Obituary of Connie (Russell) Paglio

Connie L. (Russell) Paglio , age 78 of Mount Pleasant, PA, died Saturday (09/28/2019) in the Excela-Health Latrobe Hospital, Latrobe, PA.

Mrs. Paglio was born November 18, 1940 in Mount Pleasant, PA, the daughter of the late Joseph Russell and Mary Carlton Russell Crossland. She was a member of St. Pius X  Roman Catholic Church. Connie was a 1959 graduate of the former Ramsay High School. She enjoyed listening to the  oldies , hosting Friday night parties at her home and always looked forward to having lunch with her classmates and friends. Connie was a loving mother, devoted friend and a gracious host.

She is survived by her loving and devoted son,  Joseph A. Paglio, Jr. of Salisbury, NC . She is also survived by her sister, Sarah Jane Minick of Mt. Pleasant and by  numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to her parents, Connie was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. “Punch” Paglio  in 2010, and by her brothers and sisters;  Joseph Russell, William and James Crossland,  infant brother, Dicky Russell, Nancy Sucanic and Donna Jean Russell.

Family and Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 PM at the Galone-Caruso Funeral Home, 204 Eagle Street, Mount Pleasant.

A blessing service  will be held Wednesday  at  9:30AM  at the funeral home,  followed by her    Funeral  Mass at 10:00 AM in St. Pius X RC Church, Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Richard  J. Kosisko as  celebrant.

Interment will be in the St. Pius X  Parish Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. A Parish wake service will be held Tuesday at 3PM in the funeral home.  To offer an online condolence, please visit our web site at: www.galone-carusofuneralhome.com