Scott W.Russell of Juniper Drive;Coraopolis;formerly of Fayette City R.D.1;died suddenly on Friday;Dec.9;1983;at 2:30 p.m.at his home. He was 25. Mr.Russell was born May 14;1958;in North Charleroi;a son of Ross and Lola Boord Russell;who survive and reside in Fayette City R.D.1. He was a member of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church. Mr.Russell was employed as manager of the Burger King Restaurant in Moon Township. In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother;Ross H.Russell of Wilmington;Del.;and a sister;Mrs.Marlin (Sharon) Kriss of Beloit;Wis. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday;Dec.13;until 1:30 p.m.;at which time funeral services will be held with the Rev.Robert Cromwell;pastor of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SCOTT W. RUSSELL
HOWARD A.( DUSTY ) RHODES
Howard A.Rhodes of 307 Center st.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Nov.8;1983;at 12:55 a.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 72. Mr.Rhodes was born June 2;1911;in Charleroi;a son of the late Herman and Mary Sharpenberg Rhodes. A resident of Belle Vernon since 1950;he retired from the U.S.Postal Service in 1972;having been a letter carrier in Brentwood and Charleroi. Mr.Rhodes was a U.S.Army vetern of World War II. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Helen Feryok Rhodes;in May 1970. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Michael (Suzanne)Kuba of Upper St.Clair;and two sisters;Mrs.Arvilla Greene of San Antonio;Texas;and Mrs.Ethel Waggoner of Charleroi. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday;Nov.10;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Francis Blair;pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold services Wednesday at 7 p.m.at the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
OLIVE REITZ
JAMES RIZZUTTO
James Rizzutto;77;of 922 Graham St.;North Belle Vernon;died Friday;Oct.7;1983;at 4:05 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Inc. Born May 24;1906;in Belle Vernon;he was the son of the late Dominick and Mary Frederico Rizzutto. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by one brother;Sam Richards;and a sister;Anna Johnson. Surviving are his wife;Sophie McCluskey Rizzutto;three sons;James of ElPaso;Texas;Michael of Brooklyn;Ohio;and Thomas of Mechanicsburg;and one daughter;Mrs.William (Patricia) Aubrey of Belle Vernon. Also surviving are three brothers;Joseph of Belle Vernon;Albert of Washington;D.C.;and Louis of Pittsburgh;four sisters;Mrs.Theresa Bernardo and Mary Rogowitz;both of Monessen;Margarete Bercini of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Verdon (Jean) Goshorn of Hernando;Fla.;11 grandchildren;six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr.Rizzutto was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community. He retired in 1978 as a steward for the Labor Temple in Charleroi. He was a Catholic. Friends will be received on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where Blessing services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ANNIE W. ROBSON
GEORGE ROCKIDGE
JANET GRANTASHLEY REICHERT
Janet Grant Reichert of Apartment 6-K;215 W.Chocolate Ave.;Hershey;died Saturday;July 9;1983;at 6:36 p.m.in the Hershey Medical Center. She was 82. Mrs.Reichert was born July 24;1900;in Allenport;a daughter of the late Jesse and Mary Reiley Ashley. She was a member of the Ladies Bethany Bible Class of Marion Presbyterian Church. Mrs.Reichert was also a member of the Grange of Red Lion and the AARP. A resident of Hershey since February 1982;she had spent most of her life in the Belle Vernon area. In addition to her parents;Mrs.Reichert was preceded in death by her first husband;Joseph A.Grant;1950;and a son;Joseph E.Grant;1973. Survivors include her husband;Joseph Reichert;three sons;Wilford J.Grant of Ingam;Robert N.Grant of Belle Vernon and Bruce A.Grant of Palmyra;two daughters;Mrs.Leonard (Dorothy Mae) Lisz and Darlene S.Grant Gernet;both of Laurel;Md.;one sister;Mrs.Edith Shopshire of Youngstown;Ohio;18 grandchildren and six 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;July 13;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
GENEVIEVE C.GOWAN ROBERTS
Genevieve C.Roberts;314 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;died Thursday at 5:30 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 67. Mrs.Roberts was born in Pricedale on July 28;1915;a daughter of the late William and Anna Carroll Gowan. She had lived in Charleroi most of her life and was a member of St.Jerome’s Roman Catholic Church;Charleroi. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;James;and two sisters;Violet Pearce and Mary Agnes Krett. Survivors include a sister;Margaret (Peg) Campbell of New Jersey;four nephews and one niece. Friends will be received at the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m.Monday at St.Jerome’s Roman Catholic Church;Charleroi;with Msgr.William Maher officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
LILLIAN ESTELLE REEVES
Word has been received of
the death of Lillian Estelle
Reeves of Aurora; Colo.; on
Friday; Feb. 25;1983. She was
95.
Mrs. Reeves was born July
28; 1887; in Belle Vernon; a
daughter of the late Samuel
and Ellen Warrensford.
A resident of Colorado for
the past ten years; she was a
former resident of Aliquippa
and Allenport.
Mrs. Reeves was preceded
In death by her husband;
Roscoe B. Reeves; who was a
former superintendent of the
Allenport Plant of Wheeling-
Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and a
former assistant superintendent
of the Aliquippa Plant of
Jones and Laugnlin Steel
Corp.
She was also preceded in
death by a daughter; Helen R.
Hoffman.
Survivors include one son;
Arthur T. Reeves of Aurora;
Colo.; one daughter; Mrs.
William (Ruth) MacWilliams
of Key West; Fla.; seven
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services and burial in Belle
Vernon Cemetery.