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 G. ( BOBBIE ) LAMBERT JR
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.
WILMA LANDER
MARY A.EVANS LAPE
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
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.
WILLIAM F. LIPPENCOTT
DOLORESHARPER LACKNER
Dolores Harper Lackner of Pricedale died Thursday;June 21;1984;at 5 p.m.in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh;as a result of injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident on Tyrol Blvd.three months ago. She was 54. She was born July 9;1929 and was Protestant by faith. Mrs.Lackner is survived by a son;Alex Lackner Jr.of Pricedale;a daughter;Alexis Marie Hepple of Pricedale and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral home;Fayette City;on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Monday until 10 a.m.when services will be held at the funeral home with the Rev.Bruce Smith;pastor of the Belle Vernon Christian Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
RUTH MAXINEHOBBS LIEDER
ROSE LAGLER
GEORGE C. LYNN
George C.Lynn of Gillespie;Fayette City R.D.1;died Saturday;May 12;1984;at 3:45 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;following a lengthy illness. He was 57. Mr.lynn was born Sept.29;1926;in Washington Township;Fayette County;a son of the late Hamilton and Rose Weltzel Lynn. Protestant by faith;he was a member of the Gillespie Slovak Club. Mr.Lynn had served with the U.S.Army during World War II. He was a retired coal miner. In addition to his parents;Mr.Lynn was preceded in death by a sister;Flora Belle McGavitt. Survivors include his wife;Marie G.Stonfer Lynn;two sons;George Jr.of New Stanton and Stephan (Randy) of Fayette City R.D.1;four grandchildren;two brothers;Hamilton of Pricedale and John of Charleroi;and one sister;Mrs.Margaret Lynn Hollis of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received all day Monday in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;and on Tuesday until 2 p.m. at which time services will be held with the Rev.Mary Howard;pastor of the Marion United Presbyterian Church of Fairhope;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
