Eugene L.Forbeck;90;formerly of Speer Street;Belle Vernon;died Friday;April 11;1997;at 2:05 a.m. in Westmoreland Manor;Greensburg. Born June 5;1906 in Pittsburgh;he was the son of the late Joseph and Anne Forbeck. Mr.Forbeck was a resident of the Belle Vernon community since 1957. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and its Holy Name Society. He was a member of Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026. He retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport plant;engineering department.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 a prayer service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a;m; in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John Cindric;V.F.;pastor;and the Rev.E.George Saletrik;parochial vicar;as co-celebrants. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Legion of Mary and Catholic Daughters of the Americas Belle Vernon Court 1522 will recite the Rosary Sunday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 will conduct services Sunday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. The North Belle Vernon Fire Department will pay respects Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The family suggests contributions in memory of Mr.Forbeck to Sister Eugenia Forbeck for the Nigerian Mission School. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Della M.Forsythe;99;of Monessen;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Jan.26;1997;in McMurray Hill Manor;McMurray. Born Nov.22;1897;in Belle Vernon;she was a daughter of the late Austin and Carrie Evans Rose. Mrs.Forsythe was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;where she had served on the administrative board and was a member of the choir for over 30 years. She was a former member of the Charleroi;Monessen and Fayette City Goldenagers. Mrs.Forsythe spent most of her life in the Belle Vernon area. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Robert G.Forsythe;on May 22;1972;a son;James Forsythe;on Dec.21;1977;four brothers;John;Oliver;Raymond and George Rose;and three sisters;Edna Fell;Evelyn Williams and Maude Mazzei. Survivors include one daughter-in-law;Edith Forsythe of Monessen;one granddaughter;Carole Forsythe Borda of Houston;Pa.;two great-grandchildren;John Borda and Carrie Martik;and two great-great-grandchildren;Tyler and Matthew Martik. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.S.Miles McConnell;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Clara Wendell Forbeck;87;formerly of Speer Street;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Dec.15;1996;at 8:44 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. Born Nov.28;1909;in Verona;she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Pearl Wurzell Wendell. A resident of the Belle Vernon community since 1957;Mrs.Forbeck was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. She was a community and civic leader who spearheaded the Avenue of Flags project in North Belle Vernon. She was a member of and held offices in many organizations;including the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Belle Vernon Court 1522;the Ladies Auxiliary of Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026;Women’s Club of Belle Vernon;Belle Vernon Area Church Women and the Belle Vernon Golden Age Assembly. She was an auxiliary member of the Legion of Mary of St.Sebastian Church. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a brother;William Wendell;a son;Joseph F.Forbeck;on May 21;1993;and a daughter;Patricia Capponi;on Sept.16;1994. Surviving are her husband;Eugene L.Forbeck;one son;Lawrence G. Butch Forbeck of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Sr.Eugenia Forbeck;School Sisters of Notre Dame;of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Paul (Mary Gene) Delsandro of Carroll Township;one sister;Margaret Pavlicek of Verona;12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 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. A prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in the St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John R.Cindric;V.F.;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of the North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department will meet at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. Monday to pay respects to Mrs.Forbeck;who is the mother of brother firefighter Lawrence G. Butch Forbeck. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 will conduct services Monday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. The Legion of Mary of St.Sebastian Church and Catholic Daughters of the Americas Belle Vernon Court 1522 will recite the Rosary in the funeral home at 3 p.m.Tuesday. The family suggests memorial contributions be made in Mrs.Forbeck’s name to the Avenue of Flags project;c/o the North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department or through the funeral home. Arrangements are being handled by the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home.

Martha I. Fay; 82; of 226
Sandbank Road; Belle Vernon;
died Tuesday; Nov. 19;1996; at
11 p.m. in her home.
She was born Jan. 10; 1914;
in Coal Center; a daughter of
the late and William and Lenora
Leadbeeter Kistler.
She was a member of the
Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene.
She resided in Belle
Vernon since 1968; having formerly
resided in Charleroi.
Survivors include one
daughter and son-in-law; Carolyn
and James Cherocci of Belle
Vernon: two sisters; Mary
McKenna of Belle Vernon; and
Freda DeSante of Littleton;
Colo.; two grandchildren;
Shawndel and Shelley Samoda:
and one great-grandchild;
Courtney Samoda;
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her first husband; William Samoda
in 1973;her second
husband; Fred R. Fay in 1995;seven sisters and two brothers.
Friends will be received on
Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home Inc.; 700 Broad Ave..
Belle Vernon.

James W.(Jimbo) Fleming Jr.;57;of 323 Ohio St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Aug.21;1996;at his home. He was born in Rostraver Township;Aug.13;1939;a son of the late James W.and Gertrude Jackson Fleming Sr. Mr.Fleming was Protestant by faith. He was a member of the F&AM Lodge 643 of Belle Vernon;Uniontown Lodge of Perfection;where he was a 14th degree Mason;Valley of Pittsburgh Consistery;where he was a 32nd degree Mason;Rostraver Lions Club;Belle Vernon Moose;Russian Club;Hungarian Club;Norwich Township Sportsmen’s Club and Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. He was a former member of the Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Company No;2. Mr.Fleming retired in 1995 as a welder with LTV Steel. He was a former state constable in Rostraver Township. He was a U.S.Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife;Donna L.Hayes Fleming;two sons;James W.Fleming III of Anderson;Ind.;and Jack W.Fleming of Charleroi;two stepsons;Dennis Hayes of East Liverpool;Ohio;and James Cillo of Donora;two daughters;Janice Frameli of Belle Vernon and Jodi Fleming of Roscoe;one stepdaughter;Jodi Hayes of Donora;one sister;Mrs.Gertrude (Rusty) Utley;and 14 grandchildren. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Harry Fleming;and a grandson;Jeffrey Fleming. 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 Saturday at 11:30 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.S.Miles McConnell;pastor of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Robert E. Fretz;69;of 35 Monessen Blvd.;Monessen;died Thursday;July 25;1996;in Mon Valley Hospital;following a lengthy illness. Born July 24;1927;in Monessen;he was the son of the late George and Marion Campbell Fretz. A veteran of World War II;Mr.Fretz had served with the U.S.Navy. He was employed as a pattern maker at the former Combustion Engineering prior to his retirement in 1988. Mr.Fretz was a member of the United Methodist Church;Monessen;and Monessen Lodge 638 F&AM. He was a life member of the Hilltop Firemen. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Gilbert Pender. Surviving are his wife;Claire Jones Fretz;two daughters;Leslie Murphy of Monessen and Beth Morgan of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren;Amy and Tom Murphy and Lauren and Alyson Coccari;two sisters;Beatrice Notman of Pittsburgh and Verna Frazier of Baltimore;Md. Friends will be received Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Services will be held Saturday at noon in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev.William Gawlas officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Rhome Funeral Home Inc.