Vico Valdiserri; 86; of 848
Crest Ave ; Charleroi; died Tuesday;May 17;1977;at 11:30 a.m.in Washington Hospital.
He was born in Montagna;
Italy on March 13;
1891. He resided in Charleroi
the past 10 months; formerly
having been a resident of
Bentleyville where he owned
and operated a bakery from
1940 to 1961. Prior to 1940; he
resided in Belle Vernon.
Mr. Valdiserri was a
member of the Independent
Club of Bentleyville.
He was preceded in death by
his wife; Assunta Borselli
Valdiserri; on Oct 21; 1973.
Survivng are three
daughters; Mrs Bernard
(Nora) DelDebbio of Chicago.
Ill ; Mrs Anthony (lola)
DeCarlo of Charleroi; with
whom he made his home; and
Mrs Henry (Vera)
Lubozynski of Bentleyville;
one son; Louis Valdiserri of
Charleroi R D ; one brother;
Silla Valdiserri of Belle
Vernon; five grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; Belle Vernon;
from 7 to 9 p m Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday. Prayers will be recited at the funerl home on Friday at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Leonard W.Sloviak of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;in charge. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Myrtle Vactor Robinson of 116 Knox Ave.;Monessen;died Tuesday April 19;1977;at 10:30 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital following a short illness. She was 49. Mrs.Robinson was born June 10;1927 in Washington;Pa.;a daughter of the late Leroy and Verna Vactor. She was a member of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen. Survivors include her widower;George Robinson;a daughter;Mrs.Jo Elaine Anderson of Hill Crest Hts.;Md.;a son;Jamie L.McKinney of Temple Hill;Md.;four sisters;Mrs.Frances Henderson of Cleveland;Ohio;Miss Mary Ann Vactor;Mrs.Priscilla Washington;and Mrs.Marjorie Pendleton;all of Washington;Pa.;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and Friday. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.at Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen;with Elder William Bass giving the eulogy assisted by Rev.G.E.Mason;pastor. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Anthony P.Vito of Fayette City-Belle Vernon Rd.;Fayette City R.D.1;died Monday;Oct.11;1976;at 7:40 p.m.in Charleri Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 83. Mr.Vito was born March 26;1893 in Italy;a son of the late Mr.and Mrs.Pasquale Vito. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America Union and Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City. Survivors include his widow;Sophie (Sally) David Vito;a son;Anthony D.Vito of Fayette City R.D.1;two daughters;Mrs.John (Joyce) Haynes of Demopolis;Ala.;and Mrs.Thomas (Philomena) Meli of Charleroi and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.Fayette City;after 3 p.m.Tuesday. A Prayer service will be held at the funeral;home Thursday;Oct.14;at 9:30 a.m.;followed at 10 a.m.by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City. The Rev.Thomas Rinn will be celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in in charge of arrangements.

Anthony V.Vaccaro of Belle Vernon R.D.4;(Rostraver Twp.) died Friday;March 19;1976;at 4:15 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 53. He was born in Belle Vernon on Sept.20;1922;a son of the late John Vaccaro and Rosario Mendicino Vaccaro;who survives. Mr.Vaccaro was graduated from California High School and attended Mount Union College in Alliance;Ohio;and Westmoreland County Community College. He belonged to St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Holy Name Society of the parish. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 3026;Third Degree;Belle Vernon;and the Knights of Columbus;Fourth Degree;Bishop Phelan General Assembly. He belonged also to the Mon Valley Serra Club;Belle Vernon American Legion;P&LE Athletic Association;Veterans of Foreign Wars;Mon Valley Post;Newell;brotherhood of Railroad Clerks;and was on the Rostraver Twp.Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr.Vaccaro was a PIAA football official and commissioner of a midget league football program in the Belle Vernon area. He was a charter member of the Rostraver Twp.Business Association. A World War II veteran;he worked as freight agent at the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad office in Monessen and was also associated with Rostraver Realty Co. A brother;Gasper Vaccaro;died in 1973. Surviving;in addition to his mother;of Belle Vernon;is his widow;Lena Amodio Vaccaro;one son;Dennis J.at home;two brothers;Joseph Vaccaro of Belle Vernon R.D.3 and Eugene Vaccaro of Belle Vernon R.D.2;and one sister;Mr.Manuel (Julia) DiNardo of Brookline. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Frances Vinson;70;of 622 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;died Wednesday;March 10;1976;at 10:35 p.m.in her home. Mrs.Vinson was born in Wayne County;W.Va.;on July 24;1905 and had lived in Monessen for the past 50 years. She was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church of McKeesport. She is survived by her husband;Cloyd E.Vinson. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Friday;March 12;from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday;March 13;and from 2 to 4 p.m.on Sunday;March 14;after which her body will be moved to the Bethlehem baptist Church in McKeesport where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and until the time of the service Monday;March 15;at 11 a.m. The Rev.T.I.Pollard;pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor;funeral director in charge.

