Eugene James Graham; 52; of Daisytown; died Sunday; Nov. 11; 2001; in Brownsville Hospital. He was born June 8; 1949; in North Charleroi; a son of Eugene Graham of Lynnwood and the late Dolores Harper Graham. He was a veteran of Vietnam; serving with the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a member of the Brightwell-Daugherty Post 484 American Legion; Fayette City. Surviving; in addition to his father; are a son; Jason Graham of Brownsville; a brother; Terry Graham; three sisters; Lisa Graham; Tina Graham and Tracey Graham; and two grandchildren. Friends will be received in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until 2 p.m.; when funeral services will take in the funeral home with the Rev. Michael Shepard officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Brightwell-Daugherty Post 484 will conduct services at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.

Evelyn M. Jenkins; 96; formerly of Sampson Street; Belle Vernon; died Saturday; Nov. 10; 2001; in Victoria House Personal Care Home. She was born May 15; 1905; in Belle Vernon; a daughter of the late Faustino and Lavina Bellandi Meacci. She was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters of America Court 1522; the Annita Garibaldi Lodge of Belle Vernon and the Friends of the Veterans. Survivors include nieces and nephews; and two friends; Lillian Antal and Ann Husovitz; both of Belle Vernon. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; John Dale Jenkins on Oct. 4; 1988; one brother; Thomas Meacci; and four sisters; Sylvia Bartolozzi; Maggie Valdiserri; Irene Meacci; and Neva Evans. Friends to were received Tuesday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; where a prayer service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The rosary will be recited Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home led by members of St. Sebastian Church. The Annita Garibaldi Society will meet in the funeral home to hold services Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

Kirby P. Manown Sr.; 69; of Lynnwood; Belle Vernon; died Saturday; Nov. 10; 2001; in UPMC Presbyterian; Oakland. A son of the late Clinton H. and Ida Lermineaux Manown; he was born May 31; 1932; in Rostraver Township. He was a charter member of Lynnwood Evangelical Lutheran Church; a member of the Fayette City F&AM Lodge 252; the Charleroi Italian Unita Club and the Star Junction Fish and Game Club. A lifelong Belle Vernon resident; he had resided in Lynnwood for the past 40 years and retired in 1982 from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his wife of 45 years; Carolyn Kramer Manown; two sons; Kirby P. Manown Jr. of Waynesville; N.C.; and Erik Manown at home; two daughters and a son-in-law; Kimberly and Bud Little and Dana Manown Shupenko; all of Rostraver Township; two brothers and a sister; William and Frank Manown and Rebecca Jannotta; all of Belle Vernon; and four grandsons; Andrew and Mathew Little; Joseph Shupenko and Kirby Manown III. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by four brothers; Martin; George; Jack and Clinton “Tinse” Manown; and three sisters; Naomi Kuss; Louise Bedner and Adele Cramer. Friends will be received at the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Lynnwood Evangelical Lutheran Church; Washington Road; with the Rev. Donald Chudd officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Joseph Hrycko; 66; of Monessen; died Saturday; Nov. 10; 2001; in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Feb. 10; 1935; in Monessen; a son of the late John and Catherine Yonek Hrycko. Catholic by faith; he was a veteran of the Korean Conflict; serving with the U.S. Army as a cryptographer. Survivors include his wife; Sara (Sally) Horan Hrycko; three sons; Joseph Hrycko and his wife Nannette; of Finleyville; David Hrycko of Monessen; and Matthew Hrycko and his wife Beata; of Monessen; two daughters; Amy Weber and her husband Jerome; of Pickerington; Ohio; and Heather Sveda and her husband Michael J. II; of Fairhope; two brothers; Peter Hrycko of Belle Vernon and Anthony Hrycko of San Antonio; Texas; one sister; Susan Doman of Coal Center; five grandchildren; Aaron; Adam; and Andrew Hrycko; Avery Weber and John Michael Sveda. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by two sisters; Mary Christoff and Anna Hrycko; and two brothers; John and Michael Hrycko. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the DOLFI FUNERAL HOME; 136 North Gallatin Ave.; Uniontown. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.

