Jennie M. Duda; 84; of Belle Vernon (Fairhope); died Thursday; April 13; 2006; in Mon Valley Hospital Inc.; Carroll Township. She was born March 5; 1922; in Fayette City; a daughter of the late William and Lula Layton Park. She was a member of Marion Presbyterian Church; where she served as an elder and deacon at one time; and Center on the Hill and Striketts Bowling League at Lynnwood Lanes. Surviving are daughter; Mary Lou Price and husband; Thomas; with whom she made her home; and son; Edward J. Duda; all of Belle Vernon (Fairhope). Also survived by seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; Carl M. Duda; son; Carl Wayne Duda; brother; William Park; and two sisters; Emma Kennedy and Mabel Bukoski. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and until 11 a.m. Monday; the hour of services; in the ELEY/McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; with Pastor Robert Prinkey officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. For those unable to attend; online condolences will be accepted at the funeral home’s Web site; www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com.

Elizabeth Kinder Kruppa; 95; of North Belle Vernon; died Sunday; April 9; 2006; at 11:59 p.m. in Havencrest Nursing Home; Carroll Township. Born Feb. 7; 1911; in Monessen; she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Lekocic Kinder. A resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 38 years; Mrs. Kruppa was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and a homemaker. She was the loving mother of one son and daughter-in-law; John R. and Kathy Kruppa; of Canonsburg; two daughters and a son-in-law; Mary Lou and Damon Turek; of Beaver Falls; and Joanna Kruppa; of North Belle Vernon; with whom she made her home; three grandchildren; John Edward Kruppa and wife Barbara; Dana Shepler and husband Norman; and Christopher Kruppa; and four great-grandchildren; Ryan and Bethany Kruppa; Tessa Shepler and Tylor Kruppa. She was preceded in death by her husband; John Kruppa; on April 23; 1987; her brother; Joseph Kinder; and three sisters; Sister Mary Emery Kinder V.S.C.; Sarah Kurtak and Margaret Kinder. Visitation will be held Tuesday 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 (724-929-6183). A Prayer Service will be held Wednesday; April 12; at 10:45 a.m. in the funeral home; followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. in St. Sebastian R.C. Church. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of St. Sebastian Parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Elizabeth Kruppa on Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home. Condolences are being accepted at the funeral home Web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com

Herbert N. Owens; 76; of Belle Vernon (Fairhope); died Sunday; April 2; 2006; in Mon Valley Hospital Inc.; Carroll Township. He was born Jan. 26; 1930; in Fayette City; a son of the late William C. and Ruth M. Hough Owens. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport Plant. He will be sadly missed by the birds and deer he fed on a daily basis in his yard. Surviving are his wife; Eleanor Welsh Owens; two daughters; Susan Lape and husband Terry; of Belle Vernon; and Lori Vargo and husband John; of Dunlevy; four sons; James Owens and wife Deborah; of Fayette City; William Owens and wife Robin; of Belle Vernon; Herb Owens; of Byesville; Ohio; and Timothy Owens and wife Lane; of Centennial; Colo.; two sisters; Betty Barnes; of Greensburg; and Virginia Book; of Indiana; two brothers; Robert E. Owens; of Charleroi; and Richard Owens; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by infant daughter; Judith Lynn Owens. Friends will be received in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday; April 6 until 11 a.m.; the hour of services with the Rev. Michael Shepard officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. For those unable to attend; on-line condolences will be accepted at the funeral home Web site; www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com
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Chester C. Biagini; 94; of Belle Vernon; died Friday; March 31; 2006; at 2 p.m. in Victoria House; Monessen. Born Jan. 26; 1912; in Belle Vernon; he was the son of the late Alfredo and Eugenia Valdiserri Biagini. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon; Mr. Biagini was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon and was a retired steel worker from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport Plant. He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law; Marlene Hartley; of Scituate; Mass.; and Janet and Steve Kane; of Greenbelt; Md.; one brother; Louis Biagini; of Uniontown; two grandchildren; David and Elizabeth Hartley; and one great-granddaughter; Jessica Hartley-Lowe. He was preceded in death by his wife; Dolly Pieri Biagini; on May 8; 2005; a brother; Silvus Biagini; and three sisters; Norma Malinchak; Emma Vanucci and Janet Zanardelli. Visitation will be held Sunday 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 (724-929-6183). A Prayer Service will be held Monday; April 3 at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home; followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Sebastian R.C. Church with the Rev. Lawrence L. Manchas V.F.; pastor; as celebrant. Entombment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of St. Sebastian parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Chester Biagini on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home. Condolences will be accepted at the funeral home Web site; http://www.parzynskifuneralhome.com/

