Louise D’Amico Minardi passes away

Louise D’Amico Minardi, Class of 1947, passed away Saturday, September 15.

She was the widow of James Minardi. Louise lived on Thomas Street, where the Olesky family rented a Consol house before moving one door away to the Church Street home they bought from Consol that Angelo and Mary Raymond were renting.

Louise D'Amico Minardi

Her parents were Nicholas D’Amico and Isabel Buza.

Louise’s sister, Carole Hinton, lives in Ohio.

Louise was predeceased by her daughter, Diane Staron, Class of 1967, in 2014 and brothers Pete D’Amico, Louie D’Amico, Gene D’Amico and Rudy D’Amico.

Diane married Thomas Staron, Class of 1965. Their children are Jaime Staron of Oak Island, North Carolina, and Derek Staron of Fairmont. They have two grandchildren.

Monongah High Alumni Association president Linda Lopez Gandy, Class of 1965, wife of Jim Gandy, was Louise’s neighbor and good friend for decades.

Virginia Minardi Nottingham, Louise’s sister-in-law, passed away last month. Virginia’s children are Linda Nottingham Willis, Class of 1964, married to Davis Willis; and John T. “Tommy” Nottingham, Class of 1968, married to Victoria Blocker Nottingham, Class of 1969. Victoria is a daughter of Richard Blocker and Lucille Loss Blocker, daughter of J.B. Loss and Josephine Dieling Loss.

Virginia was predeceased by her husband, Russell J. Nottingham; her brother, Jim Minardi; and her sister, Elizabeth Kuhens.

Louise’s obituary:

Louise Minardi, 89, of Monongah, passed away on September 15, 2018 at Morgantown Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on December 23, 1928 in Fairmont, the daughter of the late Nicholas D’Amico and Isabel Buza.

Louise was a devout member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Monongah.

Louise is survived by sister, Carole Hinton, of Ohio; grandchildren, Derek Staron and wife Pam, of Fairmont, and Jaime Staron, of North Carolina; and her son-in-law Thomas Staron of St. Mary’s.
She is also survived by great-grandchildren, Teresa Staron and Camdyn Staron, both of Fairmont.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by beloved husband, James Minardi; her daughter, Diane Staron; and brothers, Pete D’Amico, Louie D’Amico, Gene D’Amico, and Rudy D’Amico.

Family and friends are welcome to call at Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant Street, Fairmont, on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a Rosary Service at 7:30 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 19th at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Father Joseph Konikatill officiating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens.

Condolences and memories may be shared online at www.carpenterandford.com   .