William M.Hellein;aged 64 years;of Bentleyville;died Tuesday;May 11;1948; at 8 a.m.;after a lingering illness. He was born in Bridgeport;Pa.;January 3;1884;the son of George and Mary Blackstone Hellein. He had been a resident of Bentleyville for thirty years;and worked as a driller in the gas fields. He was a member of the Fells M.E.Church. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Della Hellein;two brothers;George E. Hellein of Aliquippa and J.R.Hellein of Belle Vernon;R.D. Friends will be received at the Jones and Thompson Funeral Home. Services will be held there May 13;1948; at 2:30 p.m.;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Jones and Thompson are the funeral directors.

Mrs. Louis Hegedus;age 64 years;of Fairhope;died March 15;1948;at 3:10 p.m. She was a member of the Pricedale Union Hungarian Church. She is survived by her husband;Louis Hegedus;one sister;Mrs.Julia Wizen of Newton Falls;Ohio;three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer Funeral Home. Services will be held there Thursday;March 18;1948;at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev.Victor Bednar. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.and Edwin Melenyzer are the funeral directors.

Mrs.Flora Etta Hall;nee Scanlan;age 67 years;died at her home in Fayette City;R.D.1;Monday;February 9;1948;at 9 p.m. She was born in Troytown;Pa. She is survived by her husband;Albert C.Hall;three sons;Edgar of Fayette City;Clifford Albert of Brownsville;Russell at home;four daughters;Mrs.Earl Gillespie;Belle Vernon;Mrs.Rishel Fay;Campbell;Ohio;Mrs.Michael Turik of Fayette City;R.D.;and Mrs.Herbert Wright of Roscoe;two brothers;James Scanlan of Donora;John Scanlan of Pittsburgh;one sister;Mrs.Alex Behanna of Donora;twenty-one grandchildren and one great grandson. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held there Thursday;February 12;1948;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.John Bowers. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and Son are the funeral directors.

Mrs.Clara Muir Hency;nee Strenske;age 62 years;of Fairhope;Fayette City;R.D.1;died Saturday;October 4;1947;at 11:15 a.m. at her home;following a lingering illness. She was born in Somerset;June 16;1885. She was a member of Marion Presbyterian church. She is survived by her husband;Thomas Hency;one son William C.Muir at home;four daughters;Miss Elizabeth Muir at home;Mrs.Hilda Sale at home;Mrs.Elsie Marscara of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Phyllis Beckinger of Donora;four brothers;Charles E.Strenske of Belle Vernon;Oscar E.Strenske of Miami;Florida;William F.Allbright;at home and Amil Allbright of Uniontown;four sisters;Mrs.Elsie Allshouse of Dawson;Mrs.Minnie Judd of Duquesne;Mrs.Freda Smith of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Emma Bass of Miami;Florida;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held there Wednesday;October 8;1917;at 2:30 p.m.;in charge of Rev.George Guest and Rev.C.R.Ellenberger. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and Son are the funeral directors.

Joseph A Reggianni; 78; of Belle Vernon; died Wednesday; May 22; 2002; at 7:41 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township. Born Feb. 3; 1924; in Daisytown; he was the son of the late Angelo and Alfonsina Passinni Reggiannini. He was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. Mr. Reggianni was a retired mine foreman fire boss and was a Pennsylvania mine inspector for the coal industry. Mr. Reggianni was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by one daughter; Sandra L. Dillon of Washington Township; one son and daughter-in-law; Joseph A. Jr. and Deborah Reggianni of Donora; a very special companion; Shirley Young of Fellsburg; one sister; Iris Thomas of Centerville; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by two half brothers; Arnold and Elio Frankie; one half sister; Alice Rodish; and one grandson; John Dillon. Visitation will be held Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME; Family Owned and Operated; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday; May 25; in the funeral home at 10 a.m. with the Rev. James J. Mimidis; pastor of Pricedale Union Church; officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery.