Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas
Pasquale "Patsy" S. Martucci
Feb 5, 2008
Pasquale "Patsy" S. Martucci, 74, of Monessen, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Monessen on September 25, 1933, the son of the late Alfano and Rose Petrancosta Martucci.Mr. Martucci was a life long resident of Monessen, a 1951 graduate of Monessen High School, and received his bachelor and masters degree in Music/Music Education...

Helen K. Sivak
Jan 27, 2008
Helen K. Sivak, 88, of Monessen, died Sunday, January 27, 2008. She was born in Monessen on March 19, 1919, the daughter of the late Vasil and Anna Chornak Krivyanik. She was a life long resident of Monessen, and a 1937 graduate of Monessen High School. Mrs. Sivak was a former member of St. John the Divine Orthodox Church and...
Audrey Ann DiFlorio
Jan 19, 2008
Audrey Ann DiFlorio, 69, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Monessen, died Saturday, January 19, 2008 in Del Ray Medical Center, Del Ray Beach, FL.She was born in Monessen on June 8, 1938, the daughter of the late William and Olga Spadolini DiFlorio. She was a graduate of Monessen High School Class of 1956 and a graduate of Michigan State...
Delio "Day-Day" D. Perozzi
Jan 19, 2008
Delio "Day-Day" Perozzi, 82, of Monessen, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2008 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on November 13, 1925, the son of the late Luigi and Annita Mignini Perozzi. He was a 1944 graduate of Monessen High School, and a veteran of World War II, having been drafted into the...

Dorothy Rose Gigliotti
Jan 14, 2008
Dorothy Rose Gigliotti, 89, of Monessen, died Monday, January 14, 2008. She was born in Milwaukee, WI on September 12, 1918, the daughter of the late Frank F. and Frances A. Miller Palm. She has been a resident of Monessen for the past 46 years, and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R. C. Church. She was also a...

Ralph Buffa
Jan 3, 2008
Ralph Buffa, 81, of Rostraver Twp., formerly of Monessen, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Monessen on December 5, 1926, the son of the late Michael and Louise Minardi Buffa.Mr. Buffa owned and operated Dunn Rite Siding and Soffit Company until his retirement. He was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord R....
Bertha T. Bradley
Nov 30, 2007
Bertha (Bronislawa) T. Bradley, 90, of Monessen, died Friday, November 30, 2007 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center, with her son and daughter-in-law by her side.She was born in Monessen on June 25, 1917, the daughter of the late Ben (Bronislaus) and Stella (Stefania) Skoczylas Tyburski. Mrs. Bradley was a life long resident of Monessen, and attended St. Hyacinth Parochial School...
Anthony E. Lucchino
Nov 23, 2007
Anthony "Tony" E. Lucchino, 57, of Fairfield, Iowa, formerly of Monessen, went home to be with the Lord following a brief illness, on Friday, November 23, 2007 in University of Iowa Hospital.He was born in N. Charleroi on August 17, 1950, the son of Dominic and Angela Talarico Lucchino, who survive and reside in Monessen. Anthony was a 1969 graduate...
Alfred M. Tarquinio
Nov 19, 2007
Alfred M. Tarquinio, 87, of Monessen, died Monday, November 19, 2007 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.He was born in Monessen on May 7, 1920, the son of the late Eugene and Josephine Mallino Tarquinio. He was a 1939 graduate of Monessen High School and a life long resident of Monessen. Mr. Tarquinio was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather,...
Steve L. Kostolansky
Nov 4, 2007
Steve L. Kostolansky, 90, of Charleroi on Sunday Nov. 4, 2007.He was born in Charleroi on June 28, 1917, the son of the late Steve and Pauline Kostolansky.Survived by his wife Mary, two sons, Stephen and Dennis, and a daughter Joyce.Services are private.
Angela M. Giannetti
Nov 2, 2007
Angela M. Nicolette Giannetti, 93, formerly of Monessen, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at her residence in Brookline.She was born in Fayette City on January 14, 1914, the daughter of the late John and Julia Bonasso Nicolette. Mrs. Giannette moved to Brookline in May, and had previously lived in Monessen all her adult life. She was a member of Epiphany...
Patricia F. Vrable
Oct 29, 2007
Patricia F. Vrable, 72, formerly of Monessen, died Monday, October 29, 2007 in Coal Center.She was born in Monessen on July 28, 1935, the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Helen Caruso Falbo.Mrs. Vrable was a graduate of Charleroi High School and Robert Morris College. She had worked as a secretary in the office at the former Pages Plant...

Patricia F. Vrable
Oct 29, 2007
Patricia F. Vrable, 72, formerly of Monessen, died Monday, October 29, 2007 in Coal Center.She was born in Monessen on July 28, 1935, the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Helen Caruso Falbo.Mrs. Vrable was a graduate of Charleroi High School and Robert Morris College. She had worked as a secretary in the office at the former Pages Plant...

Anthony "Tony" V. Turcaso
Oct 24, 2007
Anthony "Tony" V. Turcaso, 90, of Monessen, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 in Marflaks Personal Care Home, Finleyville.He was born in Monessen on May 11, 1917, the son of the late Nicholas and Rose Pendolphi Turcaso. Mr. Turcaso was a life long resident of Monessen and was an active sportsman, having played softball for several Monessen teams. He enjoyed bowling,...
Anthony "Tony" V. Turcaso
Oct 24, 2007
Anthony "Tony" V. Turcaso, 90, of Monessen, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 in Marflaks Personal Care Home, Finleyville. He was born in Monessen on May 11, 1917, the son of the late Nicholas and Rose Pendolphi Turcaso. Mr. Turcaso was a life long resident of Monessen and was an active sportsman, having played softball for several Monessen teams. He enjoyed...

William J. Bartman
Oct 9, 2007
William J. Bartman, 82, of Monessen, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 in U.P.M.C. Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh.He was born in Bethel Twp., PA on October 7, 1925, the son of the late Thomas and Agnes Oprosky Bartman. Mr. Bartman was a resident of Monessen since 1949, having grown up in the Monongahela area. He was a member of Epiphany of Our...
William J. Bartman
Oct 9, 2007
William J. Bartman, 82, of Monessen, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 in U.P.M.C. Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh.He was born in Bethel Twp., PA on October 7, 1925, the son of the late Thomas and Agnes Oprosky Bartman. Mr. Bartman was a resident of Monessen since 1949, having grown up in the Monongahela area. He was a member of Epiphany of Our...

Daniel S. Connair
Sep 26, 2007
Daniel S. Connair, 93, of Donora, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh.He was born in Monongahela on August 3, 1914, the son of the late Daniel and Mary Bradley Connair. Mr. Connair grew up in Donora and was a graduate of Donora High School. He received his bachelors degree in Education from California Normal College, and...
Lillian M. DeMarino
Sep 24, 2007
Lillian DeMarino, 82, formerly of Monessen, died Monday September 24, 2007 in the Charles Morris Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburgh.She was born in Monessen on March 27, 1925, the daughter of the late Annibale and Candida Prioreschi Giannini. Mrs. DeMarino was a 1943 graduate of Monessen High School and a graduate of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She worked...

Hattie C. Burkhardt
Sep 21, 2007
Hattie C. Burkhardt, 71, of Donora, died Friday, September 21, 2007 in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc..She was born in Port Vue on November 12, 1935, and a resident of the Mon Valley most all her life.She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Richard Pasqualle, and four grandchildren, R.C. and Michael Burkhardt, and Ben and Amanda Pasqualle.Services will...