Robert E.O’Leary Jr.;42;of 20 Ruth Place;Belle Vernon;died at 7:45 p.m.Sunday;Nov.22;1992;in Westmoreland Manor;Greensburg. Mr.O’Leary was born July 5;1951;in North Charleroi;a son of Robert E.O’Leary;who survives and resides in Belle Vernon;and the late Sarah Renstrom O’Leary;who died Jan.21;1992. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. In addition to his father;Mr.O’Leary is also survived by a sister;Rosemary O’Leary;of Atlanta;Ga. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon. The North Belle Vernon Fire Department will pay respects Tuesday at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Charles Hogan O’Brien;75;of Brownstown;Fayette City R.D.1;died Tuesday;Jan.21;1992;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born April 30;1916;in Fayette City;a son of the late James and Fannie Livingstone O’Brien. A U.S.Air Force veteran of World War II;Mr.O’Brien was retired from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport plant. He was a member of the First Christian Church;Brightwell-Daugherty American Legion Post 484 and Gummert Lodge 252 F&AM;all of Fayette City. Survivors include his wife;Thelma Braithwood O’Brien;one sister;Elizabeth Speck of Pittsburgh;and several nephews and nieces;including Janice Boullon of Belle Vernon and Sandy Solomon of Elizabeth. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by one sister;Mary Susan Vandernette;and one niece;Leigh Ann Boulton. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Wednesday and will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m.with the Revs. Wayne Boring of First Christian Church;Fayette City;and Jack Elder of Fayette City United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. American Legion Post 484 will hold a service Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. A masonic service will be held in the funeral home Thursday at 7 p.m.

Sarah A. O’Leary; 67; of 20
Ruth Place; Belle Vernon; died
Tuesday; Jan. 21; 1992; at 10:18
a.m. in her home.
Born Dec. 28; 1924; in
Washington Township; she was
the daughter of the late Henry
and Maine Evans Renstrom. A resident of Belle Vernon
since 1972; Mrs. O’Leary
formerly lived in Fayelte City.
She was a member of Round
Hill Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. O’Leary graduated in
1942 as valedictorian of the class
of Marion High School. She
graduated in 1945 from St. Francis School of Nursing and was
employed at the former
Charleroi-Monesscn Hospital.
Survivors include her husband; Robert E. O’Leary; one
son; Robert E. O’Leary Jr. of
Greensburg; a daughter;
Rosemary 0’Leary of Atlanta;
Ga.; and two brothers; Henry
Renstrom of Tarrs and Don E.
Renstrom of Darby.
Friends will be received
Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Richard Paul Minnich of Round Hill Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Adrianna Adie Grace Ogden;10;of 131 Lynnwood Ave.;Belle Vernon;died at 9:35 p.m. Monday;Dec.30;1991;in Children’s Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was born Aug.13;1981;in Norristown;a daughter of William G.Ogden III;who survives and resides in Madison;Wis.;and Kathryn Grace Mauro;who survives and resides in Belle Vernon. Adrianna had been a resident of the Belle Vernon community for the past eight years and;at the time of her death;was a fifth grade student in the Marion Elememtary School. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Girl Scouts of Southwestern Pennsylvania Troop No.4132. She also studied piano and ballet. She was preceded in death by an uncle Patsy Mauro;in 1978. Surviving;in addition to her parents;are her maternal grandparents;Patsy J.and Rita Traynor Mauro;of Belle Vernon;an aunt;Jill Mauro;of Los Angeles;Calif.;two uncles;Jack Mauro of Downingtown and Michael Mauro of Belle Vernon;her godfather;Allan Blasko;of Charleroi;and several cousins. There will be no public visitation. A Blessing Service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests contributions in Miss Ogden’s memory may be made to the Adie Ogden Fund;in care of the Mon Valley First Federal Credit Union;Monessen. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Grace E.Oliphant;71;of Belle Vernon;died Sunday;May 26;1991;at 6:12 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington Township on Nov.12;1919;a daughter of the late William and Mary Arbuckle Lutes. Mrs.Oliphant was Protestant by faith. She was a retired licensed practical nurse. Mrs.Oliphant ws preceded in death by her husband;Warren C.Oliphant;on June 30;1981;one brother;and two sisters. She is survived by one son;Timothy W.Oliphant of West Newton;one daughter;Kathleen Van Divner of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren;two sisters;Mrs.Vera Biagini of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Rosena Van Horn of Weirton;W.Va.;and two half-sisters;Ruth Yartin and Peggy Pivovarnik;both of Charleroi. There will be no public visitation. Services will be held privately today at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City.

Elizabeth Ann (Betty)
Olszewski; 63; of Arnold City;
Belle Vernon; died Thursday;
Dec. 13;1990; at 9:14 p.m. in Mon
Valley Hospital following a
lengthy illness.
She was born July 28; 1927; in
Washington Township; a
daughter of the late Ozzie and
Anna Gerragauch Mitchell.
She was a member of Holy
Spirit Roman Catholic Church;
Fayette City.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by one
son; Frank Osborne Olszewski;
and one brother; Archie
Mitchell.
Survivors include her husband;
Frank Olszewski; three
sons; Edmund Olszewski of
Crucible; Alan Olszewski of Arnold
City; and Charles Olszewski
of Carlisle; five grandchildren;
three brothers; Thomas Mitchell
of Cleveland; George Mitchell of
Belle Vernon; and Charles Mitchell
of Pricedale.
Friends wil be received in the
Howard W. McCrory Funeral
Home; Fayelte City; Saturday
and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. and Monday until 9:30 a.m.;when a Prayer service will be held;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Richard Mackiewicz;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited in the funeral home at 3 p.m.;Sunday;followed by a wake service at 3:30 p.m. Arrangements are being handled by the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home.

Helen Dutko Skirpan Owens;76;of Grindstone;formerly of the Belle Vernon Apartments;died Sunday;June 3;1990;at 8:27 p.m.in Uniontown Hospital. She was born Dec.25;1913;in Monongahela;a daughter of the late John and Mary Muria Dutko. She was a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley. She was a member of St.Mary Byzantine Catholic Church;Monessen;and a member of the church’s Rosary Society and St.Sebastian Church Ladies Guild. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her first husband;Andrew Skirpan in 1957;her second husband Thomas Raymond Owens in 1972;and one stepson;Earl T.Owens. Survivors include one son;A.James Spanky Skirpan of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Harry (Gerry) Shallenberger of Pleasant Hills;one stepson;Raymond Owens of Belle Vernon;one stepdaughter;Junita Taylor of the state of California;four sisters;Mrs.Mary Sanko of Donora;Mrs.Ann Povrzenich of Donora;Mrs.Agnes Yatsko of Toledo;Ohio;and Mrs.Marge Buday of Atlanta;12 grandchildren;two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. 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. A prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.;followed by Divine Liturgy at St.Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church;Monessen;with Msgr.Andrew D.Parvensky;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Service for the Dead will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.