Name: Visitation for Donald R. Pietroboni
Start: 2020-01-16T22:00:00.000Z
End: 2020-01-17T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Marshall Marra Funeral Home

Donald R. Pietroboni, 71, of Finleyville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Born April 27, 1948, in New Eagle, he was a son of Martin and Emma Simoncelli Pietroboni.

Don retired in 2003 as an auditor for the PA Department of Public Welfare. After his graduation from Monongahela High School in 1966, he earned his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Penn State University. Following college he spent six years serving in the Army National Guard.

An avid golfer, Don was a member of the Monongahela-Valley Country Club and was proud to have won the club championship in 2007. A lifetime member of the Nittany Lion Club, he never missed a home football game. He was a loyal Pirate fan, and season ticket holder for over a decade. He coached his daughters' slow-pitch softball teams, mostly as head coach of the Finleyville Phantoms. This team went on to place within the top 10 in the nation. He was a proud father and champion for all sports his daughters played. This continued as he was a constant cheerleader for his grandchildren with all of their endeavors.

In recent years, he became an enthusiastic traveler and was a devoted son and a good friend to many. He always tried to attend morning Mass at either St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Finleyville or St. Andrew the Apostle in Monongahela.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Bailey; two daughters and sons-in-law, Shelley and Matt Dawson of Apex, N.C., and Sharon and Dan Cuffe of Cary, N.C.; a sister, Linda Kibler of Seymour, Tenn.; and four grandchildren, Davis and Grayson Cuffe, and Lance and Paige Dawson; his wife Betty's daughter, Laura Benning and her children, Kayla and Cole Benning.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Judith Roskov Pietroboni, who died in 2001.

Friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, January 16, at Marshall Marra Funeral Home, 216 Chess Street, Monongahela, 724-258-6767, marshallmarrafuneralhome.com. Everyone attending the funeral is asked to go directly to St. Andrew the Apostle, 722 West Main Street, Monongahela, for a Mass of Christian Burial beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, January 17, with Fr. Kevin Dominik as celebrant. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Carroll Township.

In lieu of flowers, monetary donations in honor of Don Pietroboni can be delivered in person or sent to: Union Finley Athletic Association, c/o Key Bank, 318 West Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063.

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Published by Observer-Reporter from Jan. 11 to Jan. 12, 2020.

Memories and Condolences
for Donald Pietroboni

4 Entries

jerry pietroboni

January 15, 2020

To my cousin, to my best man at my wedding, to a fellow caddie at Monongahela Country Club, to a co-worker at Trax Farms, to a friend who sat with us on the steps of the Hoot Owl Club many evenings watching the sun go down over our sports field. Although we havent been close for many years---you will be missed. To his wife and children and sister Linda my condolences and deepest sympathies. He was a good person.

Eloise Brown

January 14, 2020

I'm so sorry to learn of Don's passing. May your memories of him give you comfort at this time. He and Linda were neighbors across the street from me and my family.

jay & donna taylor

January 14, 2020

May God Bless you and your family in this time of sorrow...

January 11, 2020

To the family of Don Pietroboni,
Please accept my deepest condolences on the passing of Don. I was shocked to come across his name in today's obituaries. I knew Don back in the late 1960's when we lived in the dorms at Penn State. Don was always such a funny, easy going guy and we had many good times together with our circle of friends in the dorm. I especially remember the time Don & I chipped in to rent a little 4-seater plane at the State College airport so my roommate, who had a private pilot's license, could take us on an aerial tour of PSU. Don claimed it was his first time in a plane and he went a little berserk when my roommate let me take over the controls for a while. But we all had a good laugh as we did so many times in Don's presence. I lost contact with Don after graduation but did run into him one time on my lunch break in downtown Pittsburgh. Even though we hadn't seen each other in years, Don was as cordial and friendly as ever. I'm sure you have many great memories of Don to cherish and I wish you all the best to have them help you through the coming years.

John Cunningham
Dormont

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