Freda Balieu Gosney;58;of Charleroi R.D.3;Fallowfield Township;died Wednesday;Oct.16;1985;in Montefiore Hospital;Pittsburgh. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where services will be held Saturday;Oct.19;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Francis M.Blair;pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Laura A.Green of Monongahela R.D.1;formerly of Detroit;Mich.;died Monday;Aug.26;1985;in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 87. Mrs.Green was born March 10;1898;in Birmingham;Ala.;a daughter of the late Daniel and Cindy Carpenter. In addition to her parents whe was preceded in death by her husband;Charles Green. Survivors include four nieces;Ida Johnson of Monongahela;with whom she made her home;Arwilda Mathis of Monessen;Viola Rawlins of Monongahela and Mrs.Robert West of Pittsburgh;three nephews;Daniel and William Carpenter;both of Donora;and Cleo Carpenter of Detroit;Mich.;and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen. Funeral services will be held Friday;Aug.30;at 1 p.m. in St.Paul Baptist Church of Donora wih the Rev.Nathaniel Walker;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Draper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth Gereshenski of 220 Vine St.;Monongahela;died Tuesday;Aug.27;1985;at 8:30 p.m. in the Haven Crest Nursing Home;Carroll Township. She was 74. Mrs.Gereshenski was born Feb.27;1911;in Pricedale. Protestant by faith;she was preceded in death by her husband;Edward;in 1951;and by a son and a daughter;George and Stella. Survivors include five daughters;Phyllis Gresh of Jacobs Creek;Beverly Kash of Charleroi;Frances Smith of Jacobs Creek;Dolores Kovalsky of Monongahela and Eunice Litterini of Virginia Beach;Va.;two sons;John Gereshenski of Monongahela and Raymond Gereshenski of Charleroi;two step-sons;Edward Gereshenski of Pleasant Hills and Geroge Gereshenski of Homestead;26 grandchildren;20 great-grandchildren;and two brothers;Melvin of New York City;N.Y.and Worton of Baltimore;Md. 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 L.M.Frye Funeral Home;427 W.Main St.;Monongahela;where services will be held Friday;Aug.30;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Albert Richards;pastor of Fallowfield Township Baptist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The L.M.Frye Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Julia Godzak of 18 Elm St.;Monessen;died Wednesday;Aug.21;1985;at 8:18 a.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 67. Mrs.Godzak was born June 3;1918;in Washington Township;a daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Vitoich Choka. She was a member of St.Mary’s Church of Monessen. A resident of Monessen since 1946;she had previously lived in Washington Township. Survivors include her husband;Steve Godzak;one son;Thomas L.Jones of Speers Hill;one brother;Walter Choka of Monessen;four sisters;Mary Davis;Helen Gelotti and Eva Wall;all of Belle Vernon;and Mildred Chisholm of Fairless Hills;and three 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday;Aug.24;at 10:30 a.m. with Monsignor Andrew D.Parvensky officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Louis Elwood (Cappy) Griffey;67;of Greensburg Manor;Greensburg;Pa.;formerly of 654 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;died Saturday;April 20;1985;at 9:30 p.m. in Westmoreland Hospital;Greensburg. Mr.Griffey was born March 10;1918;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Allen Griffey and Mary Norris Griffey. Surviving are his wife;Pearl Griffey of Pittsburgh;one daughter;Janet Griffey of New Kensington;two cousins;George and Elizabeth Hill of Monesssen;and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the funeral home;with the Rev.Wilbur Hubbard;pastor;Fellowship Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Eugene L.(Toot) George of Naomi;Fayette City R.D.1;died Wednesday;April 3;1985;at 9:10 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Inc.following a short illness. He was 37. Born Aug.5;1947;in North Charleroi;he was the son of Rosella Brazzon George of Fayette City R.D.1;who survives. Mr.George was a member of St.Joseph Polish National Catholic Church of Fairhope;the Brightwell-Daugherty American Legion Post 484 of Fayette City;the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Fairhope;the Rod and Gun Club of Fairhope;and the Naomi Athletic Club. He served with the U.S.Army in Vietnam. Mr.George was employed as an asbestos insulator for the Davis Co.of Washington;D.C. Surviving in addition to his mother;is a daughter;Jeannie George of Hyattsville;Md.;his grandmother;Mrs.Maryann George of Fayette City R.D.1 and a dear friend Lorraine Koslasky of Fairhope. Friends are being received on Thursday and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday until 10 a.m.;the hour of a blessing service at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Rev.Father Felix Pyzowski of the St.Joseph Polish National Catholic Church of Fairhope will officiate. