Frances Sopsic Vernaccini; 70; of
the Belle Vernon Apartments; Belle
Vernon; died Thursday; March 17;
1987; at 12:33 p.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital; Carroll Township; following
a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Vernaccini was born Jan. 25;
1918; in Washington Township;
Fayette County; a daughter of the
late Peter Sopsic Sr. and Ella
Stepkovich Sopsic.
She was Catholic by faith.
Her husband; Roland (Ronnie)
Vernaccini; died in 1981. Surviving are several nieces and nephews;

one stepbrother; George
Kowasic Sr.; of Naomi; Fayette City
R.D.I; and one stepsister; Mrs.
Steve (Katheryn) Misher; of
Fairhope; Belle Vernon.
Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. A Prayer Service will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed b a 10 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Thelma L.VanDivner of 434 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Nov.28;1987;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 76. Mrs.VanDivner was born Nov.11;1911;a daughter of the late Curtis R.and Bertha Anderson Headley. She was a member of Olive Branch Baptist Church;Rostraver Township;and the Rostraver AARP. She was also a member of the Fayette City Golden Agers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;James VanDivner;a son;Arthur M.VanDivner;and by a sister;Marguerite Milalic. Survivors include a son;Billie L.VanDivner of Belle Vernon;a daughter;Janice F.VanDivner of Phoenix;Ariz.;one sister;Mrs.Mario (Lillian) Pesi of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren and two 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 James C.Stump Funeral Home;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township. Family and friends will gather at the Olive Branch Baptist Church;Rostraver Twp.;on Wednesday;Dec.2;at 11 a.m.;at which time services will be held with the Rev.D.W.Norton;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lucretia Vales of Pricedale died
Thursday; Nov. 5;1987; at 3:23 p.m.
in her home following a lengthy illness. She was 88.
Mrs. Vales was born Jan. 27;1899;
in Pricedale; a daughter of the late
John and Mary Lee Harris.
She was a member of the Pleasant
Green A.M.E. Church in Pricedale.
In addition to her parents; Mrs.
Vales was also preceded in death by
her husband; Dunmore Vales; by a
son; George Vales; and by a granddaughter; Elizabeth Jackson.
Surviving are one son; Edward
Vales; of Pricedale; two daughters;
Mrs. Beatrice Summers and Mrs.
Lenora Shaw; both of Pricedale;
nine grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.
Friends will be received in the
Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home;
Fayette City; on Saturday from 6 to 9
p.m.; and at the Pleasant Green
A.M.E. Church on Sunday from 3 to 9
p.m. and again on Monday until 2 p.m.;the hour of services in the church;with the Rev.Luther N.Wormack;pastor;Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Peter D. (Pete);64;of Fayette City R.D.1;died Saturday;Aug.15;1987;at 5:41 p.m.in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling the arrangements/

Deloris Ventura of 100 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died Sunday;March 9;1986;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 52. Mrs.Ventura was born May 10;1933;in New Eagle;a daughter of Margaret Kruki of Monongahela and the late Patrick Kruki. She had been employed for the past 20 years at Johnsons Restaurant and at Lucchesi Restaurant;both in Monessen. A member of the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary of Monessen;she had lived in Monessen the past 17 years. In addition to her mother;survivors include her husband;Paul Ventura;a son;Lee Ventura at home;and a brother;Patrick L.Kruki of Youngwood. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;Monessen;where services will be held Tuesday;March 11;at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Kenneth J.Peters;pastor of the United Methodist Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Peter W.VanFleet Sr.of North Huntingdon and formerly of Dawson R.D.died Wednesday;Feb.19;1986;in Forbes Regional Health Center;Monroeville. He was 75. Born Jan.17;1911;in Belle Vernon;he was a son of the late Jacob and Anna DenDecker VanFleet. Prior to his retirement;he was employed as a coal miner. He was a member of the Praise Chapel of Wilkinsburg and the United Mine Workers of America. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his first wife;Delphina VanFleet and a daughter;Sheila Mencer;both in March 1969. Surviving are his wife;Margaret Lynn VanFleet;two sons;Peter of Dawson R.D.and Robert VanFleet of Scottdale R.D.;seven grandchildren;and two sisters;Mrs.John (Elizabeth) Gresh of Belle Vernon R.D.3 and Catherine VanFleet of North Huntingdon. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the L.L.Barthels Funeral Home Inc.;Second Street;Smithton;where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Charles Wolfe officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The L.L.Barthels Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.