Obituaries
February 4, 2019

Joseph Allen Reale – Monongahela

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Joseph Allen Reale, 87, of Monongahela, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Monongahela. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at St. Damien of Molokai Church. A complete obituary will appear in Wednesday’s edition of the Mon Valley Independent.

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