Private funeral service was held Wednesday;Aug.2;1967;at 11 a.m. in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;for the infant daughter of Mrs.Dolores Burgess of 218 Ninth St.;Monessen. The child died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday;Aug.1;1967;in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. The baby was born there Tuesday;Aug.1;1967;about 7:30 p.m. Surviving besides the mother is the maternal grandmother;Mrs.Eva Crawley of Monessen. Interment took place in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
BABY GIRL BURGESS
MIKE BRAZZON
Mike Brazzon;65;of Cooks Road;Belle Vernon;R.D.3;died Wednesday;April 19;1967;at 10:20 a.m.in Brownsville General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr.Brazzon;a retired coal miner;was a member of the Polish Catholic Church of Fairhope. Born in Washington Twp.;Fayette County on June 15;1901;he was a son of the late Andrew and Anna Lackman Brazzon. Surviving are his widow;Mary Tomalski Brazzon;four sons;Theodore of Wyndham;Pa.;James of Fairhope;Lt.Cmdr.Robert with the U.S.Navy at Greenbelt;Md.;Michael of Perryopolis;two daughters;Mrs.Frank (Clara) Daniels and Mrs.Audie (Rose) George of Fayette City R.D.1;three brothers;John of Fairhope;Joseph of Cleveland;Ohio;and Stanley of Belle Vernon;four sisters;Anna Brazzon and Mrs.Blanche Laska of Cleveland;Mrs.Margaret Rihtarcik of Fairhope;Mrs.Frances Glister of Clarksville;Pa.;nine grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where a service will take place Saturday;April 22;at 9:30 a.m.with the Rev.John Rencewicz;pastor of the Polish Catholic Church in Fairhope;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.
ARTHUR A. BANDINI
Arthur A.Bandini;65;who had been custodian for The Valley Independent prior to his retirement in 1962;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Monday;March 27;1967 at 6:15 p.m. Mr.Bandini lived at 35 Adams Ave.;Belle Vernon. A life-long resident of Belle Vernon;he had worked 28 years for American Window Glass Co.;Belle Vernon. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Italian Beneficial Society;both of Belle Vernon;and East Belle Vernon Athletic Association. He was born May 22;1901. Surviving are his widow;Kathleen Olivito Bandini;a son;Arthur (Banner) Bandini of Cocoa Beach;Fla.;three daughters;Mrs.Forrest (Marie) McKenna of Belle Vernon;Mrs.James (Margie) Rutan of Hacienda Heights;Calif.;Mrs.Daniel (Dee Dee) Stolinski of Erie;seven grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. March 28 at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Blessing service there Thursday;March 30 at 10:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Martin J.O’toole;pastor;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.
MAGDELINE BILES
ARMUNDO BENEDETTI
Armundo Benedetti;68;of 201 Woodland Ave.;Charleroi;died Saturday March 18;1967;at 2:30 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Benedetti;a retired employee of the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.;was a member of Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church;French Club and Italia-Unita Club;all of Charleroi. Born in Florence;Italy;Oct.18;1898;he was a son of the late Michael and Maria Paulino Benedetti. He came to Charleroi;from Italy;at about the age of three years. Surviving are his widow;Ann Bongiorno Benedetti;a son;Michael S.;two brothers;V.Guido and Nello;two sisters;Mrs.Nellie Giles and Tosca Benedetti;all of Charleroi;two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter. Friends are being received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Requiem High Mass will take place Tuesday;March 21;at 11 a.m. in Mother of Sorrows R.C.Church;Charleroi. The Rev.J.J.Thomas;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director.
OLIVER BAUMGARDNER
JOSEPH BENNETT
Joseph Bennett (Benac);85;of 128 Nagy Ave.;Belle Vernon (Arnold City);died in Brownsville General Hospital Tuesday;March 14;1967;at 11 p.m. Mr.Bennett;a retired coal miner;was a member of United Mine Workers Local 2148;Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge No.11 and Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church of Fayette City. Born in Yugoslavia on March 6;1882;he was a son of the late Michael and Josephine Charlovitch Bennett. Surviving are his widow;Sophia;three sons;Nick and Mark of Belle Vernon;Michael of Fairhope;four daughters;Mrs.Michael (Mildred) Severovis of Charleroi;Mrs.Walter (Mary) Bielski of Monessen;Mrs.Thomas (Goldie) Ercegovic and Mrs.Joan Venable of Cleveland;Ohio;a sister in Europe;seventeen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Prayers there Saturday;March 18;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in Holy Spirit R.C.church;Fayette City;at 10 a.m. The Rev.William Gavron;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.
FRANCIS EUGENE BAKER
Francis E.Baker;56;of 419 Oneida St.;rear;Monessen;died Saturday;March 11;1967 at 10:55 p.m. in Monongahela Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in Altoona April 22;1910;he was the son of the late Harry and Julia Baker. He had been employed at Pittsburgh Steel’s Monessen Works as a furnace man in the oil tempering dept. He was a member of St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;Monessen. Surviving are;his widow;Mary Joseph Baker;one son;Thomas;at home;and one sister;Mrs.Jack (Edna) Baker of Monessen. Friends are being received at the Denver H.Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen..Requiem High Mass will be held at St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;Monessen;on Wednesday;March 15;at 9 a.m. with the Rev.Regis Hickey as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Denver H.Rhome;funeral director.
ANTOINETTE BORELLO
