Ida Barbarossa, age 89, of Donora, PA, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at UPMC Presbyterian Montefiore in Pittsburgh, PA.

Ida was born on August 3, 1925 the daughter of the late Frank and Teresa (Vigolotti) Pasquerella.

She was a member of the Our Lady of the Valley Church in Donora. Ida was the first president of the PTA at St. Philip Neri Catholic School in 1957. She had real passion for cooking and found no greater joy than preparing food in her kitchen for family and friends. Ida was a nurse working many years at Havencrest Nursing Home and later doing private care for terminally ill patients before retiring.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three sisters, Josephine Cantoni, Nicholena Ondra and Frances Nester.

She is survived by her husband, Flaveus Barbarossa; two daughters, Kristie Steel and husband John and Lydia Gifford and husband George both of Springfield, VA; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren; a sister, Teresa Galiffa of Alexandria, VA; a brother, Frank Pasquerella of Ohio; also several nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are being handled by Anthony L. Massafra Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Inc., 40 Second Street Extension, Donora, PA 15033 (724) 379-6900 www.massafrafuneralhome.com where friends will be received on Friday April 10, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Prayers will be recited in the funeral home at 11:00 AM on Friday followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 AM at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Donora with Rev. Fr. Pierre M. Falkenhan as celebrant.

Entombment will follow at Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora, PA