Archie J. Clark; 85; of Fort Myers; Fla.; formerly of Monessen; passed away on Monday; Nov. 5; 2001; in the Shady Rest Nursing Home; Fort Myers; Fla. Born Dec. 3; 1915; in Belle Vernon; he was a son of the late Clarence E. and Anna Mae Jewell Clark. Mr. Clark had been employed by Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel in the pipe mill and worked as a chain tech. He had also been a member of the First Baptist Church in Monessen. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his wife; Esther I. Carroll Clark; and two brothers; Harry and Chuck Clark. Survivors include a daughter; Beverly J. Morgan of Lehigh Acres; Fla.; two sons and a daughter-in-law; Gerald C. and his wife Mary Ann Clark of Glen Burnie; Md. and Bill E. Clark of Nevada; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a sister; Clara Miller of North Charleroi. Visitation will be held in the RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC.; 1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen; a Golden Rule Member Firm; on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Friday at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Scott W. Koeppen officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Margaret Dolores Rizzutto Bercini; 81; of 715 Green St.; North Belle Vernon; died Tuesday; Nov. 6; 2001; at 2:30 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Born Feb. 29; 1920; in North Belle Vernon; she was a daughter of the late Dominick and Mary Fredericko (Russo) Rizzutto. Mrs. Bercini was a lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon; a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon and was a retired dental receptionist. Survivors include a daughter-in-law; Debbie of Washington; D.C.; a brother; Louis Rizzutto of Pittsburgh; two sisters; Mary Rogowitz of Virginia and Doris Jean Gushorn of Florida; and two grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Carl Bercini; a son; Terrence Lee Bercini in 1989; two sisters; Theresa Bernardo and Anna Johnson; and five brothers; infant Robert; Samuel; James; Joseph and Albert Rizzutto. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 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. Prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home; followed by funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. E. George Saletrik; parochial vicar; officiating. Interment will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed Thursday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home by members of St. Sebastian parish.

Lena Reed Fowler; 92; of Pasadena; Calif.; formerly of Belle Vernon; died Sunday; Nov. 4; 2001; in California. A daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Sack Reed; she was born in Belle Vernon on Nov. 20; 1908. A former member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; she had resided in California since 1960. She had worked as a waitress for the former Park Casino in Monessen for many years and also at the Huntington Hotel in Pasadena. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law; Vera and Tony Messerotes of Pasadena; a son and daughter-in-law; Anthony and Bette Marino of Magalia; Calif.; a brother; Arthur Reed of Belle Vernon; three sisters; Millie Caputo of Belle Vernon; Genevieve Haffner of Pasadena and Virginia Toth of Belle Vernon; four grandchildren; Gary and Greg Messerotes; Carrie Ank and Lia Kieckhafer; and three great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Howard Fowler; in 1976; a brother; James Reed; and a sister; Carrie Andreis. Prayer services will be held at the chapel of the Belle Vernon Cemetery on Friday at 9 a.m. The FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.; 700 Broad Avenue; Belle Vernon; is handling the arrangements.

Raymond P. Swiantek; 87; of Perryopolis; passed away Saturday; Nov. 3; 2001; in his home. He was born June 18; 1914; in Allegheny County; a son of the late Anthony and Sophia Janoski Swiantek. Ray was retired from Luce Farm Equipment Co.; and was a lifelong farmer and avid gardener. He was preceded in death by a grandson; Pvt. Daniel C. Swiantek; three sisters; Florence Swiantek; Cecelia Schultz and Amelia Rabatin; and three brothers; Theodore; Clement and Michael Swiantek. Surviving are his wife; Irene Klinsky Swiantek; with whom he celebrated 64 years of marriage on Oct. 23; 2001; children; Dennis P. Swiantek and wife Glenda of Kansas and Raymond L. and wife Melissa Rider Swiantek of Perryopolis; brothers; Louis Swiantek and Anthony Swiantek; and sister; Margaret Luce. He is also survived by a special nephew; Jim Cord; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday; 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday when a prayer service will be held in the funeral home followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church; Perryopolis; with the Rev. Father John Euker as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery; Belle Vernon.

William J. Cernicky; 56; of North Belle Vernon; died Thursday; Nov. 1; 2001; in North Belle Vernon. Born Dec. 15; 1944; in North Charleroi; he was the son of the late David and Helen Cowan Cernicky. Mr. Cernicky was a resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 56 years and was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon. Mr. Cernicky was retired from Operating Engineers Local 66; where he worked as a business agent. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict; where he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is survived by his wife; Linda Rauth Cernicky; to whom he was married 33 years; a son; Shawn G. Cernicky of Wexford; and a daughter; Tiffany L. Cernicky of Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by a brother; Dennis Cernicky. Visitation will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME; family owned and operated; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. A prayer service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home followed by Funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; with the Rev. John R. Cindric; pastor; officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made in memory of William J. Cernicky to the Huntington Foundation.