Obituaries
May 11, 2024

Sandra Nobel Fabian – Belle Vernon

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Sandra Nobel Fabian, 87, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Windsor House at Canfield in Canfield, Ohio. Born Dec. 30, 1936, in Brownsville, she was the daughter of the late Mario and Rose Butcher Nobel. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 65 years, Mrs. Fabian was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and was retired from Hempfield Area School District, where she worked as a math teacher. She is survived by her three children, Michael Fabian and fiancée Renee Hallam, Cynthia and David Mascone, and Patrick and Kathleen Fabian; four grandchildren, Michael Mascone, Adam Fabian, Stephanie Mascone and Brett Fabian; three great-grandchildren, Penelope Fabian, Elias Fabian and Kennedy Fabian, plus two babies to be born in the near future. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Fabian; two sisters, Jeanne Whetzel and Rosemary Battaglini; and a daughter-in-law, Mary Fabian. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME & CREMATIONS LLC, family owned and operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-6183. Prayers of transfer will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home, followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Sebastian R.C. Church with the Rev. Michael J. Crookston as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Condolences accepted at the funeral home’s website, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

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