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The Pittsburgh Daily Ledger
A Daily Record of Commerce, Government, Sport & Letters for the Three Rivers Region • Pittsburgh · Allegheny · Westmoreland · Beaver · Washington Counties
LOST — Tortoiseshell cat, 14 lbs, answers to “Mr. Beans,” missing from 4900 blk. Forbes Ave. since Sun. eve. Notch in left ear. Diabetic, urgent. Reward $300. Call M. Petrosian, (412) 681-0934, any hour. (P-7741)
LOST — Gold signet ring, initials JEM inside band, lost on the 61C between Squirrel Hill & Oakland approx. 04/26 around 5:45 p.m. Sentimental. $150 reward, no questions. (412) 244-8821 eve. (P-7748)
LOST — Set of keys on a small brass keychain shaped like a fish, vic. of Mellon Park playground, Sat. afternoon. Please call J. Holloway, (412) 363-2210. (P-7752)
LOST — Hearing aid (right ear, beige) at Giant Eagle, Waterworks, Tues. 4/28. Replacement $2,800. Reward. (412) 781-6644. (P-7755)
LOST — Brown leather wallet at Primanti's, Strip District, around lunchtime 4/27. Keep the cash, please mail back the photographs. R. Avila, 311 41st St., 15201. (P-7758)
— Found
FOUND — Older male beagle mix, blue collar no tag, very polite, found wandering near Frick Park gatehouse, Sun. a.m. Identify markings to claim. (412) 422-1109. (P-7761)
FOUND — Prescription glasses, wire frames, in case marked “Drs. Kogan & Patel”, found at Schenley Park ice rink, 4/25. Held at desk. (P-7763)
FOUND — Wedding band, engraved “EDD — SMM — 9.6.97”, in the men's room of the Carnegie Library, Main Branch. Ask for Mr. Owusu. (P-7766)
Personals & Greetings
HAPPY 90TH, GRANDMA RUTH. From the whole loud crew on Fox St., from your boys, your girls, the great-grands & the dog. We will eat all the pierogi. ♥(P-7770)
TO THE WOMAN in the green raincoat reading Middlemarch at Espresso a Mano, Tuesday around 8:15 a.m.: I have thought of little else. Coffee? Reply this paper, Box 412. (P-7771)
D.H. — I am sorry. I was wrong about the porch furniture and I was wrong about your sister. Please call. — M. (P-7773)
BLOOMFIELD ITALIAN-AMER. CLUB seeks any & all photographs from the 1962–1968 bocce leagues for centennial book. Originals returned. Call Lou Carbone, (412) 682-0091. (P-7775)
PEN PAL WANTED by retired schoolteacher, Mt. Lebanon, interests: Civil War history, perennial gardening, Pirates baseball. Box 388, this paper. (P-7779)
Obituaries
— Notices received before midnight —
BARTOSIEWICZ, Stanisław J., 88, of Polish Hill, retired millwright (J&L Steel, 41 yrs.), peacefully Apr. 28 at home with family. Beloved husband 61 yrs. of the late Halina (Wojcik). Father of Marek (Theresa), Eva Bartosiewicz-Hong (Daniel) & the late Tadeusz. Grandfather of seven. Friends recvd. Wed. 2–4 & 6–8 p.m., Walter J. Zalewski Fun. Home, 3201 Brereton St. Mass of Christian Burial Fri. 10 a.m., Immac. Heart of Mary. Int. St. Mary Cem., Lawrenceville. Mem. contrib. to the Polish Falcons Nest 8.
HAYNES, Doris M. (née Crowder), 79, of Penn Hills, fmr. cafeteria mgr. Westinghouse Bettis, Apr. 27 surrounded by loved ones. Survived by daughter Charmaine (Anthony) Bishop, son Curtis Haynes, Jr.; four grandchildren. Pred. by husband Curtis, Sr. & son Andre. Service Sat. 11 a.m., Macedonia Bapt. Ch., 2225 Bedford Ave., Hill Dist. Visitation one hour prior. Arr. by Smith & Sons.
O'MALLEY, Rev. Brendan F., 71, of the Society of Jesus, suddenly Apr. 29. Fmr. chaplain, Mercy Hospital; assoc. pastor St. Paul Cathedral 1998–2007; lecturer in moral theology, Duquesne. Wake Sun. 3–7, Chapel of the Holy Family, Loyola Hse. Funeral Mon. 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Jesuit Refugee Service.
KOWALSKI, Margaret “Peggy”, 84, of Carnegie. Apr. 28. Survived by 4 children, 11 grandchildren. (Pvt. arr.)
