Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas

James E. Flaherty

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...