Vito Virgili
Vito Virgili, 92, of Mather, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, in his home.
He was born February 23, 1920, in Fairbanks, Fayette County, son of the late Disidoro and Ida Mae Arnfield Virgili.
Mr. Virgili was a coal miner and mechanic at the former Gateway Coal Co., retiring in 1980.
He was a member of St. Marcellus Roman Catholic Church, Jefferson, where he had served as a member of church council for 35 years. He had also served as a Democratic committeeman in Morgan Township for 45 years and was a member of Jefferson Senior Citizens Center, where he was a volunteer and served as vice president of the center’s council. He also served on the board of directors of Eldercare.
On May 19, 1942, he married Anna Janus, who survives.
Also surviving are three children, Shirley Vowcheck and husband Cedric of Washington, Vito Virgili “Sonny” and wife Sue of Carmichaels and Ronald Virgili and wife Mary of Waynesburg; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Robert Virgili of Jefferson, Gene Virgili of Mentor, Ohio, and John “Toby” Virgili of Clarksville.
Deceased are five brothers, Orlando “Chick” Virgili, Franklin “Froggy” Virgili, Ernest Virgili, George Virgili and Isadore “Peppy” Virgili; and two sisters, Rose Kensek and Ida Mae Lacinak.