A brother and sister;both residents of North Charleroi;died Saturday;Oct.30;1971;within three hours of each other in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Marion (Lefty) Ray Sr.;74 of 334 Highland Ave.;died at 3:35 p.m. His sister;Mary Ray Teulle;80;of 448 Olive Ave.;followed him in death at 6:11 p.m. Mr.Ray was born in France on Aug.14;1897. Mrs.Tuelle was born in France Aug.1;1891. Mr.Ray was a member of Sts.Cyril and Methodius R.C.Church;Charleroi;and was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s Allenport Works where he was a plant guard. Surviving are his widow;Margaret Dolan Ray;one son;Marion Ray Jr.of North Charleroi;one daughter;Mrs.Eileen Barrass at home;five grandchildren;one great-grandchild;two brothers;Joseph Ray of Charleroi R.D.1and Samuel Ray of North Charleroi;and four sisters;Mrs.Victoria Bayens of Charleroi;Mrs.Blanche Pensis of Mt.Lebanon;Mrs.Jean Sepesky of Monessen and Mrs.Margaret Angioletti of Monongahela. Surviving Mrs.Tuelle;in addition to the above brothers and sisters;are two sons;Fernanand Teulle of Oakland;Pittsburgh;and Charles R.of Wayne;N.J.;and five grandchildren. Her husband;Charles A.;preceded her in death March 8;1954. Friends are being received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.at the Michael A.Melinchak Funeral Home;Charleroi;where a Blessing service will be held Tuesday;Nov.2;at 10:30 a.m.followed by a Mass at 11 a.m.at Sts.Cyril and Methodius R.C.Church;Charleroi; with the Rev.Andrew J.Bialobok officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer;funeral director in charge.
VELMA C.DELANSKY RENNER
Mrs. Velma C.Renner;56;of 208 Orchard St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday at 9:35 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mrs. Renner was born Feb.22;1915 in Monessen. She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and of the Hungarian Club Auxiliary of Pricedale. She also belonged to the Belle Vernon Golden Agers. Surviving are her husband;Norman L.Renner;two sons;Donald;of Fairhope and Richard;in the U.S.Navy at Newport News;Va.;one daughter;Mrs.John (Karen) Keleman of Fairhope;one brother;Joseph Delansky of Charleroi;five sisters;Mrs.Michael Slavik and Mrs.John Kilvady of Monessen;Mrs.Mary Brookes and Mrs. Fred R.Clark of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Michael Ornot of Charleroi;and nine grandchildren. A brother;Louis Delansky;predeceased her on Nov.12;1970. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. today and on Wednesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A blessing service will be held at the funeral home Thursday;Oct.28;1971 at 9:30 a.m. followed by requiem high mass at 10 a.m. at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole as the celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.
MARY C. RISKU
MABELGRANT RENDELMAN
Mrs.Mabel Rendleman;53;of 927 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;died Tuesday;July 6;1971;at 1:50 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Georgetown;S.C.;a daughter of the late Rev.Marcus and Elizabeth Grant. She was a member of the Wayman A.M.E.Baptist Church;Monessen. Surviving are her husband;Ray;her stepmother;Mrs.Leola Grant;an aunt;Mrs.Rosa Lee of Georgetown;S.C.;a nephew;Allen James Grant;and a niece;Mrs.Katherine Tansmore;both of Monessen and whom she raised;and other nieces and nephews. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Draper Funeral Home;Monessen. A funeral service will be held Friday;July 9;at 11 a.m.at the Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monesen;with the Rev.Mrs.Margaret Henderson;pastor of the Connellsville A.M.E. Church officiating;assisted by the Rev.Robert Dye;pastor of the Monessen Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director.
GUSTAVE E. REABE
BURIED IN NORTHWEST CORNER GRAVE BORN IN 1888 HIS NAME IS ON THE SAME MARKER AS JOSEPHINE W.REABE.
SHELLIE RONE
JAMES L. ROBERTS
JAMES HOWARD REITZ
JULIA C. RINKO
CHARLES L. REEVES
Chief Petty Officer Charles L.Reeves;36;formerly of Fairhope and now of Fall River;Mass.;died suddenly Wednesday;Dec.9;1970 at the New Bedford Naval Station in New Bedford;Mass. A Naval career man;he was the son of Charles V.and Pearl Campbell Reeves of Fairhope. Other survivors include his widow;Mrs.Jacqueline Reeves of Fall River;four sisters;Mrs.Verna Syplywchak of Monongahela;Mrs.Ruth Hnot of Clarion;Mrs.Darlene Zook of Arcadia;Ind. and Mrs.Linda Davis of Ottisville;N.Y. Services were held Monday;Dec.14;1970;with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.