Samuel E.Rocca;50;of Mapleview;Charleroi;died Monday;Jan.11;1999;in his home. Born Jan.4;1949;in Charleroi;he was a son of Marie Cardinale Rocca of Charleroi and the late Ernest Rocca. Mr.Rocca was a member of Gospel Alliance Church of Charleroi. He was a well-known softball player in the Mon Valley. A U.S.Army veteran of the Vietnam War;Mr.Rocca was a retired sheet metal worker for Corning Glass Works in Charleroi. In addition to his mother;survivors include his wife;Sally-Jo Barcelona Rocca;three sons and two daughters-in-law;Samuel Jr.and Brandy Rocca of Dunlevy;Christopher Paul at home;and Ryan and Shelly Rocca of Charleroi;one daughter;Stephanie Rocca of Charleroi;two grandchildren;Malayna and Ethan Rocca;and one sister and brother-in-law;Ernestine and Robert Lackner of Charleroi. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m.in Gospel Alliance Church;Charleroi;with Pastor Joseph Toomey officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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