Albert Filippelli, 97, of Monongahela passed away at home on Sept 9, 2021 after a two year battle with cancer. He was born May 9, 1924 in Hazard/Black Diamond (Monongahela) to the late Alfred and Lena (Biagi) Filippelli.
Albert was a 1942 graduate of Monongahela High School and a lifelong resident of Monongahela. After high school, he started work at the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Mill in Monessen where he worked for 50 years, retiring from the Coke Plant in 1992. Albert was an avid sports fan, especially youth sports and enjoyed following many of the youth from a young age through their professional careers. He also followed the Pittsburgh sports teams and was faithful to the Pirates, win or lose.
Albert was an avid gardener, supplying family and neighbors with vegetables during the summer. He also enjoyed feeding and watching birds year round and enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles during the winter months.
Surviving is his wife, Mary Ruth (Sliger) Filippelli with whom he would have celebrated 65 years of marriage on October 6, 2021; son, Alfred (Nancy) Filippelli of Memphis, TN; daughter, Anna Filippelli (Joe Podrosky) of Eighty Four; grandsons, Jason and Matthew Filippelli; granddaughter, Rebecca (Sam) Richardson; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Alfred, and sisters, Hilda Pucci, Norma DeRocco, Tosca Dempsey, Olga Rizzuto, and Dora Schmalbach.
Family and friends will be received on Sunday, September 12, 2021 from 5-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 W. Main Street, Monongahela where services will be held on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Jude Urso officiating. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.