Phyllis A.Wagner Overand;49;of 127 Walnut Lane;West Newton;died Friday;Feb.6;1976;in Magee Women’s Hospital;Pittsburgh;after a lengthy illness. She was born in Newmansville;Pa;on Oct.29;1926;a daughter of Mrs.Anna Aitken Wagner and the late Frank Wagner. Mrs.Overand was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of West Newton. Surviving;in addition to her mother;of Belle Vernon;are her husband;Wayne R.Overand;one daughter;Judith L.and one son;James R.;both at home;two sisters;Mrs.Margaret Hillman;of Gibsonton and Mrs.William (Linda) Elkin of Belair;Md.;two brothers;Frank Wagner of Watsontown and Thomas Wagner of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received in the Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Services will be held in the funeral home on Monday at 2 p.m.;with the Rev.Arthur R.Day Jr.in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. David R.Rhome;temporary supervisor;is in charge of arrangements.

Anthony (Dunce) Ortolona;a former active union leader in Monessen;died Thursay;Sept.18;1975;at 10:30 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital;after a lengthy illness. Mr.Ortolona;60;resided at Belle Vernon R.D.2. He helped organize Local Union 1229;CIO;Monessen;and served on the grievance committee for five years. First elected president of Local 1229 for the 1941-42 term;he served as president again from 1946 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1962. He was recording secretary in 1945 and vice president from 1956 to 1958. During his 1960-62 term;he also served on the advisory board of the Salvation Army;board of directors of Monessen Community Fund and headed the local March of Dimes drive. Mr.Ortolona was employed in the rod yard of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;and retired in 1969. He was also the former owner of Ortolona Beer Distributors in Rostraver Twp.and Tony’s Grill in Monessen. Born in Monessen on March 12;1915;he was a son of the late Sam and Mariann Ortolona. He attended Monessen High School;where he played halfback on the varsity football team. He was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are his widow;Josephine Costantino Ortolona;two sons;Anthony J.and Joseph W.;both of Belle Vernon;three daughters;Mrs.James (Mariann) Posey of Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Twp.;Mrs.Eugene (Lucille) Sams of Dawson and Toni Jo;at home;three brothers;Sam;Jack and Louis;all of Monessen and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and Sunday. Blessing services will be held at the funeral home on Monday 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. Gerald R.Essey is funeral director in charge.

Funeral services were held Monday morning July 21;1975;in Belle Vernon Cemetery for Mrs.Emelia Orlando;who;until 15 years ago;was a resident of Belle Vernon. Since that time she has made her home in Pittsburgh;where she died Friday;July 18;1975. Mrs.Orlando was preceded in death by her husband;S.F.Orlando;a son;Salvatore;who was killed in World War II;and a daughter;Leona M.;who was an employee of The valley Independent for many years. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

Meada Osborne;100;of 21 Grand St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;March 30;1975;at 8:50 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital;following a long illness. Miss Osborne was born in Independence;Va.;on Feb.10;1875;and lived in Belle Vernon the past 49 years. Survivors include four nieces;Mrs.Rose Callahan of Youngstown;Ohio;Marie Mattie Osborne of New York;Mrs.Bessie Woods of Pittsburgh and Mable Osborne of Belle Vernon;and five nephews;Lonnie Osborne of Pittsburgh;Dewight Osborne of Washington;D.C.;and Wayman;Samuel and Herman Osborne;all of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home in Monessen from 2 until 4 p.m.and 7 until 9 p.m.on Tuesday;April 1;1975 where funeral services will be held on Wed.April 2;1975 at 1 p.m.with the Rev.S.W.Chambers;pastor of the Speers Street A.M.E.Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director in charge.