Amil J.Pireaux of Charleroi R.D.1 died Tuesday;March 22;1977 at 2:30 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Pieraux was born March 7;1911 in Crafton;a son of the late Amil and Erma Henri Pireaux. He was a retired structural ironworker with Local 3 in Pittsburgh. He was a Protestant by faith and was a member of the Italia Unita Club;Russian Club;and V.F.W. Arden Calvert Post 167;all of Charleroi. Mr.Pieraux was a veteran of World War II having served with the U.S.Army. Survivors include his widow;Ethel Bizet Pireaux;three sons;Robert of Charleroi R.D.1;Richard of North Charleroi;Gerald of Middletown;Md.and 10 grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held in the funeral home Thursday at 11 a.m. with Rev. W.S.VanArsdale Jr.officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Clotilde (Blanche) Petrucci;90;of 612 Conrad Ave.;North Charleroi;died Thursday;March 10;1977;at 5:15 p.m. in Washington Hospital. She was born Feb.23;1887 in Casel Guidi;Italy;a daughter of the late Silvio and Adele Polacci;and resided in North Charleroi the past 75 years. Mrs.Petrucci was a member of Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Charleroi;Ladies Auxiliary of the V.F.W. in Charleroi;Ladies Auxiliary of the French Club in North Charleroi;and the N.I.P.A.Society in Monessen. Her husband;Pete;died Jan.9;1970. Surviving are three sons;Bruno of North Charleroi;Atea (Babe) of Monongahela R.D.and Elio of Detroit;a daughter;Mrs.Nellie Gerein of North Charleroi;three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Third St.and Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Saturday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 12 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be sung Monday;March 14;1977 at 11 a.m.at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Charleroi;Fr.John J.Thomas;Celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Rosary will be recited Sunday at 7:30 p.m.at the funeral home. The Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lula Laylon Park; 81; of 205 Dubrovich St.; Fairhope; Belle Vernon; died Sunday;March 6;1977 at 8:15 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital;following a lengthy illness.Mrs. Park was born in Fayette City on Dec.26;1895; a daughter of the late Allan and Emma Athey Layton. She was preceded in death by her husband; William Park in 1951. Survivors include three daughters; Mrs. Emma Kennedy of Marion Villa;Belle Vernon;Mrs.Carl (Jennie) Duda of Fairhope;with whom Mrs.Park made her home;and Mrs.Chester (Mabel) Bukoski of Kingman;Ariz.;seven grandchildren;13 great-grandchildren;and two great-great-grandchildren.  Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City after 2 p.m.on Tuesday;March 8.  Services will be held Thursday;March 10;at 1:30 p.m.;with the Rev.Dr.Allan J.Howes of Pittsburgh;a nephew of Mrs.Park;officiating.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Howard W.McCrory;funeral director in charge.

John Puskas Jr.;61;past president of United Steelworkers Local Union 1187 in Allenport and a member of the Plant Protection Unit at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;died Sunday;March 6;1977;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh at 10:15 a.m.;following a lengthy illness. Mr.Puskas;of Cook St.extension;Fayette City;was born in Roscoe;on Sept.21;1915;a son of the late John and Anna Gargus Puskas Sr. He had also served as vice president of United Steelworkers Local Union 2994 in Allenport. Mr.Puskas was also a member of the American Slovak Citizens Club of Fayette City. Survivors include his wife;Anna Yakim Puskas;one daughter;Mrs.Clifford (Mary Ann) Carlson Jr.of Fayette City;one brother;Andrew Puskas of Orange;Calif.;two sisters;Mary & Mildred Sadler;a grandson;Russell Carlson of Fayettte City;and several nieces and nephews;including Darryl Puskas;who made his home with Mr.Puskas. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City with interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Giacomo (Jack) Piacentino;82;of 931 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Feb.9;1977;at 5:25 a.m.at his home.  He was born in Italy on Feb.6;1895 and had lived in the Belle Vernon area the past 40 years.  Mr.Piacentino had been a blacksmith at the former American Window Glass Co.in Belle Vernon.  He was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon.  His wife;Mary Enrico Piacentino;preceded him in death on Oct.15;1972.  Surviving are a son;Angelo Piacentino of Hollywood;Fla.;two daughters;Mrs.Frank (Martina) Caruso of Belle Vernon;with whom he made his home;and Mrs. Thomas (Tressa) Mascara of Port St.Lucy;Fla.;eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday.Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Friday at 9:30 a.m.followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge. 

Mrs.Hattie A.Poe.901 Grant St.;Monessen;died Sunday;Sept.5;1976;at 7:28 a.m.in Mononghela Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was a member of the Fellowhisp Baptist Church where she served as a nurse and the Elite Temple 428 I.B.T.O.E. of W.;Monessen. Mrs.Poe was preceded in death by her husband;William;on January 20;1976. She is survived by her daughter;Mrs.Ruth Powell of Gary;Ind.;four sons;Wallace Crable of Land of Lakes;Wis.;Geronimo and Raymond;both of Allentown;and Donald;at home;three brothers;Joseph Stone of Cleveland;Ohio;Ace Stone of Gretnan;Va.;Samuel of Jamesburg;N.J.;three sisters;Mrs.Sally Kate Ross of Williamsburg;Va.;Mrs.Mildred Wainwright and Mrs.Ida Ward;both of Gretnan;Va.;18 grandchildren;10 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be receied at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.on Tuesday. Elks services will be held Tuesday night at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev.W.J.Hubbard;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.

Frank Peroney;72;of 436 May St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Aug.3;1976;at 1:30 a.m.in Presbyterian Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born in Emblem;Pa.;on Jan.29;1904;and had lived in the Belle Vernon area for over 60 years. Mr.Peroney retired on Oct.1;1968;from the tube division of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was preceded in death by a son;Frank Peroney Jr.;on May 2;1953. Surviving are his widow;Mary Peroney;two daughters;Mrs.Lawrence (Laura) Palvekosky of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Melvyn (Frances) Gruben of Springfield;Mass.;one brother;Humbert Peroney of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Grace Ferguson of Seattle;Wash.;and Mrs.Almeda Nichols of Fayette City;four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Charles Colas of First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Matilda J.Peroney;83;of 410 Jacobs St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;May 17;1976 at 4 a.m.in the home of a daughter;Mrs.George Waggett of 111 Homewood Ave.;Belle Vernon. Mrs.Peroney was born in Greenoak;Pa.;on Feb.12;1893;and had been a resident of the Belle Vernon area since 1912. She was a member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church. Mrs.Peroney was preceded in death by a son;Humbert Peroney Jr.in 1944. She is survived by her husband;Humbert Peroney;two sons;Kermit W.and Leonard E.Peroney;both of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.George (Virginia) Waggett of Belle Vernon;one brother;Clarence Kretchemere of Detroit;Mich.;two sisters;Mrs.Martha Gentilli of McKeesport and Mrs.Bertha Terrington of Daytona Beach;Fla.;eight grandchildren;and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday;May 18;and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday;May 19. Services will be held in the funeral home Thursday;May 20;at 1:30 p.m.;with Pastor Hartzell A.Mitchell of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.