G.Lester Majors of 429 Jones St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Sept.18;1980;at 9:30 p.m. in Jefferson Medical Center. He was 74. Mr.Majors was born June 24;1906;in Charleroi;a son of the late John and Cora Small Majors. He retired in 1973 from the Page Plant of American Chain & Cable Co.;Monessen;and had been a resident of Belle Vernon the past 34 years. Mr.Majors was a member of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;and the Mon Valley Association of Retired Steelworkers (MARS). He was a former treasurer of the MARS Bowling League. Survivors include his wife;Jeanne Allan Majors;at home;a son;John Majors;of Bethel Park;a daughter;Mrs.Corless Bethem;of Belle Vernon;RD 3;and a granddaughter;Jill Bethem. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor;First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
FRANK V. MANETTA
ARCHIE O. MITCHELL
Archie 0. Mitchell of 414
Jacob St. (Fairhope); Belle
Vernon; died Friday;Aug.29;1980; at 9 p.m.
in Mon Valley Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was
59.
Mr. Mitchell was born May
31; 1921; in Washington
Township; Fayette County; a
son of the late Ossie and Anna
Garggich Mitchell.
A Catholic by faith; he was a
retired mill worker for U.S.
Steel Corporation.
Mr. Mitchell served with the
U.S. Air Force during World
War II.
Survivors include his
widow; Mary Benlock Mitchell; at home; one son. Jeffrey; at home; a daughter;
Mrs. Floyd (Patricia) Corsi;
of Monongahela ; three
brothers; Thomas Mitchell of Cleveland;Ohio;and George and Charles Mitchell;both of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mrs.Frank (Betty) Olszewski;of Belle Vernon;and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;from 4 to 9 p.m.;Saturday and from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. A Parish Prayer Service will be held in the funeral home at 8 p.m.Sunday. A Prayer Service will be held at 10 a.m.Monday in the funeral home;followed by a 10:30 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Thomas G.Rinn;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MARIAPOLIDORI MAZZEI
Maria Mazzei; of 31 Adams
Ave.; Belle Vernon; died Tuesday;Aug.19;1980;at 2:20 a.m. in St. Francis
Hospital; Tulsa; Okla. She was
84.
Born Jan. 31; 1896 in Italy;
she was the daughter of the
late Amadeo and Luisa Nardinocchi
Polidori. She was a
Belle Vernon resident since
1946.
Mrs. Mazzei was a member
of St. Sebastian’s Church;
Belle Vernon; and she was a
Gold Star Mother.
She was preceded in death
by her husband; Joseph
Mazzei; in 1974; and two sons;
Louis in 1945 and Desio in 1952.
Survivors include a
daughter; Mrs. Norman
(Luisa) Magrini of Okmulgee;
Okla.; a brother; August
Polidori of Daisy town; five
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A Blessing Service will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home followed by a 10 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LILLIAN G. MAGUIRE
PAUL J. MELVIN
CORA MAY McFALL
DR. HUBERT J. MAXWELL SR
Services for Dr.Hubert J.Maxwell;former State Representative and retired dentist in Monessen;will be at 11 a.m.Friday;May 30;1980;in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.; Monessen; Westmoreland County. Mr.Maxwell;76;of 1200 Hillcrest Ave.;died Tuesday;May 27;1980;in Mercy Hospital. He was born on January 29;1904;a son of the late Ralph Andrew Maxwell;and Bessie Maxwell who survives. He was a Democratic State Representative from 1941 to 1944 and from 1951 to 1964. He served as Chairman of the House Health and Welfare Committee and on the State Professional Licensing Board. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Dental School;he had a private practice in Monessen for 40 years before retiring in 1964. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Dental Association;American Legion Post 28;Fraternal Order of Eagles 2399 and BPOE 733. He served in the U.S.Air Force during World War II and was a retired captain of the 8th Air Force and was past post commander of VFW Post 1190. He is survived by his wife;Maimie Neill Maxwell;his mother;Bessie Maxwell;a son;Hubert Jr.of Belle Vernon;a daughter;Maxine Davis of Deer Park;Wash. and two grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday;May 29;1980;in the funeral home. The Rev.Charles Colas will officiate. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
ANNAWALKUSH MOXIN
Mrs.Anna Moxin died Saturday;May 3;1980;at 7:12 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Moxin;who was 75;lived in Perryopolis. She was born Jan.10;1905;daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Walkush. She was a member of St.John’s R.C.Church;Perryopolis. Surviving are three sons;Thomas Havadich and George Havadich;both of Perryopolis;and Edward Moxin of Raleigh;N.C.;three daughters;Mrs.T.Randall (Helen) Evans of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Jack (Irene) Sturgis of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Edmond (Patti) Lawrence of Oxen Hill;Md.;six sisters;Mrs.Harry (Augustine) Ezolt of Monessen;Mrs.Helen McCullough and Mrs.Mary Allieri;both of Greensburg;Mrs.Mildred Ward of McKeesport;Mrs.Donald (Cecelia) Switzer of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Irene Boyd of Key Biscayne;Fla.;two brothers;Joseph and Melvin Walkus;botrh of Belle Vernon;and eight grandchildren. Friends are being received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Blair-Lowther Funeral Home;Perryopolis. Prayer Service in the funeral home Tuesday at 10 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial in St.John’s R.C.Church;Perryopolis;Rev.Frank Lesniowski and Rev.James Tringhese;celebrants. Wake Service in the funeral home;Monday;at 8 p.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
MARY ANN McDONOUGH
