Blanche (Booth) Robbins of Coal Center R.D.1;died Saturday;Nov.22;1969;at 4:30 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mrs.Robbins was born in Charleroi;Dec.4;1919;a daughter of the late Maurice and Ellen Devrode Booth. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Charleroi and the American Legion Post 22. She was a veteran of World War II with the U.S.Coast Guard. Survivors include her husband;James R.;one sister;Mrs.Chester Hotz of Monessen;three brothers;Clayton E.;of Framington;Mass.;Maurice H.;of Cleveland;Ohio and Ralph M.of Donora. Friends are being received at the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.where funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m.with the American Legion Post 22 holding graveside military services with the Rev.W.S.VanArsdale;officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock;funeral director in charge.

Frank M.Rizzuto;75;of 424 Fourth St.;Monessen died Sunday;Oct.12;1969;at 1:10 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Rizzuto was a music teacher and businessman. He founded the Rizzuto Music and Jewelry Store at 465 Donner Ave.;Monessen in 1910. He formed the first Monessen Firemen’s Band. He was a graduate of the University of Chicago in 1927 with a degree in advanced composition and in 1929 with a degree in advanced harmony. He was a member of St.Leonard R.C.Church in Monessen and Holy Name Society. He was also a member of the Croatian Society of Monessen;American Accordionists Assoc.;of New York and the Pennsylvania Music Educators Assoc. Survivors include his widow;Leda DeBerardinis Ruzzuto;one son;Frank J.Sr.;of Monessen;one grandson;Frank J.Jr. Friends are being received at the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;Monessen. Blessing service there Wednesday;Oct.15;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Leonard R.C.Church;Monessen at 10 a.m. The Rev.Regis M.Hickey;pastor;will be celebrant. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Funeral home hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. Raymond D.Dalfonso;funeral director.

Florence Richie;80; of Belle
Vernon R. D. 1; died at his
home Monday;Sept.22;1969; at 2:15 p.m.
Mr. Richie;a retired coal
miner; was a member of St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran
Church and the Hungarian
Lodge;both of Monessen. He
came to Monessen 78 years ago.
Mr. Richie was born in Canada.
Mr. Richie at one time was
an employee of the City of Monessen.
Surviving are his widow;
Mary Homa Richie;two sons;
Charles of Monessen and Robert
of Detroit;Mich.;a
stepson;
Robert Michaux of Donora; four daughters; Mrs.Benjamin
(Laura) Aiello of Baltimore;
Md.;Mrs. Albert (Clara)
Forgas of Belle Vernon R. D.
1; Mrs. Frank (Virginia) Kurdilla of Monessen; Mrs. Andrew
(Lorraine) Soltis of Belle Vernon
R. D. 1; three brothers;
Victor of Waynesburg; Gust of
Uniontown; Frank of Coal Center;
a sister; Mrs. Chester
(Rose) Yost of Belle Vernon
R. D. 1; 22 grandchildren and
14 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral
Home;Monessen; after 7 p.m. Tuesday;Sept.23;1969; and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Wednesday;Sept.24;1969. Service there Thursday;Sept.25;1969;at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Thomas R.Stemmell;pastor of St.Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer;funeral director.

Lee J.Roberts;17;of Johnson Hill;Pricedale;died Wednesday afternoon;Aug.6;1969;as a result of drowning in the Youghiogheny River at Smithton. He was born April 24;1952. Roberts;who would have been a junior this fall at Belle Vernon Area High School;was a guard on the Belle Vernon Area High School football team last year. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents;George and Leona Mae Johnson Roberts;a brother;Daniel and two sisters;Jacqueline and Marlene;all at home and maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Roy P.Johnson of Pricedale. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.on Aug.7 at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Monessen. Service there Saturday;Aug.9;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Atney J.Dickerson;rector of Bible Baptist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Robert A.Billick is funeral director.