James Van Divner of 434 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon died Wednesday;April 29;1981 at 11:45 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Van Divner was born April 11;1904;in Smock;Pa.;a son of the late Levi and Barbara Van Divner. He was a Baptist by faith. A former coal miner and American Window glass worker;Mr.Van Divner retired as an employee of the U.S.Post Office in Belle Vernon. He had lived in the Belle Vernon area for many years. Survivers include his wife;Thelma Headley Van Divner;at home;two sons;Bill Van Divner of Belle Vernon and Arthur M.Van Divner at home;a daughter;Janice Van Divner of McKeesport;two sisters;Mrs.Alice Veach of Brownsville and Ruth;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be in the funeral home Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mary Vitz of 511 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon died at 2 a.m. Monday;March 23;1981;in her home. She was 82. She was born May 2;1898 in Belle Vernon a daughter of the late Thomas and Ann Wilson Vitz. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;she was a former employee of the former Monessen Laundry. Survivors include a daughter;Mrs.Evelyn Gelotti of Belle Vernon with whom she made her home;two brothers;Samuel Vitz of the Veterans Administration Hospital;Aspinwall and James Vitz of Canoga Park;Calif.;two sisters;Mrs.Elmer (Agnes) Moore of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Ella Rade of Okmulgee;Okla.;one grandchild and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held at 10:30 Thursday in the funeral home;followed at 11 a.m.by Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral dirrector;is in charge of arrangements.

Faulty wiring appears to be the cause of a fire in Perryopolis early yesterday morning;February 16;1981;that claimed one life. William Vance;39;was the victim of the blaze that destroyed his home. His wife and four children had been visiting with relatives in Belle Vernon when the fire broke out. The Vance home is located in the village of Victoria;between Perryopolis and Star Junction. Perryopolis fireman received the first fire call at 12:30 a.m. and arrived to find flames already coming out from the roof of the two-story frame house. The fire was under control in 30 to 40 minutes;but firemen remained on the scene until 6:30 a.m. Firemen encountered no problems with the water supply;although the fire hydrants were far apart as Victoria is on the edge of the borough’s water system. Perryopolis firemen laid 2;000 feet of hose to the hydrant closest to the Vance home and Fayette City hooked up to another fire hydrant near Route 51. The victim was found in the kitchen of his residence by fireman and was prounounced dead at the scene by Fayette County Deputy Coroner Herman Blair. Cause of death was attributed to extensive third degree burns. Mr.Vance was born July 23;1941 in Brownsville;the son of the late John and Marian Brockman Vance. He is survived by his widow;Dorothy Vance;two sons;William J.and Ronald Lee;both of the state of Michigan;three step-sons;James;Keith and Thomas;all at home;and a step-daughter;Audrey also at home. Private services were scheduled for today;February 17;1981 at 1 p.m. The Blair-Lowther Funeral Home;Perryopolis;was in charge of arrangements.

Lena M. Valdiserri; of 500
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;
died Wednesday;Oct.15;1980; at 10:45 a.m
in the Mon Valley Hospital.
She was 77.
Born Jan. 7; 1903 in
Charleroi; she was the
daughter of the late Gaetano
and Teresa Bartolozzi Pieri.
She had been a resident of
Belle Vernon for over 50
years.
Mrs. Valdiserri was a
member of St. Sebastian’s
Church; Belle Vernon; Anita
Garibaldi Belle Vernon
Lodge; Catholic Daughters of
America; and the Belle Vernon
Golden Agers.
She was preceeded in death by her husband;Silla;on Feb.26;1980. Survivors include two sons;Ernest I.Valdiserri of Belle Vernon and Roger O.Valdiserri of South Bend;Ind.;four sisters;Mrs.William (Emma) Franchini;Mrs.Aldo (Ida) Picchiarini;Mrs.Cleo (Lillian) Valdiserri and Mrs.Chester (Dolly) Biagini;all of Belle Vernon;nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shleby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.