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Book Memorials

Are you looking for a special way to honor the memory of a dear one, or to make an anniversary, birthday, graduation, birth, or other event more meaningful? Consider a contribution to Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall through its Honor and Memorial Book Fund.

Gifts in any amount are welcome and with each gift a special acknowledgement letter will be sent to whomever you designate.

If you wish to establish a book memorial with a gift of $25 or more, a plaque will be placed in a new book with the name of the honored person and the donor’s name. You, the donor, may suggest the subject matter. The books will be selected and purchased by the library.

Please fill out this form to order online. For further questions, contact Nate Wyrick, Associate Library Director (412) 276-3456, x 5. Click here for a printable version if you’d prefer to mail in your donation.

Honor and Memorial Book Fund Donors

2024

Maggie Forbes
JoLynne Dougherty

James & Lois Roman
The Green Family

2023

Ruth Brilmyer
Mark & Vicky Brilmyer
ACFL&MH Staff
The Gabler Family

Kathleen Carrick
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Chiappetta

Pauline Checlosky
Barbara Green

Joann Delp
Katie Byerly

Joanne Grzech
ACFL&MH Staff

Cheri Hanczar
The Byerly Family

Santo Mascellino
Michael & Joanne Sherpa

Ken Pintwala
ACFL&MH Staff

James & Lois Roman
The Green Family

Michael Salvini
Sharon Salvini

Jeff Skirpan
Jean Skirpan
Scott Skirpan

Sharon Skirpan

Terry Steiner
ACFL&MH Staff

Michael J. Wallace
Lynn Nelson

2022

Maria Colangelo
The Kushner Family
Fay & Joe Vallese

Helene DalCanton
James & Maureen Nelson

Graci Falkner
Jim & Georgienne Hein

John Heiner
Pete & Marilyn Townsend

Francelle Herleman
Ken Parkes & Sheryl Steveson
Laura Kelly & John Scheib
Janet & Ken Sharp
Rich & Bonnie Cornish
ACFL&MH Staff
Mike & Jeanne Byerly
Katie Byerly
Michael & Catherine Moriarty

Dolores Anne Howell
Ken & Stella Szafranski

Michael Robert James
Jeanine, Char, Dee, Kelly & India
Sharon Salvini
Lou & Karen Harkins-Nowasielski

Joanne Shelby-Klein
Diane Klinefelter

Jill Kneerim
Polly Coyle

Bug Likavec
Sandy & Lee Golomb

Patty Matwiczyk
Tara & Ray Rotuna

Adam Miller
ACFL&MH Staff

Carl Palka
Pete & Marilyn Townsend

James & Lois Roman
The Green Family

Kenneth Sharp
The Sharp Family
Mike & Jeanne Byerly
Katie Byerly
ACFL&MH Staff
Dorothy Rubino

Sarah C. Sienicki
Janice Grudowski
Ken & Stella Szafranski

Jean Skirpan
Jeff Skirpan
Scott Skirpan
Sharon Skirpan

Richard Staley
Bonnie Staley

Louise “Weezie” Stewart
Bobbie & Ed Enrietti

Kenneth Szafranski
ACFL&MH Staff

2021

Irma Byerly
ACFL&MH Staff
Alice McWreath 

Larry & Irma Byerly 
Ken & Janet Sharp

Helene DalCanton
James & Maureen Nelson

Ruth Doerflinger
Chris & Kathy Green

William Fisher
Annette & Ron Stewart

Robert Miller Gordon Jr.
Matt & Claire Zack

Judy Grega
ACFL&MH Staff
Hal & Leslie Barbour
Ken & Janet Sharp
Karl & Sharon Salvini

