Obituaries
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May 31, 2021
Betty Sue Brewster Lester, 86, of New Eagle, died Sunday, May 30, 2021, in Manor Care, Pittsburgh. The family is planning a memorial service at a later date. A complete obituary will be published anno...
Obituaries
By obits 
May 31, 2021
Patricia Price Ream, 79, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME & CREMATIONS LLC...
Obituaries
By obits 
May 31, 2021
Thomas J. Savarino, 61, of Charleroi, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021, at his home. Born Sept. 30, 1959, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late James A. and Elizabeth M. Canigiani Savarino. A...
Erma C. Tuccelli – Charleroi
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May 31, 2021
Erma C. Tuccelli, 90, of Charleroi, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Born on Aug. 7, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Charles “Red” and Erma Columbine. She was a 1948 graduate of Charleroi...
Graduation night for South Allegheny
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By Mon Valley Independent 
May 28, 2021
South Allegheny graduate McKenna Territo gets her cap fastened by her sister, Rylie, before Friday’s commencement ceremony.
Monessen names street in honor of Feldman
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May 28, 2021
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Frederic Feldman was known for many things in Monessen and though he’s been gone now for almost 11 years, his name will live on as a street has been named for him...
New program to honor late teacher
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May 28, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com A new education program for area young people is coming to a museum in McKeesport’s Renziehausen Park in honor of a late local educator. The family, friends and collea...
BVA seniors create new school sign
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May 28, 2021
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com A team of seniors at Belle Vernon Area High School used the skills learned in engineering class to design and construct a new sign for their alma mater. The stu...
New collectibles shop opens in Belle Vernon
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May 28, 2021
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com For Monessen resident Don Spagnolo, playing with toys is serious business. As owner of the newly opened ReMixxd by Steel City Galleries, Spagnolo and his sta...
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May 28, 2021
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Business throughout the Mon Valley have found a way to help a local parish. St. Andrew the Apostle Parish will host an outdoor Bingo Blast June 6 to help the church ...
Commodores await No. 1 seed Ligonier Valley
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May 28, 2021
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Frazier softball head coach Don Hartman was brutally honest after his team’s 15-4 loss to Laurel in Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 2A semifinal. “I’m not going to sugarcoat...
James H. Cunningham – Belle Vernon
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May 28, 2021
The Lord opened his arms and brought James H. Cunningham Jr., of Belle Vernon, to a new life on Thursday, May 27, 2021, after battling a three-month illness. A son of the late Howard and Pearl Phillip...
John A. ‘Johnny D’ DiVirgilio  –  Rostraver Township
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May 28, 2021
John A. “Johnny D’’ DiVirgilio, 93, of Rostraver Township, died Thursday, May 27, 2021. Born in Delmont on June 24, 1927, he was the son of the late Domenick and Giselda “Jessie” Tristani DiVirgilio. ...
Viola Violet Boyd  –  Rostraver Township
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May 28, 2021
Viola Violet Boyd, 90, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, May 25, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on Oct. 16, 1930. Viola was a retired chef and worked at numerous restaurants, including the Penn M...
Obituaries
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May 28, 2021
Patricia Price Ream, 79, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Mon Valley Care Center, Carroll Township. Born Feb. 1, 1942, in North Charleroi, she was the daught...
Obituaries
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May 28, 2021
Stephen R. Barkey, 73, Monongahela, died unexpectedly Friday, May 28, 2021 in his home. A complete obituary will appear in Tuesday’s edition of the Mon Valley Independent. FRYE FUNERAL HOME is in char...
Obituaries
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May 28, 2021
Daryl William Demchak, 53, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 27, 2021, in his home. He was born Nov. 7, 1967, in New Eagle, the son of Marjorie McCarty Demchak, with whom he resided, and...
Obituaries
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May 28, 2021
Lawrence Mastracci passed away at his home in Fulton, Ky., on May 24, 2021. He was born in Monessen on Nov. 16, 1939, a son of the late Salvatore and Amalia Caruso Mastracci. He had a successful caree...
Play house fun
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May 28, 2021
Mya Lindley, 7, of Eighty Four and Victoria Burk, 3, of Monongahela enjoy the play house Thursday at Tubby Hall Park in New Eagle.
Area communities get beautification money
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May 28, 2021
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Multiple Allegheny County municipalities in the Mon Valley were awarded a portion of $12 million in funding during a Commonwealth Financing Authority meeting this week...