Word had been received;here;of the death of William S.Titler;Sr.;a former Belle Vernon resident;of 18027 Alyssum Dr.;Sun City West;Ariz.;who died Sunday morning;March 29;1981 in Boswell Hospital;Sun City West.;Ariz. William was a former general superintendent at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Allenport Plant.
JOYCE ANNGAHOSKY THORNTON
Mrs.Joyce Ann Gohosky Thornton of Laurel;Md.;formerly of Arnold City (Belle vernon);died suddenly Sunday;May 27;1984;at 7 p.m. in Beltzville Hospital in Laurel. She was 43. She was born in North Charleroi;March 5;1941. Mrs.Thornton was a Catholic by faith. Surviving are her parents;Rudy and Sophie Bochniak Gohosky of Arnold City;her husband;Roger Thornton of Laurel;a daughter;Christine Louise Thornton;at home and a brother;Joseph Gohosky of Arnold City. Friends will be received all day Wednesday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where prayer services will be held on Thursday;May 31;at 10 a.m. with Rev.Father Thomas G.Rinn;pastor of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church of Fayette City officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Howard W.Mccrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
AGNES L.KOPKO TARANTINO
Agnes Tarantino of 218 Perry Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;May 7;1984 in West Penn Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 47. Mrs.Tarantino was born in West Newton;a daughter of the late John and Mary Andriechack Kopko. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. A resident of the Belle Vernon area since 1963;Mrs.Tarantino was formerly of West Newton. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by two brothers;John and Elmer Kopko. Survivors include her husband;Louis J.Tarantino;two daughters;Mrs.Timothy (Lisa) Naylor of Charleroi and Lu Ann at home;two brothers;Thomas Kopko of Danbury;Conn.;and Charles Kopko of New Milford;Conn.;four sisters;Mrs Dorothy Arway of Wyano;Mrs.Eleanor Smichnick of Charleroi;Mrs.Evelyn Warner of Trafford and Mrs.Mary Barbaras of Fort Lauderdale;Fla.;one grandson;Timothy Naylor Jr.;and her mother-in-law and father-in-law;Mr.and Mrs.Raymond Roland of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held on Thursday;May 10;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian R.C.Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
MARTHA TIANO
LOUIS TOTH
Louis Toth;69;of 1503 Boston Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;April 27;1984;at 12:40 a.m.at his home. Mr.Toth was born in Arnold City July 14;1914;a son of the late Peter and Susan Toth. He had lived in Monessen the past 32 years but spent his previous years in the Belle Vernon area. He was a veteran of World War II;having served with the Army 1st Division in Africa and Italy. He retired from the River Transportation Dept.of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation;Hazelwood. He was a member of St.Leonard Catholic Church;Monessen;Disabled American Veterans and American Legion Post 28;Monessen. Surviving are his wife;Helen Tyburski Toth;one daughter;Mrs.James (Marcia) Coccara of Laguna Niguel;Calif.;two brothers;Steve Toth and Peter Toth;both of Belle Vernon;one granddaughter;Dana. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad ave.;Belle Vernon;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Prayer service will be held at the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at St.Leonard Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Patrick O’Connor officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GRACE TRAYNOR
RAYMOND H. TURNER
Raymond H. Turner of 1106
Graham St.; Belle Vernon
( Rostraver Twp.); died
Thursday;Sept.22;1983; at 9:40 p.m. in the
H.C. Frick Community
Hospital; Mount Pleasant. He
was 62.
Mr. Turner was bom Nov.
15;1920; In Pricedale; a son of
the late Arthur (Buddy) and
Manila Tauber Turner.
He was a member of Belle
Vernon American Legion
Post 659 and the Pricedale
Hunting Camp.
Mr. Turner was the former
owner of the Turner Hotel in
Monessen.
He was a former clerk of
courts for Westmoreland
County and had served for 14
years; as superintendent of
the Westmoreland County
Juvenile Detention Home;
Greensburg.
A bus driver for the Belle
Vernon Area School District;
Mr. Turner; was an Army Air
Corps veteran of World War II.
In addition to his parents;
he was preceded In death by
two sisters; Uba Dale and
Eileen Huber Smith; and a
brother; James F. Turner.
Survivors Include his
widow; Margaret Weightman
Turner; one daughter and her
husband; Manila and Michael
Shutman of Blackwood; N.J.;
one brother; George P.
Turner of Pricedale; and two
grandchildren; Margaret and Joel.
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;;where services will be held Monday;Sept.26;1983;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Kenneth Neiderhiser;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold services Sunday at 7:15 p.m.at the funeral home. Graveside military services will be held Monday. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
EDNA L.KENNEY TATAR
Edna L.Tatar of Charleroi R.D.2 (Twilight Borough) died at 10:45 a.m.Tuesday;Aug.30;1983;in Washington Hospital;Washington;Pa. She was 74. Mrs.Tatar was born March 23;1909;in Elco;a daughter of the late Samuel Kenney and Katherine Ruffner Kenney. She had been a resident of Charleroi her entire life. Mrs.Tatar was a member of the Mormon Church. She is survived by her husband;James Tatar;at home;one daughter;Shirley Dean;of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.May Dunlop of Fairhope and Mrs.Bess Okorn of Washington;Pa.;and two grandchildren;Cynthia and Donald;both of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with Bishop Walter Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MARY JANE TATSCH
REBECCA W.WARBUTON TRIPLETT
Funeral services were held
Monday;May 23;1983; for Rebecca Triplett of
Belle Vernon R.D. 2 who died
Saturday; May 21; 1983. She
was 86.
Mrs. Triplett was born
April 24;1895; in Barnesboro;
Pa.; a daughter of the late
Jonathan and Elizabeth Burton
Warburton.
She was Episcopalian by
faith.
Mrs. Triplett had taught in
the Hopewell School District;
Aliquippa; for 44 years.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; Peter; in I966.
Mrs. Triplett Is survived by
one sister; Ethel Hillman of
Baltimore; Md.
Services were held Monday;May 23;1983; at
2 p.m. in the Shelby D.
Ferguson Funeral Home;
Belle Vernon; with the Rev.
Charles Colas; pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Belle
Vernon; officiating. Burial
followed in Belle Vernon
Cemetery.
