Wallace Urban (Urbanowicz);70;of Fayette Street;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Dec.23;1987;at 11:59 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Urban was born April 1;1917;in Charleroi;a son of the late Charles and Catherine Urbanowicz. He retired in 1979 after 44 years of service as a salesman with Check’s Furniture Co.of Monessen. Mr.Urban was a U.S.Marine Corps veteran of World War II and had the rank of private first class. He had resided in Belle Vernon since 1952;moving there from an earlier residence in Charleroi. Mr.Urban was a member of American Legion Post No.659 in Belle Vernon. His first wife;Hazel Glasser Urban;died in 1965. Surviving are his wife;Josephine Restivo Gallagher Urban;two daughters;Mrs.Owen (Patricia) Weldon of Belle Vernon and Kathryn Urban of Ridgewood;N.J.;two step-daughters;Dorie Lambert and Mrs.Albert (Alice) Baker;both of Belle Vernon;11 grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren. One sister and one brother are deceased. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Merle J.Uritzie;Belle Vernon R.D.4;died Tuesday March 3;1987;at 3:30 p.m.at his home. He was 51. Mr.Uritzie was born in Rostraver Township on Jan.3;1987;a son of Joseph and Maggie Holod Uritzie;both of whom survive and reside in Belle Vernon R.D.2. He was a member of Lynnwood Lutheran Church;F&AM Lodge of Monessen and the Scottish Rite of Pittsburgh. He worked in the banking business for 25 years;last working for Equibank. Mr.Uritzie served in the U.S.Army. In adddition to his parents;he is survived by his wife;Betty J.Uritzie;a daughter;Mrs.Paul (Linda) Romansky of Coal Center R.D.1;and a sister;Dorothy Uritzie of Belle Vernon R.D.2. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Hhome;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friends will gather at Lynnwood Lutheran Church on Friday at 10:30 a.m.for services offered by Pastor Warren Upton of the Lutheran Church of Munhall and Pastor Hartzell Michael;a retired Lutheran minister. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic services for F&Am Lodge of Monessen will be held Thursday at 8:30 p.m.at the funeral home. Arrangements are being handled by Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Pauline (Polly) Underwood;84;of 220 Roberts St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;July 8;1980;at 12:15 p.m.in Beallsville. Born May 10;1896 in Carroll Twp.;she was the daughter of the late William F.and Elizabeth Hough Williams. She had been a Belle Vernon resident for the past 17 years. Mrs.Underwood was a member of the Episcopal Church and the Monessen Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband;Thomas;on Dec.31;1968. Survivors include a son;Thomas A.Underwood of Forest Hills;two daughters;Mrs.James (Nancy) Hathaway;with whom she resided;and Mrs.Charles (Jean) Zemany of California;seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;and Thursday before services at 1 p.m.at the funeral home. The Rev.Roy C.Myers;rector of Christ Episcopal Church;Brownsville;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Claire Pritchard Ulmer;formerly of Eastgate Manor;Monessen;died Saturday;March 10;1979;in Washington hospital. She was 76. She was a member of the Sokol Gymnastic Association and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Eagles Lodge;both of Monessen. She is survived by one son;William B.Pritchard of Warren;Ohio;four grandchildren;one brother;Robert Smith of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Stephen D.Yoney Funeral Home;100 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;after 2 p.m. Sunday. A blessing service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Leonard’s Church in Monessen;with Father Henry Dinicco as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Stephen D.Yoney Sr.and Stephen D.Yoney Jr.are funeral directors in charge of arrangements.

Williard S. (Hoot) Usher of Jobes St.;Elco;died Tuesday;April 4;1978 in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh.  He was 62.  Born in Fayette City;April 28;1915;he was the son of the late William and Margaret Ferguson Usher.  He had been a resident of the Elco area for the last 40 years.  He had retired in August 1977 from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport plant;where he had worked as a hydraulic tester operator in the No.5 finish.  He was a Protestant by faith;and had been a member of the Golden Agers of Charleroi and the Elco Civic Club.  Mr.Usher is survived by his widow;Aldena Haywood Usher;two sons;William Crawford of Statford;Va.;and Jack W.Usher of Allenport;one daughter;Mrs.Anthony (Margaret) Jesko of Stockdale;one sister;Hazel Usher of Elco;and five grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by two sisters;Ruth Eckert;in 1972;and Margaret Kelly;in 1975.  Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;70 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday.  Funeral services will be held from the funeral home Saturday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Charles H.A.Woods;of the New Hope Parish;officiating.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements. 

Sarah E.Trickett;85;of Rogers City;Mich.;formerly of the Belle Vernon area;died Tuesday;Dec.26;2000;in Alpena General Hospital;Alpena;Mich. She was born in Rostraver Township on Aug.26;1915;the daughter of the late David Sylvester and Sarah Elizabeth (Pore) Scholl. Mrs.Trickett was a homemaker and loved to bake pies;make quilts and play cards. A member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church in Rostraver Township;she was a member of the Alpha and Omega Class at the church;served as an elder from 1972 to 1975;and as a deacon from 1992 to 1995. She was also a member of Rostraver Grange 919. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law;Kaye L.and John Houk of Rogers City;Mich.;three grandchildren;Jason Trickett Lammers;Richard Houk and wife;Connie;and Michele Houk;and two great grandsons;Seth and Nathan Houk. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;C.Ewing Trickett;on March 12;1982. She was the last surviving member of her family;preceded in death by four brothers;Robert B.Scholl;William C.Scholl;Roy S.Scholl and David P.Scholl;and three sisters;Margaret H.Rankin;Mary Ruth Scholl Stump and Emma B.Fettik. Friends will be received Friday from 5 to 9 p.m.in the JAMES C.STUMP FUNERAL HOME;INC.;580 Circle Drive;Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township. Services will be held in the funeral home Saturday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Richard Klein;pastor of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.