Thomas Raymond (Ray);of 320 Delmont Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;June 4;1972;at 10:45 p.m.in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was a retired foreman in the shipping department of the Allenport mill of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Helen Skirpan Owens;three sons;Raymond A.of Belle Vernon;Earl T.of Avalon;Pittsburgh;A.James (Spanky) Skirpan of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.Wayne (Juanita) Taylor of San Fernando;Calif.;Mrs.Harry (Jerry) Shallenberger of Pittsburgh;two brothers;William of Gillespie;Fayette City;James of Newell;five sisters;Mrs.Violet Fitspatrick of Fisher Heights;Mrs.Margaret Walters of Charleroi;Mrs.Silyas Snyder of Youngstown;Ohio;Mrs.William Wickerham of Monongahela;Mrs.Alice Mitchner of Monongahela;12 grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Tuesday;and 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Wednesday at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Seth Bower of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Julia A.Onderko;48;of 400 Jefferson St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Sept.17;1971;at 5:20 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born in Bradenville;July 26;1923;she had lived in Belle Vernon for 20 years and had previously lived in Monessen. She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. She is survived by her husband;Stephen;two sons;Stephen Mark and Gregory John;and a daughter;Andrea L.;all at home;two brothers;Joseph Urchick of Portage;Ind.;and Stephen Urchick of Monessen;and a sister;Mrs.Anna May Hayden of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday;and where blessing services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday followed by high mass at 10 a.m. at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

James (Buck) Osborne;85;of 124 Rear N.High St.;Fayette City;died Dec.25 at his home. Survivors include one son;Charles Ray Osborne of Fayette City R.D.1;four daughters;Mrs.Willis Johnson of Fayette City R.D.1;Mrs.Walter Hale nd Mrs.Vincent Stone;both of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Vera Yannaci of Fayette City;eight grandchildren;eight great-grandchildren and one sister;Mrs.Nellie Lindey of Grove City. Services were held Dec.28 with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

George P.Olexa of Jefferson Twp.;R.D.2;Perryopolis;died at his home;Wednesday;February 4;1970; at 1:10 p.m.of a heart attack. He was born in Fayette County;January 6;1906. He was a member of St.John the Baptist R.C.Church;Perryopolis;Knights of Columbus;Belle Vernon Council 3025. He was a retired diesel mechanic for the Hillman Barger & Construction Co. He was a member of the United Steel Workers of America. He is survived by his wife;Anna Belle Burnsworth Olexa;five sons;George Jr.of Monessen;Joseph of Charleroi;Raymond of Monessen;Richard and Michael at home;four daughters;Mrs.Edward (Mary Ann) Matway of Charleroi;R.D.;Mrs.Paul E.(Rose) Lewis of Perryopolis;R.D.;Mrs.Vincent (Marlene) Kamenicky of Springfield;Va.;Mrs.Donald (Bernadette) Joseph of Brownsville;fifteen grandchildren;three sisters;Mrs.John Hartley of Tampa;Fla.;Mrs.Mary Zubeck of Smock;and Mrs.Rose Malley of New Salem. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City.

C.Ted Olson;63;of Belle Vernon R.D.1;died in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh;Tuesday;Dec.10;1968;at 4:40 p.m.Born in Donora;Sept.19;1905;he had lived in Rostraver Twp.32 years. Mr.Olson was a machinist at the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He had been off work sick since September. Surviving are his widow;Ora Rousseau Olson;two sons;Richard A.at home and David (Diane) Sommerville of Philadelphia;three brothers;Louis of Alexandra;Va.;Raymond of Lakewood;N.Y.;D.W.of Pittsburgh;four sisters;Mrs.Arthur Koonfelder of Slippery Rock;Mrs.Jalo Siren of Monrovia;Calif.;Mrs.William Taylor of Sherman Oaks;Calif.;Mrs.Merle Keller of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Dec.11. Service there;Friday;Dec.13;at 1:30 p.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Frank Osborn Olszewski;23;of 10 Mikula Road;Belle Vernon;was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Saturday;Jan.13;1968;as the result of an accident on Interstate 70 in North Belle Vernon Borough about 5:40 a.m. He was born Oct.7;1944;in North Charleroi. He attended Belle Vernon public schools and served in the Army from 1964-67;having been stationed in Germany. A former employee of H&B Chevrolet of Charleroi;he was employed at Hays Ordinance in West Mifflin at the time of his death. A bachelor;he is survived by his parents;Frank and Betty Mitchell Olszewski;and three brothers;Edmund;Alan and Charles;all at home. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City. Prayers there Tuesday;Jan.16;at 9:30 a.m. followed by Requiem High Mass in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Joseph Tamilowski;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.