Leona was born on August 21; 1911 and passed away in August 1973.

Leona was last known to be living in Belle Vernon; Pennsylvania.

Mrs.Ruth Hunter Emelo;74;of 806 Conrad Ave.;North Charleroi;died Wednesday;July 4;1973;at 4:30 a.m. in the Golden Age Nursing Home;Brownsville. She was born in Punxsutawney on February 11;1899;the daughter of the late John and Barbara Cook Hunter. Mrs.Emelo was preceded in death by her husband;Frederick;in 1952;a son;Thomas;in 1966 and a grandson;Frederick Samuel in 1946. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Lenhart (Elizabeth) Kollar of North Charleroi;with whom she made her home;one brother;Jack Hunter of Baltimore;Md.;one sister;Mrs.Mima Nelson of Frostberg;Md.;four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m.with the Rev.James M.Robbins of Christ Lutheran Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Charles M.Emerick;49;of Third St.;Monessen;died Monday;June 4;1973;at 7:30 a.m.at the Veterans Administration Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born Dec.30;1924;in Washington Twp.;Fayette Co.;he was a son of Luetta Biles Emerick of Suffield;Ohio;and the late Albert Emerick. A veteran of World War II;having served in the U.S.Army;Mr.Emerick was employed as a plasterer. Survivors include;in addition to his mother;his widow;Jean Koschalk emerick;four sons;David;Paul;Charles and Duane;all at home;one daughter;Debbie at home;eight brothers;Theodore of Fayette City R.D.;Orie of Morrisville;Pa.;Duane of Midland;Pa.;Albert Aaron of Monessen;Sheridan of Monongahela;John of Smithton;Gerald of Akron;Ohio;and Robert of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Alberta Palmer of Monessen. Friends will be received after 2 p.m.Tuesday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m.with Maj.Walter W.Crouch of the Monessen Salvation Army officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Viola M.Ewart;84;formerly of 130 Jean St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Dec.11;1972;at 5:30 p.m.in the Brozek Foster Home in Smithfield;Pa. She was the widow of Von L.Ewart. Surviving is one niece;Mrs.Eleanor Kestel of Montebello;Calif. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a service will be held Thursday;Dec.14;at 2 p.m.;with Dr.S.Arthur Talman of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Christina Evans;72;of 215 Johnson Ave.;Pricedale;died Monday;Oct.9;1972;at 2:05 a.m.in the Brownsville General Hospital. Born July 7;1900;in Hungary;Mrs.Evans had been a resident of Pricedale for the last 70 years. She was a member of St. Sebastian R. C. Church; Belle Vernon; the Golden Agers and
Goodwill Club; both of Charleroi; and the Auxiliary of the
Hungarian Beneficial Society; Monessen.
She was preceded in death by
her husband; Stephen in 1963.
Surviving are a son; John G.
of Charleston; S. C.; two daughters; Mrs. Caroline Zeinet of
Cleveland; Ohio; and Donna Marie
at home; a brother; John
Schalk of Boco Raton; Fla.and four
grandchildren.
Friends will be received from
7 to 10 p.m.Monday and from 2 to
5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday at
the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral
Home; Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Mass will follow at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

George Thomas Etheridge;60;of 15102 Fox Rd.;Detroit;Mich.;formerly of Belle Vernon;died unexpectedly Tuesday in LaGrange Hospital in LeGrange;Ga. Born Sept.27;1911;he was a son of the late George and Flora Price Etheridge. He was a retired executive of American Motors in Detroit. He was a member of St.Paul’s Presbyterian Church of Livonia;Mich.;and president of the Western Golf and Country Club of Detroit. Mr.Etheridge served on the Governor’s Commission on Mental Health Statutes Review in Michigan. He was also a director of the Michigan State Association for Retarded Children and was appointed to President Richard M.Nixon’s Special Task Force on Mental Retardation. Surviving are his widow;Ellen Torrance Etheridge;and a son;Michael T.;both of Detroit. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday in the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held at 2 p.m.Friday;with the Rev.Dr.S.Arthur Talman of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon in charge. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.