Alice Hall
Passed away November 23, 2023
Friends received Saturday 11am til time of service at Noon at Sixth Mt Zion Baptist Church 6556 Shetland St, Pittsburgh PA 15206
Brenda Joyce Majette
Passed away peacefully on November 17, 2023
Friends received Monday, November 27, 2023 1pm til time of service at 3pm at the Funeral Home
Frank Mitchell
Frank Ingram Mitchell, also known as Swiften, Spanky, Frankie, Tommy, Uncle Tom, was born in St James, Jamaica to parents Egbert and Eleanor Mitchell, on August 31, 1952.
He migrated to the United States in the mid 1970’s in hope of obtaining a better life for himself.
He was very reserved, a man of ‘few words’ and was very private regarding his affairs. However, he was very kind/generous, loving, helpful and willing to help others in whatever way he could.
Today, we celebrate his life knowing that in the latter days of his illness, he committed his life to the Lord Jesus Christ.
He will be greatly missed. He was a loving and caring father to his children and grandson.
Frank’s parents preceded him in death. He leaves to mourn four children, Tandrea, Marcus, Raymond and Rolan, grandson, Isiah, two brothers, two sisters, a brother and sister in-law, nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Friends received Sunday, November 19, 2023 11am til time of service at Noon, at the funeral home
DOROTHY ANN WEINSTEIN GOLD, Ph. D., DABPS, RDH
Dorothy (known as “Dottie” to her oldest friends) born January 30, 1941, and died Sunday, October 8, 2023. She was a caring person who took care of others, both personally and professionally. She loved art, music and theater, and particularly her clock collection.
She was born in Boston, Massachusetts (Beacon Hill), grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts until she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1966.
Dr. Gold was initially a dental hygienist (Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists (1960)) whose most memorable work was on the famous psychologist B.F. Skinner. She worked as a dental hygienist in Boston and in Pittsburgh over a span of 15 years.
She also received degrees from Northeastern University, B.S. (1967), University of Pittsburgh, M.Ed. (1976), Ph.D. (1980). She became licensed as a psychologist in 1983 and worked as a psychologist in Pittsburgh, PA until her retirement in 2022.
She was active in the psychological community since 1983. She taught in numerous colleges and universities teaching psychology courses in Group Dynamics and other areas. She became Director of Project Achievement, a state-funded program for educationally and economically disadvantaged people at La Roche College. At the same time, she supervised doctoral students to work with college students’ psychological issues.
She next worked as a psychologist at Woodville State Hospital. After the state started closing psychiatric hospitals, she transferred to the State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh, rising to Co-Chief Psychologist, becoming the first woman in the state in that position in a men’s maximum security prison.
After retiring from the state, she worked with the aged in a number of nursing homes. She then worked as Regional Psychologist in Western Pennsylvania for Vericare, based in San Diego, California, where she was responsible for hiring, training, and supervising psychologists at numerous locations in western PA. After her second retirement, she worked in private practice for Speigel Freedman Psychological Services, and then for her own private practice in Irwin, PA.
As a psychologist, she was active in the Greater Pittsburgh Psychological Association in such positions as Treasurer and as Editor of their newsletter. She was involved in many activities, presented in Pennsylvania state PPA conferences, taught many courses and took many programs in anxiety reduction and in depression treatments, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Interpersonal therapy. She specialized in PTSD, anxiety and depression. She never stopped taking courses and learning ways of helping people handle their lives with comfort.
She loved to collect art, antique clocks, and going to the theater and museums. Later in life, she picked up playing piano after decades of not playing. Earlier in life she loved outdoor activities: camping, staying at a farmhouse in the PA Amish country, etc.
She took many trips during her lifetime: Amish counties in PA; New Zealand; England; and a post-college trip through Europe.
She passes along her devotion to treating others with respect to her sons, Steven and David (Diane) and her granddaughter, Natalia.
A Graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 1 p.m. at the Homewood Cemetery, 1599 S. Dallas Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217.
In lieu of flowers, Dr. Gold’s family requests that donations be made to the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or the charity of the donor’s choice.
Dr. Yolanda Avram Willis
A prominent Pittsburgh-area Holocaust survivor passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 1st, 2023, one day before her 89th birthday. Yolanda was the loving mother of Allen Martin (Noemi) Willis, Nelson Robert Willis, and the late Carla Yvonne Willis; grandmother of Julia Willis, Ilana Baker, Dalia Baker, and Shira Baker; mother-in-law of Gregg Baker; sister of the late Yannis Avram; daughter of the late Salvator Avram and Karolla Bensousan Avram. A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 at noon at The Homewood Cemetery, 1599 S. Dallas Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.
Keith D. Johnson, Jr.
7.7.1973 – 9.4.2023
50-Year-old Keith D. Johnson, Jr. (K-9) died suddenly in Henrico, VA on September 4, 2023.
Keith left behind his mother, Denise Johnson, brother, Travis Johnson, and his two sisters Crissy Kiger and Andrea Johnson. His children Kaylee Heintzinger, Emily Johnson and Cyrus Johnson and four beautiful grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his father Keith D. Johnson, Sr.
A viewing for Keith will be held at Rose Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 10940 Frankstown Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 on Friday, September 29, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm, final prayer at 6:30.
In lieu of flowers, donate to your favorite charity in Keith’s name.
