Renie Michel Henry; 90; of Belle Vernon; died Friday; Aug. 9; 2002; at West Malden Manor in Charleroi. She was born Aug. 15; 1911 in Marchinore; Deherie; Belgium; a daughter of the late Valentine and Rosine Wery Henry. She was a member of Mary; Mother of the Church Parish in Charleroi. She was a retired buyer for the former Fox Grocery. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the LEONARD M. PAVLIC FUNERAL HOMES INC.; 235 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi. A mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Mary; Mother of the Church Parish in Charleroi. Interment will follow at Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Lillie Thelma Green Chapman; 91; of Monessen; died Tuesday; Aug. 6; 2002; in Monsour Medical Center; Jeannette. She was born March 27; 1911; in Sewickley Township; a daughter of the late Garfield Green and Sarah Smith Green. She was a member of the Gate of Heaven Church of God in Christ; Monessen. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one son; Arthur Chapman; two sisters; Irene Walters and Helen Taylor; two brothers; Wilbur Green and James Garfield Green; three grandchildren; Flora Madison; Mary Ann Rawls; and Clarence L. Anderson; two great-grandchildren; Cathy Ross and Anthony Madison; who died while serving his country during Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law; Thelma L. and Emanuel Anderson; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; three great-great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces; nephews; and friends. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Gate of Heaven Church of God in Christ; Reed Avenue; Monessen; where funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with Elder William Bass officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The BEVERLY C. DRAPER FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements.

Charlotte J. Ellis; 71; of Donora; died Friday; Aug. 2; 2002. A daughter of the late Leroy R. Bailey Sr. and Naomi G. Johnson; she was born Dec. 1; 1930; in Dunbar. She is survived by one son; Bertram Taylor of Hawaii; one daughter; Fern Taylor of Donora; one brother; Leroy Bailey Jr. and wife Dorothy of Fort Washington; Md.; two sisters; Leona M. Mitchell and Hilda M. Fields; both of Monessen; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents; Mrs. Ellis was preceded in death by her husband; Charles Ellis; and long-time companion Tom Adams. Friends will be received Tuesday; Aug. 6; from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the PERCY E. LAW JR. FUNERAL HOME; 1324 Meldon Ave.; Donora; where services will be held Wednesday; Aug. 7; at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mark S. Tookes officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Anne L;O’Hara Myers Barch;87;of Rostraver Township;died Friday;Aug.2;2002;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born April 15;1915;in Webster;a daughter of the late Francis and Mabel Houseman O’Hara. She was a resident of Rostraver Township for the past 32 years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;where she served as a deacon;the H.O.A.and worked in many church activities;volunteering for pot pie dinners and soup and sandwich luncheons. She was a homemaker and assistant aide with the special education class intermediate unit;Westmoreland County. She was also an All-Star basketbell player in high school for Belle Vernon. Survivors include her husband;Stanley Barch;to whom she was would have been married 33 years on Sept.25;one daughter;Judith Myers Kornlsky of North Belle Vernon;one son and daughter-in-law;Timothy and Kathy Myers of Rostraver Township;one step-son and step-daughter-in-law;Francis and Barbra Barch of Fellsburg;one step-daughter and step-son-in-law;Beatrice and Clayton Partridge of Detroit;Mich;three grandchildren;Kurt Kornlsky and wife Carissa of Webb City;Mo.;Kerry Kornosky Funair and husband Frank of Tulsa;Okla.;and Megan Myers of Rostraver Township;two great-grandchildren;Kaylee and Evan Kornlsky;and step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her first husband;Herbert Carter Myers in 1968;one brother;Bill O’Hara and one sister;Frances Bowers. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the LEONARD J.PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME;Family owned and operated;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Relatives and friends will gather Monday morning at the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;Fayette Street;for services at 9:30 a.m.with the Rev.James C.Ramsey officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Elders and deacons of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon will pay respects Sunday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home.

Anna Trembach Dziyak; 88; of Belle Vernon; Washington Township; died Sunday; July 28; 2002; at 3:40 p.m. at Washington County Health Center; Washington. Born April 27; 1914; in Pricedale; she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Eva Youshock Trembach. A homemaker; Mrs. Dziyak was a resident of Washington Township for the past 59 years and a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church; Belle Vernon. She was an avid bingo player and attended many bingos in the Mon Valley. Mrs. Dziyak is survived by one son; Nicholas Dziyak of Daisytown; one sister; Julia Hollick of Belle Vernon; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; Nicholas Dziyak; in 1975; one son; Charles Dziyak; five brothers; Peter and John Trembush; and Michael; Jacob and Stephen Trembach; and one sister; Sophia Jessie Perun. 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. Family and friends will gather at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church; Mary Street; Belle Vernon; on Wednesday; July 31; at 10 a.m. for funeral services with the Very Rev. John J. Kluchko officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Parastas Service will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home.