RIZZO, Anthony V., Sr., 92, of Bloomfield. WWII Army Air Corps, Bronze Star. Apr. 28. Mass Sat. 10 a.m., Our Lady of the Angels.
HUDSON-LEE, Verna, 67, of Homewood. Apr. 27. Pittsburgh Pub. Sch. system 38 yrs. Arr. by Reginald McCloud F.H.
NGUYEN, Thạch K., 54, of Brookline, suddenly. Funeral Sat., 9 a.m., Vietnamese Cath. Comm. of Pittsburgh.
Continued, see — OBITUARIES, page C-8 →
In Memoriam
FERGUSON, Walter R. — April 30, 1994. Thirty-two years today. Still your girls. Still hurts. (IM-118)
CHEN, Mei-Lin Y. — In loving memory, four years. We miss your laugh and your impossible standards. The Chen and Hartwell families. (IM-119)
O'BRYAN, Sgt. Daniel P., USMC — KIA Helmand, 30 April 2011. Semper Fidelis. Mom, Dad, Maureen, Tim. (IM-121)
Autos for Sale
— Domestic, Used
1989 VOLVO 240 wagon, ash silver, 218k mi., manual, runs, recent timing belt & brakes, original radio, dog smell honestly. PA insp. thru 11/26. $800 obo. Lv. msg. after 6 p.m., (412) 521-3367, ask for Pete. No texts. (A-3211)
2008 FORD F-150 XL, ext. cab, 4WD, 184k, 5.4L V8, southern truck no rust, plow prep, bedliner, new battery 3/26. $6,950. (724) 339-2287. (A-3214)
2014 CHEVY MALIBU LT, 96k mi., one owner (church secretary), grdg. kept, all svc. records, new tires Oct. $8,400 firm. (412) 833-9912. (A-3217)
2017 JEEP WRANGLER Sport, 6-spd, hardtop AND soft, 71k mi., never offroaded by me but the previous guy you can decide. $22,500. (412) 290-7711. (A-3221)
1997 BUICK ROADMASTER Estate Wagon, Last of the breed. 142k, original paint (faded), LT1, towing pkg., 3rd row jump seat. Garaged 19 yrs. $11,200 / trades? (412) 461-8843. (A-3225)
— Import / European
2003 BMW 325i, 5-spd, 188k, sunroof, heated seats, just a car, runs great. $3,400. (412) 678-1290. (A-3232)
HAMMOND M-3 w/ Leslie 145, both serviced by Joe Patton, '23. Heavy. $2,800/pair. (412) 271-4477. (F-143)
Yard / Estate / Garage
ESTATE SALE — Friday & Saturday, May 1 & 2, 9–3, 312 Devon Rd., Edgewood. Estate of the late Helen R. Capelli. Mid-century furn., Heywood-Wakefield bedroom set, fiestaware, costume jewelry, complete Encyclopedia Americana 1968, Christmas village, sewing notions, garden tools, ‘73 Singer cabinet, books books books. No early birds. Numbers at 8 a.m. Sat. Caplan Estate Svcs.(Y-201)
MOVING SALE — Sat. only, 8–1, 1119 Maytide St., Carrick. Whole house, two grills, many tools, kids' bikes 16″–24″, snow tires (set of 4, 215/65R17). Cash only. Rain date Sun. (Y-204)
MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE, 4400 blk. of Centre Ave., Sat. 9–2. Eight households, alley behind. Books $1, jeans $3, weird stuff free. (Y-207)
CHURCH RUMMAGE, First Pres., Aspinwall, Sat. 9–noon. Bag day — $5/grocery bag fills, all proceeds to food pantry. (Y-209)
BARN SALE, Fri.–Sun., 1882 Plum Creek Rd., Saxonburg. 40 yrs of accumulation. Tractor parts, tack, glassware, mason jars by the case. Cash only. (Y-212)
Help Wanted
— Skilled Trades
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN, IBEW Local 5 pref. or willing. Comml. service work, Pgh. metro. $48.10/hr + bens. Fox Electric Co., (412) 781-9090. EOE.(H-301)
HVAC INSTALLER, 5+ yrs res. & light comml., own hand tools, clean PA license, drug free. Year-round work. Comf. King, (412) 882-3300. (H-303)
CDL-A DRIVERS, regional flatbed, home most weekends. 2 yrs exp. $0.62 cpm + tarp pay. McKinley Trans., (724) 478-1100 ext. 4. (H-308)
— Office & Clerical
LEGAL SECRETARY, small firm Downtown, 5+ yrs litigation, Word/Outlook/PACER, dictation. Disc. & salary commen. Reply Box 1188, this paper. (H-311)
BOOKKEEPER, p/t, 20 hrs/wk, QuickBooks Online, payroll for 12, family-owned distributor in Etna. $28–$32/hr. Call Mrs. Chiu, (412) 781-2230. (H-314)
— Hospitality / Service
