Dena Dolfi Stura of 5 James St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly on Thursday;Oct.20;1983;at 10:56 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Inc.    She was 83.   Born May 7;1900;in Pistoria;Italy;she was the daughter of the late Amelio and Irene Valdiserri Dolfi.  In addition to her parents; Mrs.Stura was preceded in death by three brothers;Fred;Amos and William Dolfi;and a sister;Pauline Fornacari.  Surviving are her husband;Alexander Stura;two sons;John Stura and George (Fuzzy) Stura;both of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.William (Norma) Wolf of Lawton;Okla.;and Mrs.Frank (Nancy) Rizzuto of Monessen;a brother;George Dolfi;and two sisters;Mrs.Mary Stura and Mrs.Brian (Eva) Baso;all of Clairton;seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Mrs.Stura was a member of St.Sebstian Church of Belle Vernon.  She had been a resident of the Belle Vernon community since 1936.  Mrs.Stura was a member of the Anita Garibaldi;Belle Vernon Lodge and the Defense Club of Belle Vernon.  Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where the Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 will hold services Saturday at 7:30 p.m.  On Monday;Oct.21;a Prayer service will be held at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon.  Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery Chapel.  The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Gary Lee Smith of Monongahela R.D.1 died at his home on Tuesday;Sept.13;1983;at 4:53 p.m. He was 32. Born in Fayette City on July 7;1951;he was the son of the late Lester E.and Jane Elizabeth Duncan Smith. He was a member of Sampson Union Church of Monongahela. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Robert Smith. Survivors include two brothers;Lt.Col.Charles Lloyd Smith of Fort Hood;Texas;and Ronald Smith of Columbus;Ohio;three sisters;Mrs.Elmer (Erma) Newmann;with whom Mr.Smith made his home;Mrs.Spence (Lola) Atle of Newell and Mrs.Robert (Anetta) Maurer of Alexandria;five neices;11 nephews;two great-nieces and one great-nephew. Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;300 Second St.;Monongahela;where funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. Pastor Harlen M.Eck of the Sampson Union Church of Monongahela R.D.1 will officiate. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John Shaw of 17931 Queen Anne Road;Upper Marlboro;Md.;died Monday Aug.22;1983 at 7:20 p.m. in Prince George General Hospital;Cheverly;Md.;as the result of injuries received in a motorcycle accident. A former Belle Vernon resident;he was 40. Mr.Shaw was born June 22;1943;in Washington Twp;Fayette County;a son of Bertha Kostelac Shaw of Fairhope and the late George Shaw. He was Protestant by faith. A U.S.Army veteran;Mr.Shaw was employed as a construction worker. In addition to his mother;survivors include his widow;Particia Shaw;a stepdaughter;Becky Shaw;three brothers;William and James Shaw;both of Vanham;Md.and George Shaw of Upper Marlboro;Md.;and two sisters;Mrs.Marian Tootsey of Silver Spring;Md.and Mrs.Patricia Maxwell of Clarksville;Md. Friends will be received after 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Friday;Aug.26;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Mary Howard;pastor of Marion Presbyterian Church of Fairhope;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.