A former Belle Vernon
woman died Wednesday;Dec.8;1976; as the
result of an automobile accident
a short distance from
her home in Shock; W. Va.
Carol Ann Urbanic; 27; of
Route 1; Shock; was driving
home from the Gilmore
County Medical Center at
Glenville; W. Va.; where she
was employed as office
supervisor; at 8:30 p.m. when
her vehicle skidded on the ice
and went into a ravine.
Mrs. Urbanic was born in
Pittsburgh on Dec. 11; 1948
and was raised in Belle
Vernon. She was graduated
from Belle Vernon Area High
School in 1966.
She had attended California
State College and was
graduated from the University
of Vermont as a
psychology and theology
major.
She lived in West Virginia
the past four years; moving
there from Burlington; Vt.
Surviving are her husband;
Timothy L. Urbanic; two sons;
Christopher and Elijah; both
at home; her mother; Mrs.
Sue Mazzei Touche of Belle
Vernon; her father; Alex Touche of Florida;one brother;Francis J.Touche of Baltimore;Md.;and her maternal grandmother;Mrs.Mary Mazzei of Belle Vernon R.D.1. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday;Dec.11 and Sunday;Dec.12. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Monday;Dec.13;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.

Mrs.Mildred Usher;63;of Pricedale;died Saturday;May 16;1970;at 11:40 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen
Hospital.
Born in Rostraver Twp.; she
was a daughter of the late William
and Margaret Abbott Carr.
Mrs. Usher is survived by two
sons; Arthur C. Darrah in Georgia
and Thomas A. Darrah of
Fellsburg; W. Va.; a daughter;
Mrs. Donald (Eleanor) Freas of
Toronto; Ohio; a sister; Mrs.
Harold (Genevieve) White of
Stow; Ohio; and nine grandchildren.
Friends are being received at
Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral
Home; Belle Vernon. Service there Tuesday;May 19;1970;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Baptist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral home in charge.

Thomas A.Underwood;81;of 218 Robert St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly Tuesday;December 31;1968;at 5:22 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born in Roscoe;he had lived in Monessen 45 years. Mr.Underwood was a resident of his present address the past seven years. He retired in 1950 from the Monessen Page Division of American Chain and Cable Co. At one time Mr.Underwood was a semi-professional football player and was known as Heavy Underwood. He was a life member of Free and Accepted Masons No.638;Monessen;and was a life member of Monessen Volunteer Fire Co. He attended Trinity Episcopal Church;Monessen. Surviving are his widow;Polly Williams Underwood;two daughters;Mrs.James (Nancy) Hathaway of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Charles (Jean) Zemany of California;Pa.;a son;Thomas A.of Forrest Hills;Pittsburgh;seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends are being received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;where a service will take place Friday;Jan.3;at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Lynn Chester Edwards officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. H.Denver and David R.Rhome are funeral directors.

Charles Ursits;79; of 433
Bluff St.; Belle Vernon;died in
Brownsville General Hospital
Sunday;July 18;1965 at 8:05 a.m.
Mr. Ursits was a United Mine
worker; retiring in 1954.
He was a member of the Vorwaerts
Beneficial Society of
Roscoe.
Born at Bower Hill; Pa.;
Nov. 4; 1885; he had lived in
Belle Vernon since 1907;coming
to Belle Vernon from Brownsville.
Surviving are his widow;
Rose; a son Rawland;and a
daughter;Mrs. Reno (Clara)
Sichi;both of Belle Vernon;one
brother; John of Monongahela;
four grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received after
7 p.m. July 19;at the Shelby D.
Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon. Service there Wednesday;July 21;at 1:30 p.m.in charge of the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Mrs.Hazel Urbanowicz (Urban);of 810 Fayette St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;June 15;1965;at 7:05 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She was a member of St.Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church and the Hungarian Ladies Auxiliary;both of Belle Vernon. Surviving are her husband;Wallace;two daughters;Mrs.Owen (Patricia) Weldon of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Ronald (Kathryn) Kaminiski of Pittsburgh;two grandchildren;her parents;Mr.and Mrs.Jacob Glasser of Rialto;Calif.;one brother;Thomas Glasser of Rialto. Friends will be received at the John L.Kravets Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m.June 16. Blessing service there Saturday;June 19;at 8:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m.in St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. John L.Kravets;funeral director.

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.