Mrs.Katherine Welsh;72;of Second St.Ext.;Sisleytown;Fayette City;died Wednesday;June 10;1970;at 5:40 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Fayette City;she was a daughter of the late John Nesley Furlong and Mary Elizabeth Craig Furlong. Surviving are her husband;James;two sons;William and James B.of Belle Vernon;three daughters;Mrs.Howard (Garnet) Layton and Mrs.Sam (Virginia) Miller of Fayette City;Mrs.Herbert (Eleanor) Owens of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mrs.Lulu McLivired of Fayette City;11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchilren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Service there Saturday;June 13;at 2 p.m.with the Rev.John W.McLeister;pastor of Fayette City United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.
WALTER WOZNIAK
Walter Wozniak;59;of 107 Dinsmore St.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;June 2;1970;at 5:30 p.m. Born in Washington Twp.;he was a son of the late Joseph and Anna Brazzon Wozniak. Mr.Wozniak was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;Washington Twp.Volunteer Fire Department and Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. He worked at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Ann Strumbus Wozniak;two sons;Ronald of Pittstown;N.J.;and Raymond of Fairhope;two brothers;Alex of Lynnwood and John of Arnold City;three sisters;Mrs.Pete (Katherine) Phillips of Fairhope;Mrs.John (Julia) Dobosh of Waynesburg;Mrs.Mary Halgus of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren. Friends are being received at Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Prayers there Friday;June 5;at 11 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 11:30 a.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.
GEORGE DEWEY WINNETT
George Dewey Winnett;72;of 416 Fourth St.;Monessen;died Wednesday;May 27;1970;at 8:40 a.m.in Monongahela Memorial Hospital. Mr.Winnett was born July 10;1898. He worked in the machine fabric department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.until his retirement in 1965. Survivors include his sister;Mrs.William Bell with whom he made his home;one brother;Russell of Hartville;Ohio. Friends are being received Wednesday;after 7 p.m.and Thursday from 2-5;7-10 p.m.at Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen where funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Lynn Chester Edwards of the Trinity Episcopal Church;Monessen officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Family requests in lieu of flowers contributions be made to any favorite charity. Edwin Melenyzer funeral director in charge.
KATHY VIRGINIA WEBB
Kathy Virginia Webb; 41/2-
month-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Webb Sr. of Irwin
R. D. 4; formerly of Monessen;
died of pneumonia at her
home Friday;May 1;1970;at 10:45 am.
Survivors in addition to her
parents are three brothers;
Frederick Jr.; John M. and
Robert Allen; two sisters; Carol
A. and Debra M.; all at
home; paternal grandparents;
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sadler of
Irwin R. D. 4; and maternal
grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. Averell
Gregg of Monongahela
R. D. 3.
Friends will be received at
the Edwin F. Melenyzer Funeral
Home; Monessen;Sunday;May 3;1970 from 12:30 p.m.to 9 p.m. Services will be held there Monday;May 4;1970;at 10 a.m.;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin F.Melenyzer of Monessen is the funeral director.
MARY E. WALTERS
Mrs. Mary E. Walters; 93; of
225 Hoffman St.; Belle Vernon
(Fairhope); died tuesday;April 28;1970; at
11:45 a.m. at her home.
Mrs. Walters; who was born
in Finland; was a member of
St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Monessen.
She moved to Fairhope in 1904
from Monessen.
Her husband; John N. Walters;
died in 1925.
Surviving are two sons; John
A. of Speers Hill and Eugene of
Belle Vernon; three daughters;
Esther at home; Mrs. Marie
Gladstein and Mrs. Lillian Siren
of Pittsburgh; a sister in
Finland; five grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Wednesday;April 29;and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Thursday;April 30. Service there Friday;May 1;1978;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Donald J.McCold;pastor of St.Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
OLIVER B. WEST III
REV.SAMUEL E. WEST
The Rev. Samuel E. West; 81; of Perryopolis R.D. 2; formerly
of Belle Vernon; died Wednesday;April 15;1970;at 3:45 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen
Hospital.
Preceding him in death was his wife; Alma G. West; on March 9; 1970. He was formerly
pastor of the Free Methodist
Church of Belle Vernon.
Survivors include: two daughters;
Mrs. Edwin H. (Sarah)
Wilbraham of Perryopolis and
Mrs. Wilfred (Dorothy) Williams
of Star Junction; six sons;
Samuel Paul and Oliver B.;
both of Perryopolis; The Rev.
James Raymond West of Morgantown;
W. Va.; Charles William
and David L.; both at
home and Howard L. of Belle
Vernon; six brothers; Jacob of
Tampa; Fla.; William; David
and Lafe; all of Rockport;
W. Va.; Charles of Little Hocking;
Ohio and Earl of Parkersburg;
W. Va.; 25 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral home;Belle Vernon from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Church of the Nazarene;Fitz Henry Rd.;Smithton on Saturday at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Thomas Akester;pastor; and the Rev.Murray Maley of Shinnston;W.Va.officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.
AMANDA H. WETZEL
Mrs.Amanda Houseman Wetzel;93;of 221 Henry St.;Belle Vernon died Thursday;March 26;1970;at 10:10 a.m.in Haven Crest Nursing and Convalescent Home;Monongahela R.D.;after a lingering illness. Mrs.Wetzel was a member of First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon. Her husband;Charles Wetzel;died in 1956. Surviving are a niece;Mrs.Jane Wetzel;and a nephew;Edgar Hall;both of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service there Saturday;March 28;1970;at 2 p.m. with the Rev.Seth Bower;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.
ALMA GERTRUDEPAULSON WEST
Mrs Alma G. West of Perryopolis
R D 2; died Monday; March 9; 1970; at
3 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital.
Surviving are her husband; the Rev.
Samuel E. West; former minister of
Belle Vernon’s Free Methodist Church;
two daughters; Mrs Edwin (Sarah Jean)
Wilbraham of Perryopolis R D 1 and
Mrs Wilfred (Dorothy) Williams of Star
Junction; six sons; Paul and Oliver West
of Perryopolis; the Rev James Raymond
West of Morgantown; W Va; Charles
and David West at home; Howard L
West of Belle Vernon R D; 25 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; five
sisters; Mrs Carrie Cowsert of Uniontown; Mrs. Lila Thompson of Zelienople; Mrs Ruth Wilson of Beaver Falls;
Mrs Louis Hulmes of Hollywood; Fla ;
Mrs Dorothy Brandt of Beaver Falls;
a brother; Cromwell Paulson of Rochester;
Pa. A son;Pvt.1st class Robert A.West was killed in 1944;during World War II. Friends are being received at
Harold R Toner Funeral Home; Belle
Vernon; from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m.Tuesday and Wednesday.
The body will then be taken to Church
of the Nazarene; Fitzhenry Road; Smithton;
on Thursday; March 12; where
friends may call from 11 a.m. until 2
p.m.; the latter being time of service;
with the Rev. Thomas Akester; of
Smithton’s Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Interment; Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.
MAUDE L.STURGIS WHITE
Mrs.Maude Sturgis White;49;of 622 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.16;1970;at 8:45 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She was born in Jefferson Twp.;Fayette County. Surviving are her husband;William White Jr.;two daughters;Mrs.Sharon Grier of Belle Vernon and Terri Jean at home;two brothers;Jack Sturgis of Lynnwood and James Sturgis of Glenshaw;Pa.;two sisters;Mrs.Jane Breckenridge of Fayette City R.D.1 and Mrs.Mae D’Erico of Fairhope. Friends are being received at Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Service there Thursday;Feb.19;1970;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Howard Rodebaugh;pastor of Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.
