Joseph B.Laratta of 36 Sampson street;Belle Vernon;died in the Somerset State Hospital;Saturday;July 7;1951;at 6:10 a.m. He is survived by two sons;James and Anthony of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.Victoria DeCarlo of New Salem and Mrs.Antoinette Spadafore of Viland;New Jersey;fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home. Requiem Mass will be sung at St.Sebastian Church;Tuesday;July 10;1951;at 10 a.m.;by Rev.Francis Martin. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.