Obituaries

Sep 16, 2015

Margaret (Marinos) Peters, 91, of Stockdale, formerly of Monessen, died Wednesday September 16, 2015 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.. She was born in Monessen on October 19, 1923, the daughter of the late John and Kaliope Mavrikas Marinos. Mrs. Peters was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a member of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church and its Philoptochos Society. She...

Sep 3, 2015

Joseph Alfred LaPresti, 98, of Monessen, died Thursday, September 3, 2015 in Havencrest Nursing Center. He was born in Monessen on November 5, 1916, the son of the late Samuel LoPresti and the late Margaret Rosa LoPresti. Joe was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, where he served as...

Aug 25, 2015

Lydia (Ingani) Todd, 86, of Monessen, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in Hallsworth House. She was born in Monessen on August 28, 1928, the daughter of the late Anthony and Lena Mascetta Ingani. Lydia was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1946 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church and...

Aug 25, 2015

Anthony J. Mascetta Sr., 88, of Monessen, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Monessen on January 26, 1927, the son of the late Joseph and Carminella (Russo) Mascetta. Anthony was a lifelong resident of Third Street in Monessen, and a 1945 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a member of Epiphany of...

Aug 22, 2015

Larry Vitale, 64, of Monessen, died Saturday, August 22, 2015 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in N. Charleroi on December 5, 1950, the son of the late Frank R. Vitale and Anne E. Trozzo. Larry was a 1968 graduate of Monessen High School, a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church, a former member and past president...

Aug 12, 2015

Eva Bellora, 88, of Monessen, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 in Hallsworth House. She was born in Monessen on February 13, 1927, the daughter of the late Alex and Eva Daddio Parashchak. Eva was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1945 graduate of Monessen High School. She was orthodox by faith and loved to spend time...

Aug 6, 2015

Ingeborg M. Fries Loulis, 86, of Monessen, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 in Allegheny General Hospital.

She was born in Munich, Germany on March 9, 1929, a daughter of the late Dr. Fredrich and Auguste Streicher Fries.

Ingeborg attended Art, Music and Business School in Germany. She worked as a Freelance Bavarian Artist and enjoyed...

Jul 31, 2015

Dolores L. Destefano, 90, of Monessen, died Friday, July 31, 2015 in Greenery Specialty Care, Canonsburg.

She was born August 22, 1924 in Monessen, a daughter of the late John Gagatko.

Dolores was a 1942 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church in Monessen and the former...

Jul 21, 2015

Loretta B. Brandemarte, 83, formerly of Monessen, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. She was born in Monessen on August 20, 1931, the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Czopar Gladys. Mrs. Brandemarte was a resident of Monessen most of her life and a 1949 graduate of Monessen High School. She is...

Jun 24, 2015

Gilda M. Welsh, 91, of Monessen, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at her home. She was born in Monessen on May 8, 1924, the daughter of the late Anthony and Ida Liberati Maiolini. Gilda was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church and Italian...

Jun 23, 2015

Caroline P. Post, 93, of Monessen, died Tuesday June 23, 2015 in Hallsworth House. She was born in Monessen on June 25, 1921, the daughter of the late Frank and Lena Ferraro Mandarino. Caroline was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1939 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R.C. Church...

Jun 18, 2015

Geraldine M. Molinatto, 91, of Monessen, formerly of North Belle Vernon, died Thursday, June 18, 2015 in Hallsworth House, Monessen. She was born in Stockdale on July 2, 1923, the daughter of the late Angelo and Freda Venneri Molinatto. Geraldine grew up in Stockdale and graduated from Charleroi High School. She was a former member of St. Sebastian R.C....

Jun 16, 2015

Marian Adamcheck, 85, of Monessen, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in Monessen on March 2, 1930, the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Kolvek Roscoe. Marian was a lifelong resident of Monessen, a 1948 graduate of Monessen High School, and became an LPN after attending Mercy School of Nursing. She...

Jun 11, 2015

Marie A. Valente, 88, formerly of Monesssen, died Thursday, June 11, 2015 the home of her son in Crafton. She was born in Monessen on March 18, 1927, the daughter of the late Guiseppi and Vincenza Faraci Bucci. Marie was a 1946 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. Years...

Jun 10, 2015

Lisa R. Otrosina, 49, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at her home. She was born in McKeesport on April 5, 1966, the daughter of Donald and Dana Patterson Schwaed of Elizabeth Twp. Lisa was a 1984 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School and received her associates degree as a medical secretary from Robert Morris University....

Jun 10, 2015

Michael Kozar, 85, of Monessen, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at his home. He was born in Monessen on August 31, 1929, the son of the late John and Anna Kacmar Kozar. Mike was a 1947 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church. He was an avid golfer having belonged to several...

Jun 10, 2015

Lewis D. Raymond, 75, of Library, formerly of Allenport, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 in Meadowcrest Nursing Center, Bethel Park. He was born in N. Charleroi on December 2, 1939, the son of the late Lewis and Helen Pello Raymond. Lewis was raised in Allenport, was a 1957 graduate of Charleroi High School, and received his bachelor's degree from Waynesburg...

Jun 6, 2015

Caroline J. Terrana, 83, formerly of Stockdale and Baldwin, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 in Kenric Manor, Donora. She was born in Stockdale on June 17, 1931, the daughter of the late Karol and Mary Palenta Simala. Mrs. Terrana lived in the Baldwin area and worked as a butcher for the former Thorofare Supermarket on Brownsville Road. She is survived...

Jun 4, 2015

Joseph D. Mondi, 91, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 4, 2015 in U.P.M.C. Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born in Monessen on December 16, 1923, the son of the late Antonio and Natalina Trocchio Mondi. Joe was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, 63 year member of American Legion Post 659 Belle Vernon,...

Jun 1, 2015

Elvira Marie Altomari, 94, of Monessen, died Monday, June 1, 2015 in Hallsworth House, Monessen. She was born in Italy on March 12, 1921, the daughter of the late Pietro Venneri and Agatha Perry Venneri. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, Epiphany Ladies, and the former St. Cajetan Christian Mothers. Elvira was a...