Domenick Trozzo; 87; of 317
Market St.; Belle Vernon; died
Monday;Sept.29;1975; at 11:45 a.m. at his
home.
He was born in Italy on Feb.
28; 1888; and had lived in Belle
Vernon for more than 60
years.
Mr. Trozzo retired 18 years
ago from the Monessen Plant
of Pittsburgh Steel Co.
He was a member of St.
Sebastian Catholic Church
and the Italian Beneficial
Society of Market St.; both in
Belle Vernon.
His wife; Carolina Trozzo;
died in January; 1960.
Surviving are one son;
James V. Trozzo; at home;
three daughters; Rose Marie
Trozzo; at home; Mrs. Samuel
(Mary) Muoio and Mrs. Emil
(Angeline) DeMarco; both of
Belle Vernon; five grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; Belle Vernon;
from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Samuel C. Taylor; 76; of
Ridgeview Terrace; Donora;
died Tuesday;Aug.19;1975; at 1:25 p.m. in
Charleroi Division of Mon
Valley Hospital.
He was born in Winston
Salem; N. C.; on July 12; 1899;
son of the late Willard and Sarah
Taylor.
Mr. Taylor retired from the
Monessen Plant of Wheeling-
Pittsburgh Steel Corp. in 1964;
after 44 years of employment
there.
He was preceded in death by
his wife; Anna Mae Taylor; in
September; 1962; and by a son;
Sam Jr. (Hammie); in
February; 1974.
Surviving are two daughters;
Mrs. Maurice (Dorothy) Wade
of Donora; with whom he
resided; and Mrs. Floyd (Anna
Mae) Faulks of Monessen; 12
grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren;
and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Friends are being received at
the Beverly C. Draper Funeral
Home; Monessen; from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Maurice B.Wade officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.

Erma Turda;91;of Perry Ave.Extension;Fayette city;died Tuesday;July 8;1975;at 8 p.m.at the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Jan.29;1884;in Hungary. Mrs.Turda formerly lived in Pricedale. Survivors include one son;Emil Turda of Silver Spring;Md.;five daughters;Mrs.William (Isabel) Kovatch of Fairhope;Mrs.Louis (Elizabeth) Vargo of Leechburg;Pa.;Mrs.Alex (Erma) Kovacs of Parma;Ohio;Mrs.Frank (Elle) Illar of Daisytown;Mrs.Fred (Lillian) Spruth of Detroit;Moch.;18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.on Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Thursday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.J.Alex officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Harold R. Toner; a Belle
Vernon funeral director and
civic leader for more than half a
century; died at 5:35 a.m.
Sunday;June 15;1975; at St. Francis
Hospital; Pittsburgh; an hour
after being admitted. .
Mr. Toner;who was 76;
resided at 630 Broad Ave.; North
Belle Vernon.
He was born in Verona on
March 14; 1899; a son of the late
James and Eva Bethune Toner;
and in his early youth moved to
Charleroi.
A veteran of World War I; he
served in four major battles and
receved the Purple Heart for
injuries sustained in action.
He maintained his interest in
veterans affairs; having served
as a former commander of
American Legion Post 659 of
Belle Vernon and as a service
officer for the Post for 30 years.
Mr. Toner established a
funeral home at 410 Broad Ave.;
Belle Vernon; in 1924 and moved
to his present site; 626 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; in 1936.
He was a member of the
Pennsylvania State Board of
Funeral Directors and Charleroi
Elks Lodge 494.
He belonged to the First
Presbyterian Church of Belle
Vernon; where he was an elder;
Belle Vernon Lodge 643; Free &
Accepted Order of Masons
(F&AM); where he was a past
master; Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite; New Castle
Consistory; Syria Temple;
Pittsburgh; Charleroi Barracks
of World War I veterans; and the
U. S. Trotting Association.
He was active in athletics in
his earlier years and was a member of several polo teams in the mid-Mon Valley. He served as a school director for several years in the Belle Venon area. Surviving are his widow;BlancheAllison Toner;ond daughter;Mrs.William (Betty) Pettibon of Harrisburg;four granchildren;Tedd;Tolly Tracy and Todd Pettibon;and two sisters;Mrs.Louis (Jeannette) Rasera of Turlock;Calif.and Ruth Hall of Charleroi. Friends will be receive at the Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;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 Tuesday at 8 p.m.;with Dr.S. Arthur Talman of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Wednesday at 11 a.m. Masonic services will be conducted by Lodge 643;Free & Accepted Order of Masons (F&AM) Lodge 643 of Belle Vernon on Tuesday at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers;the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Mon Valley Hospital Building Fund. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Samuel H.Taylor Sr.;66;of 11 Hughland Terrace;Donora;died Sunday;June 1;1975;at 5:30 a.m. in Veterans Administration Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born in Stovall;N.C.;on Jan.26;1909;he was a son of the late King Solomon and Janie Morton Taylor;and had lived in Donora the past 51 years. Mr.Taylor was retired from the former Donora Works of United States Steel. He served in the U.S.Navy during World War II as a steward’s mate and had been a sergeant in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He was a member of Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church and the William E.Owens Post 695;American Legion;both of Donora. Surviving are his widow;Isabel Hartmett Taylor;two sons;Samuel Taylor Jr.of Donora and Donald Taylor of Rochester;N.Y.;nine daughters;Phyllis Scott;Harriet Taylor Tyree;Helen Taylor;Pearl Taylor and Alma Taylor MacDonald;all of Donora;Sara Taylor Roberts of Pittsburgh;Lelia Ann Taylor Phelps;Deborah Taylor Merritt and Sylvia Taylor Leshe;all three of Rochester;N.Y.;one brother;Major Taylor of Trenton;N.J.;four sisters;Mrs.Drucella Harris and Mrs. Mary Garett;both of Oxford;N.C.;Mrs.Hazel McAden of New York City and Mrs.Fannie B.Garrett of Trenton;N.J.;one aunt;Mrs.Birdie Black of Philadelphia;26 grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Percy Law Funeral Home;Donora;from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and at the Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Church;Donora;after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be held at the church at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Elder Sylvester Merritt officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy Law is funeral director in charge.

