Joseph W. Hags; 92; of Export (Mamont area); died Thursday; Jan. 16; 2003; in William Penn Care Center; Jeannette. He was born Sept. 4; 1910; in Rankin; a son of the late Louis and Mary (Peters) Hags. He was a member of St. John Baptist de la Salle Church; Delmont. Joseph was a retired engineer from the U.S. Steel Research Center in Monroeville. He was a life member of both the Iron and Steel Engineers and American Society of Metals. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by a sister; Bella Murphy; and three brothers; Lawrence; Vincent and Robert Hags. Joseph is survived by his loving wife of 56 years; Betty (Elgin) Hags; three sisters; Rose Cenis of Blairsville; Lillian Anderson of Turtle Creek and Dorothy Humberson of Wilkins Township; a great-nephew; Joseph; and a number of nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received at the VAIA FUNERAL HOME INC.; 463 Athena Drive; Delmont; 724-468-1177; Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Joseph’s funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in St. John Baptist de la Salle Church with Father James M. Goldberg as celebrant. Private interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Kevin P. Altman; supervisor; in charge of arrangements. (For directions; go to www.VaiaFuneralHome.com).

Selma Alberta Yuille Wade; 77; a resident of Monessen for over 50 years; died Tuesday; Jan. 14; 2003; in Jefferson Hospital; Jefferson Borough. She was born Sept. 20; 1925; in Campbell County; Naruna; Va.; a daughter of the late Richard and Alice Yuille. Mrs. Wade was Baptist by faith; being an active member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church; Monessen. She attended Sunday school; was a member and vice president of the Missionary Society; Usher Ministry Emeritus. She was affiliated with the Youghiogheny Western Baptist Association; The Women’s Home and Foreign Mission; Nurses Ministry and Congress of Christian Education; Lott Carey Foreign Mission and the Senior Action Council of Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her son; Lawrence B. Wade; and five brothers; Sidney; James; Houston; Eugene; and Clyde Yuille. She leaves to cherish her memories her husband; Trueheart Wade; two daughters; Selma A. Arnold and Wendy L. Wade; one sister; Carrie Levinia Callahan; one brother; Theodore R. Yuille; all of Monessen; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Visitation will be in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church; 230 Reed Ave.; Monessen; on Friday; Jan. 17; from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Saturday; Jan. 18; at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Griffin E. Mason officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The BEVERLY C. DRAPER FUNERAL HOME; 608 Sixth St.; Monessen; is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Honeycheck Babich; 87; of Jefferson Township; Fayette City; beloved wife; mother and grandmother; died Wednesday; Jan. 15; 2003; in Mercy Hospital; Pittsburgh. She was born Nov. 1; 1915; in Brownsville; a daughter of the late Simone and Mary Porocky Honeycheck. Mrs. Babich was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church; Brownsville. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Mike Babich; on Dec. 3; 2001; three brothers; John; Joe and Andy Honeycheck; and one sister; Sister Mary Callista. She is survived by two daughters; Sandy Babich Gallo and husband Joe of Newell and Margaret Ann Babich Peters and husband Ed of Jefferson Township; with whom she made her home; one brother; Steve Honeycheck of Texas; and two granddaughters; Jenifer Gallo and Megan Peters. Friends will be received at the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.; Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.; and Saturday; Jan. 18; until 9:15 a.m.; when a Blessing Service will take place followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Mary’s R.C. Church; Brownsville; with the Rev. Fr. Vincent Gigliotti as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mildred Chulig Jones passed away Monday; Jan. 13; 2003; in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Nov. 20; 1925. Survivors include one son; Jeffry Woods; one step son; Paul A. Jones; one brother; Nick Chulig; one uncle; Pete Belavich; four aunts; Francis Grcich; Kathern Pokorny and Margret Matranga and Kathern Day Belavich; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be held at Orchard Christian Fellowship for family members only. Arrangements are being handled by the ROBERT A. BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; Monessen.

