Mrs.Bernice Dennis of 720 Conrad Ave.;North Charleroi;died Wednesday;July 4;1973;at 12:41 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Dunlevy and lived all her life in this vicinity. She was a member of St.Jerome R.C.Church of Charleroi;Catholic Daughters of America;Court Charleroi. She was preceded in death by her husband;Alvie H.Dennis;in 1967. Surviving are one son;James H.;at home;one daughter;Mrs.George (Luella) Theys of Charleroi;one brother;Harry Sichi of Largo;Fla.;three sisters;Mrs.Percy (Doris) Moussiaux of Monessen;Mrs.Thomas (Lillian) Woods of Latrobe and Mrs.William (Blanche) Dinsmore of Holmes Beach;Fla.;four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi after 7 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Friday. Mass of the Resurrection will take place at 10 a.m.Saturday in St.Jerome R.C.Church;Charleroi;with Msgr.William Maher officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is funeral director in charge.

William Dews;81;died at midnight;June 16;1973;at his home at 122 Branthoover St.in Arnold City. He was born Feb.15;1892;at Evington;Va.;the son of the late James and Emily Dews. He was a deacon at Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. Mr. Dews was a member of Monessen Masons 79;F&AM;and National Asociation for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He was a retired coal miner. He is survived by his widow;Rosa;and two sons;James Dews of Arnold City and Thomas Hurt of Youngstown;Ohio;and four grandchildren. Friends received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday at Draper Funeral Home;Monessen. Remains will be taken to Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;2 p.m.Monday where service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor;officiating. Masonic services will be held Monday at 8 p.m.at the church. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;Monessen;funeral director.

William Dawson;73;of 511 Henry St.;Belle vernon;died at 9:40 a.m.Thursday;May 31;1973;in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Born Dec.10;1899;in Bunola;he was the son of the late William and Nora Penn Dawson. He had resided in the Belle Vernon area for more than 60 years. Mr.Dawson was a retired general foreman of Rust Engineering Corp of Pittsburgh. Surviving are his widow;Jessie Sylvester Dawson;two sons;William A.of Belle Vernon and Jack of Fellsburg;a daughter;Mrs.Walter (Lois) Culbertson;also of Fellsburg;a brother;Edgar;of Merritt Island;Fla.;a sister;Mrs.Vera Yokel of Fort Lauderdale;Fla.;nine grandchildren. Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held at 1:30 p.m.Saturday;with the Rev.Kent A.Lighthall of Fells United Methodist Church in charge. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.

John Dudick of 106 Fayette St.;Belle Vernon;died on Sunday;April 29;1973;at 10:10 p.m.in Washington Hospital after a short illness. He was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Lynnwood;and the American Citizens Association of Pricedale. Mr.Dudick was a retired coal miner. A son;1st.Lieut.William Dudick;was killed June 3;1951 while serving in the U.S.Air Force. He is survived by his widow;Eva;one daughter;Mrs.George (Louise) Zureinsky of Akron;Ohio;two sons;Metro of Belle Vernon and John Jr.of Akron;Ohio;one sister;Anna Spilnuk;in Poland;five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Toner-Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.Tuesday. Parastas service will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home. Prayers will be recited Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.followed by Requiem Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m.in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Lynnwood;with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey;funeral directors;in charge.

Joseph Drotar;67;of 307 Ohio St.;Pricedale;died Friday;March 23;1973;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital at 5:25 a.m.after a short illness. Mr.Drotar was born in Budapest;Hungary on July 6;1905 and resided in Pricedale the past 50 years. He retired in 1967 after 50 years employment at the Allenport Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow Christine;two daughters;Mrs.Thomas (Katherine) Parks of St.Petersburg;Fla.and Mrs.Ben (Lorraine) Parks of Lake Placid;Fla.;four grandchildren and two sisters;Mrs.John (Ann) Vekasy of Beaver Falls and Mrs.Wilmer (Helen) Wilson of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Toner-Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;between the hours of 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Parastas service will be held at the funeral home on Sunday at 6 p.m. There will be prayers on Monday at 8:30 a.m.followed by additional services at 9 a.m.in Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Church;Lynnwood;with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey;funeral directors;in charge.

Aldine G.DeNinno;67;of Dunlevy;died Saturday at 10:25 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs. DeNinno was born in Snowden on January 6;1906;a daughter of the late Louis and Katherine Bennett Grandy. She was a life long resident of the area and was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi. She was a member of the Child Welfare Board of Washington County. Surviving ar her husband;Marion E.DeNinno;a son;Louis G.Smith;of Stow;N.Y.;a sister;Mrs.Marion Brown of Dunlevy;and three grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. on Monday. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Francis M.Blair of Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director.

Mae Driver of Pricedale;died at 3:25 on Friday Feb.1;1973;at Torrance State Hospital. William R.Taylor;funeral director;Monessen;is in charge of the arrangements.