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)

Frank Howard Cook;77;of 408 East Schoonmaker avenue;Monessen;died Thursday;January 7;1954;at 11:55 p.m. Mr.Cook had been employed by the Page Steel and Wire Company in Monessen for forty-eight years. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Mary Cook;three sons;Melvin;Leonard and George Fremont of Monessen;four daughters;Mrs.Laelia Hoskinson of Salem;Ohio;Mrs.Carl L.Milsom (Doris) of Rostraver Township;Mrs.Dave McCullough (Virginia) of State College;and Mrs.Joseph Hicks (Marian) of Monessen;sixteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home in Monessen;between visiting hours of 1 and 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Monday;January 11;1954;at 2:30 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Lloyd S.Erb. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is the funeral director.