Mrs.Marie Rosalie Thiry;429 Conrad Ave.;North Charleroi;died Friday;August 16;1963;at 3:45 p.m.in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born in Besseges;France;on Dec.15;1899;Mrs.Thiry was the daughter of the late Victor and Rosalie Mazade and came to Charleroi in 1913. She is sruvived by her husband;Joseph Thiry;one daughter;Mrs.Norma Ghenne;Charleroi;five brothers;August;Gaston;Maurice and Henry Mazade;all of Detroit;Mich.;and Louis Mazade;at home;and one granddaughter;Carole Ghenne. Friends will be received at the Michael A.Melinchak Funeral Home;825 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;after 2 p.m.Sunday;Aug.18. Funeral home visiting hours are from 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held Tuesday;Aug.20;at 2 p.m.from the funeral home with the Rev.Francis M.Blair;pastor of the Presbyterian Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Michael A.Melinchak;funeral director.

Douglas Tonini;20;14 Myers Ave.;Monessen;drowned Thursday;Aug.15;1963 in the Youghiogheny Reservior near Confluence but his nine-year-old nephew;Danny Tonini of Belle Vernon;was rescued. The victim was carrying his nephew on his shoulders in the crowded Somerfield Beach area of the reservior on U.S.Route 40 east when he fell and both were submerged. The nephew was pulled safely to shore by other swimmers who heard his cries for help. Police said the boy told his rescuers that his uncle was carring him on his shoulders when he apparently fell about 3:30 p.m. Mr.Tonini was recovered about 30 minutes later. Tonini and his nephew had been on a fishing trip in the Confluence area since Tuesday. Tonini had worked from May 28 to June 28 in the wire mill department at the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. A 1961 graduate of Monessen High School;he was a student at the Allegheny Technical School;Pittsburgh. Surviving are his parents;Marco and Mary Rossi Tonini;two sisters;Mrs.Philip Gerald (Lucy Marie) Ronco;a Jehovah Witness missionary in the state of Massachusetts;and Mrs. Anthony (Florence) DeLuca of Pittsburgh;two brothers;Nicholas of Belle Vernon;and Roger of Monessen;three nieces and two nephews. Friends will be received at the R.A.Billick Funeral Home in Monessen until Monday;Aug.19 at 10 a.m.when Minister John Huha;Carmichaels Jehovah Witnesses;will be in charge of services. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. R.A.Billick;funeral director;in charge.

Johanna Turcheck;76;of Lowber R.D.1;Fayette City;died at her late home on Monday;Nov.19;1962;at 12:25 p.m.  Born in Czechoslovakia on Feb.3;1886;Mrs.Turcheck was a member of St.Edward’s R.C.Church of Fayette City;the Christian Mothers and Rosary Society;both of the church.  Surviving are her husband;John;Sr.;four sons;John;Jr.;and Joseph of R.D.1;Fayette City;Floyd of Clarksville;Pa.;and Louis of Cleveland;Ohio;four daughters;Mrs.Nathan (Mary) Tisot of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Zigmond (Justine) Levandosky of R.D.1;Fayette City;Anna Turcheck at home and Mrs.John (Margaret) Fedora of R.D.1;Fayette City;sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild;three brothers;John Chyka of Pittsburgh;and Stephen and Ignatius Chyka in Europe.  Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City where Prayer will be held Thursday;Nov.22;1962;at 9:30 a.m.with Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Edward’s R.C.Church;Fayette City.  The Rev.C.W.Ribick;pastor;will act as celebrant.  Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.