Donna Marie Mungari, 71, of Rome, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2021 at the Abraham House of Rome after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 27, 1949 in Rome, a daughter of Dominick and Salmina Pomento Mungari. Donna received a Bachelor of Music Degree from Mary Manse College in Toledo, Ohio and completed graduate study at Bowling Green State Unniversity and SUNY Utica and Rome. She started teaching at a Private School in Toledo, Ohio and ended her career with 32 years teaching at General William Floyd School in Stittville, NY. She is survived by a sister Sally Ann Mungari of Rome. A special thank you to teaching buddies, Charlene and Scott; to cousins...

Donna Marie Mungari, 71, of Rome, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2021 at the Abraham House of Rome after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 27, 1949 in Rome, a daughter of Dominick and Salmina Pomento Mungari. Donna received a Bachelor of Music Degree from Mary Manse College in Toledo, Ohio and completed graduate study at Bowling Green State Unniversity and SUNY Utica and Rome. She started teaching at a Private School in Toledo, Ohio and ended her career with 32 years teaching at General William Floyd School in Stittville, NY. She is survived by a sister Sally Ann Mungari of Rome. A special thank you to teaching buddies, Charlene and Scott; to cousins...

Donna Marie Mungari, 71, of Rome, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2021 at the Abraham House of Rome after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 27, 1949 in Rome, a daughter of Dominick and Salmina Pomento Mungari. Donna received a Bachelor of Music Degree from Mary Manse College in Toledo, Ohio and completed graduate study at Bowling Green State Unniversity and SUNY Utica and Rome. She started teaching at a Private School in Toledo, Ohio and ended her career with 32 years teaching at General William Floyd School in Stittville, NY. She is survived by a sister Sally Ann Mungari of Rome. A special thank you to teaching buddies, Charlene and Scott; to cousins...

Sadly, on Monday Feb. 8, 2021, Nick Bottini's life of love, laughter and adventure ended at the age of 59. There is no better way to say it but that Nick loved life and he loved people. There is no one who met Nick, with his warm, good-natured personality and infectious laugh, who within 5 minutes did not feel like they were a cherished friend. It did not matter if you were the bartender or a wealthy client, Nick valued you. He did not judge people, he enjoyed them. And this was a trait he inherited from his father, Nick, who also died far too young at age 47 years. Nick loved that he grew up carefree and cared for in Rome NY, with his parents, Nick and Gayle Bottini, and partners...

Cynthia D. Pliniski, 69, a resident of Rome, passed away unexpectedly on Friday February 5, 2021 after a brief illness surrounded by her family. She was born on June 21, 1951 in Rome, a daughter of the late James and Bronia Pliniski. She graduated from RFA in 1969 and from Oswego State University in 1974. Cynthia worked as a property manager for Buck Property Management, Whitesboro, and then at DFAS until her retirement in 2015. Cindi loved reading, crossword puzzles and gardening. Cindi will be sadly missed by her significant other, John Giachetti, brother and sister-in-law Donald and Rosemarie Pliniski; niece and nephew Melissa and Jeffrey Lanigan; a great nephew Connor Lanigan;...

Tito D. Seoane, 55, of Rome, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Tito was born on June 3, 1965 in Rome, New York, the son of Manuel and Mary Santello Seoane. He was a graduate of Rome Free Academy class of 1983 and graduated from Mohawk Valley Community College with an associate degree in Criminal Justice. He worked for several years with the NY State Office of Children and Family Services. He then went on to work in substance rehabilitation programs. His latest career was with Upstate Cerebral Palsy of Utica as a Senior Employment Specialist. Tito started his coaching career with Rome youth hockey and Pop Warner football. He then went on to coach RFA...

Annette Grosso, 85, of Rome, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 1, 2021. She was born in Utica on May 31, 1935 the daughter of Anthony and Jennie M. Gentile Wiegand Grosso. She was raised in Utica schools. She was married to the late Sam DeGeorge. Annette worked at Jet Cleaners and DDSO. She loved to travel, shop and always looked her best. She is survived by her beloved family, three daughters, Roxanne (Brian) Thomas of Rome, Colleen Giardino of Florida and Terri Adolfi of Oneida; cherished nine grandchildren, Tara (Jason) Richards of Florida, Patrick (Joy) Thomas of Texas, Michelle (Ryan) Sessions of Verona, Cassandra (Derek) Larson of Oriskany, Samantha...

Robert (Bob) Evangelist, 73, of Surprise, Az, formerly of Rome, passed away on January 30, 2021 with his beloved wife Lynn Militello Evangelist of 48 years by his side after a brief illness at Banner Del Web Hospital in Surprise, AZ.. Bob was a loving husband and devoted father to Christopher Robert (Nicole) and Jason Paul (Lisa) Evangelist. He leaves behind four cherished grandchildren, Owen, Dominic, Rhianon and Cantyn Evangelist; two sisters, Delores "Dee" Swinney of Rome and Elaine (Frank) Crippen of Topsfield, MA; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Carl (Debbie) Militello and Joseph (Nita Beckman) Militello and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by his...

Robert (Bob) Evangelist, 73, of Surprise, Az, formerly of Rome, passed away on January 30, 2021 with his beloved wife Lynn Militello Evangelist of 48 years by his side after a brief illness at Banner Del Web Hospital in Surprise, AZ.. Bob was a loving husband and devoted father to Christopher Robert (Nicole) and Jason Paul (Lisa) Evangelist. He leaves behind four cherished grandchildren, Owen, Dominic, Rhianon and Cantyn Evangelist; two sisters, Delores Swinney of Rome and Elaine (Frank) Crippen of Topsfield, MA; several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Adolf and Mafalda Evangelist, his sister Rita Guglielmo, brother-in-law Ronald Swinney and in-laws Carl and...

Angeline M. (Angie) Ferrucci, 85, of Rome, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 in the Rome Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility with her loving family by her side. She was born on January 19, 1935 in Rome a daughter of Joseph and Angelina (Polizzi) Lombardo. On March 14, 1953 she married Richard L. Ferrucci who passed away on December 28, 1999. She attended RFA. Angie worked for many years in the laundry of DDSO. She belonged to the Red Hat Society; enjoyed bocce, painting of ceramics, cross-stitch, knitting and crocheting. She enjoyed life and being with her family and friends. Angie is survived by her beloved family, a daughter Karen M. Ferrucci of Utica; two...