Reno Michelotti of Detroit Mich; died at his summer home
in Nevins Lake;Mich.;Sunday;Aug.30.;1970
at 2 p.m. He was born in Adina;Ohio; on May 18;1904;the son of Peter Michelotti and Armida Tintori Michelotti.He retired in
1965from the Chrysler Corp.in Detroit;after 37 years of service. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church;Minising; Mich.;Knights of Columbus
and the Marquette Elks Club. Surviving are his widow;Lucille; one brother;Bruno of Belle Park; Mich.;one sister; Mrs. James Huston of North Charleroi and two nieces. Friends are being received at the Francis C. Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi; from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at the St.Jerome R.C;Church;Charleroi; with Msgr.William Maher in charge. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director in charge.
MYRABAKER McKEEVER
Myra Baker McKeever;67;of 707 1/2 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Aug.9;1970;at her late home. Mrs.McKeever was born at Layton;Dec.17;1903. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Survivors include her husband;Lewis B.;one brother;James Otis Baker of Somerset;several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held on Tuesday;Aug.11;1970;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Seth Bower of First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral director in charge.
DAVID CLIFFORD MINARDI
MICHAEL McCUNE
VIOLETOLIPHANT MASTRONICOLA
Mrs.Violet Mastronicola;64;of 17 Third St.;Charleroi;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Sunday;May 31;1970;at 1:50 a.m. Born in Belle Vernon;she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Leach Oliphant. Mrs.Mastronicola was a member of Monessen’s First Christian Church. She is survived by her husband;Luke L.;four sons;Arthur A.of Orlando;Fla.;Norman F.of Portage;Ind.;Gilbert V.of Charleroi R.D.;Robert P.at home;two daughters;Mrs.Frank (Isabelle) Zencuch and Mrs.Luther (Joan) Culp of Charleroi;two brothers;Joseph Oliphant of Waynesburg and Chris Oliphant of Fayette City;a sister;Mrs.May Mitchell of Fairhope;16 grandchildren. Friends are being received at Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service there Wednesday;June 3;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Vernon W.McDormand;pastor of First Christian Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock is funeral director.
HENRY MASON
ALBERT C. MANOWN
Albert C.Manown;57;of Bentleyville;was found dead in his car at the 519 Truck Stop and Interstate 70 Saturday;April 25;1970. The Washington County coroner’s office said death was accidental;attributable to carbon monoxide (asphyziation). Mr.Manown was born in Finleyville on Sept.22;1912;the son of James and Mary Mellon Manown. He served with Headquarters Troop;5th Cavalry Regiment;in World War II and was a member of Charleroi Post 22;American Legion. Surviving are one son;William;of Toledo;Ohio;a brother;James;of Belle Vernon;and a sister;Mrs.Ida Wheatley of Coal Center R.D.1. Friends are being received at Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home;809 Main St.;Bentleyville. Service there Tuesday;April 28;1970;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Kenneth McCay officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Military service by American Legion Post 22 of Charleroi at the funeral home April 27 at 9 p.m. Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home in charge.
FRANK MORAN
Frank Moran;56;of Belle Vernon R.D.3;died in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;at 1:45 a.m.Thursday;April 23;1970. Mr.Moran was assistant mine foreman for Mathies mine in Finleyville and was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church in Belle Vernon. Born in North Charleroi;he spent most of his life in the Belle Vernon area. Surviving are his widow;Victoria Yowonske Moran;two sons;Frank Jr.of Gary;Ind.;Thomas M.of Coraopolis;a brother;Michael;and a sister;Mrs.Harry (Helen) Kondratic;both of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. April 23. Prayers there Saturday;April 25;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will act as celebrant. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.
JEANFERGUSON MELENYZER
Mrs.Jean Ferguson Melenyzer;49;of 262 Donner Ave.;Monessen;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Friday;April 10;1970;at 6 p.m. Born in Belle Vernon;she had been a Monessen resident since 1950. Mrs.Melenyzer was a member of First United Methodist Church of Monessen;its Women’s Society of Christian Service and Fellowship Class. She also belonged to Just for Fun Bowling League;Monessen. Surviving are her husband;Edwin;Monessen funeral director;a son;C.L.Melenyzer IV of Montgomery;Ala;two daughters;Mrs.David (Virginia) Kerr of Terre Haute;Ind.;and Mrs.John (Carol) Price of Seattle;Wash.;her mother;Mrs.Virginia Ferguson of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Malcolm Ferguson of Fairless Hills and Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon;her grandmother;Mrs.Eva Dent of Fairhope;four grandchildren. Friends will be received at Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m.April 11 and from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.on April 12. Service there Monday;April 13;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Joseph C.Rial;pastor of Monessen’s First United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.
DAVID J. MATTHEWS JR
David J.Matthews;Jr.;47;of 1168 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;Feb.10;1970;at 2:25 a.m. He suffered a gunshot wound of the head in a shooting at Hiawatha Grille in Monessen. He was born May 9;1922;a son of Estella Matthews and David Matthews Sr. He was an employee in the blast furnace department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are six sons;Francis of New York;Richard;Donnell;Devin and Willis;all at home;Michael of Washington;D.C.;three daughters;Francine of New York;Davina of Washington;D.C.;Nikki at home;his mother;Mrs.Estella Matthews of Monessen;a brother;William of Washington;D.C.;four sisters;Mrs.Thelma Joyner of Monessen;Mrs.Willie Jane Newberry of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Jane Moore of Columbus;Ohio;Mrs.Theresa Wall of Monessen;one grandchild;many nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at Willian R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen. Service Saturday;Feb.14;at 11 a.m.in Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen;at 11 a.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director.