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.

Albert J. Fister; 80; of Monessen; died Sunday; Oct. 16;1994; in Hallsworth House;Charleroi.
Born Aug. 10; 1914; in Monessen; he was the son of the
late Michael and Sophia Svirida Pfiester.
Mr. Fister was retired from the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corp.
He was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman
Catholic Church; its Holy Name and Sacred Heart societies; the Franco-Belgian Beneficial Society; the Croatian Club and MARS; all of Monessen.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by a son;Albert J. Fister Jr.. and four
brothers; Stephen; Michael; Martin and Larry Pfiester.
Surviving are his wife; Mary
Torbar Fister; a daughter-in-law; Mary Ann Fister Kinney of
Belle Vernon; a grandson and granddaughter-in-law; Chad and Heather Fister of Belle Vernon: and a great-granddaughter; Rachel Fister of Belle Vernon.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 Robert A. Billick Funeral Home Inc.. Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue; Monessen. Funeral services will be held Wednesday with a Blessing service at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday;May 4;1994;at 11 a.m. in the Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Reed Avenue;Monessen;for Louisa Agusta Felder;81;of 628 McKee Ave.;Monessen;who died Sunday;May 1;1994 at 7:30 a.m. A son;Roland Felder;who preceded her in death;died in 1978. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.