Maria Cardamone Mazzei of Belle Vernon R.D.1;Rostraver Twp.;died Wednesday;Dec.8;1982;at 10:53 a.m.at the home of her son;Dominic Mazzei;with whome she made her home. Mrs.Mazzei was 93.
She was born Jan. 12;1889;
In Italy; a daughter of the late
Pietro and Philomena Morrelli
Cardamone.
In addition to her parents
Mrs. Mazzei was preceded in
death by her husband; Angelo
Mazzei Sr.; March of 1952; a
daughter; Josephine
Marasco; Jan. 25. 1981; one
sister; Rachel Manfredi;
three grandchildren; Basil
Marasco; Carol Urbanic and
Anthony Mazzei; and two
great-grandchildren; Phyllis
Barger and Mark Joseph
Sanino.
Mrs. Mazzei came to the
United States as a young
bride in August of 1907. She was a longtime resident of North Belle Vernon;where she and her husband raised their family. The Mazzeis moved to their country home in Rostraver Twp.in 1944. A member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;Mrs.Mazzei’s main hobby was knitting. She had completed more than a dozen full size afghans during the past few years. Previously she had also spent time in her outdoor gardens as well as canning and baking. Mrs.Mazzei is survived by five sons;Pete L.of Belle Vernon R.D.1;Angelo of Belle Vernon;Dominic of Belle Vernon R.D.1;John of Chadds Ford;Pa.;and Frank W.of Belle Vernon R.D.1;four daughters;Mrs.Sue Touche and Mrs.Theresa Sanino;both of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Paul (Catherine) Doenges of McKeesport and Mrs.Frank (Anita) Sefchok of Belle Vernon;30 grandchildren;46 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer service will be held Saturday;Dec.11;at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus 3026 will conduct a service on Thursday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. Parish Rosary will be recited in the funeral home on Friday at 8 p.m. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Philomena Marasco of 20 Sampson St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Nov.11;1982;at 3:50 p.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital.  She was 93.  Mrs.Marasco was born Oct.20;1889 in Cosenza;Italy;a daughter of the late John and Rosa Paluso Rouggieri.  A member of St.Sebastian Church;she had been a resident of Belle Vernon since 1912.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Frank Marasco on June 14;1960;and a daughter;Rose Checchi on Dec.10;1963.  Survivors include two sons;D.Chester Marasco of Belle Vernon and John Marasco at home;five daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Mary) Spina of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Bruno (Margaret) Duronio of Monessen;Mrs.Theresa Menzel of Uniontown;Mrs.Harry (Pepper) Jarouse of Belle Vernon R.D.and Gilda Marasco at home;three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  A Prayer service will be held on Monday;Nov.15;at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Fred M.Matthews of 223 Dull St.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died Friday;Oct.8;1982;at 8:55 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 82. Mr.Matthews was born Sept.13;1900;in Cecil;a son of the late Victor and Marie Vandecassi Matthews. A resident of the Belle Vernon area for the past 36 years;Mr.Matthews was Catholic by faith. He retired in 1962 as a roller at the blooming mill of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Monessen Plant. Mr.Matthews was a member of the Charleroi Homing Pigeon Club. Survivors include his widow;Eva Ruby Matthews;three sons;Fred H.of Martinsburg;W.Va.;Robert F.of Belle Vernon and Bernard P.of Monroeville;two daughters;Mrs.George (Claudia) Rossi of Long Branch and Mrs.Gerald (Donna) Jodon of Monongahela;one brother;Victor Matthews;13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;where services will be held on Sunday;Oct.10;at 1 p.m.with Allen Hamer;a member of Marion Presbyterian Church in Fairhope;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth Marinos;70;of 145 Lynnwood Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Oct.3;1982;at 5:20 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Twp. Born in Arnold City;March 6;1912;Mrs.Marinos was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. She was a member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her husband;Mike Emanuel Marinos on Nov.8;1964. Surviving are three sons;Robert J.and Samuel M.Marinos;both of Belle Vernon and Louis E.Marinos of New Stanton;one daughter;Mrs.Harvey(Susan) Grimes of Fayette City;three brothers;Steve and Peter Toth;both of Belle Vernon and Louis Toth of Monessen;seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends are being received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where family and friends will gather Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.before proceeding to the Lynnwood Lutheran Church for services at 11 a.m. The Rev.Jack A.Evert;pastor of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church;will officiate. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. If friends wish;in lieu of flowers;donations may be made to the Lynnwood Lutheran church through the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret McLaughlin of Belle Vernon R.D.3 Friday Sept.10;1982;at 1:48 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 65. Mrs.McLaughlin was born Sept.1;1917;in Arnold City;a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Tonks Vance. She was Protestant by faith. She is survived by her husband;Robert McLaughlin of Belle Vernon;a son Walter Beeman of Charleroi;six grandchildren;one great-grandchild;one sister;Mrs.Gus (Anna Mae) Carlson of Perryopolis;one brother;Thomas Vance of Carroll Twp.;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the ED MELENYZER FUNERAL HOME;CHARLEROI; on Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held Monday Morning at 11 a.m. at the Funeral Home with the Rev.Lee Dinsel;Pastor of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiatng. Burial will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;Inc;Charleroi;is in charge of the arrangements.