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.

John P.Bertovich;51;of 301 McKean Ave.;Charleroi;died Tuesday;May 12;1970;at 8:10 p.m.in Veterans Administration Hospital;Oakland;Pittsburgh. Born in Belle Vernon;he was a son of the late Frank and Frances Bertovich. Mr.Bertovich was a veteran of World War II;having served in the U.S.Army;and belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 167;American Legion Post 22;Belgium Club;all of Charleroi;and Western Bohemian Fraternal Association No.295. A resident of the area all his life;he worked at the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are three sons;John;Anthony and Mark of Roscoe;a brother;Paul of Charleroi R.D.1;four sisters;Mrs.Sergius (Mary) DeAmbrogi of Charleroi R.D.2;Mrs.Martin (Frances) Dietz of Roscoe;Mrs.Andrew (Ann) Rusnak of Monessen;Mrs.Melvin (Joan) LaRue of Falls Church;Va. Friends will be received at Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 7 to 9 p.m.May 13 and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. May 14. Service Friday;May 15;at 10 a.m.in St.Mary Episcopal Church;Charleroi. Canon Joseph Wittkofski will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is funeral director.

Mrs.Mary Bartus;79;of 1006 Brown St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;May 8;1970;at 3:05 a.m.in Charleroi Monessen Hospital. Mrs.Bartus was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church in Belle Vernon and William Penn Fraternal Association of Pricedale. Born in Hungary;she had lived in the Belle Vernon area 65 years. Her husband;Joseph;died Oct.2;1958. Surviving are three sons;Albert at home;Steve of Donora and John of Connellsville;a daughter;Mrs.James (Mary) Nagy of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.May 9. Prayers there Monday;May 11;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon at 10 a.m. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Mrs.Luverta Bolding;66;of Monongahela R.D.3;died Thursday at 11 p.m.in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born in Anderson;Ala.;she was a daughter of the late Walter and Alma Sellers Jones. Mrs. Bolding was a Gallatin resident 40 years and belonged to Bethel A.M.E.Church;Monongahela;and Keystone Temple Lodge No.92;Donora. Her husband;Archie Bolding;is deceased. Surviving are three cousins;Mrs.Dorothy Grace of Pricedale;Mrs.Ozella Wilkes of McKeesport;Mrs.Helen Reeves of Gallatin;an aunt;Mrs.Mary Williams of Birmingham;Ala. Friends will be received at Percy E.Law Funeral Home;Donora;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. April 26. Service Monday;April 27;at 11 a.m. from Bethel AME Church;Monongahela;with the Rev.Robert Dye;pastor;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Helen Blaine Bedford of 914 Wallis Ave.;Farrell;Pa.;formerly of Donora;died Thursday;April 9;1970;at 1:45 p.m.in Greenville (Pa.) Hospital after an illness of two days. Born in Donora;Mrs.Bedford was a former member of Donora’s First Baptist Church. She is survived by a son;Thomas (Tommy) Bedford of Pittsburgh;her father;Stanhope Blaine;and a sister;Aileen Blaine;both of Donora. Friends will be received at Percy Law Jr.Funeral Home;Donora;after 4 p.m. April 12. Service Monday;April 13;
at 11 a.m. in First Baptist Church;Donora;with the Rev.John E.Washington;pastor;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy Law Jr.;funeral director.

Verner R.Beckman;46;of 706 Washington Rd.;Belle Vernon;a partner in the Van-Beck Electric Supply;Charleroi;died suddenly in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;March 20;1970 at 10:05 p.m. He was born in Monessen;Aug 9;1923;and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Monessen. He had lived in Lynnwood for 20 years. He was a veteran of World War Two;and served with the U.S.Air Force. Survivors are his widow;Rosalie Trozzo Beckman;one son;Donald A.;a daughter;Marianne;both at home;his mother;Mrs.M.Ora Beckman;North Charleroi;one brother;The Rev.Carl Beckman of Toledo;Ohio. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. today. Services will be held there Monday;March 23;at 1:30 p.m.;in charge of the Rev.Joseph C.Rial Jr.;pastor of Grace United Methodist Church of Monessen. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon is the funeral director.