Earl H.Neil;76;of 609 Green St.;North Belle Vernon;entered into rest on Monday;Sept.17;2001;at 7:51 a.m.at Mon Valley Hospital. Born Aug.11;1925;in Belle Vernon;he was a son of the late Earl D.and Josephine Flora Neil. Mr.Neil was a lifelong reseident of North Belle Vernon and was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon and was past president of the Holy Name Society of the parish. Mr.Neil retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Allenport plant;where he worked as a labor leader in the hot mill with 40 years of service. He was a veteran of World War II where he served as a corporal in the U.S.Marine Corps with the First Marine division in the Pacific campaign and was awarded two Purple Hearts. Mr.Neil was a life member and former trustee of North Belle Vernon Fire Department;member and past commander of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659;life member of DAV;founder and president of the first Belle Vernon Booster Club;and a former member of the North Belle Vernon council for four years. On Sept.7;2001;Mr.Neil was inducted into the Belle Vernon Area Football Hall of Fame by the Belle Vernon Quarterback Club. He is survived by his wife;Margaret Danahy Neil;to whom he was married 54 years on July 16;2001;two sons and daughters-in-law;Jon Neil and Margaret Mascara of Belle Vernon;Brian and Debbie Neil of Port St.Lucie;Fla.;a daughter and son-in-law;Neila and Skip Horne of Fort Pierce;Fla.;five grandchildren;Brandon Neil of Belle Vernon;Ashton Neil of Belle Vernon;Royce Neil of Port St.Lucie;Fla.;Taylor Neil of Miami;Fla.;and Camden Mascara of Belle Vernon. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a son;Kevin Lee Neil on Dec.27;2000. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the LEONARD J.PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME;family owned and operated;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Prayer services will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;with the Rev.Donald P.Trexler;parochial vicar;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The following services will be held in the funeral home;the Rosary will be prayed Thursday at 3 p.m.by members of St. Sebastian parish;the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will conduct services Thursday at 7 p.m.;and the North Belle Vernon Fire Department will conduct services Thursday at 7:30 p.m.