James Mimidis of Belle Vernon R.D.2 died at 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday;April 24;1985;in the Waddington Nursing Home. He was 85. Born Sept.14;1899;in Chios;Greece;he was a son of the late Stomatie and Maria Kavadas Mimidis. From 1940 to 1981;Mr.Mimidis operated Jimmy’s Fruit Market of Route 201 in Rostraver Township. He was self-employed as a truck farmer. Mr.Mimidis was a member of St.Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church of Monessen and the United Chios Society of America;Monessen Chapter (Omonicia) In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a granddaughter;Cheryl Ann Speers;in 1970. Surviving are his wife;Helen Harkins Mimidis;a son;Thomas E.Mimidis of Belle Vernon R.D.2;two daughters;Mrs.Van (Martha) Speers of Daisytown R.D.1 and Mrs.Lucille Rohm of Monaca;four sisters in Chios;Greece;10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Friends are being received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Friends will gather at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home to go to St.Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church;Monessen;where services will be held at 11 a.m. with Father Gregory C.Wingenbach officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Vigil services will be held Friday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

William Willie Henry Morgan of 448 Motheral Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;April 12;1985;at 1 p.m. in the Washington Hospital. He was 82. Mr.Morgan was born Aug.13;1902;in Altavista;Va.;a son of the late Mack and Dora Morgan. A Monessen resident the past 60 years;he was Baptist by faith. Mr.Morgan was retired from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen Plant. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 79;Monessen. Survivors include a son;Donald Morgan of Pittsburgh;two daughters;Ella Mae Horner of Charleroi and Flossie Lennon of Aucola;Colo.;one stepdaughter;Pearl Johnson of Pittsburgh;a brother;Samuel Morgan of Altavista;Va.;a sister;Ethel Gilbert of Altavista;Va.;12 grandchildren;14 great-grandchildren;and two great-great-grandchildren;and several nieces;nephews and other relatives. Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;where services will be held Tuesday;April 16;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Leroy C.Harris;pastor of Mt.Sinai Baptist Church of Charleoi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Anthony Tony Mazza of Marion Villa;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;March 16;1985;at 9:17 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 82. Mr.Mazza was born Dec.18;1902;in Kingmont;W.Va.a son of the late James and Sarah Alessio Mazza. He was Catholic by faith. Mr.Mazza had been self employed and retired. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife;Mary Miller Mazza Dec.21;1981;a son;James Mazza and by two daughters;Toni Ann Mazza and Sara Mazza Bruce. Survivors include one son;Gordon Mazza of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Rose Marie McFall of Fayette City R.D.1 and Mrs. Katherine Vargo of Fayette City;;25 grandchildren;19 great-grandchildren;one brother;John Mazza of Belle Vernon and three sisters;Mrs.Josephine Teano;Mrs.Gilda Duda and Mrs.Mary Babe Teska;all of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where a blessing service will be held n Wednesday;March 20;at 10 a.m. with the Rev.Fr.Thomas G.Rinn;pastor of Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Catherine Tomalski Moran of 834 Brown St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;March 5;1985;at 9:17 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 77. Born Nov.25;1907;in Arnold City;she was a daughter of the late John and Anne Tomalski. Surviving are her husband;Michael Moran;one brother;Stanley Tomalski in the Veterans Administration Hospital;Aspinwall;a sister;Mrs.Mary Brazzon of Naomi;one stepbrother;Rudolph Duda of Arnold City and a stepsister;Mrs.Joseph (Genevieve) Nipaver of Belle Vernon. Mrs.Moran was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and was a Charter member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas;Court Belle Vernon 1522. 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. CDA services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Prayer services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday;March 8;at the funeral home;followed by a 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Robert P.(Peanuts)McLaughlin of 14 Donner Ave.;Monessen;died Saturday;Feb.23;1985;at 9:25 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 70. Mr.McLaughlin was born March 7;1914;in Monessen;a son of the late Robert M.and Dora Forsythe McLaughlin. He was a former craneman with the Monessen Page Division of American Chain and Cable Co.and was also employed for 14 years at Stranko Lanes;Monessen. Mr.McLaughlin was a member of the First Christian Church;Monessen. Surviving are his wife;Doris Hepple McLaughlin;two sons;James McLaughlin of San Antonio;Tex.;and Richard McLaughlin of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren;two sisters (Gale (Edwina) Johnson & another sister) both of Monessen;and three brothers;David and William McLaughlin;both of the state of California;and Mark Mclaughlin of Atlantic City;N.J. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Rhome funeral home Chapel with the Rev.Conrad Auel;pastor;First Christian Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Lee McCarthy of Queens;N.Y.;formerly of Arnold City and Donora;died Tuesday;Jan.8;1985;at 9:45 a.m. in Booth Memorial Hospital;Queens;N.Y.;after a brief illness. She was 65. Mrs.McCarthy was born Oct.23;1919;in Dublin;Ga.;a daughter of the late Vonnae and Millie Lee Walker Dupree. She was preceded in death by her husband;Arthur W.McCarthy;who died April 13;1984. Surviving are three sons;Arthur;Gerald and Brian;all of New York;three daughters;Mrs.Joyce Carter;Mrs.Barbara Harrell;and Mrs.Jewell Ward;all of New York;and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday;Jan.12;until 2 p.m. when services will be held with Elder W.L.Rawlings of Pittsburgh officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

David D.McCuen;74;of Speers;died Tuesday;Jan.1;1985;at 9:20 p.m. in Jefferson Center Hospital. He was 74. Born June 8;1910 in Burgettstown;he was a son of the late William and Elizabeth Poole McCuen. Mr.McCuen retired from West Penn Power with 44 years of service. He was a Protestant by faith. He was preceded in death by his wife;Dorothy Simpson McCuen and a daughter;Karen Elaine McCuen. Surviving are one son;Donald McCuen of North Charleroi;two sisters;Mrs.David (Blanche) Douds of Imperial and Mrs.Clark (Edith) Ralston of Paris;Pa.;three grandchildren;Wayne;Barbara and Kristen McCuen and one great-granddaughter;Katherine Ann McCuen. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where funeral services will be held Friday;Jan.4;at 1 p.m. with Rev.Gerald McCormick of the First United Methodist Church of Charleroi officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Fred Matrozzo;Jr.;of 229 Water St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Dec.10;1984;at 5:30 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 46. Mr.Matrozzo was born Aug.31;1938;in Donora;a son of the late Fred Matrozzo;Sr.;who died in 1973;and Theresa Settimio Matrozzo;who died in 1984. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Employed as a heavy equipment operator;Mr.Matrozzo was a member of Local 66 of the International Union of Operating Engineers. A Belle Vernon resident most of his life;he served with the U.S.Army during the late 1950’s. Survivors include his widow;Shirley Bellingham Matrozzo;a brother;James J.Matrozzo of Belle Vernon;a sister;Delores Hauser of Monessen;and six aunts and uncles;Anthony Matrozzo of Belle Vernon;Angeline Cherock and Ralph Matrozzo; both of Arlington;Va.;Patrick Vadella of Elco;Joseph Vadella of Belle Vernon and Loretta Amorso of Donora. 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Thursday;Dec.13;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.