Mary G.Falbo of 327 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died in McKeesport Hospital on Sunday;Feb.19;1984;at 6 a.m. She was 70. She was born in Baggaley on Dec.18;1913. Miss Falbo was preceded n death by her father;Ralph Falbo Sr.on July 31;1960. A resident of Belle Vernon for over 55 years;she had been employed at the former American Window Glass Company of Belle Vernon. She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses;Monessen congregation. Surviving are her mother;Giacomina Falbo;with whom she made her home;three brothers;Nick;Salvatore and Ralph Falbo Jr.;all of Belle Vernon;and a nephew;Larry Falbo of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held on Tuesday;Feb.21;at 11 a.m.with Minister Clyde Sleck officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
FLOYD R. ( PETE ) FAULKS
Floyd R.(Pete) Faulks of 670 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died at 6:40 a.m.yesterday in the Veterans’ Administration Hospital;Oakland;Pittsburgh. He was 59. Mr.Faulks was born Nov.7;1924;in Statesboro;Ga.;a son of the late George and Mahaley Faulks. Prior to retiring in 1972;he had worked for a number of years in the Fiber Department of the Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburg Steel Corporation. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II;Mr.Faulks was a member of Union Baptist Church;Monessen;and was a former chairman of its Board of Trustees. Surviving are his wife;Anna Mae Faulks;at home;one son;Floyd Faulks of Oceanside;Calif.;one daughter;Stacy;at home;step-children;Darlese;Marsha;Fred;Dorothy;Kathy;Yvonne and Howard Foxx;a niece;Mrs.Dorothy Wilson of Arnold City;and a host of cousins. Friends will be received at the Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. The body will then be moved to the Union Baptist Church;Monessen;where it will lie in state Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Sevices will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.in the Union Baptist Church;Monessen. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Draper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GOLDIE FAZIO
DONALD R. FIKE
JENNIE M.BONI FRYE
A Monessen Sunday School teacher for 35 years;Jennie M.Frye;70;died Thursday;Sept;15;1983 at 11:51 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital following a short illness. Mrs.Frye had resided at 124 Knox Ave.;Monessen. She was born in Charleroi on Feb.14;1904;daughter of the late Henry and Louisa Boni. She had been a Monessen resident for many years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Monessen;where she taught in the Sunday School Nursery for 35 years. She was also a member of the church’s Fellowship Class and the Women’s Society. In addition;she was a member of the Monessen Seniors Citizens and the Ladies Italian Mutual Aid Society. Preceding her in death were her devoted husband;Audley;and a son;Louis;both in 1981 and a sister;Manda Perkins in 1982. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law;Marlene and Ronald Toth of Vestal;N.Y.;two grandchildren;William J.and Lynn M.;both of Vestal;a faithful sister-in-law;Dorothy Glasser of Monessen;three sisters;Mrs.Delores Haines;Mrs.enice Kostolanski and Mrs.George (Lena)Strelick;all of Charleroi. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Boulevard;Monessen;on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and until 1 p.m. Saturday;the time of service;which will be conducted by the Rev.Kenneth J.Peters of the Monessen United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Contributions can be made to the United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Denver Rhome;funeral director;in charge of arrangements.
ASSUNTA ( SUSIE )SANTORO FUNDY
Assunta Santoro Fundy;88;of 904 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;May 4;1983;at 10:20 a.m. at her home. Born May 15;1894;in Cerisano;Provinzia Cosenza;Italy;she was the daughter of the late Ferdinando and Carmella Greco Santoro. Mrs.Fundy was the last surviving member of her family;having been preceded in death by 11 brothers and sisters. She also was preceded in death by her husband;John Fundy. Surviving are three sons;Frank of Belle Vernon;Attilio of Calistoga;Calif.;and Fred of Belle Vernon;and four daughters;Mrs.Louis (Delilah) Stipoli of Monessen;Mrs.Vincent (Eleanor) Mancuso of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Michael (Loretta) Hadjantoni of Warren;Mich.;and Mrs.Walter (Mary) Praskavich of New York;19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Mrs.Fundy resided in the Belle Vernon community for over 40 years. She was a member of St.Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and its St.Anthony’s Society. Mrs.Fundy also held memberships in the Regina Lodge;Sons of Italy;Monessen;Anita Garibaldi of Belle Vernon;Italian Society of Mutual Aid;Monessen and the Ladies Auxiliary of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. Friends are being received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Fridy from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Przynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where prayer services will be held Saturday;May 7;at 12:30 p.m.at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 1 p.m. at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MORSE FALIBOTA
Morse Falibota of 335 Rostraver Road;Belle Vernon;died Saturday at 6:35 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 66. Mr.Falibota was born April 30;1916;in Monessen;a son of Justyna Falibota of Monessen and the late John Falibota. He retired in 1979 from the Chipping Bed of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Monessen Plant. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area; Mr.Falibota was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society. He was a member of Monessen Knights of Columbus Council 954;of which he was a Grand Knight. Mr.Falibota was also a member of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659;the Retired Steel Workers of America;Fairhope Rod and Gun Club and the Parents Asociation of Retarded Citizens. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother;Michael Falibota. Survivors include his mother;his widow;Elsie Pavlekovsky Falibota;two daughters;Mrs.Ronald (Kathleen) Parshall of Tom’s River;N.J.and Mary Beth Falibota at home;one son;Michael Falibota of McKeesport;one brother;John Falibota of Monessen;three sisters;Mrs.Andrew (Stella) Warholich of Long Island;N.Y.;Anna Falibota and Mrs.Andrew (Mary) Hornack;both of Monessen;and one grandson;Andrew Parshall of Tom’s River;N.J. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer Service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Monessen Knights of Columbus Council 954 will gather at the funeral home on Monday at 8 p.m. to recite the Rosary. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GEORGE FEDARKO JR
WILLIAM D. FRANCHINI
William D.Franchini;of 714 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Nov.30;1982 at 10:25 a.m. at his home. He was 83. Born Aug.3;1899;in DiPietrabounia;Italy;he was the son of the late Gervasio and Annunziata Ansaldi Franchini. He was preceded in death by his wife;Emma Pieri Franchini in July;1981. Also precededing him in death were four sisters;Irma Franchini;Josephine Brizzi;Ida Mugnani and Mary Benedetti and a brother;Hugo Franchini. Surviving are many nieces and nephews. Mr.Franchini had been a resident of the Belle Vernon community for the past 34 years. He attended St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. He was a member of the Giuseppe Garibaldi Beneficial Society of Charleroi and the Charleroi and Belle Vernon Golden Agers. He retired in 1964 from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp;Allenport Plant;where he had been a checker in the tube mill. Friends are being received on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where blessing services will be held Friday;Dec.3;at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DONALD R. FLEMING SR.
Donald R.Fleming of 223 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen died Sunday;April 11;1982; at 3 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 61. Mr.Fleming was born March 18;1921 in Monessen and had been a life-long resident of the Monessen and Belle Vernon areas. He retired in 1974 from the construction department at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Fleming was preceded in death by his first wife;Laura Jackson Fleming in December of 1962;and a son;Donald Fleming in July of 1963. Survivors include his wife;Jacqueline (Jackie) Paul Kennedy Fleming;and one sister;Mrs.Anne Moody of Smithfield;Pa. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.where services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Lowell Adams;pastor of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
