Bessie Mae Hoffman;88;of Belle Vernon R.D.3;died at Parish House Personal Care Home in Perryopolis on Sunday;Dec.10;1989. She was born in Washington Township on July 14;1901;a daughter of the late Oliver and Hannah Daugherty Hileman. Mrs.Hoffman was a member of the Harmony Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon R.D.3;the Rostraver Grange 919;the Harmony Ladies Auxiliary;and the Fayette City Senior Citizens. In addition to her parents;whe was preceded in death by her husband;Clarence Hoffman on Feb.1;1970. She is survived by three sons;Clarence Hoffman Jr.of Belle Vernon R.D.3;David W.Hoffman of Belle Vernon R.D.1 and Ray B.Hoffman of Belle Vernon R.D.3;three daughters;Mrs.Ann Novak Horner of Fayette City;Mr.Wallace (Mae) Sadosky of Coal Center R.D.1;and Mrs.George (Virginia) Andrako of Charleroi R.D.2;a sister;Mrs.Edna Breckenridge of Fayette City;18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m.with Rev.John C.Park officiating. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Hammitt of Monessen died Wednesday;Oct.25;1989;at 3:25 a.m.in Westmoreland Hospital;Greensburg. She was 82. Mrs.Hammitt was born Oct.12;1907;in Pittsburgh;a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Balas Melarkey. Residing in Monessen;she was a member of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America. In addition to her parents whe was preceded in death by her husband;Herman Hammitt;in 1976;and by s sister;Agnes Volley. Survivors include a daughter;Ruth Hammitt Bradley of Monessen;three sons;Robert A.Hammitt Sr.;Norman L.Hammitt and Thomas E.Hammitt;all of Monessen;two sisters;Mrs.John B.(Dorothy) Kozar of Charleroi and Mrs.Steve (Catherine) Cmar of Fayette City;one brother;Harry Melarkey of Charleroi;15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. 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 Stephen D.Yoney Funeral Home;First Street and Schoonmaker Avenue;Monessen;where a blessing service will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Leonard R.C.Church;Monessen;with the Rev.John Euker as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Robert James Heide;54;of 138 Kelly Ave.;Belle Vernon;died on Thursday;July 13;1989;at 5:40 a.m.in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Oct.7;1934;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Robert J.Heide. Mr.Heide was also preceded in death by his grandparents;Frank and Sarah McLaughlin Hart. He is survived by his wife;Norma Erdos Heide;one son;Jimmy Heide at home;and his mother;Jean Hart Heide of Belle Vernon. Mr.Heide was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. He was a 1953 graduate of Bellmar High School in North Belle Vernon. Mr.Heide was employed for 30 years as a systems technician for Bell Telephone and AT&T. He was a member of the Russian Club of Charleroi. Friends will be received on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Prayer service will be held on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

George R.Hill;68;of 660 Braddock Ave.;Monessen;died Sunday;May 28;1989;in the Monsour Hospital;Jeannette. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.in the Heritage Hills Tabernacle;Belle Vernon;with Pastor Greg Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.