YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Virginia “Dolly” Chiarello, 88, of Youngstown, died early Thursday morning, May 20, 2021, in the hospice home surrounded by her loving family.
Dolly will always be remembered as a strong, meticulous, hard working woman who loved her family dearly.
She was born on March 5, 1933 in Youngstown to Frank and Catherine (Mineo) Chiarello. At the age of 11, Dolly lost her mother and proudly took on the role of caring for her siblings, her father and her grandfather.
Dolly grew up on Knox Street on the south side of Youngstown and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She was a majorette in high school, and she and her sister played for the West Side Merchant’s fast-pitch baseball team.
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Not only was she a housewife, caregiver, and matriarch of her family, but she also had an extensive professional career. She worked first at Strouss and then for the Plakie Toy Company. Dolly then worked in the acquisition department of the YSU Maag Library from 1978 until her retirement in 2005. Throughout her career to date, Dolly has also worked for Modarelli Construction, A & A Tree Service and APCO Construction, taking care of their bookkeeping and payroll.
Dolly was proud of her Italian heritage. She was a member of ITAM in Brier Hill and an excellent baker and cook when it came to Italian food. Her specialties were her spaghetti and her wedding soup. Dolly enjoyed bowling and gardening, and she was an especially good dancer. She had a real passion and loved saving animals.
Dolly goes back to preserve her memories of her daughter Judy (Andy) Longo from Boardman. the apple of her eye, her grandson Andrew Longo of Boardman; her sister and best friend Rose “Tootsie” Modarelli from Youngstown and a sister-in-law Rosemary Taylor from Youngstown as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
In addition to her parents, her former husband James Acierno and the brothers Paul, Sam and Anthony Chiarello died before Dolly.
Family and friends can attend on Friday, May 28, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. A funeral will follow at 4:00 p.m. at the Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, 4221 Market Street, Boardman.
Your family would like to thank Dr. Darrell Grace and Dr. Salim El-Hayek for her kindness and care over the years.
In lieu of flowers, material contributions can be made on Dolly’s behalf to the Animal Charity Humane Society, 4140 Market Street, Boardman, OH 44512.
Family and friends can visit www.rossisantuccifh.com to sign the guest book or to send condolences to Dolly’s family.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Virginia “Dolly” Chiarello, please visit our Flower shop.
A TV tribute will air on Wednesday May 26th at approximate times: 6:43 a.m. on WYTV, 9:32 a.m. on WKBN, 10:58 a.m. on FOX, and 8:12 p.m. on MyYTV.
