Nathan J.Tisot;86;of 409 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Nov.10;1990;at 2:55 a.m. in Jefferson Hospital;Jefferson Borough. Mr.Tisot was born April 11;1904;in Newell;a son of the late James and Margaret Trettel Tisot. He retired in 1974 as a coal miner from the Gateway Coal Mine in Greene County. Mr.Tisot was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Holy Name Society of the Church. A life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area;he was also a charter member of Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council No.3026;and a member of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). Mr.Tisot’s wife;Mary Turchek Tisot;died Feb.14;1981. Five brothers;John;Charles;Francis;Raymond and Louis Tisot;and one sister;Rose Landrum;are also deceased. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.David (Mary A.)Free;of Belle Vernon;four sons;Carroll J.Tisot of Maple Heights;Ohio;Dr.Robert J.Tisot of Philadelphia;Dr.Fred J.Tisot of Medford;N.J.;and Raymond E.Tisot of York;four brothers;Wilbur Tisot of Perryopolis;James Tisot of Allen Park;Mich.;David Tisot of Fairless Hills;and Edward (Ted) Tisot of Bolt;W.Va.;one sister;Kate Wozniak;of Belle Vernon;and 13 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer Service will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by a noon Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Andrew Kawecki as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Charles John Tomayko; 80; of
831 Belle St.; Belle Vernon (Lynnwood); died Friday; Oct. 26;
1990; at 1:30 p.m. at his home.
He was born March 28;1910; in
Wickhaven; a son of the late
Joseph and Julia Bellani
Tomayko.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by three
brothers; Alex; Joseph and Andrew Tomayko; and a sister;
Helen Jaussen.
A resident of the Belle Vernon
area the past 50 years; Mr.
Tomayko was a member of St.
Sebastian Roman Catholic
Church; Belle Vernon; the Tri
County Federation of Musicians
and Tri County Horseshoe
Association of Uniontown.
He was a social member of the
Belle Vernon American Legion.
Survivors include his wife;
Margaret Tomayko Tomayko;
one son; Raymond Tomayko of
Bradenton; Fla.; two daughters;
Marcella Tomayko of Charleroi
and Mrs. Stanley (Veronica)
Cyrnek of Belle Vernon; three
sisters; Julia Kayda of Ontario;
Calif.; Mary Badzik of Donora
and Emma Lesnak of Charleroi;
one granddaughter; Natalie
Griffith; one grandson; Jeffrey
Cyrnek; and one great-grandson; Clinton Griffith.
Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral
Home; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m.at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth Russell Taylor;78;died on Wednesday;Sept.5;1990;at 6:30 a.m.in Tender Loving Care Personal Care Home in Monessen. She was born on June 17;1912;in Rostraver Township;a daughter of the late George H.Taylor and Ella Griffey. Ms.Taylor lived in Monessen for the past eight months;and previously lived in the Rankin-Braddock area. She was a member of Triedstone Baptist Church of Rankin where she was a former member of the Senior Missionary Society. Survivors include two nephews;Leon Pappy Johnson of Monessen and George A.Johnson of Annapolis;Md.;one niece;Florence Wonack of Charleston;W.Va.;and great-nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday at the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;1324 Meldon Ave.;Donora. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m.with Rev.Lloyd Oliver of Triedstone Baptist Church in Rankin officiating. Interment will follow at Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Melvin P.Thrasher;51;of Lorain;Ohio;and formerly of Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died on Sunday;June 3;1990;at 6 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Arnold City on June 11;1938; son of the late Weldon and Cora Dupree Thrasher. Mr.Thrasher was Protestant by faith;and served in the U.S.Air Force from 1956-60. He was employed as a steelworker in Lorain. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Stephen in 1976 and Richard in 1990. MR.Thrasher is survived by a close friend;Ora Williams of Lorain;five sisters;Shirley Thrasher of Detroit;Sylvia Joyner of Las Vegas;Millisent Sellers and Sonia Parker;both of Arnold City;and Kathy Wilson of Rochester;N.Y.;one sister-in-law;Debbie Thrasher of Brooklyn;N.Y.;one step-grandmother; Aggie Dupree of Belle Vernon;and numerous aunts;uncles;nieces;nephews;cousins. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until 1 p.m. when services will be held in the funeral home with Pastor Nathan McCallister of Bethlehen Temple Church;Duquesne;Pa.;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Cora Lee Thrasher;73;of the Arnold City section of Belle Vernon;died on Wednesday;May 2;1990;at 10:30 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 4;1917;in Dublin;Ga.;a daughter of the late Purvey and Lenora Dupree. Mrs.Thrasher was also preceded in death by a husband;Weldon Thrasher;on June 29;1972;two sons;Stephen in 1976 and Richard in 1990;and six brothers. She was a member of First Christian Church of Wickhaven;Pa. Mrs.Thrasher is survived by one son;Melvin Thrasher of Lorain;Ohio;five daughters;Shirley Thrasher of Detroit;Sylvia Joyner of Las Vegas;Millicent Sellers and Sonia Parker;both of Arnold City;and Kathy Wilson of Rochester;N.Y.;13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren;two brothers;Sylvester Dupree and Harding Dupree;both of Arnold City;and three sisters;Rosa McCarthy;Mary Ross and Geneva Calloway;all of Arnold City. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Remains will lie in state at First Christian Church of Wickhaven on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Services will be held in the church with Bishop F.M.Thomas of Greater Bethlehem Temple of Pittsburgh officiating. Interment will follow at Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Sue Mazzei Touche of 514 Belle
Vernon Apartments; Belle Vernon;
died Friday; March 9; 1990;
at 4:12 p.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital. She was 79.
Mrs. Touche was born Dec. 12;
1910; in Belle Vernon; a daughter
of the late Angelo and Maria
Cardamone Mazzei Sr.
In addition to her parents she
was preceded in death by her
husband; Alex Touche; a
daughter; Carol Urbanic; and a
sister; Josephine Marasco.
Mrs. Touche was a lifelong
resident of Belle Vernon; where
she was a member of St. Sebastian
Roman Catholic Church.
She had helped organize the
Ladies Guild when the new St.
Sebastian Church was built.
Mrs. Touche was site
chairperson at the Monessen
Senior Center for 17 years; and
was also a ceramics instructor
at the center. In addition; she
took charge of the
Westmoreland County homebound
meals program in the
Belle Vernon area.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law; Francis and
Diana Touche of Baltimore;
Md.; three grandchildren;
Michele Touche of Baltimore;
Christophe Urbanic of New York
and Elijah Urbanic of West
Virginia; five brothers; Pete L.
Mazzei; Angelo Mazzei and
Dominic Mazzei; all of Belle
Vernon; John Mazzei of Chadds
Ford; Pa.; and Frank W. Mazzei
of Belle Vernon; three sisters;
Theresa Sanino of Belle Vernon;
Mrs. Paul (Catherine) Doenges
of McKeesport and Mrs. Frank
(Anita) Sefchok of Belle Vernon;
several nieces and nephews. 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Monday;March 12;1990; at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 will hold services Sunday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.