Thelma Tidd; 88; of Belle Vernon; died Wednesday; July 14; 2004; in Country Care Manor; Fayette City. A daughter of the late John and Alice Miller Brooks; she was born Aug. 1; 1915; in Mt. Pleasant. She was a member and former treasurer of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon; a 50-year member of the Rebecca Lodge and the Daughters of the American Revolution; both of Charleroi. Formerly of Charleroi; she had resided in the Belle Vernon High Rise for over 20 years. Survivors include one daughter; Janet L. Tidd of Los Angeles; Calif.; one son and daughter- in-law; Charles R. and Gisela Tidd of Junction City; Kan.; three sisters; Marge Zipnack of Ruffsdale; Shirley Basista of Brecksville; Ohio; and Esther Seeno of Aurora; Ohio; one brother; Clifford Brooks of Tampa; Fla.; four grandchildren; Michael; Martin and Steven Tidd and Carrie Leffel; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Robert M. Tidd; on July 15; 1988. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday 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; July 17 at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Donald Bowers officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Helen R. Shepler; 85; of 1520 Harrisburg Pike; Lancaster; formerly of Belle Vernon; died Monday; June 14; 2004; at the Mennonite Home. Born in Fayette City; she was a daughter of the late John Francis and Mary Gratz Kruper. Mrs. Shepler was a valedictorian of Fayette High School; Class of 1937. She was employed as a cook for the St. Sebastian Catholic Church Parish House. She also worked as a clerk at the former S&H Green Stamp Store in Belle Vernon. Mrs. Shepler was a former member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church and current member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Lancaster. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed needlepoint; crocheting; baking cookies and making candy. She is survived by one daughter-in-law; Janet Gordon Shepler of East Petersburg; one brother-in-law; George A. Pascoe Sr. of New Castle; two nieces and five nephews; and five great-nieces and three great-nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Glen Shepler; in 1965; one son; W. Glenn Shepler; in 1996; two sisters; Delores K. Pascoe and Veronica. F. Kruper; and one brother; John E. Kruper. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Helen’s life celebration Memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m. in St. Sebastian Catholic Church on Saturday; July 17. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Memorial contributions may be sent to a local hospice center. Arrangements are being handled by the FRED F. GROFF INC. FUNERAL SERVICES; Lancaster.

Joseph G. Marklewicz; 79; of Belle Vernon (Lynnwood); died Monday; July 12; 2004 in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Poland on Jan. 3; 1925. Mr. Marklewicz was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon and a life member of the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company. He had resided in Lynnwood since 1952 and was formerly from Charleroi. Mr. Marklewicz retired in 1991 from Corning Glass after 48 years of service and was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law; Scott and Judith Marklewicz of Lynnwood; a grandson; Jared Minor; and several nieces and nephews. The last surviving member of his immediate family; he was preceded in death by his wife; Marilyn J. Marklewicz; on Sept. 26; 2002; and one son; James Bevan Marklewicz; in 1968. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. and CREMATION SERVICE (724-929-5300); a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. A committal service will be in the chapel of Belle Vernon Cemetery on Friday; at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William Lawson; pastor of Marion Presbyterian Church officiating. The deacons and elders of the church will meet in the funeral home to hold services on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Joseph Costello; 96; formerly of Belle Vernon; died Monday; July 12; 2004 in Somerset. A son of the late John and Mary Giordanelli Costello; he was born in Rostraver Township on July 9; 1908. Methodist by faith; he was a member of the Belle Vernon F&AM Lodge 643. Mr. Costello had resided in Somerset since moving from Belle Vernon in 1993. He retired in 1970 as an electrical maintenance foreman for the BOF at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. A devoted father; grandfather and great-grandfather; he is survived by one daughter and son-in-law; Betty Jo and Ronald Waggoner of Berlin; one brother; Albert Costello of Okmulgee; Okla.; one sister; Rosalie Konecheck of Belle Vernon; two grandchildren; Kyra Morris of Somerset and Joseph Waggoner and wife Shelle of Boswell; four great-grandchildren; Justin and Shanna Morris and Daniel and Brandon Waggoner; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his wife; Grace Protin Costello; on Dec. 31; 1995; four brothers; Anthony; Ben; John and Frank; and four sisters; Virginia; in infancy; Catherine; Mary and Lucia. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday 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 Thursday; July 15; at 11:30 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. In lieu of flowers; the family suggests memorial contributions to the Somerset Hospice. Members of F&AM Lodge 643 will meet in the funeral home to hold services on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m.

Mary A. Trilli; 90; of Monessen; died Wednesday; July 7; 2004; at her residence. She was born April 4; 1914; in Delmont; a daughter of the late Elisio DiVincenzo and Colette Rosatti DiVincenzo. Mrs. Trilli was a resident of Monessen all her adult life and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church and the former St. Cajetan Rosary Altar Society. She was a loving wife; mother; grandmother; great-grandmother; great-great- grandmother; aunt and friend. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law; Paul C. and Sonja Trilli of North Charleroi; two daughters and one son-in-law; Anne Bunny Trilli; with whom she made her home; and Victoria and Gerald Francia of Monessen; seven grandchildren; Colette Hazy of Folley Beach; S.C.; Paul C. Trilli II of Charleroi; Marcia Trilli of Greensburg; Mark Trilli and wife Patty of Donora; Mary Baggot of St. Marys; Ga.; Jodi Lynn Garzarelli and husband Dan of Rostraver Township; and Michele Antonio and husband Scott of Monessen; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; one great-niece; Martha DiBattista of Rostraver Township; her dear friend and neighbor; Rose Romasco of Monessen; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Attilio Trilli; in 1995; four sisters and three brothers. Friends will be received Thursday 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 Friday; July 9; 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. Entombment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery Mausoleum. The Catholic BPW will conduct a prayer service on Thursday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home.

