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Local Union 12 - Pittsburgh, PA
Sheet Metal Workers
1200 Gulf Lab Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 828-5300
Donald M. Dufner
92, of Westwood, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Donald served in the US Army during the Korean War and was also a 70 year member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 12. Donald loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Thomas W. Broskey Sr.
84, of Pittsburgh, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Born in Millvale, PA on February 9, 1941, he was the youngest of 11 children to Mary and Anthony Broskey. At just 13 years old, he met the love of his life, Lynda (Goebel) and from that moment on, they built a life filled with love, laughter and unwavering devotion. For decades, Dad worked as a sheet metal foreman before taking the leap to build Broskey Custom Metal. He poured his heart into his work.
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2024
Arthur J. Gizzi, Sr.
90, of Penn Hills, peacefully passed away in the evening of Friday, April 18, 2025. Arthur was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union #12, since 1959. He also was very mechanically inclined, enjoying his DYI projects, watching TV, along with jigsaw puzzles and spending time with his family and the furry companions “the beagles”.
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Chad T. Potensky
58, of Tarentum, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025, at his home unexpectedly. He was born Nov. 7, 1966, in New London, CT, a son of the late Stanley and Gail (Albert) Potensky. Chad lived most of his life in Tarentum, grew up in West Deer Township, and was a 1984 graduate of Deer Lakes High School. Following high school, Chad served a five-year apprenticeship under Local 12 Sheetmetal union in Harmarville and worked as an industrial sheet metal worker for the past 30 years.
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William A. Winters
92, of Kylertown, passed away on Monday, April 7th. Bill graduated from Clearfield Area High School, Class of 1951. He was employed at Tafco and also had worked as a sheet metal journeyman until his retirement. Bill served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1953-1955. He was a member of the Gethsemane U.M.C. Church, Allport, a lifetime member of BPO Elks #540, and the American Legion, Post 6, Clearfield. During their 72 years of marriage, Bill and his wife Fay traveled in the U.S. extensively pursuing their love of fishing, especially fly fishing, in many western states.
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