FRED YANERO, CLASS OF 1957, PASSES AWAY IN MARYLAND

 

Fred Yanero, Class of 1957, passed away October 8, 2021 after open heart surgery. He was living in Ellicott City, Maryland.

Fred also graduated from Fairmont State to embark upon a 38-year teaching and coaching career in Ohio and Maryland before his 1998 retirement. He also worked at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City sharing his love of golf.

Fred’s widow is Janice Yanero. Their children are Anthony Yanero and Emily Yanero. His siblings are Pamm Yanero Bragg, Class of 1969; Danny Yanero, Class of 1961, who passed away in 1977; Tom Yanero, Class of 1963; and Donnie Yanero, who was 8 months old when he was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Monongah.

Pamm clarifies that her brother, Freddie, was named after the late Fred Yanero. 

Pamm told me:

“Freddie lived in Maryland for over 50 years, but wants to be buried here in Monongah’s Mount Calvary with my parents.”

Monongah High history is filled with Yaneros.

 

Danny Yanero, Class of 1939

Roselyn Yanero, Class of 1959.

Sandy Yanero Hatley, Class of 1960.

Marcia Bradley Yanero, Class of 1963.

Franklin Yanero, Class of 1964.

Susan Yanero Fried, Class of 1965.

Alfred Yanero, Class of 1967.

Sarah Bright Yanero, Class of 1969.

Jennifer Sabo Yanero, Class of 1970.

Christopher Yanero, Class of 1971

Richard Yanero, Class of 1971.

Kim Yanero, Class of 1974

Diane Yanero, Class of 1977.

Linda Phillips Yanero, Class of 1977.

Sarah B. Yanero, North Marion Class of 1992.

 

Fred’s daughter Emily wrote this obituary:

Fred Yanero, 82, of Ellicott City, MD passed away peacefully on October 8, 2021. He was born to Frederick and Eleanor Yanero on July 12, 1939 and grew up in Monongah, WV. He graduated from Monongah High in 1957 and from Fairmont St. College in 1961 with a degree in Physical Education. He was a competitive varsity athlete on Golf, Soccer, Track and Basketball teams.

 

Fred taught for 38 years combined at Ashtabula, Dundalk, Milford Mill and Catonsville High Schools and Pikesville Middle School. He excelled as a Basketball coach and led his teams to many County and State Championships over his coaching career before retiring in 1998.

 

For 35 years, Fred enjoyed working at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City sharing camaraderie and his love of the game.

 

He loved being outdoors, spending time with family and friends, cooking his own spaghetti sauce, rooting for WVU, and continued to do 82 pushups every other day until a few months before his passing.

He is survived by his wife Janice of 52 years, son Anthony Yanero and his wife Elizabeth, daughter Emily Yanero, grandchildren Anna and Andrew, brother Danny and his wife Sharon, brother Tom, sister Pamm Yanero Bragg, his nieces Nikki Yanero, Sheena Connors, Cami Yanero, and nephews Chris Yanero, Tommy Yanero, and Corey Bragg and his wife Marisa. He is preceded in death by his brother, Donnie.

Services and and internment will be at a later date at Mount Cavalry Cemetery in Monongah, WV.