Warren Dale Messner loved moving dirt. Later in life, when he was more of a supervisor for his construction company, he loved watching others move dirt. (Today)

From around the region. (Today)

Jean Rooney was a planner until the end. An avid crocheter and devoted grandmother, she had a ritual of making a baby blanket for each new child in the family. (Yesterday)

Allegheny County Campagna, Steven R., 49, of Beechview, died Nov. 18. Thomas M. Smith Funeral Home, Blawnox. CICCONE, Angelina A. Ruscitto, of West View, died Nov. 18. T.B. (Yesterday)

Author Larry Barker once wrote that "effective listeners remember that words have no meaning -- people have meaning." That was never so true as it was for Penn resident Chester Michalski Sr. (Yesterday)