Obituaries
July 26, 2019

Melissa Sethman – Charleroi

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Melissa Sethman, 39, of Charleroi, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Born on May 14, 1980, she was the daughter of Sandra (Dougie) Meli and Terry (Bonnie) Sethman. Missy was a graduate of Belle Vernon Area Class of 1998 and was a CNA working at Thorpe’s PCH in Charleroi. She was a member of several clubs in the valley and played in the Charleroi Pool League and APA. In addition to her mother, step-father, father and step-mother, she is survived by two daughters, Skylar Sethman and Ariahna Blouse; sister, Shauwna Sethman; grandmother, Patricia Wargo; niece, Mersaidez Sethman; nephew, Joseph Mingrino; cousins, Kathie Duda and Liza Lint; aunts, Paula (Bob) Divel, Anansa Wargo, and Debbie (Wayne) Nichols; uncles, Joseph (Lisa) Wargo, Justin Wargo, and Barry (Cheryl) Sethman; step-sister, Dawn (John) Schaer and their children Suzy and Stephanie; and step-brother, Frank (Alison Fedrow) Kostik, and their daughter Gia. She was predeceased by her grandfather, Joseph Wargo; grandmother, Evelyn Sethman; aunt, Saadia Duda; and uncles, Bill and Chuck Sethman. Friends will be received from 4 to 6 p.m. the time of services, on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at CARL J. SPALLINO FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION, 819 Fallowfield Ave. Charleroi, Joseph A. Lopez, funeral director. Online condolences may be sent to www.spallinofuneralhome.com.

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