Charles C. (Chip) Ciepiela;50;of 519 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Jan.31;1964;at 5:25 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. He was an employeee of the Page Division of the American Chain and Cable Co.;Monessen;and was a member of the St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. He is survived by his widow;Helen Eory Ciepiela;one daughter;Patti at home;a son Charles;Belle Vernon;his mother;Mrs.Patricia Ciepiela;Monessen;five sisters;Mrs.Walter (Jean) Lasick;Pittsburgh;Mrs.Edmund (Caroline) Zabowski;Knowville;Pa.;Mrs.James (Mary) Hood;Charleroi;Mrs.John (Lillian) Fiffick;Monessen;Mrs.Joseph (Adeline) Skavarek;Charleroi;2 brothers;Joseph of Charleroi;Albert of Speers. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services of Requiem High Mass will be held Tuesday;Feb.4;at 10 a.m. from St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. The Rev.Martin J.O’Toole will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

John A.Craig;62;died at the home of Mr.and Mrs.William Nichols of 320 Main St.;Belle Vernon;on Tuesday;Jan.21;1964;at 5:30 a.m. Mr.Craig was a retired employee of West Penn Power Co.;having 40 years service with the company. He is survived by a step-daughter;Mrs.Nellie Lambert of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mrs.Mary Flynn of Pittsburgh;and a brother;James of Canonsburg. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;during hours of 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Service there Friday Jan.24;at 2 p.m.in charge of Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Charles Conard; 85; of 341 Hill
St.; Belle Vernon; died Sunday;Dec.22;1963;
at 2:30 p.m. at the Havencrest
Nursing Home in Carroll Twp.
Mr. Conard was a retired employee
of the Allenport Plant of
Pittsburgh Steel Co. He was a
member of the First Presbyterian
Church; Belle Vernon;
Belle Vernon Lodge 643 Free
and Accepted Order of Masons;
and Junior Order of United
American Mechanics; Belle Vernon
Lodge.
Surviving him are two sisters;
Mrs. Robert (Nellie) Sphar of
Belle Vernon and Mrs. Ralph
(Theresa) Wilson of Monessen;
Friends are being received at
the Toner Funeral Home; Belle Vernon from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday;Dec.24;1963;at 2:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Dr.S.Arthur Talman of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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.