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Hazel M. Staup Costella, 91, of North Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at 5:50 a.m. at New Dawn Personal Care Home, Charleroi. Born June 28, 1922, in Roscoe, she was the daughter of the late Russell N. Staup Sr. and Dorothy Kirby Staup. Mrs. Costella was a resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 65 years, member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and the former church ladies guild and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Belle Vernon Court 1522. Hazel also volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul, Monessen, and packed meals for the Meals on Wheels program. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Thomas J. Costella Jr. and wife, Eileen, of Belle Vernon, two daughters and son-in-law, Pamela Brightwell of Belle Vernon, Patricia L. and James Pascoe of Carnegie, six grandchildren, Mark Brightwell, Jennifer Nelson, James Pascoe, Jason Pascoe, Nicole Kolar, Nathan Costella, four great-grandchildren, Kassidy Brightwell, Colton Brightwell, Poppy Pascoe, Blaise Pascoe, a sister and brother-in-law, Lois and Robert Zanardelli of Belle Vernon, and sister-in-law, Jessie June Staup of Roscoe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Costella Sr., a sister, Dorothy Gialames, brother, Russell Staup, and a son-in-law, Richard A. 'Tony' Brightwell. Visitation will be held Wednesday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATIONS, Family Owned and Operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-6183. Prayer service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home followed by funeral Mass at 1 p.m. at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Roger A. Statnick, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of St. Sebastian parish will pray the Rosary for the departed soul of Hazel Costella 3 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Condolences accepted at the funeral home's website, http://www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

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