All Obituaries

William (Bill)  Bailey Jr., 86, of Monessen, passed away Tuesday October 2, 2018 in Monongahela Valley Hospital, He was born on April 19, 1932 in Lowber PA, the son of the late William Bailey  and Marcella (Williams) Bailey. Bill was owner and president of Sky-Way Cleaning Co. He was retired from the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Coke Plant in Monessen. He was a member of The Epiphany of our Lord Roman Catholic Church in Monessen. On June 5, 1952 he married Caroline...

Dennis P. Bernard, 65, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday September 26, 2018 in the ER of Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born on February 23, 1953 in North Charleroi, the son of the late William A. and Claire (Burke) Bernard. Dennis was a resident of Monessen most of his life and a 1972 graduate of Monessen High School. He had work at the former Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and later for Smith Construction until his retirement. He is survived by his wife...

Madeline (Franco) Bradley, 95, formerly of Monessen, died Tuesday September 25, 2018 in Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg. She was born on March 21, 1923 in Fitz Henry, the daughter of the late Joseph and Madeline (Rabbi) Franco. She lived in the Smithton area growing up and was a 1941 graduate of South Huntingdon High School. Mrs. Bradley was a member of the United Methodist Church of Monessen and had worked as a waitress at the JIB Restaurant in Charleroi from 1968 to 1993. Madeline ...

Helen (Kovalak) Greene, 87, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday Sept. 20, 2018 in Dunlevy Manor. She was born on June 23, 1931 in Donora, the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Zinchar) Kovalak. Helen grew up in Donora and was a 1949 graduate of Donora High School. She had worked at several supermarkets in the area, including Foodland, Loblaws, Kroger, and A & P. Helen was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Church and enjoyed volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul Store. She loved...

Vicki Lynn (Trozzi) Maione, 56, of Greensburg, formerly of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday Sept. 18, 2018 at her residence. She was born on August 14, 1962 in North Charleroi, the daughter of Shirley (Sacharov) Reno who survives, and the late Phillip Trozzi. Vicki grew up in Monessen and was a 1980 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a certified nurses aide and worked at U.P.M.C. Shadyside and more recently at Westmoreland Manor. Vicki enjoyed working, loved caring...

Helen (Rapsack) Francia, 92, of Monessen, passed away on Sunday Sept. 9, 2018 in U.P.M.C. Presbyterian Hospital. She was born on December 6, 1925 in Tidioute, PA, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Selestak) Rapsack Sr. Mrs. Francia lived in Monessen most of her life, was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Church and a former member of the St. Cajetan Christian Mothers.  Mrs. Francia had worked at the former Magura and Brookvale Clothing factories. She enjoyed reading,...

Nellie Bachinski, 90, of Monessen, passed away on Wednesday August 29, 2018 at her home. She was born on June 20, 1928 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Katherine (Kudlik) Stefanowicz. Mrs. Bachinski was a life long resident of Monessen, a graduate of Monessen High School, and had worked in the selecting and packing department of Corning Glass for many years. She was a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, its Sisterhood and sang in the choir. Nellie was an...

Kevin W. Koval, 61, of Monessen, died Thursday July 26, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 22, 1956 in Brownsville, the son of the late George Koval and Edna (Blum) Koval Praskavich. Kevin was a life long resident of Monessen and loved to work on computers. He had worked for Fox Computer in Donora and Hacker Shack in Monongahela. He also worked for the City of Monessen in the Street Department for a time. Kevin enjoyed spending time with his friends and going to yard sales and...

Marie Concetta (Arrigo) Capuano, 100, of West View, formerly of Monessen, was called to Heaven on Thursday August 9, 2018 at her daughter’s home. Born on December 7, 1917 in Belle Vernon, she was the daughter of the late August Arrigo and Bessie (Junda) Arrigo. Marie’s recipe for a good life was “faith, love, and family” and she followed it for her entire life, teaching each of her children the same recipe to carry on in their families. Marie and her family created...

Mildred (Mislo) Tretter, 92, of Monessen, PA, died Friday July 27 in Hallsworth House, Monessen. She was born on March 19, 1926 in Monessen, PA, the daughter of the late John Mislo  and Julia (Andrella) Milso. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She worked as a Seamstress for many years. Surviving are her two sons, Alex  C. (Laurie) Tretter of Brownsville, Gary (LuAnn) Tretter of Rostraver Township, three grandsons, David (Sara) Hudock of Bridgeville,...