Harry H. Zollars;aged 46 years;well known resident of the Belle Vernon district;died in the Greensburg hospital;Tuesday afternoon;February 8;1938;at 5:30 o’clock;after a month’s illness. He resided with his mother;Mrs.Bemas Zollars;and brothers;James and Frank at Lynnwood. His wife;Mrs.Marie Zollars;died about five years ago. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.May Reynolds of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Dolores Haley of Newell;his mother;Mrs.Bemas Zollars;four brothers;Fred Zollars of Belle Vernon;Caleb Zollars of North Charleroi;and James and Frank Zollars at home and two grandchildren.

An attack of poliomylitis;or as it is more familiarly known;infantile paralysis;proved fatal to Odessa Elaine Zollars;eight year old daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Fred Zollars;of Belle Vernon;R.D.1;who succumbed in the Children’s Hospital;Pittsburgh;last night September 15;1937 at 5:30 o’clock. Harold R.Toner;Belle Vernon mortician;was called at once and was permitted to arrange the body for burial at the hospital. The casket was immediately sealed and arrangements made for a private burial. Short funeral services were held at the Belle Vernon Cemetery this morning;Thursday;September 16;1937;in charge of Rev.Edwin G.Sloan;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;who read the service. Funeral was strictly private;no one but the immeduiate family being present. The young girl was taken to the hospital seven days ago;stricken with the dread disease. She was the first patient to receive artificial respiration in Pittsburgh’s second iron lung and was given an even chance for recovery. But death claimed her shortly after pneumonia set in. Elaine who passed her eighth birthday on August 24th last was in the second grade of the LaGrange school in Rostraver township. Besides her parents;she is survived by three sisters;Hilda;Vera and Lois;and one brother;Harry. The county health officer of Westmoreland County;who resides at Mt.Pleasant;has been notified of the death and will make an immediate investigation. It is reported that three additional cases have been recieved at the Children’s Hospital;each of the children being between the ages of seven and nine.

Mrs. Marie Zollars;aged 43 years;well known Belle Vernon resident;died at her home in 104 Jean street;Thursday morning;January 10;1935;at 5:30 o’clock. She had been bedfast for the past four and one-half years. Surviving are her husband;Harry Zollars;two daughters;Mrs.Harry Reynolds and Dolores;and one grandson. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon;January 12;1935;at 2 o’clock with the Rev.Howard Curtis;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Leon Zucconi; aged 35; died at
11:30 p. m. Sunday;December 16;1934 in Tuscon;
Arizona; where he and his family had taken up residence three months ago when his health failed him.
Surviving are his widow;
two children;his father and
mother; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Zucconi; and the following brothers
and sisters: Gaccinto and
Homer; at home; Camello; of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Eugene Venneri of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Frank Pierallini of Belle Vernon and Brunie and Lenora;both at home. The deceased has lived in Belle Vernon all his life;and for the past twelve years has been engaged in the electric and auto accessory business in Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held from the home of the deceased’s parents;428 Hill street;Belle Vernon; Saturday december 22;1934;at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

John B.Zeh;one of the Monongahela valley’s oldest merchant tailors;died at his home at 231 Main street;Belle Vernon at 4 o’clock Monday morning;Feb.6;1933;following a lingering illness. Mr.Zeh who was 89 years of age;came to Belle Vernon when he was but 18 years of age and for nearly 70 years concucted a merchant tailoring business in that place;retiring several years ago. He is survived by two children;Mildred and Howard Zeh at home;also two sisters;Mrs.Jane Dickey and Mrs.Bess Woodward;of Monongahela. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence in charge of Rev.Buell;of the Methodist Episcopal Church with interment following in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.