Catherine (Kitty) Wergin of Pricedale died Sunday July 10;1983 at 11:37 p.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 61. Mrs.Wergin was born April 18;1922;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Joseph and Susan Wilkinson. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;she was a retired employee of the state institution of Mayview. Mrs.Wergin was preceded in death by her husband;Russell;in 1954. Survivors include four sons;Jerry Abbey of Brownsville;George Abbey of Charleroi;James Wergin of Carroll Twp.;and Berry Wergin at home;two daughters;Mrs.Vern (Latricia Tish ) Hess of Van Voorhis and Mrs.David (Linda) Van Asselt of Hutchinson;Kansas;12 grandchildren and three 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;July 13;at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Mary L. West of Perryopolis;R.D. 1 died Thursday;May 5;1983;
at 10:30 a.m. in the Uniontown
Hospital. She was 75.
Mrs. West was born Feb.
26; 1908; in Sunnyside;a daughter of the late Thomas
and Mary Hutchison Richardson.
A resident of Perryopolis
for the past 34 years; she was
formerly of Gillespie and
Belle Vernon.
Mrs. West and her husband;
S. Paul West; had
celebrated 48 years of marriage
on March 11;1983.
In addition to her husband;
survivors include two sons;
Thomas E.. a missionary in
Brazil; and Harold A. of Star
Junction; four daughters;
Mrs. Roy (Alma) Taylor of
Belle Vernon R.D. 3; Mrs.
Harry (Vivian) Conn and
Mrs. Robert (Rita) Balantine;
both of Star Junction;
and Mrs. Dave (Sharon) Absher
of Vanderbilt; four
brothers; Thomas Richardson
of Masontown; William
Richardson of Elizabeth;
Jerome Richardson of Sunnyside
and James Richardson
of St. Petersburg; Fla.;
two sisters. Mrs. Sara Belle
Leach of Monongahela and
Mrs. Grace Dietz of
Elizabeth; 16 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received in
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.. Belle Vernon; on Saturday
and Sunday from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m.;where services will be held Monday;May 9;1983;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Jean Parry;pastor of the Free Methodist Churches of Smithfield and Shoaf;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Curtis G.(Whoo-dat) Wells of 500 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;April 19;1983;in Veterans Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 72. Mr.Wells was born Jan.2;1911;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Steward and Lilly Hopkins Wells. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;Mr. Wells retired in 1971 from the Exxon Corporation;Pittsburgh. He was a veteran of World War ll;having served in the U.S.Navy. Mr.Wells was also a member of Belle Vernon F&AM Lodge 643;Scottish Rite Valley Lodge of Uniontown;the Consistory of Pittsburgh and the Belle Vernon American Legion. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother;Charles Wells;and a sister;Olive Palfrey. Survivors include his widow;Ann Dudgeon Wells;one son;Steward W.Wells of Sumner;Wash.;four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 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 Friday;April 22;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Kenneth Neiderhiser;pastor of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.