Mrs. Helen Varsel; 72; of 219
Hillman St.; Fairhope
(Washington Twp.); died Friday;Sept.19;1975;at
12:40 a.m. at her
residence following a lengthy
illness.
Born Dec. 25; 1902; in
Poland; she was the daughter
of the late Frank and Mary
Koslasky.
The deceased was a
member of Holy Spirit
Catholic Church of Fayette
City.
Surviving are her husband;
Stanley; four daughters; Mrs.
Victor (Margaret) Gladys of
Dearborn; Mich.; Mrs. Erma
Martello of Belle Vernon;
Sister Helen Stanislaus of
Gadsden; Ala.; Mrs. Herbert
(Janice) Vargo of Fayette
City; six sons; Edward of New
Bedford; Mass.; Philip of
Colorado Springs; Colo.;
Thomas of Taylor; Mich.;
Charles of Houston; Tex.;
John of Detroit; Mich.; and Jimmy
of Coraopolis; 27 grandchildren
and 18 great-grandchildren. Prayers will be recited at 9:30 a.m.Monday;Sept.22;1975;in Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City;and interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Emil Vernaccini;89;of Elks National Home;Bedford;Va.;died Friday;July 11;1975;at 9:50 p.m.at Bedford (Va.) Memorial Hospital. Survivors include one son;Everett D.of Brandywine;Md.;one daughter;Mrs.Joseph (Dolores) Cortez of St.Petersburg;Fla.;five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Sunday and Monday at the Shleby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m.with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Monessen Elks Lodge No.773 will conduct services at the funeral home on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Maggie Valdiserri;81;of 514 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;March 9;1975; at 12:24 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Italy on June 12;1893;and had lived in Belle Vernon the past 75 years. Mrs.Valdiserri was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Anita Garibaldi Society and the Defense Club;all of Belle Vernon;and the Giuseppina Verdi Lodge of the Sons of Italy;Charleroi. Her husband;John Valdiserri;preceded her in death in January;1956. Surviving are two sons;Leo L.Valdiserri of Fayette City R.D.1 and Cleo F.Valdiserri of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Frank (Eleanor) Negleman of Pekin;Ill.;one brother;Thomas Meacci of Belle Vernon;four sisters;Mrs.Sylvia Bartolozzi;Irene Meacci;Mrs.Marion (Neva) Evans and Mrs.Dale (Evelyn) Jenkins;all of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Fred Vance;67;of 321 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died Wednesday;Jan.1;1975;at 12;20 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Fayette City on June 19;1907;and had worked as a toll collector on the Pennsylvania Turnpike until his retirement. He was a member of Monessen Eagles Lodge 2399. Surviving are his widow;Ann Guzzie Vance;two sons;Fred Vance of Detroit;Mich.;and William Vance of Monessen;one brother;Thomas Vance of Monongahela R.D.;two sisters;Mrs.Anna Mae Carlson of Perryopolis and Mrs.Robert (Margaret) Mclaughlin of Belle Vernon;and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev.Howard E.Kennedy;pastor of First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer is funeral director in charge.