James D. Schiavoni, Connellsville
James D. Schiavoni, age 77, of Connellsville, Pennsylvania died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in C e d a r s H o s p i c e, Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
He was born on July 1, 1933 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania the son of D. J. Schiavoni and Eleanor Rhodes Schiavoni.
Mr. Schiavoni graduated in 1951 from the now f o r m e r Immaculate Conception High School and then graduated from Duquesne University School of Pharmacy.
Prior to his retirement, he worked for various area pharmacies before owning his own pharmacy in Masontown, Pennsylvania.
He was a member of Saint Rita’s Roman Catholic Church, an alumni of Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity, and a member of the B.P.O. Elks, Connellsville.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy.
James is survived by his loving wife, Antoinette ‘Toni’ (DeMarco) Schiavoni; son, Vincent of Connellsville; son, James Schiavoni and his wife Mary Anne of Tennessee; and daughter, Jan Waski and her husband Michael of Cleveland, Ohio; two grandsons: Andrew Schiavoni, Michael Schiavoni; step grandson, Joseph Luckett; several nieces and nephews.
Family and Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC. at 111 E a s t G r e e n Street, Connellsville, where Prayers of Transition will be said on Saturday, April 9, at 10 a.m.
A Funeral Mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. in Saint Rita’s Roman Catholic Church, South Second Street, West Side, Connellsville, with Rev. Father Robert Lubic as Celebrant.
Interment will follow in Saint Rita’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the Family suggests donations in his memory to National Parkinson Foundation or to the American Heart Association.
To sign the online Guest Registry, please visit www.brooksfuneralhomes.com