Lillian Fieri Valdiserri; 87;
of 135 Johnston Ave.; North
Belle Vernon; died Thursday;
June 8; 2000; in Mon Valley
Hospital; Carroll Township.
She was born June 14; 1912;
in Charleroi; a daughter of
the late Guytano and Theresa
Bartolozzi Pieri. Mrs. Valdiserri resided in Belle Vernon for the past 52 years
as a homemaker and a member of St. Sebastian R.C.
Church; Belle Vernon. She is
survived by her husband of 66
years; Cleo Valdiserri; two
sons and daughters-in-law;
Carl and Virginia Valdiserri
of Northville; Mich; and
Wayne and Linda Valdiserri
of Sun City; Ariz.; a sister and
brother-in-law; Dolly and
Chester Biagini of Belle
Vernon; two grandsons;
Douglas and Vincent
Valdiserri of Monessen; and
four great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
a brother; Itilo Pieri and four
sisters; Lena Valdiserri;
Emma Franchini; Ida
Picchiarini and Dena
Zanardelli. Friends will be
received in the LEONARD J.
PARZYNSKI FUNERAL
HOME; family-owned and operated; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; Friday 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. where a
prayer service will be held
Saturday at 10 a.m. followed
by a Funeral Mass at St.
Sebastian R.C. Church; Belle
Vernon; at 10:30 a.m.
Interment will follow in Belle
Vernon Cemetery. The
Legion of Mary will recite the
Rosary Friday at 3 p.m. in the
funeral home; and the North
Belle Vernon Fire
Department will hold a service Friday evening at 7 p.m.
in the funeral home.

Gerald T.Vitale Sr.;78;of Hallandale;Fla.;formerly of Monessen;died Sunday;May 14;2000. He is survived by his wife;Vera L.Peters Vitale;three sons;Anthony Vitale of Henderson;Nev.;Gerald T.Vitale Jr.;of Torrance;Calif.;and James E.Vitale of Jefferson Hills;a daughter;Judith Ann Vitale of New York;N.Y.;eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren;a brother;Anthony Vitale of Monongahela;and a sister;Ida Molle of Monessen. Friends will be received in BEINHAUER FUNERAL HOME;2828 Washington Rd.;Peters Township;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church;Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Woodruff Family Services LLP.

