Alice M. Lint; 63 of Grindstone; died Wednesday; June 4; 2003 in Highlands Hospital. She was born March 20; 1940 in Smock; a daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Burnsworth Keffer. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Alfred Lint; two sisters; Susan Dainty and Bessie Mutnansky; and one brother; Earl Sonny Keffer. She is survived by seven children; Brian Lint of Grindstone; Anita Henderson and husband Clarence of Star Junction; Alfred Lint Jr. and wife Saadia; and Dwayne and Robert Lint; all of Belle Vernon; Dennis Lint and wife Leona of Charleroi; and Mark Lint and wife Nicole of Donora; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild;; two sisters; Rebecca Regish and husband Steven of Monarch; and Katherine Schrug and husband Edward of Indianhead; and one brother; Robert Keffer and wife Linda of Connellsville. Private services were held under the direction of the JEROME W. SHELL FUNERAL HOME; Uniontown.

Alfred B. Lint; 69; died Monday; Sept. 9; 2002; at 11:05 p.m. in Brownsville Hospital. He was born May 1; 1933; in Wickhaven; a son of the late Issac and Lessie McManus Lint. Mr. Lint retired from Fort Pitt Steel Foundry of McKeesport. He is the last surviving member of his immediate family. Mr. Lint is survived by his wife; Alice M. Keffer Lint; six sons; Brian; Alfred Jr.; Dwayne; Dennis; Robert and Mark Lint; one daughter; Anita Henderson; numerous grandchildren and one great-grandchild. In addition to his parents; Mr. Lint was preceded in death by three brothers; George; James and Phillip Lint; and one sister; Freda Prokopovich. There will be no public visitation. Arrangements are being handled by the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC.; Perryopolis.

Harry Klochak; 86; of Belle Vernon; Rostraver Township; died Sunday; June 27; 2004; at 4:50 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township. Born May 2; 1918; in Donora; he was a son of the late George Sr. and Mary Barelich Klochak. He was a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 44 years; a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and was retired from NASA; where he worked as a tool designer. Mr. Klochak was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 and a lifetime member of the Disabled Veterans. He is survived by his wife; Clara N. Nichols Klochak; one brother; Donald Klochak Sr. of Arizona; and one sister; Rose Bernardo of Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by two brothers; George Jr. and Paul Klochak; and four sisters; Anne Klochak; Mary Brazzon; Helen Matsick and Betty Smerilli. 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; June 30 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; pastor; as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. On Tuesday; members of St. Sebastian parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Harry Klochak at 3 p.m.; and Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will conduct services at 7 pm; both in the funeral home. For those unable to attend; online condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

Alfred Bernard Lint Jr.; 41; of Fayette City; died Friday; June 25; 2004; in the emergency room at Brownsville Hospital. He was born July 4; 1962; in Connellsville; a son of late Alfred B. and Alice Keffer Lint. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife; Saadia Duda; and children; Liza Michelle Lint and Kathie Duda Bennett and husband Stephen of Belle Vernon; five brothers; Brian and Dwayne Lint of Perryopolis; Dennis Lint and wife LeAnn of Charleroi; Robert Lint of Perryopolis; and Mark Lint and wife Nicole of Donora; one sister; Anita Lint Henderson and husband Clarence Bud of Perryopolis; one grandson; Spencer Bennett; and numerous nieces; nephews; and great nieces and nephews Devon Lint and Mersaidez; Joseph and Skylar Sethman. Friends will be received at the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday; June 29 until 11 a.m.; the hour of service in the funeral home. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Elma Gaul; 69; of Belle Vernon; died Friday; June 25; 2004; in Mountain View Nursing Center; Greensburg. A daughter of the late John and Anna Vancikova Dubrovich; she was born in Fairhope (Belle Vernon) on Aug. 30; 1934. Catholic by faith; she had been employed as a secretary for the Belle Vernon Area School District and was a lifelong resident of Fairhope. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law; Rick Gaul and Norm and Terri Gaul; all of Belle Vernon; one brother; John Dubrovich of Irwin; one sister; Helen Bellan of Belle Vernon; and two grandchildren; Rob and Gianna Gaul. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one brother; Joseph Dubrovich. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. and CREMATION SERVICE; a Golden Rule Member Firm; (724-929-5300); 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. A blessing service will be in the funeral home on Tuesday; June 29 at 10 a.m. with Fr. Ronald Cyktor Jr.; parochial vicar of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Evelyn Bauer; 93; formerly of Belle Vernon and Perryopolis; died Thursday; June 24; 2004; in Westmoreland Manor; Hempfield Township. A daughter of the late Guido and Croce Biagini; she was born in Belle Vernon on Oct. 10; 1910. Throughout the years; she had been a member of both St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and St. John the Baptist Church in Perryopolis. She was a member of the Annita Garibaldi Society and the Catholic Daughters of America Court 1522; both of Belle Vernon. Mrs. Bauer was an elementary school teacher at St. John the Baptist Catholic School from 1962 until her retirement in 1977. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law; Thomas and Nancy Bauer; of Lorain; Ohio; a son-in-law; James Holiday and his wife; Jovina; of Somerset; three grandchildren; Erin Holiday and his wife; Danielle; of Odenton; Md.; Suzette Holiday; of Columbia; Md.; and Kelly Bauer; of Lorain; Ohio; and three great-grandchildren; Farrell DiBart; Nicholas Holiday and Jacqueline Holiday. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Earnest Bauer; on June 27; 1987; two daughters; Janice Holiday and Grace Bauer; a grandson; Rod Holiday; two brothers; Bruno and George Biagini; and two sisters; Bruni Gianetti and Rose Owens. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC. AND CREMATION SERVICE; (724-929-5300); a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. A blessing service will be in the funeral home Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Raymond Ellis Bud Hice; 83; of Perryopolis; died Sunday; June 20; 2004; in Victoria House; Monessen; after a lengthy illness. He was born April 1; 1921; in New Kensington; a son of the late Ezra and Hazel Firster Hice. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by two brothers; William R. Dodds and Gerald C. Dodds; and his step father; George Dodds. Mr. Hice was a graduate of Monessen High School and employed for 41 years by U.S. Steel. He was a veteran of World War II; serving in the U.S. Navy in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Mr. Hice and 2;000 others survived the sinking of the first U.S.S. Block Island by a German U-boat of the coast of Africa in late 1942. He was a member and past officer of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Monessen. Survivors include his wife of 62 years; Mary Dacko Hice; whom he married on June14; 1942; one son; Raymond Elton Hice and fiancee Susan Schubert of Republic; three grandchildren; Jeffrey A. Hice; Todd A. Hice and Stephanie M. Timms and husband Nelson; three great-grandchildren; Mary Sue; Todd A. Jr. and Haley; one sister; Clara Elizabeth Betty Shutterly of Belle Vernon; one sister-in-law; Rose Janus and husband Paul of Monessen; one brother-in-law; Joseph Dutchko and wife Shirley of Perryopolis; many cousins; nieces and nephews; and a former daughter-in-law; Sue Beveredge. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. in the ROBERT A. BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue; Monessen (724-684-3700). Funeral services will be held Wednesday; June 23 at 12:30 p.m. in St. Nicholas U.O. Church; Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Parastas service will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.

