Veronica May Tempesta Mone, 80, of Okinawa Dr., passed away the morning of February 27, 2014 at her residence. Born on August 27, 1933 in New Castle, Veronica was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Jennie Scrim Tempesta. Surviving at home is her husband, Harlan A. Mone, Sr. whom she married on June 27, 1987. She was a member of St. Vitus Church. Veronica was a 1952 graduate of New Castle High School. After high school she worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for seventeen years. In 1986, she graduated from the Deputy Sheriff’s Training Program in Carlisle, Pa. She retired from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department where she had worked for thirty years, nineteen of those years as Chief Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff George Sigler. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi International and received the Order of the Rose. Veronica was also a member of the New Castle Power Squad and completed seven boating courses. During retirement she enjoyed being a volunteer for St. Francis Hospital. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. In addition to her husband, Veronica is survived by her step-son, Harlan A. Mone, Jr. of New Castle; two brothers, David Tempesta and Francis Tempesta, both of New Castle; three grandchildren, nine nieces and nephews, sixteen great nieces and great nephews, twenty one great-great-nieces and great-great nephews. Veronica is preceded in death by her parents, six sisters, Louise McIltrot, Adeline Tommelleo, Bertha Adamo, Margaret Tempesta, Laura Pavia and Annabelle Iovanella; two brothers, Eugene Tempesta, Alessio Tempesta and one nephew, Eugene Tommelleo. Visitation is Friday from 4PM to 8PM at the Ed and Don DeCarbo Funeral Home 3000 Wilmington Rd. A procession will leave the funeral home on Saturday at 12:00PM for St. Vitus Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:30PM. Rev. Father Frank Almade will officiate. Entombment will take place at Parkside Cemetery and Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be mailed and made to Jameson Hospice 1000 South Mercer Street, New Castle, PA 16101.
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Veronica Tempesta Mone
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