Kathryn T.Michener;829 Jane Ave.;Speers Hill;died Wednesday;January 10;1979;at her home. She was 66. Born Nov.29;1912 in Feio;Ohio;she was the daughter of the late Loren R.and Myrtle Russell Tope. Mrs.Michner was a retired employee of Kinder-Mollenauer Inc.;Charleroi. She was Protestant by faith. She was preceded in death by her husband;G.Edward Michener;in 1969. Mrs.Michener is survived by one son;George E.Michener of Lorain;Ohio;two daughters;Mrs.Charles (Patty) Tedrow of Charleroi;and Mrs.Raymond (Sally) Hough of Speers Hill;one sister;Mrs.Glenn (Barbara) Schedin of Eagen;Minn.;and 12 grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the funeral home at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GERALD N. MINETT
KATHRYN T.TOPE MICHENER
JULES MASSEY
Jules Massey;500 Speer St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;January 5;1979;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 57. Mr.Massey was a former resident of Third St.;Monessen. He was born in Monessen;June 14;1921;son of the late Jules and Mary Moniot Massey Jr. Mr.Massey was a retired employee of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.in the coke and chemical plant at Monessen. He was a World War II veteran;having served in the U.S.Army. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene;Belle Vernon;the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion and Monessen Association of Retired Steelworkers;all of Monessen. Mr.Massey is survived by his widow;Virginia Lovas Massey;one son;Charles Massey of Fairhope;(Belle Vernon) and two granddaughters;Melissa and Melinda Massey. In addition to his parents;Mr.Massey was preceded in death by a brother;Emil Massey;and a grandson;Chuckie Massey;in Jan.1977. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 4 p.m.Saturday. Services will be held Monday at 1;30 p.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Kenneth E.Neiderhiser;pastor of the Church of the Nazarene;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MARIA MUOIO
FRANK J. ( BULL ) MATROZZO
Frank J.Matrozzo (Bull);of the Belle Vernon Apartments;died Thursday;December 21;1978;in Mercy Hospital. He was 60. Born in Grindstone;July 22;1918;he was the son of the late James and Carmella Cimino Matrozzo. He had been a Belle Vernon resident since 1924. Mr.Matrozzo was a retired employee of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Allenport plant. He was a member of St.Sebastian’s Church;Belle Vernon and the Belle Vernon American Legion. He was well-known throughout the mid-Mon Valley as a bowler;and belonged to several leagues. He was a veteran of World War II;having served with the U.S.Army. Mr.Matrozzo is survived by four brothers;Anthony F.and Ralph J.Matrozzo;both of Belle Vernon;Patrick J.Vadella of Elco;and Joseph R.Vadella of Belle Vernon;and one sister;Mrs.Frank (Angeline) Cherock of Arlington;Va. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Prayer services will be held at he funeral home Saturday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian’s Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;in charge of arrangements.
PATRICK J.( PATSY ) MAURO
JEAN K.KENNEDY MORAN
Jean Kennedy Moran;405 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Oct.18;1978;at 11:30 p.m.in the Waynesboro Hospital. She was 87. Born June 3;1891 in Vesta;she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Jane Cheatham Kennedy. She had been a resident of Belle Vernon until the time of her illness;at which time she resided at the South Mountain Restoration Center. Mrs.Moran was a Baptist by faith. She was preceded in death by her husband;Daniel W.Moran;one daughter;Mary Jane Wickman;and several brothers and sisters. Mrs.Moran is survived by one son;Clive Moran of Pittsburgh;three daughters;Mrs.Jack (Norma Jean) Douhitt of Pittsburgh;and Mrs.Daniel (June) River and Miss Margaret E.Moran;both at home;four grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be on Saturday morning at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Charles Colas of the First Baptist Church in Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
GEORGE MYFORD MICHENER SR
CLARENCE HOWARD MATHENY
Clarence H. Matheny; 68; of
First St.; Smithton; died
Tuesday;Sept.26;1978 at 6:30 a.m. in the
H. C. Frick Memorial
Hospital; Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. Matheny; a retired
employee of the Monessen
Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel Corp.; was born Aug. 5;
1910; a son of the late Cy and
Janet Burns Matheny.
He had resided in Monessen
for 58 years prior to moving to
Smithton; 10 years ago.
He was preceded in death by
a sister; Marian Simon in 1971.
Survivors include his
widow; Helen Reno Matheny;
one son; Clarence Matheny
Jr.; at home; one step-son;
Joseph Brea of Brunswick;
Ga.; and three step-grandchildren;
Kathy Mae Brea; Germaine
Brea and Joel Brea; all of
Brunswick; Ga.
Friends will be received in
the Yoney Funeral Home;
First St. and Schoonmaker
Ave.; Monessen; from 7 to 9
p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4
p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held Friday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Russell Vance;pastor of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Stephen D.Yoney Jr. and Stephen D.Yoney Sr.;funeral directors in charge.
