Barry Sadler;51;of Charleroi;died Saturday;June 17;2000;in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born June 25;1948;in North Charleroi;a son of the late Jacob and Dorothy (Anderson) Sadler. Mr.Sadler grew up in the Fayette City area;and had been a resident of Charleroi the past 24 years. He was a member of Mary;Mother of the Church of Charleroi and a former member of the Naomi Club in Fayette City. He had worked at the former Lee Norse Company in Charleroi;Corning Glass and the former Pitt Gas and Canon Coal coal mines in Greene County. Survivors include his wife of 26 years;Connie (Spadafore) Sadler;two brothers;Donald and his wife Linda Sadler of Brownsville;Edward Sadler of Florida;a sister and brother-in-law;Dorothy and James Sullivan of Butler;his mother-in-law;Tressa Spadafore of Monessen;and by nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;William Sadler. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME;INC.;441 Reed Ave.;Monessen. Family and friends will gather on Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.for prayers in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m.Funeral Mass in Mary;Mother of the Church;Charleroi. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Anna Cirincione Santoro;95;of 403 Bluff St.(rear) died Sunday;June 11;2000;at 1:20 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Dec.16;1904;in Campo;Felici;Sicily;a daughter of the late Salvatore and Maria Puleo Cirincione. Mrs.Santoro was a resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 30 years and formerly lived in Monessen. She was a homemaker and a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and its St.Anthony’s Rosary Society of the church.She was also a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Belle Vernon Court 1522;was a past member of the Mutual Aid Society of Monessen and a past member of the former St.Cajetan Roman Catholic Church of Monessen and its Ladies Altar Society. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law;Fred and Justina Santoro of Belle Vernon;two daughters and a son-in-law;Carmella and Michael Bamburak of Clariton and Mary Kalcevich of Clairton;a daughter-in-law;Dorothy Santoro of Charleroi;a brother;Rosario Cirincione of Sicily;a niece and her husband;Erminia and John Gombos of Monessen;10 grandchildren;and 17 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Anthony Santoro in 1968;a son;Sam Santoro;a grandson;Anthony R.Santoro;three sisters;Margarita D’Annibale;Rosaria DeLuca and Catherine Cirincione;and by a son-in-law;Leonard Kalcevich. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Family owned and operated. A prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Legion of Mary and Catholic Daughters of the Americas;Belle Vernon Court 1522 will recite the Rosary Tuesday at 3 p.m.in the funeral home.

Julius Stitch Jr.;67;of 88 Carson St.;Pricdeale;died Tuesday;May 30;2000;at 8:50 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital following a short illness. He was born Feb.22;1933;in Pricedale;a son of the late Julius Stitch Sr.and Marie Cribbs Stitch. Mr.Stitch was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon/Pricedale area;and retired as a mill worker from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He was Methodist by faith and veteran of the U.S.Army. Survivors include his wife;Anna Johnson;five sons;Lawrence Johnson of Pricedale;Marvin Johnson of the state of California;Julius Stitch III of North Carolina;John Stitch of Pricedale and Robert Stitch of Monessen;four daughters;Gloria Johnson of Belle Vernon;Marvella Johnson of St.Louis;Mo.;Kimberly Stitch of Monessen and Julie Stitch of Pricedale;a brother;Romeo Stitch of Ohio;a sister;Katherine Stitch of Ohio;29 grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren;and a host of nieces;nephews;cousins;relatives and friends. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a son;Timothy Stitch. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Pleasant Green A.M.E.Church;Pricedale;where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Ronald Dixon;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The WILLIAM R.TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME of Monessen;Trudy Taylor Bristol;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Bertha Shaw;90;of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;May 27;2000;in her home. Born Dec.26;1909;in Monessen;she was the daughter of the late Slavimir and Bara Loncaric Novisel. She had been a member of Marion United Presbyterian Church in Fairhope since 1948 and was its oldest living member. She was a member of the Willing Workers Class and Missionary Society of the church. She was also a membber of the Belle Vernon and Fayette City Golden Agers. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;George Shaw;a son;John M. Shaw;and two brothers;Joseph and Thomas Kostelac. Survivors include her children;William A.Novisel and his wife Gloria of Monongahela;George B.Shaw and his wife Diane of Grindstone;James (Sam) W.Shaw and his wife Mary Twinkle of Lanham;Md.;Marion Tootsey of Germantown;Md.;and Patricia (Patti) Maxwell and her husband Oakley of Fairhope;Somerset County;two brothers;Matthew Kostelac and his wife Barbara of Bedford and Nick Kostelac and his wife Sarah of Monessen;three sisters;Mildred Lloyd of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;Sophia Bachinski of Monessen and Mary Paholsky of Belle Vernon;12 grandchildren;Laura Lees;Beth Hogg;Diane Novisel;William Novisel Jr.;Mark Tootsey;Barry Novisel;Frank Maxwell;John William Shaw;Jason Shaw;Scott Shaw;Ryan Shaw and Julie Shaw;and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends were received Sunday and Monday in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME Inc.;334 Main St.;Fayette City;where services were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.John Park officiating. Interment was in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Marion United Presbyterian Church in memory of Bertha Shaw.

Andrew (Slab) Soltis; 71; of
Lenity Road; Rostraver
Township; died Tuesday; April
11;2000; in his home. He was
born Aug. 18; 1928; in
Monessen; to the late Michael
and Mary Macura Soltis. He is
survived by a son and daughter-in-law; Shawn and Debbie
Soltis of Cranberry Township;
two daughters and a son-inlaw; Lorryli Caldwell and
Denise and David Momak; all
of Rostraver Township; three
brothers; Michael Soltis of
Monessen; Peter Soltis of
Stewart; Fla.; and Paul Soltis
of Valinda; Calif.; three sisters;
Mary Lacanic of Monessen;
Dorothy Stefan of Belle
Vernon; and Margaret Roe of
Monessen; nine grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. Mr.
Soltis resided in Rostraver
Township since 1955; and
retired from the Page Plant of
Monessen after 24 years. He
worked at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport; for
10 years. In addition to his
parents; he was preceded in
death by his wife; Lorraine
Ritchie Soltis in 1990; two
sons; Keith in 1976; Kevin in
1989; two brothers; John and
Joseph Soltis and a sister; Ann
Soltis. Friends will be
received in the FERGUSON
FUNERAL HOME INC.; 700
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home
Thursday at 10 a.m.
Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.