Catherine ‘Nunnie’ Vaccaro; 97; of Monessen; passed away Sunday; December 25; 2011. A daughter of the late Fidel and Teresa Domiano Ambrose; she was born in Carbondale on December 6; 1914. Formerly of N. Belle Vernon; she had resided in Monessen since 1958 and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. Survivors include two daughters and three sons-in-law; Joann and Richard Fields of Belle Vernon; Cathi and Marshall Carpenter; with whom she made her home in Monessen; and Arnold Nelson; of The Villages; FL; one son and daughter-in-law; Charles G. and My-Hoa Vaccaro of Greenfield Park; Australia; ten grandchildren; Jodie and Jim Winget of Greer; SC; Mike and Libby Fields of Belle Vernon; David and Vonda Fields of Orlando; FL; Barbara and Tim Mayer of Metamora; Il; Patti and Mike Seacrist of Lake St. Louis; MO; David Nelson of Peoria; IL; Linh Vaccaro and Vinh Vaccaro; both of Australia; Kevin Carpenter of New York City and Kerri Carpenter of Arlington; VA and eleven great-grandchildren; Jasen and Jarret Winget; Autumn and Austin Fields; Garret; Connor and Morgan Fields; Kyle and Kelly Mayer and Mathew and Patrick Seacrist. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Gasper Vaccaro on October 16; 1973; one daughter; Adele Nelson on January 13; 2004; one grandson; Richard ‘Dickie’ Fields; on December 27; 1962; two sisters; Josephine Mendicino and Rose Wiegle and four brothers; Charles; Vincenzo; Joseph and Fred Ambrose. Friends will be received 3 to 7 P.M. Tuesday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory; Inc.; (724-929-5300); 700 Broad Avenue; Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com A funeral service will be in the funeral home on Wednesday at 10 A.M. with Rev. David Zona officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The officiers and members of the First Presbyterian Church will meet in the funeral home Tuesday at 6:30 P.M. to hold services.