Mary Susan Vandernitte of 146 California St.;Fayette City;died Saturday Dec.3;1983;at 9:52 a.m.in her home. She was 59. Mrs.Vandernitte was born in Fayette City on Sept.17;1924;a daughter of the late James and Fannie Livingstone O’Brien. She was Protestant by faith. Survivors include her husband;Henry Vandernitte;a daughter;Mrs.Larry (Sandra) Solomon of Elizabeth;a stepson;Henry Keith Vandernitte of Spartansburg;S.C.;a stepdaughter;Mrs.Joseph (Nancy) Harone of Elkhart;Ind.;six grandchildren;a brother;Charles O’Brien of Fayette City;and a sister;Elizabeth Speck of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Tuesday until 1 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Norman C.Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Arthur M.Van Divner of 434 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Sept.11;1983;at 8:30 p.m.in the Waddington Nursing Home. He was 45. Mr.Van Divner was born May 12;1938;in Belle Vernon;a son of Thelma Headley Van Divner;with whom he made his home;and the late James Van Divner;who died in 1981. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon and the Belle Vernon American Legion. Mr.Van Divner retired on disability in June;1982;as a hooker at the Allenport Plant of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. Survivors include two daughters;Candace and Julianne;both of Fayette City;one brother;Bill L.Van Divner of Belle Vernon;and one sister;Janice Faye Van Divner of McKeesport. Friends will be received on 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;Sept.14;at 1:30 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.

Erminia Fuoco Venneri of 372 May St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesdy July 13;1983;at 5:32 p.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 81. Mrs.Venneri was born Dec.20;1901;in Italy. She was preceded in death by her parents;three brothers;two sisters;one grandson;Douglas Venneri in 1972;and her husband;Joseph Venneri on Sept.25;1967. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;Mrs.Venneri was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons;Samuel Venneri of North Huntingdon and Val Venneri of Belle Vernon;four daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Stella) Hamadock of Dover;Del.;Mrs.Tony (Joan) Turk of Romulus;Mich.;Mrs.Rudolph (Virginia) Halgas of Belle Vernon and Mrs.John (Josephine) Mannarino of Bristol;ten grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Saturday;July 16;at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in Belle Venron Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Sylvia Venneri of 321
Market St.. Belle Vernon;
died Tuesday;June 21;1983;at 1:21 a.m. in the
Lawson Nursing Home; Pleasant
Hills. She was 80.
Miss Venneri was born
Sept. I8;1902.;in Belle Vernon;
a daughter of the late
Peter and Rose Tucci Venneri.
She was a member of the
First Christian Church of
Belle Vernon and the AARP
of Monessen.
A graduate of California
Normal School; Miss Venneri
was an elementary teacher in
the Monessen School District
for 45 years.
In addition to her parents
she was preceded in death by
a brother; Eugene Venneri;
June 6;1973 and two sisters;
Assuntina Trozzo; Feb 21;
1968 and Hazel Venneri; Feb.
12; 1983.Survivors include a sister;
Mrs Anita Karlosky of
Monessen; two nieces and
two nephews.
Friends will he 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;June 21;1983;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Joseph C.Rial Jr.;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Monongahela;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

John F.Varega;1047 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;March 13;1983;at 9:05 p.m.in the Jefferson Center Hospital;Jefferson Borough. He was 59.
Mr. Varega was born in
Monessen on Dec. 23;1923; a
son of the late Samuel and
Frances Smolinski Varega.
He was a resident of Belle
Vernon the past 30 years and
was a member of First Baptist Church; Monessen.
He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army; having served
with paratroopers in both
World War II and the Korean
conflict. He retired in May;
1981; from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.; where
he worked as a machinist.
In addition to his parents;
he was preceded in death by a
sister; Mary Moreno.
Survivors Include his wife;
Bonny Lancaster Varega; a
son; John Thomas Varega;
Monessen; two daughters;
Mrs. Ronald (Gwyn) Halkias;
Charleroi; and Beverly Gayle
Varega; at home; a brother;
Walter; Monessen; two
sisters; Mrs. Enio (Ann)
Makinen; Monessen; and
Mrs. Robert (Pauline)
Genes; Munhall; and two
grandchildren; Marysa Paula
and Shawn Renee Varega;
Monessen.
Friends will be received at
the Leonard J. Parzynski
Funeral Home; 626 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon;Monday
from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday
from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday in the funeral home with the Rev.Allen Herman and the Rev.Earl Lehman;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Hazel Venneri of 321 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Feb.12;1983;at 9 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 74. Miss Venneri was born Jan.4;1909;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Peter and Rose Tucci Venneri. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon and the AARP of Monessen. A graduate of Belle Vernon High School and the California State Teachers College; Miss Venneri began teaching
In the Belle Vernon School
District In 1928 and retired In
1970. She was an elementary
school teacher.
Miss Vennerl was a
member of the Pennsylvania
Retired Teachers Association.
In addition to her parents
she was preceded In death by
a brother; Eugene; 1973; and
a sister; Assuntlna Trozzo;
1967.
Survivors Include two
sisters; Sylvia Venneri. with
whom she made her home;
and Mrs. Anita Karlosky of
Monessen; three nephews
and two nieces.
Friends will be received in
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon;Monday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services in the funeral home will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Lowell Adams;pastor of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Paul Vargo of Fayette City died Thursday;Sept.23;1982;at 3:15 a.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital following a lengthy illness.  He was 77.  Mr.Vargo was born May 24;1905;in Braznell;Pa.;a son of the late Andrew and Judith Geshko Vargo.  He was Protestant by faith.  Mr.Vargo was a member of the Fayette City;Monessen and Charleroi Golden Agers;the Monessen Senior Citizens Club and the AARP.  He was retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh teel Corporation.  In addition to his parents;Mr.Vargo was preceded in death by a son;Paul James Vargo;in 1936.  Survivors include his widow;Barbara Zabrusky Vargo;one son;Jack of Washington;Pa.;one daughter;Mrs.Stephen (Pauline) Baker of Fairhope;six grandchildren;three brothers;Andrew;John and Samuel;all of Fayette City;four sisters;Mary Vargo of Fayette City;Mildred Sever of West Newton;Sue Cassidy of Rochester;Pa.and Anne Cupps of Pittsburgh and several nieces and nephews.  Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory  Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday until 1 p.m.;when services will be held with the Rev.Robert Baer;pastor of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Fayette City;officaiting.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Howard W.McCory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.