Obituaries
Arthur F. Trilli
Date of Death: November 28, 2019
Viewing/Services:
Visitations will be held at Rhome Funeral Home, 1209 Grand Blvd, Monessen, PA 15062, on Monday, December 2, 2019 from 6PM-8PM; Tuesday, December 3, 2019 from 1PM-3PM and 6PM-8PM. A service will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 9:30AM followed by a mass and Christian burial at 10AM at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital 600 Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or the American Cancer Society 320 Bilmar Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15205.
The Parish rosary will be recited on Tuesday at 3pm. The Knights of Columbus will have a service at 7pm, followed by the Thomas McKee Post #28 American Legion at 7:15pm.
Obituary:
Arthur F. Trilli, 98, of North Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019. He was born on March 13, 1921 to parents Ippolito and Maria (Florio) Trilli who have preceded him in death. Arthur was the youngest of 8 siblings, he had 6 brothers; Ross, Atillio, William, James, Ralph and Victor; and one sister Antoinette (Trilli) Castellana, all of which preceded him in death. Arthur lived a long, wonderful life filled with many accomplishments, one of his greatest and most treasured was being a WWII Veteran. In July of 1942 he joined the service as the head mechanic of the US Army 8th Air Force, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for the most missions flown without incident; he served in the 8th Air Force until October of 1945. Throughout his life he prided himself on his time spent in the service and continued that legacy by becoming a member and Past Commander of the American Legion Post 28. After his time in the service, he returned home and decided to build a life for himself by starting his own business called Culligan Water Conditioning in 1947, a business that is still operating today. Aside from being an accomplished veteran and successful businessman Arthur held the most pride in his family, which he started on December 1, 1951 when he married his late wife Nancy (Bly) Trilli. The couple were married for 60 years and had a beautiful family made up of five daughters Celeste Palamara (Jim) of Monessen, Annette Cope (Tim) of Coal Center, Karen Trilli of Pittsburgh, Theresa O'Hara (Paul) of St. Mary's Pa., and Carolyn Trilli of Monessen; as well as six sons Victor Trilli (Kathy) of Denton Tx, Arthur Trilli (Barbara) of Charleroi, Thomas Trilli (Marlene) of Rostraver, William Trilli (Dawn) of North Belle Vernon, Patrick Trilli (Kelly) of Farmington, New Mexico and Robert Trilli who preceded him in death. Over the years Arthur's family continued to grow with the addition of 26 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Throughout his life he made his faith and his community a top priority by being an active member of the Saint Sebastian Roman Catholic Church, a member and Past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus of Monessen, and by serving as a member of the North Belle Vernon City Council for many years.