BURIED IN NORTHEAST CORNER GRAVE BORN IN 1882 HIS NAME IS ON THE SAME MARKER AS STELLA MARY JONES.
MELVIN JOHNSON
CHARLES H. (CHUCK) QUINN
Charles H.’Chuck Quinn;87;of Rostraver Township;peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday morning;Feb.1;2001. He was born Sept.2;1913;in Star Junction;Pa.;the son of the late John Nicol and Sara Fazenbaker Quinn. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a daughter;Edith I.Monack;a son;Charles E.Quinn;three sisters;Isabel Nauman;Gladys Sullenberger and Velma Quinn;and three brothers;James;Robert and Ellsworth. Chuck;a devoted husband;will be greatly missed by his loving wife;Agnes Rodebaugh Quinn. They have been married for 69 years and would have celebrated their 70th anniversary on June 16th. He also leaves behind a loving and devoted daughter;Janice Sarber and her husband;Lanny;a son-in-law;Ronald A.Monack; and a daughter-in-law Joanne Quinn. Pap is also survived by eight grandchildren;Kelly Broadwater;Ginger Sarber;Sherri Sarber;Ronald Monack;Lorri Jo Demer;C.Michael Quinn;Robert Quinn and Tamara Quinn;five great-grandchildren;Megan Monack;Ronald Patrick Monack;Kim Picchiarini Pallo;Amber Picchiarini and Jared Quinn;a great-great-grandchild;Trey Gaven Pallo;and three brothers;Kenneth of Charleroi;Lester of Washington;Pa.;and Harold of Chambersburg. After retirement;Chuck and Agnes made their home in St.Cloud;Fla.;from 1982 until returning to Pennsylvania in January 1999. Chuck loved his Florida home and spent countless hours maintaining and improving his home;yard;and a perfectly organized tool shed. When his snowbird neighbors came north for the summer;Chuck cut their grass and kept an eye on their homes. He loved being a Good Samaritan . While living in Pennsylvania;he was an active charter member and officer of the Rostraver Lions Club. He has been a member of Pricedale Union Church since 1933. During that time;he served as a deacon;assistant Sunday School superintendent and taught an adult Bible Class. Family and friends will be received at the JAMES C.STUMP FUNERAL HOME;580 Circle Drive;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. A service of Christian Burial will be held at the funeral home Saturday at 11 a.m.with Pastor James Mimidis of Pricedale Union Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. For anyone who wishes;the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Pricedale Union Church;P.O.Box 275;Pricedale;Pa 15072.
EDNASZYCHOWSKI ZADROZNY
Edna Zadrozny;97;of Sewell;N.J.;formerly of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Jan.29;2001;in Kennedy Hospital in Sewell. She was born Dec.4;1903;in Washington Township;a daughter of the late Adam and Mary Alexander Szychowski. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church in Monessen. She was predeceased by her husband;Andrew Zadrozny;in 1980;a son;Anthony Zadrozny in 1990;two daughters;Eleanor Colas and Florence Kutska;four brothers;Andrew;Frank;Stanley and Joseph;and a grandson;Edward Zadrozny. Surviving is her daughter;Pauline Ruskiewic and husband Walter of Sewell;N.J.;a brother;Felix Sohasky;and a sister;Jeannette Hussar;both of Perrysburg;Ohio;11 grandchildren;17 great-grandchildren;and five great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME;INC.;334 Main Street;Fayette City on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday until 9:30 a.m.when a blesssing service will take place followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in Epiphany of Our Lord Church;Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
ELEANOR FRANCESFOUNTAIN DAVIS
MARY ELIZABETH ( BETTY ) DONOVAN
Mary Elizabeth Betty Donovan;82;of 426 Jones St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Jan.27;2001;at 4:20 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Born Nov.1;1918 in Glassport;she was the daughter of the late James and Sicily Murphy Donovan. Mrs.Donovan lived most of her life in Alexandria;Va.;and was a resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 20 years and resided at the Residence at Hilltop for the past year. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and was retired from the U.S.State Department where she worked as an executive assistant to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and former President Lyndon B.Johnson. She was a former volunteer for Meals on Wheels;enjoyed playing bridge and was a member of the Tri-State Bridge League. She is survived by a niece;Elizabeth Flanagan and her husband Michael Mitchell of Blacksburg;Va; In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a sister;Julia Flanagan in 1995. Visitation will be held Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at 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 Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Donald P.Trexler as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. St.Sebastian Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary Monday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home.
RITA F.WEST BALENTINE
Rita F.Balentine;57;of Star Junction;died Thursday;Jan.25;2001;in Uniontown Hospital. A daughter of the late Samuel P.and Mary Louise Richardson West;she was born in Gillespie on Jan.21;1944. She had lived in Star Junction for more than 22 years and was a member of the Reformed Free Methodist Church. Mrs.Balentine had been a secretary for the Fayette County Housing Authority in Uniontown since 1988. Survivors include her husband;Robert E.Balentine Sr.;a son and daughter-in-law;Robert E.and Melissa Balentine of Scottdale;two daughters;Paul G.and Rebecca R.Balentine;both at home;two brothers and sisters-n-law;Thomas E.and Betty West of Capon Bridge;W.Va.;and Harold and Emma West of Star Junction;three sisters and two brothers-in-law;Alma and Roy Taylor of Belle Vernon;Vivian and Harry Conn of Star Junction and Sharon Absher of Connellsville;and a grandson;Michael Robert Balentine. Friends will be received in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.;a Golden Rule Member Firm;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home on Monday at 11:30 a.m.;with Rev.Herbert Smith;pastor of the Home Mission Church of Alliance;Ohio;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
MATTHEW ( BUSTER ) STEFANICK JR
DIANE MARY FEDORA
GRACE MATZ