LINE COOKS, AM & PM, well-regarded Lawrenceville restaurant, mise en place mattered to your last chef and it matters to us. $22–$26/hr + tip share. Email staff[at]grianan-pgh.com. (H-317)
SERVERS / BARTENDERS, new wine bar opening Squirrel Hill, exp. only, fine dining background a plus. Apply by appt., (412) 422-4488. (H-319)
HOUSEKEEPING ATTENDANT, Squirrel Hill assisted-living facility, 2nd shift, wkends rotate. $18.25/hr start, full benefits, paid PTO. Riverview Manor, (412) 421-5500 x 211. EOE/AA. (H-322)
— Healthcare
RN, MED-SURG, 12-hr nights, 36 hr/wk benefited, $7.50 night diff., Allegheny Valley Hosp. Sign-on $12,500. (724) 226-7000. (H-326)
HOME HEALTH AIDES, certified, S. Hills routes, mileage paid, weekly pay. Genesis Care Network. (412) 833-1990. (H-328)
NOTICE — By virtue of a writ of execution issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, No. GD-25-014772, the undersigned Sheriff will expose to public sale at the Sheriff's office, 436 Grant St., Rm. 111, on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., the following described real estate, to wit: All that certain lot in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, Plan of Lots known as the Frick Addition, lot No. 47, having a frontage of 24 ft. on Wightman St. ... seized in execution as the property of Estate of L. Forsythe. Terms: 10% down, balance 30 days. (See full notice, page C-12.)(L-901)
— Fictitious Name
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to 54 Pa.C.S. Ch. 3 that an application for registration of fictitious name “Three Rivers Reclamation Co.” was filed on Apr. 14, 2026, with the Pa. Dept. of State for the conduct of business at 1900 Smallman St., Pgh. 15222, with the principal therein being Maeve E. Donoghue. (L-904)
— Estate Notices
ESTATE OF GERTRUDE A. WALKOWICZ, dec'd, of the City of Pittsburgh. Letters Testamentary granted Apr. 17, 2026 to Margaret W. Halloran, exec'x. All persons indebted to said est. are required to make payment, and those having claims to present same, w/o delay, to attorney: S. M. Brennan, Esq., 437 Grant St., Suite 1402, Pgh. 15219.(L-907)
ESTATE OF DARNELL F. WHITTAKER, dec'd, late of Penn Hills Twp. Letters of Administration granted to Cassandra Whittaker-Boyd. Atty: A. Khoury, 8231 Frankstown Ave., Pgh. 15221. (L-908)
— Bid Solicitations
SEALED PROPOSALS for the resurfacing of approx. 4.7 lane-miles of S.R. 4015 (Rodi Road) in Penn Hills Twp., PennDOT Dist. 11-0, will be received until 2:00 p.m., May 21, 2026. Plans & specs at the Engr.'s office, 45 Thoms Run Rd., Bridgeville. Pre-bid conf. May 8, 10 a.m. EEO & DBE goals apply.(L-911)
BOROUGH OF DORMONT seeks bids for the demolition of the structure at 2913 Voelkel Ave. Bid documents avail. Borough Bldg., 1444 Hillsdale Ave., for $25 ea. Bids due 5/19, 11 a.m. (L-913)
— Public Hearings
CITY OF PITTSBURGH ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, Hearing No. 78-26, application of M. Reisinger to permit a 2-unit dwelling at 5901 Penn Ave. (R1A-VH district), May 13, 9:30 a.m., 200 Ross St., Rm. 301. (L-916)
Marriage Licenses Issued
— Allegheny County Register of Wills, week ending April 26 —
Alvarez, Diego R., 31, Bloomfield |Park, Joon-Hee, 29, Bloomfield.
Behnke, Karl F., 44, Mt. Lebanon |Russo, Antonella, 41, Mt. Lebanon.
Cho, Vincent, 28, Squirrel Hill |Friedman, Rachel A., 30, Squirrel Hill.
DeLuca, Anthony J., Jr., 33, Beechview |O'Hara, Bridget M., 32, Castle Shannon.
Eze, Chukwuma, 36, East Liberty |Akande, Folasade, 31, East Liberty.
Fisher, Margaret L., 27, Greenfield |Dombrowski, Tyler J., 28, Greenfield.
Garrett, Marcus T., 41, Homewood |Jeffries, Kendra L., 39, Homewood.
Halligan, Sean P., 52, Mt. Washington |Vogel, Hannah K., 49, Mt. Washington.
