Joan Marie Falappi – Monongahela
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April 14, 2025

Joan Marie Falappi – Monongahela

Joan Marie Falappi, 88, of Monongahela, died Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on Aug. 12, 1936, in North Char leroi, the daughter of Salvatore and Mary Say Aglio. Joan was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish (Monongahela), where she volunteered at the parish festival, the food bank and was a member of the former Ladies of Charity. In her younger years, she loved traveling with her husband, Bill, and golfing in several golf leagues, the last one be...

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