Emma Jane Nelson Monack;78;of 803 Lincoln Ave.;Charleroi;died Monday;Aug.16;1976 at 1:55 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Sept.13;1897 in Belle Vernon and was a Charleroi resident the past 55 years. Mrs.Monack was a member of the First Christian Church and Goodwill Club;both of Charleroi. Surviving are her husband;Jules S.Monack;one son;Jack N.Monack of Van Wert;Ohio;one daughter;Wanda Monack at home;one brother;Richard C.Nelson of Belle Vernon and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday;Aug.16;1976 at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home;the Rev.Francis M.Blair of the Charleroi First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge of arrangements.
EMMA JANENELSON MONACK
MABEL MOUNTSIER
WILLIAM E. MILLER
William E.Miller of 419 Victoria St.;Belmar Acres;Belle Vernon;died suddenly at 9:30 a.m.Sunday;July 4;1976; in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 43. Born in Fairhope on March 8;1933;he was a son of the late James H.Miller and of Ethel Kovach Miller of Belle Vernon;who survives. Mr.Miller served in Germany during the Korean Conflict. He was employed at United States Steel’s Irvin Works and belonged to the Marion Presbyterian Church. Surviving;in addition to his mother;are his widow;Martha Isley Miller;two sons;James C.of Coventry;Conn;and William E.;at home;two daughters;Marilyn Marie and Kimberly;both at home;one brother;James H.Miller of Fairhope;and four sisters;Mrs.Ethel Mae Scaccia of Charleroi;Mrs.Marilyn June Kutcy of Belmar Acres;Belle Vernon;Mrs.Rugh Ann Filardi of Brownstown and Loretta Jean Miller of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Robert H.R.Loughborough Jr.of the Marion Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
ELEANOR C.COULTER MARTIN
Eleanor C.Martin;88;of 376 Jones St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;June 29;1976 at 8:30 a.m. at Haven Crest Convalescent Home;Carroll Twp. She was born March 6;1888 in Pittsburgh;the daughter of the late John and Nora Rice Coulter. Also precededing her in death was her husband;Charles H.Martin;on July 1;1971. Mrs.Martin was a North Belle Vernon area resident for the past 67 years and member of St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;the Catholic Daughters of America;L.C.B.A.;Belle Vernon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 659 and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Charleroi Auxiliary 167. Surviving are two sons;Charles Ardrey Martin of Sharon and Warren E.Martin of Monessen;three daughters;Mrs.Lawrence (Eleanor) Gourley of West Middlesex;Pa.;Mrs.Ben (Edith) Nichols of Monessen;and Mrs.William B.(Ann) Schiermann of Columbus;Ohio;23 grandchildren;33 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayers will be said Friday July 2;1976;at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at noon at St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 659 services will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home;and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Charleroi Auxiliary 167 services will be Wednesday at 8 p.m. Parish rosary will be Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ROBERT J. McLAUGHLIN
Robert J.Mclaughlin;77;of 46 Donner Ave.;Monessen;died Sunday;June 13;1976;at 3:40 a.m.in Greensburg. He had been ill for sometime. Mr.McLaughlin was born at Turtle Crek on May 17;1899 and had lived in Monessen most of his life. He was an employee of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.and retired from the No.1 Rod Mill 12 years age. He was a member of the Retired United Steelworkers of Monessen. Survivors include his widow;Gladys Fleming McLaughlin;one daughter;Mrs.Francis (Mary) E.Miller of Harrisburg;two sons;Robert C.McLaughlin of Belle Vernon and James W.McLaughlin of Belle Vernon;eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday;June 14;and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday;June 15. Services will be held Wednesday;June 16;at 9 a.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home Chapel;with the Rev.Howard E.Kennedy;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;in charge.
ROSALIACOSTINTINO MATTEY
Mrs. Rosalia Mattey; 57; of
Route 51; Rostraver Twp.;
Belle Vernon R. D. 3; died at 6
a.m. Tuesday;June 8;1976 in Charleroi
Division of Mon Valley
Hospital.
