Mrs.Delphine Van Fleet;51;of Banning;died Thursday;March 27;1969;at 1:40 a.m.in Washington (Pa.)Hospital a a result of injuries received in a car-truck accident Wednesday night on Interstate 70;a mile west of the Bentleyville interchange. Mrs.Van Fleet’s daughter;Mrs.Sheila Dawn Mencer;30;of West Newton R.D.1;was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Mrs.Van Fleet and her daughter were traveling east on interstate 70 when a tractor-trailer;driven by Harold Rich;36;of Downey;Calif.;skidded across the medial strip to avoid hitting a car which had applied its brakes. Mrs.Van Fleet;who was born in Banning on Oct.6;1918;was a member of Banning Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband;Peter W.;two sons;Peter E.of Dawson R.D.;and Robert C.of Greensburg;her mother;Mrs.Elsie Pavesi of Banning;two sisters;Mrs.Irene Dongilli of Banning and Mrs.Amelia Kascan of McKeesport;two brothers;Armand Pavesi of Wildwood;Pa.;and Robert Pavesi of Banning. Friends are being received at the J.William McCauley Funeral Home;West Newton. Service there Saturday March 29 at 2:30 p.m. with the Pastor of Banning Methodist Church officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. J.William McCauley is funeral director.

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