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.

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.