Ruth N. Tansmore of 1112
Summit Ave ; Monessen; died
Sunday;Dec.11;1977 at 8:12 a.m. in
Monongahela Division of Mon
Valley Hospital. She was 60.
Mrs. Tansmore was born
Dec. 14; 1916 in Monessen; a
daughter of the late Robert
and Pearl Wheeler Phillips.
She was a member of the
Union Baptist Church;
Monessen; Mon Valley
Chorale Singers; Circle of
Ruth and the Kingston
Singers.
Mrs. Tansmore was the chorus director of the Union
Baptist Church junior and
senior choirs.
Survivors include her
widower; Milford C Tansmore; five sons; Merriel
Tansmore of Gary; Ind ;
Milford C. Tansmore Jr. of
Los Angeles; Calif.; Arthur
Tansmore and William
Tansmore; both of Monessen;
and Edward Tansmore of
Philadelphia; Pa.; f o u r
daughters. Charlotte Tansmore of Monessen; Harrietta
Howard of Clairton; Geraldine
Crable of Allentown and
Maxine Tansmore of New
York City; N Y.; one brother;
Oliver Phillips of Blairsville;
four sisters; Evelyn Gordon
and Dolores McGraw; both of
Texas; Joyce Bonner of Pittsburgh; LaVone Farmer of
Monessen; 38 grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren;
and a number of nieces;
nephews and cousins.
Friends will be received in
the William R. Taylor Funeral
Home; 645 McMahon Ave ;
Monessen; from 7 lo 9 p m Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held in the Union Baptist Church;Monessen;on Wednesday at 1 p.m.with Rev.Clarence McCraw officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director in charge.

Mike Trembach;69;of Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.7;1977 at 2 a.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born in Pennsylvania on July 28;1907 and was a retired steelworker. He was preceded in death by a brother;John;on Nov.20;1976. Surviving are three sisters;Mrs.John (Jessie) Perun;Mrs.Anna Dziyak and Mrs.Julia Hollick;all of Belle Vernon;and three brothers;Pete Trembach of Sharon and Jacob and Steve Trembach;both of Pricedale. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main St.;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Tuesday until blessing services Thursday;Feb.10;1977 at 10 a.m.at the funeral home. Fr.John Klucho of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas services will be held Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.at the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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.