Obituaries by LocationMARIO J. MASSETTO
Mario J. Massetto, 84, of Kepple Hill, Parks Township, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, at the Cedars of Monroeville, where he was a patient for three weeks. He was born Oct. 25, 1915, in Wilpen, a son of Peter and Louisa Carletto Massetto. Mario was a member of St. Gertrude's Roman Catholic Church and was a graduate of Vandergrift High School, Class of 1935. Mario lived in Vandergrift for the past 50 years. Mario worked for Brock before starting the Massetto Livery Service, which he retired from in 1970. Mario grew up as a farmer and was an avid gardener up until his death. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Theresa Troiano Massetto, in 1986; and a brother, Jesse J. Massetto. He is survived by his wife, Arlene Fairman Massetto; a son, Peter M. Massetto and his wife, Karen Silvis Massetto, of Freeport; two daughters, Mary Louise Kaminski and Madalyn Caperell, both of North Huntingdon; four grandchildren, Lance J. Massetto of Irwin, Jeffri A. Kaminski of Washington, D.C., Kerry Caperell of North Huntingdon, and Christy L. Kaminski-Donofrio of Greensburg; two great-grandsons, Anthony J. Massetto and Adam J. Donofrio; and five stepchildren. Friends will be received at the BRADY-CURRAN FUNERAL HOME INC., 429 Franklin Ave., Vandergrift, Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Gertrude's R.C. Church. Interment Riverview Cemetery, Apollo, Armstrong County. Family requests, memorial contributions be made to St. Gertrude's R.C. Church, Franklin Avenue, Vandergrift, PA 15690.
ROBERT R. MILLER SR.
Robert R. "Eppy" Miller Sr., of Millvale, on Friday, Nov. 19, 1999. Husband of the late Edith M. (Young) Miller; and father of the Rev. Linda Miller-Pretz, Robert R. Miller Jr., Richard Miller and Kathy Burkhart. Also survived by seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 12 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the JACK W. AMICK FUNERAL HOME INC., 512 Grant Ave., Millvale. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at First United Church of Christ. Everyone please meet at church. The family requests donations to First United Church of Christ.
FRANK GIUNIPERO
Frank Giunipero, 86, of Washington Township, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, in AUH-Allegheny Valley in Natrona Heights. Born March 10, 1913, in Apollo, he was a son of the late Lawrence and Celestina Giunipero. He lived in the Apollo area all of his life and was a self-employed masonry contractor for 60 years. Notable projects were Apollo Elementary and North Washington Elementary School Buildings, Apollo Plaza, Apollo Post Office, Apollo Memorial Library, Murrysville Lutheran Church and Union Presbyterian Church, Washington Township. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Philippines, and was a master sergeant in the Army Corps of Engineers. He was a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Apollo, and Roaring Run Trail Association. He enjoyed gardening, bread making, hunting, fishing and wine making. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Pete and Cecil Giunipero; and a granddaughter, Abbi Mae Giunipero. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Tressa M. Bellis Giunipero; son and daughter-in-law, Larry C. and Jan Giunipero of Tallahassee, Fla.; daughter, Maryetta Giunipero of Washington Township; son and daughter-in-law, John and Mary Giunipero of Murrysville; a brother, Aldo Giunipero of Washington Township; and five grandchildren. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the CURRAN-SHAFFER FUNERAL HOME INC., 100 Owens View Drive, Apollo. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in St. James Roman Catholic Church, Apollo, with Father John T. Sweeney as celebrant. Interment in Riverview Cemetery, Apollo. Memorial contributions may be made to Apollo Memorial Library, Pennsylvania Avenue, Apollo, PA 15613.
LARRY E. ANSELL
Larry E. Ansell, 53, of Normalville, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999, in Highlands Hospital, Connellsville. He was born March 17, 1946, in Somerset County, a son of Eleanor Ritenour Ansell of Normalville and the late Charles Ansell. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Roger Ansell. In addition to his mother, he is survived by five brothers, John Ansell and his wife, Patty, of Indian Head, Ronald Ansell of Pittsburgh, Carl Richard Ansell of Hyattsville, Md., Clifford Ansell and his wife, Cindy, of Normalville and James Ansell of Normalville; and four sisters, Sarah "Dolly" Mitts and her husband, Clifford, of Stahlstown, Barbara Sherbondy and her husband, John, of Normalville, Lillian Denny and Nancy Heidenberg, both of Hyattsville, Md. Friends will be received in the CLYDE BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., Route 711, Melcroft, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home with Pastor Joe Gray officiating. Interment will follow in the Scullton Cemetery.
FRANK A. FOLINO
Frank A. Folino, 69, of Monroeville, formerly of Pitcairn, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999. Husband of Malfalda A. (Scalese) Folino; father of Maria A. Folino and her friend, Todd Joseph Knight, and Louisa Folino; and brother of Angelina Scalese. Friends received Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the WM. O. PEARCE FUNERAL HOME INC., 318 Wall Ave., Pitcairn. Mass of Christian Burial St. Michael Church Monday at 10 a.m.