J. Aland Senko; 60; of North Belle Vernon; died Tuesday; March 28; 2006; in Mon Valley Hospital. A son of the late Joseph and Eleanor Trenk Senko; he was born in North Charleroi on Feb. 9; 1946. A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon; he attended the First Christian Church of Fayette City. Aland was employed by World Kitchen of Charleroi. He is survived by his wife of 32 years; Donna Guseman Senko. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. and CREMATION SERVICE; www.fergusonfuneralhome.net; a Golden Rule Member Firm; 724-929-5300; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be in the funeral home on Friday; March 31; at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Wayne Boring officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Irma L. Smalko; 84; of Falmouth; Mass.; formerly of Belle Vernon (Rostraver Township); died Thursday; March 16; 2006; in Falmouth. Born in Washington; Pa.; on June 14; 1921; she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Popp. She is survived by three daughters; Carol Findlayson; of Fairchance; Mary Gill and Marie Ferreira; both of Falmouth; Mass.; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers; and one sister. There was no public visitation. Private interment was held in Belle Vernon Cemetery; Rostraver Township. The JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC.; 580 Circle Drive; Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township (724-929-7934); handled all arrangements.

Stella M. Howard; 100; of Monessen; died Friday; March 24; 2006; in Victoria House of Monessen. She was born March 14; 1906; in Monessen; a daughter of the late James L. Fohner and Mary Jane Spowart Fohner. She was a member of United Methodist Church of Monessen. Surviving are a brother; Ed Fohner; of Monessen; a sister; Mildred Fechter; of Ohio; a daughter-in-law; Ann Howard; of Greensburg; four grandsons; Robert; Richard; John and Thomas Howard; and four great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband; Wallace P. Howard; a son; Preston Howard; six sisters; and three brothers. Friends will be received from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC.; a Golden Rule Funeral Home; 1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Entombment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Victoria Monita Lapenna; 76; of Belle Vernon; died Saturday; March 25; 2006; at 5:46 p.m. in Cherry Tree Nursing Center; Uniontown. Born Aug. 17; 1929; in Ethelbert; Canada; she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Shlanta Monita. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon; Mrs. Lapenna was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church; Belle Vernon; founding church choir member; former member of the St. Barbara Alter Guild and was very devoted to her family. She also was a retired seamstress from Brookvale in Donora. She is survived her son and daughter-in-law; Michael J. and Donna Hatalowich; of Perryopolis; two grandchildren; Rebecca and Michael Hatalowich; one niece; Dr. Stephanie Urchick; and three nephews; Stephen Urchick; and Peter and John Merella. She was preceded in death by her daughter; Victoria Hatalowich; and two sisters; Virginia J. Urchick and Vera Merella. Visitation will be held Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 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 (724-929- 6183). Relatives and friends will gather at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church; Mary Street; Belle Vernon; on Wednesday; March 29 at 10 a.m. services with the Very Rev. John J. Kluchko officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Parastas Service will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. Condolences accepted at the funeral home Web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com

Retha Mae Doyle; 78; of North Charleroi; died Thursday; March 23; 2006; in her home. A daughter of the late Edward and Evelyn Linderman Lewandowsky; she was born in Brownsville on Dec. 24; 1927. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Charleroi and a Past Worthy Matron of the former Charleroi Chapter of Eastern Star. Retha enjoyed crocheting baby afghans and her circle word books. Formerly of Speers; she had resided in North Charleroi since 1986. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law; Patricia Ann Doyle; of North Charleroi; and Kathleen and Gary Faieta; of Columbus; Ohio; one son; William M. Doyle Jr.; of Costa Mesa; Calif.; one sister; Bernice Gilleland; of Front Royal; Va.; four grandchildren; Tracey Osman and husband Paul; of Wilkins Township; Michelle Mollenkamp and husband Aaron; Michael Faieta and wife Lacey; all of Columbus; and Melissa Vrable and husband Larry; of Rochester Hills; Mich.; four great- grandchildren; Lance and Chase Mollenkamp and Katlyn and Andrew Faieta; and her adopted grandchildren; Amy; Jody and Valerie. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; William Milton Doyle; on Oct. 13; 1988; one son; William D. Lewandowsky; in 1992; and one sister; Margaret Gilleland; in November 2005. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. and CREMATION SERVICE; a Golden Rule Member Firm; www.fergusonfuneralhome.net (724-929-5300); 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be in the funeral home on Monday; March 27 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Bruce Northey officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of the Monongahela Chapter 108 of the Eastern Star will meet in the funeral home on Sunday at 7 p.m. for services.

Raymond Sopsic; 58; of Fayette City (Naomi); died Wednesday; March 22; 2006; in The Donnell House; Washington; Pa. He was born Feb. 7; 1948; in North Charleroi; a son of the late William and Stella Duda Sopsic. He was a member of the Naomi AC Club and retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport Plant. Surviving are his uncle; Edward Duda and wife Toshiko; of New Jersey; and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother; William R. Sopsic Jr.; on Dec 6; 1997. Friends will be received in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday; March 25 until 10 a.m.; when a Blessing service will take place with the Rev. Leonard McAlpin officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers; contributions may be made to the Albert Gallatin Hospice. For those unable to attend; on-line condolences will be accepted at the funeral home Web site; www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com