Hayward Brown;82;of 4074 Sunnybrook Drive;Warren;Ohio;died on Wednesday May 9;1973;in Warren. Mr.Brown was born in St.Louis;Mo.on October 10;1890 and was a World War I veteran. He belonged to Rose Hill F&AM Lodge and the Scottish Rite;both of St.Louis. He was a retired expiditer for the Arthur G.McKee Co.of Cleveland;Ohio. He was a former resident of Belle Vernon. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his wife;Lillian;on July 8;1964. He is survived by one son;J.Bachman Brown;with whom he resided;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 12 noon Friday until time of services at 1:30 p.m.Officiating will be the Rev.S.Arthur Talman of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;in charge.

Andrew Balaska;84;of 518 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;May 2;1973 at 10 a.m. Mr.Balaska was born in Austria-Hungary on March 4;1889;and was a World War I veteran. He lived in Belle Vernon since 1905 and was a retired mine worker. He was a member of American Legion Post 659;Belle Vernon;and Slovak Evangelical Union of Monessen. Surviving are two brothers;John Balaska;with whom he resided;and Michael Balaska;also of Belle Vernon;and one sister in Czechoslovakia. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Thursday. Visiting hours Friday are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A devotional service will be held Friday at 9 p.m.at the funeral home. Services are scheduled Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Stephen Hurnyak;pastor of St.John’s Lutheran Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Fergfuson;funeral director;in charge.

Julia Leone Borruso;62;of 31 Overhill Drive;Monessen;died Friday;Feb.23;1973;at about 2 p.m. in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Born Nov.16;1910;in Fayette County;she was a daughter of Antonio Leone of Monessen and the late Josephine Caparosa. A resident of Monessen since 1917;she was a member of St.Cajetan R.C.Church;its Rosary Altar Society and the Ladies Mutual Aid Society;all of Monessen. Surviving in addition to her father;are her husband;Charles;two sons;Thomas J.of Pleasant Hills;Anthony of Connellsville;two sisters;Florence Leone of Monessen;Mrs.Warren (Pat) Ramsey of Pittsburgh;three brothers;Alfred;John and Thomas;all of Monessen;three grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday at the Reymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;Monessen;where a blessing service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10 a.m.at St.Cajetan R.C.Church;Monessen;with the Rev.P.Lino Ramellini;pastor;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Raymond D.Dalfonso;funeral director.

