Margaret Peg B.Destefano Caterino;90;of Westgate Manor;Monessen;died Thursday;Jan.11;2001;at her home. She was born Oct.13;1910; in Monessen;a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Ferraro Destefano. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church of Monessen. Survivors include nieces;Mrs.Kurt (Darlene) Hess of Bethel Park;Mrs.Martha Destefano of Monessen;Dyann Bury of Monessen;Lori Tucker of Okmulgee;Okla.;and Sherri Flynn of Fresno;Calif.;and nephews;Jerry and Rosemarie Destefano of Charleroi;Anthony Rocky Destefano of Carroll Township;Paul Kostella of Bethel Park;Richard Kostella of Pittsburgh and Bruce DeStefano of Monessen. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Anthony J.Caterino;a sister;Rose Laneve;six brothers;Albert D.;James D.;Sam D.;Ralph D.and Joseph D.Destefano;and a niece;Lynne Chiles. Friends will be received at the RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;a Golden Rule Funeral Home;on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Services will be held at the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church on Saturday;Jan.13;at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Maude Irene Hammitt;74;OF 337 Green St.;Belle Vernon;a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 55 years;died Sunday;March 17;1963;at 4:45 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mrs.Hammitt was born in Armstrong County;Feb.15;1889. She was a member of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;Belle Vernon Sisterhood Dames of Malta and Degree of Honor Protective Asociation;Belle Vernon. Surviving are her husband;Charles W.;a daughter;Mrs.Joseph (Zeima) Kostelac;with whom she made her home;a brother;William Tharpe;New Castle;two sisters;Mrs.Florence Kriess;Butler and Mrs.Myrtle Sharrock;Monessen;four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Wednesday;March 20;at 1:30 p.m. Rev.Michael Hulihan;pastor of First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Thomas James Hency;68;of Fairhope;died in Veterans Administration Hospital;at Chillicothe;Ohio;on Saturday;January 5;1963;at 5:15 p.m.   Born in Carneige on April 22;1894;he was a son of the late Thomas J.and Mary Ann Lessig Hency Sr.  Mr.Hency was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church and was a World War I veteran.  Surviving are four step-daughters;Miss Elizabeth Muir of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Willard (Hilda) Sale of Silver Springs;Md.;Mrs.William (Elsie) Mascara of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Keith (Phyllis) Beckinger of Craven Hill;three sisters;Mrs.Alec (Laura) Livingstone of Fayette City R.D.1;Mrs.Martha Fretz of Fayette City;and Mrs.Ruth Roe of South Heights;Pa.  Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will take place Wednesday;Jan.9;1963;at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Donald Miller;of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Brownstown;officiating.  Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.