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Rose Marie "Ruby" (Franks) Pezzelle
Jul 6, 2019
Rose Marie "Ruby" Pezzelle, 87, of Monessen, passed away on Saturday July 6, 2019 in Hallsworth House. She was born on May 20, 1932 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Anthony and Lydia (Jacobson) Franks. Ruby was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1950 graduate of Monessen High School. She had worked for the Valley Independent and later...
Geraldine (Dietz) DeRocco
Jul 4, 2019
Geraldine D. (Dietz) DeRocco, 86, of Monessen on July 4, 2019. All services were private.
Irene (Makey) Sendek
Jun 30, 2019
Irene Sendek, 90, of Monessen, passed away on Sunday June 30, 2019 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born on October 13, 1928 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Pushkar) Makey. Mrs. Sendek was a life long resident of Monessen and a graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of...
John Bachinski Jr.
Jun 11, 2019
John Bachinski Jr., 97, of Monessen, passed away on Tuesday June 11, 2019 in Grandview Estates of Elizabeth. He was born on January 20, 1922 in Monessen, the son of the late John and Julia (Pencisin) Bachinski. Mr. Bachinski was a 1940 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its Brotherhood....
Edward J. Holmes
May 29, 2019
Edward J. Holmes, 91, formerly of Vandergrift, died Wednesday in RNC of Greater Pittsburgh, Greensburg. He was born on June 15, 1927 in New Brighton, the son of the late Clarence and Clara (Hampe) Holmes. Ed was retired from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, where he worked as a Clerk/Supervisor for the PLCB. Surviving are his two sons, Edward P. (Anita)...
Joseph M. Domjancic
May 20, 2019
Joseph M. Domjancic, 69, of Monessen, died Monday May 20, 2019 in U.P.M.C. Presbyterian-Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born on October 12, 1949 in North Charleroi, PA, the son of the late Michael F. and Anna M. (Lautsch) Domjancic. Joe was a life long resident of Monessen and attended St. Fidelis College and Seminary, St. Joseph Hall Seminary, and graduated...
Stephen J. Rechichar
May 20, 2019
Stephen J. Rechichar, 71, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Monday May 20, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 4, 1948 in Monessen, the son of the late Stephen J. Rechichar Sr. and Alice (D'Alfonso) Rechichar. Steve was a 1966 graduate of Monessen High School, a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where he received...
Loretta "Tootsie" (Fritz) Cieply
May 13, 2019
Loretta J. "Tootsie" Cieply, 87, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Monday May 13, 2019 after celebrating her birthday in a joyous occasion with her loving family the day before. She was born on May 12, 1932 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Andrew and Julia (Dubinsky) Fritz. Loretta grew up in Monessen and was a 1950 graduate of...
B. Clifford "Johnny" Draper Jr.
May 5, 2019
Beverly Clifford (Johnny) Draper, 64, of Monessen, went to his eternal rest suddenly on May 5, 2019. Born June 1, 1954 he was a son of the late Beverly C. and Helen Christain Draper. He was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1972 graduate of Monessen High School. Following graduation he played football at Indiana University of Pennsylvania...
Geraldine N. (Marmie) McMurray
Apr 28, 2019
Geraldine (Marmie) McMurray, 83, of McMurray, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday April 28, 2019 in McMurray Hills Manor. She was born on December 23, 1935 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Bernerd A. and Edith (Domenick) Marmie. Geraldine graduated from Mount Alvernia High School, received her BS in Education from Duquesne University, and her masters from Bowling Green...
Joseph H. Schmidt
Apr 20, 2019
Joseph H. Schmidt, 95, of Columbus, OH, formerly of Monessen, died Saturday April 20, 2019 at his home in Claremont Retirement Village. He was born on July 6, 1923 in Monessen, the son of the late Julius and Mary Doerfler Schmidt. Joe was a 1942 graduate of Monessen High School and resided in Monessen most of his life before...
Concetta (Scaccia) Miceli
Apr 4, 2019
Concetta (Scaccia) Miceli, 86, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday April 4, 2019 at her home. She was born on March 30, 1933 in Alia Sicily, Italy, the daughter of the late Salvatore and Guiseppina (DiPiazza) Scaccia. Mrs. Miceli came to the United States as a teenager and was a 1953 graduate of Monessen High School. She worked for Brookvale...
Elizabeth (Stutt) Schmidt
Mar 24, 2019
Elizabeth Schmidt, 93, of Columbus, OH, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday March 24, 2019 at her home in Claremont Retirement Village. She was born on October 6, 1925 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late John and Ann (Stutt) Wilding. Mrs. Schmidt grew up in Pittsburgh and was a 1943 graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School. She moved to...
Adela E. Alvarez
Mar 16, 2019
Adela E. Alvarez, 83, of Monessen, passed away on Saturday March 16, 2019 in Jefferson Hospital. She was born on March 26, 1935 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Jose and Adela (Perez) Alvarez. Adela was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1953 graduate of Monessen High School. She had worked for the former G. C....
David A. Bellora
Mar 9, 2019
David A. Bellora, 62, of Monessen, died Saturday March 9, 2019 in U.P.M.C. Presbyterian-Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born on June 15, 1956 in North Charleroi, the son of the late Harry A. Bellora Sr. and Agnes (Kolveck) Bellora. Dave was a 1974 graduate of Monessen High School and received his Bachelors Degree in Social Work from California University....
Mildred (Popovich) Vagli
Feb 27, 2019
Mildred Vagli, 95, of Monroeville, formerly of Monessen died Wednesday Feb. 27, 2019 at her residence. She was born on February 23, 1924 in McKees Rocks, the daughter of the late Matthew and Mary Muzich Popovich. Mildred attended Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and retired from the U.S. Postal Service having worked at their Pittsburgh Northside office. Mildred...
Roxanne Leigh Russell
Feb 14, 2019
Roxanne Leigh Russell, 51, of Monessen, passed away on February 14, 2019 at her home. She was born on August 2, 1967 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of James T. "Rock" and Shirley (Boyd) Russell of Monessen. Roxanne was a 1985 Honors graduate of Monessen High School and earned a dual degree in Early Childhood Education and Speech and Hearing...
Ethel (Paneris) Mappas
Feb 9, 2019
It is with a heavy heart we announce the recent passing of Ethel Mappas in Easton, Maryland while visiting with her son John M. Mappas. Mrs. Mappas would have been 97 in March. Mrs. Mappas, who loved to travel, normally spent four months a year in Maryland, four months in California with her daughter Cathy, and four months in...
Joseph P. Minno
Jan 29, 2019
Joseph P. Minno, 84, of Monessen, passed away on Tuesday January 29, 2019 in Country Care Manor, Fayette City. He was born on June 21, 1934 in Donora, the son of the late John and Anna Minno. Joe grew up in Donora and was a 1954 graduate of Donora High School. He was retired from the Monessen Plant of...
Eli Dean Martin
Jan 20, 2019
Eli Dean Martin, 6, the son of Cameron and Nicole (Dugan) Martin of Valencia (formerly of Monessen), passed away with his parents at his side on Sunday Jan. 20, 2019 in UPMC Children's Hospital, following a 15 month battle with Leukemia. Eli was born on January 8, 2013 in Pittsburgh and was a loving and energetic child who admired...
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