Duane L.Evans;33;of Park Manor;Monessen;died Tuesday;March 2;1993;having been stricken at his residence. He was born April 17;1959;in North Charleroi;a son of Gloria Phillippi Evans and the late Glenn A.Evans. He was Protestant by faith. He was a veteran of the U.S.Marines. He was a member of the Polish Club of Monessen. Survivors include his wife;Kim Koussonmbus Evans;one son;Joseph A.Evans;one sister and brother-in-law;Lori and Ted Quirin of Irwin;and two brothers;Scott and Glyn Evans of Monessen. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m.in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev.Conrad Auel officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

George J.Essey;76;of Largo;Fla.;formerly of Washington;Pa.;died Monday;Nov.23;1992;in H.C.A.Medical Center;Largo. Born May 26;1916;in Monessen;he was preceded in death by his parents;Abraham and Raifa Jacob Joseph;and his stepfather;Slabey Essey. Mr.Essey was a member of St.Nicholas Orthodox Church;St.Petersburg;Fla. A resident of Florida the past 14 years;he was a retired self-employed gasoline service station operator. Survivors include his wife;Angelina Gialas Essey;one daughter;Michele Essey Reagan of Greensburg;three brothers;Edward Essey of Spring Hill;Fla.;William and Emil Essey;both of Monessen;and two sisters;Mary Jacob of Akron;Ohio;and Mrs.Val (Louise) Zdilla ofBbelle Vernon. he was preceded in death by two daughters;Georgene and Leone Essey;in 1969;and by a brother;Joseph Essey. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer Service will be held at 10 a.m.Saturday in the funeral home;followed by additional funeral services in St.Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church;Monessen;with the Rev.John Nosal of St.Michael Orthodox Church;Greensburg;officiating. Trisagion Prayers will be said at 8 p.m.Thursday and Friday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is handling arrangements.

John Uncle John Erdely;75;of Charleroi;died Friday;July 17;1992;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Erdely was born April 4;1917;in Arnold City;a son of the late John and Susan Moses Erdely. He was a retired employee of the former Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Mr.Erdely was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II;having served as a first sergeant with the Second Ranger Battalion;where he participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe. He was a graduate of Marion Junior High School;where he received the American Legion award. Mr.Erdely was also a graduate of Fayette City High School;where he was an outstanding football player. He was a member of Charleroi American Legion Post 22 and the former Eagles Aeerie of Charleroi. Surviving are one brother;Joseph Erdely of Centerville;two sisters;Rose Marie Merashoff and Irene Stechly;both of Ellsworth and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are five sisters;Susan and Julia Lovas;Mary Erdely;Esther McGelvray and Thelma Wilkinson;and two brothers;Julius and Frank Erdely. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home;Inc.;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home with Rev.Kenneth Peters;pastor of Bentleyville United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements.

Mary Esther Woodson
Elheridge; 81; of 425 Belle Vernon Apartments; died Monday;
Sept. 30; 1991; at 4:22 p.m. in
Haven Crest Inc.; Carroll
Township.
Born Oct. 27; 1909; in Belle
Vernon; she was the daughter of
the late James Howard and Addie Burrell Woodson.
A lifelong resident of Belle
Vernon; Mrs. Etheridge was a
member of the Speer Street
A.M.E. Church. She was the
oldest member of the church in
years of continued service.
She was also a member of the
Belle Vernon Church Women
United; Belle Vernon Golden
Age Assembly and the WeModerns Bridge Club.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; James Carter
Etheridge Sr.; on Oct. 2;1983; an
infant son; three brothers;
Louis; James and Robert Woodson; and four sisters; Alma
Woodson; Edith Woodson Jones;
Ruth Woodson McFadden and
Leah Woodson Whitesides.
Surviving are a son and
daughter-in-law; James Carter
and Georganna Carter
Etheridge of Tampa; Fla.; a
grandson; Dr. James Craig
Etheridge of Tampa; a granddaughter; Mrs. Zachary (Geri
Lee) Smith of Lakeland; Fla.; a
brother; Jackson Craig Woodson
of Belle Vernon; a sister; Hallie
Woodson Corley of Belle Vernon; two sisters-in-law; Anna
Seattle of Chicago; Ill.; and
Pearl Corbelt of Ohio; and
numerous nieces; nephews and
cousins.
Friends will be received
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon. Private services for family members only will be held in the funeral home Thursday with the Rev.Conrad Johnson;pastor of the Speer Street A.M.E.Church;and the Rev.Luther Wormack of Belle Venron officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or the Monessen Public Library. Arrangements are being handled by the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home.

Julius Evans;70;of Johnson Ave.;Pricedale;died Thursday;June 6;1991;at 5 p.m.in Westmoreland Hospital;Greensburg. He was born in Pricedale;Rostraver Township;on Aug.26;1920;a son of the late Ziga and Elizabeth Herbai Evans. Mr.Evans was a member of the Calvary Tabernacle Church in Monongahela. He had been a lifelong resident of Rostraver Township. He retired from General Motors;Fisher Body Division;in 1982. Mr.Evans held memberships in the National Rifle Association and the Pennsylvania Trappers Association Inc. A veteran of World War II;he had served in the South Pacific in the Seabees of the Navy. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his brother;John (Sonny) Evans. He is survived by his wife;Nancy Vantine Evans;a daughter;Mrs.Thomas C.(Judy) Buchanan of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Stephen Evans of Belle Vernon R.D.3 and William J.Evans of Monessen;two sisters;Margaret Such of McKeesport and Emma Jene Lelik of Donora;society editor for The Valley Independent;and one grandson;Brian Buchanan. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.;when funeral services will be held in the funeral home with the Rev.Emory Nazelrod of the Calvary Tabernacle Church of Monongahela;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.