Doris Elaine Gerard; 74; of Charleroi; died Wednesday; June 23; 2004 in UPMC-Shadyside. A daughter of the late Herbert and Amelia Mollard; she was born in Fairhope (Belle Vernon) on April 15; 1930. Formerly of Belle Vernon; she had resided in Charleroi for the past 43 years and was a member of Christ Church of Brownsville. Mrs. Gerard was a registered nurse at the former Charleroi-Monessen Hospital and retired in 1991 from Mon Valley Hospital. Survivors include her husband; Jess Gerard; with whom she celebrated 52 years of marriage on June 18; two daughters; Denee Gerard of Charleroi and Janet Gerard of York; one son. Jeffrey L. Gerard of Charleroi; one sister; Martha Houts of Birmingham; Ala.; and one grandson; Christian Miller of York. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday 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 Christ Church; 305 Church St.; Brownsville on Friday; June 25; at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Stan Burdock officiating.

Charles A. Jones Jr.; 86; of Star Junction; died Monday; Sept. 13; 2004; in Baldock Nursing Centre; North Huntingdon. Born in Belle Vernon on Sept. 2; 1918; he was a son of the late Charles A. Sr. and Marie Smith Jones. He was a retired garage owner and Protestant by faith. Mr. Jones served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law; Karen and Kenneth Hodge of West Newton; three grandchildren; Jennifer Stangroom and husband Jim; Timothy Hodge and wife Jamie; and Christine Storgard and husband Martin; two great-grandchildren; Brandon and Emily Hodge; and two nieces. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his wife; Grace L. Jones; and one brother; Allan Jones. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC.; 580 Circle Drive; Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township; where funeral services will be held Wednesday; Sept. 15; at 11 a.m. with Pastor Frank Todaro officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery; Rostraver Township.

David F. Wasicek; 46; of Pittsburgh; died Tuesday; Sept. 7; 2004. He was the son of the late Jan Lee and Patricia Camino Wasicek. He is survived by one son; Nicholas Wasicek; one brother; Jon Wasicek; two sisters; Elizabeth Moody and Margaret Hurtt; his maternal grandmother; Anna Camino; one aunt; Linda Camino; and Kelley Wasicek. Friends will be received Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. in the H.P. BRANDT FUNERAL HOME; 1032 Perry Highway; Pittsburgh (412-364-4444). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday; Sept. 11 at 9:30 a.m. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Ross Township. Everyone is asked to meet at the church. Inurnment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers; donations may be made to: The Salvation Army; Cherry Way; Pittsburgh; Pa. 15219. www.brandtfuneralhome.com

Dolores Malagon; 88; of Columbus; Ga.; formerly of Monessen; died Sunday; Sept. 5; 2004; in St. Francis Hospital. She was born June 26; 1916; in Pittsburgh; the daughter of the late Philip Miller and Molly Reimhart Miller. Mrs. Malagon was a resident of Monessen until moving to Georgia in 2000. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church in Monessen. She is survived by four daughters and three sons-in-law; Mary Ann and Roland Wagner of Palm Bay; Fla.; Alva and Michael Kelemen of Rostraver Township; Emma and Charles Kostelac of High Point; Ga.; and Pauline Lane of Columbus; Ga.; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; and nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her first husband; William Rudolph; in 1946; and her second husband; Anthony Malagon; in 1989; and three brothers; Philip; Carl and Chris Miller. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; 441 Reed Ave.; Monessen (724-684-8750). Services will be held Friday; Sept. 10; 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.

Carl J. Corley; 64; of Jacobs Creek; died Friday; Sept. 3; 2004; in Frick Hospital; Mt. Pleasant. He was born March 29; 1940; in Pricedale; a son of the late Carl and Lena Nichols Corley. He was a retired auto mechanic. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by a son; Carl David Corley. He is survived his wife; Edna Backes Corley; three daughters; Tina Beckinger; of West Newton; Betty Sheets; of Latrobe; and Rebecca Dean; of Greensburg; two stepsons; Donald and Gary Neal; of Dawson RD; a grandson; Brandon Beckinger; and a daughter-in-law; JoVon Corley; of Latrobe. Visitation and funeral services are private. L.L. BARTHELS FUNERAL HOME INC.; Second Street; Smithton; in charge of arrangements.

