Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas
Joseph Carl Coccari
May 6, 2011
Joseph Carl Coccari, 89, of Monessen, died Friday, May 6, 2011 at his residence.He was born in Monessen on October 31, 1921, the son of the late Rosario and Philomenna (Margieri) Coccari. Mr. Coccari was a life long resident of Monessen and a graduate of Monessen High School.He was a member of Gate Keeper Community Church and Turner Hall Gym....
Reno R. Moncini
May 1, 2011
Reno R. Moncini, 91, of Monessen, died Sunday, May 1, 2011 in the Washington Hospital.He was born in Monessen on December 4, 1919, the son of the late Arturo and Maria (Toci) Moncini. Mr. Moncini was a life long resident of Monessen, and a 1937 graduate of Monessen High School. Reno was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather,...
Joseph T. Selinger Jr.
Apr 11, 2011
Joseph T. Selinger Jr., 70, of Monessen, died Monday, April 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Collinsburg, on July 15, 1940, the son of the late Joseph T. Selinger Sr. and Florence Herb Selinger. Joe was a life long resident of the Mon Valley area and had worked as a truck driver.He is survived by his seven...

Angelo Gigliotti
Mar 31, 2011
Angelo Gigliotti, 95, of Monessen, died Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Thorpe's Personal Care Home.He was born in Nicastro, Italy on Sept. 2, 1915, the son of the late Luigi and Maria (Perri) Gigliotti. Angelo was a resident of Monessen most of his life and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church, the Italian Society of Mutual...
Kathryn Caputo
Mar 28, 2011
Kathryn Caputo, 92, of Belle Vernon, fomerly of Monessen, died Monday, March 28, 2011 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on June 30, 1918, the daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Trappin) Parnella. Years ago Kathryn had worked as a seamstress for the former Brookvale Clothing Factory and as a presser for the former Monessen Laundry....
Bernard F. "Bernie" Veschio
Mar 23, 2011
Bernard F. "Bernie" Veschio, 83, of Monessen, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at his residence with his family at his side.He was born in Monessen on December 3, 1927, the son of the late Anthony and Elizabeth (Moravec) Veschio. Bernie was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1945 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a member of...
Irene L. Domyancic
Mar 20, 2011
Irene L. (Rendos) Domyancic, 85, of Monessen, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center.She was born in Monessen on March 13, 1926, the daughter of the late John and Barbara (Kukrak) Rendos. Mrs. Domyancic was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1944 graduate of Monessen High School. Following graduation, she worked for as a secretary...

George Rodgers Jr.
Mar 17, 2011
George Rodgers Jr., 73, of Monessen, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Monessen on May 10, 1937, the son of the late George Rodgers Sr. and Alberta (Layhue) Rodgers. George was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. He was a U.S. Army...

Marie "Toby" (Ingani) Walko
Mar 16, 2011
Marie "Toby" (Ingani) Walko, 84, of Monessen, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born April 18, 1926 in Monessen, the daughter of the late Anthony and Lena Mascetta Ingani.She was retired from Corning Glass where she worked as a quality control inspector and was a co-owner of the Canteen Bar and Lounge in Monessen. She...
Virginia K. Schwab
Mar 11, 2011
Virginia K. Schwab, 82, of Monessen, formerly of West Newton, died on Friday March 11, 2011 in Hallsworth House III, Monessen.She was born in West Newton on February 26, 1929, the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna (Gaut Miller) McMinn. Mrs. Schwab was a resident of West Newton most all her life, and was a 1947 graduate of West...
Marie Rose (Greco) Scaccia
Feb 23, 2011
Marie Rose (Greco) Scaccia, 85, of Monessen, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in Rehab Nursing Center of Greater Pittsburgh, in Greensburg, following a lengthy illness.She was born in Donora on September 24, 1925, the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Luagina (Setting) Greco. Mrs. Scaccia grew up in Monessen, was a graduate of Monessen High School, and a graduate of...
Madeline D. Doban
Feb 19, 2011
Madeline D. Doban, 82, of Monessen, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 19, 2011 with her family at her side.She was born in Brownsville on December 4, 1928, the daughter of the late Andrew and Julia (Hopak) Vancheck.She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church and Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court 776....
Michael M. DeCurtis Jr.
Feb 17, 2011
Michael M. DeCurtis Jr., 91, of Monessen, died on Thursday Feb. 17, 2011 at his residence.He was born on Aug. 8, 1919, the son of the late Michael M. DeCurtis Sr. and Antonia (Monaco) DeCurtis. Mr. DeCurtis was a life long resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. He retired from the Monessen...
William Parashchak
Feb 14, 2011
William Parashchak, 93, of Monessen, died Monday, February 14, 2011 in the Residence at Hilltop.He was born in Monessen on March 5, 1917, the son of the late Alex and Eva (Dadio) Parashchak. He was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1935 graduate of Monessen High School. John was a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Thomas...
John F. Fiorillo
Feb 12, 2011
John J. Fiorillo, 92, of Monessen, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 in Hallsworth House III, Monessen.He was born in Monessen on February 25, 1918, the son of the late John and Assunta (Jannotta) Fiorillo. John was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1937 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a World War II veteran, having served with...
Mildred (Dubecky) Sobchak
Feb 9, 2011
Mildred (Dubecky) Sobchak, 90, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Monessen, died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in Good Samaritan Hospice House, Wexford.She was born in Monessen on October 20, 1920, the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Dubecky. Mildred resided in Monessen most of her life, and was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church, the former Most...

Anna Mae F. Mondi
Feb 6, 2011
Anna Mae F. (Rendos) Mondi, 86, of Monessen, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on January 14, 1925, the daughter of the late Andrew Rendos Sr. and Anna (Rovnak) Rendos. Mrs. Mondi was a life long resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, the former...

Mary M. Ambrose
Feb 3, 2011
Mary M. Ambrose, 87, of Monessen, died Thursday, February 3, 2011 in Monongahela Valley Hospital.She was born December 19, 1923 in Monessen, the daughter of the late the late Ralph and the late Pauline Chiaravalle Mosco.A homemaker, Mary was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church, Monessen.She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and Edwin...
Leonora (Sala) Poletini
Jan 26, 2011
Leonora (Sala) Poletini, 88, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.She was born in Donora on May 6, 1922, the daughter of the late Napoleon and Albina (Polo) Sala. Leonora grew up in Donora and was a 1940 graduate of Donora High School. She resided in Donora and Monessen, and was a...
Anne Lombardo
Jan 23, 2011
Anne Lombardo, 98, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 in Canonsburg General Hospital.She was born in High Bridge, Iowa on July 21, 1912, the daughter of the late Anton Blaskovich and Danica (Vlasic) Blaskovich Becki. Mrs. Lombardo was a resident of Monessen most all her life, and had worked as a seamstress. She had also worked as a...