Obituaries
February 22, 2019

Beatrice ‘Bea’ Imbrogno – Elco

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Beatrice “Bea” Imbrogno, of Elco, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at Walnut Ridge Memory Care Greensburg. She was born in Elco on Oct. 5, 1939, a daughter of Charles “Scotty” and Lillian V. Gabrik Brown. Bea was a graduate of California Teachers College, received a Master’s in Education from West Virginia University, received her certification for drug counseling from Pittsburgh University and attended Duquesne and Penn State, Fayette Campus, for several other courses. She was a school counselor for the former Fallowfield Township Grade School and for Charleroi Area Middle School for many years. Bea was a member of the former St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Roscoe, had served on Elco Borough Council and was a member of the First Slovak Ladies Association. She enjoyed traveling and driving her 1974 Volkswagen Beetle. Bea is survived by her husband, John P. Imbrogno; her children, Anne and Dan Taylor of Martinsburg, W.Va., William John Imbrogno and fiancée Jennifer of Port Richie, Fla., Carrie Imbrogno O’Dell and husband Dennis of Albany, N.Y.; a stepson, Edward and Mary Harris; grandchildren, Josh and Abby Taylor, Duncan O’Dell and Oliver; and her close cousins, Paul and Pam Lane. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at MELENYZER FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 1008 Furlong Ave., Roscoe, where a blessing service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, with the Rev. James Bump officiating. Entombment will follow at Mon Valley Memorial Park, Carroll Township. Online condolences may be expressed at www.melenyzer.com.

 

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