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Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas

Eugene Desak Sr.

Eugene Desak Sr.

Mar 18, 2009

Eugene Desak Sr., 80, of Monessen, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at his home, following a lingering illness. He was born in Monessen on January 30, 1929, the son of the late Andrew and Helen Desak. Mr. Desak was a life long resident of Monessen, and a 1947 graduate of Monessen High School. He owned and operated Desak's Plumbing and...

Virginia Dilegge

Virginia Dilegge

Mar 14, 2009

Virginia Dilegge, 90, of Monessen, died Saturday, March 14, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..She was born in Greensburg on July 26, 1918, the daughter of the late Louis and Anna Rich Romasco. She was a resident of Monessen most all her life, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. She was a former member of...

Angela Sacco

Angela Sacco

Mar 12, 2009

Angela Sacco, 102, of Monessen, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Nocera Terenesa, Italy on August 9, 1906, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Anna (Peligrini) Maione. Mrs. Sacco has been a resident of Monessen since 1953, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church.She is survived by a...

Joseph G. Gorman

Joseph G. Gorman

Mar 11, 2009

Joseph G. Gorman, 82, of Longmont, CO, died on March 11, 2009 at the HospiceCare Center of Louisville, CO. He was born June 5, 1926 in Monessen, the son of the late Joseph W. and Emily (Hemmelsbach) Gorman. He was a 1943 graduate of Monessen High School and a 1946 graduate University of Virginia. He received his Masters in Physics...

Louis M. Perry

Louis M. Perry

Mar 8, 2009

Louis M. "Uncle Lou" Perry, 87, of Monessen, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 8, 2009, with his loving niece at his side in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..He was born in Donora on February 21, 1922, the son of the late Frank and Mary Piscatelli Perry. He grew up in Donora, and had worked at the...

Charles Eugene Assenat

Charles Eugene Assenat

Mar 4, 2009

Charles Eugene Assenat, 77, of Monessen, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at his residence.He was born in N. Charleroi on October 8, 1931, the son of the late Louis and Mary Girgenrath Assenat. He grew up in N. Charleroi, and was a 1950 graduate of Charleroi High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War, entering the U.S. Navy...

Marian Petty

Marian Petty

Mar 2, 2009

Marian (Csuchran) Petty, 84, formerly of Monessen, died Monday, March 2, 2009 in West Malden Manor, Charleroi..She was born in Webster on March 16, 1924, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Helen Leheney Csuchran. Years ago, she worked at Kanes Restaurant in Donora, and later at the former U.S. Steel works in Donora during WWII. She was a member...

Clarence M. Feehan Jr.

Clarence M. Feehan Jr.

Feb 19, 2009

Clarence M. "Chauncey" Feehan Jr., 81, of Monessen, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Washington Hospital.He was born in Monessen on February 7, 1928, the son of the late Clarence M. Feehan Sr. and Elizabeth Meluck Feehan. He was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. He was a life...

Viola A. D'Altorio

Viola A. D'Altorio

Feb 19, 2009

Viola A. D'Altorio, 96, formerly of Monessen, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Harmerville Village Care Center, Cheswick.She was born in Jeannette on January 17, 1913, the daughter of the late Pio and Mary Cercone Gentilo. Mrs. D'Altorio moved to Monessen in 1934 when she married her late husband, Henry D'Altorio. While living in Monessen, she was active in the...

Nicholas Chulig

Nicholas Chulig

Feb 17, 2009

Nicholas Chulig, 87, of Monessen, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Donora on November 25, 1921, the son of the late Peter and Anna Chulig.He was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 194, Croatian Home in Monessen and the Croatian Club in Yukon.. He was retired from the Allenport Plant of...

William A. Hrychak

William A. Hrychak

Feb 10, 2009

William A. Hyrchak, 83, of Monessen, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Monessen on July 31, 1925, the son of the late Anthony and Mary Yoney Hyrchak. Bill was a 1944 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Eagles Aerie 2399, American Legion Post 28, V.F. W....

Helen Sally (Altomore) Kundrick

Helen Sally (Altomore) Kundrick

Feb 9, 2009

Helen Sally (Altomore) Kundrick, 86, of Monessen, died Monday, February 9, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on August 6, 1922, the daughter of the late Stephen and Suzanne Trofsa Balant. Mrs. Kundrick was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. In addition to her parents,...

Betty Krupa

Betty Krupa

Jan 29, 2009

Betty Krupa, 92, of Monessen, fomerly of Donora, died Thursday, January 29, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Donora on March 11, 1916, the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Serbak) Yatsko. She was a 1934 graduate of Donora High School and a former member of St. Dominic's R. C. Church. Her and her late husband,...

Edith Ida Alexander

Edith Ida Alexander

Jan 28, 2009

Edith Ida Alexander, 95, formerly of Monessen, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 in Golden Living Center, Waynesburg.She was born in Monessen on September 16, 1913, the daughter of the late Domenick and Mary Arabia Coccari. She grew up in Monessen and was a member of the former St. Cajetan R. C. Church.She is survived by two brothers, James Coccari of...

Anthony "Tony" Bellicini

Anthony "Tony" Bellicini

Jan 25, 2009

Anthony "Tony" Bellicini, 90, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 25, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Broughton, PA on July 30, 1918, the son of the late Giacomo and Stephanina Cataneo Bellicini. Mr. Bellicini grew up in Ellsworth, and was a 1937 graduate of Ellsworth Cokeburg High School. He has been a resident of Monessen...

Rita M. Stanley

Rita M. Stanley

Jan 18, 2009

Rita M. (Escareno) Stanley, 62, of Monessen, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in N. Charleroi on May 8, 1946, the daughter of the late Frank and Ann Vegas Escareno. Rita was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church and Eagles Aerie 2399. For...

Mary Flaherty

Mary Flaherty

Jan 12, 2009

Mary Vesio Flaherty, 77, of Monessen, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 12, 2009 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family.She was born in Monessen on January 4, 1932, the daughter of the late Michael and Rose Floro Vesio. Mary was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1949 graduate of Monessen High School, and...

Edith Edna McCullough

Edith Edna McCullough

Jan 11, 2009

Edith Edna McCullough, 72, of Monessen, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Marianna on August 2, 1936, the daughter of the late Jonas Oliver Caton and the late Minerva E. (Whetzel) Caton. Edith was a resident of the Mon Valley area most all her life, and was employed at Santoni's Restaurant in Charleroi...

James L. Fordanich

James L. Fordanich

Jan 11, 2009

James L. Fordanich, 73, of Monessen, died on on Sunday Jan. 11, 2009 in his residence.He fought a good fight and worked hard till the end. His faith and love of his family carried him on.Jim was born in Monessen on May 22, 1935, the son of the late Charles and Mary Rovnak Fordanich.He was a life long resident of...

Bernadette M. Snyder

Bernadette M. Snyder

Jan 9, 2009

Bernadette M. Snyder, 62, of Monessen, died Friday, January 9, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc., surrounded by her loving family.She was born in N. Charleroi on April 21, 1946, the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Koneffko Parnelli. Bernadette was a life long resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church and...

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