Helen A. Hicks; 65; of Lynnwood; Belle Vernon; died Saturday; Oct. 19;1991; at 11:27 p.m.
in Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll
Township; after a short illness.
Mrs. Hicks was born Jan. 31;
1926; in Ginger Hill; a daughter
of the late Dominic and Pauline
Swederski Motycki.
She was a member of St.
Sebastian Roman Catholic
Church; Belle Vernon.
One brother and one sister are
deceased.
Surviving are her husband;
James E. Hicks; one daughter;
Mrs. Richard (Linda R.) Finley;
of Dawson R.D.I; four brothers;
Stanley; Joseph; Henry and Edward Motycki; all of Charleroi
R.D.; and two sisters; Mrs. Andrew (Frances) Kravec of
Akron; Ohio; and Mrs. John
(Sophie) Kerekes of Pricedale.
Friends will be received in the
Howard W. McCrory Funeral
Home; Fayette City; on Monday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and until 9:30
a.m.; Tuesday; the hour of a
Prayer Service in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Violet Hackenson;83;of 609 Belle Vernon Apartments;died Friday;Sept.20;1991;at 12:06 a.m.in Haven Crest Inc.;Carroll Township. Born May 13;1908;in Frank;she was the daughter of the late Harry and Elvina Whiteman Hackenson Sr. A resident of the Belle Vernon area the past 10 years;she was a member of The Christian Center and AARP. She had previously lived in Morgantown;W.Va.;and was retired from the Seneca Glass Factory there;where she had been employed as a foreman. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by two sisters;Bertha and Sylvia Hackenson;and three brothers;Elmer; Leo and Harry Hackenson. Surviving are one brother;Jack D.Hackenson of Charleroi;two sisters;Mrs.Henry (Thelma A.) Schmidt of Belle Vernon;her twin;and Mary Momyer of Bowling Green;Ohio;and several 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Donald A.Bowers;pastor of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

THOMAS WAS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER.

John H. Lender; 89; of Monessen; died Monday; April 29; 2002; in his residence. He was born May 9; 1912; in Centerville; a son of the late John H. and Jane Pallent Lender. Mr. Lender was very proud to be a volunteer firefighter; having dedicated over 70 years of his life with the Volunteer Fire Department and Relief Association No. 1 of Monessen. He also was a member of the Polish Club; Monessen AARP; Mon Valley Association of Retired Steelworkers; and a former member of the Elks Lodge 773 and the Masonic Lodge 638; both of Monessen. Mr. Lender attended the First Baptist Church in Monessen and was a retired electrician from the American Chain and Cable Co.; Pages plant. He is survived by his wife; Dorothy Horn Lender; whom he married on April 5; 1941; two sons and daughters-in-law; Timothy and Myrna Lender of Lower Burrell; and Thomas and Debbie Lender of Monessen; five grandchildren; Brian Lender; Kelly Beltz; Nicole Davis; Kristie Pampena and Jamie Ogrosky; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by four brothers; Wilbur; Maurice; Chasen L. and Ernest Lender; and two sisters; Alice Handel and Jennie Lender. Friends will be received in the DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; 441 Reed Ave.; Monessen; on Tuesday; from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday; May 1; at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Monessen Fire Department will hold services Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.

Kimberly Cook Henson of 1355 Mullen Rd.;Washington Township;died Wednesday;May 15;1991;in her home. She was born Nov.11;1964;in North Charleroi;a daughter of Cleo Robinson Cook Amato of Belle Vernon and Melvin H.Cook Jr.of New Eagle. In addition to her parents;she is survived by two daughters;Lovey Vignoli of Monongahela and Prevail Cook Henson of Belle Vernon;five sisters;Mrs.Debra Vedder;Mrs.Samuel (Kathy) Vignoli;Mrs.John (Carol) Gessel;Mrs.Richard (Kelly) Dieteman;all of Monongahela;and Jamie Cook of Charleroi;her maternal grandmother;Emma Robinson of Greensburg;her paternal grandparents;Melvin and Mary Catherine Cook of New Eagle;a father-in-law;Harold Henson of Charleroi;and a friend;Robert Scott McFeely of Washington Township. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev.Scott Koeppen;pastor of the First Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Clarence Andrew Horner;79;38 Birch St.;Charleroi;died on Saturday;March 16;1991;at 9:10 a.m.at Kade Nursing Home in Washington;Pa. He was born on Feb.15;1912;in Charleroi;a son of the late John and Pauline Johnson Horner. Mr.Horner was a member of the U.S.Air Force;and was employed at U.S.Steel Irvin Works in Dravosburg. He was a resident of Charleroi all of his life. Mr.Horner was a member of the Mt.Sinai Baptist Church in Lock Four where he served on Senior Choir. He was also former superintendent of the Sunday School and a former deacon. He was a former member of Masonic Lodge No.79. Survivors include a wife;Elmay Horner of Charleroi;six sons;Earnest Horner of Charlroi;Clarence Archie Horner of Charleroi;William J.Horner of Tampa;Fla.;Herbert A.P.Horner of Charleroi;Alfonze Bruce Horner of Austin;Texas;and Alfred D.Horner of Charleroi;two daughters;Patricia A.Horner at home and Diane Faulks Williams of Pittsburgh;14 grandchildren;one great-grandchild and cousins;relatives and friends. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 9 p.m.at the Mt.Sinai Baptist Church;6 Short St.;Lock Four. Services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m.in the church with Rev.Luther Wormack officiating. He will be assisted by Rev.Wanda Sawyer;associate minister of Mt.Sinai Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;is handling funeral arrangements.

Norman W.Houseman;64;of 317 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Feb.28;1991;in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Charleroi on Jan.17;1927;a son of the late Edgar and Theresa Thomas Houseman. Mr.Houseman was a member of the Metro Baptist Temple of Belle Vernon. He had been a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 43 years. He retired in 1986 as a bricklayer in the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. A veteran of the U.S.Navy;he had served in World War II. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a sister;Mrs.Thelma Gobert. He is survived by his wife;Virginia Gillen Houseman;a daughter;Mrs.Clement (Vicki) Ludwick of Perryopolis;a brother;Edgar Houseman Jr.of Brussels;Belgium;a sister;Wilhmina Hughes of Fellsburg;and four grandchildren. 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. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Stephen S.Dobosh of the Metro Baptist Temple;Rostraver Township;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.