Obituaries
March 27, 2019

Gilda I. Figler

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MONESSEN
Gilda I. Figler, 92, of Monessen, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Grande Village Manor in Twinsburg, Ohio. Born in Dunlevy, Pa., on Dec. 21, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Artemisia Grilli Bartolozzi. Gilda retired after working many years for PNC Bank at various branches throughout the area. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert; and her brothers and sisters. Gilda was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Mary Liu Figler of Copley, Ohio; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Douglas Goimarac of Hudson, Ohio; a grandson, Ryan and his fiancée, Sarah Shivlock of Detroit, Mich.; and a granddaughter and her husband, Courtney and Charlie White of Portland, Ore. Friends will be received Friday, March 29, 2019, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at ROBERT A BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC., Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue in Monessen, www.billicksfuneralhome.com. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with Fr. Michael Crookston officiating. Entombment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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