Joseph C.Lawrence;53;of Perryopolis R.D.2;died suddenly on Monday;Feb.11;at 12:27 p.m. in the Uniontown Hospital. Mr.Lawrence was born Jan.27;1932;a son of the late Charles and Victoria Vranak Lawrence. He was a member of the Sokol Club of Perryopolis. Mr.lawrence was a veteran of the Korean Conflict;having served in the U.S.Navy. He was employed at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He is survived by his wife;Rachel Harden Lawrence;one son;Joseph Stephen Lawrence at home;three daughters;Mrs.Curt (Debra) Tidholm and Pamela J.Krinosky;both of Perryopolis and Stephanie K.Lawrence at home;three grandchildren;Matthew and Jentri Tidholm and Ryan Krinosky;two half-brothers;John V.Lawrence of Florida and Vance Lawrence of Shephardsville;Kentucky and one half-sister;Mrs.Caroline Molle of Emporium. Friends will be received 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; on Thursday;Feb.14;until 11 a.m. whe services will be held with the Rev.Kenneth Neiderhiser of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Frieda Lutes of 234 Third St.;Charleroi;died Saturday;Feb.9;1985;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 81. Mrs.Lutes was born in Belle Vernon;on Aug.31;1903;a daughter of the late George and Alberta Fell Kuhn. A protestant by faith;she was previuosly employed by the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;William;in 1957. Survivors include a stepson;Albert Lutes of Charleroi;two daughters;Mrs.Richard (Peg) Pivovarnik of Charleroi and Ruth Lutes;with whom she made her home;four stepdaughters;Mrs.Helen Snyder of Newell;Mrs.Rozina Van Horn of Weirton;W.Va.;Mrs.Vera Biagini of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Warren (Grace) Oliphant of Belle Vernon;a sister;Florence Kuhn of Charleroi;four grandchildren;one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday at the funeral home at 11 a.m. with the Rev.John Brownlee;pastor of the First Christian Church of Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mike David Lambert of 1467 West 107th St.;Cleveland;Ohio;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Feb.2;1985;at his home. He was 41. Mr.Lambert was born in Coal Center on Nov.7;1943;a son of the late Albert Ellsworth Lambert;who passed away in 1952;and Mabel McGavitt Lambert Gimbara Petro who survives and resides in Belle Vernon. He had been living in the Cleveland area the past 16 years and was employed in the maintenance department of the St.Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland. In addition to his father;he was preceded in death by a step-father;Walter Gimbara in 1979. In addition to his mother;he is survived by his wife;Beverly Van Pelt Lambert;of Cleveland;a stepfather;Nick Petro of Belle Vernon;four sons;Mark;Robert;Timothy and Michael;all at home;four daughters;Jean;Carol Lee;Tina and Kathy;all at home;a brother;George lambert of Coal Center;five sisters;Mrs.George (Dorothy) Crawford of West Brownsville;Mrs.Ronald (Mabel) Perkins of Ashtabula;Ohio;Mrs.Anthony (Mary) Chimileski of Cleveland;and Mrs.Patty Reeves of Belle Vernon;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave;Belle Vernon;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Blessing Service will be held Wednesday at the funeral home at 9 a.m. with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Eleanor Pearl Lewis of 455 Brookfield Ave.;Boardman;Ohio;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Jan.4;1985;at 9 a.m. in the Ron Jay Nursing Home;Boardman;Ohio. She was 82. Mrs.Lewis was born March 29;1902;in Westmoreland County;Pa.;a daughter of the late William and Eley Snyder Robson. Her husband;Carlisle Lewis;died in 1967. She also was preceded in death by a sister;Mrs.Hazel Hille. Surviving are a daughter;Mrs.Walter (Joan) Daub;of Broadman;Ohio;with whom she made her home;one sister;Irene Robson;of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren and a niece;Mrs.Raymond (Arlene) Echart of Belle Vernon. Services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the Belle Vernon Cemetery Chapel where friends may pay their respects beginning at 12:30 p.m. The Rev.David Reeves will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The family suggests contributions in Mrs.Lewis’ memory may be made to a charity of choice.

