Narcissus T. Chioldi

1929 - 11

Narcissus T. "Nancy" Chioldi, 85, of Montclair, N.J., formerly of Vandergrift, passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, in Gates Manor Nursing Home, Montclair. Born Nov. 2, 1929, in Vandergrift, she was the daughter of the late Dominick and Mamie (Cuffia) Trentin. Nancy lived in Vandergrift until 1962 and was a 1947 graduate of Vandergrift High School, and received her Bachelor's Degree in education from Duquesne University in 1951. She worked as a teacher in Freeport from 1953-1961, and considered those years the happiest of her career. Nancy continued teaching in Ohio for 25 years, retiring in 1988. Nancy was a former member of St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church, Vandergrift, and St. Bartholomew Roman Catholic Church, Middleburg Heights, Ohio. She was also a member of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association, American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. Nancy is survived by her husband of 63 years, Mario Frank Chioldi; son, Mario T. (Kanna) Chioldi, of New York, N.Y.; and grandchildren, Renzo and Mina Chioldi. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015, in the BRADY-CURRAN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES INC., 429 Franklin Ave., Vandergrift. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church, Vandergrift, with Father James Loew, OSB, as celebrant. To send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.curranfuneralhome.com.