Aug 26, 2022

Carol Lee Gariglio Filipponi, 89, of Slovan, peacefully passed away on Wednesday afternoon, August 24, 2022, in the Donnell House, Washington.

She was born on April 21, 1933, a daughter of the late Everett and Beatrice Bird Meredith.

A graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School, she worked as Librarian Assistant in Burgettstown Area Elementary Schools, and in retirement drove a school bus for Jake Schneider Bus Company.

She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Burgettstown, where she was a member of the Christian Mothers. She was an avid reader and enjoyed keeping her yard pristine.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Benjamin Garigio Sr., in 1991, and her second husband, Dante Filipponi, in 2000; her daughter, Catherine Say; a brother, Everett Meredith; and a sister, Barbara.

Surviving are her four children, Benjamin Gariglio Jr. and wife, Bernadette of Outer Banks, N.C., Cindy Greer and husband, Bob of Castle Shannon, Mark Gariglio of Burgettstown and Gary Gariglio of Burgettstown; son-in-law, Nick Say of Ohio; grandchildren, Meredith Allen, Benjamin I. Gariglio (Tanya), Jennifer Cowden (Bill), Kristin Stambaugh and Andrew Greer (Kelly); great-grandchildren, Riley, Brady and Maggi Allen, Adelaide and Axel Gariglio, Trista and Cadence Fehl-Gariglio, Sean and Evelyn Gariglio, Ella Stambaugh, Abigail, Evan, Riley and Samantha Greer. Also surviving are three stepchildren, Mickey, Danny and Albina and their families.

To honor Mrs. Filipponi’s wishes, there will be no public visitation.

Family and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial at 12 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church of St. Isidore the Farmer Parish, 1109 Main Street, Burgettstown, PA 15021, followed by interment in the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery.

Arrangements under the direction of the Lee & Martin Funeral Home, Burgettstown.

www.leeandmartinfuneral.com