Lester J.Bricker;74;of 58 Scenery Blvd.;Monessen;died Thursday;March 18;1976;at 12:30 p.m. shortly after arrival at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Orville;Ohio;on Nov.5;1901 and had lived in the Mon Valley the past 42 years. Mr.Bricker had worked for the West Penn Power Company;Charleroi Division;as a lineman supervisor until his retirement in November;1966. He belonged to the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon and was past master of the F.& A.M. Lodge 613 of Charleroi. He was preceded in death by a sister;Mildred Westenhaver;in 1975. Surviving are his widow;Mary Geldbaugh Bricker;two daughters;Mrs.Clarence (Barbara) Seitz of New Haven;Ind.;and Mrs.Robert (Nancy) Heckman of Belle Vernon;one son;James R.Bricker of Cuyahoga Falls;Ohio;two brothers;Frank J.Bricker of Pittsburgh and Paul F.Bricker of Bradenton;Fla;;two stepsisters;Mary Jane Sterett and Betty Stewart;and a stepbrother;William Bricker;all of California state;eight grandchildren and one great-grandson. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.H.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Rose Bongiorno of 315 Shady Ave.;Charleroi;died Thursday;March 4;1976;at 1:30 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was 39. Born in Monessen on June 5;1936;she was a daughter of the late Carlo and Josephine Clausi. Mrs.Bongiorno was a member of the Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church;Charleroi and the Charleroi Area High School Band Boosters. A daughter;Paula;preceded her in death in 1962. Surviving are her husband;Philip R.Bongiorno;three daughters;Phyllis;Patricia and Pamela;all at home;one brother;Louis A Clausi of Monessen;and a sister;Mrs.Joseph (Mary) Stimak of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 9 a.m.in Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.J.J.Thomas;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is funeral director in charge.

Louisa Amalie Bertin;78;of 708 Liberty Ave.;North Charleroi;died Friday;Feb.27;1976;at 11:40 a.m.in Monongahela Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Bertin was born in France. She was preceded in death by her husband;Achille Bertin in 1956. Survivors include two daughters;Mrs.Frank (Elsie) Chew of North Charleroi and Mrs.Anthony (Yvette) Mosco of Monessen;eight grandchildren;and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home in Monessen from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday;Feb.28;and from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday;Feb.29. A blessing service will be held Monday;March 1;at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Lino Ramellini;pastor of St.Cajetan Catholic Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer funeral director in charge.

John Buchton Sr.;87;of 327 Glister Road;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Dec.30;1975;at 9:45 p.m.in Brownsville General Hospital. Born in Czecheslovakia on Oct.24;1888;he had lived in Fairhope since 1915. Mr.Buchton retired 22 years ago from the Black Diamond Mine. He was a member of St.John’s Lutheran Church;Charleroi;and the Slovak G.U.Sokol Lodge 47 and S.E.U.Lodge;both of Monessen. Surviving are his widow;Susan Buchton;one son;John Buchton Jr.of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.Mary Sholtis and Mrs.John (Susan) Strychalski;both of Belle Vernon;10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday. Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Stephen Hurnyak of St.John’s Lutheran Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Thomas A.Bello;79;of 1120 Lloyd St.;Nanty Glo;died Saturday December 6;1975 at 3:35 p.m.in Johnstown Mercy Hospital. Mr.Bello;a former resident of Belle Vernon who went to Nanty Glo in 1937 to operate and manage the Capital Theater;was born in Belle Vernon on Feb.25;1986;son of the late Gasper and Mary Bello. He was retired manager of the Capital Theater;a life member of the Nanty Glo Volunteer Fire Co.;member of the Lions Club of Nanty Glo and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Belle Vernon. Mr.Bello was a member of the Black Lick Valley School Board and the Admiral Perry Voc Tech-High School in Ebensburg;Pa. He was preceded in death by a brother;Frank Bello. Survivors include his widow;Mary Costello Bello;two sons;Thomas Bello of East Aurora;N.Y.and John Bello of Wilmington;Del.;two daughters;Virginia Bello of Nanty Glo and Mrs.Katherine Lorenzi of Ligonier;eight grandchildren;and one sister;Mrs.Concetta Castonzo of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received in the Richard D.Ondriezek Funeral Home in Nanty Glo from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9:30 p.m.Monday;Dec.8;1975. A brief service will be held at 10 a.m.Tuesday;Dec.9;with the Rev.Richard D.Wright;pastor of the United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the American Cancer Society;Richard D.Ondriezek;funeral director in charge.

