Obituaries
April 30, 2022

Damian P. Luti – Monessen

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Damian P. Luti, 66, of Monessen, died suddenly Thursday, April 28, 2022, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was born Oct. 11, 1955, the son of the late Pierre A. Luti and Yolanda Mosco Luti. He was a member of The Epiphany of our Lord Church. Damian was a very proud member of the Knights of Columbus Council 954 in Monessen, where he was a Fourth Degree Knight and served as the Mon Valley Chapter president, district deputy and a member of the Marquette Club. Damian also volunteered at the church with fish fries, St. Vincent de Paul Society, or anything that was needed. He was an avid sports fan especially of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Steelers. He worked for the Pierre Luti Sign Co. He is survived by a son, Christopher (Katelyn) Garrett of Latrobe. Friends will be received from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2022, at DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC. AND CREMATION SERVICES, 441 Reed Ave., Monessen. Services will be held Monday, May 2, 2022, beginning with a blessing service at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home, followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. in Epiphany of our Lord Church, with the Rev. Michael J. Crookston officiating. Entombment will follow in his family mausoleum at Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora. Knights of Columbus services Sunday are as follows: Rosary at 3 p.m., Knights of Columbus service at 5 p.m. and Fourth Degree Service at 5:30 p.m. Condolences accepted for the family at www.dalfonso-billick.com.

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