OBIT: John C. MONTI, 1994, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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JOHN C. MONTI

  Mr. Monti, 84, of 904 28th Ave. died at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 1994, 
at Mercy Regional Health System, following a brief illness.
  Mr. Monti retired as director of music from Altoona Area School District 
in 1972, with 38 years' service.  He also taught elementary band at St. 
Therese's School from 1975 to 1989, organized and conducted the Altoona 
Campus Concert Band and ROTC Band from 1965 to 1975, served as supervisor of 
instrumental music in the school district from 1953 to 1966 and was band 
director for Altoona High School from 1950 to 1966.  Mr. Monti also taught 
instrumental music at Barker Conservatory of Music, D. S. Keith Junior High 
School from 1934 to 1949, and private instrumental music for 10 years.
  He was born Sept. 29, 1909, in Catania, Italy, the son of Joseph and 
Josephine (Consolo) Monti.  He married Angeline Monica in 1935 in Gallitzin.
  Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Joyanna Denis of Juniata Gap, and 
three grandsons.
  Also surviving are a brother and two sisters: Lucien Evanchick of 
Waynesboro, Amelia Olmes of Tampa, Fla., and Nicholas of Altoona.
  Mr. Monti was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church.
  He was also a member of Pennsylvania All-American Judges Association, a 
former member of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, where he was a guest 
conductor; American Federation of Musicians, Pennsylvania Music Educators 
Association and Pennsylvania State Educators Association, and had conducted 
pit orchestra for Altoona Community Theater musicals in the 1960s.
  In 1959, Mr. Monti received the Optimist Club "Man of the Year" award and 
a Chamber of Commerce Award for outstanding service.
  He was awarded the Kiwanis Leadership Award in 1966, the Jaycees 
Leadership Award in 1959, an American Business Club certificate of 
appreciation in 1966, Citizen's Society Highest Award for Civic Leadership 
and other citations including the Pennsylvania State Senate and House of 
Representatives, City of Altoona, Reserve Officers Association of the United 
States, WVAM and People Are Great.
  He was a 1928 graduate of Altoona High School, attended Stetson 
University, Deland, Fla., from 1930 to 1932; was a 1934 graduate of Juniata 
College with  a bachelor of science degree in music education and did 
graduate work at Penn State University.  
  Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 
p.m. Monday at Santella Funeral Home.

MONTI - The funeral of John C. Monti of 904 28th Ave. will be held with a 
Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Therese Catholic Church 
by Monsignor Roy Kline.  Entombment at Calvary Mausoleum.  Friends will be 
received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at 
Santella Funeral Home, where a wake service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday.  
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Petrogallo and Josephine 
Monti.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the John Monti 
Scholarship Fund, c/o Altoona Area High School.  Under Mr. Monti's 
leadership during his first year, the high school band was honored for its 
outstanding performance by the National Band Judges Association.  For two 
years in a row, AHS won the Best Band Award in the Washington Cherry Blossom 
Festival Parade.

Altoona Mirror, Saturday, March 12, 1994