Emilia's son, Bernard Varisco, was among the 132 people killed in USAir Flight 427, on September 8, 1994.

From Wikipedia: "USAir Flight 427 was a scheduled flight from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport, with a final destination of West Palm Beach, Florida. On Thursday, September 8, 1994, the Boeing 737 flying this route crashed while approaching runway 28R of Pittsburgh International Airport, located in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which at the time was the largest hub for the airline. - After the longest investigation in the history of the NTSB, it was determined that the aircraft's rudder malfunctioned and went hard-over in the opposite direction the pilots commanded it to, causing the plane to enter an aerodynamic stall, from which the pilots were unable to recover. All 132 people on board the aircraft were killed."

OBITUARY - EMILIA C. VARISCO - Age 85, of Mars, formerly of Shaler, on July 1, 2016. Wife of the late Mario; mother of Frank J. (Rose Ann), and Patricia Weihrauch, and the late Bernard Varisco (surviving wife Denise); grandmother of Nicole, Stephen, Anthony, Christopher, and Rachel. Visitation Tuesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at NEELY FUNERAL HOME, 2208 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw. Mass of Christian burial Wednesday 10 a.m. at St. Bonaventure Church. Memorials suggested to The Wounded Warrior Foundation. -- Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from July 3 to July 5, 2016.