Dora Mae Vassallo

Dora Mae Vassallo passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the age of 94, in her home. She was born March 24, 1931, in Jefferson. Dora Mae was a resident of McClellandtown. She was a daughter of the late James Henry Lutes and Anna Mae Dodds. She was a homemaker. Dora Mae was a member of the Triumph Fellowship Church in McClellandtown. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary. She really enjoyed bowling, dancing, drinking wine and casinos. Her husband, John Vincent Vassallo, whom she married April 5, 1970, died February 6, 1987. Surviving are children, Bruce and Patty Black, Thomas West, Sr. and Rick Holloman, Skip and Sue Black, James West, Pamela and Andrew Wozny, Claira and Joe Tokish, Dana West and Cheryl; 26 grandchildren, 56 great- grandchildren and 22 great-great-grandchildren, siblings, Walter R. Lutes and Bessie Pearl Holland; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are one son, Barry Black; one granddaughter; two grandsons; and relatives, James Lutes, Dolores Janco Watson, John Lutes, William Lutes, Martha Polander, Laura Ann Hayden, Sarah Myrtle Lutes, Mary Charlotte Hatches and Margaret Viola Chopp. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. until the time of a service at 1 p.m. Friday, October 31, in the Behm Funeral Home, 1477 Jefferson Road, Jefferson, PA 15344, with Pastor A.J. Byers officiating. Burial will be in Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, PA 15344. Condolences can be expressed at www.behmfh.com