William S.Vagli;65;of Mt.Pleasant R.D.5;died Saturday;Dec.15;1979;in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Nov.10;1915;in Monessen;son of Vertighe Corti Vagli and the late Lawrence Vagli. He had attended Monessen public schools and was a retired supervisor of the cold reduction department of the Irvin Works of U.S.Steel Corp. Upon retiring;he formed the William S.Vagli & Associates Consulting firm;a consultant to steel firms with worldwide operations. He was a member of St.Cajetan Church of Monessen. Surviving are his widow;Lillian T.Vagli of Laurelville;Pa.;sons;Robert E.Vagley of Alexandria;Va.;and Dr.Richard T.Vagley of Oakmont;Pa.;one sister;Mrs.William (Rosemary) Hans of Monessen;one brother;Raymond Vagli of Monroeville and two granddaughters. Friends are being received until 9 p.m.Monday evening in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. A Mass of Christian Burail will be celebrated Tuesday at noon in St.Cajetan Church;Monessen. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery;Kecksburg. (Mr.Vagli was removed to Belle Vernon Cemetery on May 8;1991)

Ruth E.Veach;82;formerly of Victoria Street;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;April 3;1991;at 6:15 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. She was born May 21;1908;in Fairhope;a daughter of the late John W.and Blanche Mugrage Ashley. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;she was a member of Marion Presbyterian Church in Fairhope. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Clinton Veach;June 13;1974. Survivors include one sister;Mrs.Lester (June) Hawk of Perryopolis;and one nephew;Donald J.Evans of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc;.;700 Broad Ave;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m.with the Rev.John C.Park;pastor of Marion Presbyterian Church of Fairhope;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Paul O.Ventura;64;of 100 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died in Mon Valley Hospital on Monday;March 4;1991;at 10:45 p.m. He was born in Belle Vernon on Oct.10;1926;a son of the late George and Alice Metz Ventura. Mr.Ventura was a veteran of World War II;and served in the U.S.Navy. He retired in 1980 from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Company;Monessen plant;Pump House Department. He was a Monessen resident for 25 years. He was preceded in death by his wife;Dolores Ventura;who died on March 9;1986. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Gerard (Lynn) DeiCas of Charleroi;one son;Lee Ventura of Pittsubrgh;one grandson;Nicholas Ventura;and two brothers;John Ventura of Belle Vernon and George Ventura of the state of Wisconsin. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;441 Reed Ave.;Monessen. Services will be held in the funeral home on Thursday at 10 a.m.with Rev.Kenneth Peters of Bentleyville Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow at Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements.

Stanley Varsel; 94; Fairhope;
Belle Vernon; died suddenly
Sunday; June 17; 1990; at 7:10
p m. at his home.
He was born in Poland March
25; 1896; a son of the late John
and Mary Fisher Varsel.
Mr Varsel was a member of
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic
Church in Fayette City; and
retired from the Wheeling-
Pittsburgh Steel Corporation;
Allenport plant.
He was preceded in death by
his wife; Helen Varsel; in Sept
1975; and a daughter; Janice
Vargo; in June 1989.
Mr. Varsel is survived by five
sons; Edward of New Bedford;
Mass.; Thomas of Taylor; Mich ;
Charles of Spring; Texas; John
of Detroit; and James of San
Diego; three daughters; Mrs
Victor (Margaret) Gladys of
Dearborn; Mich.; Mrs Erma
Martello of Belle Vernon and
Sister Helen Stanislaus of
Gadsden; Va ; 27 grandchildren;
22 great-grandchildren and
seven great-great grandchildren;
and one sister; Mrs.
Mary Koslasky of Belle Vernon. Friends will be recieved in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday until 9:30 a.m.;when a Prayer service will be held in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Father Richard Macklewicz;pastor;as celebrant.

Joseph Vizza;84;of 619 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly on Monday;May 14;1990;at 5:03 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. He was born in Belle Vernon on Jan.1;1906;a son of the late Vincenzo and Giuseppina Clausi Vizza. Mr.Vizza was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. He was a charter and life member of the North Belle Vernon Fire Department. Mr.Vizza was one of the founders of the Belle Vernon Library Association and founder of the former Belle Vernon Board of Trade. Additionally;he is a past member of the Belle Vernon Rotary Club. He served as a representative of the National Dealers Council for two terms as representative from the Pittsburgh zone of the Chrysler/Plymouth Dealers Association. He served that council for over 25 years. Mr.Vizza served for the Dealers Advertising Association of the Greensburg District for over 20 years and for many years as treasurer of the organization. A graduate of mechanics trade school in early life;he started his own mechanic and repair shop in the early 1930s and acted as a sub-dealer for the Dodge Corporation. In 1936 he became dealer for Chrysler/Plymouth Corporation at the former Hilltop Garage in North Belle Vernon;which became Vizza Motor Company in 1939. Mr.Vizza acted as president of Vizza Motors Inc.from 1965 until his death. Mr.Vizza also owned and operated the Park Casino in Monessen from the mid-1940s until 1958;when he sold it. Active in coal sales and stripping;he was the owner of Twilight Industries from 1955 until he sold the corporation in 1972. Mr.Vizza was also active in real estate in the Belle Vernon area for many years. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two sisters;Lena Domanico and Sue Rizzuto. He is survived by his wife;Rachel Favo Vizza;two sons;Vincent J.(Bud) and his wife Lois A.Vizza of Belle Vernon and Donald R.and his wife Saundra Vizza of Miami;Fla.;a brother;William A.Vizza of Belle Vernon;four sisters;Mrs.Teresa Parise of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Charles (Edith) Ambrose of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Ralph (Alice) Greco of Greenville and Lorraine D’Amico of Sharon;seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Knights of Columbus will hold services on Thursday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home and the North Belle Vernon Fire Department will hold services at 7:30 p.m.on Thursday in the funeral home. If friends wish;memorials may be made to the Belle Vernon Library Association. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.