Geneva Dupree Turner Calloway; 75; of Arnold City; Belle Vernon; died Thursday; Jan. 24; 2002; in the home of her daughter; Jacalyn R. Mills. Mrs. Calloway was born Nov. 27; 1926; in Geary; W.Va.; a daughter of the late Purvey and Lenora Dupree Dupree. She was preceded in death by her first husband; Norris Turner; and by her second husband; Samuel Wesley Calloway; eight brothers; David; Milton; Sylvester; Harding (Gator); Robert (Sonny); and Lloyd Dupree and two brothers at birth; two sisters; Cora Dupree Thrasher and Mary (Bootsie) Dupree Ross; and a stepmother; Aggie Lee Dupree. Mrs. Calloway was secretary and superintendent of the First Christian Church of Wickhaven; and also Church Mother; and a member of the Greater PA State Council of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc. She had retired from the former Miller’s of Charleroi. Surviving are three daughters; Linda (Turner) Mounds of Harrisburg; Jacalyn R. (Turner) Mills of Belle Vernon; and Donna (Turner) Mills of Monessen; one sister; Rosa McCarthy of Belle Vernon; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces; nephews; cousins and friends. Viewing will be from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday; Jan. 27; at the First Christian Church of Wickhaven; where funeral services will be held on Monday; Jan. 28; at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; is handling the arrangements.

Margaret E. Allen; 85; of Rostraver Township; died Monday; Jan. 21; 2002; in Mon Valley Hospital. A daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Katherine Nemoseck Lewis; she was born Sept. 26; 1916; in Monessen. A resident of Rostraver Township for more than 65 years; she retired after 10 years of employment for the former Montgomery Ward Co. of Charleroi. Survivors include a daughter; Bonnie Hertz of Rostraver Township and a granddaughter and grandson-in-law; Carla and John Rayman of Upper St. Clair. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; John R. Allen; in 1969; three brothers; John P. Lewis; Nicholas Louis and James Lewis; and two sisters; Irene Bevis and Clara Clymer. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave. Belle Vernon; where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.; with the Rev. John Custer officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

David W. MacDonald Sr.; 84; of Perryopolis; died Saturday; Jan. 19; 2002; at 8:04 p.m. in his home. He was born Jan. 6; 1918; at Whipple; W.Va.; a son of the late David and Dorothea McClanahan MacDonald. He was a member of Pennsville Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. MacDonald retired from the General Refractory Brick Yard after 32 years of service and retired from Uniontown Hospital after 15 years. He is survived by his wife; Ursaline Delp MacDonald; two sons; David N. MacDonald and wife; Evelyn; of Charleston; N.C.; and Douglas L. MacDonald and wife ;Linda L.; of Perryopolis; four grandchildren; Randy and Shay MacDonald; Lane Ellen Moquin and Neil MacDonald; three great-grandchildren; English MacDonald; Kane MacDonald and Austin Moquin; one sister; Mrs. Jessie Jennion of Baltimore; Md.; three brothers; Frank Knight and wife ;Joan; of Dawson; Henry Knight and wife; May; of Layton; and Jack Knight of Tucson; Ariz. Friends will be received in the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC.; 106 E. Independence St.; Perryopolis Tuesday from Noon to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until 10 a.m.; the hour of service; with Pastor Robert H. Bixel officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Ella Carlson; 88; of Monessen; died Friday; Jan. 18; 2002; in Victoria House; Monessen. She was born Aug. 24; 1913; in Monessen; a daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Patton Carlson. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Monessen. Miss Carlson had been a registered nurse for numerous years and had worked in a sugar plantation in Hawaii during World War II. Surviving are a brother and sister-in-law; William and Beaulah Carlson of Monessen; a sister; Mrs. John (Gladys) Russell of Liberty Borough; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the RHOME FUNERAL HOME; INC.; 1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen; a Golden Rule Funeral Home; from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday; Jan. 22; at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Jennie H. Badock; 90; of Fairhope; Belle Vernon; died Saturday; Jan. 19; 2002; in Cherry Tree Nursing Center; Uniontown. A daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Levandosky; she was born in Pittsburgh on Oct. 15; 1911. She was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and retired in 1965 after 15 years in the housekeeping department of the former Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Prior to her illness; she had resided in Fairhope for over 60 years. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law; John and Marcia Badock of Rostraver Township; a daughter and son-in-law; Eleanor and John Karap of White Oak; a brother; Edward Levandosky; and a sister; Virginia Barnot; both of Fairhope; four grandchildren; Yvonne Kelly and John Badock; both of Akron; Ohio; Crystal Karap of Baltimore; Md.; and Alex Karap of Columbus; Ohio; and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; John Badock in 1947; three brothers; Stanley; Caesar and Zigmond Levandosky; and two sisters; Wanda Jaskowick and Faye Bilski. A blessing service will be held in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; a Golden Rule Member Firm; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Sebastian R.C. Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Frank Caputo; 92; of Monessen; died Wednesday; Jan. 16; 2002. He was born Nov. 11; 1909; in Italy; the son of the late Michael Caputo and Louisa Cavelli Caputo Mastronicola. He was a member of the Italian Society of Mutual Aid; the Order Sons of Italy Lodge 1764; and Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church; all in Monessen. Mr. Caputo was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Monessen Plant. He is survived by two sisters; Mrs. Russell (Margaret) Bergstedt and Faustina Fell Skomsky; both of Fallowfield Township; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his wife; Edith Imberscia Caputo; an infant son; two sisters; Carmalene Osborne and Nathalia Nell Hurley; and one brother; Luke P. Mastronicola. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the SCHROCK-HOGAN FUNERAL HOME; INC.; 226 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 2 p.m. in Epiphany of Our Lord Church in Monessen. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Daisy Klanchar Hoffman; 88; of Victoria House; Monessen; formerly of Leighty Avenue; Belle Vernon; Rostraver Township; died Thursday; Jan. 17; 2002; at 1:50 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township. Born Dec. 6; 1913; in Arona; she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Suzanne Skender Klanchar. She was a member of Pricedale Union Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Hoffman was a volunteer for the American Red Cross; a member of the Belle Vernon Golden Age Assembly; the former Ladies Auxiliary of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659; and was a retired cafeteria worker for the former Fox Grocery Co. for many years. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law; Joseph A. and Marilyn Hoffman of Warren; Ohio; and James C. and Sandra Jo Hoffman of Monessen; one brother; Emil Klanchar of Irwin; two grandchildren; Robert Hoffman and Nancy Whitlock; two great-grandchildren; Katelyn Rae and Sarah Marie Whitlock. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Joseph C. Hoffman on April 13; 2001; three brothers; John; Anthony and Stanley Klanchar; and two sisters; Sue Zollars and Mary Zunic. Visitation will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME; family owned and operated; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. James J. Mimidis; pastor of Pricedale Union Church; officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers; the family suggests memorial contributions be made in memory of Daisy K. Hoffman to Pricedale Union Church.

