Mary Trozzo Muoio; 90; of North Belle Vernon; died Saturday; June 12; 2004 at 10:20 a.m. in Mon Valley Care Center; Carroll Township. Born Sept. 1; 1913 in Freedom; she was a daughter of the late Dominik and Caroline Nudi Trozzo. Mrs. Muoio was a resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 33 years; a homemaker and a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law; Ralph and Grace Muoio of Centereach; N.Y.; three grandchildren; Salvatore Muoio; Vincent Muoio and Mary Krensavage; five great-grandchildren; Veronica Muoio; Adrian Muoio; Nicolette Muoio; Michael Krensavage and Brittany Muoio; and two sisters and one brother-in-law; Rose Trozzo and Angeline and Emil DeMarco; all of Belle Vernon. Mrs. Muoio was preceded in death by her husband; Salvatore Muoio; one June 29; 1989; one daughter; Caroline Muoio; two brothers; James and Tony Trozzo; and one sister; Josephine Trozzo. 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.; Bette Vernon (724-929-6183). A prayer service will be held Wednesday 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 as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of St. Sebastian Parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Mary Muoio on Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home. For those unable to attend; online condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home’s web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

Dawn Marie Giambattista Clark; 31; of Mt. Pleasant; formerly of Fayette City; went to be with her grandparents that passed before her; Mary Kassler and Mike Battista. She was born in North Charleroi on Dec. 23; 1972. She attended First Christian Church of Fayette City and worked for Joe King Enterprises in Rostraver Township. Survivors include her parents; Ray and Linda Stephen Giambattista; of Fayette City and Susan Gottier; of Palm Bay; Fla.; her husband; Anthony Clark; of Mt. Pleasant; a brother; David Vannucci; of Greensburg and his fiance; Jeanine Russell; two sisters and a brother-in-law; Dana Lynn Coddington and Bill; of Fayette City and Rae Lynn Giambattista; of Stockdale and her fiance; George Guseman; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. AND CREMATION SERVICE; 724-929-5300; a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be in the funeral home Wednesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Wayne Boring officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Ava Dorcon; 87; of Fairhope; Belle Vernon; entered in eternal rest on Wednesday; June 9; 2004 in Country Care Manor; Fayette City; with her family at her bedside. She was born July 17; 1915 in Washington Township; Fayette County; the daughter of the late Harry E. and Nellie Davis Roley. She was also preceded in death by one son-in-law; Steve Misher Jr. Mrs. Dorcon was a member of St Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon; and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas for 35 years; and she was an avid bingo player. She is survived by two daughters; Iona Onie Misher of Fairhope and Margaret Skippy Tencer and husband Charles of California; Pa.; one brother; Emerson Bud Roley of Connellsville; the following grandchildren; Theresa Misher Downer; Stephen Misher; Mary Margie Misher Yonash; Eve Tencer Hiller; Michelle Tencer Herron; Joseph Tencer; Charlene Tencer Adams; Maureen Tencer Smith; Brenda Tencer DePaoli; Michael Tencer and Paul Tencer; great-grandchildren; Jody Downer; Rebecca Downer Wheatly; Douglas Downer; Melissa Yonash; Zachary Yonash; Anthony Morocco; Mathew Herron; Mandie Herron Ventura; Jayme Jones; Christopher Dixon; Stephen Dixon; Jennifer Smith; Joshua Smith; Brandie DePaoli; William BJ DePaoli; Nicholas Hiller; Eric Hiller; James Muth and Allison Tencer; great-great-grandchildren; Garrison Wheatley; Dominic Ventura and Eliot Ann Herron. Friends will be received Thursday from 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. in the ELEY/McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; where a blessing service will be held Friday; June 11 at 10 a.m. with the Rev Fr. Leonard McAlpin officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

