Virginia Clement – Donora
Obituaries
March 5, 2020

Virginia Clement – Donora

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Virginia Clement, 92, of Donora, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at her home, with loving family and friends by her side. She was born on Dec. 30, 1927, a daughter of the late Angelo and Helen Fiorino Yocolano. She was Catholic by faith and was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert L. Clement, on Aug. 31, 2003; and her youngest son, Thomas A. Clement, on Feb. 19, 2004. She is survived by two children, Ronald and wife, Nancy Clement and Robert Clement both of Donora; grandchildren, Nicholas Ditchko of North Carolina, Jamie DeRosa of Bethel Park, Mark and wife, Jaclyn Clement of Virginia, Tony Clement and Erika Castaneda of Los Angeles, Thomas J. Clement and Morgan Kirby of New Eagle, Marissa Clement and fiancé Darren Qualls of Moon Township; great-grandchildren, Jordan, Madalynn, Maleena, Aubriana and Isabelle; two sisters, Marie and husband, Jake Kasprzyk of Michigan, Yolanda Anders of Arizona; and two brothers, John and wife, Eleanor Yocolano of Donora, and Richard Yocolano of Florida; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second St. Ext., Carroll Township/Donora, PA 15033, 724-379-6900, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2020, and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 9, 2020. Prayers will be recited in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2020, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at the Donora Campus of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish. Entombment will follow at Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora. To share a condolence, please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com.

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