Amelia Ann Yerace Prezioso, who ran Prezioso Grocery at the top of Jackson Street with her husband, Roman Prezioso, Sr., passed away Thursday, Nov. 30.

She is the mother of State Sen. Roman Prezioso, Jr., Class of 1967, who lives in Fairmont with wife Deborah, and Marie Prezioso of Charleston.

Eugene “Hammer” Tartell, Class of 1951, who lives in Dayton, Ohio, remembers when he and his Monongah High teammates would stop at Prezioso’s Grocery after football practice on the Traction Park field to revitalize themselves with food and drink.

And then there were those who purchased and enjoyed Amelia’s famous peppers, which she canned for decades.

Barbara Prezioso Vozniak -- married to Mitch Vozniak, on the 1952 Monongah High state football championship team and an auto racing mechanic, and sister-in-law of Mildred Paknik Vozniak, Class of 1948, Chester Vozniak’s widow -- is Amelia’s niece.

Roman and Deborah’s son, Christopher James is Amelia’s grandson.

If you have memories of the Prezioso family, email John Olesky at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com and I’ll post them on this Monongah High Alumni blog.

Amelia’s obituary:

Amelia Prezioso

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Amelia Ann Prezioso, 89, of Monongah, passed away early Thursday (Nov. 13, 2014).

She was born March 30, 1925, to Nick and Rose Yerace, in Everson.

She graduated from West Fairmont High School and worked at GC Murphy’s until she married her husband, Roman Prezioso Sr., on Aug. 16, 1947. 

They were married for 42 years when he died on April 5, 1990. While raising her family, she worked with her husband in the family business, Prezioso General Store.

She was a wonderful cook and baker and enjoyed most when sharing with her family and friends. She also loved to garden and can her famous peppers. She was a member of The Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Monongah, where she volunteered for many years. She was also a member of Court Joan of Arc Catholic Daughters of America for more than 69 years.

In addition to her parents and husband, Amelia was preceded in death by three brothers, James (Rose), Joseph (Rose) and Peter Yerace; three sisters, Teresa (Frank) Argiro, Katie (Milton) Scrivo and Mary (Felix) DiMaria; and a nephew, Frank DiMaria.

She is survived by her children, state Sen. Roman Prezioso Jr. and his wife Deborah of Fairmont and Marie Prezioso of Charleston; one grandson, Christopher Prezioso and his wife Julie Shank of Inwood; her sister, Carmella Yerace; sister-in-law, Margie Yerace; a special nephew, Nick Scrivo of Fairmont; a dear niece, Filamena Biafore of Fairmont; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received from 5-8 p.m. Saturday and from 1-8 p.m. Sunday at Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Ave. in Fairmont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Monongah, with Father John Mulcahy and Father Dass as celebrants. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery. A service will be conducted in the funeral home at 6 p.m. Sunday, conducted by Deacon Lewis Beldina. A Catholic Daughter’s memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made in Amelia’s memory to The Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 687 Maple Terrace, Monongah, WV 26554 or to the Pierpont Foundation in the name of Roman and Amelia Prezioso Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 641, Fairmont, WV 26554.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.domicofh.com .