Angela L. Malagise, age 73, formerly of Freedom, passed away Sunday, August 9th, 2026, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born May 5th, 1953, in Rochester, to the late Angelo T. and Anna Ribar Malagise, as the youngest of seven siblings. Angela was a retired employee with Eaton Corporation Vanport. She was a member of St. Felix Roman Catholic Church – Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Freedom, and a faithful donor and supporter of the United Way, the Women’s Center, and Villa St. Joseph for many years. Angela was a 1972 graduate of Freedom Area High School, who completed her academic career before women’s athletics were a staple in high schools. In fact, the first women’s basketball team at Freedom women’s basketball team at Freedom was not formed until the year after she graduated. Despite the lack of formal training and organized women’s teams, Angela’s love of sports and her athletic prowess led her to achieve many Beaver County Women’s “first’s”. For nearly twenty-five years Malagise was a WPIAL referee, the first female member of the Beaver County Basketball Chapter of Referees. As a referee she was the first woman from Beaver County to officiate a PIAA high school girls’ championship game and the first woman to referee a boys’ junior varsity game. Additionally, she officiated volleyball, softball, little league and pony league baseball contests. In addition to officiating numerous sports, Angela also participated and garnered distinction in sports performances. In 1976 she was the starting third baseman for the first Women’s Class A Championship Adult Softball Team. In 1992 she became the first woman from Beaver County to bowl a 300 game. A self-taught golfer, Angela is a well-known amateur on the circuit, participating and finishing in the top three of local tournaments for several years running. She has golfed in the Women’s Center of Beaver County golf tournament for the past sixteen years. Angela has also been active in various coaching assignments. She has lent her expertise as both a volunteer and paid coach for a number of women’s sports in Beaver County. She served as a diving coach for Freedom Area High School from 1973 through 1974, assistant basketball coach at Aliquippa High School, and head coach for young girls’ recreational softball teams for several years. Had organized women’s sports been prominent during Angela’s high school career, her resume undoubtedly would be even longer and hallmarked by additional awards and honors. Angela still played golf, enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and always will serve as an inspiration to women athletes in Beaver County. Angela is survived by two brothers and two sisters-in-law, John E. and Deborah Malagise, of New Sewickley and Michael “Mickey” A. and Sue Malagise, of Evans City two special nieces, Mima Mancini and Lisa Tyson, both of Baden, as well as numerous other nieces and nephews, and a special life long friend, Tricia Mavero, of New Brighton. She is preceded in death by an older brother, Thomas, and three older sisters, Barbara, Mary Jo, and Helen Kay. The family will receive friends Wednesday August 12th, from 4pm until 8pm at the William Murphy Funeral Home Inc. 349 Adams Street Rochester, PA 15074. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday August 13th, beginning at 10am, at St. Felix Roman Catholic Church – Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Freedom. Interment will take place at Calvary Cemetery, Freedom.