Mrs.Irene (Duda) Baker;62;of 116 Long Ave.;Fairhope;died Friday;December 4;1970;in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Surviving are her husband;John Baker;Sr.;three sons;Steve;John Jr.and James;all of Fairhope;four brothers;Frank Duda of Monessen;Edmond Duda;George Duda and Carl Duda;all of Fairhope;one sister;Mrs.Julia Howsky of Fairhope and nine grandchildren. Services were held Monday;December 7;with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Stan Hope Blaine;89;of 308 Castner Ave.;Donora;died Wednesday Nov.18;1970 in Charleoi-Monessen Hospital. Survivors include a daughter;Aileen Blaine of Donora and one grandson. Services were held Saturday Nov.21;1970;with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Nettie Braddee;95;died Monday Nov.2;1970 in the home of a daughter;Mrs.John Stevenson in Niles;Ohio. She lived most of her entire life in the Belle Vernon and Charleroi areas until two years ago. Surviving are three daughters;Mrs.John (Calara) Stevenson and Mrs.George (Edith) Gales;both of Niles and Mrs.Maynard (Ruth) Rauscher of Charleroi R.D.1;eight grandchildren;five great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Services were held Wednesday Nov.4;1970;with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Gertrude E.Burke of Belle Vernon R.D.3;died Wednesday;Oct.21;1970;in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Survivors include her husband;Norman Burke;four daughters;Mrs.Norman (Sally) Recconu of Maywood;Calif.;Mrs.Barry (Sandra) Taylor of Charleroi;R.D.2;Mrs.James (Joyce) Fleming of Belle Vernon and Janet Burke;at home;one son;Barry Burke of West Newton;two sisters;Mrs.Florence Longnecker of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Arthur (Miriam) Peters of Anaheim;Calif.;17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were held Saturday;Oct.24;1970;with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Maria Bono;86;of 79 Marion Villa;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died Wednesday;Aug.26;1970 at 2:30 a.m.in Lafayette Manor;Uniontown;after a lengthy illness. Mrs.Bono was born in Italy. Surviving are two sons;Carl of Fredericktown and Jack of Wilmette;Ill.;a daughter;Mrs.Martha Bertovich of Belle Vernon;one sister in Italy;seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 2 p.m. Aug.27. Prayers there Saturday;Aug.29;at 9:30 a.m. followed by requiem high mass in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Joseph Tamilowski;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.

Julio Bercini;68;of Dunlevy died Tuesday;Aug.18;1970;at his late home. Mr.Bercini was born in Italy;Nov.4;1901;a son of the late Petro and Julia Danesi Bercini. He was a veteran of World War II;having served with the U.S.Army. He was also a member of Charleroi American Legion Post 22. Survivors include two brothers;Mario of Portsmouth;Ohio;and Attilio of Fallowfield Twp.;two sisters;Mrs.Irma Chislaghi of Victory Hill and Mrs.Inez Pipik of Dunlevy. Friends are being received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Wednesday and Thursday;where funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m.with Father J.J.Thomas officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director in charge.

Robert Owen Brinegar;67;of 128 Phillips St.;Speers Hill;Charleroi;died in Monongahela Memorial Hospital at 4:10 p.m. Monday;Aug.17;1970. Mr.Brinegar;who was born in Thomas;W.Va.;was a resident of Speers since 1956 and formerly lived in Fayette City and Allenport. He was a member of Gummert Lodge 252;Free and Accepted Masons of Fayette City;and was a former foreman in the tube mill of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;retiring in Jan.;1968. Surviving are his widow;Mabel Ellen Natola Brinegar;a daughter;Mrs.Edward J.(Gloria) McAndrews of Belle Vernon R.D.2;four sisters;Lillie Brinegar of West View;Mrs.Marie Moore of Bentleyville;Mrs.Naomi Kelly of Charlotte;N.C.;Mrs.Dorothy Toward of West View;a granddaughter;Gloria Ellen. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. Aug.18. Service there Thursday;Aug.20;at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.Robert C.Guffey;pastor of Speers United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic service at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. Aug.19. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Mrs.Margaret M.Bamford;79;formerly of 440 Mckean Ave.;Donora;died Sunday;June 7;1970;at 9:30 p.m.in Jefferson Hills Convalescent Home. Mrs.Bamford had lived in Ridgeview Terrace and Donora 50 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church;Donora;Women’s Society of Christian Service of the church and its Senior Ruth Circle Bible Class. She also belonged to Order of Eastern Star;Chapter 90 and Historical Society;both of Donora. Born in Blythedale;Allegheny County;she was a daughter of the late Thomas H.and Maria Jane Laughlin Martin. Her husband;Mark H.Bamford;died in 1935. Surviving are three daughters;Mrs.Donald (Virginia) Wood of Monongahela;Mrs.Charles (Mildred) Darby of Plano;Tex.;Mrs.Lawrence E.(Betty) Roberts of Donora;two brothers;Charles H.Martin of Belle Vernon and Charles A.Martin of Charleroi;five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Lawson-Rabe Funeral Home;Donora;from 7 to 10 p.m.June 8 and 1 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.June 9. Service there Wednesday;June 10;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Hengust Robinson;pastor of First United Methodist Church of Donora;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Lawson-Rabe Funeral Home in charge.