Mrs.Mary Freshwater;of Brownstown;Fayette City;R.D.1 died Sunday;July 14;1985;at 5:45 a.m. in the Favio Nursing Center;Markleysburg;Pa.;after a lengthy illness. She was 94. Mrs.Freshwater was born July 3;1891;in Washington Twp.;Fayette County;a daughter of the late Edward and Clara Bevans Bake. She was a Protestant by faith. Mrs.Freshwater was preceded in death by her husband;Earl Freshwater in 1974. Surviving are two sons;Bevan Freshwater of Florida and Walter Freshwater of Philadelphia;Pa.;three grandchildren;four great-grandchildren;and several nieces an nephews. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.;all day Tuesday and until 11 a.m. Wednesday when services will be held in the funeral hoem;with the Rev.Norman C.Hunt;pastor;California Christian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Carrie Basile Flora of Belle Vernon died Thursday;May 9;1985;at 6:05 a.m. in Westmoreland Manor;Greensburg. She was 80. Mrs.Flora was born May 11;1904;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Rogers Basile. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon Community;she was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;Catholic Daughters of America Belle Vernon Court No 1522;and the Belle Vernon Women’s Club. Mrs.Flora was active during World War II in the Civil Defense patrols. She was preceded in death by her husband;Ross D.Flora on Aug.29;1984; by a son;Jack Flora;;by two brothers;Robert and Sam Basile;and by a sister;Rose Greco. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Dana (Thelma) Raboci and Mrs. George (Sara) Malaga;both of Belle Vernon;four brothers;Roland;James and Ross Basile;all of Belle Vernon;and Anthony Basile of Virginia;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Male of Pittsburgh and Mrs.Margaret Harrison of Belle Vernon;six grandchildren;and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A prayer Service will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. in the funeral home followed by a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ann Graham Fee;87;of 405 Fayette St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Jan.17;1985;at 2:40 a.m. in Haven Crest Nursing Home;Carroll Twp. She was 87. Mrs.Fee was born Sept.27;1897;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillie Gibson Graham. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;George E.Fee;1962;and by a sister;Nora Graham;Dec.10;1964. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community;she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon and attended the Regulars Class of the Church. Mrs.Fee was a charter member of the Belle Vernon Mimiriam Literary Club. She was also a member of the Belle Vernon Women’s Club. She had taught school in the Belle Vernon and Monessen areas. Survivors include three sons;James G.Fee of Monongahela;G.Thomas Fee of Belle Vernon and J.Samuel Fee of Mapleview;five grandchildren;Beth and Catherine;both of Belle Vernon;Cynthia of Mapleview;and Sarah and Stephen;both of Monongahela;and two sisters;Mrs.Laura Nahar and Mrs.Eleanor Barrass;both of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Friday 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 Saturday;Jan.19;at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Malcolm C.Ferguson Jr of 621 Chatham Road;Fairless Hills;Pa.died Tuesday Nov.20;1984;at 8 a.m. at his home. He was 66. Mr.Ferguson was born May 20;1918;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Malcolm C.and Virginia Dent Ferguson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister;Jean Melenyzer;1970. Mr.Ferguson had been a resident of Fairless Hills since 1952. He retired in March 1981 from the Fairless Hills Plant of the U.S.Steel Corp. where he was employed as a millrite. He was a veteran of World War II;having served as a Marine Sergeant. Survivors include two sons;Malcolm C.Ferguson III of Fairless Hills and G.Fred Ferguson of Doylestown;three daughters;Michelle and Sarah V.Ferguson;both of Wildwood;N.J.;and Marcie McGovern of Levittown;one brother;Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon;and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Beck-O’Neill-Strouse Funeral Home;Levittown;Pa.;where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

LaVerne E.Ferguson of 9 Washington Drive;Monessen;died Thursday;Nov.15;1984;in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh;following a sudden illness. She was 55. Mrs.Ferguson was born June 19;1929;in North Charleroi;a daughter of Sadie Neil Winstone and the late David Winstone. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Monessen. In addition to her mother;survivors include her husband;Harold R.Ferguson;two daughters;Mrs.Andrew (Sheila) Duda of Fayette City and Mrs.Joseph (Donna) Yurko of Monessen;one son;David H.Ferguson at home;three grandchildren;four sisters;Davene McKelvy of West Newton;Vivian Ammon of Fellsburg;Dorothy Johnson of Monessen and Lorna Wulf of Toledo;Ohio;and two brothers;David Ozzie Winstone of Monessen and Donald Winstone of Florida. 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 Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held on Monday;Nov.19 at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Earl Lebman officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ross D.Flora of 516 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Aug.29;1984;at 6:29 a.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 84. Mr.Flora was born May 11;1900;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Jack and Tomasina Flora. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son;Jack Flora;three sisters;Mary Mascara;Ann Polizzano and Angelina Brazak;and by two brothers;John and Pete Flora. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;Mr.Flora was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society. Survivors include his wife;Carrie Basile Flora;two daughters;Mrs.Dana (Thelma) Raboci and Mrs. George (Sara Jane) Malaga;both of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Frank Flora of Belle Vernon and Joseph Flora of Pittsburgh;one sister;Mrs.Josephine Neil of Charleroi;six grandchildren and seven great-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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where prayer services will be held Saturday;Sept.1;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bernice Smith Fields of 56 Zundel St.;Pricedale;died Sunday;Aug.26;1984;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 63. Mrs.Fields was born Sept.30;1920;in Richmond;Va.;a daughter of the late Daniel and Marie Smith. She had been a Pricedale resident since 1925. Mrs.Fields was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church;Library;Pa.;and the Shiloh Food Bank. She was preceded in death by her husband;Fred C.(Fish) Fields;in 1974;and by two brothers;Robert and Jennings;and by a sister;Dorothy. Surviving are nine sons;Frederick (Buggie) and Arthur;both of Pricedale;David and Raymond;both of Pontiac;Mich.;Harold C.;a U.S.Marine Corps master sergeant stationed at Camp Pendleton;Calif.;Daniel H.of Lexington Park;Md.;Richard of Cleveland;Ohio;William E.of Dunlevy and Ronald of Pittsburgh;three daughters;Lillian Watkins of Pricedale;Linda Detwiler of Library;Pa.and Marie Jones of Belle Vernon;eight sisters;Bertha Gibson;Jacqueline Smith;Alma Hilton;Aretha Smith;Louise Tansmore and Barbara Smith;all of Pittsburgh;Roberta Hollaway of Donora and Cornilius Cook of Cleveland;Ohio;four brothers;Nathaniel Smith of St.Petersburg;Va.;Albert Smith of Monessen;Calvin Smith of Donora and James Smith of Pittsburgh;30 grandchildren;seven great-grandchildren;and a host of other relatives and friends. Mrs. Fields is also survived by two friends;Inez Wilson and Amanda Hewitt. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen and at the Pleasant Green A.M.E.Church on Thursday until 1 p.m.;the time of services with pastor James Gillian of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Library officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Page S.Feightner of 2033 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;died Thursday;Aug.16;1984;at 7 a.m. in his home. He was 73. Mr.Feightner was born Oct.13;1910;in Monessen;a son of the late Page S.and Edith Boyd Feightner. He retired in 1975 from employmnet as a molder in the foundry department of Corning Glass Works;Charleroi plant. Mr.Feightner was a member of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church;Monessen;and the Corning Glass Retirees’ Association of Charleroi. He was preceded in death by a sister;Betty R.Feightner. Surviving are his wife;Ruth Wiseman Feightner;at home;one daughter;Mrs.Joseph (Lavonne)Anzalone;of Santa Cruz;Calif.;two grandchildren;Mark and Hallie;one sister;Mrs.Harold (Marjory) Evans of Monessen;and two brothers;Boyd Feightner of Long Beach;Calif.;and Thomas Feightner of Scottsdale;Ariz. 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 Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held Monday;Aug.20;at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Monessen Ambulance Service of the charity of one’s choice. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Marily Frankie of 317 Short St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;May 19;1984;at 5:40 p.m.near the Belle Vernon-Speers Bridge in Fayette County. She was 31. Mrs.Frankie was born March 4;1953;in North Charleroi;a daughter of Emil and Helen Kurkosky Huzela who survive and reside in Dunlevy. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past nine years;she was a member of St.Stebastian Roman Catholic Church. In addition to her parents;survivors include her husband;Dennis J.Frankie;two sons;Branden D.and Dustin J.;both at home;and three sisters;Mrs.Patricia Swalin of Severn;Md.;Mrs.Jonie Zemencik of Mansfield;Ohio and Mrs.Laurie Trunzo of Monessen. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held on Tuesday;May 22;at 9 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a;m;in St.Sebastian Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Clara Richie Forgas of
Belle Vernon R.D. 1 died
Thursday; March 29; 1984 in
Magee Women’s Hospital;
Pittsburgh. She was 66.
Born in Monessen April 23;
1917; she was a daughter of
the late Florence and
Adolphine Vinck Richie.
A former Monessen resident; Mrs. Forgas had lived
at Belle Vernon R.D. 1 since
1948.
She was employed as a
waitress for Rego’s
Restaurant in Charleroi for
many years; working there as
recently as March.
Surviving are her son and
daughter-in-law; Albert (Sonny) and Veronica Forgas of
Belle Vernon; a daughter;
Mrs. Jerry (Darlene) Naylor
of Belle Vernon R.D. 4; stepmother; Mary Richie of
Donora; two brothers;
Charles Richie of Coal Center
and Robert of Ocala; Fla.;
three sisters; Laura Aiello of
Baltimore; Md.; Virginia
Kurdilla of Monessen and
Lorraine Soltis of Belle Vernon R.D. 1; and five grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.. Belle Vernon; on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home Monday;April 2;at 11 a.m.with clergy from St.Sebastian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.