Emma L. Beneccio

Emma L. Beneccio, 87, of Dayton, OH, formerly of Monessen, passed away in Brighton Gardens Assisted Living of Dayton on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. A daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Ferencz Girhiny, she was born in Pricedale on September 26, 1921. Formerly of Monessen, Emma was a former member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and had resided in Dayton since 1991. Prior to her marriage, Emma was employed in the accounting department of Pittsburgh Steel. She was a member of several card clubs and enjoyed baking, cooking and entertaining. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Bob Puskar and Kathy and Jeff Sabatine all of Centerville, OH, two sisters, Elizabeth Girhing of Pricedale and Julia Matway Craven Hill, one brother and two sisters-in-law, Bernard A. and Betty Girhiny of Rostraver and Violet Norman of Mayfield Heights, OH and one brother-in-law, Laurence Gocella of New Castle, DE. Her grandchildren are: Jason Puskar and wife Erin O'Donnell of Milwaukee, WI, Bryan Puskar of St. Louis, MO and Mark Puskar of Washington, DC and one great grandson, Owen Puskar of Milwaukee. Emma is also survived by many dear friends in the Monessen and Belle Vernon areas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Albert A. Beneccio in 1986, her sister, Margaret Gocella, her brother Julius Girhiny and three brothers in infancy. Friends will be received from 3 to 6 P.M. Friday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon (724-929-5300), www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com. A blessing service will be in the funeral home on Saturday at 9:30 A.M. followed by a funeral mass in St. Sebastian R.C. Church at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Msgr. Donald J. Mondello as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed in the funeral home Friday at 3:30 P.M. led by members of St. Sebastian Parish. If friends wish, memorial donations may be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Society, 1701 Grand Blvd., Monessen, PA 15062 or to the Crossroads Hospice of Dayton, 8087 Washington Village Drive, Dayton, OH 45458

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Emma L. Beneccio

January 14, 2009