Helen Damico Boyer of
Monessen; formerly of Turtle
Creek; died Wednesday;Aug.10;1977 in
Monongahela Division of Mon
Valley Hospital.
She was born June 5;1905 in
Linhart; Pa.; a daughter of the
late James and Elisa Conleen
Damico.
She was a member of the
Monessen Sokols.
Survivors include her
widower; James E. Boyer; a
sister; Lucy DelMonico; one
brother; August Damico; and
several nieces.
Friends are being received
in the John L. Quintan Funeral
Home; 11th and Airbrake
Ave.;Turtle Creek. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday;Aug.13;1977 at 11 a.m.in St.Maurice Church;Forest Hills. The John L.Quinlan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Donis Bosley;77;of Eastgate Manor;Monessen;was dead on arrival at the Charleroi Division of the Mon Valley Hospital on Monday;July 4;1977 at 12:08 p.m. Mr.Bosley was born in Nashville;Tenn.on May 25;1900;a son of the late Mr.and Mrs.Adam Bosley. He had come to Pennsylvania from Tennessee over 50 years ago. He had been employed in the Fabric Department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;having retired on July 31;1966. He was a member of the Elks Okay Lodge 697 of Monessen. He has no known survivors. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home in Monessen from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and Wednesday. The Elks Okay Lodge 697 of Monessen will hold services in the funeral home at 8 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held Thursday;July 7;at 11 a.m.in the funeral home chapel with the Rev.Clarence L.McCraw;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director in charge.

Lenora B.Baird;81;of Allenport;died Thursday;June 9;1977;at 7:55 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born May 5;1896 in Bellefonte;Pa.;a daughter of the late John and Hannah Thompson. Mrs.Baird was a member of the Allenport Methodist Church and was a former Charleroi resident. She was preceded in death by a son;Jack Baird;in July 1975. Surviving are her widower;Raymond M.Baird;four daughters;Mrs.Virginia H.Burry;with whom she made her home;Mrs.Vivian Hite of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Clifford (Grace) Shrader of Monessen and Mrs.Sheldon (Geraldine) Morningstar of Wilkinsburg;two brothers;Edward Thompson of Clairton and Frank Thompson of Uniontown;two sisters;Mrs.Rebecca Kisner of Brownsville and Mrs.Sara Pogue of Bedford;Pa.;12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Saturday;June 11;1977 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home;the Rev.Charles H.A.Woods of the New Hope Parish officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Mrs.Helen Bednar Bolchak;58;of Gillespie;Fayette City R.D.1;died Tuesday;May 17;1977 at 4:45 a.m.in Charleroi Divivion of Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born Aug.14;1918 in Washington Twp.;a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Matvej Bednar Sr. Mrs.Bolchak was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church and Jednota Lodge 279;both of Fayette City. Surviving are her widower;Joseph P.Bolchak;three daughters;Mrs.John F.(Arlene) Zdilla of Colorado Springs;Colo.;Mrs.Roger (Magdelyn) Muzina of Perryopolis and Martha Jo Bolchak at home;two brothers;Joseph (Shakey) Bednar and George (Fudge) Bednar;both of Fayette City R.D.1;three sisters;Mrs.Joseph (Anna) Poprocky of Uniontown;Mrs.Kathryn B.Vesely of Fayette City R.D.1 and Mrs.John (Margaret) Buckley of Bethesda;Md.;and three grandsons. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main St.;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Wednesday. Prayer services will be held Friday;May 20;1977 at 11:30 a.m.at the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12 noon at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Fayette City. Fr.Thomas G.Rinn;celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m.at the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Bilski Sr.; 86; of 108
Leggs Ave ; Arnold City; Belle
Vernon; died suddenly
Monday;May 16;1977; at 8:30 p.m. in
Charleroi Division of Mon
Valley Hospital.
He was born Dec. 31; 1890 in
Poland.
Mr. Bilski retired from
Pittsburgh Steel Company’s
Allenport plant in 1962. He
was a member of the Holy
Spirit Catholic Church;
Fayelle City.
He was preceded in death by
his wife; Anna Bilski; in 1965.
Surviving are five sons;
Louis; Joseph Jr . John T. and
Floyd; all of Arnold Cily; and
Clement of Ocean City; N.J.; a
daughter; Mrs Walter
(Adeline) Barch of Fairhope;
Washington Twp ; 23 grandchildren;
and 10 great-grandchildren
Friends will be received at
the Howard W. McCrory
Funeral Home; Main St .
Fayette City; after 7 p.m.Wednesday. Prayer services will be held Friday;May 20;1977;at 9:30 a.m.at the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City;with Fr.Thomas G.Rinn as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m.at the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Minnie Marker Bickerton of 46 Zundel St.;Pricedle;died Monday;May 16;1977 at 2 a.m. at her residence. She was 77. Mrs.Bickerton was born March 18;1900 in Hazzard;Pa.;a daughter of the late John Albert and Minnie Henrietta McQuillis Bickerton. A Mon Valley resident since 1938;she was preceded in death by her husband;Arthur B.Bickerton;on March 14;1974. Survivors include a sister Mrs.Frank (Mary) Bodtmann of Uniontown;three nieces and two nephews. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home with Rev.Charles Colas;of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.