Rev.C.Morris of 942 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Oct.26;1977;at 7:20 p.m.in Washington Hospital following a short illness. He was 89. Rev.Morris was born July 14;1888 in Farley;Ala.;a son of the late Henry and Lou Lynn Morris. He had lived in the Belle Vernon vicinity since 1927 and was pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church from 1952 until his retirement on Sept.26;1976. Rev.Morris had served in the ministry for 50 years at different churches in Blythedale;Gallatin and Fitz Henry. He was a member of the Twin Lodge F & AM;No.67;Pricedale. Survivors include his widow;Mrs.Edna Morris;three daughters;Mrs.Albert (Mary) Rodgers and Mrs. Bernice Smith;both of Pittsburgh;and Mrs.Henry (Bonnie) Minters of Handley;W.Va.;two sons;Rev.Milton Morris of Pittsburgh and John Morris of Augusta;Ga.;four stepdaughters;Mrs.Ellis (Dorothy) Caldwell of McKeesport;Mrs.Leverne (Marguerite) Robinson of Buffalo;N.Y.;Mrs.Kenneth (Lois) Mischal of Shaker Heights;Ohio;Mrs.Wallace (Elva) McKinney of Warrensville Heights;Ohio;one stepson;Donald Corban of Chicago;Ill.;two sisters;Mrs.Lucy Elliott of Huntsville;Ala.;and Mrs.Laura Lacy of Youngstown;Ohio;25 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Saturday and in the Antioch Baptist Church from 2 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Services will be held in the church on Monday;Oct.31;at 11 a.m.with Rev.Nathaniel Wielfield giving the eulogy. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic services will be held in the church on Sunday at 8 p.m.
MARGUERITE E. MIHALIC
ADELIAPASQUINELLI MONTI
Adelia Monti;84;of 520 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Aug.17;1977 at 1:05 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Borgo-A-Buggiano;Italy on Jan.20;1893 and had lived in the Belle Vernon area for more than 65 years. Mrs.Monti was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. She was a charter member of the Sons of Italy;Charleroi;and had belonged to the organization for over 50 years. She was also a charter member and member of the Anita Garibaldi Society of Belle Vernon. She belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and Defense Club;both of Belle Vernon;and the Belle Vernon and Charleroi Golden Age clubs. She was preceded in death by her husband;Archie Monti;on Sept.30;1965;by two grandsons;Larry K.Martin in 1977 and Ronnie Bradley;in 1947;and by a brother;Louis Pasquinelli;in 1975. Surviving are one son;Raymond J.Monti;of Lancaster;Calif.;two daughters;Mrs.Antonio (Ida) Pineiro of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Francis (Hilda) Bradley of Baltimore;Md.;one brother;Peter Pasquinelli of San Francisco;Calif.;three sisters and two brothers;all in Italy;four grandchildren and nine 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.
MARY HELEN MANACK
HARRY ( MOE ) MARTZ
Harry (Moe) Martz;59;of 325 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;June 21;1977 at 5:25 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 59. Mr.Martz was born Feb 26;1918 in Monessen;a son of the late John and Sophie Seneynzy Martz. A resident of the Mon Valley for the past 30 years;Mr.Martz recently retired as an employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of the Musial Society of Belle Vernon and the Italian Club;both of Belle Vernon. Survivors include his widow;Margaret Carroll Martz;a daughter;Mrs.Allen (Darlene) Clark of Belle Vernon;a son;Joseph Martz of Hobo Sound;Fla.;two brothers;Steve and Paul Martz of Monessen;three sisters;Mrs.Catherine Cherven of Charleroi;Mrs.Harry (Mary) Dougherty of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Joseph (Virginia) Rusak of Charleroi and four grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m. Thursday. Services will be held in the funeral home Friday at 1 p.m. with Rev.Charles Colas of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
IRENE L. STEINMILLER SABO MAUDE
Irene Sieinmiller Maund;
815 Washington Ave.; Belle
Vernon; died at her homeTuesday;May 31;1977 at 9 a.m. She was
60. Born in Homestead on July
28;1916; she was a daughter of
Steve and Bertha Nagy Sabo.
She came to Belle Vernon 51
years ago.
Mrs. Maund was a member
of the First Baptist Church of
Belle Vernon; the American
Association of Retired Persons and Belle Vernon Golden
Age Assembly.
She was a former employe
of the Auditor General’s office
of the State of Pennsylvania;
having retired in 1976.
She was preceded in death
by her first husband; Jacob
Steinmiller; in February; 1967;
and by her second husband;
Charles Maund; in March;
1973
Surviving are one son;
Jacob R Steinmiller of
Jarrettsville; Md.; one
daughter; Mrs Joseph (Alice)
Sedell of Gardners. Pa ; three
brothers; Steve W. Sabo Jr. of
Mather; William Sabo of
North Charleroi and Ernest
Sabo of Ahquippa; and four
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. Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
VIOLETBISHOP MARSHALL
Violet Marshall;77;of 511 Charles St.;Speers Hill;Charleroi;died Saturday;May 21;1977;at 12:55 a.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Pittsburgh on Feb.22;1900;a daughter of the late John and Anna Simpson Bishop. Mrs.Marshall lived at Speers Hill the past four years;formerly residing in Monessen and Pittsburgh. Surviving are her husband;Charles F.Marshall Sr.;a son;Charles F.Marshall Jr.of Hollywood;Fla.;a daughter;Mrs.George (Marion) Sutherland of Speers Hill and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden of First United Methodist Church;Fredericktown;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
JOHN MOSKAL
John Moskal;74; of 409 Perry Ave.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope) died suddenly at 9:10 p.m.Tuesday;May 10;1977;at his home. He was born in Mt Carmel;Pa on June 17; 1902;son of the late Paul and Elizabeth Moskal. Mr. Moskal was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Fayette City and the
United Mine Workers of America. He was a retired coal miner.
Surviving are his widow; Blanche Moskal; one son John Moskal of Nanjemoy;Md.; three daughters; Mrs.John (Bertha) Lauteri of Arnold City; Belle Vernon;
Mrs. James (Mary Anna) Farquher of Arnold City; Belle
Vernon and Mrs. Mark (Evelyn) Drucial of Belle Vernon; three stepsons; John
and Julius Petrosky; both of
Belle Vernon and Stanley Petrosky of Warren; Ohio; one stepdaughter; Mrs. James
( Katheryn) Hutchison of Fayette City; R D 1; two sisters; Mrs. Joseph ( Margaret ) Abbott of Marianna and Mrs. Phillip (Anna) Kirkland of Broken
Bow; Okla.; 17 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Wednesday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m.in Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Thomas Rinn officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Wake Service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 7 p.m. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.
GLADYS M.FLEMING McLAUGHLIN
Gladys Fleming McLaughlin;69;of 46 Donner Ave.;Monessen died Thursday;April 7;1977 at 7:30 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She had been in declining health. Born in Belle Vernon;Mrs.McLaughlin had resided in Monessen for many years. Her husband;Robert J.McLaughlin;preceded her in death on June 13;1976. Surviving are a daughter;Mrs.Francis (Mary E.) Miller of Harrisburg;two sons;Robert C.McLaughlin of Belle Vernon and James W.McLaughlin of Monessen;two sisters;Mrs.David (Genevieve) Hough of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Joseph (Doris) O’Renish of East Monongahela;one brother;John Fleming of Monessen;eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.; 1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen ater 7 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev.Howard E.Kennedy of First United Methodist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.
WILLIAM JOHN MARTIN