Hazel R. Osborne; 69; of Belle Vernon Apartments; Belle Vernon; died
Monday; Jan 26;1987 at 9 a.m. in her
home.
She was born Feb. 16;1917 in Scotthaven; a daughter of the late
Russell and Ada Payne.
She was a member of the Antioch
Baptist Church; Belle Vernon.
In addition to her parents; she was
preceded in death by a sister; Mrs.
Rachel Carpenter.
Survivors include her husband;
Samuel Osborne; seven sons; Alfred
of Rochester; N.Y ; Windell of Portsmouth; Va.; Clifford of Belle Vernon; Jerry of Washington; D.C.;
Staff Sgt. Larry of Hampton; Va ;
Dave of Belle Vernon and Allen of Donora;five daughters;Mrs.Ada Buckner of Homestead;;Mrs.Yvonne Henderson of McKeesport;Faye Osborne of Pontiac;Mich.;Mrs.Donald Minnie of Arnold City and Mrs.Evelyn Johnson of Pricedale;24 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;two sisters;Mrs.Leah Cheatham of Monessen;May Moore;two brothers;Russell Payne Jr.of Monessen and Willard Tensley of Connellsville;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen and Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m.at the Antioch Baptist Church;Highland and Henry streets;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Luther Wormack;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
THERESATIANO OLIVER
WILLIAM THOMAS OVERAND
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.
