John Gillo

John Gillo, 88, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, at 6:32 p.m. at Monongahela Valley Hospital, Monongahela. Born Feb. 5, 1927, in Fayette City, he was the son of the late Eugene and Mary Girardi Gillo. Mr. Gillo was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, was a retired maintenance foreman at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Monessen Plant. He was a veteran of World War II where he served in the U.S. Army, was a life member of the Washington Township volunteer fire department and a former Washington Township supervisor and wage tax collector. He is survived by his wife, Norma Spanish Gillo to whom he was married 64 years; a son, John Gillo of Washington Township; daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Ken Kretchman of Cary, N.C.; three grandchildren, Douglas Kretchman and wife, Lindsey, Lisa Kretchman and Rebecca Kretchman; and a sister, Anita Falcone of Lynchburg, Va.
Private family visitation was held Saturday at the PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATIONS, Family Owned and Operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-6183, followed by a funeral Mass at St. Sebastian RC Church with the Rev. Msgr. Roger A. Statnick, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
Condolences accepted at the funeral home's website, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

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