Cynthia Ann Como; six-month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Como; of 613 Henry street; Belle
Vernon; died Friday; Oct. 22; at
8:20 a. m. in Children’s Hospital;
Pittsburgh.
Surviving along with her parents
are her paternal grandparents; Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Como; of Rosemont; and her maternal grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner; of Donora.
Friends are being received at the
Melenyzer – Ferguson Funeral
Home; Broad avenue; Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Monday;Oct.25;1954;at 2:30 p.m.;with Rev.William H.Schatz;pastor of the Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery; Charles L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral directors.

Mrs. Dorothy Currie;66;mother of Charleroi High school football coach James (Rab) Currie;died Wednesday;Sept.29;1954;at 3:30 p.m. in the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. A former resident of Roscoe and Monessen;Mrs.Currie had been ill only a short time and last Friday underwent a serious operation for an abdominal ailment. A member of the Presbyterian Church of Roscoe;Mrs.Currie was born Aug.26;1988;in Banning;Westmoreland County. She is survived by two sons;Willis;with whom she made her home at 722 Cedar avenue;Northside;Pittsburgh;the past several years;and James;a daughter;Mrs.Ruth Regan of Brentwood;two brothers;Harry and George Hileman;both of Roscoe;and a sister;Mrs.Bessie Osborne;also of Roscoe. Four grandchildren also survive. Friends will be received at the home of her brother;Harry Hileman;Roscoe. Services will be held there Saturday;October 2;1954;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Robert McClure of the Roscoe Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.

Mrs.Barbara Cvetan;nee Gargas;of Cook Street Extension;Fayette City;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;Saturday;Sept.4;1954;at 4:45 p.m. She was born November 5;1891;and was a member of St.Edward’s R.C.Church and the Croation Fraternal Union 11;Fayette City. She is survived by her husband;Frank Cvetan;three sons;Frank;Jr.;of Waukegan;Illinois;Rudolph of Braznell;and Joseph at home;one daughter;Mrs.Barbara Rade of Fayette City;two brothers;Nicholas;North Chicago;Illinois;and Embria in Europe;six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass was sung this morning;Tuesday;Sept.7;1954;at 9:30 o’clock in St.Edward’s Church;by Rev.C.W.Ribick;and interment followed in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and son are the funeral directors.

Rudolph F.Canigiani of 158 Shaffer avenue;Maple View;died at his home;March 3;1954;at 1:30 p.m. He was born in Fayette City;August 5;1903;the son of Constantino and Marie Francesconi Canigiani. He came to Charleroi fourteen years ago from Fayette City;and was a member of St.Jerome’s Church. He was employed as a foreman in the Automatic Billet Yard;Allenport plant of the Pittsburgh Steel company. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Elizabeth B.Klinsky Canigiani;two daughters;Mrs.Elizabeth M.Savarno;Charleroi;and Mrs.Elinore Tuman of Charleroi;two brothers;John Canigiani;Fayette City;and Domonic Canigiani;Belle Vernon;four sisters;Mrs.Palmira Travelsari;Mrs.Josephine Curcio;Mrs.Concetta Rocca;Fayette City;and Mrs.Mary Stemberg;Monessen;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the late home. Requiem high mass will be sung at St.Jerome’s Church;Saturday;March 6;1954;at 9 a.m.;by Rev.James McKeever;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is the funeral director.

Mrs.Josephine Cardinale of 107 Luella avenue;Charleroi;died at her home Saturday;February 27;1954;at 9:26 p.m.;after a lingering illness. Mrs.Cardinale was born in New Orleans;March 27;1893;the daughter of Charles and Mary Grazia Celino Campiere. She came to Charleroi forty-two years ago and was a member of St.Jerome’s Church and the Giuseppina Verdi Lodge;1056;of Charleroi. Preceded in death by her son;Louis Cardinale who died just two months ago;she is survived by her husband;Sam Cardinale;three daughters;Mrs.Constance Caremala of Long Island;New York;Mrs.Marie Rocca of Charleroi;and Mrs.Stella Gibino of Dunlevy;her step-mother;Mary Campiere in Italy;two step-brothers and two step-sisters;all in Italy;eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home. Requiem High Mass will be sung in St.Jerome’s Church;Tuesday;March 2;1954;at 9 a.m.;by Rev.James McKeever;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is the funeral director.

A seven-year-old boy was instantly killed near the intersection of First Street and Luella Avenue Saturday morning;June 15;1940;at 11:30 o’clock when struck by a milk truck. The boy was Charles Cardinale;son of Mr.and Mrs.Sam Cardinale;of Luella Avenue. The truck said to have been driven by Michael Russell;of Maple Creek;was being used for regular milk deliveries for a locl delivery. The truck had stopped in front of the Lepore home where it had made a delivery. About that time the victim of the accident and Mario Deporte;aged 6;a chum;had been playing together in the street near the Lepore home. A few feet beyond the point where the truck stopped is a mudhole;and it was said the boys had gone there to wash their hands in the water. They are believed to have been directly in front of or under the front of the truck at the time and hidden from view of the driver. It was said the accident occurred about ten feet from the point where the truck last stopped to deliver milk. The driver brought his truck to a stop immediately when he heard a scream. Only the left front wheel had passed over the boy whose head was crushed. Friends will be received at the late home until 9:30 o’clock Tuesday morning when services will be held in the Mother of Sorrows Church;the Reverand Father Panessa officiating. Interment will be made in Charleroi Cemetery. Lawrence Frye;funeral director in charge. (CHARLES WAS MOVED TO BELLE VERNON CEMETERY ON JANUARY 30;1954)