John Perry;former Belle Vernon Borough mayor and police chief and long-time businessman;died Saturday;March 7;1981;at 1 a.m.at his home at 323 Water St.;Belle Vernon. He was 80. Mr.Perry was born Sept.10;1900;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Salvatore and Angelina Perry. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community;Mr.Perry had served as mayor and chief of police for Belle Vernon Borough and also was a former constable. He had planned on running for the office of mayor again in the upcoming primary election. Mr.Perry owned and operated the Ritz Theater in Belle Vernon for many years and also was the former owner of the Perry Hotel in Belle Vernon. He was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and the Loyal Order of Moose;Pittsburgh Lodge 46. Mr.Perry was preceded in death by his wife;Catherine Spadafore Perry;in 1973;and two brothers;Frank Perry of Michigan and James Perry of the state of California. Survivors include one son;Salvatore J.Perry of Valparaiso;Ind.;two step-sons;James Sidary of Kansas City;Kansas;and Joseph Sidary of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren and one great-grandson. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 10 a.m.followed by interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Florence Emily Astle Pigeon;a former Belle Vernon resident;of Trenton;Mich.;died suddenly at her home on Thursday;Jan.17;1981. She was 59. Born Aug.23;1921 in Stockdale;she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Amy Jones Astle. She was preceded in death by her first husband;Aldo Angelocci;in 1956. Survivors include a son;Ronald Angelocci of Grosse Ile;Mich.;two daughters;Mrs.Steven (Lorna) Bakos of Glendale;Ariz.;and Mrs.Timothy (Janice) Summers of Charleroi;two brothers;Woodrow L.Astle of Belle Vernon and Raymond J.Astle of Pittsburgh;three sisters;Mrs.Marion Auther of Fayette City;Mrs.Doris Tulley and Mrs.Lorna Jean Greco;both of Allentown;and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;one hour before meemorial services on Saturday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home. Officiating will be the Rev.Father Keith L.Ackerman;rector of St.Mary’s Episcopal Church;Charleroi. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara Poland Panepinto
of 807 Monongahela St.; Belle
Vernon; died Tuesday;January 27;1981;at
7:10 p.m. in Connellsville
State Hospital following a
lingering illness. She was 48.
She was born October 5;
1931 in Belle Vernon; a
daughter of Robert and
Genevieve Hough Poland who
reside in Lynnwood.
Mrs. Panepinto attended
Belle Vernon schools and was
a member of Saint
Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon. In addition to her parents;she is survived by her husband;Frank Panepinto;a daughter;Mrs.Wilfried (Bonnie) Cowell of Roscoe;a son;Frnak Panepinto Jr.of Belle Vernon;one granddaughter and two grandsons;seven sisters;Mrs.John (Janine) Davis of Roscoe;Mrs.Ray (Roberta) Lauderbaugh of Dunlevy;Mrs.Pat Zelinsky of Monessen;Mrs.Larry (Louise) Krutz of Bethel Park;Ms.Cora Poland of Belle Vernon;Mrs.William (Debbie) Sabo of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Claudette Smith of Belle Vernon and four brother;Russell Poland of Belle Vernon;Charles Poland of Donora;Robert Poland of Monessen and Terry Poland of Charleroi. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;Monessen;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Friday;January;30;with a Mass of Christian Burial in Saint Sebastian’s R.C.Church at noon.Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Pershing G.Parrish of 3104 Avalon St.;Pittsburgh;a former resident of Donora;died Thursday;Jan.8;1981;at 7:35 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Parrish was 62. He was born June 29;1918;in Donora;a son of the late Rev.Major and Carrie Wright Parrish. He was a retired employee of Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh. A graduate of Donora High School with the Class of 1938;Mr.Parrish was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of Post 695 of the American Legion in Donora and the Monongahela Valley Lodge 208 of the IBPOE of W. Mr.Parrish is survived by his wife;Mrs.Crystal Parrish of Detroit;Mich.;his step-mother;Mrs.Sophie Parrish of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.Susan Dyer of Detroit;Mich.and Sgt.Doreen E.Parrish with the U.S.Air Force in Vietnam;two brothers;Herbert Parrish of Pittsburgh and James Locker of New York;three sisters;Mrs.C.Dolores Parrish Lane of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Ophelia Dickerson of Monessen;and Joan Locker in the state of California;three grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends. Friends will be received at the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;1324 Meldon Ave.;Donora;from 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home;with the Rev.J.O. Neal officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Ilvo Picchiarini of 605
Graham St.; Belle Vernon;
died Tuesday;Dec.16;1980; at 8:45 a.m. in
the Veterans Administration
Hospital; Aspinwall. He was
70.
