Thelma Mae Owens Masten;85;of Coal Center;died Friday;Nov.3;2000;in Lafayette Manor;Uniontown. Survivors include two daughters;Dorothy Shoemaker of Levittown;Pa.;and Patty Nantus of Coal Center;with whom she made her home;four grandchildren;Ronald Shoemaker of Levittown;Christopher Shoemaker of Levittown;Martin Nantus and wife Sheryl of West Brownsville;Susan Scaccia and husband James of California;Pa.;and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband;Martin Masten;in 1973;and three sons. In accordance with her wishes;there will be no viewing. Services will be held by the Cremation Society.

Mary J.Semancik Miller;84;of 715 Edwards Ave.;Belle Vernon (Washington Township);died Friday;Oct.20;200;at 8:10 a.m.in her home. She was born Aug.16;1916;in Wickhaven;a daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Gurbal Semancik. She was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law;Paul A.and Susan Hayduk of Gaithersburg;Md.;one daughter and son-in-law;Frances and Jack Koschalk of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren; Paul A. Hayduk
Jr. of Cook; Wash.; Matthew
Hayduk of Fairfax; Va.; Douglas Koschalk of Washington
D.C.; and Nicole Koschalk of
Belle Vernon; and six brothers
and three sisters-in-law; John
Semancik of Van Voorhis;
Michael and Jay Semancik of
Belle Vernon; Steve and Mary
Semancik of Belle Vernon;
Frank Semancik of Belle Vernon; Anthony and Ann Semancik of Fayettc City; Joseph
Semancik of Belle Vernon; and
one sister and brother-in-law;
Julia and Oscar Joseph Kluh of
La Plata; Md. In addition to her
parents; she was preceded in
death by husband; Lloyd E.
Miller on April 12; 1980; two
brothers; Albert Semancik and
Andrew Semancik. 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; Family
owned and operated; 626 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon. A prayer
service will be held Monday at
9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;
followed by Funeral 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 he in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Legion of Mary
will recite the rosary Sunday at
3 p.m. in the funeral home.
Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 will hold
services Sunday at 7 p.m. in
the funeral home. Family suggestion contributions be made
in memory of Mary J. Miller to
St. Sebastian Roman Catholic
Church Endowment Fund.

Dorothy E.Moneta;78;of Highland st.;Belle Vernon;went home to be with the Lord on Sunday;Oct.15;2000;in Mt.Macrina Manor;Uniontown. She was born in Huntingdon on May 31;1922;a daughter of the late Herbert and Gertrude Weaver Rutherford. Mrs.Moneta was a member of the Char-Belle Free Methodist Church in Belle Vernon and lived most of her adult life in Belle Vernon. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law;Anthony W.and Betty Moneta of Greensburg;two daughters ans sons-in-law;Trudy and Robert Rhoderick of Monongahela and Brenda and Frank Buddy Manown of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Beatrice Harbaugh and Marion White;both of Huntingdon;five grandchildren;Dr.Robert Rhoderick Jr.;Anthony Moneta;Rebecca Wallace;Jill Flaherty and Jeffrey Manown;and two great-grandchildren;Samantha Wallace and Tyler Edmund Rhoderick. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Anthony Moneta;on March 29;1999;by three sisters;Margaret Bailey;Irene Bowser and Jean Imbler;and one brother;William Rutherford. 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 FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.;a Golden Rule Member Firm;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Eugene Spear officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Arthur Lee Minnie;84;of Monessen;died Wednesday;Oct.4;2000;in Mon Valley Hospital. Born Dec.13;1915;he was the son of the late Emma Minnie Seaborn. A lifelong resident of Monessen;he was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of Wayman A.M.E. Church and a brother of the Okay Lodge No.697. In addition to his mother;he was preceded in death by his first wife;Elizabeth Rendleman Minnie;his second wife;Ruby Emma Levy Minnie;and a sister;Vivian Rivers. Survivors include two sons;Ronald A.Minnie Sr.and his wife;Janet;of Pittsburgh and Arthur Lee Minnie Jr.and his wife;Carrie;of Monessen;three daughters;Hortense (Teenie) Minnie Maddox of Monessen;Catherine (Nouchy) Minnie Rawlins and her husband;Frank;of Monessen;whith whom he resided;and Phyllis Minnie Harvey and Philip Reed of Rochester;N.Y.;one stepdaughter;Barbara Jones of Wilkinsburg;nine grandchildren;14 great-grandchildren;one nephew;Kenneth Rivers of Los Angeles;Calif.;one niece;Yvonne Duke of Seattle;Wash.and a host of great-nieces;great-nephews and cousins. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Wayman A.M.E.Church;Reed Avenue;Monessen;with the Rev.Sylvia King officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. BEVERLY C.DRAPER FUNERAL HOME;Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.

Ida T. McElfresh; 93; of
Monessen; died Thursday;
Aug. 31; 2000; in
Westmoreland Manor. Born
May 30; 1907; in Donora; she
was the daughter of the late
Frederick Weible and Julianna
Hofer. She was a member of
First Baptist Church of
Monessen. Survivors include
three sons and their wives;
Everett and Gerry McElfresh
of Monessen; Allen and Alice
McElfresh of Donora; and Carl
and Mary Ann McElfresh of
Glen Mills; Pa.; one brother;
Clarence Weible of Belle
Vernon; six grandchildren;
Steven McElfresh; Scott
McElfresh; Kelly Roberts;
Everett McElfresh Jr.; Tammy
McElfresh and Ida Lynn
Stockton; and nine great-grandchildren.
In addition to
her parents; she was preceded
in death by her husband;
Frank McElfresh; a son;
Robert McElfresh; a grandson;
Robert McElfresh Jr.; six
brothers; Frederick; Raymond;
John; Edward; Phillip and
Carl Weible; and a sister;
Louise Dolan. Friends will be
received Friday from 2 to 4 and
7 to 9 p.m. in the RHOME
FUNERAL HOME INC.; a
Golden Rule Funeral Home;
1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen.
Services will be held Saturday
at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral
home chapel. Interment will
follow in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made in Mrs.
McElfreshs name to the First
Baptist Church of Monessen.

Herbert Francis (Herbie) Mollard;63;of R.D.Perryoplis;died Saturday;July 1;2000;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Sept.29;1936;in Fairhope;Washington Township;the son of the late Richard Emanuel and Mary Kiefer Mollard. He was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and was retired from DuPont Chemical Plant on Linden;N.J.. Since his retirement;he worked on the Matt Helon and Burnside Farms in Fayette City R.D. He was a veteran of the U.S.Army;a member of the D.A.V.;NRA and the Star Junction Fish and Game Club. He is survived by his wife;Barbara A.Fekete Mollard; a son;Frederick R.Mollard of Perryopolis R.D.;a daughter;Maryann and husband;Juan Ruiz;of Linden;N.J.;sisters;Norma and husband;Frank Hussar of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;and Shirley and husband;George Fugo;of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;brothers;Richard G.Mollard and wife;Jean;of Green Valley;Ariz.;Walter Earl Mollard;Fred and wife;Mary Ann Mollard;both of Monessen;three grandchildren;Joseph;Roxanne and Justin Ruiz;and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME;334 Main St.;Fayette City;Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday until 9:30 a.m.;when a prayer service will be held in the funeral home;followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John Cindric as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.