Frances Jane Taravella; 90;
formerly of Monessen; died
Thursday; Nov. 6; 1997; at 9:15
p.m. in the Apache Junction
Health Center; Apache Junction; Ariz.
Born June 28; 1907; in Alia;
Sicily; Italy; she was the
daughter of the late Frank and
Josephine Catalano DiPiazza.
Mrs. Taravella was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord
Parish; Monessen; and had
lived in Arizona for the last 22
months.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; Salvatore Taravella; in 1993; one son; Anthony Taravella; in 1995; five
brothers; Pete; Frank; Joseph;
Ralph and Michael DiPiazza;
and one sister; Josephine Kluz.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law; Frank J. and Norma Taravella of Belle Vernon and Joseph L. and Karen
Taravella of Carroll Township;
three daughters; Mrs. Thomas
(Marie) Blatnik of Fallowfield
Township; Mrs. David (Joann)
Cathers of Hanover; Md.; and
Mrs. John (Josi) Zdilla of Apache Junction; Ariz ; with whom
she made her home; two
brothers; Dominic DiPiazza of
North Charleroi and Samuel
DiPiazza of Monessen; two sisters; Lena Rotolo of Monessen
and Eleanor Davis of Belle Vernon; 10 grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home
Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Family and friends will gather at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m.Monday;then proceed to Epiphany of Our Lord Church;Monessen;for a 10 a.m.Mass. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.