William T.Overand of Belle Vernon R.D.2 died Saturday;Oct.11;1986;in the Waddington Convalescent Home;Fayette City. He was 80. Mr.Overand was born March 1;1906 in Rostraver Twp.;a son of the late James and Lydia Shaw Overand. He was a retired school teacher;having taught and coached football at Monessen;Rostraver Twp.and South Hungtingdon Twp. A Methodist by faith;Mr.Overand was a U.S.Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He had served both as a squire in Webster and as a district magistrate in the Belle Vernon area for many years. Mr.Overand was a member and past master of Donora F&AM Lodge No.626. Mr.Overand was a member of the Consistory and Syria Temple of Pittsburgh and the Fayette City Beagle Club. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Nellie Speer Overand;on Aug. 5;1986;by three brothers;Harry;James and Edgar Overand;and by one sister;Ann Yates. Surviving are one step-son;Gerald A.Gillingham;of Carisle;Pa.;one sister;Sarah Overand;of Finleyville;five grandchildren;one great-grandchild;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Twp. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Charles L.Barber;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. Donora F&AM Lodge No.626 will hold services in the funeral home on Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. The James C.Stump Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
RAYMOND OSTETRICO
Raymond Ostetrico of 1014 Brown
St.; Belle Vernon; died Monday;
Aug. 18; 1986; at 11:30 p.m. in
Presbyterian Medical Center;
Washington; Pa.; following a brief illness. He was 77.
Mr. Ostetrico was born April 1;
1909; in Italy; a son of the late
Guistino and Agatha Ostetrico.
A Belle Vernon resident the past 40
years; he had formerly lived in
Monessen.
Mr. Ostetrico was a retired
foreman in the structural shop of the
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Monessen Plant.
In addition to his parents he was
preceded in death by a sister; Ann
Filander; and a brother; Julio
Ostetrico.
Survivors include his wife; Mary
Crispin Ostetrico; three sons; Raymond Jr. of Streetsboro;Ohio;Julius of Monessen and Charlie of Charleroi; three daughters; Mrs.
Paul (Dolores) Weller of Beaver;
Mrs. Michael (Mary Agnes) Evancho of Maugadore; Ohio; and Mrs.
Robert (Kathy) Kyle of Charleroi;
one sister; Elizabeth Canova of
Monessen; 17 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
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
Rhome Funeral Home; Inc.; 1209
Grand Blvd.; Monessen;where a Blessing service will be held Thursday;Aug.21;at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.
NELLIE E.SPEER OVERAND
Nellie Speer Overand of Belle Vernon R.D.2 died suddenly Tuesday;August 5;1986 at her home. She was 78. She was born Jan.22;1908 in Webster;a daughter of the late Samuel and Bessie Lange Speer. Mrs.Overand was a retired school teacher;having taught for many years in Webster. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church;Donora. Survivors include her husband;William T.Overand;one son;Gerald Gillingham of Carlisle;Pa.;one sister;Mrs.Mildred Hughes of Charleroi;five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township;where a funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles L. Barber;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DORIS R. ( DU-DU )FLEMING ORENISH
Doris (Du-Du) R. Fleming Orenish of 317 Church St.; Elizabeth; died Friday; June 20;1986; at 2 p.m. in Jefferson Center Hospital. She was 57. Mrs.Orenish was born Jan. 7; 1929; in Monessen; a daughter of the late John and Lucinda Griffith Fleming. Protestant by faith; she was a member of the Donora Legion Ladies Auxiliary. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister; Genevieve Hough; in February 1996. Survivors include her husband; Joseph A. Orenish; a brother; John T. Fleming of Monessen; and several nieces and nephews. 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 Rhome Funeral Home Inc.1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held Monday;June 23;1986;at 1 p.m. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
MARTIN HUGH ( MARTY ) O’TOOLE
Martin (Marty) H.O’Toole of 17 Tulip Lane;Levittown;Pa.;died Thursday;Oct.3;1985;in Delaware Valley Medical Center;Langhorne;Pa. Mr.O’Toole was 71. He ws born April 13;1914;in Monessen;a son of the late Thomas and Catherine Crowe O’Toole. He was preceded in death by a brother;Michael O’Toole;and two sisters;Ellen Glaspey and Kathleen Bednarzcyk. Mr.O’Toole is survived by his widow;Josephine (Dorie) Gregg Lytle O’Toole;two sons;Dennis M.O’Toole and Terry J.O’Toole;both of Richmond;Va.;one stepson;Curt Lytle of Brook;Ind.;two stepdaughters;Mrs.Laura Deavers of Roscoe and Mrs.Virginia Miller of Levittown;Pa.;five brothers;John O’Toole of Fayette City;Thomas O’Toole of Donora;Robert O’Toole and Donald O’Toole;both of Belle Vernon;and Joseph O’Toole of Monessen;four sisters;Mrs.Melvin (Alice) Tressler of Monessen;Mrs.August (Josephine) Rigotti of Pittsburgh;Mrs.Gust (Patricia) Ostetrico of Monongahela;and Mrs.Joe (Gertrude) Zoretich of Bentleyville;and five grandchildren. Mr.O’Toole was a member of Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church of Levittown;Pa.;and he retired in 1979 from the metalurgical lab at the U.S.Steel Company plant in Fairless Hills;Pa. He was a member of the U.S.Steel Chorus;United Steel Workers of America Local 4889;and BPOE Levittown Lodge 2023. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Prayer services will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 8 p.m. The family suggests that memorial contributions in Mr.O’Tooles’s memory be made to the Deborah Heart and Lung Center;1721 Arch St.;Philadelphia;Pa.;19103. The Leonard J.Parzunski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
