John Gioiso Jr. remembers well the many good times he and his two sisters enjoyed with their parents, John Gioiso Sr. and Palmina “Pam” Gioioso, and the good times their parents had in the City of Revere, which was their home for more than six decades.
“My parents were very family based and enjoyed being with their family,” recalled John Jr. on the anniversaries of their passing one year ago. “My dad was a big jazz lover and my parents liked to go the Malden Moose social club. He was a Fourth-Degree Knights of Columbus guy. They enjoyed going out and socializing at local restaurants and having their friends over the house. That’s how they spent their down time. My parents were always together.”
MONSIGNOR PHILIP SAYLOR
Monsignor Philip P. Saylor, 91, passed away on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Mount Nittany Medical Center.
Monsignor was the first born of Philip and Katherine (Hoy) Saylor on Oct. 1, 1929 in Centre Community Hospital.
He is survived by a sister, Irene Dornisch and her husband Bernard of Lock Haven; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, John; and a sister, Elizabeth.
He attended the original Saint John’s Catholic School in Bellefonte where he was taught by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He graduated from Bellefonte High School in 1947, where he was senior class president as well as newspaper editor.
George A. Russett, 94, formerly of Edwardsville, Larksville and Highland Park, Wilkes-Barre, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, surrounded by his four loving daughters.