Leona S.Turek;54;of Fourth St.Extension;North Charleroi;died Saturday;April 5;1975;at 10:25 a.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;after a lengthy illness. Born in Eldersville on Nov.26;1920;she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Amalie Snyderwright Schimmel. A sister;Elsie Chaveriat;preceded her in death. Surviving are her husband;Theodore Turek;one son;Paul Turek of Akron;Ohio;one daughter;Mrs.Roy (Doris) Horrell of Belle Vernon;one brother;Ernest Schimmel of Charleroi;six sisters;Mrs.Helen Turek of Fairless Hills;Mrs.Margaret Lycett of Elco;Mrs.Hilda Gillie and Mrs.Hattie Weber;both of Clairton;Mrs.Cecelia Paul of Sebastopol;Calif.and Mrs.Doris Wors of Victoria;Texas;and five grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.Bruce E.Smith of Fayette City Christian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Lawrence Teano;a former member of Belle Vernon Borough Council;died suddenly Sunday;March 16;1975;at 3:05 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 63. Mr.Teano;a resident of Belle Vernon most of his life;had resided at 237 Main St.;Belle Vernon. Born April 22;1911;in Shinnston;W.Va.;he was a son of the late John and Flora Accquinta Teano. Mr.Teano was a barber by trade and operated a shop at 235 Main St.;Belle Vernon;for many years. Mr.Teano was a member of St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon;and Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department. He also belonged to Fayette County Firemen’s Association and the Western Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association. Surviving are two brothers;Sam Teano and Sylvester (Babe) Teano;both of Belle Vernon;and two sisters;Mrs.Theresa Oliver and Mrs.Pasquelina Stankovics;both of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.on Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Tuesday at the Toner-Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a blessing service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m.at St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey;funeral directors;in charge of arrangements.

Acie C.Taylor;51;of Pittsburgh;and formerly of Donora;died Saturday;March 1;1975;at 4:35 a.m. in Veterans Administration Hospital;Aspinwall. Born in January;1924;in Stovall;N.C.;he was a son the late King Solomon Taylor and Jannie Moten Taylor. Mr.Taylor was a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Alice Taylor of Donora;one son;Ned Taylor of Donora;two daughters;Donna Taylor of Donora;Mrs.Patricia Taylor Fox of Monessen;two brothers;Samuel Taylor of Donora;Major Taylor of Trenton;N.J.;and four sisters;Drusulia Harris and Mary Garrett;both of Oxford;N.C.;Fannie B.Garrett of Trenton;N.J.;Mrs.Hazel Machaden of New York;N.Y. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. on Monday at the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;1324 Meldon ave.;Donora;where services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Elder Sylvester Merritt of Donora officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Guido Tesi;83;of 801 Grant St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly at 8 p.m. Wednesday;Feb.26;1975;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Pistoia;Italy;on Sept.27;1891;and resided in Belle Vernon the past 73 years. Mr.Tesi was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle vernon;the Garibaldi Lodge of Dunlevy and the Italian Beneficial Society of Belle Vernon. He retired in 1960 from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Bruna Biagi Tesi;one son;Raymond J.Tesi of Boiceville;N.Y.;one daughter;Mrs.Paul (Vilma Mae)Morris of Washington;one sister;Mrs.Albert (Lena) Venneri of Monessen;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Saturday 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.

James E. Tartt of 451 Clarendon
Ave.; Monessen; died
Wednesday;Feb.12;1975;at 9:05 a m. in Charleroi
Division of Mon Valley
Hospital.
Mr. Tartt was born in Livinston;
Ala.; and had resided in
Monessen the past 60 years.
He retired from the barbed
wire department qf the Monessen
Plant of Wheeling – Pittsburgh
Steel Corp. in 1954.
He was a member of Wayman
AME Church of Monessen;
Masonic Lodge No. 79; F&AM;
Monessen. and Sahara Temple
No. 2 of Pittsburgh.
Surviving are one daughter;
Mildred Tartt of Philadelphia;
formerly of Monessen; and several
nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at
the Beverly C. Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held Saturday Feb.15;1975;at 11 a.m.in Wayman AME Church;Monessen;with the Rev.W.J.Dickey;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.