Blanche Ray Pensis of Apartment No.502;Nathan Goff Apartments;North Charleroi;died suddenly at 10:56 p.m.Sunday;July 6;1986;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 80. Mrs.Pensis was born Aug.27;1905;in Bulger;Pa.;a daughter of the late Firman and Augustine Ray. She was a member of the Charleroi Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Survivors include two sons;Dr.Leonard Pensis of Burgettstown;Pa.;and Joseph H.Pensis of Coolege;Ariz.;four daughters;Mrs.Charles (Wanita) Mitchell of Allenport;Mrs.Nelson (Rita) Mitchell of Warren;Ohio;Mrs.Paul B.(Jenny) Queer of Blythville;Ark.;and Mrs.Peter (Wanda) Townsend of Pittsburgh;14 grandchildren;25 great-grandchildren;one brother;Joseph Ray of North Charleroi;three sisters;Victoria Bayens of Charleroi;Jean Sepesky of Monessen and Margaret Kossar of Monongahela R.D.;and several nieces and nephews. Her husband;Joseph H.Pensis;and five brothers and sisters are deceased. 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 Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes Inc.;825 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where services will be held Wednesday;with Robert Dawson officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Michael Praskavich of 220 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died suddenly on Thursday;May 29;1986;at 1:30 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 61. Mr.Praskavich was born Sept.19;1924;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Wassil and Catherine Yadlosky Praskavich. He had attended the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. A U.S.Army veteran;he was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion. Mr.Praskavich retired in 1985 from the coke plant of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Monessen Plant. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife;Edna Mae Bloom Praskavich;in 1985. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Ronald (Diana) Smaracheck of Monessen;two sons;Kevin Koval at home and George Koval of Portland;Ore.;three brothers;John Praskavich of West Newton;Walter Praskavich of Long Branch and Daniel Praskavich of Parma;Ohio;five sisters;Ann Bosetti of Belle Vernon;Eva Mazur of Monessen;Helen Wujick of Connecticut;Nellie Tomko of Belle Vernon and Doris Guth of Hobart;Ind.;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 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 Monday;June 2;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;offciating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Nancy Horan Pallo of Route 88;Allenport;died Monday;May 5;1986 at Jefferson Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Donora;a daughter of Joseph and Martha Maatta Horan;who survive and reside in Allenport. Mrs.Pallo was an English teacher at the Charleroi Area Junior-Senior High School. She was a member of the Monessen Chapter of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Literacy Council;the Frick Foundation Writing for the 80’a Seminars Intermediate Unit One;the National Education Association;the Pennsylvania State Education Association;the California Area Education Association and the Association of University People. Survivors;in addition to her parents;include her former husband;Richard John Pallo;of Stockdale;three daughters;Mrs.Martha McCloy and Mrs.Shirley Evans;both of Stockdale;and Barbara Pallo of Laurel;Md.;one sister;Laverne Kennedy;of Allenport;one brother;Robert Horan;of Allenport and three grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes Inc.;1008 Furlong Ave.;Roscoe where a funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles R.Barber;pastor of St.Luke Lutheran Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Perry of 700 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly at 10:30 p.m.Monday;April 21;1986;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. She was 66. Mrs.Perry was born Dec.6;1919;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Harry and Etta Roe Carney. She was a former employee of Fox Grocery Co.in Belle Vernon. Mrs.Perry was the wife of Julius J.Perry;a North Belle Vernon Borough councilman;who survives. A life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area;she was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Four Roses Bowling League. In addition to her husband;she is survived by one daughter;Mrs.Dennis (Mary Etta) Johnson;of Greensburg;one brother;Harry Carney;of Belle Vernon;one sister;Phoebe Duvuvui;of Cleveland;Ohio;and one granddaughter;Erin. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer Service will be held Thursday at noon in the funeral home;followed by a 12:30 p.m.Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Entombment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Aldo Pic Picchiarini of 519 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;April 21;1986;at 8:15 p.m.in the Carcella Personal Care Home in Belle Vernon. Mr.Picchiarini was 81. He was born Sept.23;1904;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late William and Anna Lotti Picchiarini. He was a member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon. In 1969;he retired as a machinist at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Picchiarini was preceded in death by a brother;IIvo Piccchiarini. He is survived by his widow;Ida Pieri Picchiarini;one son;William A.Picchiarini of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Thomas R.(Yvonne) Parks of Belle Vernon;one brother;Elma Picchiarini of Monessen;one sister;Mrs.Delma Bindi of Monessen;12 grandchildren;and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Prayer services will be held Thursday in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m.Thursday in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Nnorth Bbelle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department members will pay their respects to Mr.Picchiarini tonight at 7 o’clock at the funeral home.

Beatrice M.Pierce of Allenport Borough died Monday;April 7;1986;at 2:10 p.m.in the Presbyterian Medical Center;Washington;Pa.;following a lengthy illness. She was 82. Born in West Newton;March 10;1904;she was a daughter of the late Albert and Maggie Jones Conner. She also was preceded in death by her husband;William Philip Pierce;in 1972. Mrs.Pierce was a Protestant by faith. Surviving are one son;William L.Pierce of Stockdale;three grandchildren;seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild and two sisters;Mrs.Myrtle Boris of Smithton R.D;and Mrs.Lillian Captain of Fayette City R.D. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and until 11 a.m.Wednesday;the tme of services at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;with Rev.Barbara M.Ratusnik;pastor of the Roscoe Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;is in charge of arrangements.

Mary E.Prentice of 1009 Meadow Ave.;Charleroi;died Thursday;March 13;1986;at 8:45 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 65. Mrs.Prentice was born March 30;1920;in West Elizabeth;a daughter of the late Mr.and Mrs.Joseph Fuller. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church;Charleroi. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Surviving are her husband;Eugene Prentice;one son;Ronald Soroka;of Long Island;N.Y.;one daughter;Mrs.Barbara Vance;of Carlisle;Pa.;and one sister;Becky Fuller;of Sidney;N.Y. Friends will be received Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Gerald W.McCormick;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Kovatch Popelas of 1024 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died unexpectedly at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday;Feb.18;1986;in Colonial Manor Nursing Home;Bentleyville. She was 79. Mrs.Popelas was born April 3;1906;in Fairhope;a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Bukszar Kovatch. She was a member of the Pricedale Union Church;the American Legion Auxiliary of Belle Vernon;the Charleroi Golden Agers Club and the Belle Vernon Senior Citizens. She had been a resident of Yonkers;N.Y.;for many years;residing in Belle Vernon for the past 20 years. Surviving are one brother;Andrew Kovacs;of Phoenix;Ariz.;and a number of nieces and nephews. On May 29;1928;she married;in Charleroi;Stephen Popelas;who died on July 8;1965. Two sisters;Anna Bongiorno and Elizabeth Hamilton;and two brothers;Stephen and John Kovatch;are deceased. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Greenlee Funeral Home;619 Main St.;Bentleyville. Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.David Reeves officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Greenlee Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.