Douglas C.Reese;36;of 760 South Burgess Ave.;Columbus;Ohio;died suddenly Sunday;March 29;1992;in Lexington;Ky. He was born Aug.2;1955;in Charleroi;a son of Gail Brubaker Reese of Belle Vernon R.D.2 and the late Norman W.Reese. He was employed by the Mail Service Inc.in Columbus;Ohio. He was a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church;Rostraver Township. In addition to his mother;he is survived by his wife;Lorraine Harrington Reese;one son;Dustin Craig Reese;at home;one daughter;Roseanne Reese;at home;one sister;Mrs.Edward (Tara) Magruda of Perryopolis;and his maternal grandparents;Edward and Evelyn Nasal of Monessen. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township. Family and friends will meet Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the Olive Branch Baptist Church;Rostraver Township;when funeral services will be held with the Rev.D.W.Norton;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Joseph A.Rousseau;70;of Atwood Drive;Sweeney Plan;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;March 26;1992;at his home. He was born in Rostraver Township on Oct.23;1921;a son of the late Joseph and Mona Sheldon Rousseau. Mr.Rousseau was a member of Harmony Presbyterian Church. He had been a reident of Sweeney Plan for the last 44 years. He retired as an electrician in 1983;from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. Mr.Rousseau is survived by his wife;Hazel Kefover Rousseau;a daughter and son-in-law;Dianne and Tony Martinelli of West Newton;three sisters;Frances Lacey of Elizabeth;Constance Greer of Kissimmee;Fla.and Mona Spegele of Cape May Point;N.J.;four grandchildren;Eric Martin;Laura Rousseau;Lorraine Ritter and Jill Skrinjorich;and three great-grandchildren;Alexander Joseph Rousseau and Lauren and Daniel Ritter. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;John Rousseau and a sister;Florence Finley. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held Saturday ;March 28;1992;at the funeral home. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Ernest L.Rocca;80;of Charleroi;died Tuesday;Jan.14;1992;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Born March 25;1911;in Newell;he was the son of the late Saverio and Maria Adelina Rocca. Mr.Rocca was a member of Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church and the Sons of Italy;both of Charleroi. He was a U.S.Navy veteran of World War II and retired from the position of manager at the Montgomery Ward warehouse in Charleroi. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Mike and Dominick Rocca;and three sisters;Rose Moore;Anna Dandrea and Josephine Andrews. Surviving are his wife;Marie Cardinale Rocca;one son;Samuel Rocca of Mapleview;one daughter;Mrs.Robert (Ernestine) Lackner of Charleroi;four grandchildren;Bobby Lackner;Annmarie Smith;Samuel Rocca Jr.and Stephanie Rocca;two step-grandchildren;Chris and Ryan Rocca;two brothers;Albert Rocca of Coal Center and Richard Rocca of Belle Vernon;and three sisters;Mae Traversari of New Salem;Mary Ellen Cain of Perryopolis and Irene Lama of Newell. 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 Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m.Friday in Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.David Jastrab;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Harold S.Robins;95;of Kane Regional Center; McKeesport;
formerly of Belle Vernon; died
Friday; Nov. 29; 1991; at 1 a.m.
in McKeesport Hospital.
He was born April 22; 1896; in
Adrian; Mich.; a son of the late
Walter and Lisbeth Seelye
Robins.
Mr. Robins was a member of
the First United Methodist
Church of Belle Vernon; where
he was a member and officer of
the church choir for many
years. He had served on the
Board of Trustees of the church
for 15 years.
Active in amateur radio
circles in the Mid Mon Valley;
Mr. Robins was a past officer of
the Monessen Radio Club and
had served as the local
representative of the Military
Affiliate Radio System until
1974.
Mr. Robins; who had been a
resident of Kane Regional
Center since June of this year;
had resided with his daughter in
Elizabeth Township the past five
years.
He retired in 1966 from the
steam and combustion department of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel Corporation’s Monessen
plant.
He was a veteran of World War I; having served with the
317th Infantry Regimental
Band.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by his
wife; Lucille Morrell Robins;
who died in 1979; and by a sister;
Frances; in 1950.
Survivors include one
daughter; Mrs. William R.
(Elaine) Boyles of Elizabeth
Township; one sister; Katherine
Huscroft of Greensburg; two
grandchildren; Dr. William L.
and Robert K. Benedetti; both of
Elizabeth Township; and six
great-grandchildren.
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 services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon or the charity of one’s choice. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Lauretta G.Bronson Renner;69;of Lowber;Fayette City R.D.1;died on Sunday;Sept.15;1991;at 11:50 p.m.in Haven Crest Inc.;Carroll Township;after a lengthy illness. She was born in Jefferson Township;Fayette County;on March 6;1922;a daughter of the late George B.and Gertrude Smith Bronson. Mrs.Renner was a member of Little Redstone United Presbyterian Church in Fayette City R.D.1 and the church choir;Mon Valley Lowery Organ Society;and the Fayette County Area Community Choir. She worked at Haven Crest Inc.and the former Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital Inc. She retired as a licensed practical nurse from the new Mon Valley Hospital Inc. Mrs.Renner was preceded in death by three husbands;Victor P.Kaylor;Ray Dennis and Norman L.Renner;and one daughter;Nina F.Wargo. Surviviors include one son;Victor Dean-Kaylor of Lowber;Fayette City R.D.1;five grandchildren and one great-grandson;two brothers;Charles Bronson of Lowber;Fayette City R.D.1 and George Bronson of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Nat (LaVerna) Gatalo of Cincinnati;Ohio;and Mrs.Clyde (Amy) Barber of Lowber;Fayette City R.D.1;an aunt;Sylvia Glotfelty of Lowber;Fayette City R.D.1;and Renner stepchildren and step-grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

James Odilon Rodier;71;of 105 Shady Ave.;Bentleyville;died unexpectedly Thursday;June 27;1991;in his home. Mr.Rodier was born Sept.27;1919;in Charleroi;a son of the late Odilon Emil and Margaret Palfrey Rodier. He was a retired steelworker;formerly employed at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. A resident of Bentleyville since 1952;Mr.Rodier had previously lived in Charleroi. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church;Charleroi;and the United Steel Workers of America Local Union No.1187 in Allenport. Mr.Rodier was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II;having served as technical sergeant with Company I;22nd Infantry Regiment. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was also a member of American Legion Post No.165;Bentleyville;Disabled American Veterans;Mon Valley Chapter 131:and the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the National 4th Infantry (IVY) Division Association. His wife;Florence E.Lang Rodier;whom he married July 13;1952;survives. Also surviving are two sisters;Mrs.Albert (Grace) Mayernick of Charleroi and Katherine Bruce of Monessen;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. in the Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home;809 Main St.;Bentleyville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home with the Rev.Scott A.Bryte;pastor;Christ Lutheran Church;Charleroi;officiating. Full military rites will be accorded by Bentleyville American Legion Post No.165. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.