Demetries J.Bridge;Sr.;53 of Park Manor;Monessen;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;Tuesday;December 25;1956;at 3:10 p.m. He was retired as a coal mine loader. He is survived by his wife;Louise Kellaway Bridge;four sons;Demetries;Jr.;and Jack Glenn of Monessen;Donald and Robert at home;five daughters;Mrs.Frank (Lorraine) Mailini of Monessen;Mrs.John (Jean) Robison of West Newton;Mrs.Theodore (Margaret) Cheloc of Cleveland;Ohio;Helen and Patty Jo at home;one sister;Miss Helen Bridge of Wilmerding;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer Funeral Home during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Requiem High Mass will be sung in St.Leonard’s Church;Monessen;Saturday;December 29;1956;at 9 a.m.;by Rev.Martin O’Toole;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is the funeral director.