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.