Mrs.Anna L.Baldwin;71;Eastgate Manor;Monessen;died at 11;15 p.m.Tuesday;Feb.6;1973;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Higginsport;Ohio;May 25;1901;a daughter of the late Mason and Nellie Simms. She resided in Monessen since 1936. Mrs.Baldwin attended St.Leonard R.C.Church and belonged to the Elite Temple No.428;Elks and the Wednesday Afternoon Club;all of Monessen. She is survived by a number of cousins;including Mrs.Florence Taylor of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.today. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Clarence McCraw officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Sophia Bennett;Nagy Ave.;Arnold City;died Saturday;January 6;1973;at 11:59 p.m.in Euclid General Hospital;Cleveland;Ohio. Mrs.Bennett was born in Yugoslavia May 15;1889. She was a member of Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. She is survived by three sons;Mark of Belle Vernon;Nick of Arnold City and Michael of Fairhope;four daughters;Mrs.Mildred Severovic;Mrs.Goldie Ercegovic and Mrs.Joan Venable;all of Cleveland and Mrs.Mary Bielski of Monessen;17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends are being received after 7 p.m.today at Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where Rosary will be at 8 p.m.Tuesday;prayer service at 9:30 a.m.Wednesday followed by Mass at 10 a.m.Wednesday with the Rev.Stephen Drab of Holy Spirit R.C.Church officiating. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Alfredo Biagini;85;of 203 Baltimore St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Jan.3;1973;at 12:15 p.m. in the Havencrest Nursing Home;Carroll Twp. Born in Pistoia;Italy;Jan.27;1887;he was a resident of Belle Vernon for over 63 years. He retired as foreman in 1949 from the American Window Glass Co. He was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and the Italian Beneficial Society of Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by his wife;Egenia Valdiserri Biagini;Oct.5;1964;and a son;Sylvus Biagini;April 20;1972. Surviving are two sons;Chester C.of Belle Vernon and Louis of West Newton;four daughters;Mrs.Harry (Alberta) Bindi of Independence;Mo.;Mrs.Michael (Norma) Malinchak of Monessen;Mrs.William (Emma) Vannucci of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Ramo (Janet) Zanardelli of Charleroi;two brothers;Joseph and John;both of Pistoia;Italy;13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be Saturday;Jan.6;at 9:30 a.m. followed by funeral mass at 10 a.m. at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Mrs.Frances Bialon;86;of Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Saturday morning;December 30;1972;in the Charleroi Division;Mon Valley Hospital. Born Nov.27;1889 (1884 is written on her tombstone);in Poland;she was the daughter of Alexander and Victoria Wyanski Bush and had resided in this area most of her adult life. She is survived by three sons;Frank of Uniontown;Edward of North Charleroi and George of Glassport;four daughters;Mrs.Anna Wozniak and Mrs.Mary Coffee;both of Arnold City;Mrs.Helen Kopko of Monessen;Mrs.Victoria Galuska of Monroeville;a brother;Frank Bush of Export;a sister;Mrs.Anna Kukurin of East McKeesport;19 grandchildren;33 great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home n Fayette City where a Rosary service will be held this evening at 8 p.m. A prayer service will take place in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.tomorrow;Jan.3;followed by a Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City;with the Rev.Stephen J.Drab;the celebrant. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Mary (Matdej) Bednar;83;Fayette City R.D.1;Gillespie;died suddenly of a heart attack at her home at 12:40 p.m.Thursday;Dec.28;1972. She was born in Czechoslovakia;Jan.4;1889;daughter of the late Michael and Susan Poprocky Matdej. She was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Rite Catholic Church of Charleroi. Survived by two sons;Joseph of Fayette City R.D.1 and George at home;four daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Anna) Poprocky of Uniontown;Mrs.Peter (Kathryn) Vesley and Mrs.Joseph (Helen) Bolchak of Fayette city R.D.1 and Mrs.John (Margaret) Buckley of Bethesda;Md.;15 grandchildren and eigth great-grandchildren. Friends being received at Howard McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City after 7 p.m.Saturday where a service will be held Tuesday;Jan.2;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.at Holy Ghost Byzantine Rite Catholic Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.Andrew Chura;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Service for the dead will be chanted in the funeral home Monday at 7:30 p.m. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

Theresa Bonie;87;of 10530 Laurel St.;Livonia;a suburb of Detroit;Mich.;died Thursday;Nov.28;1972 in the Good Samaritan Hospital of Detroit. Born in Italy;she was a pioneer Monessen resident;moving to Detroit in 1944 following the death of her husband;Louis Bonie. She was a former member of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church of Monessen and the Italian Ladies Mutual Aid Society;both the Schoonmaker and NIPA branches. She was preceded in death by a sister;Mrs.Rena Marchione. Surviving are four daughters;Mrs.Marie French;with whom she made her home;Mrs.Gerald (Enis) Coyle of Tempe;Ariz.;Mrs.Thomas (Genevieve) Richardson of Deerfield Beach;Fla.;and Mrs.Ray (Vivian) Klann of Livonia;Mich.;three sons;Alfred R.Bonie of Monessen;Raymond A.Bonie of Detroit and Louis Bonie of Griffith;Ind.;one sister;Mrs.Athalia Zambelli of Monessen. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Grand Blvd.;Monessen between the hours of 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Saturday;Dec.2;1972 at 1:30 p.m.in the funeral home chapel;conducted by the Rev.Gary Rischer;pastor of St.Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.