Henrietta Rainey Bair; 66; of Brownsville; died Saturday; Sept. 28; 2002; in Select Specialty Hospital; Greensburg. A daughter of the late Edwin and Dorothy Sethman Rainey; she was born in Belle Vernon on Dec. 25; 1935. Mrs. Bair was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church of Brownsville and enjoyed gardening; crocheting and quilting. She was raised in Denbo and graduated from Centerville High School in 1954. Mrs. Bair resided in Brownsville for the past 17 years and was formerly of Ohio. Survivors include her husband of 38 years; LeRoy W. Bair; one daughter; Dorothy Bair; at home; one sister and brother-in-law; Darlene and Mike Skobel; one brother; Ronald Rainey; one cousin with whom she was raised; Dorothy Carr McDonald; all of Belle Vernon; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; a Golden rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. A blessing will be in the funeral home on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.; followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon at 10 a.m. with Fr. Vincent J. Gigliotti; administrator of St. Mary Church; as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Ann O. Davis; 68; of Fairhope; Belle Vernon; entered into Eternal Rest on Friday; Sept. 27; 2002; at West Penn Hospital; Pittsburgh. She was born Sept. 16; 1934; in Deatsville; Ala.; a daughter of the late William Greaty Bowden and Lula Pearl Dillered. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband; Bernard R. Davis; on Sept. 9; 1998. She was Protestant by faith. Survivors include one son; Bernard W. Davis and wife Renee of McClellandtown; four daughters; Belinda Longnecker and husband Garmon of Belle Vernon; Jonalyn Fink of Florida; Kimberly Wise and husband Dale of Belle Vernon; and Virginia Martinak and husband Thomas of Perryopolis; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four sisters; Betty Webb; Ida O’Quinn and Nell Hilderoff; all of Florida; and Mary Ellen Sutton of Tennessee; and three brothers; Raymond Bowden of Pennsylvania; and Clyde and George Bowden; both of Alabama. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; and Tuesday until 10 a.m.; the hour of service in the funeral home with the Rev. Vane Kiffer of Tionesta; officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Marilyn J. Marklewicz; 76; of Fayette Avenue; Belle Vernon; passed away Thursday; Sept. 26; 2002; in Mon Valley Hospital. A daughter of the late John Marshall Bevan and Phyllis S. Murray Bevan; she was born July 30; 1926; in Charleroi. Mrs. Marklewicz was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon and its H.O.A. class. Formerly of Charleroi; she had resided in Belle Vernon since 1952. Survivors include her husband of 55 years; Joseph G. Marklewicz; one son and daughter-in-law; Scott and Judith Marklewicz; and one brother and sister-in-law; Marvin and Marlene Bevan; all of Belle Vernon; one sister and brother-in-law; Nancy and Raymond Jones of Donora; one grandson; Jared Minor; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one son; James Bevan Marklewicz; who died in 1968; one brother; John M. Bevan Jr.; and three sisters; Doris Bevan; Priscilla Stickle and Jane Gray Thomas. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Services will be held in the chapel at Belle Vernon Cemetery on Monday; Sept. 30; at 11 a.m. with the Rev. James Ramsey officiating. The elders and deacons of First Presbyterian Church will meet in the funeral home to hold services on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Mario O. Rusty Pesi; 78; of Belle Vernon; Washington Township; died Wednesday; September 25; 2002 in the Canonsburg General Hospital. Born in Belle Vernon on May 30; 1924; Mr. Pesi was the son of the late Carlo and Assunta Mazzei Pesi. He was a retired crane operator for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport Plant; having worked for 40 years. He was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church in Rostraver Township; where he attended the Men’s Sunday School Class. Prior to his illness; he delivered Meals on Wheels; worked at the Rostraver Food Bank and was recognized by the Rostraver Township Chapter of AARP for outstanding community service. A veteran of World War II; he served as a surgical technician in the European Theater from 1943-1946 with the 42nd General Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 58 years; Lillian Headley Pesi; one daughter and son-in-law; Linda and John Dudash of Eighty Four; one sister; Yolanda Pesi Neil of Belle Vernon; two grandchildren; Michael Dudash and wife Lori; and Jonna McConaughy and husband David; two great-grandsons; Ethan Dudash and Alec McConaughy; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by two brothers; Ector and Carl Pesi; and two sisters; Rosita Fantini and Eva McGill. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. in the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC.; 580 Circle Drive; Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home with the Rev. Norman Melser; pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church; officiating. Entombment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery Mausoleum; Rostraver Township.