Mrs.Delphine Van Fleet;51;of Banning;died Thursday;March 27;1969;at 1:40 a.m.in Washington (Pa.)Hospital a a result of injuries received in a car-truck accident Wednesday night on Interstate 70;a mile west of the Bentleyville interchange. Mrs.Van Fleet’s daughter;Mrs.Sheila Dawn Mencer;30;of West Newton R.D.1;was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Mrs.Van Fleet and her daughter were traveling east on interstate 70 when a tractor-trailer;driven by Harold Rich;36;of Downey;Calif.;skidded across the medial strip to avoid hitting a car which had applied its brakes. Mrs.Van Fleet;who was born in Banning on Oct.6;1918;was a member of Banning Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband;Peter W.;two sons;Peter E.of Dawson R.D.;and Robert C.of Greensburg;her mother;Mrs.Elsie Pavesi of Banning;two sisters;Mrs.Irene Dongilli of Banning and Mrs.Amelia Kascan of McKeesport;two brothers;Armand Pavesi of Wildwood;Pa.;and Robert Pavesi of Banning. Friends are being received at the J.William McCauley Funeral Home;West Newton. Service there Saturday March 29 at 2:30 p.m. with the Pastor of Banning Methodist Church officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. J.William McCauley is funeral director.

Joseph Venneri;76;of 372 May St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Sept.25;1967;at 9:45 a.m.in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. A retired employee of the Monessen Works of the Pittsburgh Steel Co.;he was a member of the Garibaldi Lodge of Dunlevy and the Prince of Naples Lodge of Belle Vernon. He is survived by his widow;ErmInia Fuoco Venneri;two sons;Samuel of Clairton and Val of Belle Vernon;four daughters;Mrs.Tony (Joan) Turk of Romulus;Mich.;Mrs.John (Josephine) Mannerino of Bristol;Mrs.Joseph (Stella) Hammadock of Dover;Del.and Mrs.Rudy (Virginia) Halgas of Belle Vernon;one brother;James of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Geno (Katharine) Altemara of Monessen and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon after 2 p.m.Tuesday.Requiem High Mass will be held in St. Sebastian R.C.Church in Belle Vernon on Thursday with Rev.Martin J.O’Toole officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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.