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Linwood Dewey Green died Sunday;Dec.23;1984;at 11:05 p.m. at the home of his daughter;Mrs.Charles (Dorothy) Byrd of 107 Ninth St.;Donora. He was 84. Mr.Greene was born Oct.11;1900;in Durham;N.C.;a son of the late Arthur and Ida Rogers Green. He was baptized Sept.19;1917;at the White Rock Baptist Church in Durham;N.c. Mr.Green then moved to Monessen where he met and married Estelle Elizabeth Bailey. They were married June 2;1927;and had six children. Mr.Green retired from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.in 1965. He was a member of Union Baptist Church;Monessen;where he served as chairman of the trustee board and chairman of the deacon board. He was also a member of the Gospel Chorus. Mr.Green was preceded in death by his wife on Feb.5;1975. Survivors include two sons;Lynward D.Greene Jr.of Poughkeepsie;N.Y.;and Donald Greene of Dale City;Va.;four daughters;Mrs.Odell (Bertha) Jones of Charleroi;Mrs.Henry (Klara) Brown of Bronx;N.Y.;Mrs.Charles (Dorothy) Byrd of Donora and Mrs. Ulysses (Jessie) Reynolds of Springfield;Va.;one brother;Ashley Green of Durham;N.C.;three sisters;Idonia Sadler of Corona;N.Y.;Jessie Cushinberry of Topeka;Kan.;and Iola DeCambra of Jamica;N.Y.;13 grandchildren;three great-grandchildren;and two aunts;Mrs.Mamie Dunn of Durham.N.C.;and Mrs.Effie Rogers of Asbury Park;N.J. Friends will be received Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union Baptist Church;Monessen;where services will be held Friday;Dec.28 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Oscar L.Hill;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Trudy Taylor Clanagan of the Willliam R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.

Myrtle Van Riper Gaul of 704 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Dec.16;1984;at 4:40 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 85. Mrs.Gaul was born Aug.9;1899;in Fayette City;a daughter of the late William and Charolette Elder Van Riper. A lifeling resident of the Belle Vernon area;she was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon and its Martha Circle. Mrs.Gaul taught for 34 years at the Gillespie;and Marion schools. She was past president of the Women’s Auxiliary of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;Stewart Gaul;Feb.18;1964;four brothers;Clyde Elder and William;Arthur and Roy VanRiper;and one sister;Mildred Brewer. Survivors include two daughters;Mrs.Louis (Connie) Ceccarelli of Belle Vernon and Mrs. Robert (Jackie) Baldwin of Belle Haven;Va.;five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 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 Wednesday;Dec.19;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Thomas St.Clair;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Belle Vernon Public Library. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Nora Graham of 405 Vernon St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Dec.10;1984;at 5:30 a.m. in Jefferson Hills Manor.;Jefferson Borough. She was 91. Mrs.Graham was born Dec.7;1893;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillie Gibson Graham. She was a retired school teacher;having taught in the Monessen School District. A life-long resident of the Belle Vernon community;Mrs.Graham was a member of the Belle Vernon Womens’ Club;the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;and was a life member of the National Education Association. Surviving are three sisters;Mrs.Ann Fee;Mrs.Laura Nahar and Mrs.Eleanor Barrass;all of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor;First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating.Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Janet Ball Gardner;563 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Nov;9;1984;at 11:17 a.m. in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 45. Mrs.Gardner was born in Ellsworth on March 1;1939;a dughter of the late Joseph Ball and Beatrice Drozdik Ball Kontilak. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 25 years;she was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. She was also a member of the Mon Valley Aces Bowling League. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a granddaughter;Heather Gardner. Survivors include her husband;James Gardner; a son;James Robert Gardner at home;two daughters;Mrs. Mark (Janet) Ferrari of Monessen and Jill Lynn Gardner at home;a brother;Joseph Ball of Ellsworth;three sisters;Mrs. Fred (Beatrice) Gravely of the state of Washington;Mrs.Richard (Karen) Barish of Aliquippa;and Mrs.Leroy (Norene) Hustave of Ellsworth;and a granddaughter;Angela Marie Ferrari of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 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. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Gerald Dye officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.