Dominick T. Shorty Canigiani; 92 of Fairhope; Belle Vernon; Pa; died Thursday; Feb. 24; 2005; in the Greenery Rehab Center; Cannonsburg; Pa. He was born Dec. 20; 1912; in Fayette City; Pa.; a son of the late Constantine and Frances Coni Canigiani. He was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon; and a life member of the Fairhope Rod & Gun Club. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Allenport Plant in 1976. He was a butler in the White House during the Roosevelt Administration. He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Murt Canigiani on May 17; 2004; three brothers; John; Rudolph and Joseph Canigiani; four sisters; Pauline Traversari; Josephine Curcio; Mary Stimberg and Concetta Rocco. Surviving are three sons; James Canigiani and wife Elizabeth of Belle Vernon; Mark Canigiani and wife; Christine of Dunlevy and Thomas Canigiani and wife Patricia of Belle Vernon. Also survived by seven grandchildren; James Jr.; Danny; Jennifer; Jeanne;Thomas Jr.; Adam and Nicole; and five great-grandchildren; Hayley; Sebastian; Madison Rose; Rachel and Heather. Friends will be received in the Eley/McCrory Funeral Home; Inc.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.; Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday; Feb 28 untiI 9;30 a.m.; when a blessing service will take place followed by a funeral mass at 10 am in the St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vemon with Rev. Fr. Lawrence L. Manchas as celebrant. Intennent will follow in the Belle Vemon Cemetery.

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