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Michael M. DeCurtis Jr.

Michael M. DeCurtis Jr.

Feb 17, 2011

Michael M. DeCurtis Jr., 91, of Monessen, died on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011 at his residence.He was born on Aug. 8, 1919, the son of the late Michael M. DeCurtis Sr. and Antonia (Monaco) DeCurtis. Mr. DeCurtis was a life long resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. He retired from the Monessen...

William Parashchak

William Parashchak

Feb 14, 2011

William Parashchak, 93, of Monessen, died Monday, February 14, 2011 in the Residence at Hilltop.He was born in Monessen on March 5, 1917, the son of the late Alex and Eva (Dadio) Parashchak. He was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1935 graduate of Monessen High School. John was a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Thomas...

John F. Fiorillo

John F. Fiorillo

Feb 12, 2011

John J. Fiorillo, 92, of Monessen, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 in Hallsworth House III, Monessen.He was born in Monessen on February 25, 1918, the son of the late John and Assunta (Jannotta) Fiorillo. John was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1937 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a World War II veteran, having served with...

Mildred (Dubecky) Sobchak

Mildred (Dubecky) Sobchak

Feb 9, 2011

Mildred (Dubecky) Sobchak, 90, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Monessen, died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in Good Samaritan Hospice House, Wexford.She was born in Monessen on October 20, 1920, the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Dubecky. Mildred resided in Monessen most of her life, and was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church, the former Most...

Anna Mae F. Mondi

Anna Mae F. Mondi

Feb 6, 2011

Anna Mae F. (Rendos) Mondi, 86, of Monessen, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on January 14, 1925, the daughter of the late Andrew Rendos Sr. and Anna (Rovnak) Rendos. Mrs. Mondi was a life long resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, the former...

Mary M. Ambrose

Mary M. Ambrose

Feb 3, 2011

Mary M. Ambrose, 87, of Monessen, died Thursday, February 3, 2011 in Monongahela Valley Hospital.She was born December 19, 1923 in Monessen, the daughter of the late the late Ralph and the late Pauline Chiaravalle Mosco.A homemaker, Mary was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church, Monessen.She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and Edwin...

Leonora (Sala) Poletini

Leonora (Sala) Poletini

Jan 26, 2011

Leonora (Sala) Poletini, 88, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.She was born in Donora on May 6, 1922, the daughter of the late Napoleon and Albina (Polo) Sala. Leonora grew up in Donora and was a 1940 graduate of Donora High School. She resided in Donora and Monessen, and was a...

Anne Lombardo

Anne Lombardo

Jan 23, 2011

Anne Lombardo, 98, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 in Canonsburg General Hospital.She was born in High Bridge, Iowa on July 21, 1912, the daughter of the late Anton Blaskovich and Danica (Vlasic) Blaskovich Becki. Mrs. Lombardo was a resident of Monessen most all her life, and had worked as a seamstress. She had also worked as a...

Agnes C. (Tylka) Choratch

Agnes C. (Tylka) Choratch

Jan 21, 2011

Agnes C. (Tylka) Choratch, 96, of Monessen, died Friday, January 21, 2011 in Mount Macrina Manor, Uniontown.She was born in East Huntingdon Twp., on January 2, 1915, the daughter of the late Adalbert and Antonina (Kesek) Tylka.Mrs. Choratch was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church in Monessen, and the former St. Leonard's R. C. Church.She is...

Antoinette D. Sawich

Antoinette D. Sawich

Jan 18, 2011

Antoinette (Ditta) Sawich, 88, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in St. Clair Hospital.She was born in Monessen on February 1, 1922, the daughter of the late Peter and Calogera (Pusateri) Ditta. Mrs. Sawich was a life long resident of Monessen, a graduate of Monessen High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Seton Hill...

C. Daniel "Danny" Galvan

C. Daniel "Danny" Galvan

Jan 8, 2011

C. Daniel "Danny" Galvan, 61, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 8, 2011 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.He was born in N. Charleroi, PA on July 23, 1949, the son of Laverne T. (Bonari) Galvan, who survives of Monessen, and the late Charles Galvan. Danny grew up in Monessen, was a 1967 graduate of Monessen High School, and lived...

Eleanore B. Snyder

Eleanore B. Snyder

Jan 3, 2011

Eleanore B. Snyder, 83, of Valencia, formerly of Monessen, died Monday, January 3, 2011 in UPMC Passavant Hospital.She was born in Monessen on January 25, 1927, the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Suchta) Bialousz. Eleanor was a 1945 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of the Mon Valley Sweet Adeline's Chorus. She was a member of...

Mike L. Maisano

Mike L. Maisano

Dec 29, 2010

Mike L. Maisano, 86, of Monessen, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at his home.He was born in Monessen on March 9, 1924, the son of the late John and Louise (Dominick) Maisano. Mike was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1942 graduate of Monessen High School, and a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church and...

John J. Molinatto

John J. Molinatto

Dec 25, 2010

John J. Molinatto, 84, of Monessen, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Stockdale on August 5, 1926, the son of the late Angelo and Freda (Venneri) Molinatto. John grew up in Stockdale and was graduate of Charleroi High School. He was a veteran of WW II, having served with the U.S. Army in...

Paul Carmen Trilli Jr.

Paul Carmen Trilli Jr.

Dec 21, 2010

Paul C. Trilli Jr., 53, of Charleroi, died Tuesday December 21, 2010 at his home. He was born in N. Charleroi on December 19, 1957, the son of Paul C. Sr. and Sonja Trilli, who survive and reside in North Charleroi.Paul grew up in Monessen, attended Monessen schools, and was a member of the former Hilltop Firemen's Club. He was...

Francis S. Santoro

Francis S. Santoro

Dec 21, 2010

Francis S. Santoro, 81, of Prospect, formerly of Monessen, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in V.N.A. Hospice Care Center, Butler.He was born in Monessen on January 4, 1929, one of eight children to the late Carmine and Christina (Fiocco) Santoro. Fran played football for Monessen High School, graduating in 1947. Following graduation, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, enlisting twice...

Jacob Thomas Hudak

Jacob Thomas Hudak

Dec 11, 2010

Jacob Thomas Hudak, 24, of Donora, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 11, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident.He was born in Carroll Twp. on May 4, 1986. Jake was a 2004 graduate of Ringgold High School and attended Douglas Education Center in Monessen. He was employed at World Kitchen in Charleroi.Survivors include his parents, Cynthia and Daniel Lowden of...

William A. "Bucky" Bernard

William A. "Bucky" Bernard

Dec 7, 2010

William A. "Bucky" Bernard, 81, of Monessen, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Monessen on September 8, 1929, the son of the late Andrew William and Imogene (DeTemple) Bernard. Bucky was a life long resident of Monessen,a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church and over the years had belong...

John S. Catanzaro

John S. Catanzaro

Nov 30, 2010

John S. Catanzaro, 91, of Monessen, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.He was born in Monessen on October 11, 1919, the son of the late Samuel and Josephine (Savarino) Catanzaro. John was a life long resident of Monessen, and a 1937 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman...

David W. Lewgood

David W. Lewgood

Nov 29, 2010

David W. Lewgood, 61, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2010 in U.P.M.C. Shadyside.He was son of Harriet (Howski) who survives of Monessen, and the late Stanley Walter Lewgood. Dave enjoyed his family, especially his grandson Cole Stefan, and his friends in Rich Valley, Cameron County, where he spent time at his cabin.In addition to his mother and...

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