Basil P.Marasco of Hill Street;Belle Vernon;died in the United States Veterans Hospital;Aspinwall;December 11;1948;at 8:50 a.m. He was born in 1924. He served in the U.S.Army during World War II. He is survived by his mother;Mrs.Josephine Marasco;one brother;Angelo;at home;and one sister;Mrs.Thomas Barger of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home. Requiem mass will be held Tuesday;December 14;1948;at 10 a.m.;in St.Sebastian Church;in charge of Rev.Eugene Herkins. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Philip Marasco;aged 56 years;of 615 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Sept.12;1948 at 7 a.m. of a heart attack. He was an employee of the Pittsburgh Steel plant at Allenport. Surviving are his wife;Mrs. Josephine Marasco;two sons;Basil and Angelo;at home;and one daughter;Mrs.Mary Louise Narger;of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Felix;of McKeesport;and Joseph in Italy;and one sister in Italy;also his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Basil Marasco in Italy. Friends will be received at his late residence until Wednesday;Sept.12;at 11 a.m. when funeral services will be held in charge of Father Eugene Harman;pastor of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church.Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.

Private funeral services were held Friday afternoon;July 16;1948 at 1:30 p.m. for Sgt.Wayne R.McVay;son of Mr.and Mrs.Charles McVay;of Monessen;who was killed in action in France on August 8;1944. He was a member of the Sixth Armored Division and was 24 years of age at the time of his death. The services were conducted by Rev.Chauncey Varner;of the Evangelical United Brethern Church and Rev.Fred M.Bennett of the First Presbyterian Church at the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Sergeant McVay is survived by his parents;two brothers;Lee and Joseph McVay;of Lynnwood;three sisters;Mrs.Paul Yeaton of Monessen;Mrs.Thomas Crawford of Perryopolis and Mrs.Frank McHarvey of Smock.