Wava A.Kerr;67;of Orlando;Fla.;formerly of Dawson;died Saturday;June 9;2001;in her late home. She was born July 20;1933;in Dunbar;a daughter of the late John Perry and Sevilla Hughes Wingrove. Surviving are her husband;Donald M.Kerr;children;Donna Diane McCune and husband;James;of Fairhope;Belle Vernon and Dale C.Kerr of Orlando;Fla.;two brothers;Frank Wingrove of Steubenville;Ohio;and William Wingrove of Uniontown;and two sisters;Donna Lang of Live Oak;Fla.;and Bessie DeMellow of the state of California. She is also survived by three grandchildren;Jamie;James and David McCune;and two great-grandchildren;Jason Miller and Chelsa McCune. Friends will be received in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME;INC.;334 Main St.;Fayette City.Tuesday;7 to 9 p.m.;Wednesday;2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday;June 14;2001;until 1 p.m.;the hour of service with Elder Thomas Hamer officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Donald W. Cutty Niemela;66;of Fayette City R.D.;Perryopolis;died Friday;June 8;2001;in the emergency room of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Aug.13;1934;a son of the late Oliver W.Niemela and Helen C.Matson Niemela;who survives and resides in Fairhope;Belle Vernon. He was a steelworker for 45 years for Pittsburgh Steel and the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Allenport plant. Survivors include his wife;Jane Harger Niemela;a daughter;Diane Niemela Merrell and husband Mark of Strongsville;Ohio;two grandsons;Justin Reynolds and Max Merrell;a son;Donald W.Niemela Jr.of Belle Vernon;daughter;Katherine M.Niemela of Los Angeles;Calif.;a brother;Oliver C.Niemela and wife Norma Jean Holmes Niemela of New Providence;N.J. and their four sons and families. Arrangements were handled by the ELRY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME;INC.;334 Main St.;Fayette City. There was no public viewing and private interment was held for the family.

Margaret M.Farquhar;90;of Brownstown;Fayette City;died Friday;June 8;2001;in her home. She was born Aug.3;1910;in Washington Township;a daughter of the late George and Stella Usher Moody. She was a member of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Merle Cuddy Farquhar;a daughter Betty Stewart;brothers;George Williams;George Moody;James Moody;and Raymond Moody;two sisters;Ada Gould and Hannah Miller;and a grandson;John Farquhar. Survivors include her children;Merle Farquhar Jr.and wife Marge of Allenport;Rita Gilbert and husband Charles of Belle Vernon;Nancy Williamson of Fayette City;sisters;Mary Bell Moistner of Indiana;Edith Cunko of Fayette City;Stella Nell Delia and husband Joseph of Port Vue;and 14 grandchildren. Friends will be received in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.;334 Main St.;Fayette City;on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday;June 12;until 11 a.m.;the hour of services in the funeral home with the Rev.Michael Shepard officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Helen Lagler;84;of Monessen;died Saturday;June 9;2001;at her residence. She was born April 23;1917;in Grant Town;W.Va.;daughter of the late John Sebastian Pleva and Mary Cernick Pleva. Surviving are a daughter;Lillian Mason Komacko of Monessen;a son;William John Lagler of Lithia Springs;Ga.;grandchildren;Rosemarie Lucas of Alabama;Debra Mason;of Monessen;with whom Mrs.Legler had made her home;William Mason Jr.of Belle Vernon;and Sherrie Lynn Mason of Mt.Lebanon;two great-grandchildren;and four great-great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband;William August Lagler;one brother;John Pleva;and three sisters;Anna Zogol;Rose DePasse;and Elizabeth Hlusko. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;a Golden Rule Funeral Home;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday. Services will be held in the funeral home Chapel;Tuesday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Lena Venneri of Winter Springs;Fla.died Wednesday;March 21;2001. She was born in Smithton and taught elementary school in Belle Vernon for 40 years. She was a hospital volunteer and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;Pennsylvania;State Education Association;National Education Association;United Methodist Women;L-F13;and the Anita Garibaldi Society of Belle Vernon. She moved to Florida from Monessen in 1996. Survviving is a daughter;Susan Thomas of Winter Springs;Fla. The Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home;994 E.Altamonte Drive;Altamonte Springs;Fla.