R.Allen Hillman;8;of Gibsonton;who was struck by a car on June 25;died Tuesday;June 30;1970;at 6:30 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. The boy was hit by an auto operated by Lawrence Victoria;39;of Monessen;who was driving on Route 906;between Monessen and Belle Vernon. He was thrown 39 feet to the berm. The youth was born in North Charleroi. Surviving are his mother;Margaret Wagner Hillman;four brothers;Gary;David;Thomas and Eric;and four sisters;Janice;Maxine;Phyllis and Denise;all at home;maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Frank Wagner of Belle Vernon. His father;Raymond Hillman;died on July 11;1964. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. on Wednesday;July 1. Service there Friday;July 3;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Dr.S.Talman;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.
R. ALLEN HILLMAN
WILLIAM HAMMERASH
William Hammerash;57;of 617 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon died suddenly in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 11:15 p.m.Sunday;May 24;1970. Born in Gillespie;he was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and had served in the U.S.Army during World War II. A Belle Vernon resident 26 years;Mr.Hammerash had lived in Monessen. He retired this year as a rigger in the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Laura Howski Hammerash;two sons;William J.of Perryopolis R.D.2 and Daniel W.at home;four brothers;Joseph Hammerash of Charleroi;Michael Pudish of Fayette City;John Pudish of Belle Vernon;and George Pudish of Gillespie;six sisters;Barbara Hammerash and Mrs.George (Marion) Murphy of Atlantic City;Mrs.Samuel (Ann) Buruso of New York City;Mrs.William (Helen) Whalen of Falls Church;Va.;Mrs.Joseph (Margaret) Scalzo of Newark;N.J.;Mrs.Daniel (Betty) Condasta of Long Island;N.Y.;three grandchildren. Freinds will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 2 p.m. May 26. Prayers there Thursday;May 28;at 10:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 11 a.m. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.
NINA C.MERRINGER HAMILTON
Mrs.Nina C.Hamilton;76;of 100 First St.;Charleroi;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;May 12;1970;at 2:55 a.m. Mrs.Hamilton was a member of Charleroi’s First United Methodist Church. Born in Somerset;she was a daughter of the late Fabian and Mary Merringer. Her husband;David W.Hamilton;died in 1950. Surviving are two sons;Ernest Gardner of Star Junction and Emery Hamilton of Pittsburgh;three daughters;Mrs.George (Rose) Urick of Smithton R.D.;Mrs.Pauline Wheeler and Mary Hamilton at home;five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter;a sister;Mrs.Bradey Johnson of Jeannette. Friends are being received at Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service there Thursday;May 14;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Frank A.Bodnar;pastor of Charleroi’s First United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock is funeral director.
MARY JOSEPHINE HOTZ
Funeral services will be held Tuesday;March 10;1970 for Mary J.Hotz;62;of 115 Queen Ave.;Wheeling;W.Va.;who died on Saturday March 7;1970;in the Ohio Valley General Hospital. Miss Hotz was born Sept.7;1907 in Duquesne. Survivors include;three cousins;Chester Hotz;of Monessen;Herman Hotz;of Roscoe and Donald Hotz;with whom she made her home;an aunt;Catherine Saunders;of Homestead. Friends are being received at the Kepner Funeral Home;National Road at Bethany Pike;Wheeling;W.Va.
FLOSSIE HARDY
Mrs.Flossie Hardy;42;of 1238 Morgan Ave.;Monessen;died Wednesday;Feb.18;1970;at 11:20 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She suffered an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Hardy was a member of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen. Surviving are her husband;John Sr.;a son;John Jr.at home;two daughters;Mrs.Joyce Lowe of Monessen and Viola Hardy of Baltimore;Md.;two grandchildren;a sister;Mrs.George Perkins of New York City. Friends will be received at William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;after 2 p.m. Feb.20. Service Saturday;Feb.21;at 1 p.m.in Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen with the Rev.E.Archie;pastor;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director.
CLARENCE BOYD HOFFMAN
Clarence B.Hoffman Sr.;71;of Belle Vernon R.D.3;died Sunday;Feb.1;1970;at 5:10 p.m.in Westmoreland Hospital;Greensburg. Born in Washington Twp.on Dec.31;1898;he was a son of the late George B.and Lydia Guiler Hoffman. Mr.Hoffman was a retired coal miner and a member of Harmony Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his widow;Bessie Hoffman;three sons;Clarence Jr.;David and Ray;and three daughters;Mrs.Ann Novak;Mrs.Mae Williams;and Mrs.Virginia Andrako;all of Belle Vernon R.D.3;a brother;George W.of Belle Vernon R.D.2;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Stopford and Mrs.Vera Schmidt of Belle Vernon;17 grandchildren. Friends will be received at James C.Stump Funeral Home;Sweency Plan;Belle Vernon R.D.2;after 7 p.m.;Feb.2. Service there Wednesday;Feb.4;at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Donald Difley;pastor of Harmony Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. James C.Stump;funeral director.
JOHN HENRY HOFFMAN SR
HONOR LOUISEBREAKWELL HAMER
Mrs.honor Louise Hamer;74;of 1359 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope) died Tuesday;Dec.23;1969;at 11 a.m. at her home. Mrs.Hamer was a member of Marion Presbyterian Church in Fairhope. At the time of her death she was secretary of the church’s Sunday School;a position she held for 26 years. She was also president of the Women’s Association of the church and was a charter member of Washington Twp.Volunteer Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary. Born in Thacker;W.Va.;she had lived in Fairhope 68 years. Surviving are her husband;Richard H.Hamer;three sons;Richard Allen Hamer and John Lesley Hamer of Fairhope;Williard E.Hamer of Twilight;one daughter;Mrs.Hugh (Emogene) Dunn Jr.of Belle Vernon;two brothers;George W.Breakwell of Smithfield and Clifford Breakwell of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mrs.Edna Reavie of Arborfield;Canada;11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Dec.24. Service there Friday;Dec.26 at 1:30 p.m.with Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.
FLOSSIE HAMMOND
Mrs.Flossie Hammond of Pricedale died in Magee Hospital;Pittsburgh;Wednesday;Dec.24;1969;at 2:45 a.m.after a short illness. Mrs.Hammond was a Monessen and Pricedale resident for 50 years. She belonged to Fellowship Baptist Church;Monessen. Surviving are a son;Floyd B.Lennon;Sgt.1st Class with the U.S.Army at Saigon;Vietnam.but now home on leave;six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Dec.25 at Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen. Service there Friday;Dec.26;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.D.D.Chapman;pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director.