Obituaries
March 25, 2021

Linda Tonini – California, Pa.

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Linda Tonini, 65, of California, Pa., passed on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Dec. 20, 1955, a daughter of Sid and Anna Marie Gauden Gordon. Linda enjoyed gardening, loved spending time with her grandchildren and was a true animal lover of all types. She is survived by her loving husband, Gary Tonini; a daughter, Melanie Tonini, at home; two sons, Gary (Christina) Tonini of California, Pa., and Sidney Tonini of Greensburg; six grandchildren; and two sisters, Anna Marie Lacey of Allenport and Jenny Losko of Brownsville. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Melenyzer Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Inc., 1008 Furlong Ave., Roscoe. Online condolences may be expressed at www.melenyzer.com.

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