Roger A. (Speedo) Checchi;48;of 335 Main St.;Belle Vernon;was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Friday July 29;1966;at 1:20 p.m. He suffered a heart attack. He was born in Monessen;Sept.28;1917 and had resided in Belle Vernon for the past 20 years moving there from Dunlevy. He was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and a veteran of World War II;serving in the U.S.Army. He was employed in the billet yard of Allenport Plant;Pittsburgh Steel Co.and was a committeeman for Local 1137 of the Allenport Plant. He was president of the Garibaldi Beneficial Society of Dunlevy. Surviving are his widow;Theresa De Simone Checchi;two daughters;Marie A.;a student nurse at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing;Pittsburgh;and Arlene F.at home;his mother;Mrs.Julia Checchi;Dunlevy;two brothers;Alfred Mazzei of Charleroi and Robert Checchi of Beverly Hills;Calif.;two sisters;Mrs.Delmo (Florence) Bartolozzi;Dunlevy;Mrs.Donald (Elvira) Bello;Monessen. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday;Aug.1;1966;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. The Rev.Martin J.O’Toole will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Ralph G.Chapman Sr.;47;of 343 Union Place;Akron;Ohio;died Saturday at 2:15 p.m. in Akron City Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr.Chapman worked as an assembler for William Engineers in Akron. He was a veteran of World War II;having served with the United States Army. Mr.Chapman was born at Blue;W.Va.;March 15;1919. Surviving are his widow;Geraldine (Rumbaugh) Chapman;three sons;Ralph G.Jr.of Baltimore;Robert and James at home;two daughters;Mrs.Phyllis Arbgaste in the state of California and Norma at home;his father;William of Paden City;W.Va.;his mother;Mrs.Hazel Hunsucker of Akron;three brothers;Earl of Sioux City;Iowa;Lawrence of Adrian;Mich.;and Harold of Akron. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City where a service will take place Tuesday;July 12;at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.Robert L.Trimble Sr.;pastor of Fayette City’s Methodist Church;in charge. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery with full military rites at graveside;conducted by Brightwell Daughtery Post 484;American Legion;Fayette City.Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

Requiem Mass was held this morning;May 24;1966;at St.Timothy’s Roman Catholic Church at Smithton for Virginia Marie Calderone;14;daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Ridsy Calderone Jr.of Belle Vernon R.D.3;who died Saturday;May 21;1966;at 1:30 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a lingering illness. Virginia attended the Rostraver schools and was a member of St.Timothy’s. Surviving besides her parents are five sisters;Christine;Candice;Maureen;Marlyn;Margaret;and two brothers;Alan and Ronald;all at home;paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Ridsy Calderone Sr.of Pricedale;maternal grandmother;Mrs.Margaret Davis of Belle Vernon. Interment took place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner was the funeral director.