Dorothy Jean McGee; 65; of Belle Vernon; died Friday; July 26; 2002; in UPMC Montefiore; Pittsburgh. Born in Charleroi; July 2; 1937; she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Petronka) Gnip. Mrs. McGee was the owner of the McGee Trailer Court in Belle Vernon and was a secretary at Allied Mechanical Contractors Inc. She was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and of the Longaberger Collection Club. She was also a C.O.R.E. donor. She is survived by her husband; Floyd G. McGee; a son; David F. McGee and wife; Christine E.; of Eighty Four; a daughter; Jeannie M. Dunlap and husband; the Rev. Eric G.; of Turbotville; a brother; Albert Gnip; and a granddaughter; Hannah Ellen McGee. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC.; 580 Circle Drive; Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township. Parting prayers will be held Monday at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery; Rostraver Township. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Rostraver/West Newton Emergency Services; 100 Pleasant Valley Blvd.; Belle Vernon; PA 15012.

Mary Lee Kassler; 73; of Elizabeth; died suddenly on Tuesday; July 23; 2002; while on vacation in Tallahassee; Fla. A daughter of the late Norman and Florence Drake Case; she was born in Pittsburgh on Nov. 10; 1928. She had resided in Elizabeth for 30 years and was formerly of Belle Vernon. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law; Lynn and Lane Sickles of Belle Vernon; Cindy Heichel of Dallas; Texas; two sons and one daughter-in-law; Ray and Linda Giambattista of Fayette City; and Michael Giambattista of Boston; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; her former husband; Michael D. Battista; and one aunt with whom she resided; Doris Kassler. Friends will be received Sunday 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. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Monday; July 29; at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Wayne Boring; pastor of Fayette City First Christian Church; officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Eugene V. Russo; 79; of Speers; died Tuesday; July 23; 2002; at his home. A son of the late Michael and Millie Gelotti Russo; he was born in Belle Vernon on April 28; 1923. Mr. Russo was a member of American Legion Post 659 and the Moose Club; both of Belle Vernon. Formerly of Belle Vernon; he had resided in Speers since 1963. Mr. Russo retired in 1985 from the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. with 44 years of service and; along with his wife; owned and operated Russo’s Rink in North Belle Vernon from 1979 to 1986. He was a World War II veteran of both the U.S. Army and Navy. Survivors include his wife of 61 years; Patricia Galen Russo; one daughter and son-in-law; Susan and John Broman of Fallowfield Township; three sons and two daughters-in-law; Gene W. and Andrea Russo of Fallowfield Township; Michael Russo of Speers; and Mark and Ramona Russo of Rostraver Township; two sisters; Martha DiBattista of Rostraver Township and Emma Yates of Monessen; one brother; Joseph Russo of Long Branch; and six grandchildren; David Prokell; Justin; Michael Jr.; Caitlin and Tina Russo; and Jennifer Dusick. In addition to his parents; Mr. Russo was preceded in death by one sister; Kathryn Leonard; and two brothers; John and Mario Russo. Friends will be received in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Blessing Service will be held in the funeral home Friday; July 26; at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Ronald Cyktor; parochial vicar of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon; officiating. Interment will be Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will meet in the funeral home on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to hold services.

Bertha L. Tristani; 96; of Belle Vernon; died Sunday; July 21; 2002; in Country Care Manor; Washington Township. Born in White Valley; Pa.; on Jan. 1; 1906; she was a daughter of the late Paul and Veronica Skeroski. A homemaker; Mrs. Tristani attended the Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Fayette City. She is survived by two daughters; Linda Lint of Star Junction and Agnes Longenecker and husband Sam of Greensburg; one granddaughter; Linda Bozzoto and husband Louis; and one great-granddaughter; Abigail Bozzoto. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; James Tristani; on June 1; 1979; one brother; Frank Skeroski; and one sister; Sarah Cragulets. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 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. Wednesday; July 24; in the funeral home with the Rev. Bryan Cinelli officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery; Rostraver Township.