Mrs.Hattie Lofton;age 58 years;of Allenport;died suddenly at her home;January 24;1946;at 3:34 p.m. She was born in Fitzgerald;Georgia;October 30;1887;and was a member of the Charleroi Metropolitan Baptist church. Preceded in death by her husband;Charles Lofton;she is survived by one daughter;Mrs.Elma Queen of Allenport;one brother;Charles Andrews of Georgia and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Lawrence B.Frye Funeral Home. Services will be held there Sunday;January 27;1946;at 2:30 p.m. in charge of Rev.Farrell. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Lawrence B.Frye is the funeral director.

Leopold LeClercq;age 79 years;of 717 Lincoln avenue;Charleroi;died at his home Saturday;January 12;1946;at 4 a.m. He was born in Charleroi;Belgium and came here over forty years ago from Donora. He was a member of St.Jerome’s Church. He is survived by two daughters;Mrs.Aline Colenso of Pittsburgh;and Mrs.Jennie Waite of Charleroi;one son;Paul LeClercq of Charleroi;four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home. Services will be held at St.Jerome’s Church in charge of Father James McKeever. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is the funeral director.

Wilhemina Frances LeClercq; age
44 years; died at her home at 717 Lincoln avenue; Charleroi; Wednesday;October 3;
1945; at 6:30 a. m.; after an illness of
a year and a half.
She was born in Charleroi October
24; 1900; the daughter of Albert and
Margaret Hurley Ludwig. She was a
member of St. Jerome’s Church.
She is survived by her husband;
Paul Albert LeClercq; one daughter;
Betty Jeanne at home; and one son;
Paul Anthony; U. S. Navy; her parents; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ludwig;
one brother; Raymond Ludwig; U. S.
Army; five sisters; Mrs. Frank Brinegar of Charleroi; Mrs. Thomas Wilt
of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Charles Lang of
Port Allegany; Mrs. Anthony DiBuono of Charleroi and Miss Margaret Ludwig also of Charleroi. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home. Services will be held in St.Jerome’s Church;Saturday;October 6;1945 at 9 a.m. Father James McKeever will have charge of services and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak if the funeral director.