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.

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.