William Manby
ACFL&MH Staff

Kevin Manning
Fred & Linda Majewicz

Donna Mortimer
ACFL&MH Staff

Albert Palermo
Annette & Ron Stewart

Earla Renckly
The Wednesday Book Club

Lois & James Roman
The Green Family

Harry Sally
The Powell Family

Ruth A. Schreiber
Saint John Evangelical
Lutheran Church

Jean Skirpan
Jeff Skirpan
Scott Skirpan
Sharon Skirpan

Mary Telausky
ACFL&MH Staff

2020

Osman Bircan
ACFL&MH Staff

Marilyn Cameron
Helen Banyas
ACFL&MH Staff

Irene Kierski 
Pete & Marilyn Townsend  

Eleanor Musial
Noelle & Mike Busovicki

Tom Poole
Bob & Donna Heinrich

Michael Popivchak JR
Stella & Ken Szafranski

Shirley Pruss
David & Deborah Nowakowski

James & Lois Roman
The Green Family

Scott Skirpan
Jeffrey Skirpan
Jean Skirpan
Sharon Skirpan

Uncle Tim Smith
The Raymond Family

David C. Wilson
ACFL&MH Staff

Jack & Betts Zinkand
Ken & Janet Sharp

2019

Gladys Bogdan
The Butera Family

Evelyn Byrne
Richard & Joan Walnoha
Maggie & Terry Laughbaum

Samuel J. Chiodo
Jason & Julie Ray

Helene & Bruce DalCanton
Jim & Maureen Nelson

Catherine DeAngelis
The Butera Family

Marilyn DiTommase
Claudette DeClemente

Will Forbes
ACFL&MH Staff
Diane Klinefelter

Marion LaPointe
Katie Byerly
ACFL&MH Staff

Richard Leipold
Jodi, Eric & Gabby Mostel

Kevin Manning
Linda & Fred Majewicz

James & Lois Roman
The Green Family

Andrew Schnelbach
Sally Hey

Fran Shagas
Marilyn Cameron

Jean Skirpan
Sharon Skirpan

Jeff Skirpan
Sharon Skirpan

Scott G. Skirpan
Sharon Skirpan

Leonard Sweet
Claudette DeClemente

Jean Terpack
Jim & Maureen Nelson

Sally Vozel
Janice & Augie Mauti

2018

Kenneth F. Abel
The Green Family

Josephine Barbisch
Patti Dellovade

Sarah Gibbs Casey
ACFL&MH Staff

Fidelis Figura Catalde
Jean Figura Pachel

Sarah Cimino
Marilyn Cameron

Bear DeClemente
Larry & Linda Newberg

Florence Eckles
Wendy Eckles

Ron Karpowicz
Janet & Ken Sharp

Bob Marshall
ACFL&MH Staff

Dorothy M. McAleese
Roberta & Dave Szyjko
ACFL&MH Staff

Bob Moll
ACFL&MH Staff
Diane Klinefelter

Raymond Moretti
ACFL&MH Staff

Paul Joseph Myers
ACFL&MH Staff
Mark & Diane Spezza

Wayne “Chance” Oleksa
Madeline Oleksa

Jean K. Pachel
Grace C. Zombeck
Anna Mae Hareza
Rita Hareza
Roberta E. Valentich
Mr. Gary & Mr. John Pitchok
Kenneth Pintwala

