John Dohanich;69;of Cook street extension;Fayette City;died in St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh;Thursday;Nov.1;1956;at 5:30 a.m. He was born in Austria-Hungary;April 29;1887;and was a member of the Holy Ghost Greek Catholic Church;Charleroi. He is survived by his wife;Mary;four sons;John;stationed at Brunswick;Georgia;with the United States Navy;George of Fayette City;R.D.1;Michael and Andrew at home;five daughters;Mrs.John (Mary) Selich;Toledo;Ohio;Mrs.Michael (Anna) Grofik;Broklyn;New York;Mrs.Mike (Helen) Luzanski;Belle Vernon;Mrs.Carl (Tina) Rihtarcik;Fayette City;and Mrs.Philip (Julia) Consonnary;Charleroi;twelve grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the McCrory Funeral Home after 11 a.m.;on Friday.
ROBERT DUDGEON
JOEL DAUVIN
GEORGE DACKO JR
George Dacko;Jr.;42;of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;R.D.3;died in the Allegheny General hospital;June 17;1956;at 1:30 a.m. Mr.Dacko was born in Monessen and was a member of the St.John The Divine Russian Orthodox Church of Monessen. He was employed by the Pittsburgh Steel Company of Monessen. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Julia Dacko;two sons;George of the United States Air Force;and Charles at home;his mother;Mrs.Mary Dacko of Monessen;two brothers;John of Charleroi and Andrew of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home. Services there on Wednesday;June 20;1956;at 8:30 a.m.will be followed by additional rites in St.John The Divine R.O.Church of Monessen. Rev.John Gerrusik will be in charge and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.
EDWARD DOWNING
Edward Downing;67;of 3200 Thirty-Fourth Avenue North;St.Petersburg;Florida;formerly of Monessen;died Monday May 14;1956;at 6 p.m.in St.Anthony’s Hospital;St.Petersburg. He was born in Penzance;England;and had been a resident of Monessen since 1907;where he resided with a niece;Miss Marjorie Harvey. He was employed as foreman of the Central Stream plant of the Monessen mill of Pittsburgh Steel Company;and retired two years ago;at which time he moved to Florida. He was a veteran of World War One;the Thomas McKee Post;American Legion;and the F.and A.M.Lodge 638. He also belonged to the Royal Arch Chapter;290;the McKean Commandery;and the Egypt Temple Shrine of Tampa;Florida. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;McKee avenue;Monessen during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Saturday May 19;1956;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Arthur P.Richard and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Friends are asked to omit flowers;but instead to donate to the Monessen Public Library for a shelf of books in Mr.Downing’s memory. H.Denver Rhome is the funeral director.
WILLIAM P. DEGRANGE
PALMIRA DOLFI
Mrs.Palmira Dolfi;73;of 412 Westmoreland street;Belle Vernon;died February 27;1956. She is survived by one son;Ralph Dolfi of Summerville;New Jersey;six daughters;Mrs.Mario (Jenny) Vannucci of Wilsonville;Illinois;Mrs.William (Helen) Ryan of Akron;Ohio;Mrs.Charles (Mary) Verona of Pittsburgh;Miss Delma Dolfi of Blairsville;Mrs.John (Alphonsine) Dohan of Fairhope;and Mrs.Vincent (Enice) Sousae of Belle Vernon;seventeen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Requiem high mass will be sung Friday;March 2;1956;at 9:30 a.m. in St.Sebstian Church;by Rev.Francis Martin. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.
WILLIAM DYER
JOHN DROTAR
ALBERTA DREW