Benjamin F.Nichols Jr of 905 Leeds Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;June 30;1986 in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 40. He was born Oct.2;1945 in North Charleroi;the son of the late Benjamin F.and Edith Martin Nichols who survives. Mr.Nichols was on disability retirement from the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. He was Catholic by faith. He was a member of the Monessen Eagles Aerie 2399;a social member of the Third Street Polish Club and the Hilltop Fireman’s Club;Monessen. He was preceded in death by his wife;Cheryl in 1982. Survivors include one daughter;Kelly Nichols;four sisters;Mrs.John (Shirley) Kudlik and Mrs.Bernadette Keegan;both of Monessen;Mrs.Ron (Gloria Ann) Soltis of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Allen (Alice) McElfresh of Donora;three brothers;John T.and Charles E.;both of Columbus;Ohio and Carl R.of Monessen. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.;Grand Blvd.and Marion Avenue;where funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. with Msgr.P.Lino Ramellini officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
LEONARD F. NEUDORFER
Leonard F.Neudorfer;28 Pennsylvania Blvd.;Monessen;died Wednesday;June 18;1986;in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 71. Mr.Neudorfer was born in Monessen on Jan.5;1915;a son of the late W.G.and Alice Kepple Neudorfer. He was employed at the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.as an electrician before retiring in 1975. He was a 1934 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Monessen;Donora Lodge 626 Free and Accepted Masons;Valley of Pittsburgh Consistory and Syria Temple of Pittsburgh. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by four brothers;Lester;Walter;Merle and Russell. Survivors include his wife;Kathryn Trusa Neudorfer;a daughter and son-in-law;Charles and A.Willa Engle of Tennessee;two grandsons;Bill and David Engle;a granddaughter-in-law;Fara;and several nieces and nephews. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Contributions are being accepted by the First Presbyterian Church of Monessen.
JOHN H. NEWBERRY
John H.Newberry;125 Koslasky Drive;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.24;1986;at 7 a.m.in West Penn Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 77. Mr.Newberry was born in Georgia on Feb.16;1908;a son of the late Noah and Laura Atkins Newberry. He was retired from the former U.S.Steel plant in Donora. He was a resident of Belle Vernon for 29 years;having moved from Monessen. Mr.Newberry was a member of Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;and the Masonic Lodge No.79 of Monessen. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a son;Hiawatha Frezzell. Survivors include his wife;Willie James Newberry;four daughters;Delcina White of Donora;Mary Ellen Bell of Gary;Ind.;and Asenath A.Love and Janie Marie Scott;both of Detroit;Mich.;a cousin;Lorena White of Donora;an aunt;Esther Scott of Donora;12 grandchildren;10 great-grandchildren;and a host of other relatives. Friends will be recieved at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Wednesday from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Antioch Baptist Church in Belle Vernon with the Rev.Luther Wormack officiating. Burial wil be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
JULIA A.TATRAI NAGY
Julia A.Nagy of 820 Brown St.;Belle Vernon;died at 6:55 p.m. Monday;Jan.27;1986;at the Haven Crest Nursing Home;Carroll Township. She was 80. Born In Albany (Brownsville;Pa);April 26;1905;she was a daughter of the late Theresa Kandosh and Frank Tatrai Sr. Mrs.Nagy was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas;Court 1522;of the Church. Mrs.Nagy was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Louis W.Nagy;Nov.28;1978;a son;John Nagy on April 20;1982;a daughter;Elizabeth (Betty) Roskevitch on July 17;1973;a sister;Mary Koren;and two brothers;Joseph and Steven Tatrai. Surviving are a daughter;Dolores J.Nagy at home;a brother;Frank Tatari Jr.of Brownsville;two sisters;Irene Barnhart of Pennsville;N.J.and Ann Medve of Warren;Ohio;three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will begin Thursday;Jan.30 at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. CDA Court 1522 will hold services Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
RUSSELL H. NEUDORFER
Russell H.Neudorfer of Fort Lauderdale;Fla.;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Jan.22;1986;at 3:05 p.m.at his home. He was 78. Mr.Neudorfer was born Feb.6;1907;in Monessen;a son of the late William and Alice Kepple Neudorfer. A resident of Fort Lauderdale since 1956;he was retired from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport Plant;where he was a maintenance supervisor. Mr.Neudorfer was Presbyterian by faith. While in Florida he owned and operated the Melrose Park Motel in Fort Lauderdale. He had owned and operated the Diaper Ice Cream Bar at Allen’s Crossroads while living in the mid-Mon Valley. Mr.Neudorfer was a member of Belle Vernon Masonic Lodge 643;the Masonic and Syria Temple of Pittsburgh and the Charleroi Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife;Mary Belle Stark Neudorfer;one daughter;Mrs.Gene (Jerry Elaine)Klimetz of Cooper City;Fla.;and one brother;Leonard Neudorfer of Monessen. 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday;Jan.27;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.S.Kenneth Johnson;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HARRY NIZINSKI
