Obituaries

Nov 16, 2014

William R. Venneri, 94, of Monongahela, formerly of Monessen, Stockdale and Belle Vernon, died, Sunday, November 16, 2014 in The Residence at Hilltop.

He was born May 16, 1920 in Monessen, a son of the late Nick Venneri and the late Maria Salvino Venneri.

A 1939 graduate of Monessen High School, Bill worked as a...

Nov 7, 2014

Gemma D'Alfonso, 65, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 7, 2014 at her residence. She was born in N. Charleroi on June 28, 1949, the daughter of the late Julius and Josephine Zimmaro D'Alfonso. She was a life long resident of the Mon Valley and a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. Gemma enjoyed doing...

Nov 4, 2014

Paul J. Lewis, 88, of Fallowfield Twp., died Tuesday, November 4, 2014 in Dunlevy Gardens.

He was born in Everson on October 25, 1926, the son of the late Ted and Edna Clites Lewis. Paul grew up in N. Charleroi and attended Charleroi schools. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theater during...

Nov 3, 2014

James T. "Tom" Black, 81, of Fallowfield Twp., died Monday, November 3, 2014 at his home. He was born in Monessen on October 28, 1933, the son of the late John Andrew Black and Thelma Irene Smith. Tom grewup in Monessen and was 1951 graduate of Monessen High School. He retired from the U.S. Airforce in 1971 with 20 years,...

Nov 1, 2014

Herman J. Alvarez, 75, of Monessen, died Saturday, November 1, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving wife, children, and grandchildren.

He was born in Monessen on July 14, 1939, the son of the late Jose and Adela Perez Alvarez. Herman was a lifelong resident of Monessen, a member of Epiphany of Our Lord...

Oct 31, 2014

Vincent A. Salvino, 52, formerly of Monessen, died unexpectedly Friday, October 31, 2014 in East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born in N. Charleroi on August 4, 1962, the son of the late E. George Salvino and Anne Nudo Salvino Iacovangelo. Vince was a 1981 graduate of Monessen High School and a former member of St. Cajetan...

Oct 30, 2014

Roger Ward, 75, of Monessen, died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Leechburg on December 2, 1938, the son of the late Sherman and Alberta Eskenbaugh Ward. Roger had lived in Canonsburg prior to moving to Monessen where he has been a resident at Diversified Human Services Zajack group home. Roger was also a...

Sep 23, 2014

Albert "Bootie" Stepoli, 83, of Monessen, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in U.P.M.C. Select Specialty Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Monessen on April 8, 1931, the son of the late Orlando Stepoli and Martha Nahas Johns. He was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1949 graduate of Monessen High School. Albert served during...

Sep 20, 2014

Cecelia Ann Sassak, 64, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 20, 2014 in the Emergency Room of Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in N. Charleroi, on September 5, 1950, the daughter of the late John S. and Mary J. (Nuzzaci) Sassak. Cecelia was a lifelong resident of Monessen, a 1968 graduate of Mon Valley Catholic High School...

Sep 19, 2014

Rosabell Lombardo Saksun, 88, formerly of Donora, died Friday, September 19, 2014 in Humbert Lane Nursing Home, Washington, PA. She was born in Monessen on October 22, 1925, the daughter of the late Joseph and Pauline Valo Lombardo. Rosabell grew up in Monessen and was a graduate of Monessen High School and lived most of her adult life in...

Sep 14, 2014

Monica Lynn Gilotty, 55, of Fayette City, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 14, 2014 in Emergency Room of Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in N. Charleroi on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1958, the daughter of Norman L. and Donna (Hamer) Gilotty, who survive and reside in Fayette City (Washington Twp.). Monica was a 1976 graduate of Monessen...

Sep 3, 2014

John Dziak, 91, of Monessen, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 in Center for Compassionate Care, Mt. Lebanon. He was born in Czechoslovakia on June 24, 1923, the son of the late Andrew and Anastazia Gburova Dziak. John was a resident of Monessen all of his adult life and had worked at the former Page Wire Mill, and later at the...

Aug 30, 2014

Edward Vincent Monaghan, 69, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 30, 2014 in the Emergency Room of Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in Uniontown on November 30, 1944, the son of the late Edward "Ted" and Mary Franks Monaghan. Ed was a graduate of German Township High School and received his bachelor's and master's degree from California...

Aug 12, 2014

John R. Guzzie, 71, of Washington Twp., died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in N. Charleroi on August 13, 1942, the son of the late John and Gertrude Hormell Guzzie. John grew up in Monessen and attended Monessen schools. He was a retired steelworker and truck driver. John served his...

Jul 31, 2014

Pegi (Bongiorno) Guzzie, 63, of Monessen, died Thursday, July 31, 2014 at her residence. She was born in N. Charleroi on October 17, 1950, the daughter of the late Phillip T. and Mary Rose Mandarino Bongiorno. Pegi was a lifelong resident of Monessen, a 1968 graduate of Monessen High School, and received her degree in Psychology from Wheeling Jesuit College....

Jul 19, 2014

Edith (Bergstein) Hollander of Pittsburgh, born September 16, 1915, in a Hungarian speaking region of Czechoslovakia, now part of the Ukraine, the daughter of Morris and Jenny (Schwartz) Bergstein whose family of eight children emigrated to the United States and relocated in Monessen, PA. She is the last survivor of her immediate family. She and her late husband, Edward...

Jul 17, 2014

Pierre A. Luti, 92, of Monessen, died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at his home. He was born in Italy on February 11, 1922, the son of the late Adolph and Elisa Giannotti Luti. Pierre was a 1941 graduate of Monessen High School and Washington School of Art, receiving his diploma in Commercial Art. He went on to study Painting...

Jul 14, 2014

Charles C. "Butch" Aiello II, 71, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 14, 2014 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in Monessen on December 16, 1942, the son of the late Peter and Helen M. Wrobleski Aiello. Butch was a lifelong resident of Monessen and was a member of Eagles Aerie 2399, Allenport Rod and Gun Club,...

Jul 9, 2014

Antonietta (Mattozi) Stringa, 97, of Fraser, MI, formerly of Monessen, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014. She was born in Prata Quila, Italy on April 28, 1917. Mrs. Stringa lived most of her life in Monessen before moving with daughter Maria in Michigan. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She is survived by her...

Jun 21, 2014

Albert Salaske Sr., 68, of Donora, formerly of Monessen, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in Monongahela on November 22, 1945, the son of the late John and Irene Vercamen Salaske Sr. Albert had worked as a laborer for Frank Irey Construction for many years. He was a member of the Firemen's...