Mr. Picchiarini was born
March 3; 1910; in Belle Vernon; a son of the late William
and Anna Lotti Picchiarini.
A lifelong resident of the
Belle Vernon community;
Mr. Picchiarini retired
March 3; 1972; as a millright
at the Monessen Plant of
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corp.
He was a veteran of World
War II having served with the
U.S. Navy and was a member
of St. Sebastian R.C. Church;
Belle Vernon; and Belle Vernon American Legion Post
659.
Survivors Include his
widow; Linda Paterra Picchiarini; two daughters; Mrs.
Daniel (Olivia) Leopold of
Belle Vernon and Mrs. Barry
(Joann) Adams of
Ebensburg; two brothers;
Aldo Picchiarini of Belle Vernon and Elmo Picchiari of Monessen;one sister;Mrs.George (Delma) Bindi of Monessen;and two grandchildren;Joshua and Rachel Leopold. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday. A Prayer service will be held in the funeral home Friday at 9 a.m.to be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 services will be held Thursday at 7:15 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

George Protos; 64; of Perryopolis R.D. 2; died Wednesday;Oct. 15;1980 at 6 p.m. in Mercy
Hospital; Pittsburgh; following a lengthy illness.
Born Nov. 8; 1915 in Vandergrift; he was the son of the late Arthur and Connie Marces Protos.
Mr. Protos was employed
as a truck driver; and was a
U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was past vice president and past recording secretary
of the American Federation of Labor Local 872; Charleroi. Syrvivors include two sons;Arthur and Andrew Protos;both of Perryoplois R.D.2;a daughter;Mrs.Melvin (Connie) Erler of Perryopolis R.D.2;three brothers;Manuel Protos of Houston;Texas;Dr.Angelo A.Protos of Staten Island;N.Y.;and John Protos of Las Cruses;N.M.;and a sister;Mrs.Irene Costaris of Asbury Park;N.J. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Friday and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Sunday at 1 p.m.at the funeral home with the Pastor David Johnson of the World Wide Church of God officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

North Charleroi Mayor Bruno Pietrucci;of 543 Conrad Ave.;died Wednesday;August 13;1980 in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Petrucci;71;in his first term as mayor;was active in North Charleroi politics;having served as a councilman there since 1942. He was born July 18;1909 in Sunnyside;the son of the late Peter and Blanche Pollacci Petrucci. He had been a resident of North Charleroi since 1910. Mayor Petrucci was a member of Mother of Sorrows R.C.Church;the Italia Unita Club;Elks Lodge No.494;V.F.W.Post 167;and the American Legion Post 22;all of Charleroi. He also belonged t the American Citizens Club of North Charleroi and the Lock 4 Volunteer Fire Department. He was a retired self-employed businessman;and was a veteran of the U.S.Navy.having served in the South Pacific during World War II. Survivors include two brothers;Elio Petrucci of Detroit;Mich.;and Aleo (Babe) Petrucci of Monongahela R.D.2;a sister;Mrs.Nellie Gerein of North Charleroi;his best friend;Clara Husovitz;with whom he resided;two nephews;a niece and two great-nieces. Friends will be received in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Blessing service will be held at the funeral home Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.John J.Thomas;pastor of Mother of Sorrows R.C.Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.