Robert Pirchesky

1915 - 2004  (88 years)

• Name	Robert Pirchesky
  Birth	7 Nov 1915	Monongahela, WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jan 2004	Pittsburgh, ALLEGHENY, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Burial	Tree of life Memorial Park, Franklin Park, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I182	Krause
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Michael E. Pirchesky,   b. 22 Jan 1895, Kijow, Russia d. 18 Nov 1927, Boston, SUFFOLK, Massachusetts (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sklar,   b. 12 Sep 1896, Haverhill, ESSEX, Massachusetts d. 29 Jul 1959, Atlantic City, ATLANTIC, New Jersey (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	ca. 1915
  Documents » Slide Show
  		Federal Census 1930, (Michael)Pirchesky family 107 Seventh Street, Monongahela, Pennsylvania
  		Federal Census 1930, (Michael)Pirchesky family2 107 Seventh Street, Monongahela, Pennsylvania
  		City Directory of Monongahela, PA 1926
  		Federal Census 1920, Michael Pirchesky family Monongahela, WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne May Cousin,   b. 10 Aug 1920   d. 3 Feb 2001, Pittsburgh, ALLEGHENY, Pennsylvania (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1939	Pittsburgh, ALLEGHENY, Pennsylvania
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Eric S. Pirchesky,   b. 25 Nov 1941, Monongahela, WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania d. 27 Aug 2023, Pittsburgh, ALLEGHENY, Pennsylvania (Age 81 years) + 3. Melvin M. Pirchesky,   b. ca. 1944 + 4. Living
  Documents		Marriage REcord of Robert Pirchesky and Anne Cousin
  		Pirchesky - Cousin Engagement Announcement The (Pittsburgh) Jewish Criterion, Friday, Nov 25, 1938
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Born: father's naturalization states birth year as 1916

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Obit. PIRCHESKY ROBERT On Friday, January 16, 2004, age 88; beloved husband of the late Anne Pirchesky; beloved father of Michael and Aileen Pierce, Eric Pirchesky, Melvin and Sharon Pirchesky and Hope Bassichis all of Pittsburgh; brother of Beatrice Galler, Nathaniel Pirchesky, Leo Pirchesky, the late Selma Allen and Bernard Pirchesky; also survived by six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Bob was a life long Boy Scout for 74 years, having received the rank of Eagle Scout, proudly influencing his three sons and grandson to become Eagle Scouts along with his granddaughter becoming a Silver Award Recipient in the Girl Scouts. He was also a volunteer and member of the Boy Scout Board of Directors of the Greater Pittsburgh Council for forty years, where he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award for his service to children. He personally and proudly raised over $20,000 to stock the initial amount of fish to go into Lake Courage at Heritage Scout Reservation near Uniontown, PA, by taking photos of family, friends, business people and strangers, sending them the photo and asking only to send a check (he refused to take cash) to the Boy Scouts for only $1 or more, whatever was comfortable with them. He was given special recognition for his fund raising persistence by being the only recipient of the Boy Scout's Big Mouth Bass Award. He also started and funded a scholarship for fatherless children to go to Philmont Scout Ranch, a national Boy Scout Camp in New Mexico. At age 78, he was also concerned about other peoples welfare, and he ran for Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh on a platform "Take the homeless of the streets and give everyone a job". He also was a volunteer for the Western PA School for the Blind, Meals on Wheels, a distinguished member and Past President of the Oakland Lions, a Shriner, a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows, and a volunteer at Shadyside and Montefiore Hospitals, as well as a number of other organizations during his life. He was fifteen when his father died resulting in his five brothers and sisters being placed in the Gusky Orphanage on the North Side. At age 16, every Sunday, he religiously took all five out to dinner, swimming, or to visit relatives. At age 33, he became an entrepreneur by starting Riverside Iron & Steel Company in Monongahela, PA, a scrap yard which is still operating today. He was married for over 60 years to his sweetheart and loving wife. He constantly sang his favorite song to her , "Let Me Call You Sweetheart". Service at RALPH SCHUGAR CHAPEL, INC. 5509 Centre Ave., Shadyside, on Sunday at 10 am. Visitation one hour prior to services (9am-10am). Interment Tree of Life Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Robert Pirchesky Philmont Scholarship Fund of the Boy Scouts of America, Greater Pittsburgh Council, Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Please sign the guest book at post-gazette.com Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Jan. 17, 2004