James R. Brown Jr.; 24; of Belle Vernon; Washington Township; died Saturday; June 5; 2004; at Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township. Born Dec. 11; 1979; in Pittsburgh; the son of James R. Brown Sr. of Ontario; Canada; and Saundra Rodebaugh Brown; of Rostraver Township. Mr. Brown Jr. was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon; was Baptist by faith; a graduate of Belle Vernon Area High School; Class of 1998; and was employed with Ryan Financial Group of South Point; where he worked as a loan officer. He was a veteran with the U.S. Army Reserves; where he was called to active duty for Operation Enduring Freedom. In addition to his parents; be is survived by his wife; Erin L. Brown; a sister; Michelle Brown; of Rostraver Township; and paternal grandmother; Edith Brown; of Irwin. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather; Hermin R. Brown; and maternal grandparents; Howard S. and Edna M. Rodebaugh. Visitation will be held Monday 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. Services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Darrel M. Evans; of Salem Baptist Church; Rostraver Township; officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. For those unable to attend; online condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home’s web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com

Ornella M. Nell Doty; 75; of Monessen; died Friday; June 4; 2004; in Thorpe’s Personal Care Home; North Charleroi; following a short illness with cancer. She was born Jan. 5; 1929; in Monessen; a daughter of the late Patrizio Caporossi and Emma Cruciani Caporossi. Mrs. Doty was a lifelong resident of Monessen and a 1947 graduate of Monessen High School. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law; Diane and David DeLuca; of Feeding Hills; Mass.; two brothers; Joseph Caporossi and his wife; Angela; of Monessen; and Frank Caporossi; of Las Vegas; Nev.; a sister-in-law; Dorothy Doty; of North Charleroi; two grandchildren; Lonnie DeLuca; of Boston; Mass.; and Lauren DeLuca; of Feeding Hills; Mass.; and by nieces; nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Daniel R. Doty; in 1986. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; 441 Reed Ave.; Monessen (724-684-8750). Services will be held Tuesday; beginning with a 9:30 a.m. blessing in the funeral home; followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass in the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church; Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Albert Gallatin Hospice; through the funeral home.

Theoplia W. Sloan; 95; of Monongahela; passed away Tuesday; June 1; 2004; at Mon Valley Care Center. Mrs. Sloan was born in Old Fort; N.C.; on May 29; 1909; the daughter of the late Benjamin and Maggie Carson Whittington. A homemaker; Mrs. Sloan was a Deaconess at St. Paul Baptist Church; in Donora. She was a church mother and past president of the Deaconess Board; Nurses Board; Missionary Society and the Inspirational Choir. Mrs. Sloan also was a life member of the Star of Bethlehem; Chapter 34. She was preceded in death by her husband; Charles Sloan Sr.; and three sons; Charles Stu Sloan Jr.; Winslow Sloan and David Sloan. Survivors include one daughter; Charlie M. White and husband Theodore of Monongahela; four sons; Robert E. Sloan and wife Nora of San Diego; Calif.; James D. Sloan and wife Brenda of San Diego; Calif.; George Sloan and wife Lucille of Ambler; and Wesley D. Sloan and wife Benita of Donora; three daughters-in-law; Audrey Sloan of Donora; Rev. Estelle Sloan of Hazelhurst; Ga.; and Annie L. Sloan of San Leandro; Calif.; one adopted daughter; Jimmie Lee Corbett; 33 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and a devoted friend; Eloise McDowell. Visitation will be held Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME; Donora; where Order of Eastern Star services will be held at 6 p.m. Religious services will be held Monday; June 7 in St. Paul Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the PERCY E. LAW JR. FUNERAL HOMES; Donora.
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Peter Pete Petrosky; 84; of Marietta; Ga.; formerly of Fairhope; Belle Vernon; died Sunday; May 23; 2004; in Tranquility Hospital; Marietta; Ga. He was born May 9; 1920; in Fairhope; a son of the late Jake and Catherine Pietrusza Petrosky. He was a veteran of World War II. Mr. Petrosky was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by his wife; Jennie Morycz Petrosky; on Nov. 27; 1992. He is survived by his children; Robert Petrosky of Kittanning; Michael Petrosky of Marietta; Ga.; Charles Petrosky of Seattle; Wash.; and Patricia Tormey of Boston; Mass.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at 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; May 29 until 8:30 a.m.; when a blessing service will take place followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Sebastian R.C. Church with the Rev. Fr. Lawrence Manchas as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. For those unable to attend; online condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home’s web site; www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com.

