Herman Hammitt;68;of 215 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died Tuesday;April 13;1976;at 4:20 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Belle Vernon;son of the late Mr.and Mrs.William Hammitt;and had lived all his life in this area. He was retired from the American Chain and Cable Co.;Page Steel and Wire Division;Monessen; Mr.Hammitt belonged to St.Leonard’s Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Home;both of Monessen. He is survived by his widow;Margaret Melarkey Hammitt;three sons;Robert and Norman;both of Monessen;and Thomas of Perryopolis;one daughter;Mrs.Ruth Ann Ninchak of Monessen;four sisters;Mrs.Raymond (Amy) Sterner and MRs.Helen Jackson;both of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Warner (Evelyn) Grant of New Castle and Mrs.Eleanor Pajoczky of Miami;Fla.;and 15 grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Stephen D.Yoney Funeral Home;155 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;after 2 p.m.Thursday;April 15. Services will be held at 10 a.m.Saturday;April 17;with the Rev.Henry Dinicco;pastor of St.Leonard Catholic Church of Monessen;the celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Stephen D.Yoney;funeral director in charge.

Mary Hawk;84;of Fayette City;died Friday;March 5;1976 at 9:20 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Connellsville on June 20;1891. Her husband;William Hawk;preceded her in death in 1945. Surviving are three sons;William Hawk of Fayette City R.D.;Robert Hawk of Cleveland;Ohio;and James Hawk of Chardon;Ohio;four daughters;Mrs.Bess Behanna of Greensburg;Mrs.Edith Hegedus of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Roy (Marian) Coleman of Cape Cod;Mass.;and Mrs.Lawrence (Geraldine) Moran of Fayette City;20 grandchildren;23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 6 p.m.Saturday. Services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home;with the Rev.Robert H.R.Loughborough Jr.of Marion United Presbyterian Church in Fairhope;in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is the funeral director in charge.

William H.Hecklick;56;of 418 Sixth St.;Monessen;died at his home on Friday;Dec.26;1975. Born in Arnold City on Dec.22;1919;he was a son of the late Stephen and Margaret Toth Hecklick. Mr.Hecklick was a member of St.Cajetan Catholic Church;Monessen;and had retired from the bundling room department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.in 1968. He was a veteran or World War II;having served with the 246th Port Co. Surviving are his widow;Anna Warholic Hecklick;one daughter;Mr.Joseph (Sandy) Greco of Donora;one son;William Hecklick Jr.of Fayette City;three sisters;Mrs.Mary Ball of New Jersey;Mrs.Frank (Catherine) Bruno of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Walter (Christine) Carr of Lancaster;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Blessing services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 9:30 a.m.followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Cajetan Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.P.Lino Ramellini;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The parish Rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Sunday at 8 p.m. Raymond D.Dalfonso is funeral director in charge.

Edna B.Hotz;Keystone Drive;Monessen;died Friday;Nov.28;1975;at 10:50 p.m.at her home. Mrs.Hotz;54;had been in declining health. Born in Dickerson Run on Nov.20;1921;she had lived in Monessen the past 25 years. Mrs.Hotz had worked at Fox Grocery Compnay in the service sales department until recently. She was preceded in death by her husband;Chester P.Hotz;on July 13;1975;by a sister;Blanche Robinson;in 1969;and by a brother;Maurice Booth;in 1971. She is survived by a son;Thomas W.Hotz of Charleroi;a daughter;Mrs.Gary (Patricia) Caruso of Monessen;with whom she resided;two brothers;Clayton Booth of Framingham;Mass.;and Ralph Booth of Donora;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.Monessen;after 7 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Services will be held at the chapel of the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Francis M.Blair of the First Presbyterian Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Rachel Hoffman;65;of 539 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Nov.23;1975;at 8:20 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Born June 16;1910;in Naomi;she was a daughter of the late William and Irene Huston Hoffman. Miss Hoffman had resided in Belle Vernon most of her life. She was a former housemother at the Odd Fellows’ Childrens Home;Pittsburgh. Miss Hoffman was a member of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are several cousins. Friends are being received on Monday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m.with the Pastor John Burkhart officiating. Intermet in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Harriet W.Holbrook;47;of Belle Vernon R.D.4;died Wednesday;Nov.12;1975;at Magee-Women’s Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was born Nov.10;1928;in Rostraver Twp.;a daughter of Catherine Fell Harris of Belle Vernon R.D.4;and the late Thomas Harris. Mrs.Holbrook was a member of Salem Baptist Church;Rostraver Twp. Surviving;in addition to her mother;are her husband;John P.Holbrook;two sons;John P.Jr.of Belle Vernon R.D.4;and Jason at home;one daughter;Mrs.Charles (Linda) Armentrout of Belle Vernon R.D.4;one brother;Thomas Harris of Donora;four sisters;Mrs.Leo (Helen) Volk and Joan Harris;both of Belle Vernon R.D.4;Mrs.Albert (Thelma) Slavic of Donora and Mrs.John (Margaret) Mehalek of Belle Vernon R.D.;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.on Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Friday at the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Inc.Rostraver Twp.;where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Howard Rodebaugh officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.in charge of arrangements.

