Thelma Georgette (Andrews) Zucconi;87;of the Residence at Hilltop;Monongahela;formerly of Belle Vernon;passed away Sunday;July 29;2001;in the Havencrest Nursing Home;Carroll Township. She was born June 28;1914;in Speers;a daughter of the late George E.and Elizabeth Bessie Andrews. A 1932 graduate of Charleroi High School;she also graduated from the Bertha Leonard Business School with the class of 1933. She married Homer Raymond Zucconi in 1939;and they owned and operated Zucconi Distributing from 1938 to 1990. She managed the business on her own while her husband served with the U.S.Army Air Corps during World War II. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;and had been the president of the Tuesday Evening Civic Club in 1957-58 and1958-1959. As president; she directed the Club’s efforts in
fund drives for the March of
Dimes; the Salvation Army of
Westmoreland County; the Red
Cross; Easter Seals; the Boy
Scouts; Cub Scouts and the
Girl Scouts. Under the Club’s
sponsorship; a new Cub Scout
pack was started. The group
was also instrumental in establishing
the Girl Scout Little
House in Belle Vernon. During
her tenure as president of the
Tuesday Evening Civic Club;she served on the Belle Vernon Library Board and was active with the Mon Valley Hospital
Auxiliary from 1986 to 1996;
receiving a 10;000-hour pin for
her service. Along with her parents; she was predeceased
by her husband; Homer
R. Zucconi; two brothers. John
L. and Homer Andrews: and a
sister; Irene Toth. Survivors
include two sons. Homer R. Jr.
and his wife; Barbara; of Belle
Vernon and George A. and his wife;Nancy of Jacksonville;Fla.; a daughter; Debra Sue Schoentag and her husband Charles; of Treasure Lake;
DuBois; six grandchildren;
Jennifer Long of Colchester;
Conn.; Leslie Zucconi of Belle
Vernon; Jamie and Gabe
Schoentag of Treasure Lake;
DuBois and Loren and Jason
Zucconi of Orlando; Fla. Visitation
will take place Tuesday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
at the FERGUSON FUNERAL
HOME INC.; A Golden Rule
Funeral Home; 700 Broad Ave..
Belle Vernon; where
services will be conducted
Thursday at 10 a.m.; with the
Rev. Timothy
McConville officiating. Interment
will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.

JAMES IS SURVIVED BY HIS BROTHERS – DAVID GEORGE [JOAN] SABOLEK;OF CLEAR LAKE;IOWA;EDWARD ANDREW [VALERIE] SABOLEK; OF BELLE VERNON. SISTERS – MARY LOUISE [DONALD] DE FAZIO; OF CONNELLSVILLE; PA. LENORA [HARRY] ANTHONY; OF BELLE VERNON; PA. CECELIA JOAN [ROGER] SHAFFER; OF CAPE CORAL; FLA. SUSAN LEPORE; OF NORTHFIELD; OHIO.

Dorothy Kane Dolfi; 85; of
Belle Vernon; died Friday; July
20; 2001; in Mt. Macrina
Manor; Uniontown. A daughter
of the late Charles and Grace
Greenwood Kane; she was born
Oct. 28; 1915; in Donora. She
was a member of the First
United Methodist Church of
Belle Vernon; the Belle Vernon
Womens Club; the Order of the
Eastern Star since 1938; the
Pennsylvania Retired Teachers
Association and the National;
State and local AARP.
Formerly of Donora;she had resided in Belle Vernon since
1955. She retired in 1974 after
38 years of teaching in the
Rostraver and Belle Vernon
School Districts. Survivors
include three sisters; K. Faye
Giles of Salisbury; N.C.; Betty
K. Vizza of Belle Vernon and
Gail K. Flower of Smithton. In
addition to her parents; her
husband; Ernest P. Dolfi;
preceded her in death in 1957.
A memorial service will be held
on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the
FERGUSON FUNERAL
HOME INC.; a Golden Rule
Member Firm; 700 Broad
Avenue; Belle Vernon; with the
Rev. Tim McConville and Rev.
Charles Fowler; nephew of
Mrs. Dolfi and pastor of the
Central Highlands United
Methodist Church of Elizabeth
Township co-officiating.
Interment will be in Belle
Vernon Cemetery. If friends
wish; donations may be made
to the Belle Vernon First
United Methodist Church
Building Fund.

Eldo D.pupilli;87;of 529 Green St.;North Belle Vernon;died Monday;July 23;2001;at 9:29 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born May 30;1914;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Anthony and Mary Paperi Pupilli. Mr.Pupilli was a lifelong resident of the North Belle Vernon community and a member of Marion United Presbyterian Church of Fairhope. He retired from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;where he was employed as a supervisor. He was also a life member of the North Belle Vernon Fire Department. Survivors include his wife Dorothy Prince Pupilli to whom he was merried 52 years;nieces;nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by three brothers;Eugene;Bruno;and Dino Pupilli;and two sisters;Gena Schuresko and Lena Salvino. Friends will be received Wednesday 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;where services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m.;with Pastor William E.Lawson of the Marion United Presbyterian Church offficiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The North Belle Vernon Fire Department will meet at the funeral home Wednesday at 7 p.m.to pay respects.

Joseph Hadden Evans of 918 Rear Shady avenue;Charleroi;died at his home;Monday;May 20;1957;at 12:30 a.m. He was born in Irondale;Ohio;March 5;1872;and came to Charleroi three years ago from Fayette City. He was a retired coal miner. He is survived by six sons;Joseph H.;Russell S.;Robert T.;all of Charleroi;George A.; of Pricedale;Aiden A.and Nathan A.;of Donora;two daughters;Mrs.Olive Payton;of Charleroi;and Mrs.Isaac Jenkins;of Speers;one brother;Robert McFarland of Monongahela;two sisters;Mrs.Sarah Johnson of California;and Mrs.Rachel Breckenridge;of Fayette City;twenty-six grandchildren and forty-two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home. Services will be held there Thursday;May 23;1957;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Robert Laing;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is the funeral director.

Mrs.Margaret M.Edwards;76;of 442 Henry Street;Belle Vernon;died suddenly in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Thursday;November 29;1956;at 8 p.m. Mrs.Edwards was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church there;the Belle Vernon Council;Daughters of America;and the Dames of Malta Sisterhood. She is survived by her husband;Porter Edwards;one sister;Mrs.Elizabeth McVay of Charleroi;four nieces and three nephews. A brother;James R.Hassen;died just two weeks ago;November 15;1956. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Sunday;December 2;1956;at 7:30 p.m.in charge of Rev.George S.Clarke;and interment will follow Monday morning at 10 o’clock in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.