Edgar J. (Shorty) Burry;64;of 112 Second St.;Allenport;died Sunday;June 27;1976;at 5:45 p.m. in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born in Louisville;Ky.;on Oct.31;1911;son of the late Julius and Bertha Geiser Burry;and had lived most of his life in Allenport. Mr.Burry was a member of St.Jerome Catholic Church;Charleroi. He retired from H & R Chevrolet and Cadillac;Charleroi;where he had worked as a salesman;in 1973 after 42 years of service. Surviving are his widow;Virginia Baird Burry;one son;David E.Burry of Monroeville;one daughter;Mrs.Leo (Marie L.) Qualiotto of Wilkinsburg;four sisters;Mrs.Averill (Minetta) Farquhar of Allenport;Mrs.Charles (Marie) Regula of Charleroi;Mrs.Gibson (Ruth) Chester of Roscoe and Mrs. John (LaVerne) McCrory of Allenport;and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St.Jerome Catholic Church;Charleroi;with Msgr.William J.Maher officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Harry Byron;77;of 210 Grove Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;June 24;1976 at 7:05 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Barnesboro on Feb.6;1899 and had lived in Lynnwood the past 35 years. Previously;he resided in Monessen. Mr.Byron was a member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church. He had retired as a bricklayer from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. His wife;Helen Nelson Byron;preceded him in death in 1970. Surviving are one son;Wallace Byron of Campbell;Calif.;one sister;Mrs.Glenn (Eleanor) Mills of Layton;Utah;four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Hartzell A.Michael of Lynnwood Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Eunice Brock;76;of Green Hill Road;Pricedale;died at 5:45 a.m.Thursday;May 13;1976;in her home. She was born June 3;1899 in Greenville;S.C.;the daughter of the late William and Katherine Brock. She was a member of the Allen Temple A.M.E.of South Carolina and the church’s Sunshine Club. Surviving are one sister;Lois James of Pricedale;and many nieces;nephews;great-nieces and great-nephews. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Saturday;May 15;and from 2 to 4 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. The body will be moved to Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;Sunday evening to lie in state until services at 11 a.m. Monday;May 17. The Rev.Samuel Greene will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Peter A.Bitonti;a district banking executive;was pronounced dead on arrival at 9 a.m.on Thursday;May 13;1976;at Somerset(Pa.)Community Hospital. Mr.Bitonti;who made his home at 921 Alice St.;Belle Vernon;was manager of the Rostraver Office of Equibank;a position he had held the past eight years. He was 46. Mr.Bitonti became ill while dressing for a seminar at Seven Springs Resort in Champion Thursday morning. He was attending an Equibank Management Team conference at Seven Springs. He was born in Belle Vernon on Nov.25;1929;a son of Mrs.Josephine Bitonti of Belle Vernon;who survives;and the late John Bitonti;who died in 1964. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict;where he served with the United States Navy from 1948 to 1952. Mr.Bitonti joined Equibank in 1962 and rose to the position of manager of the Rostraver Office on Sept.2;1968. He was a member of the Rostraver Twp.Business Association;Rostraver Lions Club;Washington Twp.Recreation Board;F&AM Lodge No.638 in Monessen;Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite-Valley of Pittsburgh;Syria Temple of Pittsburgh;Mon Valley Caravan No.17;and Fayette City American Legion Post 484. He also was president of the Belle Vernon Midget Football League. In addition to his mother;Mr.Bitonti is survived by his widow;Devina DeRose Bitonti;two sons;Peter A.Bitonti Jr.and David J.Bitonti;both at home;one daughter;Lisa Bitonti;at home;one brother;Dr.John Bitonti of Roscoe;and one sister;Mrs.Joseph (Arlene) Vargo of Fayette City R.D.1. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and Sunday;May 15 and 16. Masonic services by Monessen F&AM Lodge 638 will be held Sunday at 8:30 p.m.in the funeral home. Prayer services will be held Monday;May 17;at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.

