James Vance of 816 Speer St.;Belle Vernon;died at 5.30 a m.
Wednesday; May 8;1985;at his
home. He was 96.
Born in Scottdale; March 19;1889;
he was a son of the late Smith Fuller
and Mary Hengsteller Vance.
In addition to his parents; he was
preceded in death by a daughter;
Betty Vance Bunardzya on Aug 13;
1979;two brothers;John Vance and
Clark Vance; and a sister; Florence
Kelly.
Mr Vance was a Belle Vernon
community resident since 1910. He
owned Vance Hardware in North
Belle Vernon; which he operated for
52 years until his retirement in 1975.
He was a member and former
trustee of the First Presbyterian
Church of Belle Vernon and a board
member and president of the Belle
Vernon Cemetery Association for
over 50 years.
Mr Vance was a life member of
the North Belle Vernon Volunteer
Fire Department and was a Belle
Vernon school director for over 20
years.
Surviving are his wife of 44 years;
Mrs Bernadean Laird Vance; one
son;James Sherman Russell of
Belle Vernon; five grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Charles D.LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge.

Andrew Vargo;Sr.;81;of Cook St.Extension;Fayette City R.D.1 died Friday;April 5;1985;at 11:25 p.m. in Brownsville General Hospital. Mr.Vargo was born in Edna No.1;Westmoreland County;on May 29;1903;a son of the late Andrew and Julia Gesko Vargo. He was a retired coal miner and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America District 5. He was also a member of the American Slovanic Citizens Club of Fayette City. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Anna Vargo;in 1972. Survivors include seven sons;Edward of Wellsburg;W.Va.;Thomas of Fayette City R.D.1;Andrew Jr.of Fayette City;George of Belle Vernon;Joseph of Fayette City R.D.1;Herbert of Fayette City;and Leonard of Fayette City;four daughters;Mrs.Guy( Mary) Karelli of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Edward (Agnes)Strychaisky of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Stephen (Dolores) Yelich of West Newton;and Mrs.Douglas (Dorothy) Weitzel of Belle Vernon;29 grandchildren;eight great-grandchildren;two brothers;John and Samuel;both of Belle Vernon;and four sisters;Mary Vargo of Fayette City;Mildred Sever of West Newton;Sue Cassidy of Rochester;and Anne Cupps of Pittsburgh. Friends will be recieved at the Howard W.Mccrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Sunday from 12 to 9 p.m.and Monday until 11 a.m. when services will be held at the funeral home with the Rev.Donald H.Swanson;pastor of Lynnwood Lutheran Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Lena C.Venneri of 601 Hempfield Towers;Greensburg;died Sunday March 10;1985 at 11 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll twp. She was 73. Mrs.Venneri was born Jan 4;1912 in Monesssen;a daughter of the late Dominick and Mary Arabia Coccari. A former resident of Monessen;she was a member of St.Brunos Church;Greensburg. Mrs.Venneri was also a member of the Rosary Altar Society and the Christian Mothers of St.Cajetan Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. Three brothers;Louis;Edward and Joseph Coccari are deceased. Surviving are her husband;Frank P.Venneri;three brothers;Ernest Coccari of Monessen;James Coccari of Sun City;Calif.;and Robert Coccari of Fayette City R.D.1;and one sister;Edith Alexander of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;441 Reed Ave.;Monessen;Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Blessing services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St.Cajetan Roman Catholic Church in Monessen with the Rev.P.Lino Ramellini serving as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parish rosary will be recited Tuesday night at 8 p.m. The Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mabel B.Vaughn of Trenton;Mich.;formerly of Monessen;died Saturday Jan.5;1985;in the Riverside Osteopathic Hospital;Trenton. She was 87. Mrs.Vaughn was born June 30;1897;in Cleveland;ohio;a daughter of the late Orren M.and Mary Pollock Gourley. A former member of the First Presbyterian Church of Monessen;she had been a Monessen resident for many years before moving to Trenton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;Kenneth Vaughn;1956. Survivors include one son;Robert K.Vaughn with whom she made her home;two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where serices will be held Tuesday;Jan.8;at 10 a.m. with the Rev.S.Kenneth Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Donald W.Van Dyke of 509 Eighth St.;Charleroi;died Friday;Nov.23;1984;at 12:38 p.m. in his home. He was 72. Mr.Van Dyke was born Aug.1;1912;in Donora;a son of the late William Randol Van Dyke and Virginia Corey Van Dyke. He was a retired employee of the Armco Plant in Butler;Pa. Mr.Van Dyke was preceded in death by his wife;Bertha Chevalier Van Dyke. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. There will be no public viewing. Graveside services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Belle Vernon Cemetery;with the Rev.Francis M.Blair;pastor;Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;officiating. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;Charleroi;is in charge of arrangements.

Sameul Vitza of 511 Bluff St.Belle Vernon;formerly of Banning;Pa.;died Wednesday;Aug.8;1984;at 1 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 89. Mr.Vitza was born May 2;1895;in North Belle Vernon;a son of the late Thomas and Ann Wilson Vitza. He retired in 1965 from employment with the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. A Catholic by faith;Mr.Vitza was a life member of the North Belle Vernon Fire Department. Surviving are one brother;James of Canoga Park;Calif.;two sisters;Mrs.Elmer (Agnes) Moore of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Ella Rade of Ohio. Friends will be received at 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 held Saturday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Aleatha T.Volker of 325 Washington Ave.;Charleroi;died Monday;June 18;1984;at 9:30 a.m.in her home. She was 84. She was born in Charleroi on May 8;1900;the daughter of the late Joseph and Leefa Taylor. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Charleroi and OES Chapter 122 of Charleroi. Survivivng are her husband;Fred A.Volker Sr.;stepdaughter;Letty Roth of Falls Church;Va.;stepson;Fred A.Volker Jr.of Grenada Hills;cousin;Bessie Erwin of Charleroi;five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Stephen Hurnyak officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Frank Edmund Vesely of Dunlevy died Wednesday;May 9;1984;in the Mon Valley Hospital.  He was 75.  Mr.Vesely was born Nov.8;1908;in Fayette City;a son of the late Frank Sr.and Mary Pinksa Vesely.  He was retired from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport Plant.  Mr.Vesely was a member of St.Joseph Roman Catholic Church;Roscoe;and REAP.  Survivors include his wife;Margaret (Marge) Vesely;one daughter;Lois Vesely Domres of Denver;Colo.;two sons;Kenneth F.Vesely of Roscoe and Donald D.Vesley of Pittsburgh;two sisters;Marguerite Roucroft of Fayette City and Florence DeLeo of New York City;N.Y.;two brothers;Raymond Vesely of Rodgersville;Tenn.;and Clarence Vesely of Brownsville;eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  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 Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.;1008 Furlong Ave.;Roscoe;where a Blessing service will be held Saturday;May 12;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St.Joseph Roman Catholic Church with the Rev.Robert Kohuch;pastor;as celebrant.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Rosary will be recited on Thursday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home.  Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.