Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas
Nicholas A. Mascetta Jr.
Aug 9, 2010
Nicholas A. Mascetta Jr., 44, of Monessen, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 9, 2010.He was born in N. Charleroi on May 25, 1966, the son of Irene K. (Peshok) Mascetta, who survives of Monessen, and the late Nicholas A. Mascetta Sr. Nick was a 1984 graduate of Monessen High School, and had worked for World...
Mary Ann D'Alonzo
Jul 31, 2010
Mary Ann (Todaro) D'Alonzo, 90, of Monessen, died Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Uniontown Hospital.She was born March 31, 1920 in Monessen, the daughter of the late the late Jack G. and Josephine (Monaco) Todaro.Mary Ann was Salutatorian of the Monessen Class of 1937. She worked as a bookkeeper for Monessen Radio and Television. She was a member of Epiphany...
Joseph "Jumbo" Fuoco Jr.
Jul 21, 2010
Joseph "Jumbo" Fuoco Jr., 82, of Monessen, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in Havencrest Nursing Center, Carroll Twp.He was born in Monessen on June 18, 1928, the son of the late Joseph Fuoco Sr. and Rally Leone Fuoco. Jumbo was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1947 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a member of Epiphany...
Dorene Zyski Roberts
Jul 18, 2010
Dorene (Zyski) Roberts, 75, of Monessen, died Sunday, July 18, 2010 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..She was born in Monessen on February 26, 1935, the daughter of the late Anthony and Veronica Zyski. Mrs. Roberts was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1954 graduate of Monessen High School, and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.She is survived by...
John Joseph Penich
Jul 12, 2010
John Joseph Penich, 85, of Monessen, died Monday, July 12, 2010 in U.P.M.C. Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born in Monessen on June 7, 1925, the son of the late George and Mary Penich. John was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. He was a 1943 graduate of Monessen...
Anastazia Magdalena Martin
Jul 11, 2010
Anastazia "Madeline" Martin, 82, of Rotunda West, FL, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at her residence.She was born in Czechoslovakia on December 27, 1927, the daughter of the late Andrew and Anastazia (Gburova) Dziak. Mrs. Martin lived in Monessen from 1949 to 2002, having then moved to Florida. While living in Monessen, she was an active member...
Thomas M. Rechichar
Jul 11, 2010
Thomas M. Rechichar, 87, of Monessen, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Hallsworth House, Monessen. He was born in Clarksville, PA on March 7, 1923, the son of the late Paul and Mary Ann (Tomesko) Rechichar. Tom grew up in Rostraver Twp. and was a 1940 graduate of Rostraver High School. Following high school, he volunteered to serve in the...

Beniamino "Benny" R. Tenuta
Jul 3, 2010
Beniamino R. "Benny" Tenuta, 75, of Monessen, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh.He was born in Marano Principato, Italy on October 7, 1934, the son of the late Francesco and Emilia (Ruffolo) Tenuta. Benny grew up in Italy, and had served in the Italian Army for two years, moving from Italy to Monessen in 1960. Benny...
Kathryn "Kay" T. Palanza
Jun 24, 2010
Kathryn "Kay" T. Palanza, 89, of Monessen, died Thursday, June 24, 2010 in Havencrest Nursing Center.She was born in Adrian, PA on July 10, 1920, the daughter of the late John and Mary Tomasko. Mrs. Palanza was a resident of Monessen most all her life, and a member of the former St. Cajetan Roman Catholic Church and the Epiphany of...

Elizabeth "Lisa" Minniti
Jun 22, 2010
Elizabeth "Lisa" Minniti, 90, of Monessen, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on December 29, 1919, the daughter of the late Pio and Rose (Lubrani) DeAngelis. Mrs. Minniti was a life long resident of Monessen and a graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman...
Frank Alessio
Jun 18, 2010
Frank Alessio, 91, of Monessen, died Friday, June 18, 2010 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Monessen on April 1, 1919, the son of the late Santo and Maria (Setting) Alessio. Frank was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1937 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C....
Delbert "T Bone" Bucci
May 31, 2010
Delbert "T-Bone" Bucci, 81, of Harmony, formerly of Monessen and Belle Vernon, died Monday, May 31, 2010 in Kindred Hospital Pittsburgh.He was born in Monessen on December 4, 1928, the son of the late Amelia "Nellie" Bucci. T-Bone grew up in Monessen and was a resident of the Monessen and Belle Vernon area until moving to Harmony in 1997. He...

Mary Ann Salvino
May 23, 2010
Mary Ann Salvino, 93, of Union, MO, formerly of Monessen, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at home.She was born in Donora, PA on April 19, 1917, the daughter of the late John and Katherine B. Sanboryn. Mrs. Salvino was a resident of Monessen for over 40 years before moving in 1982. Since, she has lived in Poquoson, VA, Canonsburg, PA...
Alex "Pap" S. Tretter
May 23, 2010
Alex "Pap" S. Tretter, 86, of Monessen, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at his home.He was born in Monessen on June 19, 1923, the son of the late Celeste and Louise (Tolotti) Tretter. Alex was a life long resident of Monessen and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. He was also a member of Ravens A.A.,...
Carol "Dee" Simala
May 14, 2010
Carol Lynn "Dee" (Davis) Simala, 64, of Stockdale, died Friday, May 14, 2010 at her home.She was born in Brownsville on July 7, 1945, the daughter of the late Harold and Caroline (Skibo) Davis. She grew up in Roscoe where she met the love of her life, Paul "Butch" Simala. They shared 52 years of love and laughter, including their...
Gloria Salotti Dawson
May 2, 2010
Gloria Salotti Dawson, 73, of Monessen, died peacefully with her family at her side on Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..She was born in Monessen on September 5, 1936, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ella DiBartolomeo Salotti. Gloria was a 1954 graduate of Monessen High School, received her bachelors degree in education from California University,...
Giuseppina Caruso Rettura
Apr 27, 2010
Giuseppina (Caruso) Rettura, 86, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in U.P.M.C. Mercy of Pittsburgh.She was born in Nicastro, Italy on December 17, 1923, the daughter of the late Luigi and Maria (Perri) Caruso. Mrs. Rettura was a resident of Monessen since 1952 and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church and the former...

Gloria DeSantis Esposito
Apr 27, 2010
Gloria DeSantis Esposito, 82, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was a resident of Monessen for most of her life before moving to The Residence at Hilltop in Monongahela. Gloria will be most remembered as the "Monessen School Nurse." She was born in Monessen on August 19, 1927, the daughter of the late...
Helen I. Francia
Apr 22, 2010
Helen I. Francia, 84, of Monessen, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Donora on March 7, 1926, the daughter of the late Martin and Ursula (Pernar) Karavanich. She was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. Years ago, she was active with the...

Sam Nuzzaci
Apr 22, 2010
Sam Nuzzaci, 94, of Florida, formerly of Monessen, died on Thursday April 22, 2010 at the Alliance Center for Healthcare, Deland, FL.He was born in Monessen on June 14, 1915, the son of the late Rafael and Anunciata (Nancy) Merenda Nuzzaci. Mr. Nuzzaci moved to Italy at the age of three, grew up in Italy, and moved back to Monessen...