A resident of Monessen the past 46 years;Mrs.Alice Margaret Smyth;72;of 118 Pennsylvania Boulevard;died Wednesday;June 30;1965;at 9:10 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mrs.Smyth who was born at Scottdale on June 16;1893;was a member of St.Leonard’s Roman Catholic Church of Monessen. Preceding her in death were her husband;Hugh;in 1950;and a son;Lt.Hugh B.Smyth;a serviceman who was killed during action in 1945. Surviving are one son;Vincent of Bogota;N.J.;four daughters;Mrs.Thomas (Nell) Petrus of Donora;Margaret Smyth at home.Mrs.Joseph (Patricia) Guarascio of Detroit;Mich;and Mrs.William (Rita) Miller of Pittsburgh;fifteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends are being received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Prayers there Saturday;July 3;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;Monessen. Tthe Rev.Regis M.Hickey;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer;funeral director.

Jean Louise Sphar;two weeks old;daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Robert Sphar of Lynnwood;Washington township;died Thursday March 19;1925;at 9 o’clock in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital. She was born March 5;1925. Funeral service took place Friday afternoon;March 20;1925;followed by interment in the Howe Cemetery. ( She was removed to Belle Vernon Cemetery on June 29;1965) Mr.Sphar is employed at the Tri-Cities Water Co.;of this city. This was the first child and her loss is keenly felt by the bereaved parents.

Robert G.Sphar;78;of 1512 Marion Ave.;Monessen;manager of the Monessen office of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi until his retirement in 1953;died Friday;June 2;1961;at 7 p.m.in the Waddington Rest Home;Gillespie;Fayette City R.D. He had been in declining health for some time. Mr.Sphar had been with the Authority for 45 years. He was assistant superintendent of the former Tri-Cities Water Co.;Monessen. He had served as a director and treasurer of First Federal Savings and Loan Assn.;Monessen;for many years;until May 1960. He was a former school director in Speers Borough. A member of the First Methodist Church;Charleroi;he held life memberships in the Free and Accepted Masonic Lodge 615;Charleroi;Coudersport Consistery;Coudersport and Monessen Rotary Club. Surviving are his widow;Nelle Conrad Sphar and a brother;George of Long Branch. Friends are being received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Monday;June 5;1961;at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Howe Cemetery. H.Denver Rhome;funeral director. ((He was removed to Belle Vernon Cemetery on June 29;1965)

Mrs. Antonia (Tarquinio)Shivey;51;of 11 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died Saturday;June 19;1965;at 10:10 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She had been ill. Mrs.Shivey;who was a member of St.Cajetan’s Roman Catholic Church of Monessen;is survived by her husband;John W.;two daughters;Mary Lou and Frances Louise;both at home;four sisters;Mrs.Carmen (Mary) Chivaro of Rochester;N.Y.;Mrs.Attilio (Yolanda) Livi of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Andrew (Olga) Uram of Fellsburg and Edythe Tarquinio of Monessen;one brother;Albert Tarquinio of Monessen. Friends are being received at the John L.Kravets Funeral Home in Monessen. Blessing service there Wednesday;June 22;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Cajetan’s R.C.Church;Monessen. The Rt.Rev.Msgr.Pirulli;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. John L.Kravets;funeral director.

Mario Francis Soldati;51;of 547 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;was fatally stricken with a heart attack about 2:30 p.m. Monday;May 17;1965;while playing golf with friends at the Chippewa Golf Course;Bentleyville R.D.1. He was employed at the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.and was a member of Ebenezer Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow;Virginia Lane Soldati;two daughters;Marcia and Loreli;both at home;three sisters;Mrs.Lance (Frances) Smith of Portsmouth;Ohio;Mrs.Fred (Delma) Dean of Charleroi and Mrs.Clem (Norma) Grochet of Charleroi;one brother;James of Portsmouth;Ohio. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services there Thursday;May 20;at 2 p.m. In charge of the Rev.Wilbur Blackhurst;pastor of Ebenezer Methodist Church;Fallowfield Twp. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.