Leonard A. Seemuth; 64; of Charleroi; died Friday; Jan. 11; 2002 in the emergency room at Mon Valley Hospital. He was born July 8; 1937 in Punxsutawney; a son of the late Philip and Grace Machen Seemuth. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church of Charlcroi; Charleroi Elks Lodge 494; and was a retired fireman with the Charleroi Volunteer Fire Department. He was a retired journeyman machinist at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. Surviving are his wife; Kay Yakich Seemuth; two daughters and sons-in-taw; Arlene and David Wingerter of Canton; Ohio; and Christy and John Douro of Ortonville; Mich.; one brother and sister-in-law; Frederick and Elinor Kay Seemuth of Dunlevy; four grandchildren; Devin and Corey Wingerter and Rheanna and Rachelle Douro. Friends will be received in the CARL J. SPALLINO FUNERAL HOME; 819 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi; on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home Monday at noon with Pastor Beverly J. Banyay officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
The names of several relatives were inadvertently omitted from the obituary of Leonard A. Seemuth; 64; of Charleroi; who died Friday; Jan. 11. He is also survived by a brother-in-law and sister-in-law; Pete and Noreen Yakich; two nephews; Charlie and Bill Yakich; and one niece; Linda Package.

Norris Turner of Belle Vernon was born on Jan. 3; 1927; in Detroit; Mich.; to the late James Isaac and Louise Turner; parents of 10 children. He departed this life on Tuesday; Jan. 8; 2002; in his home at the Belle Vernon Apartments. Mr. Turner led a full and active life. He was raised in Arnold City and enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces and served for 20 years in many capacities. He was a Korean War veteran. Norris Turner settled in Detroit; Mich.; where he worked at Ford Motor Company from 1963 to 1970. When he returned to Pennsylvania; he became active and dedicated to the NAACP and served as president of the Mon Valley Branch in 1992 until his death. Mr. Turner also was president of the Antioch Bowling League for many years; and he served as president of the Belle Vernon Apartments Tenants Association as well. Norris Turner was preceded in death by his parents; sisters; Juanita; Patty and Alice; and brothers; Junior and Ronny; all of Toledo; Ohio. Norris Turner and his first wife; Geneva Dupree; had three children; Linda Mounds of Harrisburg; Pa.; Jacalyn Mills of Belle Vernon; and Donna Mills of Monessen. Mr. Turner and his second wife; Leetha Smith; had two children; the late Stanford Turner and Regina Jackson and also Christina Turner; all of Detroit; Mich. Norris Turner is survived by four daughters; and two sisters; Cleor Dixon and Jeanette Lemley of Detroit; Mich. I have fought a good fight; I have finished my courseÉ Friends will be received in the Wickhaven First Christian Church on Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday; Jan. 12; until 1 p.m.; the hour of services. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME; 334 Main St.; Fayette City.