Mildred L. Lloyd; 90; of Belle Vernon; died Wednesday; Jan. 15; 2002; in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born March 10; 1912; in Monessen; a daughter of the late Slavimir and Bara Loncaric Novisel. Mrs. Lloyd was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband; Edmund W. Ted Lloyd; two brothers; Joseph and Thomas Kostelac; and one sister; Bertha Shaw. Survivors include two brothers; Matthew Kostelac and wife Barbara of Bedford and Nick Kostelac and wife Sarah of Monessen; and two sisters; Sophia Bachinski of Monessen and Mary Paholsky of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday; Jan. 17; until 9:30 a.m. when a Blessing Service will take place followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Sebastian R.C. with the Rev. Fr. Ronald Cyktor Jr. as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com.

John Wozniak; 93; of Belle Vernon; Washington Township; died Friday; Jan. 10; 2003; at 12:30 a.m. at Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township. Born May 14; 1909; in Fairhope; he was the son of the late; Joseph and Mary Brazzon Wozniak. Mr. Wozniak was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon area. He was a member of Holy Spirit R.C. Church; Fayette City; and was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Monessen Plant; where he worked in the Open Hearth & B.O.F. He is survived by a daughter; Joan Anderson Krolik of Washington Township; of Washington Township; son and daughter-in-law; John and Jo Ann Wozniak; of Charleroi; sister; Julia Dobosh; of Waynesburg; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife; Anna Fidarnik Wozniak; two sons; Ernest and Thomas Wozniak; four brothers; Albert; Walter; Alex and Frank Wozniak and two sisters; Mary Halgas and Catherine Philip. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME; Family Owned and Operated; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home; with the Rev. Leonard J. McAlpin; pastor of Holy Spirit Church; officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Condolences are accepted at the funeral home web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

William J. Myers; 80; of Belle Vernon; died Thursday; Jan. 9; 2003; in Mon Valley Hospital. A son of the late William Henry Myers and Kathryn Carter Myers; he was born in Belle Vernon Jan. 20; 1922. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon; he was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Mr. Myers retired after 39 years from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II; serving with the 82nd Airborne Glider Infantry. Survivors include two daughters; Kathlian S. Myers; at home; and Sally L. Myers of Belle Vernon; one brother and two sisters-in-law; Jesse J. and Sadye Myers of Belle Vernon; and Lida Myers of Cleveland; Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by two brothers; Herbert and George Myers; his wife; Margaret A. Reeves Myers; one sister; Laura Myers; and one sister-in-law; Ann Myers. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; (724-929-5300) a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be in the funeral home on Monday; Jan. 13; at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Timothy S. McConville officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. If friends wish; memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon.

Ferdinand F. Fred Santoro; 79; of Belle Vernon; died Thursday; Jan. 9; 2003; at 6 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township. Born Oct. 19; 1923; in Monessen; he was a son of the late Anthony and Anna Cirincione Santoro. He was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community; a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and a veteran of World War II; having served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Santoro was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Monessen Plant; where he worked as a scaleman. He had worked as a foreman for Copperweld in Glassport and currently worked at the Pasta Shoppe in Monessen. Mr. Santoro served on the Belle Vernon Borough Municipal Authority as secretary/treasurer; the Belle Vernon Planning and Zoning Board; was associated with the voting process in Fayette County; and was one of the co-founders and treasurer of the Belle Vernon traveling Black Hawks midget football league. He also was a member of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 and the Monessen Elks. Survivors include his wife; Justina Lombardi Santoro; one son and daughter-in-law; Ronald J. and Donna Santoro of Belle Vernon; one daughter and son-in-law; Jami Lynn and Max Chywski of Donora; two sisters and one brother-in-law; Carmella and Michael Bamburak and Mary Kalcevich; all of Clairton; two sisters-in-law and brother-in-law; Dorothy Santoro of Charleroi and Amelia and Frank Kolodychak of Donora; four grandchildren; Adam and Abby Santoro and Brett and Connor Chywski; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by one son; Anthony Santoro; one brother; Sam Santoro; and one brother-in-law; Leonard Kalcevich. Visitation will be held Friday 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. A Prayer Service will be held Saturday; Jan. 11; at 10 a.m. in the funeral home followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. in St. Sebastian R.C. Church with the Rev. John R. Cindric V.F.; pastor; as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. On Friday; members of St. Sebastian Parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Ferdinand F. Fred Santoro at 3 p.m.; and Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will conduct services at 7 p.m.; both in the funeral home. Condolences are accepted at the funeral home’s web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.