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Oleada M. Alessio, 82, formerly of Speers Hill, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, in Shady Rest Personal Care Home, Charleroi. A daughter of the late Fred and Edna Hall Riskey, she was born in Perry Township on May 16, 1922. She was a member of the Speers United Methodist Church and, until her recent illness, had resided in Speers since 1965. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, D. Richard and B. Darlene McBurnie of Long Branch, a brother, Fred Riskey of Twilight, seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Alessio, in 1987, a son, Bud McBurnie, in 1963, two brothers, Elmer and Joseph Riskey, and two sisters, Mary Stewart and Rose White. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. and CREMATION SERVICE, (724-929-5300), a Golden Rule Member Firm, 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be in the Speers United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William Hastings officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.

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