Obituaries
May 13, 2019

Donna Ventura – Charleroi

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Donna Marie Ventura, 65, of Charleroi, passed away in her home on May 11, 2019. She was born in North Charleroi on July 19, 1953, the daughter of the late Boris and Anna Gretch Strahosky. Donna was a graduate of Charleroi Area High School, Class of 1971, and was a member of the Mary, Mother of the Church Parish. Donna is survived by her sister, Patricia Strahosky of Portland, Ore.; nieces, Amy and Susan Schettini; nephews, Brian and Eric Schettini; and great-nieces and great-nephews, Ani, Luca, Mia, Jaden, Savanah and Zoey. Family and friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., 226 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mary, Mother of the Church, Seventh Street and Washington Avenue, Charleroi. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schrock-hogan.com.

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