Carnegie family touched by outpouring of support after fire

The Lewellyn family of Ridge Avenue in Carnegie sincerely thanks all of the fire department personnel who responded to the catastrophic blaze that consumed their home and all of their possessions.

The family is touched by the concern shown by Carnegie Mayor Jack Kobistek; Carlynton School District staff, students and PTA; family; friends and the community in general for the overwhelming support.

• Happy 80th birthday to Mary (George) Fanzo of Cubbage Hill, who will celebrate on April 8. Mary is Mom to Jim, Kay, Joan and Gary. She also has four grandchildren.

• Happy 51st wedding anniversary to Jo Ellen (Jackson) and Louis Henry of Carnegie, who will celebrate on April 6. Jo Ellen and Louis are the parents of Randy, William, Steven and Louis. They also have six grandchildren — Brad, Jennie, Tyler, Brett, Leigh and Melanie.

• Carole (Woods) Lynch celebrates another year on April 4. She is the wife of Harry and they have three children — Candace (Gerry) Lieder, Courtney (Robert) Crawford and Curt (Kelli). Carole and Harry also have six grandchildren — Gavin, Garrett, Corinne, Camryn, Cole and Caleigh.

• Vicki (Annesi) and David Revay of South Fayette will celebrate 30 years of marriage on April 7. They are the proud parents of David Jr., Rebecca and Travis. Vicki is a happy-go- lucky waitress at the Gab ‘n Eat in Scott Township.

• Happy 88th birthday wishes to Raymond Moretti of Moretti, Moretti & Fritz in Carnegie, who celebrated on April 2. Raymond celebrated with his family, which also celebrated his granddaughter Meghan's birthday on April 3, when she turned 19. Ray was married to his wife Mary for 52 years before her death in 2010.

• Happy birthday to Joan (Walsh) Loniero of Cubbage Hill, who celebrated her birthday on April 1.

Joan and her husband of 56 years, Eugene, are parents of six children — John (Barb), Jim (Amanda), Anita (Jim), Lisa, Maria (Brad) and Marc. They also have seven grandchildren — Lia, Nick, Adam, Drew, Emma, Grant and Max.

• Happy second birthday to Landon Joseph Klapach, who celebrates on April 6. Landon is the son of Joseph Klapach and April Phipps. He is the first grandson for JoMarie Klapach of Carnegie and the second great-great-grandchild of Luisa Klapach of Carnegie.

• Happy birthday to Danielle Bogdon of Cloverleaf Estates, who celebrates on April 9. Danielle is married to Bob and they have two sons, R.J. (Heather) and Brandon (Ashley). Danielle and Bob also have three grandchildren — Ashton, Alivia and Mila.

• Judy Granata Castello of Rosslyn Heights celebrates her birthday on April 8. She is the wife of Tim Castello and together they are the parents of Anne and Timmy. Judy is well-known in Carnegie from the Sahaira Beauty Salon.

• Marilyn Gargiulo of Cloverleaf Estates West will celebrate her 78th birthday on April 6. Marilyn has been married to Joseph for 53 years and they have two children, Michelle and Joseph. They also have five grandsons.

• Gabriella Kolczynski will celebrate her sixth birthday on April 6. She is the daughter of Kristin and John Kolczynski and big sister of Alexa, 4. Her grandparents are Janet and Mike Rosati of Bridgeville and great-grandmother is Betty Sell of Carnegie.

• Happy one-year birthday to Mackinsey Catherine Cyclenica, who celebrated on March 26. She is the daughter of Jennifer and Rory Cyclenica and granddaughter of Jan and Chuck Sweeney of Crafton.

• Janel (Sudiak) and Benjamin Eonta will celebrate their first wedding anniversary on April 6. Janel is the daughter of Kathy (Lober) and Zachary Sudiak of Crafton, and Ben is the son of Karen (Blaha) and Jerry Eonta of Crafton.

• Andie Caroline Mastrangelo will celebrate her first birthday on April 8. Andie is the daughter of Beth and Justin Mastrangelo; granddaughter of Carol and Michael Killmeyer of Crafton; Marcia Mastrangelo of Rosslyn Farms and Joseph Mastrangelo of North Carolina. Helping Andie blow out her first candle is big brother, Joey, who is 4.

• Happy 41st wedding anniversary to Lynn (Ramp) and Frank Tinnion of Carnegie, who celebrate on April 7. They are the parents of Jamie Reilly and Kellie Tinnion and have one beautiful granddaughter, Layla Lynne.

• Special birthday wishes to Richard Wagner of Collier Township, who will celebrate on April 8 with his wife, Dottie, and family.

• Denny Holderbaum of Carnegie will celebrate his birthday on April 10. He is the husband of Carrie (Wilson) and Dad to four boys — David, Zack, Brady and Bryan.

• Happy 25th birthday to Eddie Dulick of Crafton, who celebrates on April 8. He is the son of Dave and Tammy Dulick and has a brother, Jake.

• Happy second wedding anniversary to Stephanie (Drozak) and Justin Gilles of Crafton, who celebrated on March 30.

• Squire Downey of Collier Township celebrates his birthday on April 9 with his girl, Marianne.

• Birthdays this week include Kathleen Zimbicki, Lisa Loniero, Blair Clover, Brian O'Malley, Emily Snatchko-Stasiowski, Peg Gallogly, Annette Marcey Shimek and Josh Younger.

Cindy Babish-Schultz is a Trib Total Media columnist. She can be reached at 412-249-6346 or cbabish@aol.com.