Bruce B.McDonald;63;street commissioner of Speers;a post he held 15 years;died Tuesday;June 21;1966;at 5:54 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. He had been in failing health for some time. Mr.McDonald;who lived at 138 State St.;Speers Hill;had been superintendent of the Municipal Water Works of the Borough of Speers until it was sold last January. He was a member of the Garibaldi Beneficial Society of Dunlevy and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of Monessen. Born at Flemington;W.Va.;Feb.10;1903;he had lived in Speers 46 years;coming to Speers from Dunlevy. Surviving are his widow;Mary (Gaskill) McDonald;two daughters;Mrs.William (Constance) Hayes of Philadelphia and Mrs.Charles (Betty) Gilligan of Belle Vernon and four grandchildren. Friends will be received after 2 pm.June 22 at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Service there Friday;June 24;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden;pastor of Speers Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.
BABY PAUL McKOSKY
BRUCE BURNS McDONALD
RICHARD MURPHY
Richard Murphy;67;of 136 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died at his home;Thursday;June 9;1966;at 11:30 p.m. Born in Vesta;he was the son of the late John and Melissa (Birch) Murphy. A veteran of World War II;Mr.Murphy had lived in Belle Vernon most of his life. He is survived by a brother;George of Fairhope. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.June 10. Service there Saturday;June 11;at 1:30 a.m.with the Rev.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.
AUGUSTA MEJEAN
Augusta Mejean;55;assistant administrator of Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;died Friday;June 3;1966;at 6:20 p.m. Miss Mejean was a patient there at the time of her death. She lived at 313 Shepard Ave.;North Charleroi. Born in North Charleroi;Aug.28;1910;Miss Mejean was educated in North Charleroi and Charleroi Schools. Upon graduation from Douglas Business College;she accepted a position as a one-girl office at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital on April 1;1930. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church;Charleroi. Surviving are her mother;Bertha Charraix Mejean;North Charleroi;and a sister;Fernanda Mejean;North Charleroi. Her father is the late Albert Mejean. Friends will be received at the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi;June 4;from 7 to 10 p.m.and June 5 from 12 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday;June 6;at 3 p.m.from the funeral home;with the Rev.Francis M.Blair officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock;funeral director.
ARCHIE McLAUGHLIN
HELEN C. MANACK
WILLIAM B. MAZZA
William Mazza; 86; of 501
Main St.; Belle Vernon; died
Sunday;March 6;1966; at 2:30 a.m. in Charleroi-
Monessen Hospital.
Mr. Mazza; who was born in
Italy on March 29; 1879; is
survived by many nieces and
nephews.
Friends are being received at
the Harold R. Toner Funeral
Home in Belle Vernon from 2
to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Requiem High Mass will take place in St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;on Wednesday;March 9;at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.
THERESE MOTTINE
BERT McNUTT
Bert McNutt of 439 Hill St.;
Belle Vernon;died suddenly Saturday morning;Feb.26;1966; at 7:45 a.m.in
Charleroi-Monessen Hospital.
Mr. McNutt had resided in
Belle Vernon for 24 years;
moving there from Charleroi. He
was a retired employee of the
oil well tubing department of
the Allenport Plant of Pittsburgh
Steel Co.
Surviving are his widow;
Hazel
Hare McNutt;three children;
William Saunders of Bedford;Mrs. Daniel (Helen)
Paterline and Donald Saunders;
both of North Charleroi;
five grandchildren; a
brother;Walter of Uniontown and one sister;Mrs.William Skiles of Carmichaels. A
son; William J. Saunders; died
in 1955.
Friends will be received at
the Harold R. Toner Funeral
Home;Belle Vernon;after 7
p.m. Sunday;Feb.27. Visiting hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held from the funeral home on Tuesday;March 1;at 2 p.m.;with the Rev.David J.Barkley;pastor of First Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Raymond D. Dalfonso; Monessen;funeral director.