Anna Jean Laird; 73; of Lynnwood; Rostraver Township; passed away Monday; June 21; 2004; in Havencrest Nursing Center. She was born in Monessen on Oct. 25; 1930; the only daughter of the late Harry and Bertha Mitchell Thomas of Belle Vernon. The late James and Florence Wilkenson Irons of Belle Vernon adopted her after her mother passed away in 1933. James Irons was a cousin of Bertha Mitchell Thomas. She attended Vernon Junior High School and was a member of the Vernon Senior High Class of 1948. In 1980 Mrs. Laird earned her Nursing Assistant Certification and worked as a Class Coordinator for Social Dimensions Institute; Inc. of Irwin. In addition; she was employed as a CNA at Hallsworth House Personal Care Home in North Charleroi during the 1980’s. She also worked many elections over the years as a Clerk at the Lynnwood Voting Precinct located in Pricedale. Mrs. Laird was a member of the Rehoboth Presbyterian Church in Rostraver Township and a member of the Women’s Tuesday Evening Civic Club of Belle Vernon. She enjoyed playing cards and belonged to numerous card clubs throughout her life. Some of her best times were spent enjoying over 40 years of summers camping in the beautiful mountains of Pennsylvania. She loved to laugh and was well known for her great sense of humor. More than anything else; she loved her family and friends up to the sky and back down all over the world; forever and ever . In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years; Wallace Laird Jr.; on June 18; 2004; two brothers: Bernard and Donald Thomas; seven half-brothers: Robert; Ralph; Kenneth; Virgil; Merle; Telford and Eugene Thomas; and four half-sisters: Phyllis; Violet; Pearl; and Mary Etta Thomas; all originally from Belle Vernon.
Mrs. Laird is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law: Gary and Sarah Laird of Cottonwood; Arizona; and Tracy and Elizabeth Laird of Concord; North Carolina; one daughter and son-in-law: Randy and Nancy Koslosky of Belle Vernon; five grandsons and three granddaughters-in-law: Bruce and Melissa Pendleton of Monessen; Ryan and Jayme Laird of Las Vegas; Nevada; Robert and Kelly Pendleton of Belle Vernon; Geoffrey Laird of Tempe; Arizona; and Erik Laird of Concord; North Carolina; three granddaughters: Rochele Laird of Las Vegas; Nevada; Amanda Pendleton of Belle Vernon; and Jennifer Laird of Concord; North Carolina; eight great-grandchildren: Chance and Cayden Laird of Las Vegas; Nevada; Tyan and Tayler Laird of Las Vegas; Nevada; Alyssa; Bruce III and Makendra Pendleton of Monessen; and Robert Pendleton II of Belle Vernon; one brother and sister-in-law: Raymond and Barbara Thomas of Tucson; Arizona; two sisters-in-law: Mrs. Bernard (Kathy) Thomas of Swansboro; North Carolina; and Mrs. Donald (Carmen) Thomas of Joplin; Missouri; two brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: James and Lillian Laird of Belle Vernon and David and Alana Laird of Phoenix; Arizona; six nephews and three nieces-in-law; Michael Thomas of Joplin; Missouri; Ronald and Donna Thomas and daughters Meagan and Devon; of Joplin. Missouri; Briant and Michea Thomas and daughters Breann; McKenna; Keely and Kaylan of Joplin; Missouri; Brian and Peggy Thomas and son Brandon of Detroit; Michigan; Kenneth Thomas of Tucson; Arizona; and William Laird of Belle Vernon and his fiancee Kelly Rockwell of Brownsville; four nieces and nephews-in-law: Karen Thomas and Ray Jagodzinski and children Jennifer and Matthew Braun of Detroit; Michigan; Cyndee Thomas and Chip Beach and children Nichole and Jesse of Detroit; Michigan; Eleanor Laird and Ken Beaver and children Devastasha and Leo of Sheffield; Ohio; and Elaine Laird and Chas Gaertner and daughter Greta of Carrboro; North Carolina; and numerous cousins; including Mr. and Mrs. Gerald (Betty Thomas) Schultz of Johnstown. Mrs. Laird is also survived by her baby ‘Midnight’ and an extensive list of lifelong loving friends too numerous to name. Friends will be received Tuesday 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 Avenue; Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be in the funeral home on Wednesday; June 23 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William Lawson; pastor of the Marion Presbyterian Church; officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to: Rehoboth Presbyterian Church; 442 Rehoboth Road; Belle Vernon; Pa. 15012.

