Eleanor C.Martin;88;of 376 Jones St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;June 29;1976 at 8:30 a.m. at Haven Crest Convalescent Home;Carroll Twp. She was born March 6;1888 in Pittsburgh;the daughter of the late John and Nora Rice Coulter. Also precededing her in death was her husband;Charles H.Martin;on July 1;1971. Mrs.Martin was a North Belle Vernon area resident for the past 67 years and member of St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;the Catholic Daughters of America;L.C.B.A.;Belle Vernon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 659 and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Charleroi Auxiliary 167. Surviving are two sons;Charles Ardrey Martin of Sharon and Warren E.Martin of Monessen;three daughters;Mrs.Lawrence (Eleanor) Gourley of West Middlesex;Pa.;Mrs.Ben (Edith) Nichols of Monessen;and Mrs.William B.(Ann) Schiermann of Columbus;Ohio;23 grandchildren;33 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayers will be said Friday July 2;1976;at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at noon at St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 659 services will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home;and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Charleroi Auxiliary 167 services will be Wednesday at 8 p.m. Parish rosary will be Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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