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.
WILLIAM W. ( BILL ) O’HARA
William W.O’Hara of 606 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Nov.13;1984;at 9:20 a.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 67. Mr.O’Hara was born Feb.9;1917;in Rostraver Township;a son of the late Francis and Mabel Houseman O’Hara. A lifelong Belle Vernon resident;he was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church where he served as Eucharistic minister and commentator. Mr.O’Hara was also a member of the church choir;the Holy Name Society and the Legion of Mary. He was a member of Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026;Valley of Hope Prayer Community and the Third Order of St.Francis;where he currently was serving as prefect. A former member of the Mon Valley Barbershop Chorus;Mr.O’Hara has served on the Rostraver Township Recreation Board for five years. He was active in the Meals on Wheels Program in the Belle Vernon Area. Mr.O’hara was a veteran of World War II;having served in the U.S.Army. He retired in 1980 from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen Plant;where he had been employed first as a craneman for 30 years and then as a motor inspector. Survivors include his wife;Jo Cetto O’Hara;two sons;William G.O’Hara of Washington;Pa.;and Patrick F.O’Hara of Greensburg.;one daughter;Mrs. Thomas (Mary Jo) Delsandro of Rostraver Twp.;two sisters;Mrs.Stanley (Ann) Barch and Mrs.Addison (Frances) Bowers;both of Belle Vernon;and two granddaughters;Shelly Beth O’Hara of Washington;Pa.;and Kathleen Maria Delsandro of Rostraver Twp. 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held on Friday;Nov.16;at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 services will be held on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home followed by Third Order of St.Francis services at 7:30 p.m. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LONNIE OSBORNE
Lonnie Osborne of 408 Kirkpatrick St.;Pittsburgh;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Saturday July 23;1983;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 69. Mr.Osborne was born Jan.18;1914;in Norfolk;Va.;a son of the late Coy and Pearl Osborne. He never married. Mr.Osborne was a retired employee of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp.;Pittsburgh. A U.S.Army veteran;he was also a former member of the Speers AME Church in Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by a brother;William Osborne. Surviving are four brothers;Waymon and Dwight Osborne;both of Donora;and Samuel and Herman Osborne;both of Belle Vernon;four sisters;Rose Callahan of Youngstown;Ohio;Mattie Marie Osborne of New York City;N.Y.;Mabel Osborne of Belle Vernon and Bessie Wood of Pittsburgh and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Luther Womack;pastor of Antioch Baptist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.