Jack C.Lessman of 404 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;died Friday;Jan.4;1985;at 5:20 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 65. Mr.lessman was born Nov.11;1919;in Charleroi;a son of the late Eugene and Hatti Lessman. He was a retired employee of the Allenport Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Mr.Lessman;who was Protestant by faith;had resided in the Charleroi area his entire lifetime. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. Mr.Lessman was a member of Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 167 and American Legion Post 22;both of Charleroi. Surviving are his wife;Mabel Kistler Lessman;at home;five sons;Curtis and Wayne Lessman;both of Charleroi;Jack Lessman of Somerset;Pa.;Douglas Lessman of Monessen;and Richard Lessman;at home;one daughter;Mrs.Dorothy Schrum;of the State of Ohio;nine grandchildren;two brothers;Dale Lessman of the State of Maryland and Edgar Lessman of the State of Ohio;and one sister;Mildred Reno;of Charleroi. Friends will be received in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Jack Brownlee;pastor;First Christian Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Bobby G.Lambert Jr of 1001 Upper Crest Ave.;Charleroi;died Thursday;Dec.13;1984;at 1 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital following a four-year battle with cancer. He was 37. Mr.Lambert was born in Charleroi on Feb.16;1947;a son of Robert G.Lambert Sr.and June Evans Lambert;with whom he resided. His struggle with cancer began more than four years ago when a brain tumor was discovered. His story received some national attention when he received an unscheduled visit from Pittsburgh Steeler Jack Lambert while recovering from surgery in Presbyterian University Hospital. When the tumor was first discovered;doctors held little or no hope for Lambert’s recovery. Several operations;radiation treatments and chemotherapy followed. Then on Nov.13;1980;90 percent of the tumor was removed and Lambert returned to his parents’home to lead a normal life. A second brain tumor was discovered in September and prospects for its removal were less than encouraging. At that time doctors gave Lambert three to four weeks to live. His struggle did not end;however;until Dec.13;some three months later. A lifelong resident of Charleroi;he was a 1966 graduate of Charleroi Area High School. Mr.Lambert had been employed as a machinist at Corning Glass Works in Charleroi for 15 years. He also served 15 years with the National Guard and the U.S.Army Reserves in Oakdale. Protestant by faith;he was a member of the Slavic Club of North Charleroi and the Belgium Club and Russian Club;both of Charleroi. In addition to his parents he is survived by two sisters;Patricia L.Kurty of Monessen and Bonnie J.Bailey of Charleroi;his maternal grandparents;Joseph and Fannie Evans of Charleroi;and several aunts;uncles;cousins;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at his family residence;1001 Upper Crest Ave.;on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday;Dec.17;at 1 p.m. in the United Church of Christ;Tenth Street and Upper Crest Avenue;with the Rev.Mel Hileman officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to the American Cancer Society. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;Charleroi;is in charge of arrangements.

Mary A.Evans Lape of 827 Oakland Ave.;Charleroi;died Sunday;Oct.7 at 7:15 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 84. Mrs.Lape was born Sept.22;1900;in Fayette City;a daughter of the late Albert R.and Emma R.Kuhn Evans. A Charleroi resident for the past 54 years;she was a member of the First Christian Church and the Senior Citizens;both of Charleroi. In addition to her parents;Mrs.lape was preceded in death by her husband;Harry C.Lape;1963;and by a daughter;Katherine M.Cmar;Sept.30;1979. Survivors include two sons;Paul A.Lape of Belle Vernon and Paul T.Lape of Charleroi;a son-in-law;Edward A.Cmar with whom she made her home;a brother;Roy Evans of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mrs.Ben (Katherine) Bilotto of Monessen;four grandchildren;three great-grandchildren;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;Oct.10 at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.John Brownlee;pastor of the First Christian Church of Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Monessen Ambulance Service. The Leonard j.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John A.Kulik;57;of Rostraver Road;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Dec.15;2000;in Mon Valley Hospital. Born June 22;1943;in California;Pa.;he was a son of the late John and Eleanor Kovach Kulik. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon;a member and past president of the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club and headed the Sportsmen’s Committee of that club. He was also a member of the Slavonic Citizens Club of Fayette City. A resident of Rostraver Township since 1980;he retired in February 2000 as a heavy equipment operator for Operations and Engineers Local #66 of Pittsburgh. Survivors include his wife of 34 years;Sheri Kostelac Kulik;a son;Richard S.Kulik at home;a daughter and son-in-law;Jodie Ann and Dennis Yoney of Chester Spring;Pa.;three sisters and two brothers-in-law;Sally and William Calloway;Eleanor J.Kulik;all of Belle Vernon;Mary Del and James Shaw of Anheim;Md.;two granddaughters;Alyse A.Yoney and Gabrielle M.Yoney; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Blessing service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Donald Trexler;parochial vicar of St.Sebastian Church;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.