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.

Mrs.Nellie Davis;88;of 227 Edith St.Fairhope;Belle Vernon;was pronounced dead on arrival at Mon Valley Hospital at 6:40 p.m.Saturday;March 21;1981. Mrs.Roley was born Aug.20;1892;in Pennsylvania;a daughter of the late D.A.and Mary Jordan Davis. She was a member of the Marion United Presbyterian Church;Fairhope. Mrs.Roley was preceded in death by her husband;Harry E.Roley;March 20;1970. Survivors include a son;David Emerson Roley;of Connellsville;a daughter;Mrs.Michael (Ava) Dorcon;of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren;11 great-grandchildren;and six great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.in the funeral home with Mr.Alan Hamer of the Marion United Presbyterian Church;Fairhope;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Rogowitz of 153 Pennsylvania Blvd.;Monessen;died Sunday;February 22;1981;at 12:15 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital following a declining illness. Mr.Rogowitz was born June 1;1910;in Boston;Mass.;a son of the late Harry and Racheal Stone Rogowitz. A resident of Monessen most of his life;Mr.Rogowitz was retired from the Electrical Department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Rogowitz was a U.S.Army veteran having served in World War II and was a member of American Legion Post 28;Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1190 and Mon Valley Association of Retired Steelworkers;all of Monessen. He was preceded in death by two sisters;Jeanette Chodes and Mae Newmark;and two brothers;Harry and Meyer Rogowitz. Survivors include his widow;Mary Rizzutto Rogowitz;a son;Harry M.Rogowitz of Kansas City;Kansas;one brother;Ben Rogowitz of Halandale;Fla.and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;Grand Blvd.and Marion Ave.;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 Wednesday at 10 a.m.with Rabbi Leonard Winograd officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.