Harry Nizinski of Bentleyville R.D.1;Gibson House 21;Fallowfield Twp.;died Saturday;Jan.18;1986;at 11:30 a.m. in Monongahela. Mr.Nizinski was 95. He was born May 15;1890;in Barany;Austria;a son of the late Paul and Mary Fedak Nizinski. Mr.Nizinski retired in 1953 from the Gibson Mine of Hillman Coal and Coke Company. He was a member of United Mine Workers of American Local 155 of Gibson. He had been a resident of Gibson for 49 years. His wife;Anna Bendas Nizinski;died June 19;1965. Mr.Nizinski is survived by five sons;Nick Nizinski of Somerset;Mike Nizinski of Charleroi;Walter Nizinski of Houston;Texas;Howard Nizinski of Bentleyville R.D.1;and William Nizinski of Frostburg;Md.;two daughters;Sophia Nizinski of Bentleyville R.D.1;Gibson;and Mrs.Gunbant (Janet) Maniar of Reading;11 grandchildren;and seven great-grandchildren. Two infant daughters are deceased. Mr.Nizinski was the last of his immediate family. Friends will be received at the Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home;809 Main St.;Bentleyville;on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev.William Huson officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home is handling the arangements.
MARTIN ( STREAMLINE ) NOGY
Martin (Streamline) Nogy of 937 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Sept. 13;1985;at 9:50 a.m. in the Veterans’ Administration Hospital;Oakland;Pittsburgh. He was 66. Mr.Nogy was born Nov.2;1918;in Pricedale;a son of the late Andrew and Ann Nogy. he retired in 1979 from Mathies Mine in Finleyville where he was employed as a track man. A life-long resident of the North Belle Vernon community;Mr.Nogy was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;and American Legion Post No.659;both of Belle Vernon;and UMWA Local Union NO.2244;District 5. In addition to his parents;Mr.Nogy was preceded in death by three brothers;Andrew;Walter and Louis Nogy;and by two sisters;Stella Nogy and Ann Dubinsky. Surviving are his wife;Jean Spanish Nogy;three sons;Martin and Roger Nogy;both of Belle Vernon;and Mark Nogy;at home;three brothers;Michael Nogy of Belle Vernon and Joseph and John Nogy;both of the state of California;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Hornack of Monessen and Mrs.Reno (Sophia) Carini of Belle Vernon;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
BENJAMIN F. NICHOLS
Benjamin F.Nichols Sr.905 Leeds Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;May 24;1985;at 2:02 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 69. Mr.Nichols was born in Belle Vernon on March 9;1916;a son of the late John Thomas and Katherine Caroll Nichols. He was a resident of Monessen most of his life. He was retired from the electric department of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen plant. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II and was a member of the Monessen Eagles and Croatian clubs;and American Legion Post 28. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a daughter;Eileen. Survivors include his wife;Edith Martin Nichols;five daughters;Mrs.John (Shirley) Kudlik of Monessen;Mrs.Robert (Patricia) Stout and Mrs.Allen (Alice) McElfresh;both of Donora;Mrs.Bernadette Keegan of Monessen;and Mrs.Ronald (Gloria Ann) Soltis of Belle Vernon;four sons;John Thomas and Charles Edward;both of Columbus;Ohio;Benjamin Jr.at home;and Carl Richard of Bentleyville;a sister;Mrs. Ethel Holland of Belle Vernon;and a brother;Carl of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;Monessen;on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Tuesday with a prayer service being held at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev.Joseph Traynor officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.is handling the arrangements.
MICHAEL NUSSER
Michael Nusser;1110 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;April 23;1985;at his home. He was 71. Mr.Nusser was born in Monessen on Sept.18;1913;a son of the late Michael and Elizabeth Skrabatovics Nusser. He was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and was a member of st.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. He was a retired employee of the Belle Vernon Area School District where he worked in the maintenance department and also was a bus driver. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a daughter;Mary Ann Nusser in 1956;and a brother;Andrew Nusser in 1978. Survivors include his wife;Sophia Paskan Nusser;a son;Michael John Nusser of Belle Vernon;two brothers;John of Monessen and Joseph of Belle Vernon;four sisters;Mrs.Barbara Schalk of New York;Mrs.Richard (Mary) Rocca of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Emil(Elizabeth) Barron of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Thomas (Teressa) Slebodnik of Irwin;and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzunski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 10 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
RUTHELLER NEESON
