Vincent A. Ranalli

Vincent A. Ranalli obituary, Pittsburgh, PA

Vincent A. Ranalli

Vincent Ranalli Obituary

Visit the Slater Funeral & Cremation Services Inc. of Sharpsburg website to view the full obituary.

VINCE A RANALLI, AGE 87, OF PITTSBURGH PA. WENT HOME TO THE LORD PEACEFULLY ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 AT ARDEN COURTS IN MONROEVILLE. VINCE GREW UP IN ETNA, PA. HE WAS THE SON OF FRANK RANALLI AND MARY ANN (PUGLIESE). VINCE ATTENDED NORTH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUED HIS EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. GROWING UP HE WORKED IN THE RANALLI GROCERY STORE ON MAPLEWOOD STREET IN ETNA. LATER HIS FATHER PURCHASED AND RAN THE GREENTREE DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATER. AFTER HIS FATHERS PASSING, IN 1959, VINCE CAME HOME TO HELP HIS MOTHER RUN THE FAMILY BUSINESS. AFTER THE SALE OF THE THEATER, VINCE HELD VARIOUS POSITIONS AROUND ETNA, FROM AMBULANCE DRIVER TO BUILDING INSPECTOR. THOSE WHO KNEW HIM APPRECIATED HIS KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, AND SENSE OF HUMOR. HE LOVED TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. HE WAS AN AVID GOLFER AND WAS PROUD TO SAY HE HAD 2 HOLES IN ONE! HE ALSO ENJOYED TRAVELING ON CRUISES AND TRIP TO LAS VEGAS. VINCE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, FRANK AND MARY RANALLI, HIS SISTER MARY SUSAN (TOOTSIE) AND HIS LONGTIME COMPANION MARTHA (MARTI) SLAGEL. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY HIS MANY RANALLI AND PUGLIESE COUSINS AS WELL AS A HOST OF BELOVED LONG TERM FRIENDS.

FRIENDS RECEIVED THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 5-7 PM AT SLATER FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES, INC. SHARPSBURG. A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL WILL BE  HELD AT CHRIST THE KING PARISH IN ST. MARY CHURCH ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025, AT 10:30 AM. 

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, FAMILY REQUESTS DONATIONS IN VINCENT'S HONOR TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OR TO your favorite charity.

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