Bronislaw Brownie Lachowicz of 401 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Jan.6;1988;at 7:35 p.m.at his home. He was 78. Mr.Lachowicz was born May 4;1909; in New York City; N.Y.; a son
of the late Apalonia and Marion
Lachowicz.
He was a member of St. Sebastian
Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon;
where he had served as an
usher for many years.
Mr. Lachowicz had been a
businessman in Belle Vernon and
Monessen for several years;
operating Brownie’s Hobby Shop.
He was a member of Belle Vernon
American Legion Post 659 and the
Polish National Alliance of
Monessen.
Mr. Lachowicz was a veteran of
World War II; having served with
the 368th Engineers Company of the
U.S. Army.
In addition to his parents he was
preceded in death by his twin
brother; Stanislaw; and by another
brother; Valadymer. He was also
preceded in death by a nephew;
George Lachowicz..
Survivors include his wife; Edith
Sellaro Lachowicz; one sister; Jean
Leone of Patchoff; N.Y.; and one
nephew; Walter Lachowicz of White
Plains; N.Y.
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 Ferguson
Funeral Home; Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Saturday;Jan.9;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. American Legion Post 659 will hold services Friday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. The Ferguson Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Walter E.Lenhart of 804 Jane St.;Speers Hill;Charleroi;died suddenly on Saturday;Dec.26;1987;at 8:15 p.m.at his home. He was 74. Mr.Lenhart was born Feb.2;1913;in Pricedale. He was a member of Speers United Methodist Church. Mr.Lenhart was a member and past president of F&AM Lodge No.643;and was also a member of the Uniontown Lodge of Perfection. In 1948;he was elected to the Belle Vernon Cemetery Association Board of Directors. In April 1949 he became treasurer of that board;a post he held until his death. Mr.Lenhart had been employed at the former Vance Hardware Store for 29 years until 1962;when he became a partner in the former Monessen Pluming and Electric store until 1985. A former Belle Vernon area resident;he had lived in Speers since 1951. Mr.Lenhart is survived by his wife;Lois Thompson Lenhart. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Tuesday;Dec.29;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Zane Howland;pastor of Speers United Methodist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic services will be held by F&AM Lodge 643 on Monday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy M.Leithold of 217 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Sept.27;1987;at 2:10 a.m. She was 69. Miss Leithold was born Oct.2;1917;in Fairhope;a daughter of the late Paul and Ella Chambers Leithold. She was a member of Marion Presbyterian Church;Fairhope. A 1935 graduate of Fayette City High School;she had spent most of her life in the Belle Vernon area. Miss Leithold was a former employee of the federal government in Washington;D.C. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers;Fred and Wilbur. Survivors include one brother;William Leithold of Belle Vernon;and a sister;Ruth Horning of Uniontown. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;Sept.30;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

William R.Lamey of 26 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;Sept.21;1987;in Jefferson Hospital. He was 26. He was born in North Charleroi on March 28;1961;the son of Mrs.Gladys Perney Lamey;who survives;and the late William B.Lamey. A 1979 graduate of Monessen High School;he was also graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and attended Kent State University in Ohio. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Monessen. In addition to his mother;he is survived by two sisters;Linda S.Lamey of Pittsburgh and Patricia A.Lamey of Charleroi;his maternal grandmother;Mrs.Goldie Perney of Belle Vernon;and several aunts;uncles and cousins. A service for friends will be held Wednesday;Sept.23;at 7:30 p.m.in the First Presbyterian Church;Sixth St.;and McKee Ave.;Monessen;with the Rev.Kent Lighthall officiating. Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.

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.