Richard Louis Scaglione, 83, of Monongahela, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in the Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born September 16, 1933 in New Eagle, the son of Louis and Rose Angela  Rullo Scaglione.
Richard was a graduate of Monongahela High School and earned his master degree in Education from California State College. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean War. Born and raised in The Church of Jesus Christ, Richard was an Evangelist for the church and devoted much of his time to missionary work. In the 1960's, he and his family moved to South Dakota where he taught school on the Cheyenne Sioux Reservation.  Upon returning back to Monongahela, he was employed at the Peters Township Middle School where he taught English for many years. After retirement, Richard traveled to Columbia and Venezuela to do more mission work. He loved working with the young people in the church. He formerly was a chaplain for the GMBA Youth Group in his church and currently serves on the board of directors of the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center in Pittsburgh.
Richard loved spending time with his family. He also loved writing poems. On every holiday and special occasion, he wrote a poem for his wife, Lucetta, as well as for his children and grandchildren on their wedding days. Sundays were special days in the Scaglione home, spending it with  family, enjoying pasta dinners and telling them corny jokes. Rich would talk to anyone who would listen and showed everyone all of his pictures from his missionary trips. He had his own facebook ministry where he kept in touch with all of his missionary acquaintances.
He is survived by his wife, Lucetta C. DiGirolamo Scaglione  with whom he celebrated fifty seven years of marriage on April 25, 2016; son, Richard Scaglione, Jr. and wife Jessie of Partlow, Virginia; two daughters, LuAnn Carson and husband Dexter, Kathy Golling and husband Bob, all of Monongahela; eight grandchildren, Kristina Stroyne and husband Timothy, Brian Smith and wife Jen, Amanda Irwin and husband Kevin, Micah Carson and wife Laura, Richard Scaglione III, Juliette Coppa, DPM and husband Brandon, Stefanie Arcuri and husband Dan, Michael Scaglione; eight great grandchildren, Luis Irwin-Scaglione, Carson, Camden and Vail Stroyne, Ruby and Cora Irwin, Maverick Carson, Lennon Smith, and two more on the way; brother, David Scaglione and wife Bonnie of New Eagle.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, John Scaglione.
Friends will be received on Friday, February 24, 2017 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM    in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Additional visitations will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 10-11 AM in The Church of Jesus Christ, Sixth and Lincoln Streets, Monongahela, where funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM with the Evangelist Richard Scaglione, Jr. and Elder Brandon Coppa co-officiating. Interment will follow in the Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Church of Jesus Christ Humanitarian Foundation, PO Box 956, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054