Ruth A.Ferguson of 700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;July 17;1976;at 1 p.m.in West Penn Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mrs.Ferguson was 52. Born in South Brownsville on Oct.11;1923;she was a daughter of the late Andrew G.Laird and of Edith Stemberg Laird;who survives. Mrs.Ferguson was a member of the First Uunited Methodist Church of Belle Vernon and the Esther Circle of the church. She was a past president of the United Methodist Women. She was also a member and past president of the Tuesday evening Civic Club and belonged to the Charleroi Division Auxiliary of Mon Valley Hospital;Inc. In addition to her mother;she is survived by her husband;Shelby D.Ferguson;Belle Vernon funeral director;two sons;Mark A.Ferguson and Shelby D.Ferguson Jr.;at home;three daughters;Mrs.Robert (Lynn) Nattress of Reading;Mrs.Frank (Claire) Joseph of Charlotte;N.C. and Carol Virginia Ferguson;at home;one brother;Col.Paul G.Laird;(retired);Tehran;Iran;two sisters;Mrs.James (Bernadean) Vance and Mrs.Maynard (Vivian) Jesick;both of Belle Vernon;and one granddaughter;Heather Nattress. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden of the United Methodist Church of Fredericktown officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. If friends wish;they may make memorial contributions in her name to the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Pete Flora of 624 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;April 11;1976;at 2:45 a.m. in West Penn Hospital;Pittsburgh after a lengthy illness. He was 73. Mt.Flora;a retired merchant;was the former owner of Flora’s Tavern at Fayette City R.D.1 for 26 years. He was active in business and civic affairs of the community. Born in Belle Vernon on March 3;1903;he was a son of the late Jack and Tomasina Luperto Flora. He belonged to St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Belle Vernon and Monessen Golden Age Clubs. Surviving are his widow;Anna Bashada Flora;one daughter;Mrs.Phyllis Trasatti of Belle Vernon;four brothers;Ross and Frank Flora;both of Belle Vernon;Joseph and John Flora;both of Pittsburgh;one sister;Mrs.Josephine Neil of Belle Vernon;and two grandchildren. Friends are being received Monday and Tuesday at the Howard W.Mccrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Edward Gearing;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Roasry prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Sophie H.Felix;73;of 326 Graham St.Belle Vernon;died Thursday;April 8;1976;at 6:40 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in McKeesport on April 1;1903 and had lived in Belle Vernon the past three years. She formerly resided in Monessen. She was preceded in death by two sisters;Mrs.Mary Dudgeon and Mrs.Rose Badzik. Surviving are her husband;Walter J.Felix;two daughters;Mrs.Stephen (Lucille) Druash of Monessen and Mrs.Joseph (Karen) Taravella of Monongahela;two sisters;Mrs.Michael (Lucy) Mac of McKeesport and Mrs.Jenny Piotrowski of Monessen;and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m.with Pastor William M.Jamison of the Alliance Chapel;Elizabeth;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Gertrude Fleming;57;of 233 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly Wednesday;Feb.18;1976;at her home. She is survived by one daughter;Mrs.Gertrude Utley of Belle Vernon;with whom she resided;one son;James W.Fleming Jr.of Pricedale;one sister;Mrs.Mae McGarrity of Midland;one brother;Jack C.Jackson of Orlando;Fla.;and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and Friday. Services will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Gerald Dye of the First Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. David R.Rhome is temporary supervisor in charge.

Camilla Farineau;77;of 525 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Feb.17;1976;at 5:55 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Kane on Sept.4;1898;daughter of the late Camille and Anna Farineau;and had lived in Belle Vernon for approximately 70 years. She had made her home with an uncle;the late George H.Welch. Surviving are a brother;Alfred J.Farineau of Monroeville;two sisters;Mrs.Edna Allen of Penn Hills and Mrs.Marion Beiber of Plum Borough;and a cousin;Laura Martin of Wheeling;W.V. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday a 11 a.m.with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Grace Lange Feehan;86;of 217 Otto St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Nov.1;1975;at the home of her nephew;William T.Overand;Belle Vernon R.D.2. She was born in Webster on Sept.13;1889;a daughter of the late Henry and Frances Billiter Lange;and had lived in Belle Vernon since 1933. Mrs.Feehan formerly worked as a nurse at the Charleroi-Monessen hospital for many years. She was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Her husband;Harry W.Feehan;died in November;1966. Surviving are one son;Edward W.Feehan of Butler;two sisters;Mrs.Edna Ammon of Donora and Mrs.Frances West of Pittsburgh;and four grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where prayers will be recited on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

William J.Fedor;64;of 1115 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Aug.13;1975;at 11:30 a.m.in Monongahela Division of Mon Valley Hospital;following an illness of several weeks. Mr.Fedor was born July 20;1911;in Walkerton;Va.;and lived in the Mon Valley area most of his life. Mr.Fedor was a retired employee of the pipe shop of Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of St.Leonard Catholic Church of Monessen;Mon Valley Association of Retired Steelworkers;Hungarian Beneficial Society of Pricedale;and a social member of various organizations in the Mon Valley. He is survived by two daughters;Mrs.Tim (Martha) Veschio of Tampa;Fla.and Mrs.Betty (Margaret) Couser of Webster;six grandchildren;one sister;Mrs.William (Margaret) Vivian of Monessen;and two brothers;John Fedor and Albert Fedor;both of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday;Aug.14;and from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday;Aug.15. A Blessing service will be held at 9:30 a.m.Saturday;Aug.16;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Leonard Catholic Church of Monessen;with the Rev.Henry Dinicco;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Robert A.Billick;funeral director in charge.

James W.Fleming Sr.;56;of 233 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly Friday;July 11;1975;at 11:25 a.m.in San Jose;Calif. Survivors include his widow;Gertrude Jackson Fleming;one son;James W.Jr.of Pricedale;one daughter;Mrs.Gertrude Utley of San Jose;Calif.;one brother;George Fleming of Lehigh Acres;Fla.;one sister;Mrs.Cora Simon of West Newton and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Monday at the Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Gerald L.Dye;pastor of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mike Fidnarik;63;of 603 Meyers St.;Confluence;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Monday;June 30;1975;at 4:30 a.m.in Somerset Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Syracuse;N.Y.on April 3;1912;son of the late Joseph and Anna Volsko Fednarik. He was retired from the sheet mill department of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Carolina Dugan Fidnarik;three stepdaughters;Mrs.Edwaard (Lauretta) Gazboda and Mrs.Walter (Leanora) Zelenski;both of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Carol Gillon of Fellsburg;one stepson;Thomas Dugan of Confluence;one brother;Joseph Fidnarik of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.William (Mary) Kramer of Palm Beach;Fla.;and Mrs.Fred (Sylvia) Matthews of Martinsburg;W.Va.;and four step-grandchildren. Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Tuesday at the Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Blessing service will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Gerald R.Essey;funeral director;in charge of arrangements.

Emma Ruth Farmer;73;of Morton St.;New Eagle;died Monday;June 16;1975;at 7:55 p.m. in Monongahela Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She had been ill the past three weeks. Mrs.Farmer was born in Carnegie on Mar.17;1902;the daughter of the late William and Mary Gillis Hillen and had resided in the Monngahela-New Eagle area for the past 52 years. Her husband;Harry R.Farmer;died in 1968. Survivors include two daughters;Mrs.Ruth Gamble of Monongahela nd Mrs.James (June) Doyle of Greensboro;N.C.;three grandchildren;one sister;Mrs.Thomas Clark of Youngstown;Ohio;and four brothers;John and James Hillen;both of Florida;and Eugene and Phillip Hillen;both of Carnegie. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.on Tuesday;June 17;1975;in the L.M.Frye Funeral Home in Monongahela where a Blessing service will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m.on Thursday;June 19;1975;with the Rev.Paul P.Leger;pastor of Transfiguration Catholic Church of Monongahela;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. L.M.Frye funeral director in charge.