Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas
Anthony "Tony" Volpe
Oct 31, 2009
Anthony Volpe, 82, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 31, 2009 in the Emergency Room of Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Nicastro, Italy on October 29, 1927, the son of the late Guiseppe and Marietta Mascaro Volpe. Tony was a resident of Monessen all his adult life, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R....
Raymond L. Vagli
Oct 29, 2009
Raymond Vagli, 87, of Monroeville, formerly of Monessen, died Thursday, October 29, 2009 in Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville.He was born in Monessen on May 15, 1922, the son of the late Lawrence and Vertighe (Corti) Vagli. Raymond grew up in Monessen, and attended the DePaul Institute for the Deaf. He had been employed by Union Cleaners in Monessen as a...
Alvina J. Mauro
Oct 26, 2009
Alvina Joanna (Malena) Mauro, 90, of Rostraver Twp., passed away on Monday, October 26, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..She was born in Monongahela on November 11, 1918, (the original Armistice Day), the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Angelina Figoli Malena. Alvina was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church in Monessen. She was also a...

Patricia C. Wilson
Oct 20, 2009
Patricia C. Wilson, 67, formerly of Charleroi, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in Mon Valley Care Center, Carroll Twp.She was born in N. Charleroi on January 27, 1942, the daughter of the late Jesse and Kathryn (Skruber) Wilson. Ms. Wilson grew up in Monessen, and spent most of her life in the Mon Valley area.She is survived by her son...
Irene E. Mosco
Oct 6, 2009
Irene E. (Meluck) Mosco, 90, of Speers, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at her home.She was born in Lowber on April 20, 1919, the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Sabol Meluck. Mrs. Mosco resided in Monessen for many years before moving to Fallowfield Twp. in 1970, and spent the last 17 years living with her...
Gene H. Werre
Oct 4, 2009
Gene H. Werre, 64, of Long Branch, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 4, 2009.He was born in Forks, Washington on February 11, 1945, the son of the late Herbert and Alma (Stordahl) Werre. Gene grew up and spent most of his life in Chugiak, Alaska. His passion for Jesus Christ was evidenced by a deep abiding...
Mario J. "Mooch" Muccino Sr.
Sep 28, 2009
Mario J. "Mooch" Muccino Sr., 80, of Dunlevy, formerly of Monessen, died Monday, September 28, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Monessen on April 11, 1929, the son of the late Rocco and Nunzia (Galuppo) Muccino. Mario grew up in Monessen and was a 1947 graduate of Monessen High School. He had worked 46 years at the...
Virginia A. Campana
Sep 20, 2009
Virginia A. Campana, 68, of Morgantown, WV, formerly of Monessen and Bloomfield, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 20, 2009 in her residence.She was born in McKeesport on July 28, 1941, the daughter of the late Dr. Fred T. and Lenora (Fallon)Campana. Ginny grew up in Monessen and lived in the Brookline section of Pittsburgh for many years before moving...
Francis Andrew Schwartz
Sep 18, 2009
Francis Andrew Schwartz, 92, formerly of Monessen, died Friday, September 18, 2009 in Wexford House.He was born in Monessen on October 17, 1916, the son of the late John and Pauline Ellisher Schwartz. Fran was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1935 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church,...
Anna M. McGee
Sep 11, 2009
Anna M. McGee, 91, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 11, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on September 10, 1918, the daughter of the late Frank and Julia (Nusser) Strauss. Mrs. McGee was a life long resident of Monessen and a 1936 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of...
Rev. Msgr. P. Lino Ramellini
Aug 28, 2009
Msgr. P. Lino Ramellini, 88, of Monessen, a retired priest of the Diocese of Greensburg, died Friday, Aug. 28, in his home. He was a priest of the diocese for 45 years. Msgr. Ramellini was born May 29, 1921, to the late Giuseppe and Letizia (D'Angeli) Ramellini in Trevi Nel Lazio, Frosinone, Italy. He was raised in Italy and...

Thomas David Brown
Aug 23, 2009
Thomas D. Brown, 58, of Rostraver Twp., died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 23, 2009 at his residence.He was born in N. Charleroi on June 16, 1951, the son of Cecelia Albert Brown of Monessen and the lateRobert Brown.In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Joyce Evans of Plum Boro and Donna Kozar of Charleroi, and by...

Charles C. Carr
Aug 20, 2009
Charles C. Carr, 83, of Monessen, died Thursday, August 20, 2009 in North Hills Manor Care, Pittsburgh.He was born in Monessen on December 14, 1925, the son of the late Patrick and Elizabeth (Nicastro) Ciarocchi. Mr. Carr grew up in Monessen and was a former member of St. Leonard's R. C. Church and the Monessen Elks Lodge 773. He was...

Olga Rizzuto
Aug 18, 2009
Olga Rizzuto, 87, of Monessen, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..She was born in Black Diamond on July 22, 1922, the daughter of the late Fred and Lena (Biagi) Filippelli. On October 3, 1942 she married William S. Rizzuto, who preceded her in death on Dec. 30, 1998. Mrs. Rizzuto spent most of her life as...
William L. Hughes
Aug 15, 2009
William L. Hughes, 89, of Monessen, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Nevaeh Cove Personal Care Home, Charleroi.He was born in Monessen on May 3, 1920, the son of the late Benjamin H. and Edna (Loundes) Hughes. Mr. Hughes was a life long resident of Monessen, and a 1939 graduate of Monessen High School. Bill played sandlot baseball in...

Joanne G. Lacy
Aug 6, 2009
Joanne G. Lacy, 72, formerly of Monessen and Monroevlle, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on August 7, 1936, the daughter of the late Vincent J. and Felicia A. (D'Emilio) Giovagnorio. Joanne was a 1954 graduate of Monessen High School, and was a retired human resources clerk from Childrens Hospital, Pittsburgh. She...
Marion L. Thomas Reda
Jul 30, 2009
Marion L. Thomas Reda, 55, of Monessen, died Thursday, July 30, 2009 in Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Township.She was born October 6, 1953 in Latrobe, a daughter of Harold and Lila Forsha Thomas who survive and reside in Blairsville, PA.Marion was an ultrasound technician at Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC and was a member of the Order of the Eastern...
Helen Ciak Trach
Jul 26, 2009
Helen (Ciak) Trach, 88 of Belle Vernon, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD. Born in Maly Sokol, Poland on September 5, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Franciszek and Roza Ciak. Helen, her husband and son immigrated from Germany in 1949 and settled in Monessen. Helen was a homemaker and enjoyed cross stitch, knitting...
Rose Mowl
Jul 24, 2009
Rose Mowl, 83, of Monessen, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 24, 2009 in U.P.M.C. Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh.She was born in Monessen on August 4, 1925, the daughter of the late George and Mary Ficco Zugaro. Rose was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1943 graduate of Monessen High School, and a member of the...

Frank L. Pullion
Jul 24, 2009
Frank L. Pullion, 78, of Monessen, died Friday, July 24, 2009 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.He was born in New Brighton on July 13, 1931, a son of the late Joseph Pullion and the late Armeda (Nudo) Pullion. A 1949 graduate of Monessen High School, he was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. Prior to retirement,...