John J.Atkinson;64;of 117 Allen Ave.;Belle Vernon (Lynnwood);was dead on arrival at Connellsville State General hospital at 2:15 p.m.;Tuesday;Sept.7;1976. He was born in Belle Vernon on Dec.22;1911;son of the late Daniel and Eleanor Hamilton Atkinson;and had been a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. He belonged to the Lynnwood Lutheran Church and retired in 1974 as a heat treater in the cold draw department of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Sophie Foster Atkinson;two sons;John D.of West Newton and Louis G.;at home;one daughter;Mrs.Raymond (Sharon) Milchovich;Jefferson Estates;Fayette City R.D.1;five sisters;Mrs.William Beck of Fellsburg;Mrs.Phyllis Roucroft and Mrs.Charles Kraft;both of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Fritz Reshenberg of Akron;Ohio and Mrs.Wilbur Stanger of Henryetta;Okla.;and six 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 Friday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Hartzel Michael of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Dominic Allessio;92;of 24 Johnston St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Sept. 1;1976;at 12:30 p.m.in Brownsville Hospital. He was born Aug.4;1884 in Italy. He was a member of st.Sebastian’s Catholic Church of Belle Vernon;the Sons of Italy lodge of Belle Vernon;Anita Garibaldi club of Dunlevy and United Mine Workers of America Local 9873. Mr.Allessio was preceded in death by his parents;his wife;Mary Theresa Merandi Allessio;in June 1941;two children;Anthony Allessio in 1975 in Michigan and Theresa Allessio in Italy;one brother;John;in Italy;and two sisters;Mary Caputo and Sarah Mazza. Surviving are two sons;Frank of Donora and James of Speers;two daughters;Mrs.Byron (Rose) Steinbaugh of Charleroi R.D.2 and Mrs.Ted (Theresa) Spazok of Belle Vernon;with whom he made his home;nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A blessing Service will be held Saturday;Sept;4;1976 at 9:30 a.m.at the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Mermigas Apodiakos;81;of 651 Tyrol Pass;Monessen;died Tuesday;Aug.31;1976 at 2 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Chios;Greece on March 9;1895 and had lived in Monessen the past 56 years. Mrs. Apodiakos was a member of St.Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church;Monessen. She was preceded in death by her husband;George J.Apodiakos;on April 15;1973. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.John (Lamona) Sfakianos of Baltimore;Md.and Mrs.Nick (Catherine) Alatsis of Monessen;three sons;William;at home;John and Theodore;both of Monessen;one brother;George Mermigas of Chios;Greece;one sister;Mrs.Barbara Tragoutsis of Millbrae;Calif.;11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Thursday at 12:30 p.m.;followed by additional rites at 1 p.m.in St.Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church;Monessen;with the Rev.George C.Bratiotis;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Trisagion services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Memorial Fund of St.Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church;Monessen;or to the Monessen Ambulance Service. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Helen Aubrey of Monessen died Tuesday;March 30;1976 at 1:45 p.m. in Uniontown Hospital. She had formerly resided at 51 Reed Ave.;in Monessen. Mrs.Aubrey was born in Adrian Mich.;but had lived most of her life in Monessen. She belonged to the First Uunited Methodist Church of Monessen and was a former member of the Monessen Chapter;order of Eastern Star. Mrs.Aubrey was a past president of American Legion Auxiliary to Post 28;Monesssen. Her husband;William C.Aubrey;died in April;1960. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Albert (June) Nenchek of Brentwood;one son;William Aubrey of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Beatrice Monack of Charleroi and Mrs.Marian Wolf of Hurst;Texas;four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;after 7 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Howard E.Kennedy of First United Methodist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Jennie Marie Allen;88;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Friday;Feb.13;1976;at 1:30 p.m.in Edgewood Nursing Home;Youngstown;Pa. Mrs.Allen was born in Sweden on Feb.15;1887;a daughter of the late Otto and Elma Eck Forsberg. She was a charter member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church and a resident of Rostraver Twp.since 1918. Mrs.Allen was preceded in death by her husband; Roland J.Allen on April 6;1950 and a son;John R.Allen;on Jan.6;1969. She is survived by one son;Robert O.Allen of Belle Vernon R.D.2;three daughters;Mrs.Elizabeth Hamilton of Belle Vernon;Mrs.George (Ruth) Homa of Belle Vernon R.D.2;and Mrs.James (Doris) Cloward of Avon;Ohio;one brother;William Forsberg of Newell;nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday;Feb.14;and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday;Feb.15. Services will be held Monday;Feb.16;at 1 p.m.;with Pastor Hartzell Michael of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director in charge.

