Frank Vincent Fischetti, Jr., 74, of Verona, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.<\/p>\n
Born on September 23, 1951, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Frank was the beloved son of the late Frank Vincent Fischetti Sr. and Philomena Fischetti. He lived a life defined by kindness, humility, hard work, and devotion to his family, friends, students, and community.
A graduate of Penn Hills Senior High School, Frank earned his Bachelor of Science in Education from Edinboro University and later completed his principal certification through Point Park University. He dedicated 38 years to the Penn Hills School District, first, as a high school English teacher, and later, as Assistant Ninth Grade Principal. He also served as head coach of the freshman football team and girls\u2019 track coach at Linton Middle School. Frank loved teaching, and throughout the decades, his students returned that love many times over. Outside of education, Frank was a lifelong musician who played in many bands over the years. Frank\u2019s love of music lasted his entire life, and no band held a more special place in his heart than The Beatles. He found joy in music, laughter, and time spent with those he loved. Above all else, Frank cherished his role as a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend.<\/p>\n
Frank is survived by his loving wife, Kimberly Fischetti; his children, Tessa Cope (Brian) and their son, Vincent, Gina Marinzel (Andrew), and Frank A. Fischetti; his brothers, John Fischetti (Karen), Louis Fischetti (Elizabeth), and Joseph Fischetti (Michelle); and his nieces and nephew, Lauren Sinacola and family, Jenna Blackwell and family, Joseph Fischetti, Lia Fischetti, and Malena Fischetti.<\/p>\n
A funeral mass will be held on Friday, July 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Irenaeus Church, 387 Maryland Ave, Oakmont, PA 15139, followed by a procession to Mt. Carmel Cemetery. A luncheon for close family and friends will follow at Hoffstot\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Monaco in Oakmont. Those planning to attend are kindly asked to RSVP using the following link: https:\/\/forms.gle\/8ze7AEbrCwpy7pGcA<\/a><\/p>\n In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Frank\u2019s honor to the GO2 for Lung Cancer Foundation or the PSP & CBD Foundation.<\/p>\n Frank lived his life believing in kindness, perseverance, and love. He taught us that life isn\u2019t meant to be rushed, that people deserve our time and our patience, and that doing things with care matters. Though our time with him was never long enough, the love he gave and the memories he created will remain with us always.
Dad, thank you for taking our sad songs and making them better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Frank Vincent Fischetti, Jr., 74, of Verona, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2026, surrounded by the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-234754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}