Obituaries
January 3, 2024

Shirley Sacharov Reno – Monessen

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Shirley Sacharov Reno, of Monessen, died on Jan. 3, 2024. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC. AND CREMATION SERVICES, 441 Reed Avenue, Monessen, www.dalfonso-billick.com. Services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, beginning at the funeral home with a blessing service beginning at 9:30 a.m. followed by a 10 a.m. Mass at Epiphany of our Lord Church with the Rev. Michael J. Crookston officiating. Entombment will follow in Mon Valley Memorial Park Donora. A complete obituary will be included in the Friday Edition of The Mon Valley Independent.

 

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