Violet Marie Brounce; 81; of Monongahela; died Sunday; April 30; 2006; at her home. She was born Oct. 7; 1924; in Belle Vernon; a daughter of the late Richard Harger and Pearl Kennedy Harger. She was Protestant by faith. Mrs. Brounce was a member of the former Polish Club of Monessen; as well as the Monessen Fireman’s Club No. 1; where she had worked as a bar maid. Surviving are four sons; George R. Brounce; of Leavittsburg; Ohio; William R. Brounce and wife Carol; of North Charleroi; Thomas R. Brounce and wife Margie; of Little Hocking; Ohio; and Clifford R. Brounce and wife Joyce; of Carroll Township; one daughter; Mrs. David (Constance M.) Prosser; of Whitensville; Mass.; 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; a sister; Betty Swaney; of Michigan; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death; in addition to her parents; were her husband; George W. Brounce; and seven brothers and sisters. Friends will be received at the RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC.; 1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen; a Golden Rule Funeral Home; from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday; May 4 at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.