Mrs.Dorothy l.Wade;of 575 Euclid Ave.;Monongahela R.D.1;died Friday;April 22;1977 at 8:20 a.m. in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 51. Mrs.Wade was born Sept.9;1925 in Monessen;a daughter of the late Samuel and Anna Mae Harris Taylor. She was a member of the Whole Truth Church of God In Christ in Donora of which her widower;Elder Maurice B.Wade;is pastor.In addition to her widower she is survived by a sister;Mrs.Floyd (Anna Mae) Faulks of Monessen;three sons;Maurice Jr.of Monessen;Clark of Farlington;Ky.;and Charles of Donora;one godchild;Cheryl Sharp of Philadelphia;six grandchildren;several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Whole Truth Church of God In Christ;Donora;Saturday from 4 to 9 and Sunday from 12 noon to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the church Monday at 11 a.m. with Bishop G.E.Vaughn and Elder Joseph Bass officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen is in charge of arrangements. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.

Charles J. Wasicek; a
member of a prominent Belle
Vernon family and a former
All-America football star at
Colgate University; died
suddenly at 8 a.m. Friday;April 22;1977;
in E.J. Meyer Hospital in
Buffalo; N.Y. He was 68.
A retired Belle Vernon area
school teacher who resided at
374 Jones St.; North Belle
Vernon; Wasicek and his wife
drove to Buffalo to undergo an
examination by his son; Dr.
Charles A. Wasicek Jr.; at the
hospital when he was stricken
with a fatal heart attack;
according to a family
spokesman. He had
complained of chest pains; the
spokesman said.
Mr. Wasicek achieved All-America honors as a two-way
standout guard and tackle at
Colgate in 1935 when he was a
senior and captain of a team
that was undefeated and
untied but uninvited to a post-season bowl.
His grid career began in
1928 at old Belle Vernon High
School; but he quit school after
attending the eighth grade.
After working at the former
American Window Glass Co.
in Belle Vernon and the
former Monessen Sheet &
Tinplate Co.; he resumed his
education at Kiski
Preparatory School and was
graduated in 1932 from
Dickinson Seminary in
Williamsport; also a prep
school.
He played in the 1936 East-West Shrine Game; the All-Star Game in Chicago and
another post-season classic in
New York City. He signed a
contract with the Detroit
Lions of the National Football
League; but chose instead to
play for Syracuse; N..Y.; in the
original American Football
League. He also played on
weekends for a semi-pro team
in Danbury; Conn.; while
working as a hat salesman.
Mr. Wasicek began his 21-year teaching career in 1937 at
Caledonia. N.Y.; near
Rochester; where he stayed
until 1939 when he transferred
to Hornell; N.Y.; coaching football and track at both schools. His coaching career ended in 1942 when he was commissioned a lieutenant (j.g.) in the U.S.Navy. He served as a battery officer and helped train gun crews at Norfolk;Va.;during World War II. Discharged from service in 1945;he retured to Belle Vernon. He went into the food market business with his brothers;August Jr.(Pokey) and Lewis;after their father had retired. The elder Mr.Wasicek opened a grocery store in 1922 and it was family-operated until 1972 when a fire destroyed the establishment. Mr.Wasicek and his brother August were also engaged in the home-building business until 1957 when he resumed his teaching career at Belle Vernon Area High School. He spent 16 years at BVA;teaching American geography before retiring in 1973. Mr.Wasicek was born May 5;1908;in Arnold City;the fourth of nine children in the family of the late August Sr.and Justina Turchek Wasicek who preceded him in death June 13;1967;and Oct.16;1644;respectively. In addition to his brothers;August Jr.and Lewis;he is survived by his widow;Mrs.Faith Vivian Clifford Wasicek;formerly of Springfield;Mass.;whom he met while attending Colgate;one son;Dr.Charles A.Jr.of Buffalo;N.Y.;one daughter;Justine Wasicek of Bloomsburg;another brother;Joseph of Belle Vernon and one sister;Mrs.Emma Rehula of Charleroi. Friends are being received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;North Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday;April 23;and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday;April 24. Services will be held Monday;April 25;at 10 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Andrew J.Bialobok of St.Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church of Charleroi officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Raymond P. Dalfonso is the funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Flora Belle Wells; 58; of 803
Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi;
died suddenly at 5:15 p.m.
Monday;Feb.14;1977 in Charleroi
Division of Mon Valley
Hospital.
Mrs. Wells had resided in
Charleroi the past six months;
moving there from Naomi.
She was born in Bobtown on
Jan. 18; 1919; daughter of the
late Harry and Josephine
Lidey.
Surviving are her husband;
Arthur William Wells; one
brother; Clyde Lidey of
Roscoe; and one sister; Mrs.
Robert (Josephine) Bonucci of
Naomi.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; Belle Vernon;
from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.James Robbins of Christ Lutheran Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Elizabeth White; 63; a
Sunday School teacher for
over 30 years and an employee of the Belle Vernon Area
School District for 20 years;
died Sunday;Feb.6;1977;at 6:20 p.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon
Valley Hospital.
Miss White; who lived at 201
Johnson Ave.; Belle Vernon;was born March 1;1913 in Jeannette.
She was preceded in death
by her father; William White
Sr in1951; by two brothers;
James and John White and by
one sister; Violet Roberts.
Miss White was a member
of the Pricedale Union Church
where she taught Sunday
School classes for over 30
years. She had worked for the
Belle Vernon School District
for 20 years. She was also a
member of the Belle Vernon
and Monessen Golden Agers.
Survivors include her
mother; Nora May McCarthy
White of Belle Vernon; one
brother; William White Jr of
Belle Vernon; two sisters;
Mrs. Donald (Margaret) Sterner and Mrs.John (JoAnn) Rice;both of Belle Vernon and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday;Feb.7 and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday;Feb.8. Services will be held Wednesday;Feb.9;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Howard Rodebaugh;pastor of the Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski;funeral director in charge.