Neil Crawford Hill;39;of 957 Grant St.;Monessen;was pronounced dead on arrrival at the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital on Monday;Nov.3;1975;at 4:25 a.m.of injuries received in a fall at the BOF section of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. An electrician’s helper in the plant;he had worked for W-P Steel for 19 years. He was born Aug.17;1936;in Arnold City;a son of Hazel Hill of Monessen and the late George Hill Sr. Mr.Hill was a member of Union Baptist Church;Monessen;and F&AM Twin City Lodge 67;Pricedale. In addition to his father;he was preceded in death by a sister;Alice Reddick;in February of 1972. Surviving;in addition to his mother;are his widow;Noryce Jean;three sons;Neil C.Jr.;Darrell K.and Gary D.;all at home;four brothers;James A.Hill of Perryopolis;Thomas E.Hill and George W.Hill;both of Monessen;Bruce E.Hill of Cleveland;Ohio;three sisters;Hazel P.Garland of McKeesport;Mary L.Smith and Doris G.Wheeler;both of Monessen;and many nieces and nephews. Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Tuesday at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m.at Union Baptist Church;Monessen;with the Rev.C.L.McCraw officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Jay T.Hixenbaugh;1st.Sgt.retired;U.S.Army;of Charleroi R.D.1;Fallowfield Twp.was dead on arrival at Brownsville General Hospital on Saturday Oct.18;1975;at 5:30 p.m.of an apparent heart attack. Mr.Hixenbaugh;59;was stricken while attending the homecoming football game at California State College;where his daughter is a student. A veteran of 30 years service in the U.S.armed forces;he was born in Belle Vernon on Feb.11;1916;son of the late Church and Essie Hixenbaugh. He enlisted in the U.S.Navy in 1935 and served in that branch until 1945;seeing action in South Pacific and Asian theaters of operation. After World War II;he worked in the wire department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.and later enlisted n the U.S.Army;attaining the rank of first sergeant when he retired in 1965. While in the Army;he served in the Cavalry;as a recruiting sergeant;with the criminal intelligence department;military police and as an Infantryman. In the latter part of his service career;he was a combat medical and motion picture photographer. He served during the Berlin Crisis in 1961. Mr.Hixenbaugh was the recipient of the Bronze Star and Good Conduct;American Theater;Asiatic Pacific Theater;World War II Victory;Korean Service;National Defense Service and United Nations Service medals. Three of his books published were Army Medical Research Laboratory ; Simple Equipment for Large Field of Micrography and An Aid to Accuracy in Roentgenography. He was employed as a truck driver for Sentle Trucking Corp.at the time of his death. A Methodist by faith;he belonged to the Stuttgart Germany Lodge 822;F&AM;American Legion Post 22;Charleroi;Charleroi Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and the Belle Vernon Moose. He is survived by his widow;Betty Mae Huweart Hixenbaugh;one daughter;Pamela;at home:two sons;Kenneth Folle of California;Pa.;and Richard Folle;one stepson;Richard Thomas Fisher of Elizabethtown;one sister;Mrs.John (Mildred) Dankanich of Roscoe;and seven grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Frank A.Bodnar of the First United Methodist Church;Charleroi;officiating. Full military rites will be held at graveside in Belle Vernon Cemetery by the American Legion Post 22;Charleroi. Gerald R.Essey is funeral director in charge.

Jeff Hewitt;76;3-E Millvue Acres;Clairton;a former resident of Monessen;died Wednesday;Oct.1;1975;in McKeesport Hospital. Mr.Hewitt was born May 16;1899;in Marian;Ala.;son of the late Jeff and Sarah Akers Hewitt. He had been a resident of Clairton for the past 10 years. Mr.Hewitt was retired form the former Donora Works of U.S.Steel Corp.and was a member of the Wayman A.M.E.Church of Monessen where he had served as steward and trustee of the church. Survivors include his widow;Bertha J.Hewitt;one son;Tommie Hewitt of Portsmouth;Va.;two daughters;Mrs.Irene Hayes and Mrs.Martha Scott;both of Cleveland;Ohio;25 grandchildren;and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Thursday;Oct.2;and from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday;Oct.3;in the Charles W.Newman Funeral Home;313 Spring St.;McKeesport;and after 9 a.m.on Saturday;Oct.4;in the Wayman A.M.E.Church in Monessen. Services will be held in the church at 1 p.m.Saturday with the Rev.C.Dickie;officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Charles W.Newman;funeral director in charge.