Joseph DiPiazza;82;formerly of Route 88;Roscoe and currently residing in Washington;Pa.;died Wednesday;Nov.1;1995;in the Washington County Health Center;Washington;Pa.  He was born in Italy;Jan.18;1913;a son of the late Frank Sr.and Josephine Catalano DiPiazza.  Mr.DiPiazza retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Allenport Plant.  He was Catholic by faith.  Surviving are his daughter;Mary Ann DiPiazza of  Washington;Pa.;two brothers;Dominick DiPiazza of North Charleroi and Sam DiPiazza of Monessen;and three sisters;Francis Taravella and Lena Rotollo;both of Monessen;and Eleanor Davis of Lynnwood.  In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Dena DiPiazza in 1983;four brothers;Frank;Pete;Ralph and Michael DiPiazza;and a sister;Josephine Kluz.  Friends will be received in the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes Inc.1008 Furlong Ave.;Roscoe;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Funeral services will be held Friday in the funeral home at 10 a.m.  Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon.  The Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Virginia I.Davis;81;of Fairhope (Belle Vernon);died Sunday;April 9;1995;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Born April 22;1913;in Belle Vernon;she was a daughter of the late Augusta and Amy Giffith Martin. Mrs.Davis was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ;Roscoe. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;William R. barney Davis;in February 1970. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law;Bernard R.and Ann Davis of Tionesta;two daughters and sons-in-laws;Sheila A.and Paul Rienhart of Tucson;Ariz.;and Cheryl L.and Patrick Cornaire of Coraopolis;10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;and Wednesday until 11 a.m.;when services will be held in the funeral home with Pastor John Kendall of the Church of Jesus Christ of Roscoe officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Marceline J.(M.J.)Delzangle;54;of York Township;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Feb.18;1995;in Memorial Hospital;York. Mr.Delzangle was a son of the late Jules and Angela Marra Delzangle. He was employed as a salesman for the Baltimore Life Insurance Company;Baltimore;Md. Mr.Delzangle was a 1958 graduate of Bellmar High School and received his master’s degree from California University of Pennsylvania. Surviving are his wife;Sharon Kauffman Delzangle;a daughter;Alicia Delzangle at home;and a brother;Dennis P.Delzangle of Ontario;Calif. Burial was Monday;February 27;1995 in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;handled arrangements.

Frances P. Davis; 60; of 527
Main St.; Belle Vernon; died
Thursday; Dec. 15;1994; in Jefferson Hospital.
She was born in Belle Vernon
March 24; 1934; a daughter of
the late Salvatore and Carmela
Cimino Cefala.
Mrs. Davis belonged to the
Woman’s Ministry of the Genesis Family Worship Center of
Fredricktown. She also belonged to the Belle
Vernon and Fayette City Golden Agers and was a member of
the Belle Vernon American
Legion Post Auxiliary.
Surviving are a son; James S.
Davis of Belle Vernon; two
daughters; Mrs. Keith (Marijo)
Kroeschel and Mrs. Ken
(Palma) Tabacca; both of Belle
Vernon; a sister; Mrs. Frank
(Angelina) Stancato of Belle
Vernon; and five grandchildren; Justin; Darin and Jessica
Davis and Gina and Mary Kay
Kroeschel.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; Thomas Davis;
who died May 24; 1989; a
brother; William Cefala; and
two sisters; Rosemarie Antonucci and Josephine Sever.
Friends will be received in
the Ferguson Funeral Home
Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Betty Durr;58;of Brownstown;Fayette City R.D.;died Wednesday;Dec.14;1994;in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.after a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington Township on March 12;1936;daughter of the late George Hess;who died Jan.16;1972;and Leona Rodgers Hess;who died Oct.14;1993. She was an employee of the Fayette County Housing Authority as a health care worker. She was a board member of the Fayette City Bull Dogs football team and treasurer for 27 years of the Belle Vernon Area Midget Football League. Mrs.Durr was Protestant by faith. She was also preceded in death by her husband;Richard Durr;on June 13;1983;by a brother;Clarence (Buddy) Hess;Oct.1;1964;and a sister;Leona Maxine Hess;Feb.16;1980. Surviving are two daughters;Shelly and husband Charles Biksey;and Wendy J.Zekir;one sister;Katherine Muztafago of McKeesport and grandchildren Charles and Samantha Biksey;and Stacy and Elizabeth Zekir. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday until 1 p.m.;the hour of service with the Rev.James Moffitt of the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church of Fayette City officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Eley Funeral Home Inc.;Fayette City.