Domenick J. Monaco, 87, of Cecil, died Saturday, October 31, 1998, in his home. He was a lifelong resident of Cecil, where he was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, and a charter member of the Cecil Volunteer Fire Department, Company 3. Mr. Monaco was a retired coal miner and had worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Mr. Monaco and his wife owned and operated Monaco Florist and Greenhouse until 1972. On December 21, 1933, he married Mae Monaco, who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Eileen E. Bradley of North Versailles, Dolores J. Schweitzer and Diana M. Stromple, both of Cecil; a son, Domenick Monaco of Sitka, Alaska; eight grandchildren, Sandra Carlin, Donald, Michael and Kimberly Schweitzer, Kelley Crisanti, Diana Boehme, Craig and Christopher Monaco; two sisters, Lola Ventresca and Anna Powner, both of Cecil; two brothers, Joseph Monaco of San Jose, Calif., and Anthony Monaco of Cecil; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Deceased are two sisters, Lillian Ventresca and Jenney Monaco; and a brother, Elidio Monaco. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, November 2, 1998Domenick J. Monaco
Former owner of Monaco Florist and Greenhouse
He was born December 6, 1910, in Cecil, a son of Panflio and Flaminia Pronio Monaco.