Steve Raymond;1110 Lincoln Ave.;Charleroi;died Tuesday;April 13;1982;at 4:23 p.m.at the Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 77. Born May 20;1904 in Twilight Borough;he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Jaszwa Raymond of Poland. Mr.Raymond was a member of St.Jerome R.C.Church of Charleroi and had resided in the borough for eight years. He retired from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Monessen plant. In addition to his parents;Mr.Raymond was preceded in death by his wife;Sophie Markovitch Raymond;on April 22;1976;and two brothers;Frank and Louis Raymond. Survivors include his son;Steve A.of Fallowfield Twp;;three daughters;Anna Marie at home;Mrs.Frank (Sophie) Belczyk of Bever Falls and Mrs.Lloyd (Patricia) Halinka of Charleroi;one brother;Joseph of Florida;two sisters;Mrs.Betty Mossburg and Ann Raymond;both of Charleroi;and eight grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home Inc.;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 10 a.m.at St.Jerome’s Church of Charleroi. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Sarah L. Rohland of 218
Perry Ave.; Belle Vernon;
died Tuesday;April 6;1982 at 9 a.m. at
the Bickerton Rest Home;
Monongahela. She was 85.
Mrs. Rohland was born
March 25; 1897 in Black Diamond;
a daughter of Ihe late
John and Margaret Haggerty.
She was a member of
Marion Presbyterian Church;
Fairhope.
Mrs. Rohland had been a
resident of the Belle Vernon
area (Fairhope) for the past
63 years.
She was preceded in death
by her husband; Daniel
Rohland; on Aug. 6; 1973.
Survivors Include one son;
Raymond S. Rohland of Belle
Vernon; one grandson;
Robert Rohland of Belle Vernon;
and one great-grandson;
Shawn Rohland.
Friends will be received in
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;where services will be held on Friday;April 9;1982;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden;pastor of the First Methodist Church;Fredericktown;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Maude M.Ralston of 727 South 14th St.;Monessen;died Sunday;Nov.22;1981;at 10:18 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was 86. Mrs.Ralston was born in Lonaconing;Md.;and had been a Monessen resident since 1917. Her husband;John M.Ralston;preceded her in death in 1948. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church;Monessen. Survivors include two sons;John G.Ralston;with whom she made her home;and James A.Ralston of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel Wednesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.S.Kenneth Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas C.Rankin of Belle Vernon R.D.1 died Saturday;Sept.26;1981;in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 79. Mr.Rankin was born June 14;1902 in Rostraver Twp.;a son of the late John C.and Annie Culbert Rankin. He was a retired employee of the former U.S.Steel Donora Works;and also farmed in Rostraver Twp. Mr.Rankin ws a member of Rehoboth United Presbyterian Church;Rostraver Twp.;and was a 50-year member of F&AM Lodge 626;Donora. He was also a member of Tall Cedars of Lebanon;and was a charter member of Rostraver Grange 919. Survivors include his widow;Margaret H.Rankin;one son;William H.Rankin of Belle Vernon R.D.1;five granddaughters;Mrs.Frank (Mary) Zebrak of Eldred;Pa.;Elaine Rankin of West Mifflin;and Patty;Joyce and Karen;all at home;three sisters;Mrs.Kathleen Moody of West Newton;Mrs.Stewart (Frances) Donaldson of Donora and Mrs.Sarah Vaugh of Belle Vernon R.D.2. Friends will be received in the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Inc.;Rostraver Twp.;on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be in the funeral home Wednesday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Allie A.Clayton officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Donora Masonic Lodge services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. James C.Stump Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Emil F.Rieu of 644 Third St.;Monessen;died at 10 a.m.Friday;July 24;1981;in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Township after an illness of two years. Mr.Rieu was 85. He was born in France on June 21;1896;and had resided on Third St.for the past 63 years. He was employed at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.for 55 years before retiring 10 years ago. Mr.Rieu was a member of St.Cajetan Roman Catholic Church and the Croatian Club;both of Monessen;and also was an original founder of the French Club in Monessen. He is survived by his widow;Henriette Cayral Rieu;two sons;Lt.Col.Emil H.Rieu of the U.S.Air Force in Bowie;Md.;and Eli O.Rieu of Monessen;seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where a Parish Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. Prayer Service will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home;followed at 10 a.m. by Mass of Christian Burial at St.Cajetan Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.P.Lino Ramellini;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Della Rowe;88;of Brownsville;died Tuesday;June 30;1981;in the Mon Valley Hospital;Inc.;Carroll Twp at 4:10 a.m. Born Jan.14;1893 in Long Branch;she was the daughter of the late Albert C.and Lucy Abbott Kifer. Mrs.Rowe was preceded in death by her husbnad;Jesse M.Rowe;on Nov.1;1950;a sister;Grace Davenport;and a brother;Albert Kifer. Survivors include a son;Robert W.Rowe of Brownsville;four sisters;Lillie Masterson of Nampa;Idaho;Barbara CNugston of Freeport;Edith Hobbs of Youngstown;Ohio;and Dorothy Myers of Latrobe;two brothers;Clarence and Wilbur Kifer;both of Grindstone;four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Andrew J.Skirpan Funeral Home;135 Park St.;Brownsville;on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Norman Nightingale officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Andrew J.Skirpan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.