Arthur F. Trilli, 98, of North Belle Vernon, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. He was born on March 13, 1921, to parents Ippolito and Maria Florio Trilli, who preceded him in death. Arthur was the youngest of eight siblings. He had six 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 World War II Veteran. In July of 1942 he joined the service as the head mechanic of the U.S. 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 Dec. 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. Marys, Pa., and Carolyn Trilli of Monessen; as well as six sons, Victor Trilli (Kathy) of Denton, Texas, Arthur Trilli (Barbara) of Charleroi, Thomas Trilli (Marlene) of Rostraver, William Trilli (Dawn) of North Belle Vernon, Patrick Trilli (Kelly) of Farmington, N.M., 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. Visitations will be held at RHOME FUNERAL HOME, 1209 Grand Blvd., Monessen, PA 15062, from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, and from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. A service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. The Parish rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Knights of Columbus will have a service at 7p.m. followed by the Thomas McKee Post No. 28 American Legion at 7:15 p.m. 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.
