Edwin Howard Wilbraham of 901 S.Massachusetts Ave.;Deland;Fla.;died Monday;Sept.23;1985;at 4 p.m.at his home. He was 71. Mr.Wilbraham was born Aug.25;1914;in Pittsburgh;a son of the late John and Isabella Archbold. A resident of Deland the past nine years;he was formerly of Perryopolis. Mr.Wilbraham retired in 1976 from the U.S.Steel Corp.;Irvin Works. He had also been employed at U.S.Steel’s Donora Works. Survivors include his wife;Sara West Wilbraham;a son;David E.Wilbraham Sr.of Silver Spring;Md.;two daughters;Mrs.Kenneth (Helen Jean) Griffith of Noblestown and Mrs.John (Naomi) Bradish of Connellsville;a brother;Frank Wilbraham of Pittsburgh;nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday;Sept.28;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.David Aldridge;a retired Church of the Nazarene pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
PETER A. WASILEWSKI
Graveside services will be held Friday;May 17;1985;at 10 a.m. at the Belle Vernon Cemetery for Peter Wasilewski;a former area resident who died in Dearborn;Mich. He was 69. Born Feb.2;1916;Mr.Wasilewski was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother;Benny. Survivors include his wife;Margaret;a son;Robert Wasilewski of Dearborn;Mich.;two grandsons;James and Jeffrey; a sister;Sophie DalCanton;and a brother;Edward Wasilewski of Monessen. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;is in charge of the arrangements.
FLORENCEANDERSON WHITE
Florence M.White of 314 Center St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;April 26;1985;at 3:23 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 77. Mrs.White ws born Feb.29;1908;in Waltersburg;a daughter of the late James and Annie Schock Anderson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. A Belle Vernon resident most of her life;she was preceded in death by her husband;William H.White;Aug.7;1973. Survivors include a son;William H.White Jr.of Painesville;Ohio;two daughters;Mrs.Richard (Doris) Risley;with whom she made her home;and Mrs.Robert (Dolores) Evans of Belle Vernon;one brother;Charles Anderson of McKeesport;one sister;Lillian Sisley of Toronto;Ohio;ten grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday;April 29;at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Earl Lehman;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
HAZEL E.ABRAMS WAITE
Hazel E.Waite of 112 Lee Drive;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;March 17;at 7:45 p.m. She was 83. Mrs.Waite was born May 23;1901;in Charleroi;a daughter of the late Harry and Anna Bartley Abrams. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon and its Regulars Class and Martha Circle. Mrs.Waite was a member of Order of Eastern Star Chapter 196;Belle Vernon. A resident of Belle Vernon for over 60 years;she was preceded in death by her husband;Dr.Raymond J.Waite;Jan.15;1965. Survivors include two sons;Dr.Raymond W.Waite of Belle Vernon and W. Claude Waite of Pittsburgh;two daughters;Mrs.Fred (Gladys) Neuberl of Peoria;Ill and Mrs.E.F.(Dorothy) Carter of Pine Bush;N.Y.;one brother;Walter Abrams of Alliance;Ohio;14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;March 29;at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating.Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Eastern Star services by Belle Vernon Chapter 196 will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
ALLENA WYNN
Allena Wynn of 400 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;Feb.22;1985. She was 25. Mrs.Wynn was born Jan.25;1960;in North Charleroi;a;daughter of the late Lang Key and Alda Ogletree;who survives. Also surviving are her husband;John Wynn;two sons;Kirk Wynn and Waukesial Wynn;both at home;five brothers;Gary and Tie Williams and Lang and Gavica Key;all of Donora;and Blancher Key of Monessen;two sisters;Alda Irish of Donora and Alicia Key of Monessen;and one uncle;Arthur Washington;of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Wilbert Hubbard;pastor;Fellowship Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GREER WOODS
ARDELLKING WILLIAMS
Mrs.Ardell Williams of Cleveland;Ohio;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Dec.16;1984;at St.Luke Hospital in Cleveland. She was 93. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Monessen. She was preceded in death by her husband;Clinton Williams;son Robert Shine and daughter Dorothy Session. Surviving are the following grandchildren;Ella Mae Mitchell;Irene Ellis and Betty Hill;all of Ohio;Rosetta Jones;May Fellwood;Roberta Johnson and Laura Dunlap;all of Maryland;and Chuck Carl Sumpton of Clairton;nine great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received on Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Monessen;where funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Griffin Mason officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The DuBoise H.Carter Funeral Home;Aliquippa;was in charge of arrangements.
LEAH MARGARETWOODSON WHITESIDES
Leah Woodson Whitesides of 419 Belle Vernon Apartments;Belle Vernon;died suddenly on Sunday;Dec.9;1984;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 80. Mrs.Whitesides was born Feb.4;1904;in Monessen;a daughter of the late James Howard Woodson and Addie Burrell Woodson. She had resided in the Belle Vernon community the past nine years;having previously resided in Weirton;W.Va.;for 58 years. Mrs.Whitesides was a member of the Speer Street A.M.E.Church;Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband;Harry W.Whitesides;in June of 1975;and by three brothers;Louis;James;and Robert Woodson;and by two sisters;Mrs.Edith Jones and Mrs.Ruth McFadden. Surviving are one brother;Craig Woodson;of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Woodson Etheridge and Mrs.Hallie Woodson Corley;both of Belle Vernon;and nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Speer Street A.M.E.Church;Belle Vernon;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the church;with the Rev.Milton Roberts;Jr.;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;is in charge of arrangements.
ROY T. WALTERS
Roy T.Walters of 40 Zundel St.;Pricedale;died Saturday;Dec.8;1984;at 1:43 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 77. Mr.Walters was born Feb.15;1907;in Columbia;W.Va.;a son of the late Marion E.and Lula A.Harvey Walters. He was a retired Coke Plant employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Monessen Works. Mr.Walters had been a resident of the Pricedale community the past 58 years. He was a member of the Pricedale Union Church. Three brothers;Earl;Patrick and Vernon Walters;are deceased. Surviving are his wife;Margaret Beato Walters;at home;seven daughters;Mrs.John(Jean) Miller of Washington;D.C.;Mrs.Violet (Dolly) Leezer of Pricedale;Mrs.Donald (Sally) Harkins of New Eagle;Mrs.Robert (Nancy) Dexter of Columbus;Ohio;Mrs.Ronald (Tisha) Sholtis of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Vince (Kathy) Lipari of Charleroi and Mrs.Albert (Bobbi) Sadler of Pricedale;two sons;Leroy Walters of Pricedale and Larry Walters of Monessen;17 grandchildren;six great-grandchildren;two brothers;Albert and Clarence Walters;both of Brownsville;one step-brother;John Harvey of Belle Vernon;and one sister;Mrs.Pearl Gilmore of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.David Reeves;pastor;Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CARL WEIBL
Carl Weibl of 740 E.Seneca St.;Monessen;died Tuesday;Nov.20;1984;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 62. Mr.Weibl was born Sept.9;1922;in Monessen;a son of the late Frederick and Julia Hofer Weibl. He was a member of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. Mr.Weibl retired on Sept.28;1984;from the coke plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.in Monessen. Survivors include his widow;Margaret Cherack Weibl;a son;Carl Weibl;Jr.at home; three brothers;Frank of Monessen;Philip of Aston and Clarence of Belle Vernon;and a sister;Mrs.Ida McElfresh of Monessen. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held on Friday;Nov.23;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by additional services at 10 a.m. in St.Leonard R.C.Church with the Rev.Patrick O’Connor officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. There will be no visitation on Thanksgiving Day. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.