Ethel Charles Wolfe;83;of River Falls;Wis.;a former Monessen resident;died Monday;Dec.20;1976 in River Falls. She was a fromer member of the First Christian Church;Monessen;and resided at one time at 936 Donner Ave. Her late husband;Mansell Wolfe;was a letter carrier in Monessen. Surviving are two sons;M.Wayne Wolfe of River Falls and Mansell Warren Wolfe of Bowling Green;Ohio;and a number of nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Thursday;Dec.23;1976 at 11 a.m.at Belle Vernon Cemetery;the Rev.Vernon W.McDormand of the First Christian Church of Monessen officiating. Rhome funeral directors of Monessen are in charge of arrangements.

Timothy David Williams;17;of 851 McKean Ave.;Donora;died Wednesday;July 21;1976;at 4:15 a.m.from injuries suffered in a one-car accident on Route 136 in Carroll Twp. He was born December 21;1958;in Gallatin;a son of the late Saul and Ida Williams. His father;Saul Williams;was killed by a passing freight train in Gallatin just two years ago. His mother died in December of 1970. He had been residing with his stepmother;Mrs.Ethel Miller of Donora. He had attended Elizabeth-Forward Schools;where he was a star basketball player with the junior high team. He transferred to the Donora Campus of the Ringgold School District and was attending Donora High School. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gallatin. Besides his stepmother;Mrs.Ethel Miller of Donora;he is survived by four brothers;James Williams Jr. of Monongahela;Lawrence K.Williams;with the U.S.Navy in San Francisco;Calif.;and Herman Williams and Charles Williams;both of Donora;his grandmother;Mrs.Sarah Pate of Gallatin;his grandfather;Rober Miller of Gallatin;four aunts;Mrs.Louise Patterson and Mrs.Lorraine Pollard;both of Monongahela;Mrs.Dorothy Miller of Donora;and Mrs.Earlene Miller of McKeesport;two uncles;Oliver Miller of McKeesport and Edward Miller of Gallatin;and a number of other relatives in the Mon Valley. Friends will be received in the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home in Donora from 7 to 10 p.m.Friday;July 23;when the body will be moved to the First Baptist Church of Gallatin. Friends will be received in the church from 10 a.m.until the time of services at 1 p.m.on Saturday;July 24;with the Rev.Ozzie Pope;pastor of the First Baptist Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy E.law Jr.;funeral director in charge.