Thomas Emelo – formerly of Fayette City
Thomas Emelo, 71, formerly of Fayette City, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Grandview Estates, Elizabeth. A son of the late Thomas Charles Emelo and Elma Keller Greenlee Emelo, he was born in Fayette City on March 13, 1948. He was a social member of the American Legion, the Naomi Club and the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. Tom retired in 1998 from U.S. Steel’s Clairton Works, where he was coke plant manager. He was an avid Penn State football and Pittsburgh sports teams fan. He is survived by a son, Thomas Emelo of Hampton, S.C.; a sister and brother in-law, Kim and Andre Jeanneret of Brunswick, Ohio; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Donna Jordan Emelo on July 13, 2019, and a brother in infancy, Frederick Samuel Emelo. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Saint Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, 801 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, for both Tom and his late wife, Donna, with the Rev. Michael Crookston as celebrant.
