Winnifred Lancsaster;Belle Vernon R.D.5 (Gibsonton);died Friday;June 19;1987;at 7:15 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 82. Mrs.Lancaster was born in Monessen on June 30;1904;a daughter of the late Morgan and Mary Tucker James Sr. She was a member of First Baptist Church;Monessen. A life-long resident of the Mon Valley;she has lived in Gibsonton since 1945. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Thomas J.Lancaster Sr.;Nov.28;1967;a brother;Morgan James Jr.1968;and a sister;Mary Ritzer;1983. Survivors include a son;Thomas J.Lancaster Jr.at home;three daughters;Mrs.Harold (Bonny) Ferguson of Monessen;Beverly Mitchell of Belle Vernon R.D.5;and Ardyth Rowe at home;six grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Monday at noon with the Rev. Earl Lehman;pastor of First Baptist Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is handling the arrangements.

John L.Linday of Belle Vernon R.D.died Wednesday;May 20;1987;in South Hills Health System’s Jefferson Center. He was 50. Mr.Lindey was born Dec.26;1936;in Sutersville;a son of Lewis Lindey;who survives and resides in Fayette City R.D.;and the late Gretchen Knight Lindey. He was an employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. A Protestant by faith;Mr.Lindey was a member of the Allenport Rod and Gun Club. Surviving are his wife;Joan Summers Linday;four sons;John Lindey of Miami;Fla.;Kenneth Lindey of Belle Vernon;and William and Eric Lindey;both of Fayette City;one stepson;Danny Frich;of Belle Vernon;R.D.;two daughters;Terri Lindey of Miami;Fla.;and Gretchen Gardner of Fayette City R.D.;two brothers;William and Larry Lindey;both of Miami;Fla.;;and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday until 11 a.m. when services will be held at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Laura Mae Lundberg of Westmoreland Manor;Greensburg;formerly of Monessen;died Thursday;Nov.6;1986;at 11:30 p.m.in Greensburg. She was 84. Mrs.Lundberg was born April 17;1902;in Syracuse;N.Y.;a daughter of the late George B.and Rose Morgan Clark. She had been a Monessen resident for many years. Survivors include one daughter;Lois Bogdan of Paterson;N.J.;four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private funeral services will be held Saturday in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;Monessen;with the Rev.Reinold Schlak;pastor of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Ernest LaGoosley;304 Washington St.;Bentleyville;died Wednesday;Oct.8;1986 at 3 a.m. at his home. He was 87. Mr.LaGoosley was born in Santa Clair;Cuba;on June 25;1899;a son of the late Alphonso and Hatashia LaGoosley. He lived in Bentleyville for two years;moving from New york City. He was retired from Lincoln Hospital where he was employed as a special officer in the Bronx. Survivors include his wife;Cecelia;three stepsons;Vincent Harris and Townsend Harris;both of New york City;and Baron Harris of New Jersey;two cousins;Edward Drake of Connecticut and Dr.Warren Drake;his wife Essie andson Harry;all of Rockville Center;N.Y.;10 grandchildren;seven great-grandchildren;and nephews;nieces and cousins. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at the funeral home at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Leroy Harris;pastor of Mt.Sinai Baptist Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Edwin B.(Tubby) Lambert;500 Greene St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly Tuesday;April 15;1986;at 3:30 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 77. Mr.Lambert was born in Fairhope on Feb.26;1909;a son of the late Charles F.and Sarah Breakwell Lambert. He was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and was a life member of the Belle Vernon Fire Co.No.2;where he served as captain of the fire police. Mr.Lambert retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport plant;in 1971;where he was employed in the pipe division. He was Protestant by faith. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by three brothers;C.Gordon;Chester A.and Harold B. Survivors include his wife;Nellie Plance Lambert;a daughter;Mrs.Jack (Sally Ann) Emery of New Eagle;a grandson;John Edwin Garber of Pittsburgh;a granddaughter-in-law;Cheryl C.Garber of Pittsburgh;and two sisters;Mrs.Jessie Flanigan of Aliquippa and Mrs.David (Mary Jane) Scholl of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday;11 a.m.;at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon Fire Co.No.2 services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. The family suggests that contributions be made to either the Community Ambulance Service or Belle Vernon Fire Co.No.2 in Edwin B.Lambert’s memory. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Catherine Mehok Letrick of Milfred Terrace;Fredericktown and formerly of California Borough;died at 1:15 p.m. Friday;Jan.17;1986;in Washington Hospital. Mrs.Letrick was 83. Born March 30;1902;in Charleroi;she was a daughter of the late George and Judith Ehko Mehok. Mrs.Letrick was a member of St.John the Baptist Evangelical Lutheran Church of Charleroi;the National Slovak Society and the United Lutheran Society No.70 of California. She was the last of her immediate family. Her husband;John Yon Letrick;died April 5;1966. Surviving are two sons;John E.Letrick;with whom she resided and Carl R.Letrick;both of Fredericktown;one daughter;Mrs.Steve (Catherine) Lovasic of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received in the Greenlee Funeral Home;Fredericktown;Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.;all day Sunday;and at St.John The Baptist Evangelical Lutheran Church;Charleroi;on Monday from 10 a.m.to 11 a.m.;the hour of services in the church with the Rev.Stephen Huryak;pastor;offficiating. Devotional Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Greenlee Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Marilyn Lorenzo of Charleroi died Wednesday;Jan.1;1986;at 12:28 a.m. in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh;as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Route 51. She was 31. She was born Aug.29;1954;a daughter of Mary Lou Davis Heilman of Belle Vernon and the late Sheridan Theakston. She was Catholic by faith. In addition to her mother;survivors include her stepfather;Frank Heilman of Belle Vernon;a sister;Cheryl Church of Belle Vernon;paternal grandfather;Deems Theakston of Fayette City;maternal grandmother;Mary Davis of Belle Vernon;two nieces and one nephew. Friends will be receive Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 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 Saturday;Jan.4;at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.