Marcy Perpetua
Eleanor Brickley

James & Lois Roman
The Green Family

Ruth Rutkauskas
ACFL&MH Staff
Andrew Camp

Marjorie Weiss
Janet & Ken Sharp
ACFL&MH Staff

Thomas Woodward
ACFL&MH Staff

2017

Roger Altmeyer
The Donald LaSota Family

Isabella Astorino
ACFL&MH Staff

Madea Bartlett
Anne Picone

Lydia Blankenship
Audrey & Frank Wadsworth

Elizabeth Boyd
Marilyn Cameron

Robert “Ryan” Bray
ACFL&MH Staff

Jennifer M. Cantley
The Cantley Family

Cherry Hill Drive Book Club
Patti Dellovade

Sally Parrish Ford
ACFL&MH Staff

Timothy J. Green
Ursula Green
The Green Family

John Heiner
Pete & Marilyn Townsend

Frances M. Hrubovcak
Leslie Barbour & Pam Lindsay

Anny Hughes
Donna & John McCarthy JR

Helene Long
Donna & John McCarthy

Kevin Manning
Fred & Linda Majewicz

Andrew Martin
ACFL&MH Staff

Fred Moder
ACFL&MH Staff

Gerald A. “Jerry” Peconi
Anne Picone

Elizabeth Moretti Persiani
Evelyn McGovern

James & Lois Roman
Christopher & Kathleen Green

Sam Rubino
ACFL&MH Staff
Ken & Janet Sharp

Mason Alexandra Sohn
ACFL&MH Staff

Ronald Temple
Anne Picone

Josephine Vetter
Ken & Janet Sharp
Jack Looser
ACFL&MH Staff

Andy Warholak JR
Marcia Warholak

Mary Rose Yarowenko
Annette & Ron Stewart

Betts & Jack Zinkand
Janet & Ken Sharp

2016

Janice & Kathleen Bowman
Ken Bowman

Helene DalCanton
ACFL&MH Staff
Janet & Ken Sharp

Nina Kovanis
James Kovanis

Mary McCann
Robert & Terry Chesky
Janet Sharp
Faye & Marty Cohen

William McFarland
Helen Banyas

Bill Norcik
The LaSota Family

Wayne “Chance” Oleksa
Madeline Oleksa

Dennis & Carolynn Oliver
Brian, Darcie & Clayton Lantz

Jim Picone
The Nevillewood Book Club

James and Lois Roman
Christopher & Kathleen Green

Arlie Fay Sharp
Ken and Janet Sharp

Rosemary Monroe Stooksberry
Mike & Lynn Maguire

Glen Supinsky
The Falkowski Family

James White
Brenda White

Dorothy J. Younkins
Janet Kanaskie

Ted Zyzak
Ronald & Annette Stewart

2015

Ruggero J. Aldisert
Maggie Forbes

Jan Bowman
Isabel J. Ford
ACFL&MH Staff

Harry Carroll
Patricia Carroll

Francis Greco
Anthony Greco

Anne Elizabeth Handerhan
Adele Lynn

Nina Kennedy
ACFL&MH Staff

Jack Manby
William Manby

Margaret C. Musico Manion
Mark & Diane Spezza

Kevin Manning
Fred & Linda Majewicz

Margaret Marion
Margaret Spezza

Mary McCann
William & Mary Ann Beerman
Corners Beer Distributor
Kenneth & Mary Ann Kich

Wayne Oleksa
Denise Capurso

Anne Polk
Helene DalCanton

Anne Polk
Janet Sharp

Anne Polk
ACFL&MH Staff

Patricia Ratych
ACFL&MH Staff

James & Lowis Roman
Christopher & Kathleen Green

Alice Tafelski
Ronald & Annette Stewart

Camillo A. Zarroli
Eve Peduto

2014

Ida Elizabeth Anderson
Maggie Forbes

Judy Astfalk
Judy Yurchak Family

Rachel Ayoub
Helene DalCanton

Jack and Betts
Zinkand Janet & Ken Sharp

Harry Carroll
Robert & Adele Greek

Ruth Charles
Charles Family

Carol Covi
Cheryl Covi

Marilyn Dorn
Dolores & Patricia Nelson

Frances A. Herleman
Justine Hvostal

Dorothy Koehler
Willard Koehler

David Les LaSota
Sharlene Romain

Warren LaSota
Donald LaSota Family

Willie Lione
Bill Manby

Kevin Manning
Fred & Linda Majewicz

Robert Mauti
Janice & Augie Mauti

Ella Mae McMurray
Kathy & Chuck Zinski and Family
Ruth & Peggy Rutkauskas

Louis Morelli
Joanne Kuczinski

Estelle Musico
Susan M. Barton

James & Lois Roman
Christopher & Kathleen Green

Dolores “Dee” Urbank
Tiffany Merovich-Winter

Dolores “Dee” Urbank
Tiffany Merovich-Winter

Isadore L. Valenti
Annette & Ron Stewart

Jean-Marie Wilt
Sharlene Romain &Family