Anita L. Scarnati

Anita L. Scarnati, 82, of Gale Street, died Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born on May 10, 1942, in New Castle, the daughter of the late Domenick and Lucy (Pizzitola) DeCaprio. She married Anthony J. Scarnati on January 9, 1965, he survives at home. Anita worked for VanPort Sand & Gravel as a clerk for 5 years and then retired after 15 years at Liberty Mutual in central billing. She was a member of Holy Spirit Parish-St. Vitus Church, she loved praying and was very faith filled, and very active in the church. Anita was a member of Christian Mothers and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She loved music, dancing, and old movies, and enjoyed cooking for her family. Above all, she loved spending time with her grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children, Rita M. Ludovici and her husband Vince, Renee L. DeBlasio and her husband David, and Anthony J. Scarnati and his wife Monica all of New Castle, ten grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one brother, Domenick DeCaprio, Jr. and his companion Lorraine Nellis, and three sisters, Jeanne Sesko and her husband Tom, JoAnne Slater and her husband William, and Vicki Flora and her husband Denny.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by one infant twin sister, Rita Mae DeCaprio.

Visitation will be held Sunday, May 11, 2025, from 4 PM to 7 PM at the William F. & Roger M. DeCarbo Funeral Home, 926 Cunningham Avenue. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, May 12, 2025, at 10:30 AM at Holy Spirit Parish- St. Vitus Church. Father Thomas Sparacino will officiate. Burial will be in St. Vitus Cemetery. The funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 10:00 AM.