Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas
Cheryl Darlene (Foster) Hampton
Nov 16, 2020
Cheryl Darlene (Foster) Hampton, 74, of Woodford, VA, formerly of Monessen, died Monday Nov. 16, 2020 in Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital. She was born on January 15, 1946 in N. Charleroi, the daughter of the late Charles W. and Marie (Sappo) Foster. Cheryl grew up in Monessen and was a 1963 graduate of Monessen High School. Cheryl was a...

Maria S. (Sacco) Dolessandro
Nov 12, 2020
Maria S. Dolessandro, 87, of Monessen, died Thursday Nov. 12, 2020 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born on January 2, 1933 in Calabria, Italy, the daughter of the late Fiore and Angela (Maione) Sacco. She has been a resident of Monessen all her adult life and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church. Maria was a...
Jason D. Martin
Nov 9, 2020
Jason D. Martin, 40, of Monessen, passed away on Monday Nov. 9, 2020 following a short illness. He was born on May 2, 1980 in Carroll Twp., the son of Dale R. Martin of Fallowfield Twp. and Andrea (Maiolini) Martin of Monessen. Jason was a 1999 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord...
Val Gene Veschio
Nov 4, 2020
Val Gene Veschio, 82, of Monessen, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully with his family at his side on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2020 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born on February 14, 1938 in N. Charleroi, the son of the late Anthony P. and Elizabeth (Moravec) Veschio. Val lived in Monessen all his life and was a 1955...

Ann (Kuvinka) Roberts
Nov 4, 2020
Ann Kuvinka Roberts, 99, formerly of Monessen, died Wednesday Nov. 4, 2020 in Westmoreland Manor. She was born on May 20, 1921 in Monessen, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Plattinger) Kuvinka. Ann lived in Monessen all her life and was a graduate of Monessen High School. She worked at several supermarkets over the years, including the former...
Kathleen "Kathy" J. Vivio
Nov 1, 2020
Kathleen "Kathy" J. Vivio, 70, of Monessen, died Sunday Nov. 1, 2020 in Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh. She was born on September 5, 1950 in N. Charleroi, the daughter of the late Hugo "Midge" and Irma (Kollar) Vivio. Kathy was a 1968 graduate of Monessen High School and received her bachelors degree in Sociology from University of...
Nick M. Mappas
Oct 29, 2020
Nick M. Mappas, 78, of Monessen, died Thursday October 29, 2020 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born on December 18, 1941 in N. Charleroi, the son of the late Michael and Ethel (Paneris) Mappas. Nick was a 1960 graduate of Donora High School and received his bachelors degree from Salem University in West Virginia. He was a...
Joseph M. Young, MD
Oct 27, 2020
Dr. Joseph M. Young, 92, of Monessen, died Tuesday October 27, 2020 at his home in Monessen. Dr. Young was the treasured patriarch of his loving family. He was tireless in his devotion to his adoring wife and to his cherished children and grandchildren. He believed in hard work and commitment and upheld those standards in all he did....
Marie A. Altomari
Oct 8, 2020
Marie A. Altomari, 88, of Monessen, died Thursday October 8, 2020 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in Amherst, OH on June 18, 1932, the daughter of the late Ralph and Angelina (Caruso) Altomari. Marie was a life long resident of Monessen and had worked for American Chain and Cable Company, Pages Plant for 23 years. She...
Mary Margaret "Peggy" (King) Tutena
Oct 3, 2020
Mary Margaret "Peggy" (King) Tutena, formerly of Monessen, died Saturday Oct. 3, 2020 in Vincentian Marian Manor, Greentree. She was born on November 1, 1923 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Joseph King and Margaret (Young) King Venneri. Mrs. Tutena was a Monessen resident most of her life and a graduate of Monessen High School. She graduated from...
Donna Marie DeRocco
Oct 2, 2020
Donna Marie DeRocco, 78, of Monessen, passed away peacefully on Friday October 2, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born on August 27, 1942 in N. Charleroi, the daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa (Staffieri) DeRocco. Donna was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1960 graduate of Monessen High School. She graduated from Pittsburgh Beauty Academy...
Anna L. (DeRentis) Ford
Sep 28, 2020
Anna L. (DeRentis) Ford, 95, formerly of Fayette City, died Monday Sept. 28, 2020 in The Greenery Center. She was born in Newell, on March 31, 1925, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Margaret (Anninio) DeRentis. Mrs. Ford was a 1945 graduate of Monessen High School and had been a resident of Fayette City since 1952 and also...
Sadie R. (Kelton) Altimore
Sep 16, 2020
Sadie R. Altimore, 92, of Monessen, died Wednesday September 16, 2020 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in Eagleville, TN on April 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Samuel and Willie Clara (Maupin) Kelton. Sadie moved to Monessen in 1945 after her late husband, Michael E. Altimore, was discharged from the U.S. Army. She was a...
Angela L. (Palombo) Caporossi
Sep 11, 2020
Angela L. (Palombo) Caporossi , 94, of Monessen, died Friday September 11, 2020 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in Monessen, on May 16, 1926, the daughter of the late Frank and Catherine (Treater) Palombo. Angela was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1943 graduate of Monessen High School, and a member of the Epiphany of...
Agnes Ann (Buchko) Fekete
Aug 20, 2020
Agnes Ann (Buchko) Fekete, 88, of Scott Twp., formerly of Monessen, died on Thursday August 20, 2020 in Harbour Senior Living, Scott Twp. She was born on August 21, 1931 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Julius and Mary (Zdilla) Buchko. Agnes grew up in Monessen and was a 1949 graduate of Monessen High School. Agnes had moved...
Delvin A. Miller
Aug 7, 2020
Delvin A. Miller, 62, of Monessen, went home to the Lord on Friday August 7, 2020 at Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 30, 1957 in N. Charleroi, the son of the late Henry and Jennie (Dillard) Miller. He was also preceded in death by his brother Henry Wesley Miller. Delvin...
John Kelly Young
Jul 22, 2020
John "Jake" Kelly Young, 51, formerly of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Wednesday July 22, 2020 at his home in St. Charles, IL. He was born on June 5, 1969 in Pittsburgh, the son of the late Margaret I. (Kelly) Young and Dr. Joseph M. Young of Monessen who survives. John received his Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the University...
David Lee Popp
Jul 16, 2020
David Lee Popp, 66, of Monessen, died Thursday July 16, 2020 in U.P.M.C. Presbyterian-Montefiore, Pittsburgh. He was born on February 5, 1954 in North Charleroi, the son of the late Mabel (Furlong) Popp and Raymond Day Popp who survives of Rostraver Twp. Dave was a 1972 graduate of Belle Vernon Area High School and later attended wall paper hanging school...
Eleanor J. (Brody) Merando
Jul 16, 2020
Eleanor J. Merando, 92, of Monessen, passed away on Thursday July 16, 2020, surrounded by her family at her daughter's home in Jefferson Hills. She was born on November 8, 1927 in Donora, PA, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Brody. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church in Monessen. Eleanor was a devoted wife...
Sophia E. Evancho
Jul 15, 2020
Sophia E. Evancho, 99, formerly of Monessen, died Wednesday July 15, 2020 in Townview Health & Rehab Center, Canonsburg. She was born on January 3, 1921 in New York, NY, the daughter of the late John Evancho Sr. and Sophia (Biszaha) Evancho. Ms. Evancho was a 1939 graduate of Monessen High School and retired from Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc....