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Angeline Lispi Obituary
YATESVILLE — Angeline (Gela) Lispi, 96, of Yatesville, passed away unexpectedly surrounded by her family in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.
Born in Yatesville on Oct. 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Vincenza (Colarusso) Denesco.
She attended Yatesville schools. She was an active member of St. Joseph Marello Parish, Pittston.
Gela was involved with the family businesses, Lispi Brothers Towing and Diner where she enjoyed cooking for friends and family. She was considered the "pasta and meatball specialist." A true enjoyment of Gela's was coffee with Baileys. She also enjoyed her trips to the casinos locally as well as to Atlantic City. She was everybody's "Nana" and loved everyone and everyone loved her. She will be missed not only by her family, but also by her many friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Lispi; brother, Joseph (Pepo) Denesco; sisters, Lillian Denesco Cresho, Vera Denesco and Antoinette Denesco Guasto; nephew, Joseph Cresho; and niece, Anna Marie Lispi.
Surviving are her daughter, Jackie Lispi with whom she resided; sons, Joseph (Butch) Lispi and his wife, Connie, of Yatesville, and Albert Lispi and his wife, Kathleen, of Plains; grandchildren, Melissa Azaravich and her husband, Kevin, of Kingston; Gela Griffin and her husband, Rich, of Yatesville; Catrina Ozgo and her husband, Colby, of Plains and Gina Murray and her husband, Mike, of Plains; great-granddaughters, Audrina Griffin and Gia Murray; sister-in-law, Osma Lispi, of Yatesville; numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018, from Adonizio Funeral Home LLC, 251 William St., Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Marello Parish, 237 William St., Pittston. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2018, at the funeral home.
To leave an online condolence, visit Gela's obituary at www.adoniziofuneralhome.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for Angeline Lispi
Frank Lugiano
March 22, 2025
AS THE YEARS PASS I KNOW THAT GILA IS AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD...SHE RAISED A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AND HAD MANY FRIENDS...GOD BLESS
FRANK LUGIANO
March 22, 2024
AS TIME GOES BY I KNOW YOU ARE BEING BLESSED IN HEAVEN WITH YOUR FAMILY. GOD BLESS
FRANK LUGIANO
March 22, 2023
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WONDERFUL PERSON YOU WERE...GOD BLESS
FRANK LUGIANO
March 22, 2022
TIME PASSES BY...GELA IS SPREADING HER GOOD CHEER WITH THE ANGELS AND HER FAMILY. GOD BLESS
FRANK LUGIANO
March 22, 2020
SHE WAS A HARD WORKING LADY...GOD REST HER SOUL...NOBODY CAN EVER TAKE AWAY THE MEMORIES...
Florence Galushka
April 5, 2018
Jackie
I want to extend my sincere condolence to you and your family. Gela was such a loving person. I enjoyed her presence at the Oblate Seminary Chapel for the mass and novena, and at our Oblate Laity meetings. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. God bless you all.
Love and prayers,
Florence Galushka
Augustine family
April 3, 2018
Lispi family,
Please accept our deepest condolences. Our thoughts & prayers are with you.
Larry Alexander
April 2, 2018
Butch, Al and Jackie. Please accept my sincere condolences. I have so many wonderful memories of your mom! She was a great person! May she Rest In Peace.
Francine (Calabro) Clark
April 1, 2018
Jackie and family, so very sorry for your loss. Gela was a nice lady. May she rest in peace.
Rich Visniski
April 1, 2018
Jackie, Butch, Al and family. My sincere condolences on your loss.
March 31, 2018
Al, condolences to you and your family. Marian Debalko
Barbara Calabro
March 31, 2018
So sorry to hear of your loss. Gela was a lovely woman, she is going to be missed.
Angelo Zingaretti
March 31, 2018
Butch, Sorry to here of your Mom's passing.
God Bless.
Sharon Colarusso-Roarty
March 31, 2018
Very sorry for your loss. My father and Gela were first cousins and I remember going to visit her in the 'big house on the hill' when I was young. I had spoken with her a few years ago and she wanted me to come visit her at the restaurant but, unfortunately, I never did. Life gets in the way... I will always have fond memories of her and of the memories my father passed onto me. Please accept my heartfelt condolences. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Ann Boylan
March 31, 2018
Butch and Family, So sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. Sincere condolences.
March 31, 2018
Jackie and family,
Sorry to see the passing of your mom, she was such a delightful person. I will miss seeing her out and about with you, her best buddy.
Connie Toole
Florida
March 31, 2018
JACKIE, BUTCH AND AL.....MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. GOD REST HER PRECIOUS SOUL....FRANK LUGIANO AND FAMILY
Dave and Lisa Delaney
March 31, 2018
Butch, Al and Jackie so sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. She was one of the nicest ladies I ever met. She will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the entire family.
Bill Zingaretti
March 31, 2018
Butch,Al and Jackie, We are very sorry for your loss your mom was a very nice lady and treated me very well when i was a young man working for you. May she rest in peace.
Ron Giza
March 31, 2018
Butch & Al, sorry to hear of your moms passing.
March 31, 2018
Butch sorry to see of your mothers passing
may she rest rest in peace.
Seymour&Ann Kurzweil
Jack Tasker
March 31, 2018
Dear Butch & family, Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you upon the passing of your mom. Sincerely, Jack & Dorothy Tasker
Joe Cresho
March 31, 2018
Aunt Gela, you were always one of my favorites. I can't express enough how thankful we were to have had the pleasure of having you as our aunt. You always came to every wedding and christening, and brightened every event with your smile and charm. I will always be grateful for everything you've done for us; my kids and grandkids included. You were always so thoughtful and kind. Tell Nana Peg that I love and miss her, along with Aunt Vera and Aunt Della.
Love, your nephew, Joseph Cresho
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