Wallace Laird; Jr.; 74; of Lynnwood; Rostraver Township; passed away Friday; June 18; 2004; at Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Monessen on August 1; 1929; the first son of the late Wallace and Mary Damore Laird of Lynnwood; Rostraver Township. He graduated with the Rostraver High School Class of 1947 and served as vice president of his Senior Class. As a trumpet player in the band; he was referred to as the second Harry James. He was also a writer for the Rostravette school paper; a member of the yearbook staff; a member of the Mixed Chorus; and an actor in both his junior and senior class plays. He served as a member; treasurer; and speaker of the Rostraver Class of 1947 Reunion Committee. After high school; he enlisted in the United States Army Reserve; Ready Reserve; where he served as a Cannoneer with the B Battery 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. He was activated during the Korean War and attended Leadership School at Fort Benning; Georgia. Sergeant Laird served as a Drill Instructor with the 680th Engineers at Camp Rucker; Alabama until 1951. He then served four years of inactive duty and received an Honorable Discharge in 1955. He attended several reunions with other members of the 680th Engineers over the years. He was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. Wally became a camping pioneer in the early 1960s. He spent every summer weekend; holiday and vacation camping with his family and friends until his illness incapacitated him this year. Mr. Laird worked as a Chief Research Technician for Bituminous Coal Research National Laboratory in Monroeville for thirty years. He retired in 1994. Mr. Laird was a member of the Rehoboth Presbyterian Church located in Rostraver Township. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by a special aunt; Elizabeth Damore DeRentis. Mr. Laird is survived by his wife of 53 years; Anna Jean Thomas Laird; two sons and daughters-in-law: Gary and Sarah Laird of Cottonwood; Arizona and Tracy and Elizabeth Laird of Concord; North Carolina; one daughter and son-in-law: Randy and Nancy Koslosky of Belle Vernon; five grandsons and three granddaughters-in-law: Bruce and Melissa Pendleton of Monessen; Ryan and Jayme Laird of Las Vegas; Nevada; Robert and Kelly Pendleton of Belle Vernon; Geoffrey Laird of Tempe; Arizona; and Erik Laird of Concord; North Carolina; three granddaughters: Rochele Laird of Las Vegas; Nevada; Amanda Pendleton of Belle Vernon; and Jennifer Laird of Concord; North Carolina; eight great-grandchildren: Chance and Cayden Laird of Las Vegas; Tyan and Tayler Laird of Las Vegas; Nevada; Alyssa; Bruce III; and Makendra Pendleton of Monessen; and Robert Pendleton II of Belle Vernon; two brothers and sisters-in-law; James and Lillian Laird of Belle Vernon and David and Alana Laird of Phoenix. Arizona; one brother-in-law and three sisters-in-law: Raymond and Barbara Thomas of Tucson; Arizona; Kathy Thomas of Swansboro; North Carolina; and Carmen Thomas of Joplin; Missouri; two nieces and nephews-in-law: Eleanor Laird and Kenneth Beaver and children Devastasha and Leo of Sheffield; Ohio; Elaine Laird and Chas Gaertner and daughter Greta of Carrboro; North Carolina; one nephew; William Laird of Belle Vernon and his fiancee Kelly Rockwell of Brownsville. Mr. Laird is also survived by numerous cousins and loving lifelong friends; including his best buddy Midnight and one very special redheaded Angel named Stacey. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 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 Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev. William Lawson; pastor of the Marion Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to: Rehoboth Church; 442 Rehoboth Road; Belle Vernon; Pa. 15012.