Mark McDonough;aged 60 years;died at his home in Fairhope;near Belle Vernon at 7:30 Tuesday evening;January 2;1917.  He is survived by his widow and 10 sons and daughters;as follows: Mrs.William Sisley and Mrs.G.McDonald of Belle Vernon;Mrs.J.Murt of Fairhope;Luke of Pricedale;John;Michael;Joseph;Francis;Beatrice and Hester at home.  The funeral will be held Friday with High Mass at St.Eusebius Church in Fayette City and interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Mr.McDonough was well-known along the Monongahela Valley.  He was in active years a band leader of note. 

Guy Karelli; 81; of Belle Vernon; died Saturday; April 26; 2003; in Shady Rest Personal Care Home; Charleroi. He was born June 18; 1921; in Washington Township; a son of the late Gasper and Mary Mancuso Karelli. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ in Roscoe and a veteran of World War II; having served with the U.S. Army. Mr. Karelli was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport Plant. He was preceded in death by his wife; Mary Vargo Karelli; in 1995. Survivors include his son; Guy A. Karelli and wife Joelle of Charleroi; and one grandson; Jason Karelli of Charleroi. Friends will be received at the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Additional viewing will take place Wednesday; April 30 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Church of Jesus Christ in Roscoe; at which time funeral services will be held with the Rev. David Nolfie officiating. Entombment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Dorothy Eileen Reese Adomaitis; RN; 79; of Westmoreland Manor; Greensburg; formerly of Fallowfield Township; died Friday; April 25; 2003; after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 30; 1923; in Belle Vernon; the daughter of the late Ernest William Sr. and Lena Steinmiller Reese. Mrs. Adomaitis attended the Fayette City Christian Missionary Alliance Church; was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fallowfield Fire Department; a life member of the McKeesport Hospital Nurses Alumni Association; and a graduate of McKeesport School of Nursing; Class of 1944. From 1944 to 1945 she was Charge Nurse at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. After receiving her state certification in 1945; she was employed as an industrial nurse for Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport Plant until 1953. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law; John Reese and Karen Adomaitis of Fallowfield Township; two grandsons; John James and Michael Reese Adomaitis; nieces; nephews; cousins and many friends. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one brother; Ernest William Reese Jr.; in 1931; and her husband; John Adomaitis; March 25; 1985. There will be no public viewing but a service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday; April 29 in the Belle Vernon Cemetery Chapel with Pastor Darrel Evans officiating. The public is invited. In lieu of flowers; memorial contributions may be made to the McKeesport Hospital Nurses Alumni Association; the American Diabetic Association; or towards a grave marker in her memory. Arrangements are being handled by the ED MELENYZER FUNERAL HOMES INC. of Charleroi.

Michael Guzzie; 88; of Rostraver Township; died Thursday; April 24; 2003 in his home. He was born in Monessen on Jan. 16; 1915; the son of the late Michael and Mary Slivka Guzzie. He was retired from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation with 46 years of service. Mr. Guzzie was a member of St. John the Divine Orthodox Church in Monessen. He is survived by two daughters; Judi Guzzie of Rostraver Township; and Patti Tonarelli Bigi and husband Herman of Monongahela; two grandsons; John Tonarelli and wife Sue; and Jeff Tonarelli; one sister; Helen Nelson of Belle Vernon; one great-grandson; Michael Tonarelli; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his wife; Rose Procaccini Guzzie; an infant daughter; Michelle Guzzie; one brother-in-law; William Procaccini; and one son-in-law; Jerry Tonarelli. Friends were received Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. in the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC.; 580 Circle Drive; Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township. A blessing service will be held in the funeral home Saturday; April 26; at 1:30 p.m.; followed by Funeral Liturgy in St. John the Divine Orthodox Church; 42 McKee Ave.; Monessen with the Very Rev. John Horosky officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery; Rostraver Township.

Kyle K. Smelser; 23; of Grizzly Flats; Calif.; died Wednesday; Feb. 26; 2003. He was born Dec. 17; 1979; in Toledo; Ohio; a son of Kevin Smelser of the state of California; and Sandra Spivey Smelser of Monessen. He was a graduate of Eldorado High School; Class of 1998. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator by Veercamp Construction in Placeville; Calif. In addition to his parents; he is survived by one brother and sister-in-law; Matthew and Lynn Smelser; one sister and brother-in-law; Shelly and David Lynch; his maternal grandmother; Shelly Spivey; his paternal grandmother; Virginia Smelser; numerous aunts and uncles; two nephews; Anthony and Gregory; and numerous loving friends. A memorial service will be held Friday; March 14; at 7 p.m. in the RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC.; a Golden Rule Funeral Home; 1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family.

Surrounded by her family; Sistine Salotti Rudolph; died peacefully in her sleep at her Rostraver home on Monday; April 21; 2003. Born June 28; 1942; Sistine was a 1960 graduate of Monessen High School and a 1964 graduate of California State University of Pennsylvania. Sistine married her soul mate; Alex E. Rudolph; on August 14; 1965 and was employed as a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher at Rostraver Elementary School until she retired to raise her children. A lover of music; books; movies and spirituality; Sistine was a devoted mother; sister; daughter; aunt and friend. As a lifelong student of philosophy and psychology; she cherished most her deep personal relationships with her family and friends. Sistine; a member of Epiphany of Our Lord RC Church; Monessen and the Society of Little Flower; was best known for her ability to touch others with her laughter and love. Sistine was preceded in heaven by her husband; Alex E. Rudolph; and her mother; Hilda Paterra Salotti. Sistine is survived in this world by her sons; Dr. Brian A. Rudolph and Joseph D. Rudolph; both of Rostraver Twp.; her father; Daniel Boots Salotti of Monessen; her sister; Dianne Salotti Vernet of Rostraver Twp.; her niece; Victoria Vernet of Rostraver Twp.; her nephew; Vincent Vernet of Pittsburgh; and many more family and friends. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 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. Prayer service will be held Friday; April 25 at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at Epiphany of Our Lord Church; Monessen. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. As a convenience to the family; condolences are accepted and given to the family from the funeral home’s web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

Gloria H. Holmes Sterner; 75; of Belle Vernon; died Monday; April 21; 2003; at 12:24 p.m. in Uniontown Hospital. She was born Aug. 28; 1927; in Monessen; a daughter of the late Gilbert L. and Martha H. Tobin Holmes. Mrs. Sterner was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community and was Protestant by faith. Survivors include her husband; Melvin L. Sterner; one son; Gilbert L. Sterner of South Park; two daughters and one son-in-law; Susan E. Keyock of Elizabeth and Janet L. and David Barcus of Dunlevy; three sisters and one brother-in-law; Eloise Chitester of Monongahela; Elaine Shambaugh of Monessen; and Norma Jean and Oliver Niemela of New Providence; N.J.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by two brothers; Robert C. and George E. Holmes; and one sister; Pearl A. Holmes; who died in infancy. Friends will be received Wednesday 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 Thursday; April 24 at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Eugene Spear; pastor of Char-Belle Free Methodist Church; Belle Vernon; officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. As a convenience to the family; condolences are accepted and given to the family from the funeral home’s web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.