William Lomax Jr.of 374 Sixth Ave.;Brooklyn;N.Y.;formerly of Donora;died Tuesday;Dec.17;1985;in St.Clair Hospital;Manhattan;N.Y. He was 58. Mr.Lomax was born Feb.2;1927;in North Charleroi;a son of the late William and Ruby Lomax. A graduate of Donora High School;he was employed by Tony’s Prime Meats;Inc.of New York. He was formerly employed for 20 years with the former Donora Division of U.S.Steel Corp. Mr.Lomax served with the U.S.Navy during World War II;from 1944-1946. He joined the First Baptist Church of Donora at an early age. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a sister;Ruby Lomax Arnold. Survivors include his wife;Vera M.lomax;a daughter;Vicky Lomax of Brooklyn;N.Y.;two brothers;James Lomax of New York and Pressley Lomax of Belle Vernon;and two sisters;Dolores Wright of Washington;D.C.;and Odeyssa Price of New York. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;Donora. Funeral services will be held Saturday;Dec.21;at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Donora with the Rev.Larry C.M.Weeda;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Percy E.law Jr.Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth Foulks Langlais of North Charleroi died Wednesday;Dec.18;1985;at 6:55 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. Mrs.Langlais was born in North Charleroi;a daughter of the late William and Lenora Phillips Foulks. She was a member of The Presbyterian Church of Charleroi. Mrs.Langlais was preceded in death by her husband;Aurele (Frenchy) Langlais;on May 21;1985;and by one brother;Olen Foulks. She is survived by cousins. Friends will be received in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from noon to 2 p.m.;the hour of services in the funeral home;with the Rev.Francis M.Blair;pastor;The Presbyterian Church of Charleroi officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Clara T.Lazzari of 502 Eastgate Manor;Monessen;died Tuesday;Nov.19;1985;at 8:40 a.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 81. Mrs.Lazzari was born Aug.3;1904;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Bartolozzi Tintori. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and the Anita Garibaldi Society;both of Belle Vernon. A resident of Monessen the past four years;she had lived most of her life in the Belle Vernon area. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;Alfred;Feb.4;1983;and by a brother and sister;Armando Tintori and Flora Frederick. Survivors include three sons;Jordan of Southington;Conn.;Rio of Belle Vernon and Eugene of Donora;two daughters;Mrs.Richard (Norma) Parente of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Jack (Janette) Skekel of Monessen;14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Friday;Nov.22;at 10:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Theresa E.Laratta of 36 Sampson St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Sept.25;1985;at 4:30 a.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 72. Mrs.Laretta was born March 1;1913;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Caputo Oliverio. A lifelong Belle Vernon area resident;she was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Survivors include her husband;Anthony Laratta;three daughters;Mrs.Laverne Lowe of Monessen;Mrs.Cynthia Dolan of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Frank (Joyce Ann) Minichello of Lynbrook;N.Y.;three brothers;Anthony Oliverio of Cedarhurst;N.Y.;Paul Oliverio of Uniondale;N.Y.;and Father Francis Oliverio of Ossening;N.Y.;three sisters;Catherine Kampe of Florida;Rose Domingues of Long Island;N.Y.;and Esther Cacciatori of Massapequa;N.Y.;six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Saturday;Sept.28;at 9 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. is St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Walter A.Lucas of 728 Speer St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Sept.14;1985;in the Haven Crest Nursing Home;Carroll township. He was 76. Mr.Lucas was born Jan.31;1909;in Freeport;a son of the late John and Mary Skibo Lucas. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. A former employee of Reick-McJenkin Dairy in Charleroi;he was also a member of the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. Mr.Lucas retired in 1974 with 25 years of service at the Allied Chemical Corp.;Newell. He was a veteran of World War II;having served with the Army Engineers. