All Obituaries

Chris "Papou" Bolias, 82, of Monessen, died Thursday January 16, 2020 at his residence. He was born on April 9, 1937 in Monessen, the son of the late Louis and Irene (Mascitelli) Bolias. Chris was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1954 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a retired machinist having worked at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and Joy Mining Machinery in Canonsburg. Chris was a member of St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, ISMA, Speers...

Theresa DiPiazza, 98, of Monessen, died Saturday January 11, 2020 in Hallsworth House, Monessen. She was born on September 14, 1921 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Cornelia) Ezzo. Theresa was a life long resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church and its Epiphany Ladies. Mrs. DiPiazza was an active person having volunteered for the St. Vincent de Paul Store. She enjoyed traveling with the Civic Center group and doing ceramics. Most of all,...

Susan "Sue" (Penjak) Bonafed, 98, of Monessen, died Saturday Jan. 11, 2020 in Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg. She was born on November 6, 1921 in Donora, the daughter of the late John and Ida (Kilvady) Penjak. Mrs. Bonafed was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church and its Epiphany Ladies, and Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 776. She was retired from Bell Telephone Co., where she worked as a Telephone operator. Surviving are her three children, Margaret A....

Georgia C. Wisyanski, 83, of Rostraver Twp., formerly of Monessen, passed away on Friday January 10, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 25, 1936 in Monessen, the daughter of the late George and Catherine (Nickolich) Kerestan. Georgia lived most her life in Monessen and moved to Rostraver Twp. with her late husband Ernest S. Wisyanski. She was a 1954 graduate of Monessen High School. Georgia worked various jobs in Monessen and her favorite was as a Monessen School Crossing Guard. She was...

Ruth (Stern) Schrag, 94, of Monessen, passed away peacefully at Monongahela Valley Hospital on Wednesday January 8, 2020. She was born on March 26, 1925 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Samuel and Hilda (Markey) Stern, and by her stepmother Edythe (Crowe) Stern. Ruth was a remarkable women throughout her life. Ruth graduated from Monessen High School, and in the summer before her senior year, she attended a specialized program at Northwestern University designed for speech students....

Margaret "Margi" Mayernik, 67, of Monessen, died Thursday Jan. 9, 2020 in Mercy Health, St. Elizabeth Hospital Youngstown, OH. She was born on April 18, 1952 in N. Charleroi, the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Prokopovitch) Mayernik. Margie was a 1970 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church. She worked as a coal miner at Murray Coal Mines and Mine 84 for Consol Energy. Surviving are her husband Kenneth Malster, two sons, Jonathan...

Mike Magatz, 94, of Monessen, died Saturday January 4, 2020 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born on August 26, 1925 in Monessen, the son of the late Metro and Mary (Terletsky) Magatz. Mike was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1944 graduate of Monessen High School, and attended Douglas Business School and California State Teachers College. He served as one of the managers for the "Ozarks" softball team and later as Cub Master for Cub Scout Pack 509, based out of Holy...

Joseph Thomas Robinson, 52, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday Dec. 25, 2019 at his home. He was born on December 26, 1966 in Bronx, NY, the son of the late Gene Davis and Marlene Robinson. He enjoyed watching sports and coaching.  He coached youth sports for over twenty years.  His greatest accomplishments were his children. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two sisters Gwendolyn Robinson and Tanya Williamson. Surviving are his three...

Wilhemina (Gilotty) Mancinelli, 99, of Strabane Woods in Washington, formerly of Monessen, passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 24, 2019. She was born on July 10, 1920 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Gabrielle "Charles" and Mary Grace (Pascuzzi) Gilotty. Wilhemina was a life long resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church. She was an active member of the former St. Cajetan Rosary Altar Society and Christian Mothers. Wilhemina was an ardent...

Paulette Joyce Lowther, 66, of Monessen, died Tuesday December 17, 2019 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born on April 10, 1953 in N. Charleroi, the daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Petro) Hanak. Paulette was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1971 graduate of Monessen High School. She was involved with several churches over the years and most recently with The Living Room in Webster. Paulette was active as a volunteer assisting several organizations. She enjoyed spending...