Henry Eller Bush; 94; formerly of Pricedale; passed away Tuesday; May 25; 2004; in Country Care Manor; Fayette City. A son of the late Roddie and Annie Rowe Bush; he was born in Redtown (Belle Vernon) on May 1; 1910. He was a member of the Pricedale Union Church; where he taught Sunday school for many years and had been a trustee. Mr. Bush served on the former Rostraver Township School Board and had officiated high school and league basketball games throughout the Valley. He attended Monessen High School and lettered in track and football. A lifelong resident of Pricedale; Mr. Bush retired from the Somers Mine in Pricedale and from the custodial department of the Belle Vernon Area School District. Survivors include one daughter; J. Arlene Naylor; one son and daughter-in-law; James C. and Camille Bush; all of Belle Vernon; six grandchildren and their spouses; Gregg and Rebecca Naylor; Brian and Deborah Naylor; Brett and Marymargaret Naylor; James and Katherine Bush; Craig and Maureen Bush and Michele and William Knott; and eight great-grandchildren; Aaron; Joseph; Ethan; John; Zachary and Matthew Naylor and Colleen and Kristen Bush. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his wife; Mary Cowan Bush; on Dec. 12; 1994. The last surviving member of his immediate family; he was preceded in death by four brothers; William; Howard; Clarence and Clifford Bush; his son-in-law; J. Walter Naylor; and one nephew; Howard Alan Bush.. Friends will be received in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. and CREMATION SERVICE; a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; (724-929-5300); on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home on Thursday; May 27 at 10 a.m. with Pastor James Mimidis officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Delma Bindi; 92; of Monessen; died Thursday; May 20; 2004; in Victoria House II; Monessen. She was born March 4; 1912; in Belle Vernon; a daughter of the late William and Ann Lotti Picchiarini. Mrs. Bindi was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon and Monessen areas. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church in Monessen; the former St. Cajetan Rosary Altar Society; and Monessen AARP; Chapter 2752. She is survived by her husband of 65 years; George Bindi; two daughters and sons-in-law; Anne and Scott McCafferty of Speers and Janet and Kevin Grady of Johnstown; six grandchildren; Tracy Ackerman; Robert McCafferty; Lisa Karner; Ericka Grady; Kevin Grady Jr. and Christopher Grady; two great-grandchildren; Alexa Karner and Jacob Ackerman; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by three brothers; Aldo; Elmo and Ilvo Picchiarini. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm in the DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; 441 Reed Ave.; Monessen; (724-684-8750). Funeral services will be held Monday; May 24; beginning with a 9:30 a.m. blessing in the funeral home; followed by a 10 a.m. Funeral Mass in Epiphany of Our Lord R.C. Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Josephine Josie Bruni; 70; of Monessen; died Thursday; May 20; 2004; in UPMC-Montefiore Hospital; Pittsburgh. She was born March 16; 1934; in Monessen; a daughter of the late Vincenzo and Caterina Guiffrida Angeline. Mrs. Bruni was a lifelong resident of Monessen; a 1952 graduate of Monessen High School and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She worked as a cashier for Check’s Furniture Store in Monessen for 14 years and later worked as a teller and platform for PNC Bank in Monessen for 34 years. She is survived by her husband of 48 years; Frank Bruni; three brothers and two sisters-in-law; Silvio and Cleo Angeline of Monessen; Julio and Marian Angeline of Belle Vernon and Romeo Angeline of Monessen; one niece; Mitzi Gatto; one great-niece; Leah Gatto; a great-nephew; Sean Bryant; and by numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one sister; Theresa Gatto. Private visitation was held in the DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; 441 Reed Ave.; Monessen; followed by a Funeral Mass in the Epiphany of Our Lord R.C. Church on Saturday; May 22. Entombment followed in Belle Vernon Cemetery Mausoleum; Belle Vernon. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Monessen Public Library and District Center.