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister;Martha Barthole;and by a brother;John Lucas. Survivors include his wife;Jean Collinet Lucas;a son;Walter C.Lucas of Hephzibah;Ga.;a daughter;Mrs.Frank (Barbara) Wisener of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mildred Kunselman of Charleroi;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Wednesday;Sept.18;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Harry Lahti of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Monday;July 29;1985;at 6:05 p.m. in Jefferson Center Hospital of the South Hills Health System;following a lengthy illness. Mr.Lahti was 65. Born in Washington Township;Fayette County;Feb.20;1920;he was a son of the late John and Emma Hammer Lahti. Mr.Lahti served with the U.S.Navy during World War II. He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen plant. Surviving are his wife;Carmilla Baumgardner Lahti;three sons;Harry E.Lahti of Fayette City R.D.1;John Lahti of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;and Robert Lahti of Houston;Tex.;two daughters;Mrs.Carl (Kathleen) Kobosky of Belle Vernon R.D.and Mrs.Ronald (Patricia) Farquhar of Grindstone;nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild;two brothers;Eugene Lahti of Long Island;N.Y. and David Lahti of Arnold City;Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Hilda Davis of Long Island and Mrs.Betty Seacord;Albany;Ga. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. with Rev.Mary Howard;pastor of the Marion United Presbyterian Church of Fairhope;officiating. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers;the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Arthritic Foundation of the charity of one’s choice. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Harold B. (Lit) Lambert of 408 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;May 26;1985;at 12:40 A.M.in Havencrest Crest Convalescent Home. He was 74. Born in North Belle Vernon on;Nov.5;1910;he was a son of the late Charles and Sarah Breakwell Lambert. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;F&AM Beaver Valley Lodge No.753;Mon Valley Caravan No.17 Shrine of Pittsburgh and  the Scottish Rite Valley of  Dayton;Ohio. Mr.Lambert was a  Civilian Industrial Specialist with the U.S.Air Force;which he retired from in 1965 after 25 years of service. He then owned his own Consulting firm from 1965 to 1975. He was preceded in death by three brothers;Gordon;Chester and William Lambert. Surviving are his wife;Edna Githens Lambert; three sons;Charles W .Lambert of Lancaster;Harold G.of New Freedom;and James A.of Littitz;three daughters;Mrs.Elma Winship of  Buckner;Mo.;Mrs. Anthony (Patricia) DiGioia of Monessen;Mrs.Karen Cook of Columbus;Ohio;one brother;Edwin Lambert of Belle Vernon two sisters;Mrs.Jessie Flanigan  of Aliquippa and Mrs.David (Mary Jane) Scholl of Belle Vernon;13 Grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon; where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic services will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. by F&AM Lodge 643 at the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Aurele (Frenchy) Langlais;65;of North Charleroi;died Tuesday;May 21;1985;at 1:42 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in New Brunswick;Canada on February 19;1920;a son of the late Arthur and Rose Langlais. Mr.Langlais was a World War II veteran. He was a paratrooper with the U.S.Army;having served for nine years. He belonged to the Russian Club of Charleroi. Mr.Langlais was self-employed as a painter. Surviving are his wife; Ruth Faulks Langlais;two sons and one daughter from a former marriage;four brothers and seven sisters in Canada and one sister in Miami;Fla.;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Schrock-hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;in charge of arrangements.

Thelma E.Lutton;79;of Fayette City R.D.1 died Monday;May 13;1985;at 2:35 p.m. in Jefferson Center Hospital. Friends are being received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held on Thursday;May 16;at 11 a.m. with Rev.Wayne Boring of the First Christian Church of Fayette City officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Catherine Stonfer Lynn of the Belle Vernon Apartments;Belle Vernon;died Monday;April 22;1985;at 7:50 a.m.in Jefferson Medical Center Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was 74. Born Sept.27;1910;in Washington Township;Fayette County;she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Rodish. She was preceded in death by her first husband;John R.Stonfer in 1938 and her second husband;Hamilton Lynn on Jan.11;1973. Surviving are three sons;Don Stonfer of Fairhope (Belle Vernon);John Stonfer of Cleveland;Ohio;and Dennis Lynn of Belle Vernon R.D.1;seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a sister;Mary Smider of Ft.Lauderdale;Fla. Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and until 11 a.m. Thursday;the time of services at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;with Rev.Mary Howard;pastor of the Marion United Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.