Mrs. Elizabeth Reeves Crawford;
78; died Thursday morning;June 2;1960; at
3:25 o’clock at the home of her
daughter; Mrs. Raymond (Miriam)
Scales; 1116 State Rd.; Monessen; where she resided. Mrs Crawford was born in Rostraver Twp.; Nov. 27;1881. She was a lifelong member of the First Methodist Church;Monessen;a charter member of Monessen Chapter 205;Order of the Eastern Star and a member of Women’s Benefit Association of Belle Vernon. Preceded in death by her husband; Martin A. Crawford
in 1945; she is survived by two
daughters; Mrs. Russell (Henrietta)
Smith of Monessen and
Mrs. Scales: two sisters. Mrs.
Arthur (Hazel) Sphar Sr. of Upper Middletown and Mrs.
Charlotta Ferren of Allenport; four grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral
Home; 262 Donner Ave.; Monessen after 7 p.m.June 2. Funeral home visiting hours are from 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday;June 4;1960;at 2 p.m.from the funeral home with the Rev.Jackson A.Gabany;pastor of the First Methodist Church;Monessen officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer;funeral director.

Daily Independent of Monessen
Monday; 9 May 1960

Michael Chesniak of Naomi Rd. Fayette City R.D. 1 died suddenly Saturday at 10:15 a.m. at the Page Plant of American Chain and Cable Co.; Monessen. Mr Chesniak was born in Whippany; N. J.; July 21; 1920. He was a member of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church; Charleroi. A veteran of World War II.; he was a member of Brightwell-Daugherty Post 484; American Legion of Fayette City. He also belonged to the Naomi Athletic Club. Surviving are his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chesniak of Fayette City R. D. 1 two brothers; Andrew and Emil at home. Friends are being received at the George M. McCrory & son Funeral Home; Fayette City; where funeral services will be held Tuesday May 10 at 9 a.m. Additional rites of requiem mass will follow at 10 a.m. from Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church; Charleroi Rev Gregory Saraka will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Staff Sergeant George K.Corbett;41;a career airman from Pricedale;was killed instantly at midnight;Saturday April 16;1960;when his motorbike ran into the rear of a car in San Antonio;Texas. Sergeant Corbett was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He had only one year and a half to serve before drawing his 20-year retirement from the Air Force. He was stationed at Medina Air Force Base in San Antonio. Born in Webster on Oct.18;1918;Sergeant Corbett attended LeGrange Elementary School and Rostraver High School. He was the son of William and Sarah Corbett. Surviving are his mother;three brothers;James K.of Houston Run;Joseph of Belle Vernon and Paul of Bentleyville R.D.;and four sisters;Mrs.William (Mary) Fowler of Leetsdale;Mrs.Jack (Josephine) Moore of Leasure City;Fla.;Mrs Charles (Margaret) Radec of Pricedale;and Mrs.John (Helen) Pierce of Pricedale. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;beginning Thursday evening at seven o’clock. Services will be held there Saturday;April 23;1960;at 1 p.m.in charge Rev.Eugene Spear;pastor of the First Methodist Church;Belle Vernon. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Linda Marie Theakston;49;of Fayette City;died Saturday;Jan.6;2001;in Belle Vernon. Born Sept.23;1951;in North Charleroi;she was the daughter of Lillian Koslasky Hynes and the late George W.Hynes. In addition to her mother;survivors include two sons;Brian Sabol of Henderson;Nev.;and Jeremy Theakston at home;one daughter;Tracy Sabol of Atlanta;Ga.;two brothers;William Hynes of Fayette City R.D.and Robert Hynes of West Newton;and two grandchildren;Brian Brandon and Ryan Sabol. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME;INC.;334 Main St.;Fayette City;and Wednesday until 10 a.m.when a blessing service will be held in the funeral home with the Rev.Donald Trexler officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Arlene Bondi Chew; 66; of
Charleroi; died Saturday; Jan.
6; 2001; in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Oct. 11;1934;
in Belle Vernon; a daughter of
the late Michael Bondi and
Louise Suppa George. She was
a member of the Gospel
Alliance Church; Charleroi.
Survivors include her husband;
Robert Chew of Charleroi;
three sons and two daughters-in-law; Jack and Linda
DeSellems of Lock Four;
Ronald DeSellems of Charleroi;
and David and Carol
DeSellems of Donora: four
daughters and two sons-in-law;
Darla and Jeff Caseway; Debbie Coulson Diane Baker; and
Doreen and Bill Purcell; all of
Charleroi; two aunts; Justine
Hixson of Belle Vernon and
Catherine Moravec of Belle
Vernon; one sister; Gloria
Bondi Joseph of Monessen; 17
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her stepfather; James George; one sister;
Dolores Roberts: and one
brother; Joseph (Buddy) Bondi. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the LEONARD M. PAVLIC
FUNERAL HOMES INC.; 235
Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi;
where funeral services will be
held Wednesday at 11 a.m.
with the Rev. Joseph Toomey
officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Samuel Cornella of 543 Conrad avenue;North Charleroi;died suddenly of a heart attack;Wednesday March 30;1960;at 5 p.m. He was born in Austria;January 10;1890;and came to Charleroi in 1923 from Smithton. He was a member of the American Citizens Club of North Charleroi and after thirty years service;retired from the Government Engineers Corps. He is survivied by his wife;Mrs.Emma Paterline Cornella;three daughters;Mrs.John (Clara) Husovitz;North Charleroi;Mrs.John L.(Isabelle) Andrews of Pittsburgh;and Dora Cornella at home;one sister;Gizelle Cornella in Italy;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Francis G.Slezak Funeral Home during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Saturday;April 2;at 3 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Joseph N.Wittkofski;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is the funeral director.