William O;Forsberg;87;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Thursday;July 13;1995;in Jamieson Hospital;New Castle. He was born in Rankin;Sept.2;1907;a son of the late Otto and Selma Eck Forsberg. Mr.Forsberg was a member of Monessen Lutheran Church and the Croatian Club of Monessen. He spent most of his adult life in Monessen. He retired in 1970 from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Plant in Monnessen. Surviving are four nieces;Elizabeth Hamilton of Belle Vernon;Ruth Homa of Belle Vernon;Ruth Hughes of Monessen and Doris Fox of Avon;Ohio;and three nephews;Robert Allen of Belle Vernon;Donald Forsberg of Monessen and Edward Forsberg of Peryopolis. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by four brothers;Ernest;Oscar;Eric and Edward;and four sisters;Jennie Allen;Anna Forsberg;Christina Forsberg and Louise Grouser. 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 in the funeral home Saturday at 2:30 p.m.with Pastor John Furno of Hope Memorial Lutheran Church;Smithton;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Verl B. Faust; 84; of the Belle
Vernon Apartments; Belle Vernon;
formerly of Monessen; died
Thursday; May 11; 1995; in
Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll
Township.
Mr. Faust was born Dec. 14;
1910; in Belle Vernon; a son of
the late Clarence and Lilyan
Faust.
He retired in 1974 from the
former Monessen plant of
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation;
where he was employed
as a crane operator.
Mr. Faust had been a resident
of Belle Vernon since 1990;
coming there from Monessen.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church; Monessen.
In addition to his parents; he
was also preceded in death by
his first wife; Helen; a daughter;
Lillian Davis; and a brother;
Paul Faust.
Surviving are his wife;
Hanna Hughes Smith Faust; a
daughter; Mrs. Joseph (Kay)
Barruso of Avon Park; Fla.;
three step-daughters; Mrs.
Alfred (Judith) Agamedi of
North Charleroi; Mrs. Richard
(Jeanne) McCoy of Uniontown
and Mrs. George (Jo Ann) Decker
of Quaker-town; 14 grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-
grandchildren.
Friends will be received Sunday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in
the Ferguson uneral Home Inc.; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon. Services
will be held Monday at 11:30
a.m. in the funeral home;
with Pastor David Fink officiating.
Burial will be in
Belle Vernon Cemetery. The
Ferguson Funeral Home
Inc. is handling arrangements.

Ben Thomas;83;of 638 Marguerite St.;Monessen;was pronounced dead on arrival in the emergency room of Mon Valley Hospital on Saturday;April 15;1995;at 8:45 p.m. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Union Baptist Church;670 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.at the church with the Rev.James Edmunds;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic services will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m.in the church. The Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;1324 Meldon Ave.;Donora;is handling arrangements.

Donna M.Frankie Forbeck;54;of 392 Jones St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Jan.2;1995;at 10:15 p.m.in her home. She was born Feb.6;1940;in North Charleroi;a daughter of the late Arnold and Alice Salvino Frankie. She was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. She was employed as a registered nurse in the emergency room of Mon Valley Hospital. She was also a member of the Nurses Alumni Association of McKeesport Hospital;where she had graduated from nursing school. Survivors include her husband;Lawrence (Butch) Forbeck;to whom she had been married for 29 years;and one son and daughter-in-law;Lance and Dawn Forbeck of Bowie;Md;one son;Erik Forbeck;at home;one daughter;Cherie A.Forbeck;at home;two brothers;Arnold J.Frankie of Bentleyville and Dennis J.Frankie of Belle Vernon;and two grandchildren;Riana Forbeck and Collin Forbeck. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A prayer service will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of the North Belle Vernon Fire Department will pay their respects Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home.The famly suggests contributions in memory of Donna M.Forbeck be made to St.Sebastian Parochial School. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Samuel J.Fiorino;67;of 320 McGovern Road;Houston;died Tuesday;Dec.13;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Born Dec.1;1927;in North Belle Vernon;he was a son of the late John and Mary DeRosa Fiorino. Formerly of North Belle Vernon;he had resided in Houston the past seven years. Mr.Fiorino was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. He was a life member;past president ad former second assistant chief of the North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department. Mr.Fiorino retired in 1984 from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Allenport plant;where he was foreman of the pickle line. He was a veteran of World War II;achieving the rank of sergeant in the U.S.Army. Mr.Fiorino was a member of REAP and AARP. Survivors include his wife;Janice L.Rosman Fiorino;two brothers;Anthony R.Fiorino of Philadelphia and Louis A.Fiorino of Belle Vernon;and one sister;Rita Radock of Fairhope. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a sister;Helen Yocolano. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Members of North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department will meet THursday at 7 p.m. to conduct services in the funeral home.

Rosetta G.Ferencz;41;of Route 88;Dunlevy;died Sunday;Nov.20;1994;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;following an illness. Born March 27;1953;in North Charleroi;she was the daughter of Jennie Danca Roberts Brindzak of Charleroi and the late Alfred Roberts. A hairdresser;Mrs.Ferencz was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon and the Naomi Club. In addition to her mother;survivors include her husband;William H.Ferencz;one daughter;Mrs.Glenn (Alice) Prokopovitch of Dunlevy;and three brothers;Alfred Roberts of Charleroi;David Roberts of Charleroi;David Roberts of Long Branch and Charles Roberts of Jacksonville;Fla. 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 James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township;where services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor of First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.