Joseph C. Posick of 226
Hoffman St.; Fairhope; Belle
Vernon; died suddenly on Thursday;Nov.19;1981
at 2:30 a.m. in the Mon Valley
Hospital. He was 77.
Mr. Hoffman was born Feb.
8; 1904 in Washington Twp.;
Fayette County; a son of the
late Matthew and Rose
Stipkovich Posick.
He was a member of the
Holy Spirit R.C. Church;
Fayette City.
Mr. Hoffman was a retired
coal miner.
Survivors include his
widow; Margaret Clickovich
Posick; one brother; Matthew of Belle Vernon; and six
sisters; Mrs. Catherine Billy
of Vienna; Va.; Mrs. Winifred
Bell of Sarasota; Fla.; Mrs.
Anna Krieger and Mrs. Rose
Salotti; both of Kensington.
Md. and Miss Virginia Posick
and Mrs. Madge Hasco; both
of Bethesda; Md.
Friends will be received in
the Howard W. McCrory
Funeral Home; Fayette City;
on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on
Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday;Nov.21;at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at10 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev. Fr. Thomas G. Rinn;pastor of the church;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Wake Service will be held on Friday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. The Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lois L.Popella of 1560 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly on Saturday Oct.24;1981;at 9:12 p.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 58. Mrs.Popella was born March 30;1923 in Monessen;a daughter of Leona Dandoy Balderoni and the late Emmett Dixon. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 13 years;she was a former Monessen resident. She was Catholic by faith. In addition to her mother;Mrs.Popella is survived by her husband;George M.Popella;one son;Robert Popella Sr.of Belle Vernon;one brother;William Dixon of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Leona Endreszl of Charleroi and Mrs.Edith Lannock of Cleveland;Ohio;and two grandsons. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.where a Prayer Service will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Frank Pierallini; 916 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; died Tuesday;Sept.22;1981;in the South Hills Convalescent
Home. He was 79.
Born May 17; 1902 in Belle
Vernon; he was the son of the
late Eugene and Mary Dolfi
Pierallini. He was a life-long
resident of Belle Vernon.
Mr. Pierallini was
employed as a foreman in the
coupling department of the
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;
Allenport Plant; retiring in
1967.
He was a member of the
First United Methodist
Church of Belle Vernon.
Survivors include his
widow; Fausca Zucconi
Pierallini; three daughters;
Mrs. James ( Phyllis )
Hamilton of Monongahela;
Mrs. Albert (Laverne) Lami
of Mt. Lebanon; and Donnis;
wife of Dr. John P. Young; of
Mountain Lake; N.J.; a
brother; Lebert Pierallini of
Belle Vernon; four sisters;
Mrs. Nellie Dooley of Speers;
Mrs. Mary Troiano of
Charleroi; Mrs. Norma
Karolewics of Brownsville;
and Mrs. Olga Galiffa of
Donora; and nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by two brothers; Eugene in
1966 and Fred in 1975; and a
sister; Sabina Lebberoni in
1970.
Friends will be received in
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave ; Belle Vernon; on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Lee F.Dinsel;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Edgar R.(Tim) Province of Belle Vernon R.D.2;Sweeney Plan;died Thursday;July 2;1981;at 3:25 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 48. Mr.Province was born Dec.8;1932 in Speers;a son of John A.and Estelle Dunkerly Province;who reside in Speers. A U.S.Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict;he was employed by Monessen Southwestern Railroad. Mr.Province was Protestant by faith. He was active in the midget football and baseball programs in Rostraver Township. In addition to his parents;Mr.Province is survived by his widow;Margaret Ann (Gibbs) Province;one son;Thomas R.Province at home;two brothers;Loren of Monessen and Don of Speers;and one sister;Mrs.Gordon (Daryll) Wilson of Speers. Friends will be received in the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Rostraver Twp.;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.William C.Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. James C.Stump Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Steve Petty;50;of 54 Scenery Blvd.;Monessen;died unexpectedly at 11:15 p.m.Friday;June 21;1968;at his home. Born July 29;1917;in Brownfield;he was a resident of Monessen for 30 years. He was employed as a millwright at the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. Mr.Petty was a veteran of the U.S.Army;serving in World War II. He was a member of the Monessen Slovak Home;American Legion Post 28;Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1190;both of Monessen. Surviving are his widow;Kay Petty;one stepdughter;Mrs.William (Donna) Dawson of Belle Vernon;his mother;Mrs.Anna Petty of Monessen;two sisters;Mrs.John (Barbara) Kaminsky and Mrs.John (Irene) Hlatky;both of Monessen;two brothers;John Petty and Frank Petty;both of Monessen. He was preceded in death by his father;George Sr.;two brothers and one sister. Friends are being received at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m.Saturday. Blessing service there Monday;June 24;at 11 a.m. with Rev.Matthew A.Yanosek;Holy Name R.C.Church;officiating. Interment will be in Holy Name Cemetery;Monessen. Robert A.Billick;funeral director. (He was moved to Belle Vernon Cemetery on June 11;1981)

Margaret Tesack Paytas;of 418 Fourth St.;Monessen;died Thursday;May 7;1981;at 4:30 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Paytas;who was 78;had been in declining health. She was born Sept.17;1902;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Spirko Tesack. Mrs.Paytas had been a life-long resident of Monessen. She was a member of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;and the Christian Mothers’Society of the Church. Mrs.Paytas was preceded in death by a grandson;Duane Doty;who died in an auto accident April 24;1981. Survivors include her husband;August A.(Gus) Paytas;at home;a son;August R.(Ray) Paytas;of Highlands;Calif;two daughters;Mrs.Michael (Margaret Peg ) McDonald of Montclair;Calif.;and Mrs. Leonard (Dorothy) Doty of Monessen;two sisters;Mrs.Anna Harcarik of Baltimore;Md.and Mrs.Theresa Gamble of Miami;Fla.;a brother;John Tesack;of Monessen;five grandsons;one granddaughter;and eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Saturday;from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 t 9 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial in Most Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.James Petrovsky;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs.Katheryne Perry;69;of 323 Water St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Feb.21;1972;at 3:05 p.m.at her home. Her husband;John Perry;is mayor of Belle Vernon. Mrs.Perry was born in Windber on March 4;1903. She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church and the Auxiliary to the American Legion Post;both of Belle Vernon. The family operated the Ritz Theater in Belle Vernon for many years prior to its closing in 1955. Surviving;in addition to her husband;are three sons;James Sedary of Kansas;Joseph Sedary of Belle Vernon and Salvatore Perry of Valparaiso;Ind.;four grandchildren;and her mother;Mrs.Christina Spadafore of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Blessing services will be held at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.Saturday followed by Requiem Mass at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m.with Msgr.Martin O’Toole officiating. Private cremation will follow and interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.