Obituaries

Mar 16, 2015

Mary Louise Young, 77, of Monessen, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Pittsburgh on August 4, 1937, the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Magatz Sobocinski. Mary was a 1955 graduate of Monessen High School and attended Douglas Business School for bookkeeping. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman...

Mar 14, 2015

Gloria A. (Dragan) Brizzi, 68, of Rostraver Twp., died Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Havencrest Nursing Center. She was born in N. Charleroi on January 23, 1947, the daughter of the late Henry and Anna Adam Dragan. Gloria was a lifelong resident of Rostraver Twp. and a graduate of Rostraver High School. She was a graduate of Robert Morris...

Mar 12, 2015

John F. Billy, 87, of Monessen, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his home. He was born in Monessen on September 20, 1927, the son of the late John and Mary Marcinek Billy. John was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. John was an active member of his community...

Mar 4, 2015

Phillip Anthony Trozzi, 75, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at his home. He was born in Monessen on February 13, 1940, the son of the late Arthur Trozzi and Florence Revetta Trozzi Stonage. Phil was a 1957 graduate of Monessen High School, worked as a conductor on the Monessen Southwestern Railroad for several years, and...

Feb 26, 2015

Julia C. Altemara, 90, formerly of N. Charleroi and Monessen, died on Thursday, February 26, 2015 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born in Monessen on March 12, 1924, the daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline Mandarino Magnone. Julia grew up in Monessen and was a 1942 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of...

Feb 9, 2015

Norman L. Gilotty, 83, of Fayette City, died Monday, February 9, 2015 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in Monessen on July 3, 1931, the son of the late Charles and Mary Grace Pascuzzi Gilotty. Norm was a 1950 graduate of Monessen High School and served his country with the U.S Army during the Korean War from...

Jan 31, 2015

Filomena "Phyllis" Giglietti-Denitti Fall, 93, of Monessen, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 31, 2015. She was born in Monessen on October 22, 1921, the daughter of the late Matteo Giglietti-Denitti and the late Antonia Abatantuono Giglietti-Denitti. As a child, Phyllis and her family relocated from Monessen to Mattinata, Italy, where they resided from 1922 until returning to reside...

Jan 28, 2015

Mary (Cieply) Malezija, 92, of Monessen, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 in Hallsworth House. She was born in Monessen on May 22, 1922, the daughter of the late Teofil Cieply and Anna Cheplee Cieply. Mrs. Malezija was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She was also a member of...

Jan 27, 2015

Charles E. Salizzoni Jr., 91, of Greensburg, formerly of Monessen, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.  Charlie had been a resident of Newhaven Court at Linwood the past few years.  He was born in Smithton on January 26, 1924, the son of the late Carlo and Mary Orlandi Salizzoni. Charlie was a member of Epiphany...

Jan 26, 2015

Robert V. Chunko, 71, of Monessen, died Monday, January 26, 2015 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in Charleroi on May 27, 1943, the son of the late Victor and Susan Hussar Chunko. Bob was a resident of the Mon Valley all his life and a 1961 graduate of Bellmar High School. He enjoyed going to car...

Jan 18, 2015

Paul "Zedo" Petrusky, 92, of Monessen, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born in Monessen on July 6, 1922, the son of the late John and Bertha Cuhran Petrusky. Paul was a lifelong resident of Monessen, a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, Monessen Elks 773, Polish National Alliance, and...

Jan 17, 2015

Gary Q. Cope, 64, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 17, 2015. He was born in North Charleroi, on September 9, 1950, the son of the late Oliver Quentine Cope and the late Gloria Forty Guerra. Gary was a 1969 graduate of Monessen High School and attended Douglas School of Business. He was a member of Epiphany of...

Jan 8, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" J. Greco, 83, of Monessen, died Thursday, January 8, 2015 in Hallsworth House, Monessen. She was born in Monessen on October 1, 1931, the daughter of the late Anthony Greco and Rose Mandarino Greco. Betty was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1949 graduate of Monessen High School. She received her degree in elementary education from...

Jan 3, 2015

Toni L. (DeRocco) Holmes, 65, of Monessen, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in North Charleroi on June 5, 1949, the daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa Staffiere DeRocco. Toni was a life long resident of Monessen and had operated a day care in her home. She had also taught Sunday School...

Dec 21, 2014

Patricia "Patsy" Keffel, 71, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 21, 2014 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born in on January 12, 1943 in North Charleroi, the daughter of the late Joseph Diamante and Mary DeRocco Diamante. Patsy was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1960 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of...

Dec 14, 2014

Ann Spadafore, 99, of Monessen, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Victoria House III. She was born in Palmerton, PA on November 19, 1915, the daughter of the late John Maranich and Ann Turko Maranich. Mrs. Spadafore was a resident of Monessen all her adult life and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She was...

Dec 13, 2014

Fulvia A. Chitester, 91, formerly of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 13, 2014 in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born in Monessen on July 27, 1923, the daughter of the late Dominick Maiolini and Anna Liberati Maiolini. Mrs. Chitester lived in Monessen until just recently moving to Philippi, WV. She was a 1942 graduate of Monessen...

Dec 4, 2014

Cataldo "Cal" DiMascio, 96, of Monessen, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in Monessen on July 11, 1918, the son of the late Nicholas DiMascio and Philomena Bernardo. Cal was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1937 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord...

Nov 21, 2014

Veronica Bellicini, 91, of Monessen, died Friday, November 21, 2014 in V.N.A. Hospice, Butler. She was born in Webster on April 16, 1923, the daughter of the late John Macik and Anna Leheny Macik. Mrs. Bellicini was a 1940 graduate of Rostraver High School and retired as a bookkeeper having worked for John L. Gibson in Monessen, Donora Motor...

Nov 16, 2014

William R. Venneri, 94, of Monongahela, formerly of Monessen, Stockdale and Belle Vernon, died, Sunday, November 16, 2014 in The Residence at Hilltop.

He was born May 16, 1920 in Monessen, a son of the late Nick Venneri and the late Maria Salvino Venneri.

A 1939 graduate of Monessen High School, Bill worked as a...