Joseph Taylor of 43 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;Dec.31;1976;at 7:21 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 82. Mr.Taylor was born Dec.13;1894 in Orange;Va.;a son to the late Robert and Ida Hoord Taylor. A resident of Monessen for over 50 years;Mr.Taylor was retired from American Chain and Cable Company;Inc.of Monessen. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and its Sunday School where he served as secretary of his class. Mr.Taylor also was amember of NAACP and the Senior Citizens Club of Monessen. Survivors include a brother;Ernest R.Taylor of Pittsburgh;a sister;Mrs.Marshall (Mary) Johnson of Washington;D.C.;a sister-in-law;Clara Mae Taylor of Pittsburgh and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home chapel. A special tribute will be made by Rev.Larry Ross;pastor of First Baptist Church;Monessen. Rev.Clarence McCraw will give the eulogy. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.

Stephen W.Thrasher;29;of 125 Branthover St.;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Dec.9;1976;at 4:30 a.m. in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh. He had been ill the past several weeks. Born in Washington Twp.on April 25;1947;he was a son of Cora Dupree Thrasher of Arnold City and the late Weldon Thrasher. Mr.Thrasher was a member of the First Christian Church of Wick Haven. He was employed at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving;in addition to his mother;are his widow;Millie Thrasher of Pittsburgh;two brothers;Richard Thrasher of New york City and Melvin Thrasher of Lorain;Ohio;five sisters;Mrs.Phillip (Shirley) Annexstein and Mrs.James (Sylvia) Joyner;both of Brooklyn;N.Y.;Mrs.Samuel (Millicent) Sellers of Arnold City;Mrs.Ray (Sonia) Parker of Uniontown and Mrs.Jerome (Kathy) Wilson of Rochester;N.Y.;his maternal grandmother;Mrs.Aggie Dupree of Belle Vernon;and a number of aunts;uncles;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 2 p.m.Saturday;Dec.11. Services will be held Monday;Dec.13;at 1:30 p.m.in the First Christian Church;Wick Haven;with Bishop Freeman Thomas of Pittsburgh officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Miss Anna M.Turcheck;55;of Lowber;Fayette City R.D.1;died Friday;Nov.12;1976 at 5:30 a.m.at her home. She was born March 22;1921;in Jefferson Twp.;a daughter of the late John C.and Johanna Chyka Turcheck. Miss Turcheck was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City. Surviving are four brothers;John and Joseph;both of Fayette City R.D.1;Floyd of Clarksville;Pa.and Louis of Cleveland;Ohio;and three sisters;Mrs.Nathan (Mary) Tisot of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Zigmond (Justine) Levandosky and Mrs.John (Margaret) Fedora;both of Fayette City R.D.1. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main St.;Fayette City;after 3 p.m. Saturday;Nov.13. Prayers will be held Monday;Nov.15;at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Churh of Fayette City;the Rev.Thomas Rinn as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Prayer service will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arangements.

