Richard C.Risley;61;of 314 Center St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;July 22;1995;at 10:30 a.m.in his residence. Mr.Risley was born Oct.30;1933;in Manchester;Conn.;a son of the late John and Winifred Cooley Risley. He was employed as transportation supervisor for the Belle Vernon Area School District for the past 22 years. Mr.Risley came to Belle Vernon in 1967 from Manchester;Conn. He was a member of Belle Vernon American Legion Post No.659 and the National Rifle Association and was a volunteer member of the Washington Township-Fayette City Community Ambulance Service (CAS). Surviving are his wife;Doris White Risley;one son and daughter-in-law;William and Darlene Wall of Belle Vernon R.D.4;two daughters;Mrs.Bradley (Marcella) Kiefer of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Virgil (Patti Jo) Diamond of Grindstone;three grandchildren;Richard Vitale Jr.;Renee Lynn Wall and Katherine Leigh Diamond;four nephews and one niece. 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. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests contributions in Mr.Risley’s memory may be made to the Washington Township-Fayette City Communty Ambulance Service. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is handling arrangements.

Helen Richards;94;of Washington County Health Center;Washington;Pa;died Friday;July 7;1995;at 5:05 a.m. She was born Jan.13;1901;in Braddock;a daughter of the late Henry Sparell Saunders and Lillian Baker Saunders McCraw. Mrs.Richards was Methodist by faith. She had spent most of her life in the Pittsburgh area. She was a homemaker. Surviving are two sons;Ronald Richards and Richard Richards;both of Pittsburgh;one sister;Prudence Jane Elliott of Monessen;and one grandchild of Cleveland;Ohio. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by three sisters;and eight brothers. Friends will be received in the Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Reed Ave.;Monessen;Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the church;with the Rev.Griffin E.Mason;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles Frederick Radek jr.;62;died Monday;May 22;1995;at home in Carson;Calif. He was born in Pricedale March 19;1933;a son of the late Charles and Margaret Corbett Radek;who survives and resides in Pricedale. Mr.Radek had lived in California for the last 36 years and was formerly of Pricedale. He was a school teacher;retiring from Los Angeles School District;where he had taught for 32 years. Mr.Radek had served with the U.S.Army. Surviving are his wife;Betty J.Bryner Radek;one son;Charles F.Rade III of Carson;Calif.;two daughters;Sharon L.Finch of Cypress;Calif.and Donna L.Draper of Lomita;Calif.;three brothers;Marvin P.Radek and Carl H.Radek;both of Pricedale;and Harry Radek of Carson;Calif.;and seven grandchildren;Greg and Glen Finch;Michael and Tiffany Draper;Charles IV and Daniel Radek and Jamie Radek. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Saturday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Sunday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Eugene Spear of the Char-Belle Free Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

T. Virginia Richards; 82; of
337 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;
died Wednesday; May 17;1995;
at 7:24 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township.
She was born June 12; 1912;
in Kinsley; Kan.; a daughter of
the late Edward and Saloma
Nahar Richards.
She retired from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation;
where she was employed as a
clerk in the payroll office.
A lifetime resident of the
Belle Vernon community; she
was a member of the First United Methodist Church; Belle
Vernon.
Surviving is a cousin; Mrs.
Elmer (Mary Lou) Kieffer of
Rome; Ga.
Friends will be received Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the
Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral
Home; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 4 p.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Private burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Katheryn Madison Ross;29;of 208 Bayview Towers;Hampton;Va.;formerly of Monessen;died Wednesday;April 19;1995;at 9:20 p.m.in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born July 17;1965;in Charleroi Hospital;a daughter of the late Flora Davis Madison and Norman Madison Sr.;who survives and resides in Monessen. She was a member of the Union Baptist Church. She was a 1983 graduate of Monessen High School. Survivors include her husband;Delroy L.Ross Sr.;one son;Delroy L.Ross Jr.;one stepson;Torrederic Williams of Monesen;one sister;Joan Grogan of Ohio;one brother;Norman (Boogie) Madison Jr.of Pontiac;Mich.;one step-brother;David Baluch of Monessen;one step-sister;Lora Baluch of Monessen;step-mother;Darla Madison of Monessen;maternal great-grandmother;Thelma Green of Greensburg;her maternal grandparents;Emanual and Thelma Anderson of Monessen;her paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Robert Madison of Monessen;her mother-in-law and father-in-law;Nadine and Delaware Ross of Monessen;three sisters-in-law;Dionne Ross;Iris and Leann Madison;all of Monessen. In addition to her mother;she was preceded in death by her brother;Anthony Madison on Feb.25;1991. Friends will be received Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union Baptist Church;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.James L.Edmounds;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;is in charge of the arrangements.

TINY WIFE OF MORRIS ROBINSON MOTHER OF ELDER WM.SMITH;PATRICIA ANN YANCY & FLORA BLANCHE WHITE.

William P.Rose;76;of 27 Washington Drive;Monessen;died Tuesday;Jan.10;1995;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Born April 22;1918;in Monessen;he was the son of the late George and Minnie Bovill Rose. Mr.Rose served with the U.S.Army during World War II with Company I;152nd Infantry;38th Division in Bataan. He worked in the No.2 Rod Mill;Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen plant;for 33 years. He had also been employed as a custodian for Mellon Bank in Monessen for 10 years. Mr.Rose was a member of St.Paul Lutheran Church;Monessen;and the Fidelity Bible Class of the church. He was also a member of American Legion Post 28 and a life member of VFW Post 1190;both of Monessen. Survivors include his wife;Mildred McFall Rose;two daughters;Mrs.Ronald N.(Mary) Rich and Deborah L.Rose;both of Belle Vernon;one son and daughter-in-law;William E.and Mona l.Rose of Carmichaels;three grandchildren;William D.Rose;Melissa E.Rich and Rachelle M.Rich;all of Belle Vernon;and one brother;George Rose of Arizona. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Thomas Stennett oficiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangments.