Virginia M.Richie;54;of Allenport;died Monday;May 1;1972;at 1:10 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She was born in Webster on April 11;1918. Surviving are her husband;Frank R.Richie Sr.;three sons;Frank R.Jr.;James C.and Kenneth L.;all at home;one brother;Charles Forbes of West Newton;four sisters;Mrs.Betty Cucchiara of Fairhope;Mrs.Elsie Mae Sandvik of Acra;N.Y.;Mrs.Eleanor Huber of Pine Hill;N.J.;and Mrs.Violet Davis of Fontana;Calif. Friends are being received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;where a service will be held Wednesday;May 3;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Joseph C.Rial Jr.of the First United Methodist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

William J.Reich;59;of Fayette City R.D.1 died suddenly Saturday;April 8;1972;at 11 p.m.in Washington General Hospital. He was an engineer for the Monessen-Southwestern Railway of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He was president of the Monday Night Classic Bowling League and belonged to the Fifty-five Bowling Club. Surviving are his widow;Catherine Albright Reich;his mother;Mrs.John (Violet) Reich of Fairhope;and one brother;Walter Reich of Murraysville;Calif. Friends will be received from 7 to 10 p.m.Monday and 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Tuesday at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a service will be held Wednesday;April 12;at 2 p.m.in charge of Dr.S.Talman of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Mrs.Marie W.Turek Ross;69;of Fayette City R.D.1;died Saturday April 1;1972;at 4 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. A native of Fayette City;she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Sophia Shesniak Turek. Survivors include her husband;Albert Ross;two brothers;John and Theodore Turek;both of Charleroi;one sister;Mrs.Helan Mourad of Westport;Conn.;and one sister-in-law;Mrs.Gladys Turek of Fayette City;R.D. 1. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.;Fayette City after 2 p.m.on Sunday;April 2;1972 where parastas service will be held on Monday;April 3;1972 at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday;April 4;1972 in the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church of Charleroi at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Vladimir Soroka;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Joseph (Boots) Radish;74;of 124 Perry Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;March 20;1972;at 8:35 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. He was born in Yugoslavia on Aug.11;1897. He was a veteran of World War II. He retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel in 1965. He was preceded in death by a sister;Julia Sudor;in June of 1971. He was a past president of the Washington Twp.Fire Department. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and American Legion Post 659 in Belle Vernon;Elks and Eagles in Monessen. Survivors are two brothers;John of Belle Vernon and Richard of Carmel;N.Y.and two sisters;Mrs.Nick (Pauline) Radock of Belle Vernon; Mrs.Sally Richie of Belle Vernon;and nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a service will be held Thursday;March 23;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Igor R.Soroka of St.Nicholas Orthodox Church;Donora;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Louise M.Renkey;56;of 228 Vernon Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday March 18;1972;at 11 p.m.in Montefiore Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was born in Pittsburgh Nov.10;1915;and was a resident of Belle Vernon since 1952. Surviving are her husband;Melvin V.;one son;Melvin A.of Greensburg;four daughters;Mrs.Donald (Betty Ann) Martin of Frankfurt;Ill.;Mrs.David (Mary Lou) Katz of Pittsburgh;Barbara Jean of Pittsburgh and Linda Lee at home;two brothers;Kenneth Schwarzkopf of Oakmont and George Schwarzkopf of Pittsburgh;one sister;Sarah Schwarzkopf of Pittsburgh;and nine grandchildren. Friends are being received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Monday and Tuesday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a service will be held Wednesday;March 22;1972;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Hartzell A.Michael of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Louis Resnik;83;of 106 central Ave.;Lynnwood;died Sunday;Feb.27;1972;at 7:05 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born in Yugoslavia;Mr.Resnik had been a Lynnwood resident since 1921. He was a member of the Croatian Club of Monessen and the Slavonic National Benefit Society. He has no immediate survivors. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Monday at the Rhome Funeral Home;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel Tuesday;Feb.29;1972;at 11 a.m.;followed by interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Mrs.Alice Kathleen Hill Reddick;49;of 635 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;died Thursday;Feb.10;1972;at 12:05 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Terre Haute;Ind.;on Jan.27;1923;she had lived in Monessen for the last 34 years and was a member of the Union Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her father;George Hill;on Dec.17;1959;Mrs.Reddick is survived by her husband;Frank Kendall Reddick;five children;Mrs.Phyllis Brown;Leslie Todd Reddick;Barry Neil Reddick;Kendall Reddick and Bruce Elliott Reddick;all of Monessen;six grandchildren;her mother;Mrs.Hazel Hill of Monessen;five brothers;James Hill of Perryopolis;Eugene;George and Neil Hill of Monessen and Bruce Hill of Cleveland;Ohio;and three sisters;Mrs.Percy (Hazel) Garland of McKeesport and Mrs.Charles (Mary) Smith and Mrs.Doris Hill Wheeler of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Draper Funeral Home;608 6th St.;Monessen;after 7 p.m.Saturday. Services will be held Monday;Feb.14;1972;at 11 a.m.in the Union Baptist Church.Monessen;with the Rev.Clarence McCraw officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is the funeral director in charge.

Italo Rossi;100;the Valley’s only known centenarian;died Thursday;Feb.10;1972;at 2:15 a.m. in the Golden Age Nursing Home;Brownsville. Born May 25;1871;in San Marcello;Italy;Mr.Rossi came to the United States in 1904 and settled in Belle Vernon. He later moved to Allenport;where he lived for 62 years until entering the nursing home two years ago. Mr.Rossi worked as a coal miner for a time and later was employed by the then Pittsburgh Steel Co.in its Allenport Plant. His wife;Emma Innocenti Rossi;died in 1935. He also was preceded in death by a son;George. Surviving are a son;Albert C.Rossi of Belle Vernon;a daughter;Mrs.Joseph (Mary) Guerra of Long Branch;six grandchildren;21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi;Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday;Feb.12;1972;when a blessing service will be held at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.in Holy Ghost Catholic Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.Andrew Chura officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock;funeral director.

James Warren Ramsey;18;of 838 Shady Ave.;Charleroi;died Thursday;Nov.4;1971;at 2:16 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. He was born Oct.29;1953;in North Charleroi. He was the son of Warren C.and Matilda Beres Ramsey. He graduated from Charleroi Area High School in June and was attending California State College. He was a member of St.John’s Lutheran Church;Charleroi. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Friday and on Saturday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.at the Michael A.Melinchak Funeral Home;825 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where services will be held Sunday;Nov.7;1971;at 1 p.m. The Rev.Stephen Hurnyak;pastor of St.John Lutheran Church;Charleroi;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Michael A.Melinchak;funeral director in charge.