Obituaries
October 4, 2023

Peggy Wiles – Donora

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Peggy Wiles, 90, of Donora, passed away Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at Greenery Center for Rehab and Nursing in Canonsburg. She was born Sept. 2, 1933, in Carroll Township, daughter of the late Charles Wiles and the late Catherine Donges Wiles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Doris Dunyak; three brothers, Donald, Richard and Charles Wiles.; aunt and uncle, Pearl and Archie Grant. Surviving to cherish her memory are special nieces, Kathy Yocolano and husband Eugene and children Dean and Tracie, Debbie Russell and Michelle Wiles Fenton; sister-in-law, Ruth Wiles; also, several nieces, nephews. Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second St. Ext., Donora, PA 15033, 724-379-6900, where the family will receive friends from 11 to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Funeral service will follow in the funeral home at 1 p.m. with Pastor Sandy Fitzgibbons officiating. Interment will follow at Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela. To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com.

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