James T.Brown;62;of 1005 Fayette Ave.;Lynnwood;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Nov.19;1975;at 10:15 p.m.at Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;following a lengthy illness. He was born July 15;1913;in Fayette City;a son of the late Irvin and Jean Park Brown. Mr.Brown was a member of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints;Fayette City. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving are his widow;Ruth Warner Brown;one brother;Eddie Blackburn of Pittsburgh and one sister;Mrs.Morrison (Rosina) Carnahan of Warren;Ohio. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.on Thursday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m.with Elder Thomas Morgan of Clairton officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Cecelia Kilcullen Bezy;78;of 7 Anderson Court;Monessen;died Friday;Nov.14;1975 in her sleep at her home. Born in Pittsburgh;she had lived in Donora prior to her marriage and then resided in Charleroi and Belle Vernon before moving to Monessen 10 years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband;Frank J.Bezy;on March 26;1964. Mrs.Bezy was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon;Golden Age Clubs of Charleroi and Monessen and the Ladies Auxiliary of World War I Barracks;350;Charleroi. She was chaplain of the Senior Citizens group of Monessen. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Robert (Dorothy) Anderson of Monessen;with whom she resided;and one sister;Mary Kilcullen of Charleroi R.D. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;Monessen;after 7 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Monday at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Katherine Burkett;75;of 128 Dinsmore St.;Fairhope;formerly of Pricedale and Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Oct.19;1975;at 7:20 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Burkett was born in England on Dec.29;1899;daughter of the late Henry and Emma Round Treaswell. She was a member of the Pricedale Union Church and the Belle Vernon and Charleroi Golden Age Clubs. Her husband;Willard T.Burkett;died in 1949. Surviving are three sons;George Burkett of Belle Vernon;Daniel Burkettt of Elizabeth and Charles R.Burkett of Uniontown;one daughter;Mrs.Arlene Gaul of Monessen;two brothers;Edward Treadwell of Jacksonville;Fla.and George Treadwell of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Hanna Stanley of Canonsburg;nine grandchildren;and one great-grandchild. 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. Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Howard S.Rodebaugh of Pricedale Union Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Mabel E.Brinegar of 128 Phillips St.;Speers;died suddenly at 3:40 p.m.Wednesday;Oct.8;1975;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Brinegar was a member of the Speers United Methodist Church. She was born in Fayette City and had lived in Speers the past 18 years. Prior to that;she resided in Fayette City and Allenport. Preceding her in death were her husband;Robert O.Brinegar;on Aug.17;1970;and a sister;Mrs.Edna Ciavarra;on Dec.30;1973. She is survived by a daughter;Mrs.Gloria B.McAndrews of Wheeing;W.Va.;one brother;Maynard Natola of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.John (Minnie) Park of Fayette City and Mrs.Rudy (Martha) Herspold of Perryopolis;and one granddaughter;Gloria Ellen McAndrews;a student at the University of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Walter M.Willey of Speers United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

James E.Britt of Wick Haven;died suddenly at 8 a.m.Tuesday;Sept.2;1975;at his home. He was 56. Born in North Belle Vernon on March 2;1919;he had lived in Wick Haven since 1960. Mr.Britt was a member of the Church of God;Connellsville;and the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. He was employed at the Fisher Body Plant in West Mifflin. He was preceded in death by his mother;Mary Worrell Britt;a son;William;and brother;John. Surviving are his widow;Rose Porter Britt;five sons;Frank of Monongahela;Charles of Belle Vernon R.D.;Ronald of Perryopolis;James of Elm Grove;W.Va.;and Terry;at home;two daughters;Mrs.Lynn (Shirley) Parshall of Perryopolis R.D.2 and Mrs.Harry (Carol) Stuckslager of Perryopolis;his father;Elmer Britt Sr.of Youngstown;Pa.;one brother;Elmer Jr.of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Emma Book and Mrs.Ella May Owens;both of Belle Vernon;and seven grandchildren. 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 Pastor John L.Dunlap of the Church of God;Connellsville;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.