Obituaries
November 8, 2019

Lucille Vallozzi – formerly of Monessen

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Lucille Vallozzi, 97, formerly of Monessen, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Harmar Village Care Center, Cheswick. She was born on Feb. 17, 1922, in Monessen, the daughter of the late Antonio and Natalina (Trocchio) Mondi. Mrs. Vallozzi resided in Monessen most of her life and was a 1939 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Church and was a member of the former St. Cajetan Rosary Altar Society and Christian Mothers. She like to crochet, loved to play bingo and enjoyed making pirogies at the church for the festival. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred S. Vallozzi; and by two brothers, Basil W. and Joseph D. Mondi. She is survived by her two daughters, Rosemary (Nicholas) Kampo of Springdale, Elaine (Gregory) Stapleton of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; a sister, Ottavia Palko of Greensburg; four grandchildren, Laura (F.J.) Lennon, Nicole (Frank) Radish, Matthew (Ashley) Stapleton, Susan (Sam) Gasowski; six great-grandchildren, Olivia and Clara Lennon, Jourdan and Quinn Stapleton, Otto and Emme Gasowski; and by numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC. AND CREMATION SERVICES, 441 Reed Ave., Monessen, from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Services will be held on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, beginning with a 9:30 a.m. blessing, followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass in Epiphany of Our Lord Church, 44 Pennsylvania Blvd., Monessen, with Father Michael J. Crookson officiating. Interment will follow in the Grandview Cemetery, Monessen. Condolences accepted for the family at www.dalfonso-billick.com.

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