Anna Keracik Rowley;82;of 428 Fell St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;April 14;1991;at 11 a.m.in Haven Crest Inc.;Carroll Township.  Born Jan.8;1909;in Charleroi;she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Bartak Keracik.  Mrs.Rowley was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon.  She was Protestant by faith and a member of the Goodwill Club;Charleroi.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;William H.Rowley;on Feb.3;1980;two sisters;Mary Balaska ad Ethel Barcelona;two brothers;Joseph Keracik and John Keracik;and a grandson;Brian Shumaker.  Surviving are one son;Willian H.Rowley Jr.of Apex;N.C.;one daughter;Mrs.Carl (Shirley Ann) Miller of Belle Vernon;six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be be held Wednesday;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Michael Shepard;interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating.  Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Arrangements are being handled by the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home.  

GRANDCHILDREN – CODY; LINDSAY & SARAH ROTHROCK. TAYLOR & MASON ZIMMERMAN. HE DIED IN MERCY HOSPITAL; PITTSBURGH; PA.

Mary L.(Dupree) Ross;66;of Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Oct.4;1990;at 11:36 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township;after a short illness. Mrs.Ross wa born July 16;1924;in Lobata;W.Va.;a daughter of the late Purvey and Lenora Dupree. She was a member of the Macedonia Holinesss Church;Arnold City. In addition to her parents;Mrs.Ross was also preceded in death by her husband;Henry Ross;in 1985;and by six brothers and one sister. Surviving are one son;Dwight Dupree of Arnold City;a step-mother;Aggie Dupree;of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Sylvester and Harding Dupree;both of Arnold City;two sisters;Rosa McCarthy and Geneva Calloway;both of Arnold City;and many nieces;nephews;cousins and friends. Friends will be received Sunday and Monday from noon to 8 p.m.in the Macedonia Holiness Church;116 Grata Ave.;Arnold City;Belle Vernon. On Tuesday;friends will be received at the First Christian Church;Wickhaven;from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m.;the hour of services in the church;with bishop F.M.Thomas of The Greater Bethlehem Church;Pittsburgh;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;is in charge of arrangements.

Steve T.Rockidge;76;of the Fayette City-Belle Vernon Road;Fayette City R.D.1;died Tuesday;July 24;1990;at 6:35 p.m.in his home following a lengthy illnes. He was born Dec.13;1913;in Fayette City;a son of the late Samuel and Helen Rockidge. He was a member of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City. He was a member of the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club and the Naomi Athletic Club. He was a retired coal miner. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Anna Cope Rockidge on Oct.22;1975. Survivors include one brother;Thomas Rockidge of Charleroi;five sisters;Anna Simmons of Belle Vernon;Helen Rockidge of Coraopolis;Mary Tharp of Cleveland;Barbara Pulaski and Elizabeth Rockidge;both of Charleroi;and several nieces and nephews. 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 Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Prayer services will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Richard Mackiewicz;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. There will be a church wake service Thursday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.