Mary Cook Thill;82;formerly of Perry Vue Ave.;Pittsburgh;died Wednesday;Sept.15;1976 at 7:30 p.m.at the Ivy Nursing Home;Pittsburgh;after a lengthy illness. She was born June 5;1894;a daughter of the late Mark and Alice Snyder Cook. Her husband was the late Gene Thill. Surviving are three cousins;Mrs.Sam (Betty) Bradley of Las Vegas;Nev.;and Mrs.Margaret Szymansky and Donald Bedsworth;both of Belle Vernon;and several second cousins. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday;Sept.18;1976 at 10:30 a.m.;the Rev.Allie A.Clayton;pastor of the Rehoboth Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Tthe Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Marco Tonini;82;of 14 Myers Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;June 18;1976 at 1 a.m. in Monongahela Division of Mon Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Born March 2;1894;in Malcesine;Italy;he had resided in Monessen since 1923. He was a retired employee of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.and a member of the NIPA Club of Monessen. He was preceded in death by a son;Douglas;in August 1963. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Maria Rossi Tonini;two daughters;Mrs.Philip Gerald (Lucy Marie) Ronco of Anchorage;Alaska;and Mrs.Anthony (Florence) DeLuca of Pittsburgh;two sons;Nicholas and Roger;both of Belle Vernon;seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.;Grand Blvd.and Marion Ave.;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home;with Clyde Sieck;Jehovah’s Witnesses minister;in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Rynaldo R.Tressler;93;of 9 Penn Drive;Monessen;died Thursday;March 11;1976 at 8 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Fort Hill on Jan.19;1882. Mr.Tressler was one of the oldest retirees from the Page Steel and Wire Plant of Monessen. He was a member of First Baptist Church;Monessen. Preceding him in death were his wife;Myrtle;who died in 1961;and three daughters;Mildred Tressler;who died in 1924;Sylvia McEntire;who died in 1967 and Mae Phillippi;who died in 1972. Surviving are three sons;Herman;Elliott and Melvin;all of Monessen;one daughter;Mrs.Oliver J.(Helen) Kreger of Monessen;with whom he made his home;19 grandchildren;38 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev.Larry Ross of First Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Cornelia A.Triggs;88;of Pricedale;died Sunday;March 7;1976;at 9:45 a.m.in a Convalescent Home in Pittsburgh. Mrs.Triggs was born in Stewartsville;Va.on Jan.24;1888;the daughter of the late Mr.and Mrs.John Board. She had resided in the Belle Vernon area since 1922. Mrs.Triggs was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church of Belle Vernon and a past member of the church senior choir and the senior Missionary Society. Mrs.Triggs is survived by two daughters;Mrs.Georgia Lemon of Pricedale;with whom she made her home;and Mrs.Valarie Smith of Baltimore;Md.;two sons;Alfred Triggs and Charles Triggs;both of Washington;D.C.;one sister;Mrs.Josephine Minor of Vinton;Va.;12 grandchildren;and 24 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home in Monessen on Tuesday;March 9;1976 from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Wednesday;March 10;1976 from 2 to 4 p.m.;when the body will be moved to the Antioch Baptist Church in Belle Vernon where the family will accept friends from 4:30 p.m.to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday;March 11;1976 at 1 p.m.with the Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director in charge.

Joseph J.Thiry;80;of 429 Conrad Ave.;North Charleroi;died Monday;Nov.3;1975;at 1:40 a.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Charleroi on March 2;1895;son of the late Felix and Celine Thiry. Mr.Thiry was retired as a foreman in the finishing department at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. His wife;Marie R.Mazade Thiry;died on Aug.16;1963. He is survived by a daughter;Mrs.Norma R.Ghenne of North Charleroi;with whom he resided;one sister;Mrs.Robert (Louise) Wilson of Denver;Colo.;and one grandchild;Carol Ghenne;at home. Friends will be received at the Michael A.Melinchak Funeral Home;Inc.;825 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m.and interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Michael A.Melinchak is funeral director in charge.

Fred A Trich 62; of 441
Speer St . Belle Vernon died Saturday;Oct.11;1975;
at 5 :40 a m in
Monongahela Division of Mon
Valley Hospital.
A lifelong resident of Belle
Vernon; he was born there on
May 9;1911; son ol the late
James H. and Katharyn
Guiler Trich.
Mr.Trich retired on Oct 1;
1975 as an accounting clerk
with West Penn Power Co.
He was a member and
deacon at First Baptist
Church Belle Vernon and had
been superintendent of the
Sunday School for 15 years;
giving up the position two
years ago.
Mr. Trich also belonged to
Coudersport Consistory;
Junior Order of American
Mechanics; Greensburg
Lodge 169 and the Belle
Vernon American Legion.
He had served with the U.S.
Air Force during World War
I I.
Survivmg are his widow;
Jennie Corwin Trich; and a
son; James A. Trich of Belle
Vernon.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; Belle Vernon;
after 7 pm Saturday and from 2
t o 4 and 7 t o 9 pm Sunday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas of First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.