Thomas Joseph Lancaster II; 69; of Rostraver Township; went to be with his Savior and Lord on Wednesday; Sept. 1; 2004; at 11:50 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in North Charleroi on March 7; 1935; a son of the late Thomas J. Sr. and Winnifred M. James Lancaster. Tom was a graduate of Rostraver High School; class of 1953. He took classes at Moody Bible Institute and Lancaster Bible College. He previously worked at G.C. Murphy’s in Charleroi and Monessen Foodland on Grand Boulevard. He then graduated from Westmoreland County Community College with an associate’s degree in welding technology. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by one sister; Bonnie Lancaster Varega; in 2002. He is survived by two sisters; Beverly Lancaster Mitchell and Ardyth Lancaster Rowe; both of Rostraver Township; three nieces and three nephews; six great-nieces and three great-nephews; and many cousins. Thomas was a former member of First Baptist Churches in Belle Vernon and Monessen and currently a member of Calvary Bible Church of North Charleroi. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. and CREMATION SERVICE; a Golden Rule Member Firm; (724-929-5300); 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be in the funeral home on Saturday; Sept. 4; at 12:30 p.m. with the Rev. Jeffrey Edwards officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Franklin Dunn Patterson; 65; of Donora; died suddenly on Wednesday; Sept. 1; 2004. Born July 24; 1939; in Dillon; he was a son of the late Joseph and Lucy Dunn Patterson. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by three sisters; Lucille Bright; Alice Jean Smith and Helen Cleveland; and one brother; John Patterson. Frank was a U.S. Army veteran with 23 years of military service. He served overseas assignments in Vietnam and Germany. Mr. Patterson was a member of F&AM Lodge 79 in Monessen. He leaves to cherish his memory one brother; Elmer Patterson of Maryland; six nieces; Carolyn Bright Graham of Delaware; Lillian Bright Ashby and Johnetta Bright; both of Ohio; Charlotte Smith Boyd of Charleroi; Valarie Smith Jones of Virginia and Kimberly Patterson of Pennsylvania; five nephews; John Bright III and Herbert Smith Jr. of Ohio; Kevin Patterson of Florida; Keith Patterson and Kendall Patterson of Maryland; and a host of other relatives and friends. There will be no public viewing. Graveside services will be held Saturday; Sept. 4; at 11 a.m. on Saturday; September 4; 2004 in Belle Vernon Cemetery with Elder Richard Bass of Greater Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C in Monongahela officiating. The BEVERLY C. DRAPER FUNERAL HOME; Monessen; is in charge of arrangements.

Gary L. Dull; 66; of Belle Vernon; went to be with the Lord on Thursday; Sept. 2; 2004; in Mon Valley Hospital. A son of the late Joseph and Alverta Bulger Dull; he was born in North Charleroi on Aug. 21; 1938. Protestant by faith; he had lived most of his life in the Belle Vernon area. Mr. Dull worked for the Western-Southern Life Insurance Company for 10 years and was retired from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Co. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his wife of 44 years; Joyce Atkins Dull; one son and daughter-in-law; Steven and Heather Dull of Warren; Ohio; two daughters and sons-in-law; Vickie and Richard Skooglund and Amy and William Taylor; all of Belle Vernon; two brothers; Arnold Dull of Belle Vernon and Jeffrey Dull of Greensburg; two sisters; Carol Rupp of Wyano and Sharon Delbarre of Belle Vernon; and eight grandchildren; Jessalyn; Seth and Kaitlen Protin; Brandon; Morgan and Mallory Patterson and Mackenzie Taylor; all of Belle Vernon; and Taylor Dull of Warren; Ohio. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 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 on Saturday; Sept. 4; at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Tim McConville; pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Susan Lynn Moore; 48; of Charleroi; died Monday; Aug. 30; 2004; in Mon Valley Care Center; Carroll Township. She was born Aug. 23; 1956; a daughter of Mary Payton Everly of Charleroi and the late Richard Everly. Susan was a graduate of Charleroi Area High School with the Class of 1974 and graduated from California University of Pennsylvania; receiving her degree in early childhood education. She was a member of Charleroi Baptist Church. In addition to her mother; she is survived by her husband; William J. Moore; two daughters; Tara Doggett and husband Dennis of Charleroi and Karly J. Moore of Charleroi; one son; Gary Buddy Prosser and wife Alysia of Charleroi; three brothers; Richard Everly and wife Debbie of Charleroi; Keith Everly and wife Debbie of Coal Center and Bruce Everly and wife Arlene of Charleroi; one sister; Pam Newman and husband Harry of Charleroi; five grandchildren; Cody; Cory; Gavin and Evan Doggett and Tristin Prosser; and her mother-in-law; Helen J. Moore of Finleyville. In addition to her father; Susan was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents; James and Olive Payton; her paternal grandparents; Ed and Cora Savarno; and her father-in-law; William L. Moore. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the SCHROCK-HOGAN FUNERAL HOME INC.; 226 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi. Funeral services will be held Thursday; Sept. 2; at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with Pastor Shirley K. Edgar officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.