Mrs.Raffaela Vitale;83;of 616 Division St.;Monessen;died Tuesday;March 7;1967;at 5:55 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. A resident of Monessen 43 years;she was a member of St.Cajetan’s Roman Catholic Church of Monessen;its Rosary Altar Society and the Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion Post of Monessen. Surviving are a daughter;Mrs. Emile (Ida) Molle of Monessen;two sons;Anthony of Charleroi and Gerald of Monessen;eight grandchildren. Her husband;Antonio;died in March;1966. Friends will be received at the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m. March 8.Services there Friday;March 10 at 9:30 a.m. followed by solemn requiem high mass in St.Cajetan R.C.Church;Monessen;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Nunzio Pirulli;pastor;will officiate. Intement Belle Vernon Cemetery. Funeral home visiting hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Raymond D.Dalfonso is funeral director.

Arthur H.Van Riper;72;of 440 Knox Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;Sept.24;1965;following a lingering illness. He was born in Gillespie Hollow and had been a Monessen resident for thirty-five years. He retired 3 years ago from the open hearth department of the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. He is survived by his widow;Margaret Allan Van Riper;one sister;Mrs.Myrtle Gaul of Belle Vernon;two brothers;J.William Van Riper of Greene Co.;and Ray Van Riper of Clairton. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen. Services will be held there Monday;Sept.17;at 1:30 a.m. in charge of the Rev.Glen H.Burrows;pastor of the Monessen Presbyterian Church. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. H.Denver Rhome of Monessen is the funeral director.

Mrs. Kytryn Voloko;67;who
had made her home with her
daughter;Mrs. John (Virginia)
Rusyniak in Detroit; Mich.; for the past 15 years; died Wednesday;April 28;1965;
at 8:45 p.m. in her sleep
at the home of her daughter; Mrs. John (Anne) Say; 1150
Lincoln Ave.;Charleroi where
she was visiting. A former resident
of Monessen;she had
been ill for a brief time.
Mrs. Voloko was born in Austria;
Nov. 15; 1897 and was a member of Holy Trinity Orthodox
Church;Charleroi.
Preceded in death by her
husband;Michael in 1945;she
is survived by a son; Michael
of Detroit; four daughters; Mrs. Say and Mrs. Stanley (Olga)
Sowinski of Charleroi;Mrs.
Rusyniak and Mrs Joseph
(Helen) Perez of Detroit; 7
grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Michael A.Melinchak Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Parasas services will be held Friday;April 30;at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. Brief Prayer service will be held from the funeral home on Saturday;May 1;at 9:30 a.m.;with additional services at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church;Charleroi;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Vasalmir Soroka will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Michael A.Melinchak;funeral director.

Octavio (Ocky) Volpi; 52; of
420 Market St.; Belle Vernon;
died Wednesday;June 10;1964;at 8:25 a.m. in
Charleroi – Monessen Hospital.
Mr. Volpi had been employed
as a bartender in Mickey’s
Grill; Second St.; Belle Vernon.
He was a member of St. Sebastian’s
R.C. Church; the
Moose; Italian Beneficial Society;
American Legion; all of
Belle Vernon; and the East Belle
Vernon Athletic Club and various
other social groups.
Mr. Volpi was born in Belle
Vernon on Nov. 5; 1911.
Surviving are his mother;
Mrs. Amelia Volpi of Belle Vernon;
with whom he made his
home; two brothers; Orlando
D. of Belle Vernon and James
D. of Roscoe; three sisters; Mrs.
Albert (Eunice) Dominick and
Mrs. Chester (Mary) Marasco;
both of Belle Vernon; and Mrs.
Joseph (Rose) Lorenzini of
Blythedale.
His father; John; died Nov.
30; 1937.
Friends will be received at the
Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral
Home; Belle Vernon; after 2
p.m. Thursday;where a service will take place Saturday;June 13;1964;at 9:30 a.m. followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. The Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Steve Vukson;81;of 328 Indiana Ave.;Monessen;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital yesterday at 5:20 p.m. He was a member of St.Leonard’s R.C.Church and the Croatian Lodge;both of Monessen. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Mary Bransburg of Monessen;with whom he had made his home;one sister;Mrs.Joseph (Anna) Letrich of Arnold City;three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Blessing service there Wednesday;April 8;at 9:30 a.m. followed by requiem mass at 10 a.m. in St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;Monessen. The Rev.Regis M.Hackey;pastor;will act as celebrant. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer;funeral director.