Samuella Raffelo – North Belle Vernon
Samuella Raffelo, 90, of North Belle Vernon, passed away on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. A daughter of the late Samuel and Goldie Fetkenhour Fazio, she was born in Belle Vernon, on Nov. 27, 1930. A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Samuella had been employed as a telephone operator at the former Bell Telephone. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law with whom she made her home, Deborah and Mark Edwards; two grandchildren, Jennifer (Timothy) Kolodychak of Rostraver, and Joshua Blasko of Belle Vernon; and two great-grandchildren, Kendall and Logan Kolodychak. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert R. Raffelo, on May 24, 1991; and a sister, Pam Dolfi, in 2013. Per Samuella’s wishes, there will be no public visitation or services. Arrangements have been entrusted to FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
