Mary Ann Hale;74;of 919 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;April 25;1994;at 11:30 a.m. in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was born in Fayette City;Feb.25;1920;a daughter of the late James and Mary Jane Hency Osborne. Mrs.Hale was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. She was a past matron of the Belle Vernon Order of the Eastern Star. She spent most of her adult life in the Belle Vernon area and was formerly employed for many years by the G.C.Murphy Co.;located in Hills Plaza. She retired in 1975. Mrs.Hale is survived by two sons;Charles Hale;at home;and James W.and wife;Jan Hale of Fayette City;one brother;Charles R.Osborne of Fayette City;two sisters;Mrs.Willis (Olive) Johnson of Fayette City and Vera Yannacci of Smithfield;one grandson;Joshua Hale;and three granddaughters;Cari;Shannon and Jillian Hale. In addtiotion to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Walter U.Hale;who died in November of 1977;a brother;Thomas Osborne;and a sister;Alice Stone. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.James Burton of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be private. If friends wish;they may make memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or Community Ambulance Service. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Jean (Wilcox) Helmken; 87;
formerly of Fayette City; the
Sphar Nursing Home; Belle
Vernon; and Monongahela;
died Wednesday; March 1;
1995; in the Horizon Senior
Care Home; Canonsburg.
She was born Feb. 3;1908; in
Roscoe; a daughter of the late
Richard and Jean Smith
Wilcox.
Mrs. Helmken was Protestant
by faith.
Surviving are one daughter;
Mrs. George (Irene) Leyda of
Monongahela; one sister; Mrs.
Joseph (Irene) Vent of San
Diego; Calif.; eight grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; Henry Helmken
in 1969; a son; William Helmken
in 1986; and a brother; Richard
Wilcox in 1990.
Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
and Friday until 11 a.m. in the
Howard W; McCrory Funeral
Home; Fayette City;where services will be held with the Rev.Charles Harper;pastor of the Fayette City United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Richard J.Holder;76;of 1021 Hunters Trace;Mount Pleasant;S.C.;died Monday Feb.20;1995;at 5:30 p.m.in Roper Hospital;Charleston;S.C. He was born in North Belle Vernon June 14;1918;a son of the late John L.and Maude Richards Holder. Mr.Holder was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. He had lived in South Carolina for the last 10 years;formerly residing in Johnston;R.I.;and Belle Vernon. He retired 11 years ago as an administrator for the Halsworth House in Providence;R.I. A veteran of World War II;he served as a sergeant in the 28th division. Mr.Holder was a member of the Battle of Normandy Foundation. He was a life member of the Military Order of the Ardennes and also a life member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War. Additionally;he was a member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV). He was honorably dischared in 1946 after serving as a German prisoner of war for 15 months. Surviving are a brother;Jack Holder of Belle Vernon;and a sister;Mrs.Joseph (Dolores) Balogh of Spring Valley;Ohio;two nieces and three nephews. In addiiton to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Warren Holder;who was killed in action during World War II and a sister;Margaret Christopher. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave;Belle Vernon;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Saturday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;is in charge of the arrangements.

David S.Hough;78;of 836 Graham SAt.;North Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.6;1995;in Mon Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Township. Born Feb.19;1916;he was the son of the late Sterling and Elta Strawn Hough. Protestant by faith;Mr.Hough lived in Belle Vernon for the past 50 years. He was a retired tool grinder from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Genevia V.Fleming Hough;on Feb.19;1986;and a sister;Alice Harper;in 1994. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Tim (Joyce) Cheroki of Johnstown;one sister;Margaret Wick of Stockdale;three grandchildren;Timothy Cheroki;Jeffrey Cheroki and Lorrie Ann Swope;and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Martha Alatar Horan;80;of Allenport;died Tuesday;Jan.10;1995;in her home following a short illness. Born April 18;1914;in Plummer;Minn.;she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Lyyti Huotari Maatta. Protestant by faith;she was a member of the Allenport Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband;Joseph Horan of Allenport;one son and daughter-in-law;Robert and Donna Horan of Allenport;one daughter and son-in-law;LaVerne and Bernard Kennedy of Allenport;10 grandchildren;16 great-grandchildren;four sisters;Elvi Maatta of Monessen;Lillian Hetico of Warren;Ohio;Ruth Geog of Blissville;Ohio;and Norma Maatta of Charleroi;and one brother;Wiljo Maatta of Monessen. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a daughter;Nancy Ruth Pallo;four sisters;Kathryn Maatta;Tyyne Jaskari;Anna Walker and Saime Moyer;and one brother;Toivo Maatta. 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 Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.;1008 Furlong Ave.;Roscoe;where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Nancy Cooper;pastor of Roscoe Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes Inc.is in charge of arrangements.