GEORGE A. COULTER
George A. Coulter, 81, of Fleetville, Pa., and previous longtime resident of Latrobe, was stricken by a sudden illness on Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, and succumbed the following day at Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was the husband of Lydia Ann Coulter, with whom he celebrated 60 years of marriage on June 24. Born in 1918 at Pitcairn, near Pittsburgh, to the late Paul J. and Margaret M. Coulter, he graduated from Wilkinsburg High School in 1936. He then embarked on what was to be a 50-year career as a printer. He began his career as a linotype operator at the Latrobe Bulletin. Except for an interruption to serve with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy during World War II, he continued working there through the 1950s and into the 1960s. He served the Latrobe community in several roles, faithfully answering fire alarms as a volunteer fireman and serving as a prominent layman of the Latrobe Methodist Church. At the church he served as a Sunday school teacher, an intermediate youth group leader and as an usher. In 1966, he and his wife each made career decisions that brought them to northeastern Pennsylvania. In the town of Fleetville, some 15 miles north of Scranton, they bought a home in a pine forest at the edge of Baylor's Lake. He continued working as a printer, now with the Wilkes-Barre firm of Llewellyn & McKane where he was instrumental in the early years of that company's transition to computerized printing operations. Even before his retirement from printing in 1987, he partnered with his wife in serving many communities. He was a founding member of The Baylor's Land Corp., (an organization to preserve land values and water quality), a long-serving officer in the association that oversees the Baylor's Lake community of nearly 100 families, and a dedicated and steadfast supporter of the Lacawac Foundation, where over the years his services in many volunteer capacities helped further Lacawac's goals of preserving acres of forests and lakes. Preceded in death by his brother, Clyde, he is survived by his wife and his children, George R. Coulter of Narberth, Pa., and Cynthia A. Marcinik of Latrobe; and by two grandchildren, Dinah Marcinik of Pittsburgh and Jonathan Marcinik of Shady Side, Md. On Saturday, Nov. 20, friends will gather at 2 p.m. at the Factoryville Methodist Church to join in a memorial service. On Friday from 7 to 9 p.m., friends are invited to call on the family at their residence on Pinewoods Road at Baylor's Lake in Fleetville. Memorial contributions may be made to The Lacawac Foundation, RR1, Box 518, Lake Ariel, PA 18436. Messages sent to GeorgeACoulter@compuserve.com will be received by the family.
EDWARD J. CARSON
Edward J. Carson, of Brentwood, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999. Husband of Grace Tarker Carson. Father of Sandy Dalzell, Maureen Westwood, Judy, Jeff and the late Steve Carson. Grandfather of Kelly, Amanda, Michael, Jason, Melissa, Ryan and Sean. Brother of Cliff Carson, Mary McNaughton, Dolly Harmon and the late Bud and Bert Carson. Friends received at the CIESLAK & TATKO FUNERAL HOME INC., 2935 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral prayer Monday at 10:15 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Sylvester Church at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pittsburgh Vision Services, 311 Station St., Bridgeville, PA 15017.
GARRETT W. SWENSON
Garrett W. Swenson, 67, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999, at the Sterling House in Hilton Head Island. He was born June 3, 1932, in Greensburg, and was a son of the late Otto E. and Eloise Dawson Swenson. He moved to Hilton Head Island in 1988 from East Northport, N.Y. He was a 1962 graduate of Duquesne University and 1969 graduate of Dickinson Law School. He was a pharmacist and attorney. At the time of his retirement, he was senior attorney and director of Worldwide Corporate Regulatory Affairs of American Home Products Corp. in New York. He was a Navy/Marine Corps veteran and served as a hospitalman in the Fleet Marine Force. He was a 3rd Degree Knight of Our Lady of Queenship Knights of Columbus Council in Camp Hill, Pa., a 4th Degree Knight of Bishop Shannahan K. of C. Council in Harrisburg, and past president of the Holy Name Society. He is survived by his wife, Eleanore O'Connell Swenson; four sons, Garrett W. Swenson Jr. of Coram, N.Y., David O. Swenson of Alpharetta, Ga., Eric O. Swenson of Tustin Ranch, Calif., and Richard F. Swenson of Kennesaw, Ga.; a daughter, Rebecca E. Swenson of Chestnut Hill, Mass.; two brothers, Robert D. Swenson and Richard O. Swenson, both of Irwin; a sister, Suzanne E. Swenson of Irwin; and three grandchildren, Timothy, Anne and Cassie. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church, Hilton Head Island, with the Rev. Michael McCafferty officiating. Interment will be in the St. Francis Columbarium. The family suggests that those who wish may make memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 23407, Hilton Head Island, SC 29925. The ISLAND FUNERAL HOME, Hilton Head Island, S.C., is in charge of arrangements.
DOROTHY FOLK SALKA
Dorothy Folk Salka, 63, of Bunola, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999, in UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. Born May 12, 1936, in Frostburg, Md., a daughter of Ruth Mason Folk of Bunola and the late Clarence Nelson Folk. She was a member of the Clairton Sportsmen's Club. Survived by her husband, Theodore Salka Sr.; four sons, Theodore Salka Jr. of Bunola, Rod and James Salka, both of Bunola, and Robert Salka of Forward Township; three sisters, Selina Peterson of Bunola, Sharon Fine of Bunola, and Nancy Williams of Bunola; two brothers, Robert Folk and Carl Folk Sr., both of Bunola; three grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the PAUL E. BEKAVAC FUNERAL HOME, 221 Second St., Elizabeth, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Blessing will be offered Friday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Dennis Colamarino officiating. Interment to follow in Round Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Township.
MARY L. PIENCZYKOWSKI
Mary L. Pienczykowski, 79, of McKeesport, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999, in the Beverly Manor in Murrysville. Born Aug. 8, 1920, in Daiseytown, Pa., the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Luczak. Wife of the late Edward J. Survived by two daughters, Mary Frances Hussey of North Versailles and Patty Guy of North Huntingdon Township; four grandchildren; and a brother, Andrew Luczak, of Braddock. She was a member of St. Mary's Church, McKeesport, and a former member of the Christian Mothers at St. Mary's. Friends will be received at the WILLIAM H. CRAIG FUNERAL HOME, 3000 Versailles Ave., McKeesport, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Friday at noon in St. Mary's Church. Interment in St. Mary's Parish Cemetery, White Oak.
