Obituaries
March 15, 2022

Thomas P. Rocco – Monessen

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Thomas P. Rocco, 74, of Monessen, died on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at his home. He was born on July 30, 1947, in North Charleroi, son of the late Joseph and Irma Chiarrocchi Rocco. Tom was a 1965 graduate of Monessen High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Robert Morris College. He worked for U.S. Steel and later for Westmoreland County, where he worked in inventory control. Tom was also a PIAA official for basketball and football. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy J. Klawcho Rocco. He is the last surviving member of his immediate family. Private services were held at DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC. AND CREMATION SERVICES, 441 Reed Ave., Monessen, www.dalfonso-billick.com. Interment followed in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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