Donald R.O’Toole Jr.;43;of 209 Hoffman St.;Belle Vernon (Washington Township);died Sunday;July 25;1999;at 3:50 a.m.in his home. Born Sept.24;1955;on North Charleroi;he was a son of Donald R.Sr.and Teresa Mendicino O’Toole of Belle Vernon. He was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;where he was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Mr.O’Toole was employed as a forklift operator for Sensus Technologies;Uniontown. He was a member of the Fish and Game Club of Star Junction. In addition to his parents;survivors include his wife;Kathleen Hawker O’Toole;two sons;Jeremiah and Sean O’Toole;both at home;and three brothers;Ronald O’Toole of Murrysville;Gordon O’Toole of Belle Vernon and James O’Toole of England. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9;30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John Cindric;V.F.;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary Tuesday at 3 p.m.in the funeral home. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 9028 will conduct services Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
STEPHEN E. ONDERKO
Stephen E.Onderko;78;of Bradenton;Fla.;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Monday;June 7;1999;at 5:10 p.m. at the home of his son in Apollo Beach;Fla. He was born Sept.23;1920;in Monessen;a son of the late John and Mary Zevok Onderko. Mr.Onderko resided in Florida the past seven years and previously lived in Belle Vernon;where he was a former member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. He retired as a machine operator from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Onderko was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S.Army. He was a member of the VFW Post in Ruskin;Fla. Survivors include a daughter;Mrs.Allen (Andrea) Barnes of Venetia;two sons and a daughter-in-law;Mark Onderko of Austin;Texas;and Dr.Greg and Denise Onderko of Apollo Beach;Fla.;three grandchildren;Christopher Barnes;Zachary Barnes and Noah Onderko;and two brothers;Andrew Onderko of Monessen and Leonard Andrews of Uniontown. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Julia Urchick Onderko;in July of 1971;and a sister;Martha Bethem. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by Mass at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Donald P.Trexler;parochial vicar;as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. The Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary Thursday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Life Path Hospice;1647 Sun City Center Plaza;No.104;Sun City Center;Fla.33573. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DR. EUGENE F. O’LEARY
Dr.Eugene F.O’Leary;72;of Greensburg died Monday;Aug.24;1998;in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Nov.28;1925;in North Belle Vernon;a son of the late Frank and Anna B.Koslosky O’Leary. He was member of Our Lady of Grace;Greensburg;the Pennsylvania Society;the American Medical Association;and the Pitt Golden Panthers. He graduated from Belle Vernon High School in 1943 and from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1951. A U.S.Army veteran of World War II;he served in the 69th Infantry and was awarded the Purple heart for wounds received in the Battle of the Bulge. He purchased the St.James Park in 1956 and developed it into Linden Hall;selling it to the United Steelworkers in 1976. He resided in Greensburg the past seven years;having previously resided in La Jolla;Calif.;for 14 years. He retired from his private medical practice in the Mon Valley in 1977. Survivors include his wife;Mary Lou Dominico O’Leary;three daughters;Linda O’Leary;at home;Colleen O’Leary of Monessen;and Terry O’Leary of Carmichaels;two sons;Timothy O’Leary of Fayette City and Frank O’Leary of Ruff Creek;Pa.;one sister;Marie Grabania of Charleroi;one brother;Robert E.O’Leary of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren and one great-grandson. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.with Msgr.John McCarren of Pittsburgh officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial conributions may be made to the American Lung Association of the American Cancer Society. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;is in charge of the arrangements.
RAYMOND A. OWENS
WILLIS F. O’NEIL SR
CATHERINEMURO OLSZEWSKI
ROSE E.BIAGINI OWENS
MARY LOU OWENS
JOANN L. O’NEIL
CHARLES RAY ( BUCK ) OSBORNE
Charles Ray Buck Osborne;84;of Fayette City R1 (Brownstown);died Tuesday;Aug.20;1996;in Mon Valley Hospital following a short illness. Born 17;1912;in Washington Township;Fayette County;he was the son of the late James Buck and Mary Jane Hency Osborne. Mr.Osborne served with the U.S.Army during World War II in the European-African-Middle-Eastern campaign. He was a member of Brightwell-Daugherty American Legion Post 484;Fayette City. He was a member of the Fayette City United Presbytertian Church. He was retired from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. In addition to his parents;he was preceed in death by a brother;Thomas J.Osborne;and two sisters;Mary Ann Hale and Alice Stone. Surviving are his wife;Ida Mae Harply Osborne;one son and daughter-in-law;Fredric and Adrienne Osborne of Albuquerque;N.M.;two grandsons;Curtis and Arron Osborne;two sisters and a brother-in-law;Olive and Willis Johnson of Fayette City R.D.and Vera Yannacci of Masontown;and a brother-in-law and his wife;Bill and Mary Lou Harply of Cranberry Township and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday until 11 a.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home.