Twelve-year-old Dale Zucconi;
formerly of Belle Vernon; was
killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad
passenger train in West End;
Pittsburgh; Wednesday;May 30;1945. He was a son of Mrs.Helen Zucconi and the late Leon Zucconi of Belle Vernon. A companion; Robert Cypher;7; of Pittsburgh; was also killed in the same accident. According to reports; the boys
were hit as they sat on the tracks 100 yards east of the Corliss tunnel on the Panhandle Division.
Playmates said they had been playing ball and evidently failed to hear the train. The young boy; who lived at 2435 West Carson street; died at 8 p. m. The train was running between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. Dale is survived by his mother;a sister;Helen May;and his grandmother;Mrs.Cora Zucconi of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the McDermot Brothers Funeral Home;1225 Chartiers avenue;until Saturday at 1 p.m.;when the body will be brought to the Melenyzer Funeral Home in Belle Vernon where friends will be received from 3 p.m.until 3:30 p.m. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas. L.and Edwin Melenyzer are funeral directors.

William Zerone;aged 59 years;a resident of Belle Vernon for many years;died suddenly Thursday;November 11;1943;at noon at his home;408 Bluff street. Surviving are his wife;Mrs.Anna Zerone;a daughter;Mrs.Anna Antulis;of Akron;Ohio;and two sons;Charles Zerone of Belle Vernon and William Zerone;at home. Five grandchildren also survive. Friends are being received at the Toner Funeral Home until Monday;Nov.15;1943;when services will be held at the St.Sebastian Church;with Father Dennis Boyle officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director in charge.

Nicholas Zuro;aged 61 years;who resided at 10 Highland avenue;North Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Septermber 28;1941;at 3:30 a.m.at his home following a short illness. He had resided in Belle Vernon for the past 40 years. Surviving is his wife;Mrs.Anna Zuro;six sons;Stephen and William of Detroit;Mich.;John of Belle Vernon;Michael;Peter and Paul;at home;six daughters;Olga and Eva;of Pittsburgh;and Jean;Mary;Doris and Anna at home. Friends are being received at the home where brief funeral services at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon;October 1;1941;will be followed by additional services at 1:30 o’clock in the Russian Orthodox Church;Charleroi. Rev.Gregor Soroka will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. C.L.and Edwin Melenyzer are the funeral directors.

William Carl Zollars;eight months old;son of Carl A.and Mabel Murphy Zollars;died at 10:30 o’clock;Thursday morning;August;21;1941;at the parental home at 716 Morrell avenue after an illness of two weeks. Surviving are the parents and these brothers and sisters;Gerald;aged seven;Jack;aged five;Ronald;aged 4;Sandra;aged three;and Evelyn Rae;aged two. The child was a grandson of William L. Zollars;president of the School Board;and Mr.and Mrs.Carl Murphy. A private funeral service was held at 4 o’cock Friday afternoon;August 22;1941;in charge of Rev.Robert Edgar of the Covenanter Church. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery was in charge of Funeral Director Charles A.McCormick.

Frederick Caleb Zollars;aged 51 years of 523 Broad Avenue;Belle Vernon;died in the Cresson Sanitarium;Cresson;Pa.; at 10 p.m.on Saturday;June 14;1941 after a lingering illness. Mr.Zollars was well known in the Belle Vernon district. He was a brick-layer by trade. He leaves his wife;Mrs.Sadie Zollars;his mother Mrs.Rachel Zollars of Lynnwood;one son;Harry;at home;three daughters;Mrs.Ralph Mahoney of Pittsburgh;Lois and Mrs.Arthur Bull at home and three brothers;James;Caleb and Frank of Belle Vernon. The remains are at the Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon;June 18;at 2:30 o’clock in charge of rev.Edwin G.Sloan;pastor of the Presbyterian church of Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.