Joseph A.Hoffman;54;of 62 Johnston St.;Belle Vernon;died at 1:59 a.m.Wednesday;April 2;1980;in the Veterans Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born in Belle Vernon on Aug.2;1925. A veteran of World War II;he was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion and was also a member and steward of the East Belle Vernon Athletic Association. He was also a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church of Belle Vernon. Preceding him in death was a brother;Edward;on May 15;1966. Surviving are his parents;Joseph and Mary Hoffman;with whom he made his home;two brothers;James V.of Belle Vernon and Paul of Redstone Arsenal;Ala.;two sisters;Mrs.Albert (Mary Patricia) Zidek of Coal Center and Mrs.Albert (Betty Ann) Tonkavitch of Rostraver Twp. Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Blessing service will be held at the funeral home Friday at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Blessing service at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Because of Holy Week;a Mass of Christian Burial for Mr.Hoffman’s intentions will be observed at St.Sebastian Church on Monday at 10 a.m.

Helen M.Hughes of 1013 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Nov.23;1979;at 12:40 a.m.in Monongahela Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp.  She was 55.  Mrs.Hughes was born May 18;1924;in Pricedale;a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Drotos.  She had been a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon Area.  A member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Hughes also was a member of the Vernon Belles.  She was preceded in death by her husband;William C.Hughes;on Oct.1;1977.  She is survived by one daughter;Suzan M.Hughes of Greensburg;and three brothers;Steve Drotos of Belle Vernon;John Drotos of Cleveland;Ohio;and Andrew Drotos of Madison;Wis.  Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday at the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon.  Services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed at 10 a.m.by Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Church.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

John A.Harrison;56;of RD 2;Belle Vernon (Gibsonton);died Friday;Sept.14;1979;at 2:07 p.m.at Mon Valley Hospital. Born Sept.7;1923 at Lock Four;he was the son of Glenn Harrison and the late Mildred Metz Daugherty. He was preceded in death by his stepfather;the late Thomas Daugherty. He is survived by his wife;Velma Thieser Harrison;two daughters;Mrs.Neville (Gladys) Jolliffe;Silver Springs;Md.;and Varla Harrison of the home;two granddaughters;Tracy and Jennifer Jolliffe. Mr.Harrison was a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley area. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;the Lock Four Fire Department and the Rostraver Emergency Medical Services. A former employee of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Co.;Mr.Harrison retired in 1977 from the Monessen plant where he was an electrician. Visitation was held Saturday and Sunday at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where services were conducted Monday morning at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Francis M.Blair;pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;officiating. Interment was in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Albert Harvey;87;of 209 N.Hillsborough Ave.;Arcadia;Fla.and formerly of Belle vernon;died Friday;Aug.10;1979;in G.Pierce Wood Hospital;Arcadia. Born October 25;1891 in Belle Vernon;he was the son of Thomas and Orpha Kelley Harvey;both of whom preceded him in death. Mr.Harvey was a member of the Arcadia First Presbyterian Church and was retired from the American Chain and Cable Company;Monessen. Survivors include his wife;the former Edith Sellars;of Arcadia;Fla.;two sons;Warren V.;of Dayton;Ohio and Bernard L.of Holyoke;Mass.;four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon.

Services will be held Tuesday for Harry Hackenson Jr.;66;of 112 Wood St.;Belle Vernon;who died Friday night at 9 p.m.at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh after a short illness. Mr.Hackenson was born Jan.1;1913;at Frank;Pa.;a son of the late Harry and Elvina Whiteman Hackenson Sr. A lifetime resident of Belle Vernon;he had been employed at the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp;coke plant;retiring in 1975 as a turn foreman. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon and Belle Vernon Masonic Lodge 643 of which he was a past master. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Ann Konecheck Hackenson;a son;Thomas Hackenson;a daughter;Ruth Ann;three sisters;Mrs.Harry (Thelma) Schmidt of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Mary Momyer of Parma;Ohio;and Miss Violet Hackenson of Morgantown;W.Va.;three brothers;Lee Hackenson and Elmer Hackenson of Belle Vernon and Jack Hackenson of Marietta;Ohio;and four grandchildren. Services will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;with Dr.Elmer C.Lewis of Fayette City officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Services by Masonic Lodge 643 will be held tonight at 7:30 at the funeral home. The family requests material tributes may take the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society.