Andrew P. Froggy Vargo
Jr.; 64; of Fayette City; died
Thursday; March 9; 2000; in
his home. Born June 29; 1935;
in Fayette City; he was the son
of the late Andrew Sr. and
Anna Repawn Vargo. A U.S.
Army veteran; he was a member of the American Slovanic
Club of Fayctte City and the
Fairhopc Rod and Gun Club.
Survivors include his wife;
Catherine Mazza Vargo; and
children; daughter Angel
Dacko Olszcwski of Fayette
City; son Andrew T. Vargo of
Connellsville; daughter Valerie Dusi oP/; Fayctte . City;
daughterQ
‘VickJ’McClaih and
husband’ Curt ‘of Perrybpolis;”;
daughter Chris Vargo at home;
five brothers; Edward Vargo of
West Virginia; Thomas Vargo
of Fayette City R.D.; George
Vargo of Rostraver Township;
Joseph Vargo of Fayctte City
R.D. and Leonard Vargo of
Connellsville; three sisters;
Agnes Strychalski of Belle
Vernon; Dolores Yclich of
Invin and Dorothy Wctzel of
Belle Vcrnon; three grandchildren; Alan and Aaron Olszewski and Joseph B. Dusi II;
many nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the
ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL
HOME INC.; 334 Main St.;
Fayette City; on Saturday
from 7 to 9 p.m.; Sunday from
noon to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.; and
Monday until 9:30 a.m. when a
blessing service will be held in
the funeral home; followed by
Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in
Holy Spirit R.C. Church;
Fayetlc City; with the Rev.
Father Leonard McAlpin as
celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Bernadean F.Vance;86;of the Residence at Hilltop; Carroll
Township; died Saturday;
Aug. 21;1999; in Monongahela
Valley Hospital; Carroll
Township.
Mrs. Vance was born Dec. 31;
1912; in Brownsville; the
daughter of the late Andrew G.
and Edith Stemberg Laird.
She was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Belle Vernon and a former
member of the Tuesday Evening
Civic Club who lived most of
her adult life in Belle Vernon.
Along with her husband; the
late James H. Vance; she was
the owner of the former Vance
Hardware Company of Belle
Vernon.
She is survived by a son and
daughter-in-law; J. Sherman
and Selma Russell of Belle Vernon;
a brother; retired Col. Paul
G. Laird of Trieste; Italy; a sister;
Mrs. Maynard (Vivian) Jesick
of Belle Vernon; three
grandchildren; Neill Russell of
Queenstown; Md.; David Russell
of Fallowfield Township
and Gail Tobasco of Jefferson
Hills; four great-grandchildren
and one g r e a t – g r e a t –
grandchild.
Besides her parents and her
husband; who died May 8;1985;
she was preceded in death by a
sister; Ruth A. Ferguson; who
died July 17; 1976.
Friends will be received on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where Elders and Deacons will meet on Tuesday at 7:30 for a service. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Everett D. Vernaccini; 88; of
Micco; Fla.; died Thursday;
Jan. 28; 1999; in Sebastian
River Medical Center; Roseland;
Fla.; following a lengthy
illness.
Born Oct. 22; 1910; in Belle
Vernon; he had moved to Micco
in 1982 from Brandyvine. Md.
Mr. Vernaccini had been
owner operator of the Aquarium
Restaurant and Bar in
Monessen.
He later opened other restaurants;
including the Wigwam
Restaurant in Brandywine;
the Charlotte Hall Restaurant and Bar in Charles
County; Md.; the French Quarter
and O’Henry’s in Washington;
D.C.
He was a 1934 graduate of
Duquesne University in
Pittsburgh.
Mr. Vernaccini was a life
member of 63 years of B.P.O.
Elks Lodge 773 Monessen. He
was also a member of Moose
Lodge 1767 in Sebastian; Han Yang Masonic Lodge of Seoul;Korea. He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of the Scottish Rite;Washington;D.C. He was also a member of Almas Temple of the Shrine;Washington;D.C. Mr.Vernaccini was a veteran of World War II;having served in the U.S.Coast Guard Merchant Marines on board the USS Henry Austin. He was on the staff of the U.S.State Department in Pakistan and Korea and was personal assistant to the Charirman of Foreign Affairs. He was assistant service officer on the largest inland ship;SS Aquarama;Chicago;Ill. Survivors include his wife of 60 years;Dorothy Vernaccini;onedaughter;Georgetta Bravo Vernaccini Coombs of Bowie;Md.;and two grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be held Tuesday;Feb.2.at 11a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Sebastian;Fla. Inurnment will be at a later date in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers;donations may be made to St.Sebastian Catholic Church Mortgage Fund;P.O.Box 781212;Sebastian;Fla.;32958;in memory of Mr.Vernaccini. The Shunk Funeral Home;1623 N.Central Ave.;Sebastian;Fla.;is in charge of arrangements.

Peter E. Van Fleet; 65; of
Dawson; Pa.; died Tuesday; Oct.
20; 1998; at 7:15 a.m. in West
Penn Hospital.
He was born Aug. 1; 1933; in
Banning; Pa.; a son of the late
Peter W. and Delphine C.
Pavesi Van Fleet.
He was a member of St. John
the Baptist Roman Catholic
Church; the Holy Name Society
and president of St. Vincent DePaul Society; all of Perryopolis.
He was president of Fox Grocery Credit Union; a past member of the Charleroi Elks; and a
past member of the Laurel
Swingers Square Dance Club.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of
the Korean Conflict. He and his
wife; Anna L. Ricotta Van Fleet;
would have celebrated 45 years
of marriage on Oct. 24; 1998.
Survivors; in addition; to his
wife; include three sons and
daughters-in-law; Kevin P. and
Eileen Van Fleet of Greensburg;
Jeffrey A. and Sandra Van Fleet
of Dayton; Ohio; and Daniel J.
and Margaret S. Van Fleet of
Dayton; Ohio; four grandchildren; Bradley K.; Ryan L.;
Catherine L.; and Rachel C. Van
Fleet; one brother and sister-in-law; Robert C. and Yvonne Van
Fleet of Scottdale.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by one
sister; Sheila D. Mencer.
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 Blair-Lowther Funeral Home Inc.; 106 E. Independence St.; Perryopolis. A Prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church;Perryopolis;with the Rev.Thomas W.Rogers as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association;Route 40 West;Uniontown;Pa.;15401. The Blair-Lowther Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.