Van McKinley Martin;76;of Round Hill Road;Elizabeth Twp.R.D.2;died Wednesday Jan.10;1973;at 8:30 p.m.at the McKeesport Hospital after an extended illness. Born March 8;1896;in Belle Vernon;he was a son of the late John and Kate Worrel Martin. A resident of the Belle Vernon and Elizabeth areas his entire life;Mr.Martin was a retired employee of the P&LE Railroad. He was a member of the Victory Primitive Methodist Church;Elizabeth Twp.;and the P&LE Railroad Pensioners Club. Surviving are his wife;Sadie McCorkle Martin;one daughter;Mrs.Marjorie (Ruth) Scherler of San Mateo;Calif.;two brothers;Harry of Belle Vernon;Edwin K.of Fairless Hills;one sister;Ester H.Martin of Belle Vernon;two grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.Friday at the Lawrence W.King Funeral Home;Simpson Howell Road;Elizabeth Twp.;where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Merle Wilson;pastor of the Victory Primitive Methodist Church;Elizabeth Twp.;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Lawrence W.King Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Kathryn C.Myers;88;of 208 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Jan.6;1973;at 11:15 a.m.in the Haven Crest Nursing Home;Carroll Twp. She was born in Jefferson Twp.on June 13;1884;a daughter of Winfield Carter and Laura Patterson Carter;and had lived in the Belle Vernon area for 60 years. She was preceded in death by her husband;William H.;in 1936;a daughter;Laura Virginia;in 1920;and a son;Herbert in 1968. Surviving are three sons;George W.of Cleveland;Ohio;William J.of Belle Vernon and Jesse J.of Belle Vernon;one brother;Jesse Carter of Victory Hill;seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a funeral service will be Tuesday;Jan.9;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Seth Bower of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Frank McKenna;Center St.;Fayette City;died Thursday;Dec.28;1972;at 5:12 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospitals;Inc. He was born in Finleyville;Sept.30;1890;son of the late Frank and Cora Duffy McKenna. He was a retired coal miner and belonged to United Mine Workers Local 2146. He is survived by his widow;Florence Rice McKenna;four daughters;Mrs.Spence (Rose) Astle and Mrs.James (Katherine) Moody of Fayette City;Mrs.Leon (Jaennine) Grochoi of Bentleyville and Mrs.Harry (Patricia) Palmer of Fayette City;a brother;Michael of Renton;three sisters;Jean McKenna of New Kensington;Mrs.Alice Clem of West Palm Beach;Fla.;and Mrs.Margaret Micheau of Okmulgee;Okla.;eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends received after 7 p.m.Saturday at Howard McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m.Monday;prayer service will be at 1 p.m.Tuesday;followed by Mass at 1:30 p.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with Rev.Stephen Drab officiating. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Alfred Gino Mazzie;80;of Dunlevy died Monday;Dec.25;1972;at 5:20 a.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital;Inc. He was born in Italy Dec.6;1892;the son of the late Louis Mazzie and Sabina Brotesi Mazzie. He was a retired Charleroi barber. He was a member of Mother of Sorrows R.C.Church;Charleroi. A veteran of World War I;he was a member of Barracks 350 and American Legion Post 22 of Charleroi. He also was a member of the Charleroi Elks Club and the Garibaldi Society of Dunlevy. Surviving are his widow;Minnie Farrari Mazzie;one brother;Rego of St.Louis;Mo.;one sister;Mrs.Julia Maineri of St.Louis;Mo. Friends will be received after 2 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Wednesday at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi. A Mass of Resurrection will be sung Thursday;Dec.23 at 10 a.m.with the Rev.J.J.Thomas officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director.

George Murphy;72;of 1331 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday morning;Nov.20;1972;at 1:53 a.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospitals;Inc. He was born in Vesta on Aug.2;1900. He was a World War II veteran. He was retired as a huckster;having worked this vicinity for years. He has no survivors but made his home with Mrs.Mary Ann McDonough for the past 20 years. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Tuesday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a Blessing service will be held Wednesday;Nov.22;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.

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.