S.Dayton Curl;55;of 524 Charles St.;Speers;died Friday;Jan.12;1968;at 2 a.m. in Shadyside Hospital. Mr.Curl was an electrician at the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.and was a member of Speers Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow;Amelia Wainwright Curl;a son;Samuel D.Jr.at home;one daughter;Mrs.Charles (Nanette) Strother of Rockville;Md.;an aunt Mrs.Pearl Griffith of Speers;several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Jan.13 at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Service there Monday;Jan.15;at 1:00 p.m. with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden;pastor of Speers Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Fred Cox;72;of 118 Branthoover St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Dec.7;1967;at 12:45 p.m.in Brownsville General Hospital after a short illness.  Born in Williamsburg;Ky.;Sept.8;1895;he came to Belle Vernon in 1928.  A U.S. Army World War I veteran and retired miner;Mr.Cox was a member of B.P.O. Elks Oaky Lodge 697 and Joseph H.Ford American Legion Post 691;both of Monessen.  He is survived by his widow;Blanche;two step-children;Adam McCloud of Philadelphia and Mrs.Pennie Lewis of Brooklyn;N.Y.  Friends are being received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen.    Funeral services will be held Monday;Dec.11;1967.  Elder W.Ramsey will officiate.  Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Mrs.Mary Zimmaro Castelli;59;of 304 Crest Ave.;Charleroi;formerly of Monessen;died Saturday;Nov.18;1967; at 9:30 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a lingering illness. Mrs.Castelli was a member of Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church of Charleroi;its Ladies Altar Society and Ladies Auxiliary to the French Club;Charleroi. She had lived in Charleroi 34 years;moving there from Monessen. Her husband was Troiano (Chick) Castelli;who died June 30;1961. Surviving are three brothers;Vincent James Zimmaro;Charles Zimmaro and Dominick Zimmaro;all of Monessen. Friends are being received at the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 7 p.m. Blessing service there Tuesday;Nov.21 at 9:30 a.m. followed by requiem high mass in St.Cajetan R.C.Church;Monessen;at 10 a.m. The Rt.Rev.Msgr.Nunzio Pirulli;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Raymond D.Dalfonso is funeral director.

Valley Independent of Monessen
Thursday; November 16; 1967

Mrs. Katherine Chesniak (Shesniak); 77; of Naomi Road; Fayette City R.D. 1; died suddenly today at 9:30 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Poland on Dec.; 22; 1889. Mrs. Chesniak was a member of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Charleroi. Surviving are her husband; Paul; two sons; Andrew and Emil of Fayette City R.D.1; three sisters in Europe. Friends will be received at the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City after 3 p.m. tomorrow.

Mrs.Anita E.Cina;62;of 26 Sampson St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;November 12;1967;at 8:15 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born in Belle Vernon on Aug.22;1905;she was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Catholic Daughters of America;Court Belle Vernon and Anita Garibaldi Society;all in Belle Vernon. Surviving are her husband;Joseph S.;a barber in Fleming’s Barber Shop in Monessen;one brother;Anselmo Lotti of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.William (Jean) Cook of Morrisville. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Nov.13 at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Blessing service there Wednesday;Nov.15;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Martn J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Ernest Como;62;of Belle Vernon R.D.4;died Thursday;Nov.2;1967;at 4:30 p.m.at his home. Mr.Como retired from the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.on Oct.21;1967 where he had been foreman in the pipe shop. He was a member of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church of Monessen;where he was a ;trustee; and he belonged to the Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 643 of Belle
Vernon; Mon Valley Caravan;
serving on the board of directors; Consistory and Shrine of
Pittsburgh and North Belle
Vernon Volunteer Fire Dept.
Born in Naples; Italy; July 11;
1905; he had been in Belle Vernon 38 years; coming to Belle
Vernon from Monessen.
Surviving are his widow; Hilda Boston Como; a son; Ross
E. of Belle Vernon; four brothers; Albert Como of Ravenna;
Ohio; Roy Como of New Enterprise; George Como of Poland;
Ohio; and Arthur Lukens of
Hadley; Minn.; one granddaughter; Sandra.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral Home; Belle Vernon; after 7 p.m.Nov.3. Service there Monday;Nov.6;at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Donald L.Lash;pastor of Evangelical United Brethren Church in Monessen officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.

Hymie Cohen; retired Belle Vernon merchant who began selling fruit from a horse and wagon 55 years ago;died suddenly yesterday at 3:30 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Cohen;74;was well known throughtout the mid-Mon Valley. He was one of the first hucksters to convert to a truck;traveling throughout the area to sell fruit and produce. Later;he opened stores in Belle Vernon and Charleroi and remained active in business until his retirement two years ago. Mr.Cohen was in good health until suffering a stroke last February. He appeared to be recovering prior to becoming ill again yesterday. He lived at 211 Water St.;Belle Vernon. Surviving are his widow;Jean Moreau Cohen;a daughter;Mrs.Raymond Williams of Inglewood.Calif.;a son;Ned of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.;July;24 at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon. Service there Wednesday;July 26;at 2 p.m. with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Baptist Church;officiating. Funeral home visiting hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.