Obituaries
February 8, 2019

William Randall ‘Randy’ Curcio – North Belle Vernon

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William Randall “Randy” Curcio, 68, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born May 22, 1950, in Char- leroi, son of Milio W. Curcio and Evelyn Murray Curcio. Randy was retired from the U.S. Air Force with 38 years of service. He completed basic training at Lackland Air Force base before going to Vietnam as a flight mechanic on C-123s, where he met up with his father who also was serving in the Air Force. He also was in Grenada and Desert Storm, where he was a crew chief on a C-130 cargo plane. Randy also did two tours of active duty in Iraq as a production superintendent. He was a former member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church in Newell, where he grew up. He is survived by his mother, Evelyn Curcio of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; wife, Rachel Curcio; daughter, Leslie Chalfant of Pittsburgh; daughter, Randi Lee Stolick and husband Matt of Ohio; son, William Curcio II and Paige of Georgia; daughter, Elizabeth Simoneau and husband Mark of Pittsburgh, son, David Curcio and wife Tara of Pittsburgh;, sister, Susan Mangery and husband William of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and grandchildren, Jordan, David, Rachel, Van, Simone, Moses, Solomon, Sullivan, Kessler, Jonathan Randall, Victoria, Aria, Riley and Kira. He was preceded in death by his father, Milio W. Curcio, on Feb. 7, 1994; son, Richard Chalfant; grandson, Vincent; and brother, Milio “Buddy” Curcio. Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at ELEY-MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC., 334 Main St., Fayette City, www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com. Blessing service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in the funeral home with the Rev. Father Michael Crookston officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery, Rostraver Township, with full military honors accorded by Perryopolis Gold Star VFW Post 7023.

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