Clarence E.(Peanuts) Atkins;73;of 427 Fell St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Jan.2;1976.at 9:42 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital following a short illness. Mr.Atkins;a retired employee of the former McCraffery Pontiac Garage in Charleroi;was admitted to the hospital Jan.1. He was preceded in death by his wife;Evelyn Summerville Atkins;on July 4;1969;and by a sister;Virginia Atkins. Mrs.Atkins was born in Glassport on March 29;1904;a son of the late Henry C.and Mary J.Atkins and had spent his childhood in Monessen. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon and a former member of the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) and the Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Co. He is survived by two daughters;Mrs.Gordon (Connie Lou) Bethem of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Gary (Joyce) Dull;at home;one son;Gale T.Atkins;at home;nine grandchildren;one sister;Mrs.Lillian Pattron of Aliquippa;and one brother;Dale Atkins of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received in the Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home in Belle Vernon from 7 until 9 p.m.on Saturday;Jan3;1976 and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.on Sunday;Jan.4;1976;where funeral services will be held on Monday;Jan.5;1976 at 11 a.m.with the Rev.R.Dawson Hopson;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. David P.Rhome;temporary supervisor;in charge.

Mrs.Rae A.Alexander of 410 Donner Ave.;Monessen;died Monday Nov.3;1975;at 10:05 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Alexander was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary FOE;Women of the Moose;Democrat Women’s Club;Sokol Ladies Auxiliary and Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol;all of Monessen. Surviving is a sister;Mrs.Kenneth Roberts of Apopka;Fla. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;260 Donner Ave.;Monessen;where services will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Vernon W.McDormand;pastor of First Christian Church of Monessen;officiating. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Blanche E.Ashley;83;of Belle Vernon R.d.4;died Monday;May 26;1975;at 11:52 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Dexter City;Ohio;on Sept.4;1891;and had lived in the Belle Vernon area her entire life. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Her husband;John W.Ashley;died in 1964. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Ruth Veach of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Lester (June) Hawk of Belle Vernon R.D.4;with whom she resided;three brothers;Chance Mugrage and Floyd Mugrage;both of Baltimore;Md.;and Lawrence Mugrage of Fayette City;one sister;Mrs.Gladys Horvath of Baltimore;Md.;one grandson;Donald Evans of Belle Vernon;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.H.R.Loughborough Jr.of Marion United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

John Elmer Abbey;63;of Fallowfield Twp.;Charleroi R.D.1;died Wednesday;May 14;1975;at 7:10 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Abbey was born in Charleroi on June 6;1911. He was a roofer and well-known in the Mon Valley area. Mr.Abbey is survived by two sons;Jerry Abbey of Brownsville and George Abbey of Charleroi;two daughters;Mrs.Latricia Hess of Van Voorhis and Nancy Abbey of Pittsburgh;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received on Thursday;May 15;1975;from 7 until 9 p.m.in the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi where funeral services will be held on Friday;May 16;1975 at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Clarence Mayhie;pastor of the Methodist Church of Brownsvile;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock;funeral director in charge.

Douglas Anderson;71;of 121 Miller St.;Rankin;was pronounced dead on arrival Tuesday;January 14;1975;at Braddock General Hospital. He was born May 15;1903;in Alexandria;Va. Mr.Anderson was employed by the Union Railroad of East Pittsburgh. Surviving are his widow;Hattie;and two nephews;Edward Johnson of Monessen and Walter Davis of Oklahoma. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.on Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Friday at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;where services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.P.L.Greene of Monessen officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.