HEN LAYERS, 28 wks, Buff Orpington & Australorp, in lay, $24 ea. Sewickley. (412) 741-2090. (P-507)
SADDLE, Crosby Prix de Nations, 17.5″, recently flocked, billets good, fits a wide horse. $650. (724) 941-0098. (P-509)
— Card of Thanks —
The family of the late JAMES T. KOWALCZYK wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the staff of UPMC Shadyside 6E, the Rev. Anne McCarrick of Calvary Episcopal, the men of Steamfitters Local 449, and the countless friends & neighbors whose kindness sustained us in our recent loss. God bless you all.
— The Kowalczyk Family —
Weather — Three Rivers Region
Pittsburgh
64
41
pt cldy
Latrobe
61
38
pt cldy
Washington
63
40
cldy
Beaver Falls
62
40
pt cldy
Indiana
59
36
cldy
Uniontown
62
39
pt cldy
Erie
54
40
windy
Morgantown
65
42
cldy
Cleveland
56
41
rain a.m.
Harrisburg
67
44
clear
Six-day outlook — Natl. Wx. Svc., Moon Twp.
River stages (ft. / chg.) at 8 a.m.
Allegheny — Hulton
13.4
+0.2
Mononga. — Elizabeth
14.1
−0.1
Ohio — The Point
16.8
+0.1
(USACE Pittsburgh Dist.)
Closing Markets
— Wednesday's close, NYSE/NASDAQ —
Index
Close
Chg.
YTD
DJIA
41,228.74
+118.22
+3.4
S&P 500
5,664.10
+9.84
+5.1
Nasdaq Comp.
17,991.55
−22.40
+2.7
Russell 2000
2,108.12
+4.61
−0.8
10-yr U.S. Tr.
4.218%
−.034
—
— Of local interest —
Issue
Last
Chg.
PNC Fin'l
184.22
+0.41
U.S. Steel (X)
43.18
−0.27
Allegheny Tech.
67.04
+0.88
Mylan (Viatris)
11.48
−0.06
Equitable
49.71
+0.14
Dick's Sport.
221.90
+1.04
Westinghse Air
211.44
+0.62
Kraft Heinz
30.18
−0.11
— (Reuters, AP)
Commodities & Currencies
Commodity
Settle
Chg.
Crude oil (WTI, bbl)
$71.84
+0.42
Nat. gas (mmBtu)
2.418
−0.011
Gold (Comex, oz)
2,338.10
+11.40
Silver (oz)
27.94
+0.18
Copper (lb)
4.418
+0.022
HRC steel (st)
841
−3
Wheat (bu)
5.91¾
+0.04
Corn (bu)
4.42½
−0.01
Soybeans (bu)
10.27
+0.03
Foreign Exchange — per US$
Euro (EUR)
0.9214
−.0008
Sterling (GBP)
0.7822
−.0011
Yen (JPY)
148.74
+.61
Cdn. dollar
1.3621
−.002
Mexican peso
17.18
+.04
Yesterday at the Track
— Mountaineer Park, Wed. results —
R
Winner
$2 win
plc.
shw.
1
Ramble Hollow
9.40
4.20
2.80
2
Trolley Pass
4.80
3.40
2.40
3
Sun Yellow
14.20
6.40
4.10
4
Maeve's Pride
3.20
2.40
2.10
5
Forge & Anvil
21.80
9.20
5.60
6
Cobalt Margin
5.40
3.20
2.20
7
Brightwork
7.80
4.40
3.10
8
Steel Carbide
6.20
3.80
2.60
Daily Double (R1–2)
paid $28.80
Pick Six
no winner; carryover $14,418
— (Mountaineer Racing News Bureau)
Tonight on the Air
WQED-FM 89.3
7:00 Pgh. Sym., Honeck cond. Mahler 5
WESA 90.5
8:00 Marketplace; 8:30 Fresh Air rebr.
KDKA 1020
7:05 Pirates at Cubs — Wagner / Greer
WYEP 91.3
9:00 The Soul Show — M. Sturdivant
WJAS 1320
10:00 Standards thru midnight — D. Kane
— Listings supplied by stations; subject to change without notice. (Special to the Ledger)
Bridge & Chess
— Today's bridge problem
South dealer, both vul. ♠ A-K-Q-7-3 ♥ 4 ♦ A-J-9-2 ♣ Q-8-6. South opens 1♠; West overcalls 2♥. North bids 3♦. What now?
Solution, p. C-11.
— Chess, white to play & mate in 3
Composer: J. K. Heydon, 1947. K-Bishop pair vs. K-Rook. (FEN: 8/8/8/3k4/8/3K4/3B4/3R4 w — — 0 1)
Solution, p. C-11. Submit problems to — Chess Editor, 34 Blvd. of the Allies.
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