James L.Wanko;72;of 218 Vernon Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.3;1992;in the Washington Hospital Center;Washington;D.C.;as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Jan.17;1992.  Born Dec.1;1919;in Monessen;he was the son of the late Thomas and Helen Korber Wanko.  Mr.Wanko was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and American Legion Post 659;both of Belle Vernon.  He was a former Prudential agent;working in the Monessen area in the 1950s and was a retired millwright from the U.S.Steel Irvin Works plant.  He served with the U.S.Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre of Conflict during World War II.  Survivors include his wife;Thelma Koppala Wanko;one daughter;Leslie L.Wanko of Odenton;Md.;three sons;James K.Wanko and Richard W.Wanko;both of Waldorf;Md.;and Douglas L.Wanko of Conyers;Ga.;three grandchildren;David;Tracey and Shannon Wanko;and one brother;Thomas J.Wanko of Upper St.Clair.  Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon.  A Prayer service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Belle Vernon American Legion will hold services on Friday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home.  The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Margaret Owens Walters; 94;
of North Charleroi; died Sunday;
Dec. 29;1991; in the Washington
County Health Center.
Born Jan. 4; 1897; in
Bridgeville; she was the
daughter of the late Thomas and
Alice Pearce Owens.
Mrs. Walters was a member
of First United Methodist
Church; Charleroi; and the
Order of the Eastern Star.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; George Walters; on
May 17; 1972; a son; Thomas
Walters; three brothers; Reese;
Raymond and William Owens;
and a sister; Alice Michener.
Surviving are one daughter;
Roxalina Tamblyn of Endwell;
N.Y.; two grandchildren; Scott
and Georgia Tamblyn; one
great-granddaughter; a
brother; James Owens of
Newell; and two sisters; Violet
Fitzpatrick and Agnes
Wickerham; both of Carroll
Township.
Friends will be received Tuesday
from 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home
Inc.; 226 Fallowfield Ave.;
Charleroi. There will be no
visitation Wednesday; Jan. 1;
1992;and services will be held in the funeral home Thursday;Jan.2;1992;at 9:30 a.m.;with the Rev.Kenneth M.Lashen;pastor of First United Methodist Church;Donora;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.

William W.Wible Jr.;47;of 406 Coal Alley;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Nov.19;1991;at his home following an illness of the past year. He was born Sept.8;1944;in West Brownsville;a son of William W.Wible Sr.of California;Pa.;and Pearl Anderson Wible of Brownsville. A resident of the Belle Vernon area the past 23 years;Mr.Wible was a member of St.Paul Lutheran Church;Monessen. He was a U.S.Army veteran;having served during the Vietnam War;and was a member of American Legion Post 295;Brownsville. Mr.Wible had been employed at Beth Energy Mines Inc.;Marianna Mine No.58;for 15 years until the mine was closed in March 1988 after a fire there. He then taught at CDS in Canonsburg for about a year and at the time of his death was employed as a truck driver for Dealers Supply Co.in Monessen;having last worked in December of 1990. In addition to his parents;survivors include his wife;Bernadine Cenerosky Wible;three daughters;Kellie;Billie Jo and Bobbie Jo Wible;all at home;one stepson;Dale Cenerosky of Belle Vernon;one brother;Norman Wible of Grindstone;and two sisters;Mona Fisher of Uniontown and Marlene Redd of Brownsville. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Reinold Schlak Jr.;pastor of St.Paul Lutheran Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John J. Widmer; 80; of 16 Jean St.; Belle Vernon; died Monday;
Oct. 14;1991; at home.
He was born Aug.6; 1911; in
Charleroi; a son of the late
Rudolph and Mary Widmer.
He had been a Belle Vernon
resident for the past 18 years;
having previously resided in
Monongahela.
He retired in 1974 as a coal
miner at the Cokeburg Mine #60.
He was a U.S. Army veteran;
having served during World War II.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by three
brothers; George; Andrew and
Rudolph Widmer; and two
sisters; Margaret Rogers and
Antionette Mutich.
Survivors include his wife;
Eva J. Spencer Widmer; three
sons; Randy and Dennis; both of
Belle Vernon; and John of
McKeesport; two daughters;
Mrs. Sam (Lois) Henry and
Mrs. Eric (Valerie) Vance; both
of Monongahela; one adopted
daughter; Patricia Carlock of
Charleroi; four sisters; Martha
Smyers of Greenville; Agnes
Recaldini of Monongahela;
Cecillia Harvott of Deleware
and Anna Lawrence of
Bridgeville; 11 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Thursday at noon with the Rev.J.D.Flack of the Church of God of Prophecy;Normalville;officiating. Burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Feguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Harry S. Wilkinson Sr.; 83; of
Elco; died Monday; April 29;
1991; at Mon Valley Hospital.
He was born Sept. 18; 1907; in
Elco; a son of the late Samuel E.
and Ella Mae Hixenbaugh
Wilkinson.
Mr. Wilkinson was Protestant
by faith.
He had retired from Wheeling
Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport
Plant; in 1973; where he had
worked as a hot mill rougher. He
was a member of the Roscoe
Slovak Club and the Allenport
Rod and Gun Club.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by his
wife; Thelma Wilkinson on Feb.
13; 1973; two brothers; Charles
and Ray Wilkinson; and three
sisters; Grace Halm; Helen
O’Reilly and Florence Rankin.
He is survived by two sons;
Richard Aiello of Benbrook;
Texas; and Harry Wilkinson Jr.
of Stockdale; two daughters;
Sandy Grace of Allenport and
Mary Shimko of Elco; with
whom he made his residence; 12
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the
Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes
Inc.; 1008 Furlong Ave.; Roscoe;
on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Richard Carson;pastor of the United Methodist Church;Roscoe;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.are in charge of the arrangements.