Sylvester Shorter;86;of Pricedale;went home to be with the Lord on Friday;Nov.12;1999;while in the Greenery Nursing Home;Canonsburg. He was born July 29;1913;in Pricedale;a son of the late Samuel and Nettie Shorter. Mr.Shorter was previously employed for 37 years at Page Wire Mill;and for 15 years with Rostraver Township. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Thomasina Davis Shorter in 1979. Survivors include two daughters;Judith Banks of Columbia;S.C.;and Linda Johnson of Monessen;five sons;Richard of Montclair;Calif.;Byron of Clinton;Md.;James of Richmond;Calif.;Robert of Virginia Beach;Va.;and Erik of Sacramento;Calif;14 grandchildren;two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Antioch Baptist Church;Henry Street;Belle Vernon;on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will also be held at Antioch Baptist Church;on Wednesday;Nov.17;at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Clifford Carter;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The BEVERLY C.DRAPER FUNERAL HOME;of Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.

1 DAY OLD FEMALE INFANT DIED IN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL;PITTSBURGH;PA. GRANDDAUGHTER OF JOHN PETER & SAUNDRA LABRASCA BIGGINS GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER OF JOHN P.BIGGIBS;SR. AND MARY ELLEN BRICHER BIGGINS.

Louise Girardin Winship-Shields of Independence died
Sunday; Aug. 15; 1999; at the
Independence Regional Health
Center.
Mrs. Winship was born Nov.
8; 1923; in Monessen and had
lived in Independence since
1970.
She was employed by Detray
Plating Company and worked
at the RLDS Center Stake. She
was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints; the American Business Women’s Association and the Order of Eastern
Star.
She was preceded in death by
her husband Robert H. Winship
Jr. in 1974.
Survivors include a sister;
Lillian M. Plevel; California;
one brother; Jack Girardin of
Monongahela and numerous
nieces and nephews in Missouri
and Pennsylvania.
A memorial service will be
held Saturday; Sept. 25; at 10
a.m. at the Reorganized Church
of Latter Day Saints in Charleroi. Mrs. Winship was cremated and will be buried in
Belle Vernon. Contributions are
asked to be given to Patrick
Plevel.

Ruth A.Steen;87;of Pasadena;Calif.;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Aug.20;1999;in North Arundel Hospital;Glen Burnie;Md. She was born April 30;1912;a daughter of the late Albert L.and Fannie Scott Romer. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 1522. She was a registered nurse for many years for the former Combustion-Engineering and Pittsburgh Steel companies. She had lived on Vernon Street in Belle Vernon until 1973. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law;Albert and Joy Steen of Pasadena;Calif.;two grandchildren;Brent Steen and Cynthia Wescott;and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;William (Bud) Steen in 1973;and one sister;Helen Redigan in 1968. Friends will be received Monday 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 Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Aubrey Thayer Sullenberger;8;of 916 Summit Ave.;Monessen;died Wednesday;Aug.18;1999;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Dec.7;1990;in Carroll Township;a daughter of Randall Sullenberger of Monessen and Deneen Marie Minardi of Monessen. Aubrey was a resident of Monessen;where she was a member of the United Methodist Church. She would have entered the third grade at Monessen Elementary Center. She was a member of the Monessen Youth Soccer League;Monessen Brownie Troop 4051 and was a gymnastic student at B.G.School of Gymnastics. Survivors;in addition to her parents;include her brother;Blaine Patrick Sullenberger of Monessen;her maternal grandmother;Betty Jane Minardi of Monessen;and her paternal grandparents;Jack and Jean Haggerty Sullenberger of Monessen. Friends will be received Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Conrad Anuel;pastor of the First Christian Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.