Margaret Burke;81;426 Broad Ave.;North Belle Vernon;died Friday;May 7;1976;at 12:40 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Burke was born in Belle Vernon on Jan.25;1895;a daughter of the late Thornton and Margaret Green Doyle and was a life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. Her husband;Stephen Franklin Burke;preceded her in death in 1954. Survivors include five daughters;Mary Burke and Nolace Burke;both of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Charles (Georgetta) Higgins of Charleroi and Mrs.Joseph (June) Hamrock and Mrs.Harold (Margaret-Peg) Hough;both of Monessen;seven grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.on Sunday;May 9;1976 and until the time of the services on Monday;May 10;1976 at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Gerald Dye;pastor of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski;funeral director in charge.

Andrew Brazack;70;of 219 Frederick St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;May 6;1976 at 2:45 p.m. in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Brazack was born in Austria on Oct.17;1905;and was a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 43 years. He retired in 1970 from the Page Division of American Chain & Cable Co.in Monessen. He was a member of St.John Lutheran Church of Charleroi;a life member of the North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department;and a member of the East Belle Vernon Athletic Club. Mr.Brazack is survived by his widow;Gene Lehew Brazack;one daughter;Mrs.Jack (Mary Jane) Hanson of Harbour Heights;Fla.;two brothers;Paul Brazack of Belle Vernon and Martin Brazack of Miami;Fla.;one sister;Mrs.John (Mary) Balaska of Belle Vernon;and one grandchild. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Monday;May 10;at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Stephen Hurnyak of St.John Lutheran Church of Charleroi;in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.

Simon Brown;84;of 48 Sampson St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday May 1;1976;at 5:25 p.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Feb.10;1892 in Georgia. Mr.Brown was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp’s Monessen Plant;a World War I veteran and a member of American Legion Post 691;Monessen;and Speers St. A.M.E.Church. Surviving are his wife;Ruth;one son;George Brown of Cleveland;one daughter;Josephine Brown of New York City;10 step-sons;Daniel and Clarence Howard of Nashville;Tenn.;George Kenney of Charleroi;Dennis;Ronald;Rodney;Gerald and Gregory Kenney;all at home;and Kenneth Kenney of Chicago;and three step-daughters;Emma Dee Hines of Detroit;Diane Kenney at home and Katherine Carter of Nashville. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. The body will be removed to the Speers St.A.M.E.Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. and lie in state until services Wednesday May 5;1976 at 1 p.m.;the Rev.S.W.Chambers officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is the funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Edward J.Bilsky Sr.;59;of 214 Mikula Road;Arnold City;died Friday;April 16;1976;at 4:10 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He owned and operated the former Bilsky’s Supermarket in Arnold City. He is survived by his widow;Ferruccia Battaglini Bilsky;three sons;Edward Jr.and Carmen;both of Fairhope;and Jerome;at home;four grandchildren;one brother;Joseph (Guy) of Arnold City;and a sister;Mrs.Michael (Dolores) Kutska;of Arnold City. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 1:30 p.m.Saturday;April 17. Prayers will be offered at the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Fayette City;with the Rev.Thomas Rinn as celebrant. Wake services will be held at the funeral home Sunday at 1 p.m.and the Rosary will be recited there at 8 p.m.;Sunday. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Sylvia Bartolozzi;84;of 12 Graham Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;March 24;1976;at 1:35 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Pistoia;Italy;on July 4;1891;and had lived in Belle Vernon since she was six years of age. Mrs.Bartolozzi was a member of the Belle Vernon Defense Club. She was preceded in death by her husband;Italo Bartolozzi;in 1957;and by a son;Vard;and a daughter;Gilda. Surviving are one son;Jordan D.Bartolozzi of Allenport;one brother;Thomas Meacci of Belle Vernon;and three sisters;Irene Meacci;Mrs.Marion (Neva) Evans and Mrs.Dale (Evelyn) Jenkins;all of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Marcus G.Yohe;retired Methodist minister;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.