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Francis Andrew Schwartz

Francis Andrew Schwartz

Sep 18, 2009

Francis Andrew Schwartz, 92, formerly of Monessen, died Friday, September 18, 2009 in Wexford House.He was born in Monessen on October 17, 1916, the son of the late John and Pauline Ellisher Schwartz. Fran was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1935 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church,...

Anna M. McGee

Anna M. McGee

Sep 11, 2009

Anna M. McGee, 91, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 11, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on September 10, 1918, the daughter of the late Frank and Julia (Nusser) Strauss. Mrs. McGee was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1936 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of...

Rev. Msgr. P. Lino Ramellini

Rev. Msgr. P. Lino Ramellini

Aug 28, 2009

Msgr. P. Lino Ramellini, 88, of Monessen, a retired priest of the Diocese of Greensburg, died Friday, Aug. 28, in his home. He was a priest of the diocese for 45 years. Msgr. Ramellini was born May 29, 1921, to the late Giuseppe and Letizia (D'Angeli) Ramellini in Trevi Nel Lazio, Frosinone, Italy. He was raised in Italy and...

Thomas David Brown

Thomas David Brown

Aug 23, 2009

Thomas D. Brown, 58, of Rostraver Twp., died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at his residence.He was born in N. Charleroi on June 16, 1951, the son of Cecelia Albert Brown of Monessen and the lateRobert Brown.In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Joyce Evans of Plum Boro and Donna Kozar of Charleroi, and by...

Charles C. Carr

Charles C. Carr

Aug 20, 2009

Charles C. Carr, 83, of Monessen, died Thursday, August 20, 2009 in North Hills Manor Care, Pittsburgh.He was born in Monessen on December 14, 1925, the son of the late Patrick and Elizabeth (Nicastro) Ciarocchi. Mr. Carr grew up in Monessen and was a former member of St. Leonard's R. C. Church and the Monessen Elks Lodge 773. He was...

Olga Rizzuto

Olga Rizzuto

Aug 18, 2009

Olga Rizzuto, 87, of Monessen, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..She was born in Black Diamond on July 22, 1922, the daughter of the late Fred and Lena (Biagi) Filippelli. On October 3, 1942 she married William S. Rizzuto, who preceded her in death on Dec. 30, 1998. Mrs. Rizzuto spent most of her life as...

William L. Hughes

William L. Hughes

Aug 15, 2009

William L. Hughes, 89, of Monessen, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Nevaeh Cove Personal Care Home, Charleroi.He was born in Monessen on May 3, 1920, the son of the late Benjamin H. and Edna (Loundes) Hughes. Mr. Hughes was a life long resident of Monessen, and a 1939 graduate of Monessen High School. Bill played sandlot baseball in...

Joanne G. Lacy

Joanne G. Lacy

Aug 6, 2009

Joanne G. Lacy, 72, formerly of Monessen and Monroevlle, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on August 7, 1936, the daughter of the late Vincent J. and Felicia A. (D'Emilio) Giovagnorio. Joanne was a 1954 graduate of Monessen High School, and was a retired human resources clerk from Childrens Hospital, Pittsburgh. She...

Marion L. Thomas Reda

Marion L. Thomas Reda

Jul 30, 2009

Marion L. Thomas Reda, 55, of Monessen, died Thursday, July 30, 2009 in Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Township.She was born October 6, 1953 in Latrobe, a daughter of Harold and Lila Forsha Thomas who survive and reside in Blairsville, PA.Marion was an ultrasound technician at Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC and was a member of the Order of the Eastern...

Helen Ciak Trach

Helen Ciak Trach

Jul 26, 2009

Helen (Ciak) Trach, 88 of Belle Vernon, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD. Born in Maly Sokol, Poland on September 5, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Franciszek and Roza Ciak. Helen, her husband and son immigrated from Germany in 1949 and settled in Monessen. Helen was a homemaker and enjoyed cross stitch, knitting...

Frank L. Pullion

Frank L. Pullion

Jul 24, 2009

Frank L. Pullion, 78, of Monessen, died Friday, July 24, 2009 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.He was born in New Brighton on July 13, 1931, a son of the late Joseph Pullion and the late Armeda (Nudo) Pullion. A 1949 graduate of Monessen High School, he was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. Prior to retirement,...

Rose Mowl

Rose Mowl

Jul 24, 2009

Rose Mowl, 83, of Monessen, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 24, 2009 in U.P.M.C. Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh.She was born in Monessen on August 4, 1925, the daughter of the late George and Mary Ficco Zugaro. Rose was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1943 graduate of Monessen High School, and a member of the...

Edgar E. Crabb Jr.

Edgar E. Crabb Jr.

Jul 18, 2009

Edgar E. Crabb Jr., 67, of Monessen, died Saturday, July 18, 2009 in the emergency room at Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..He was born in N. Charleroi on January 6, 1942, the son of the late Edgar E. Sr. and Laura Crabb. Mr. Crabb grew up in Lock Four and was a 1959 graduate of Charleroi High School. He was...

Angeline Talarico

Angeline Talarico

Jul 14, 2009

Angeline Talarico, 82, formerly of Elrama, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in The Donnell House, Washington, PA.She was born in Elrama on December 6, 1926, the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Rose (Billinghieri) Talarico.She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Frank Gigliotti of Monessen, three nephews, Frank Gigliotti Jr. and wife Kathleen and sons of Monongahela,...

Edwin T. Latchem Jr.

Edwin T. Latchem Jr.

Jul 12, 2009

Edwin T. Latchem Jr., 46, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.He was born in Monongahela on July 9, 1963, the son of the late Edwin T. Latchem Sr. and Carol Emma Zoretich Latchem. He is survived by a brother, Stephen Latchem of Austin, TX, a sister and brother-in-law, Carol Latchem Bischoff and husband...

J. Pat Dodaro

J. Pat Dodaro

Jul 11, 2009

J. Pat Dodaro, 83, of Monessen, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..He was born in Monessen on April 4, 1926, the son of the late John and Teresa Altemare Dodaro. Pat was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1944 graduate of Monessen High School, a 1951 graduate of Penn State University, and a member...

Katherine Margaret Gnip

Katherine Margaret Gnip

Jul 10, 2009

Katherine Margaret Gnip, 91, of Belle Vernon (Rostraver Twp.), died Friday, July 10, 2009 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center.She was born in Monessen on November 24, 1917, the daughter of the late John and Anna Adamchik. She grew up in Monessen and was a graduate of Monessen High School. She was a former member of The Most Holy Name...

Thomas J. Fallon

Thomas J. Fallon

Jul 10, 2009

Thomas J. Fallon, 74, of McKeesport, formerly of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 10, 2009 at his residence. He was born in N. Charleroi on April 24, 1935, the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Coyne Fallon. He grew up in Monessen and was a 1953 graduate of Monessen High School. He received his bachelors degree in education...

Mark A. Rossetti

Mark A. Rossetti

Jun 25, 2009

Mark A. Rossetti, 48, formerly of Monessen, died Thursday, June 25, 2009 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.He was born in N. Charleroi on December 2, 1960, the son of the late Sisto and Orlandina DeVitto Rossetti. Mark grew up in Monessen, was a 1978 graduate of Monessen High School, and was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R....

Mary Louise Bellora

Mary Louise Bellora

Jun 21, 2009

Mary Louise Bellora, 96, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.She was born in Monessen on March 31, 1913, the daughter of the late Salvatore and Anna Barone Runfola. Mrs. Bellora was a resident of Monessen for most of her life, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. She was also a...

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