Obituaries
September 25, 2020

John F. Pileggi – White Oak, formerly of Monongahela

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John F. Pileggi
White Oak, formerly of Monongahela
John F. Pileggi, 62, of White Oak, formerly of Monongahela, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. Friends will be received at MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216 Chess St., Monongahela, 724-258-6767, from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, and at the family’s request, burial will be private. A complete obituary will be published in the next printed edition of the Mon Valley Independent. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15025.

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