Richard F. Principati

Richard F. Principati, 72, a lifelong resident of Beaver Falls, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, January 31, 2015.
Born January 26, 1943 in Beaver Falls, he was the son of the late Richard and Phyllis Barile Principati. He was a graduate of Beaver Falls High School, Class of 1961. He was a member of St. Monica Parish on College Hill and had been an usher at the church. He was a U.S. Army veteran and had been stationed in Vietnam for one year. He was an active member of the Beaver Falls American Legion, Post 261, where he served as the chaplain and the treasurer. He had also been the chaplain for Beaver County Council of the American Legion. He was the secretary and the accountant for Prince Auto Supply. He loved the Beaver Falls Tigers, the Pirates, and the Steelers.
He is survived by his brother, Frank Principati, Chippewa Township, two nieces and their spouses, Jacquelyn and Sean Pichette, Gilbert, Arizona, Jennifer and Jon Keller, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a great-nephew, Blake Keller, a great-niece, Addison Pichette, and a very close, lifelong friend, Richard Attisano.
Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the Hill & Kunselman Funeral Home, www.hillandkunselman.com., 3801 Fourth Ave., College Hill, Beaver Falls. Prayers will be recited in the funeral home on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Monica Church on College Hill.
Interment will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Chippewa Township.
Knights of Columbus will conduct a service on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the funeral home.
The American Legion will conduct a service on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.
The Beaver County Special Unit will meet at the cemetery on Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. to conduct full military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made, if desired to the Beaver Falls American Legion, 716-16th Street, Beaver Falls, PA 15010.