Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas
James E. Flaherty
Apr 30, 2009
James E. Flaherty, 77, formerly of Monessen, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg.He was born in Sharon on July 5, 1931, the son of the late Norbert and Kathryn Burger Flaherty. Jim was a parishioner of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church, life member of the Eagles Aerie 2399, and former member of St. Cajetan Bowling...
Angela Gigliotti
Apr 28, 2009
Angela Gigliotti, 86, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida, formerly of Monessen left this earth on the wings of angels on Tuesday, April 28, 2009.She was born in Nicastro, Italy on April 30, 1922, the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Caterina Defazio Chirumbolo. Mrs. Gigliotti moved to United States in 1934, and to Monessen in 1940, marrying her loving husband...
Clyde W. Greene
Apr 26, 2009
Clyde W. Greene, 80, of Monessen, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Rostraver Twp. on September 18, 1928, the son of the late Clyde and Mildred Popp Greene. Clyde grew up in Rostraver Twp. and was a 1946 graduate or Rostraver High School. He was retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp,...
Linda L. Salvino
Apr 21, 2009
Linda L. Salvino, 61, of Belle Vernon/Rostraver Twp., departed this earth on the wings of angels on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.She was born in N. Charleroi on August 17, 1947, the daughter of the late George Salvino and Anne Nudo Salvino Iacovangelo. Linda grew up in Monessen and was a 1965 graduate of Monessen High School. She had worked as...
Eugene Desak Sr.
Mar 18, 2009
Eugene Desak Sr., 80, of Monessen, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at his home, following a lingering illness. He was born in Monessen on January 30, 1929, the son of the late Andrew and Helen Desak. Mr. Desak was a life long resident of Monessen, and a 1947 graduate of Monessen High School. He owned and operated Desak's Plumbing and...
Virginia Dilegge
Mar 14, 2009
Virginia Dilegge, 90, of Monessen, died Saturday, March 14, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..She was born in Greensburg on July 26, 1918, the daughter of the late Louis and Anna Rich Romasco. She was a resident of Monessen most all her life, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. She was a former member of...
Angela Sacco
Mar 12, 2009
Angela Sacco, 102, of Monessen, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Nocera Terenesa, Italy on August 9, 1906, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Anna (Peligrini) Maione. Mrs. Sacco has been a resident of Monessen since 1953, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church.She is survived by a...

Joseph G. Gorman
Mar 11, 2009
Joseph G. Gorman, 82, of Longmont, CO, died on March 11, 2009 at the HospiceCare Center of Louisville, CO. He was born June 5, 1926 in Monessen, the son of the late Joseph W. and Emily (Hemmelsbach) Gorman. He was a 1943 graduate of Monessen High School and a 1946 graduate University of Virginia. He received his Masters in Physics...
Louis M. Perry
Mar 8, 2009
Louis M. "Uncle Lou" Perry, 87, of Monessen, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 8, 2009, with his loving niece at his side in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..He was born in Donora on February 21, 1922, the son of the late Frank and Mary Piscatelli Perry. He grew up in Donora, and had worked at the...
Charles Eugene Assenat
Mar 4, 2009
Charles Eugene Assenat, 77, of Monessen, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at his residence.He was born in N. Charleroi on October 8, 1931, the son of the late Louis and Mary Girgenrath Assenat. He grew up in N. Charleroi, and was a 1950 graduate of Charleroi High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War, entering the U.S. Navy...
Marian Petty
Mar 2, 2009
Marian (Csuchran) Petty, 84, formerly of Monessen, died Monday, March 2, 2009 in West Malden Manor, Charleroi..She was born in Webster on March 16, 1924, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Helen Leheney Csuchran. Years ago, she worked at Kanes Restaurant in Donora, and later at the former U.S. Steel works in Donora during WWII. She was a member...
Viola A. D'Altorio
Feb 19, 2009
Viola A. D'Altorio, 96, formerly of Monessen, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Harmerville Village Care Center, Cheswick.She was born in Jeannette on January 17, 1913, the daughter of the late Pio and Mary Cercone Gentilo. Mrs. D'Altorio moved to Monessen in 1934 when she married her late husband, Henry D'Altorio. While living in Monessen, she was active in the...
Clarence M. Feehan Jr.
Feb 19, 2009
Clarence M. "Chauncey" Feehan Jr., 81, of Monessen, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Washington Hospital.He was born in Monessen on February 7, 1928, the son of the late Clarence M. Feehan Sr. and Elizabeth Meluck Feehan. He was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. He was a life...
Nicholas Chulig
Feb 17, 2009
Nicholas Chulig, 87, of Monessen, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Donora on November 25, 1921, the son of the late Peter and Anna Chulig.He was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 194, Croatian Home in Monessen and the Croatian Club in Yukon.. He was retired from the Allenport Plant of...

William A. Hrychak
Feb 10, 2009
William A. Hyrchak, 83, of Monessen, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Monessen on July 31, 1925, the son of the late Anthony and Mary Yoney Hyrchak. Bill was a 1944 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Eagles Aerie 2399, American Legion Post 28, V.F. W....
Helen Sally (Altomore) Kundrick
Feb 9, 2009
Helen Sally (Altomore) Kundrick, 86, of Monessen, died Monday, February 9, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Monessen on August 6, 1922, the daughter of the late Stephen and Suzanne Trofsa Balant. Mrs. Kundrick was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. In addition to her parents,...
Betty Krupa
Jan 29, 2009
Betty Krupa, 92, of Monessen, fomerly of Donora, died Thursday, January 29, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in Donora on March 11, 1916, the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Serbak) Yatsko. She was a 1934 graduate of Donora High School and a former member of St. Dominic's R. C. Church. Her and her late husband,...

Edith Ida Alexander
Jan 28, 2009
Edith Ida Alexander, 95, formerly of Monessen, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 in Golden Living Center, Waynesburg.She was born in Monessen on September 16, 1913, the daughter of the late Domenick and Mary Arabia Coccari. She grew up in Monessen and was a member of the former St. Cajetan R. C. Church.She is survived by two brothers, James Coccari of...
Anthony "Tony" Bellicini
Jan 25, 2009
Anthony "Tony" Bellicini, 90, of Monessen, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 25, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Broughton, PA on July 30, 1918, the son of the late Giacomo and Stephanina Cataneo Bellicini. Mr. Bellicini grew up in Ellsworth, and was a 1937 graduate of Ellsworth Cokeburg High School. He has been a resident of Monessen...
Rita M. Stanley
Jan 18, 2009
Rita M. (Escareno) Stanley, 62, of Monessen, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.She was born in N. Charleroi on May 8, 1946, the daughter of the late Frank and Ann Vegas Escareno. Rita was a life long resident of Monessen, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church and Eagles Aerie 2399. For...