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Jean Sandidge, wife, mother, sister and friend to many, passed away June 16, 2021, at home, in Pittsburgh, PA. Born on June 19, 1942, Jean was a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh and an avid Steelers fan. She was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (McLaughlin) Conway of Pgh and was predeceased by her son Ronald Sandidge of Wichita, Kansas, and a brother Jerry Conway also of Pgh. Jean worked at Pittsburgh National Bank for over 20 years as a Data Processing Supervisor before retiring in 2001.  She was a member of Mount Ararat Baptist Church, in East Liberty where she and her husband attended every Saturday evening.   Among her activities, Jean loved to collect music boxes and elephants.   She said elephants are a sign of good luck. Jean is survived by her loving husband of nearly 54 years John G. Sandidge, daughter Sonja Sandidge, son John G. Sandidge Jr, brothers William  Conway (Erin) of Harrisburg , and Charles Conway, Jerome Conway (Mary)of Pittsburgh, as well as 4 grandchildren and .8 great grandchildren.   Jean centered much of her attention around her family.  She will be dearly missed. A viewing will be held on Thursday, June 24, 2021, from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Rose Funeral Home, 10940 Frankstown Rd Penn Hills, Pa 15235.  Funeral services will be held on June25, 2021 at 11am at Mt Ararat Baptist Church.  Burial will immediately follow the service at the Homewood Cemetery.

Passed away on April 29, 2021

Ronald Laurence Diggs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1941 to the late Arthur Diggs and Laura (Hurt) Diggs,  He was the youngest of two children, his older brother Arthur Jr. preceded him in death. Ronald graduated from Schenley High School and joined the United States Air Force shortly after. While in the Air Force he worked on  various high security airplane missions and had a Secret Security Clearance. While stationed in Duluth Minnesota, he attended the University of Minnesota. Ronald received an honorable discharge after serving his country for four years,  when he returned home he attended the University of Pittsburgh where he studied Math. In 1973, Ronald accepted a Software Engineering position with Rockwell International in Anaheim  California, he and his family moved to Southern California.  Ronald became a Systems Engineer with Rockwell/Boeing and worked on a project in Italy for ten years, he was one of the lead engineers on this project.  Ronald retired from the Boeing Company after 27 years. After retirement and nearly thirty years living and working in Southern California, Ron and his wife moved back to McDonald, Pennsylvania in 2011.  Ronald enjoyed living in the country, watching the deer and other critters.  He loved gardening and eating the food he grew in his vegetable garden.  He also loved his labor- doodle Sophie, she was a faithful companion.  Ronald would spend lots of time on his computer, and his Smart phone. He loved all of the new and great upgrades and enjoyed using as many applications as possible.  He would often say “ the smart phones of today have much more capabilities than the computers that filled a room at Rockwell/Boeing.” Ronald leaves behind his wife La Verne Parker Diggs of 47 years, one son, Richard Parker, ( his daughter Robynn Parker preceded him in death), bother-in-laws Daniel Brown and his wife Barbara, Anthony Brown and Ericka, and sister-in-law Faye Brown.  He also leaves a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, uncles, and friends.  Ron will be sorely missed by anyone who knew him.