Elio Checchi;58;of 509 South 14th St.;Monessen;died suddenly Sunday;March 25;1973 at 7:40 a.m.in the Allenport Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.of an apparent heart attack. He was a member of St.Leonard R.C.church;Monessen;and a life member of the Belle Vernon Fire Department. He had served as captain;lieutenant and trustee with the fire company and remained an active member even after moving to Monessen from Belle Vernon nine years ago. Mr.Checchi was a member of Garibaldi Lodge;Dunlevy and Belle Vernon American Legion. He was a veteran of World War II;serving in the U.S.Army;and worked as gang leader in the construction department at Allenport. Surviving are his widow;Elizabeth Cmar Checchi;one stepson;Charles R.Kline of Smithton;one stepdaughter;Mrs.Donald (Carol) Keller of Monessen;two brothers;Elmo Checchi of Charleroi and Edward Checchi of Orlando;Fla.;five sisters;Mrs.Eleanora Bucchianeri of Dunlevy;Mrs.Ray Haywood of St.Cloud;Fla.;Mrs.Clair Bussard of New Bethlehem;Mrs.Robert Jacobs of Dunlevy and Mrs.Kenneth Goldsby of Pensacola;Fla.;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.Tuesday. Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 9 p.m. Prayers will be said at 9:15 a.m.Wednesday at the funeral home followed by Mass of Resurrection at 10 a.m.in St.Leonard R.C.Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Henry P.Dinicco officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;in charge.