Born July 15; 1918; in
Charleroi; she was a daughter
of the late Lucian and Lucia
D’Aura Costintino and had
resided most of her adult life
in Rostraver Twp.
She was a member of St.
Timothy Catholic Church of
Smithton and past president of
its Christian Mothers.She had been employed for a number of years as a waitress at the Twin Coaches in Rostraver Twp.
Surviving are her husband;
John C.; three sons; John C.
Jr. of Smithton; Thomas L. of
Derry and William R. of Belle
Vernon; two brothers; P.
Costintino of Ontario; Calif.;
and Angelo of Charleroi; two
sisters; Mrs. Josephine
Ortolona of Belle Vernon and
Mrs. Albert (Freda) Pella of
Vandergrift; and one
grandchild.
Friends are being received at the Francis C.
Slezak Funeral Home; Third
St. and Fallowfield Ave.;
Charleroi; from 7 to 9-p.m.Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St.Timothy’s Catholic Church;Smithton;at 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev.James R.Miller officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is funeral director in charge.
JOSEPH G. MARKOVITCH
Joseph G.Markovitch;;of 911 Prospect Ave.;Charleroi;died Saturday;May 22;1976;at Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Feb.28;1918 in Charleroi;son of the late George and Victoria Bednarski Markovitch. His sister;Sophie;died April 22;1976. He was a member of St.Jerome’s Church;Charleroi;a World War II veteran and had lived in Charleroi his entire life. He was employed by the Charleroi Borough Street Department. Surviving are his wife;Helen (Leavor) Markovitch;two sons;Joseph Jr.of Etters;Pa.and Edward of Islen;N.J.;one daughter;Mrs.Ronald (Grace) Shrum of Linden;N.J.;two brothers;Stanley of Charleroi and Walter Holliday of Charleroi;three sisters;Mrs.Helen Gidick of Charleroi;Mrs.Mary Bolchak of Fayette City and Mrs.Laura Ornot of Charleroi;and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Third St.and Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and noon to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m.in St.Jerome’s Catholic Church;Charleroli;with Msgr.William Maher as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak funeral director in charge.
GERTRUDEWILLIAMS MORRIS
Gertrude Morris;86;of 217 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;died Wednesday May 18;1976 at 6:15 p.m.in Waddington’s Convalescent Home;Fayette City. She was born May 11;1890 in Bluefield;Va.and lived in Charleroi the past 30 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Charleroi. Survivors are one son;William J.Fleming of Verona;three step-daughters;Mrs.Alfred (Roberta) Peppel of Monongahela;R.D.;Mrs.Francis (Joyce) Macky of West Orange;N.J.and Mrs.Richard (Beverly) Redpath of Northfield;Ohio;sister;Mrs.Chester (Genevieve) Garretson of Pompano Beach;Fla.;four grandchildren;five great-grandchildren;12 step-grandchildren;and eight step-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Third St.and Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Saturday May 22;1976 at 11 a.m.;the Rev.W.S.VanArsdale Jr.of the First Christian Church of Charleroi officiating. Burial will take place at Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
EDNA PEARL McCULLEY
Edna P.McCulley;76;of 513 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;April 4;1976;at 11:40 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Chest Twp.;Clearfield County;on Sept.9;1899;daughter of the late Harvey H.and Alice Smouse McCulley;and had resided in Belle Vernon since 1916. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon and the Woman’s Benefit Association. Surviving are one brother;David C.McCulley of Belle Vernon;with whom she resided;a sister;Mrs.Zilla Truax of New Kensington R.D.1;two nephews and three nieces;David E.Truax of Mt.Lebanon;Chester N.Truax Jr.of Alexandria;Va.;Harriet L.Truax and Winifred M.Truax;both of New Kensington;and Edna Jane Truax of Washington;D.C. A niece;Stella Truax;is deceased. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m.with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
