is through it all,…

John W. Edwards, III passed away peacefully on December 3, 2023 at St. Clair Hospital surrounded by his loving family. John was born on October 30, 1957, to John W. Edwards, Jr. and Charlotte Booker Edwards, and grew up in California, PA. John graduated from the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD) in Edgewood,…

Lisa Teague Dywer died on November 29, 2023. Lisa Teague graduated at WPSD in year 1978 and she changed to her marriage last name to Dywer. Source: dignitymemorial.com

Barbara A. Kot, age 70, of Harrisville, WV departed this life on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at her residence. She was born on May 21, 1953 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of the late William and Jimmie Green Jones. Barbara was a homemaker who enjoyed making crafts and a member of the Westmount Baptist…

Harrison Gregory “Skipper” Lewis, 79, of Burgettstown, passed away Tuesday evening, October 17, 2023, in the Weirton Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1944, in New Kensington, a son of the late Harry Albert and Maryann Haracznak Lewis. A graduate of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, he worked as a dental technician.…

Nancy (James) Baverso, WPSD Class of 1958, of North Huntingdon, age 84, died on Monday, October 16, 2023. Nancy was the beloved wife of the late Francis “Poochie” Baverso for 40 years. She was the loving and caring mother of Philip (Lisa) Baverso, Rose (Paul) Fuga, Luke Baverso, Dawn Baverso and Brian (Kasie) Baverso, all…