James Patrick Morelli
MORELLI, James Patrick, 70, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2009, at U.P.M.C.
He was born March 17, 1939, in Reeds Mill, the son of the late James V. and Virginia Nuest Morelli.
After serving in the Army, Jim was employed at Timet, prior to operating Morelli Home Improvement and later retired from ODOT as a building maintenance inspector.
He was a charter member of Wintersville F.O.P. Auxiliary and the Carpenters Union Local in Steubenville.
Preceding Jim in death were two sisters Rosa Zink and Mary Anna Morelli and two infant brothers.
Jim is survived by his wife of 29 years Helen Visnic Morelli; children Cindy (Rodney) Hobson, James W. Morelli and Cathy Taylor, all of North Carolina; grandchildren Michelle Gordon, Salina Alridge and Brandon Taylor; great-grandsons Ashton Swaim and Tanner Gordon; extended family Lani and Sonya Yaksich and grandson Brian Smith; mother-in-law Dolly Visnic; brother Roland (Irene) Morelli of Mingo Junction; sisters Orega Yanik of Steubenville, Victoria (John) Kosar of Bloomingdale, Ellen (James) Burgess of Stratton, June (David) Laughery of Mingo and Midge (Terry) Baker of Hillsboro, Ill; and brother-in-law Paul W. Zink of Wintersville.
Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday at Dunlope-Shorac Funeral Home, 215 Fernwood Road, Wintersville, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday with Rev. David Sperry officiating.
Burial At Fort Steuben.
Offer condolences at www.shorac.com.
