Antoinette “Ann” Cirelli DePasquale of Greensburg died on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Brookdale, Latrobe, where she had been staying since May of 2015.  Born in Greensburg on September 7, 1928, just one year after her parents and older siblings emigrated from Cercemaggiore in Italy, she was the youngest daughter of the late Libero and Catherine Cirelli.  She was married to Daniel Frank DePasquale from June 21, 1952, until his death at the age of 43 on August 27, 1968.  The couple lost an infant son, Donald, on November 1, 1956.  Ann was predeceased by her siblings and their spouses: John and Del Cirelli, Mike and Mary Cirelli, and Tony DeBone.  She was also predeceased by her husband's siblings and their spouses: John and Donina Passerelli, Antoinette Morelli, Edward and Florence DiPasquale, John and Rita Vaccaro, George and Emma Macko, Lou and Ida Gallo, Edward (Kearnsie) and Olga Falcone, Angelo DePasquale, Henry DePasquale, Sam (Sunday) and Amy DePasquale.  Ann spent her working career with the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, starting as a telephone operator, and retiring as a member of management in Dial Administration.  She later worked part-time at Montgomery Ward at Greengate Mall.  Ann had been an active member of the Saint Paul Rosary Altar Society, the former Bell Telephone Pioneers of America, the Cercemaggiore Association, and others.  She is survived by a son Rob DePasquale of Greensburg, a daughter Donna Marino and her husband Joe Marino of Fairfax, VA, and their children, Angela and Christina Marino of  Brooklyn, New York, and Peter Marino, a student at Duquesne Univeristy.  She is also survived by her sister and best friend, Christine DeBone of Greensburg, and the other members of her holiday family, Bob and Joyce Garritano, Nicole Garritano, and Marlene Garritano, as well as by sisters-in-law Phyllis DePasquale, and Sarah DePasquale, and many nieces, nephews, and friends.  Friends will be received from 2 to 8 PM Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Leo M. Bacha Funeral Home Inc., 516 Stanton Street, Greensburg.  Prayers will begin at 9:30 AM Monday in the funeral home, followed by a funeral mass to be celebrated at 10 AM in Saint Paul Parish, Greensburg.  Interment will follow in Greensburg Catholic Cemetery.  The Rosary Altar Society will pray the rosary at 1:45 PM Sunday in the funeral home.  The family wishes to thank the entire staff of Brookdale, Latrobe, for the outstanding care and compassion shown to Ann during her stay.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cercemaggiore Association or Saint Paul Church.  www.bachafh.com

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