Josephine Mendicino;70;of 334 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Oct.29;1972;at 11 a.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospitals.Inc. She was born in Italy July 24;1902;and came to Belle Vernon in 1917. She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and ladies Auxiliary of the Sons of Italy. Surviving are her husband;Dominic A.;three sons;Michael;James and Joseph;all of Belle Vernon;five daughters;Mrs.John (Anne) Ross of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Leo (Rose) Sabatini of Lake Orion;Mich.;Mrs.Nick (Adaline) Nuccetelli;Mrs.Ralph (Norma) Falbo and Mrs.Donald (Teresa) O’Toole;all of Belle Vernon;29 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren;four brothers;Charles Ambrose;James Ambrose and Joseph Ambrose;all of Belle Vernon;and Fred Ambrose of Monessen;two sisters;Mrs.Rose Weigel of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Catherine Vaccaro of Monessen. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Tuesday and Wednesday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be Thursday;Nov.2;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Mass at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Frank Martin;67;Pleasantville R.D.2;formerly of Roscoe;died at 4:50 a.m. Thursday;October 26;1972 in Titusville Hospital. Born July 29;1905;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Guy and Maude Browneller Martin. Mr.Martin was a retired employee of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of United Steel Workers Local 1187 of Allenport. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Clara Bell Martin;a son;Frank Jr.;and a daughter;Mrs.Earl (Janie) Cyphert;both of Willowick;Ohio;two brothers;William of Charleroi and Alden of West Hickory;a sister;Olga Martin of Torrance;four grandchildren. Friends are being received in the Ruth Eckert Funeral Home;Roscoe. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Lillian Baker Saunders;88;of 686 Ninth St.;Monessen;died at 9 a.m. Tuesday;Oct.24;1972;at her residence following an illness of eight months. Born Sept.25;1884;in Braddock;she was the daughter of the late James and Carrie Baker. She had been a resident of Monessen for most of her adult life and was active in church and civic affairs. Mrs.McCraw was well known for her elocution and writings and she gave many concerts throughout the mid-Mon Valley. In 1947;she married John Maurice McCraw and moved to Aquasco;Md.;where she resided until she became ill several months ago and returned to Monessen. She was a member of Wayman A.M.E.Church of Monessen. Surviving are her husband;John McCraw;of Monessen;four daughters;Mrs.Elizabeth Brooks of Monessen;Mrs.Helen Richards of Braddock;Mrs.Louise Felder and Mrs.Prudence Elliott;both of New York City;two sons;Orville Saunders of Washington;D.C.;and Harold Saunders of Aquasco;two sisters;Mrs.Noreen Dregan of Cleveland;Ohio;and Mrs.Anna B.Gentry of Braddock;12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends will be received atfer 7 p.m.today and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.tomorrow and Friday at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monesssen. Services will be held at 1 p.m.Saturday in the Wayman A.M.E.Church of Monessen;with the Rev.Robert Dye delivering the eulogy. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is the funeral director.

Joseph Marsinko;68;of 301 Water St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Aug.17;1972;at 5:30 p.m.in the Oakland Division of the Veterans Administration Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Marsinko was born Feb.16;1904;in Greensburg and had been a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 35 years. A veteran of World War II;he was formerly employed with the American Window Glass Co. and the Burnham Furnace Co.;both formerly of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. Intement in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs.Gertrude Miller;65;Gallatin;died at 2:10 a.m. Thursday;July 6;1972;in Monongahela Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for the past three months. Mrs.Miller was born May 11;1907;in Elmore County;Ala. She had been a resident of the Monongahela area for the past 25 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Gallatin. Survivors include her husband;three sons;Oliver;Saul and Eddie;of Monongahela R.D.3;four daughters;Mrs.Louise Paterline;Monongahela R.D.3;Earlene Miller;McKeesport;Mrs.Lorraine Pollard;Charleroi;and Dorothy Miller;Monongahela R.D.3;a sister;Mrs.Sarah Long;Maybeury;W.Va.;and 18 grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Saturday at Percy E.Law Funeral Home;Donora;where services will be held at 11 a.m.Monday with the Rev.Ernest Love of First Baptist Church of Gallatin officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Daniel W.Moran;83;of 405 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday June 10;1972;at 5:50 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a lingering illness. He was retired from the Monessen Page Division of American Chain and Cable Co. Surviving are his widow;Jean Kennedy Moran;three daughters;Margaret at home;Mrs.Daniel (June) River at home and Mrs.Jack (Norma Jean) Douthitt of Pittsubrgh;one son;Clive Moran of Rocky River;Ohio;one sister;Mrs.Mary McKenna of Belle Vernon;nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a private funeral service will be held Tuesday;June 13;at 10:30 a.m.in charge of the Rev.Charles Colas of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Bertha E.MacDonald;85;of 112 State St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;June 1;1972;at 4:40 p.m.in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She was born Dec.1;1886 in Pittsburgh and was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas in 1945. Surviving are two sons;Thomas of North Charleroi;Robert of Tulsa;Okla.;two brothers;Albert Reese of St.Petersburg;Fla.;Christopher Reese of Astoria;Ore.;a sister;Mrs.Sophia Widel of New Kensington;six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Saturday and Sunday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.John Bowers of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.