Arthur (Buddy) Turner;63;chief of Westmoreland County detectives the past 20 years;died in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;Saturday;June 13;1959;after an extended illness. Prominent in Westmoreland County Democratic affairs for many years;Mr.Turner had served as an assistant detective chief for 10 years before he was appointed chief. He lived in Pricedale;near Belle Vernon;all his life. He was a member of the Charleroi Elks lodge;Monessen Eagles;Belle Vernon Moose lodge;the Pullman Club of Westmoreland County and many law enforcement organizations. He first was appointed an assistant detective chief while Victor Bouton was district attorney. He became chief during the administration of Charles D.Copeland and continued through the administrations of Edward F.Bauer;John M.O’Connell;L.Alexander Sculco and Earl S.Keim;all of who later became judges;and Richard E.McCormick;the present district attorney. He is survived by his wife;Maila Tauber Turner;three sons;Raymond H.;Greensburg;James P.and George P.;of Pricedale;two daughters;Mrs.Chester (Uba) Dale of West Newton;Mrs.James (Eileen) Huber of Pricedale;one brother;Michael of North Huntingdon Township;two sisters;Mrs.Robert Frost of Belle Vernon and Mrs.George Gillingham of Webster;and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home. Services will be held there Tuesday;June 16;1959;at 3 p.;m.in charge of Rev.Frederick C.Burchell of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene;and Rev.Paul Sweitzer of the Pricedale Union Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.
ARTHUR B. ( BUDDY ) TURNER
ANNA TRENKA
Mrs.Anna Trenka;62;of Fairhope;died Tuesday;March 10;1959;at 2 a.m. She was born in Austria-Hungary;November 19;1896;and had been a resident of Fairhope forty-five years. She was a member of St.Edwards R.C.Church;Fayette City. Preceded in death by her husband on February 18;1945;she is survivd by two sons;William of Fairhope and Joseph of California;three daughters;Mrs.Stanley (Betty) Badock;Belle Vernon;Mrs.George (Ann) Belsick;with whom she made her home;Mrs.Frank (Marge) Galilei;Monessen;one brother;Louis Tomaja;two sisters;Mrs.Steve Hustek;Mrs.Ronald Koons;all of Bridgeport;Connecticut;and twelve grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Prayer there Friday;March 13;at 9 a.m.;will be followed by Requiem High Mass at 9:30 o’clock in Sr.Edward’s Church. Rev.C.W.Ribick will be in charge and interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.
STEWART LOUIS THORPE
Stewart Louis Thorpe;six year old son of Mr.and Mrs.Stewart Thorpe of Rosemont Plan;Belle Vernon;R.d.2;died in Children’s Hospital;Pittsburgh;Wednesday;February 4;1959;at 6:40 p.m. He attended Rehoboth Presbyterian Church and Sunday School. He is survived by his parents;one brother;Richard;his paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs. John Thorpe of Belle Vernon and his maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Charles Knight of Arnold City. Friends will be received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Brief services there Saturday;February 7;1959;at 1 p.m.in charge of Dr.S.Arthur Talman;will be followed by addition services at Rehoboth Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is the funeral director.
JULIUS JOHN TYLER
JOHN E. TURNER
ARTHUR TAYLOR
Arthur Taylor; 53; 325 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi; died Wednesday morning;April 30;1958; at 7 o’clock at his
home.
He is survived by three daughters; Mrs. Paul (Laura) Boyce;
Webster; Mrs. Jack (Mabel) Lessan; Allenport and Mrs. Joseph
(Evelyn) Fedderer; Charleroi:
three sons; Arthur Taylor; Charleroi; George Kestler; Charleroi
and James Kestler; Coal Center and
a brother; William Taylor.
Friends are being received at
the Harold R. Toner Funeral
Home; Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;
from 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m.
Services will be held Friday;May 2;1958;
at 2 p. m. from the funeral home;
with the Rev. J. F. Bellville; pastor of the First Christian Church;
Charleroi; officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
GEORGE ROBERT TAYLOR
EUGENE H. THILL
HARRY J. TUECHE SR
Harry J.Tueche;Sr.;of 1944 Grand Boulevard;Monessen;died Friday;May 10;1957;at 4:40 p.m.;after an illness of five years. He was born in France;the son of Eli and Rose Sappett Tueche. He spent most of his life in Monessen and was employed as a policeman at the Page plant of the American Chain and Cable Company. He is survived by his wife;Mary J.Tueche;one son;Harry J.Jr.;of Monessen;his mother;Rose Tueche of Monessen;three sisters;Mrs.Albert Raynal of New Eagle;Mrs.Claude McAllister;Monessen;and Mrs.Robert Steele;Donora;and two grandsons. Friends will be received at the H.G.Harper Funeral Home;Monessen. Brief services there Monday;May 13;at 9 a.m.;will be followed by additional rites in St.Leonard’s Church;Monessen at 9:30 a.m. Rev.Matin O’Toole will be the celebrant;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Harry G.Harper is the funeral director.