THEODORE J. ORGAN SR
Theodore J.Organ Sr.of 36 Aliquippa Ave.;Monessen;died suddenly Tuesday;Aug.13;1985;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 59. Mr.Organ was born Nov.5;1925;in Monessen;a son of the late Anthony and Kathryn Owsiany Organ. He was a retired foreman in the Coal Roll Deduction Department of U.S.Steel Corporation’s Irvin Works. Mr.Organ was a life-long resident of Monessen. He was a member of St.Hyacinth Church and PNA Group No.1146;both of Monessen. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. In addition to his parents;Mr.Organ was preceded in death by two brothers;Edward Organ in December;1982;and Fred Organ in July;1985. Surviving are his wife;Evelyn Conner Organ;two sons;Theodore J.Organ Jr.of Warwick;R.I.;and Thomas Organ of Ft.Wayne;Ind.;three grandchildren;and one sister;Mrs.Bruno (Bertha) Kurpis of Warren;Mich. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;Grand Blvd.and Marion Ave.;Monessen. A Parish Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. A Blessing Service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St.Hyacinth Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Lawrence Hoppe;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.
ANDREW ONUFER
Andrew Onufer of Fayette City died Tuesday;Aug.6;1985;at 10:35 a.m. in Jefferson Hills Manor;Jefferson Borough;following a lengthy illness. He was 82. Mr.Onufer was born Aug.2;1903;in Washington Township;Fayette County;a son of the late Joseph and Mary Misklosky Onufer. He was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church of Belle Vernon. A retired coal miner;Mr.Onufer was a member of UMWA Local 2244 of Bentleyville. The last known member of his immediate family;he is survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Funeral services will be held Friday;Aug.9 at 9 a.m. in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Fr.John Kluchko;pastor of the church;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JAMES OWENS
James Owens;a resident of the Edgewood Nursing Home in Youngstown;Pa.;died Sunday;July 7;1985;in the Latrobe Hospital. A former resident of 410 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;for more than 30 years;he was 94. Mr.owens had resided in the Edgewood Nursing Home the past four years. He was born May 1;1891;in New Straitsville;Ohio;a son of the late James and Maggie Holt Owens. A U.S.Army veteran of World War I;Mr.Owens had served as a private first class in the 80th Division. He was a retired machine operator for the Maple Creek Mine. Survivors include his wife;Lillian Batten Owens;also a resident of the Edgewood Nursing Home;and one daughter;Mrs.Helen M.Briden of North Hollywood;Calif. Friends will be received Tuesday 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 Wednesday;July 10;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Kenneth Neiderhiser;pastor of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
MARCUS J. OTTENA
Marcus J.Ottena of 1313 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Feb.9;1985;at 10:30 a.m. in the Washington Hospital. He was 81. Mr.Ottena was born Dec.7;1903;in Loyalhanna;a son of the late John and Frances Falcomerro Ottena. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Mr.Ottena had resided in Belle Vernon since 1979;formerly living in Marianna and Florida. He retired Jan.12;1967;from Bethlehem Mines;Marianna. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three young children;two sons;Marcus and Eugene;and one daughter;Laverne and two brothers;James and Frank Ottena. Survivors include his wife;Mary Dohan Ottena;two sisters;Mrs.Michael(Frances) Rubin and Mrs.Mary Fetsko;both of Marianna and his mother-in-law;Julia Dohan of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Monday from 2:30 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Wednesday;Feb.13;at 10 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
ANNA BELLEBURNWORTH OLEXA
Mrs.Anna Belle Olexa of Perryopolis R.D.2 died Saturday;Dec.8;1984;at 11:16 a.m.in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 73. Mrs.Olexa was born in Confluence on June 11;1911;a daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Dobson Burnsworth. She was a member of St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church;Perryopolis. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;George P.Olexa;on Feb.4;1970. Survivors include five sons;Eugene Huey of Denbo;Joseph Olexa of Charleroi;Raymond Olexa of Grindstone;Richard Olexa at home and Michael Olexa of Perryopolis;four daughters;Mrs.Edward (Mary Anna) Matway of Charleroi;Mrs.Rose Lewis of Perryopolis;Mrs.Vincent (Marlene) Kamenicky of Springfield;Va.;and Mrs.Donald (Burnadette) Joseph of Uniontown;15 grandchildren;one great-grandchild;and a brother;Robert Burnsworth of Richmond;Va. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 9 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in the St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church of Perryopolis with the Rev.Father W.J.Erkens;pastor of the church;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