Sherman Edward Green Jr.; 2-month-old son of Sherman E. Green Sr. and Martine Rochelle Rainey; both of Monessen; went home to be with the Lord on Saturday; July 3; 2004; in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born May 2; 2004. Left to mourn; in addition to his parents; are two sisters; Marqula Lacelia Green and Akeyla Justina Green; one brother; Marquel Curtis James Smith; his grandparents; aunts; uncles and a host of cousins. Visitation will be held Tuesday; July 6; from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 in Fellowship Baptist Church; Knox Avenue; Monessen. Services will be held Wednesday; July 7; at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ricardo Hall; pastor; officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The WILLIAM F. TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME; Monessen; Trudy Taylor Bristol; director; is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Emery Nagy; 94; of Rostraver Township; died Monday; July 5; 2004; at 9:35 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township. Born Sept. 14; 1909; in Blackburn; she was a daughter of the late George and Barbara Danko Emery. Mrs. Nagy was a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 62 years; a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and was a homemaker. She was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas; Belle Vernon Court 1522; and a member of the Legion of Mary; St. Sebastian Church. Mrs. Nagy is survived by one son; Paul E. Nagy of Mt. Lebanon; one daughter and son-in-law; Carole and Robert Cameron of Atlanta; Ga.; one sister; Helen Horn of Sharon; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; Paul Nagy; in 1959; two brothers; George and John Emery; and three sisters; Ann Rumora; Margaret Fraser and Barbara Messett. 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). Services will be held Wednesday; July 7 at the funeral home at noon with the Rev. Lawrence L. Manchas V.F. of St. Sebastian R.C. Church; officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of St. Sebastian parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Mary Nagy on Tuesday at 3:15 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. The family requests that memorial contributions in Mrs. Nagy’s name be made to the Belle Vernon Library.

Katherine Marinak Dorcon; 82; of Fayette City; died Sunday; July 4; 2004; at 3:50 p.m. at Cherry Tree Nursing Center; Uniontown. Born April 10; 1922; in Thompson One; she was a daughter of the late John and Agnes Shipkovsky Marinak. A homemaker; Mrs. Dorcon was a lifelong resident of Fayette City and a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon. She also was a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas; Belle Vernon Court 1522; the Friends of the Veterans of Belle Vernon and the Compacs Bowling League at Lynnwood Lanes for 36 years. She is survived by two sons and three daughters-in-law; Dennis M. and Carolyn Dorcon of Monessen; Joseph Jr. and Virginia Dorcon of Fayette City; and Linda Dorcon of Berlin; two daughters and sons-in-law; Kathleen and Edward Weisdack of Spring Hill; Fla.; and Christine and George Dudzinski of Fayette City; two sisters and brothers-in-law; Mary Kay and Paul Fredrick of Craven Hill; Charleroi; and Agnes and Emil DeAngelis of Butler; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; Joseph T. Dorcon; in 1993; and one son; Thomas J. Dorcon. 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; July 7; 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. as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of St. Sebastian parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Katherine Dorcon 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.
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Pearl M. Chadwick; 84; of Donora; died Thursday; July 1; 2004 in Life Care Hospital; Pittsburgh. Mrs. Chadwick was born in Webster on June 4; 1920; a daughter of the late George and Bertha Brooks Evans. She worked for many years at the former Sickels Store in Donora. Mrs. Chadwick was a member of the former United Methodist Church in Donora; the Junior Ruth Circle of the church; the Church Ladies Bowling League; and a Girl Scout leader. In later years; Mrs. Chadwick attended Emanuel Baptist Church in Donora. She was preceded in death by her husband; Walter F. Bud Chadwick; in 1961; two infant sisters; and four brothers; George; Robert; Wilfred and Howard Hap Evans. She is survived by her daughter; Kathi Pollock and husband Russell of Zanesville; Ohio; one son; Ronald W. Chadwick and wife Kathie of Donora; three grandchildren; Renee L. Slabicki and husband Tony; Ronald and Nuong Chadwick; and Scott and Guinevere Chadwick; six great-grandchildren; Danny; Nathan; Sydina; Autumn; Garreth and Jasmin Chadwick; three brothers; Foster and Clyde Evans both of Marienville and Russell Evans of Lillington; N.C.; three sisters; Mildred VanKirk of Donora; Ruth Estelle of Levittown; and Mrs. Mike (Betty) Yaroscak of Brentwood. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the JAMES A. RABE FUNERAL HOME INC.; 701 Thompson Ave.; Donora; where funeral services will be held Tuesday; July 6; at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Hugh Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Marie Yowonske; 82; of Twilight; died Monday; June 28; 2004; in Allegheny General Hospital; Pittsburgh. A daughter of the late Charles and Mary Queen Steele; she was born in Bower; W.Va.; on March 13; 1922. She was Presbyterian by faith and loved gardening and being with her children; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Yowonske had lived most of her adult life in Twilight and had been employed by Corning Glass Works. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law; Gloria and John Stoltzfus of Gap; one son; Fred Yowonske of Twilight; two sisters; Pauline Decker of Pittsburgh and Hazel Petroff of Ellsworth; five grandchildren; Ronnie and Randie Yowonske; Shawn; Jason and Lindsay Stoltzfus; and two great-grandchildren; Kierstin and Holly. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Alex Yowonske on April 10; 1979; and two sisters; Maude Carson and Opal Hamric. Friends will be received Wednesday 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. Additional visitation in the funeral home will be Thursday; July 1 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; the time of services with Rev. Dr. John R. Rankin; pastor of Roscoe Presbyterian Church; officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.