Edward G.DeRose;209 Wood St.;Belle Vernon;was dead on arrival at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital on Sunday;Aug.17;1975;at 12:25 a.m. He was 47. Charleroi police reported they were called to the Charleroi Elks Club;Third St.and Fallowfield Ave.;to assist the Charleroi Fire Department ambulance in a call at 12:15 a.m.yesterday when Mr.DeRose was stricken suddenly and fell to the floor. Born in Belle Vernon on July 28;1928;he was a son of Theresa Vizza DeRose;who survives;and the late James DeRose. Mr.DeRose was an employee of the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Belle Vernon. He was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;American Legion;Moose and the Italian Beneficial Society of Market St.;all of Belle Vernon;and the Monesen Elks Lodge 773. Surviving;in addition to his mother;with whom he resided;are a son;Edward Jr.and a daughter;Melanie;both at home;a brother;Ernest DeRose of Brighton;Mich.;and four sisters;Mrs.Joseph (Stella) Krlin of Pittsburgh;Mrs.Ronald (Geraldine) McKuen of Fort Lauderdale;Fla.;Mrs.Emil (Fanny) Cappellini of Poteet;Texas and Mrs.Roseanna Jurcevich;at home. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Monessen Elks Lodge 773 will conduct services at the funeral home on Monday at 7 p.m. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.