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.
BERTHA BAYLEY
WALTER BROWN
PAUL J. BARAN JR
ELEONORACHECCHI BUCCHIANERI
Mrs.Eleonora Bucchianeri;73;of Dunlevy;died Sunday;March 13;1977 in Carroll Twp. Mrs.Bucchianeri was born in Italy on Oct.24;1903;a daughter of the late Antonio and Rosa Parente Checchi. She had lived in Dunlevy almost all of her life and was a member of the Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church;the Ladies Altar Society;the Goodwill Club and Golden Agers;all in Charleroi;and the Garibaldi Ladies Auxiliary of Dunlevy. She was preceded in death by her husband;Guido;on Jan.27;1970 and by a brother;Elio Checchi;on March 25;1973. survivors include one son;Arthur Bucchianeri of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Elmo Checchi of Charleroi and Edward Checchi of Orlando;Fla.;and four sisters;Mrs.Elia Haywood of Smyrna;Tenn.;Mrs.Esilde Bussard of North Bethlehem;Pa.;Mrs.Emma Goldsby of Pensacola;Fla.;and Mrs.Edna Jacobs of Dunlevy. Friends will be received in the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Third St.and Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and Wednesday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Thursday at 11 a.m.at Mother of Sorrows Church;Charleroi;with Rev.John J.Thomas;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.at the funeral home. The Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HUGH BOYLE
JOSEPH BRAZZON
Joseph Brazzon; 66; of 307
Perry Ave.; (Rear); Belle
Vernon; died Saturday;Feb.19;1977 at 7:50
p.m. in Buntwood Hospital;
Cleveland; Ohio.
Mr. Brazzon; a retired coal
miner; was born in
Washington Twp. on Dec. 22;
1910; a son of the late Andrew
and Anna Lachman Brazzon.
Survivors include his
widow; Mary Klochak
Brazzon; one son; Donald
Brazzon of Cleveland; Ohio;
one brother; Stanley Brazzon
of Belle Vernon; three sisters;
Mrs. Margaret Rihtarcik of
Belle Vernon and Miss Ann
Brazzon and Mrs. Blanche
Laska; both of Cleveland;
Ohio; three grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received in
the Howard W. McCrory
Funeral Home in Fayette City after 7 p.m. Monday;Feb.21. Blessing service will be held Wednesday;Feb.23;at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Felix Pyzowski of Washington;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W. McCrory;funeral director in charge.
JOHN MAGNAI BANDINI
FRED BREWER JR
Fred Brewer Jr; of
Hutchinson Trailer Court;
Perryopohs R.D. 1; died
suddenly Sunday;Feb.6;1977 at 7:10
a.m. in Central Medical
Pavilion; Pittsburgh. He was
76.
Mr; Brewer was born Oct.
21;1900 in Pennsylvania; a son
of the late Fred and Martha
Abbott Brewer.
He was retired from
Southwest Railroad of
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corp.; Monessen.
He was a Protestant by
faith.
Survivors include his
widow; Kathryn Haywood
Brewer; two sons. Emery of
Belle Vernon; and Kenneth of
Hopwood; three daughters;
Mrs; James (Donna) Moats
and Mrs. Richard (Beverly)
Heffren; both of Fairhope and
Mrs. Michael (Linda)
Zelesnik of Perryopolis; 21
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son; William; preceded
him in death in 1973.
Friends will be received in
the Howard W. McCrory
Funeral Home; Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Monday. Services will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.with Rev.Brian Smith of Fayette City Christian Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
FANNIECOATES BRYANT
Fannie Coates Bryant;80;of Sewickley;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Jan.29;1977;at Sewickley Valley Hospital. Born in Alabama on Feb.23;1896;Mrs.Bryant had moved to Sewickley from Belle Vernon two years ago. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband;the Rev.George Bryant;on Aug.2;1953;and by a brother;William Coates. Surviving are five nieces and one nephew;Mrs.Vera Rucker of Sewickley;Mrs.Fannie Bates of Pittsburgh;Mrs.Beatrice Alexander of Beaver Falls;Mrs.Maxine Coats;Mrs.Naomi Johnson and William Coates Jr.;all three of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received at the Richard D.Cole Funeral Home;328 Beaver St.;Sewickley;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday. The body will be transferred to Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;to lie in state from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.at the church with the Rev.Samuel Green officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Richard D.Cole is funeral director in charge.