Frances M. "Cookie" (Monstwil) Spalvieri, 82, died 2:25 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital in Cleveland.

Cookie was born July 17, 1942 in New Castle, PA, the daughter of Anthony Francis and Jennie Kusnierz Monstwil. She was a 1959 graduate of Union High School in New Castle. Cookie started working at the age of 14, as a waitress at her Aunt Valeria's New Castle establishment, C and V Snackbar. Her next job was as a secretary for the Blind Association, which she served  for 10 years.  The remainder of her life was spent lovingly serving as a caregiver for her family. She took extra-special care of her mother, husband, children, grandchildren, and many more.  Cookie was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mineral Ridge, as well as a member of The Catholic Order of Foresters. Cookie enthusiastically enjoyed watching, listening to, attending, ALL sports, especially her beloved Pittsburgh Pirates, Penguins, and Steelers. She cheered for dozens of other athletes, teams, and Olympians.

Cookie loved bringing her family and close friends together for joyous celebrations complete with wonderful food, fun, games, and lots of laughs. She was a great cook, and regularly enjoyed making food for her large family, going all-out for every holiday. Some of her specialties included: homemade pierogis, golumpki (stuffed cabbage), pasta and meatballs, and authentic pepper steak. She was especially famous for her namesake, cookies, which she made prolifically for every wedding and holiday!

Cookie married her loving husband, Anthony F. "Red" Spalvieri, on September 7, 1968. Tony and Cookie raised a large, warm, loving family together, until, after 50 years of devoted marriage, he passed away on December 5, 2018.

Cookie will be deeply missed by her five children: twin daughters, Jennifer Spalvieri Hennessey of Strongsville, OH and Jeannine Spalvieri Parks and her husband Denny of Copley,OH; Anthony F. Spalvieri Jr., and his wife Pamela of Seven Fields, PA; Merrilyn Spalvieri Abucejo, and her husband Jonathan of Copley, OH; and Michael Spalvieri and his wife Emily of Akron, OH.  Frances also leaves behind two sisters, Jane Fishovitz and her husband John of New Castle, PA, and Mary "Mania" Oleson of Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. Frances was a loving grandmother, known as "Nana" to her 14 adoring grandchildren: John, Michael, and Nick Hennessey;  Anna, Anthony, Abby, and Andrew Spalvieri; Giovanna, Isabella, and Joshua Abucejo; Brett DeNunzio and Rex DeNunzio Spalvieri; Robin Brunner and Marcus Brunner.

Cookie is preceded in death by her parents, and by two brothers, Walter J. "Mooney" Monstwil and Alexander "Olo" Monstwil.

Friends may call Sunday March 2, 2025 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home in Niles.

Mass of Christian burial will be held 10:30 am Monday March 3, 2025 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mineral Ridge, preceded by a 9:45 a.m. prayer service at the funeral home.

Burial will be in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta.