Donna D. Ricigliano

POTTSVILLE- Donna D. Ricigliano, 65, of Pottsville, passed away Monday at M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. Born in Gilberton on October 28, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Mary Labadis Galetz. She was a 1965 graduate of Mahanoy Area High School. Donna owned and operated Donna’s Daycare at her residence in Pottsville for 21 years until she retired in 2010. Donna was a member of the former Saint Joseph Church, Pottsville. Most currently she was a member of Saint Patrick’s Church, Pottsville. Donna is survived by her husband, Patrick Ricigliano, of Pottsville, with whom she celebrated 43 years of marriage on September 6; her son Gino Ricigliano, of Pottsville; her daughter, Gina McDonald, wife of Robert, of Millersburg; her two brothers, David Galetz, of Bloomfield, NJ and Robert Galetz, husband of Josetta, of Gilberton; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be celebrated on Friday morning at 11:00 A.M. at Schlitzer-Allen-Pugh Funeral Home, Inc., 6th & West Market Sts., Pottsville, PA 17901. Father Edward B. Connolly will officiate. Family and friends may call on Friday morning from 10:00 A.M. until time of service at the funeral home. Interment will be held in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven. Memorial contributions can be sent to American Heart Association, PO Box 163549, Columbus, OH 43216-3549 or the Hillside SPCA, Hillside Road, Pottsville, PA 17901.