Prayer service will be held Friday;Feb.29;1980;at 9:30 a.m.at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;for Silla Valdiserri;81;of 500 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;who died Wednesday;Feb.27;1980;in Monongahela Valley Hospital. The Prayer services will be followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian Catholic Church in Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Friends are being received in the funeral home Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Jennie Venneri of 1117 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday March 4;1979 in West Penn Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 80. Born in Italy on March 26;1898;she was the daughter of the late Josephine and Angeline Spadafore. A resident of Belle Vernon since she was five years old;Mrs.Venneri was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and the Goodwill Club of Charleroi. She was preceded in death by her husband;Charles Venneri on March 28;1973. She is survived by two sons;William M.(Ducky) Venneri Sr.of Belle Vernon;former mayor of Belle Vernon;and Eugene V.(Vic) Venneri;also of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.George (Helen) Thieser of Charleroi;two brothers;Frank Spadafore of Monessen and Alfred Spadafore of Charleroi;seven grandchildren;and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Francesco (Chic) Venneri;702 Grant St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Jan.31;1979;at 8 p.m.in the Veterans Administration Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 86. Mr.Venneri was born in Italy;Dec.27;1892;and had resided in Belle Vernon for over 60 years. He was a veteran of World War II;having served with the U.S.Army. Mr.Venneri was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion and the V.F.W.of Newell. He was preceded in death by a brother;Charles Venneri;on March 28;1973. Mr.Venneri is survived by two nephews;William M.Venneri;with whom he resided;and Eugene Venneri of Belle Vernon;and one niece;Mrs.George (Helen) Thieser of Charleroi. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.on Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home;Saturday at 11 a.m.with Rev.Edward Gearing;pastor of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Eugene L.Vaccaro;53;of Rostraver Twp.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Jan.12;1978;at 2:22 p.m. in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born March 17;1924;in Belle Vernon;he was a son of Mrs.Rose Mendicino Vaccaro of Belle Vernon and the late John Vaccaro;who passed away in 1957. He was employed as a track foreman by the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad and was a a member of the M.and W.Local Union. He was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 3026;both of Belle Vernon. A U.S.navy veteran of World War II;he was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1605 of Newell. In addition to his father;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Anthony (Tony) in 1976 and Gasper in 1973;and a sister;Mary Vaccaro. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Valeria Kukan Vaccaro;one daughter;Regina Vaccaro;at home;one brother;Joseph of Belle Vernon one sister;Mrs.Al (Julie) DiNardo of Pittsburgh and several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Leonard J.Parzynksi Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski is the funeral director in charge.