Valerie A. "Val" Molinaro

Valerie A. “Val” Molinaro, 75 of Washington died Thursday-February 27, 2020 with her family by her side following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.  She was born April 17, 1943 in Monongahela, PA the daughter of the late Frank Angotti Jr. and the late Antoinette Alexander Randerson.  Mrs. Molinaro was a 1961 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School and was a 1963 graduate of Penn Commercial with a degree in Accounting.  She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church.  Mrs. Molinaro was employed as the Director of Operations at Advanced Orthopedics and Rehabilitation up until the time of her retirement.  She was the former President of the American Diabetes Association and was very instrumental in working with and helping parents with their diabetic children.  Mrs. Molinaro enjoyed going on beach vacations with her family.  The things that made her the happiest were hearing the words, “MiMi” when her granddaughter, Samantha would come to visit and going to the North Hills to spend time with her.  Samantha was the love of her life.

On May 27, 1967 she married Anthony C. “Tony” Molinaro Jr. who survives.

Also surviving is a son, Anthony S. “Tony” (Kristen) Molinaro of Gibsonia, PA; two sisters, Karen (Dr. Dennis) Brown of Washington and Alison Nowe of Eighty-Four; brother in law, Dan Molchan of Washington and a granddaughter, Samantha Molinaro.  Several nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Molinaro was preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Molchan and a brother in law, Jon Nowe.

Friends will be received from 2 - 4 and 6 - 8 P.M. on Sunday-March 1, 2020 in the Warco-Falvo Funeral Home, Inc., Wilson at East Katherine Ave., Washington, S. Timothy Warco, Supervisor/Director, Susan Falvo Warco, Director, S. Timothy Warco II, Director.  A prayer service will be held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday-March 2, 2020 in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 A.M. in the Immaculate Conception Church, Chestnut St. Washington with the Rev. John Lynam as celebrant.  Entombment will follow in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Mary the Mother of the Church Mausoleum.  Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org. or to John F. Kennedy Catholic Grade School, 111 W. Spruce St. Washington, PA 15301.  Condolences may be expressed at www.WarcoFalvoFuneralHome.com