Stewart U.Thorpe;76;of Voyager Estates;West Newton (Rostraver Township);died Tuesday;May 12;1998;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township.  He was born Sept.8;1921;in Fayette City;a son of the late John and Margaret Usher Thorpe.  He was a member of the Rehoboth Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon.  He resided in Rostraver Township for the past 45 years.  He retired in 1982 from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;having worked in the hot mill.  He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II.  Survivors include his wife of 46 years;Alois Knight Thorpe;one son and daughter-in-law;Richard and Jolie Thorpe of Fredericksburg;Va.;five brothers;John and Gene Thorpe of Perryopolis;Robert Thorpe of Anaheim;Calif.;Mickey Lee Thorpe of West Virginia;and Ronald Thorpe;three sisters;Pearl McCoy of York;Charlotte Santo of Roscoe;and Donna Lessmans of Charleroi;and one grandson;Robert Thorpe.  In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a son;Stewart Russell Thorpe;in February 1959;and two sisters;Hanna Jones and Edith Mowery.  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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Richard C.Klein;pastor of the Rehoboth Presbyterian Church;officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in cahrge of the arrangements.

Frances Jane Taravella; 90;
formerly of Monessen; died
Thursday; Nov. 6; 1997; at 9:15
p.m. in the Apache Junction
Health Center; Apache Junction; Ariz.
Born June 28; 1907; in Alia;
Sicily; Italy; she was the
daughter of the late Frank and
Josephine Catalano DiPiazza.
Mrs. Taravella was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord
Parish; Monessen; and had
lived in Arizona for the last 22
months.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; Salvatore Taravella; in 1993; one son; Anthony Taravella; in 1995; five
brothers; Pete; Frank; Joseph;
Ralph and Michael DiPiazza;
and one sister; Josephine Kluz.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law; Frank J. and Norma Taravella of Belle Vernon and Joseph L. and Karen
Taravella of Carroll Township;
three daughters; Mrs. Thomas
(Marie) Blatnik of Fallowfield
Township; Mrs. David (Joann)
Cathers of Hanover; Md.; and
Mrs. John (Josi) Zdilla of Apache Junction; Ariz ; with whom
she made her home; two
brothers; Dominic DiPiazza of
North Charleroi and Samuel
DiPiazza of Monessen; two sisters; Lena Rotolo of Monessen
and Eleanor Davis of Belle Vernon; 10 grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
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 Ferguson Funeral Home
Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Family and friends will gather at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m.Monday;then proceed to Epiphany of Our Lord Church;Monessen;for a 10 a.m.Mass. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Wanda (Pesis) Townsend;55;of Pittsburgh;died Thursday;Oct.23;1997. She was born in Fayette City;a daughter of the late Joseph Pensis and Blanche Ray Pensis. Survivors include her husband;Peter H.Townsend;two sisters;Wanita Mitchell of Allenport and Jennie Queer of Tennessee;and two brothers;Dr.Leonard Pensis of Burgettstown and Joseph Pensis of Coolidge;Ariz. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister;Rita Mitchell. Services were held in Pittsburgh and handled by the John A.Freyvogel Sons;Inc.Funeral Home.

DAUGHTER;ROXANNE BAILEY & HIS FATHER;PAUL ARE ALSO BURIED IN THIS GRAVE HE DIED IN MON VALLEY HOSPITAL;CARROLL TOWNSHIP.

Thomas E. Toth;79;of Perryopolis R.D.2;died Friday;March 21;1997;at 1 p.m.in Mount Macrina Manor;Uniontown. Born May 5;1917;in Arnold City;he was a son of the late John and Cora Smith Toth. He was former owner and operator of Toth’s Market in Lynnwood for over 30 years;retiring in 1988. Mr.Toth was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. A resident of Perryopolis since 1994;he had spent most of his adult life in the Belle Vernon area. Survivors include his wife;Isabelle Costello Toth; with whom he would have celebrated 60 years of marriage on October
7; two sons and daughters-in-law; J. Thomas and Mary Ann
Toth of Belle Vernon and Steven
E. and Cynthia Toth of Perryopolis; two daughters and sons-in-law; Lorraine and Del Smith
of Perryopolis and Wilma and
Tom Fleshman of Mechanicsburg; four brothers; John Toth
of Speers; Joseph Toth of Belle
Vernon; Melvin Toth of Fayette
City and Clifford Toth of Belle
Vernon; two sisters; Dorothy
Pierce of Christianburg; Va.;
and Margie Frosini of Finleyville; eight grandchildren; Monica Brannon of Jefferson Borough; Lori Ann Toth of Belle
Vernon; Duane Smith of Perryopolis; Kevin Fleshman of
Philadelphia; Wendy Smith of
Greentree; Tad Fleshman ot
Philadelphia; Sarah Ann Toth
and Steven Toth; both of Perryopolis; and one great-grandson; Lucas Smith.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by two
brothers; Louis Toth; in 1985 and Stephen Toth;in 1947. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John Cindric;V.P.;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. If friends wish;memorial contributions may be made to the Adult Day Center in care of Center in the Woods;California;Pa.;the Alzheimers Association;Laurel Mountain Chapter of Greensburg;or Mt.Macrina Manor;Uniontown. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.