Dorothy G.Rainey;75;of Denbo;died Monday;May 10;1993;at 12:35 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township.  She was born July 10;1917;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Turnbull Sethman.  Mrs.Rainey had lived in Denbo for the past 25 years and was formerly of Belle Vernon.  She is survived by a son;Ronald Rainey of Denbo;two daughters;Mrs.LeRoy (Henrietta) Bair of Hiller and Mrs.Michael (Darlene) Skobel of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Harry Sethman Jr.of Belle Vernon and Howard Sethman of LaMarada;Calif.;four sisters;Ethel Venneri and Hannah Bennett;both of Belle Vernon;Martha Warner of Springfield;Ohio and Florence Carlametti of Belle Vernon and eight grandchildren.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Edwin J.Rainey;Sept.8;1977;a brother;Richard Sethman;and two sisters;Margaret Carr and Norma Jean Seibert.  Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon.  A service will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair of the First United Methodist  Church officiating.  Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;is in charge of the arrangements.  

Mary Russell;80;of Columbia;Md.;formerly of Fayette City;died Friday;April 23;1993;in Baltimore County General Hospital;Randallstown;Md. Mrs.Russell was born June 10;1912;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Samuel and Angelina Ciariello Stephens. She was a retired housekeeper for numerous pasish priests in the Greensburg Diocese. Mrs.Russell was a member of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City. In addition to her parents;Mrs.Russell was also preceded in death by her husband;John A.Russell (who died Sept.28;1962);and by one brother;Nick Stephens (who died April 12;1964). Surviving are one daughter;Dr.Catherine Gira;of Columbus;Md.;and two grandchildren;Thomas Russell Gira and Cheryl Gira Pattin. Friends will be received Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.;Fayette City;where a prayer service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass at 10 a.m.at the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church with the Rev.Richard Mackiewicz as celebrant. A parish wake service will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard J.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Eli O.Rieu;64;of 646 Third St.;Monessen;died Saturday;March 6;1993;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township;following a brief illness. Mr.Rieu was born Feb.11;1929;in Monessen;a son of Henriette Cayrol Rieu;who survives and resides in Monessen;and the late Emil F.Rieu. He had been employed as a millwrigth at the Dravosburg plant of Fisher Body for General Motors Corporation before retiring. Mr.Rieu was a member of The Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church and the French Club;both of Monessen;and the Conneaut Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving;in addition to his mother;are his wife;Ruth Robinson Rieu;a daughter and son-in-law;Henreitte L.Rieu Werden and Gary L.Werden of Sharon;Mass.;a son and daughter-in-law;Ralph F.and Lynette Porecca Rieu of Smith Mountain Lake;Va.;six grandchildren;Stacey;Tara;Melissa;Meghan;Ryan and Heather;and one brother;Emil H.Rieu of Bowie;Md. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Prayers will be said Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in The Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is handling arrangements.

Gloria J.Riskey;51;514 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Jan.7;1993;at 3:24 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. She was born June 5;1941;in North Charleroi;a daughter of the late Robert E.Riskey;who died in 1945 and Mary Braddock Riskey;who survives and with whom she made her home. Ms.Riskey was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. She was Protestant by faith. Prior to her illness;she was employed by Duquesne Light Company as a secretarial supervisor in the payroll department. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659;Belle Vernon. In addition to her mother;she is survived by a daughter;Tiffany L.Kuhar;at home;one sister;Mrs.Michael (Donna) Lee Ronevich of Rayland;Ohio;two nieces;two nephews and four great-nephews. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Eugene Spear;pastor of the Char-Belle Free Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Willa M.(Keller) Roe;77;of Belle Vernon R.D.1;formerly of Monessen;died Tuesday;Jan.5;1993;in the Laurel Health Center;Uniontown. Mrs.Roe was born May 25;1915;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Clyde Keller Sr.and Johanna Crow Keller. She had been a lifelong resident of Monessen before moving to Belle Vernon eight months ago. Mrs.Roe was a former member of the former St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. She was a present member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Mrs.Roe was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Aerie No.2399;Monessen. Her husband;Charles H.Roe;died in 1986. Three brothers;Clyde Keller Jr.;Myrle Keller and Willis Keller (her twin brother);and two sisters;Naomi Keller and Loretta Cutter;are deceased. Surviving are two nieces;Mrs.Edward (Melanie) Pearce of Belle Vernon R.D.1 and Mrs.Anthony (Joanne) Krucznski of Phoenix;Ariz.;and three nephews;Norbert Cutter and Donald and Louis Keller;all of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.;Circle Drive;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township. A Blessing Service will be held at 9:15 a.m.Thursday in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.is handling arrangements.

Harold J.Ringstad;64;of 228 Vernon Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;May 30;1992;at 6:45 p.m.in Jefferson Center Hospital. Born Nov.19;1927;in Rostraver Township;he was the son of the late Harold and Lucy Strickland Ringstad. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;Mr.Ringstad was a 1945 graduate of Rostraver High School. He graduated in 1970 from California State College. Mr.Ringstad was a member of the Speers United Methodist Church;F&AM Lodge 643;Belle Vernon;the Uniontown Lodge of Perfection;and American Legion Post 659;Belle Vernon. He was a former member of the Belle Vernon Lions Club;was a past member and president of the Belle Vernon Area School Board;and was a past president of the union for employees of the Monessen Southwestern Railroad Company of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Ringstad was one of the organizers of the Belle Vernon Midget Baseball program and coached junior baseball in the Belle Vernon area. He organized the judo program at the Mon Valley YMCA. He was the owner of Confidential Investigation Service and also performed personal accounting services. He retired from the Monessen Southwestern Railroad Company of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;with 40 years of service. He was a U.S.Navy veteran of World War II. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a sister;Katherine House. Surviving are his wife;Linda Renkey Ringstad;one son;Scott Ringstad of Youngwood;four daughters;Mrs.Timothy (Linda) Benson of New Stanton;Mrs.David (Christine) Swearer of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Patrick (Kimberly) Gray of Charleroi and Halynn Louise Ringstad;at home;six grandchildren;one sister;Mrs.James (Leona) Stewart of Monessen;and many nieces and nephews. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden;retired Methodist minister;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. American Legion Post 659;Belle Vernon;will conduct services in the funeral home at 7 p.m.Tuesday;followed by Masonic services by F&AM Lodge 643 at 7:30 p.m. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Martha E.Robbins;85;of Belle Vernon;died Saturday;May 2;1992;at 4:45 p.m. in South Hills System;Jefferson Center;after a lengthy illness. She was born Aug.24;1906;in Wigan;England;and came to the United States in 1910. She is a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Ellen Major Jolley. Mrs.Robbins was a member of Fayette City United Presbyterian Church. She is survived by a son;Richard L.Robbins of Fayette City; a daughter;Sara Jane Shipley of Lemont Furnace;a grandson;Richard L.Robbins II;two great-granddaughters;Michelle and Tiffany;two sisters-in-law;Mary Jolley of Fayette City and Edith Weaver of Fairhope/Belle Vernon;and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Edward Robbins on Feb.6;1968. Friends were received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and until 11 a.m. Wednesday;when services will be held with the Rev. George H.Koon;pastor of the Isabella Wesleyan Methodist Church;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home.