Eugene (Geno) Venneri;75;of 319 Market St.; Belle Vernon;
died Wednesday;June 6;1973 at 2:35 a m. in
Charleroi Division of Mon Valley
Hospital.
Born Jan. 7; 1898; in Dunlevy;
he was a resident of Belle
Vernon for 74 years.
Mr. Venneri retired as a foreman
at the Allenport Plant of
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.
in 1962.
Surviving are his widow; Olga
Zucconi Venneri; two sons;
Robert E. of Belle Vernon and
Ronald P. of Detroit; Mich.;
three sisters. Miss Sylvia Venneri
and Miss Hazel Venneri;
both of Belle Vernon; and Mrs.
Herman (Anita) Karlosky of
Monessen; one granddaughter.
Friends will be received from
7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Gordon P.Ray;pastor of St.Paul Lutheran Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Charles Venneri;87;of 1117 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;March 28;1973;at 5:35 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Venneri was born in Italy on April 28;1885;and resided in Belle Vernon the past 74 years. He was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and was a retired employee of the former Burnham Corp.;Belle Vernon. Surviving are his widow;Jennie;two sons;William M.Venneri of Belle Vernon;former mayor of the community;and Eugene (Vic) Venneri;also of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.George (Helen) Thieser of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Frank Venneri of Belle Vernon and Eugenio Venneri;in Italy;seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 10 p.m.Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.Thursday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.Friday followed by Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;in charge.

Amelia J. Volpi; 84; of 429
Market St.; Belle Vernon; died
Thursday;Dec.14;1972;at 2:10 p.m. in the
Charleroi Division of Mon Valley
Hospitals; Inc.
Born Aug. 6; 1888; in Italy;
Mrs. Volpi had been a resident
of Belle Vernon for the past 64
years.
She was a member of St. Sebastian’s
R. C. Church; Anita
Garibaldi Society; Confraternity
of Christian Mothers and
Defense Club; all of Belle
Verrnon.
Mrs. Volpi was preceded in
death by her husband; John on
Nov. 30; 1937; and a son; Octavio
on June 10; 1964.
Surviving are two sons; Orlando
D. of Belle Vernon;
James D. of Roscoe; three
daughters; Mrs. Albert (Eunice)
Dominick and Mrs. D.
Chess (Mary) Marasco; both of
Belle Vernon; Mrs. Joseph
(Rose) Lorenzini of Blythedale;
two sisters; Mrs. Chris Amicucci
of Donora; Mrs. Linda Romito
of Garfield Heights; Ohio;
nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Friends will be received from
7 to 10 p.m. Saturday and from
2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday
at the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral
Home; Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.followed by Mass at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Martin J.O’toole;pastor;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.

Mrs.Julia Vetovich;60;of Third St.;Smithton;died Thursday;Nov.23;1972;at 4:30 a.m.in Frick Community Hospital;Mt.Pleasant. Born Nov.18;1912;in Monessen;she was a daughter of the late Justyn and Catherine Blysak Kwolek. Mrs.Vetovich was a member of the Hope Memorial Lutheran Church and the American Legion Auxiliary;Wayne Forsythe Post;both of Smithton. Surviving are her husband;John;two sons;Arthur Ginglardi of Brooklyn;N.Y.;Allen of Norwich;Conn.;five grandchildren;one sister;Mrs.Chester Lambert of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received from 12 to 10 p.m.Friday and Saturday at the Louis L.Barthels Funeral Home;Smithton;where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Albert E.Beck;pastor of the Hope Memorial Lutheran Church;Smithton;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Louis L.Barthels Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Anna Repan Vargo; 66;
of Cook St. Ext.; Fayette City;
was pronounced dead on arrival
at 10.55 p.m. Thursday;April 13;1972;at Brownsville General Hospital. Born Feb. 28; 1906; in Star
Junction; she was the daughter
of the late Joseph and Mary Repan.
She was a member of the Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City. Surviving are her husband;Andrew;seven sons;Thomas and Joseph of Fayete City R.D.1;Edward of Wellsburg;W.Va.;George;Herbert and Andrew;all of Fayette City;and Leonard;at home;four daughters;Mrs.Guy (Mary) Karelli of Lynnwood;Mrs.Edward (Agnes) Strychalski of Fairhope;Mrs.Stephen (Dolores) Yelich of West Newton R.D.1;Mrs.Douglas (Dorothy) Weitzel of Charleroi and 27 grandchildren. Other survivors include four brothers;George of Brooklyn;N.Y.;John of New York City;Stephen and Joseph of Deerfield Beach;Fla.;five sisters;Mrs.Agnes Helinko;Sophia Repan and Mrs.Madeline Shedoni;all of New York City;Mrs.Dorothy Simone of Union;N.J.;and Mrs.Susie Rusyniak of Long Island;N.Y. Friends will be received after 2 p.m.Saturday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.;Fayette City. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.Sunday in the funeral home;followed by a Blessing service at 9:30 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City;with the Rev.Stephen J.Drab as the celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is the funeral director.