William E.McEwen;62;of 828 Crest Ave.;Charleroi;died Sunday;July 15;1962;at 7:15 a.m. He was born in Roscoe on June 6;1900. An employee at the Allenport Plant of the Pittsburgh Steel Company;he was a member of the F&AM Lodge 615 of Charleroi and the Pennsylvania Consistory of Pittsburgh. He is survived by his widow;Maude Sisley;two sons;William of Monongahela and Donald C.;of Charleroi;two daughters;Mrs.Blanche (Arthur) Staib of Charleroi and Mrs.Sara Lou (Byron F.) Taylor of Greensburg;one brother;David;Coraopolis;one sister;Mrs.Walter Colvin;Greensburg;and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home in Charleroi from 2 to 5 p.m.and 7 to 10 p.m.daily. Masonic services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday evening;July 17;at 9 p.m.;and funeral services at the funeral home on Wednesday;July 18;at 2 p.m. Dr.S.Arthur Talman of Belle Vernon First Presbyterian Church will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Albert McKnight;71;of Vestaburg died in the Oakland Veterans Hospital;Pittsburgh;Thursday;June 28;1962 at 8:30 a.m. He was born in Smithton;Oct.2;1891. He was a veteran of World War I;the V.F.W.Post of Vestaburg;the Moose Lodge of Brownsville;and the American Legion Post;Fredericktown. He retired in 1956 as an employee of the Jones and Laughlin Co.;in the Wash Plant;Vestaburg. Previously he had charge of the J&L Coal Co.homes;Vestaburg. His wife;Kathryn McKnight;died on July 3;1956. He is survived by one brother;Charles of Downey;Calif.;one niece and several nephews. Friends are being received at the late home where services will take place Monday;July 2;1962;at 1 p.m. The Rev.Fred Cochran will be in charge. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;Belle Vernon;funeral director in charge.

Doris A.Wright;80;of Brooklyn;N.Y.;formerly of Monongahela;died Sunday;March 11;2001.  She was born May 20;1920;in Pricedale;a daughter of the late Cecil and Ida Wheeler Ross.  She was a member of the Bethel A.M.E.Church;Monongahela.  For many years;she worked diligently with her husband as owners and managers of Wright’s Bar on Main Street in Monongahela.  Survivors include three daughters;Dorothy E.Wright of Brooklyn;N.Y.;Debra A.Wright of Brooklyn;N.Y.;and Danielle I.Wright of Chicago;Ill.;one sister;Dorothy A.Ross of Pittsburgh;one granddaughter;Dawn Jackson of Brooklyn;N.Y.;and one great-grandson;Daniel A.Davila of Brooklyn;N.Y.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Daniel Wright in 1994.  Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Bethel A.M.E.Church;Monongahela;where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Donald Clisby officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Theresa Alessio Spazok;78;of 24 Johnston St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday March 14;2001 at 1:25 a.m. at the Residence at the Hilltop;Carroll Township. She was born July 22;1922;in Italy;a daughter of the late Dominic and Mary Theresa Merandi Alessio. She was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and the Ladies Guild of the parish. She was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 Ladies Auxiliary and the Anita Garibaldi Society of Belle Vernon;where she had worked for many years in the kitchen. She was also a member of the former Ladies Auxiliary to the Belle Vernon Fire Company No.2. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law;Diane and Francis Roberts of Belle Vernon;a son and daughter-in-law;Ted and Mary Lynne Spazok Jr.of Upper St.Clair;one sister;Rose Steinbaugh of Charleroi;and three grandchildren;Jessica Spazok;Mark Roberts and Neil Roberts. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Theodore (Ted) Spazok on Nov.20;1997;a granddaughter;Raenelle Angela Roberts;three brothers;Frank Alessio;Anthony Alessio and James Alessio;and a sister;Theresa Alessio. Visitations will be held Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the LEONARD J.PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME;family owned and operated;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Prayer service will be held Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by Funeral Mass at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. with the Rev.Donald P.Trexler;parochial vicar;as celebrant. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Legion of Mary and the Ladies Guild will recite the Rosary Thursday at 3 p.m. and the Anita Garibaldi Society of Belle Vernon will hold services Thursday at 3:30 p.m.;both in the funeral home.

Patricia C.Lemon Hawthorne;61;formerly of Pricedale;died Friday;March 9;2001 in Austell;Ga. Patsy was born July 7;1939 in Pricedale;a daughter of the late Matthew and Georgia lemon. Patsy was employed by AT&T Long Distance Carrier as a maintenance supervisor for 16 years. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by one sister;Geraldine Williamson and one brother;Clarence Lemon. Survivors include her husbsnd;George (Herk) Hawthorne of Georgia;two daughters;Peggy Moore of Los Angeles;Calif.;and Kathleen Hawthorne of Georgia;two sons;George III and Gregory Hawthorne;both of Georgia;three sisters;Constance Johnson of Baltimore;Md.;Carolyn Lemon of Pittsburgh;Charlene Prunty of Donora;one brother Charles Lemon of Chicago;Ill.;10 grandchildren;one uncle;Charles Triggs of Washington D.C.;one aunt;Lena Lemon of Belle Vernon;and a host of nieces;nephews;cousins and friends. Friends will be received Wednesday;March 14;2001;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Antioch Baptist Church;Henry Street;Belle Vernon where funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Clifford Carter officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The BEVERLY C.DRAPER FUNERAL HOME;Monessen;is in charge of the arrangements.

Elsie Guadagnino; 85; of 614
Grant St.; North Belle Vernon;
died Friday; March 9; 2001; at
7:45 p.m. in Washington Presbyterian Medical Center;
Washington; Pa. Born July 20;
1915; in Gallatin; she was the
daughter of the late Milano
and Angelina Pientini
Franceschi. A homemaker. she
was a lifelong resident of
North Belle Vernon. She was a
member of St. Sebastian
Roman Catholic Church;
Catholic Daughters of the
Americas Belle Vernon Court
1522 and the Anita Garibaldi
Belle Vernon Lodge. Survivors
include her husband of 60
years; Neal Guadagnino; a
brother; Albert Franceschi of
North Belle Vernon; several
nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents; she was
preceded in death by five
brothers; Oscar; Eugene; Lee;
Amerigo and Milan
Franceschi; and a sister; Sabina Pupilli. Friends will be
received Monday from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. in the
LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI
FUNERAL HOME; Family
Owned and Operated; 626
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon.
Prayer service will be held
Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the
funeral home; followed by
funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St.
Sebastian R.C. Church with
the Rev. Donald P. Trexler;
parochial vicar; officiating.
Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. St. Sebastian
Legion of Mary and Belle Vernon CD of A will recite the
rosary Monday at 3 p.m. and
Anita Garibaldi Belle Vernon
Lodge will hold services Monday at 3:30 p.m.; both in the funeral home.