Rose A.Checchi;48;of 18 Sampson St.;Belle Vernon;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;Dec.10;1963;at 9:20 p.m. She was a member of St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church of Belle Vernon;Ladies Guild of the Church;Anita Garibaldi Society;American Legion Auxiliary;and No.2 Fire Department Auxiliary;all of Belle Vernon. Mrs.Checchi was born in Belle Vernon on April 21;1915;and spent her entire life there. Her father;Frank Marasco;preceded her in death on June 14;1960. Surviving are her husband;Elio J.Checchi;her mother;Philomena Marasco of Belle Vernon;two brothers;D.Chess Marasco and John Marasco;both of Belle Vernon;five sisters;Mrs.Joseph (Mary) Spina of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Bruno (Margaret) Duronio of Monessen;Mrs.Lawrence (Theresa) Menzel of Uniontown;Josephine and Gilda Marasco;both at home. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Dec.11. Blessing service there Saturday;Dec.14;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. The Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral director.

Ovidio Costello;68;of 223 Luella Ave.;Charleroi;died Friday;Nov.22;1963;in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Costello was born in Italy;May 22;1895. He was a retired employee of Corning Glass Co. Surviving are his widow;Matilda Moniot Costello;one daughter;Mrs.George (Patricia) Jacobs;Charleroi;four sisters;Mrs.Jospehine Sylvester;Castle Shannon;Mrs.Jean Spada and Mrs.Robert (Verna) Philips;Charleroi and Mrs.Joseph (Angelina) Preite;Pittsburgh and three grandsons. Friends are being received at the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Nov.23;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.and Nov.24;from noon to 4 p.m.and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted from the funeral home on Monday;Nov.25;at 3 p.m. The Rev.Martin S.Longenecker will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock;funeral director.

Barbara Caputo;65;proprietor of Caputo’s Market in Belle Vernon for 30 years;prior to retirement ten years ago;died suddenly at her late home;336 Main St.;Belle Vernon on Tuesday;Nov.19;1963;at 3:50 p.m. She was a member of St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church of Belle Vernon;the Confraternity of Christian Mothers of the church;the Sons of Italy and the Anita Garibaldi Society;both of Belle Vernon. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Robert (Rose) Grant of Belle Vernon;one son;Joseph P.; a councilman for the Borough of Belle Vernon and who;along with his wife;now operate Caputo’s Market;one brother;Joseph Desimone of Belle Vernon;and three grandchildren. Her husband;Frank;is deceased. Friends are being received at the late home. Requiem High Mass at St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;Friday;Nov.22;1963;at 10 a.m.in charge of the Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;of Belle Vernon;funeral director.

Nunzio Mario Colecchi;73;formerly of Monessen;died in the Oakland Naval Hospital;Oakland;Calif.;Monday;Oct.14;1963. Mr.Colecchi had formerly lived on Third St.in Monessen. He had been a member of the Italian Society of Mutual Aid of Monessen and at one time was employed by the city of Monessen. He was retired from this latter position. His wife;Bertha Soupley Colecchi;died in 1928. Surviving are two sons;William in the U.S.Army;and Robert of San Pahlo;Calif.;one daughter;Bertha Mae Deyo of San Pablo;fve grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;after 1 p.m.Oct.17. Service there Friday;Oct.18;at 9 a.m.followed at 9:30 a.m.by Requiem Mass in St.Cajetan’s R.C.Church of Monessen. The Rt.Rev.Msgr.Nunzio Pirulli;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer;funeral director.

Charles J.(Charlie) Carlson;71;of Belle Vernon R.D.died Sunday night;Oct.6;1963;in Charleroi-Monessen Hosptial. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War I. Surviving are his widow;Mary;three sons;Kenneth in Massachusetts;Charles of Erie;and George of Cleveland;Ohio;four grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mary Costello;90;former Belle Vernon resident died this morning;Thursday;Sept.26;1963;at 3:30 at the home of a daughter;Mrs.Thomas (Mary) Bello;of Nanty Glo;Pa. Surviving are four daughters;Mrs.Bello of Nanty Glo;Mrs.John (Lucille) Dubansky of North Charleroi;Mrs.Frank (Katherine) Jenner of Austin;Tex.;and Mrs.William (Rosalie) Konecheck of Belle Vernon;three sons;Benjamin of Wierton;W.Va.;Joseph of Belle Vernon;Albert of Okmulgee;Okla.;nineteen grandchildren and twenty-five great-grandchildren;one sister;Mrs.Katherine Trunzo of Monongahela;and a brother in Colorado. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon.