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Leon Delzangle;79;of Monessen;died Friday;March 2;1990;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township;after a declining illness. Mr.Delzangle was born Aug.12;1910;in Monessen;a son of the late Morcelin and Augustin Joussen Delzangle. He was a retired employee of the Blooming Mill Department of the Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. A Lutheran by faith;Mr.Delzangle had been a Monessen resident all of his life. He was a U.A.Army veteran of World War II. Mr.Delzangle was a member ofthe Allison-Lescanac Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.1190;Monessen;the United Steel Workers of America and the Mon Valley Association of Retired Steelworkers (MARS). He was also a social member of the Monessen Volunteer Fire Department’s Hilltop Social Club. Two sisters and five brothers are deceased. Surviving are his wife;Elizabeth Beres Delzangle;one son;Raymond Delzangle;of Monessen;three daughters;Mrs.ALbert (Marlene) Morgan of New Stanton;Mrs.Dennis (Barbara) Ries of Perryopolis;and Mrs.Paul (Catherine) Temoshenka of Monessen;and seven grandchildren. 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 Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue;Monessen. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.John Euker officiating. Burial will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Theodore Frankie Dropchuk;65;of 906 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.26;1990;at 11:22 p.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born April 12;1924;in Logan;W.Va.;a son of the late John and Rose Rankowskie Dropchuk. Mr.Dropchuk was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church of Belle Vernon and had resided in the Belle Vernon area for the past 17 years. He was retired from the U.S.Navy after 20 years of service as a merchant first class. He had served during World War II and was present at the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He is survived by two brothers;Paul Dropchuk of Florida and Sam Dropchuk of Michigan;five sisters;Mrs.Stanley (Anna) Sutovich of Belle Vernon;with whom he made his residence;Mrs.Julia Vinlimpglio;Mrs.Catherine Monette;Mrs.Raymond (Helen) Gretch and Mrs.Raymond (Susie) Cee;all of Michigan;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Relatives and friends will gather at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Mary Street;Belle Vernon;Friday at 9 a.m.for funeral services;with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;officiating. Interment will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas service will be held Thursday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

E.Jean Duwall;70;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died at her home Saturday;Nov.11;1989. She was born in Rostraver Township March 1;1919;a daughter of the late James W.and Sarah Rankin Duwall. Miss Duwall was a retired director of the School of Anesthesiology at St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh. She held memberships in the Rehoboth United Presbyterian Church of Rostraver Township and the A.A.R.P.of Rostraver Township. She graduated from Rostraver High School in 1936 and was a graduate of St.Francis School of Nursing. She was a member of the Alumni Association of California University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by two brothers;John E.Duwall in 1978 and James Duwall in 1986;and two sisters;Mary I.Duwall and M.Eleanor Duwall. she is survived by three sisters;Mrs.Phyllis Smith of Farmington;Mich.;Mrs.June Sanders of North Royalton;Ohio and Mrs.Margaret (Peggy) Jolley of Fayette City;and several nieces and nephews. There will be no public viewing. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home of Rostraver Township is in charge of arrangements.

George Dohanich;68;of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Nov.6;1989;at 10 p.m. in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Dohanich was born May 5;1921;in Fayette City;a son of the late John and Mary Balluch Dohanich. He retired from the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) department of the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.in 1977. Mr.Dohanich was a member of St.Mary Byzantine Catholic Church;Monessen;and the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. He had been a resident of Fairhope since 1947. His wife;Irene Hegedus Dohanich;died Aug.24;1989. Two brothers;Mike and Andrew Dohanich;are also deceased. Surviving are three daughters;Georgetta Burger of Monessen;Jean Ciliberti of Belle Vernon and Joan Dohanich of Vanderbilt;four grandchildren;one brother;John Dohanich;of Las Vegas;Nev.;and five sisters;Anna Grofik of Vestal;N.Y.;Mary Selich of Riverview;Mich.;Helen Luzanski of Belle Vernon;Christina Rihtarcik of Fayette City;and Julia Consonery of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where a prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday;followed by Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. in St.Mary Byzantine Catholic Church;Monessen;with Msgr.Andrew D.Parvensky;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A service For the Dead will be held in the funeral home at 7 p.m. Thursday. Arrangements are being hamdled by the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home.

Lena M.Delzangle;94;of Westmoreland Manor;formerly of Smithton and Monessen;died Saturday;Sept.16;1989;in Westmoreland Manor. She was born May 22;1895;in McKeesport;a daughter of the late Peter and Pearl Bonini. She was a member of St.Timothy Roman Catholic Church;Smithton;the Confraternity of Christian Mothers;Catholic Daughters of America;and the Ladies Guild of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church of Monessen. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Gabriel Delzangle in 1972;three brothers;Frank;Lewis and Ben;and three sisters;Theresa Carcelli;Mary Bonari and Corrine Lupori. Survivors include one son;Edward Delzangle of Honesville;one daughter;Mrs.Harry (Dorothy) Johnston of Smithton;seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at L.L.Barthals Funeral Home Inc.Second St.Smithton. Mass of Chrisian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m. in St.Timothy Roman Catholic Church;Smithton;with Rev.Ed Kretz;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The L.L.Barthals Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Irene M.Dohanich;68;of Fairhope;died on Thursday;Aug.24;1989;at 7:40 p.m. in Elder Crest Nursing Home at Munhall after a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington Twp.on Jan.25;1921;a daughter of the late Paul and Mary Butsman Hegedus. Mrs.Dohanich was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. She was a member of St.Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Monessen. Survivors include her husband;George Dohanich;three daughters;Georgetta Burger of Monessen;Jean Ciliberti of Belle Vernon and Joan Dohanich of Vanderbilt;one sister;Bertha Astle of Detroit;Mich.;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. A Blessing Service will be held at the funeral home on Monday;Aug.28 at 9:15 a.m. followed by Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. in St.Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church;Monessen;with Msgr.Andrew D.Parvensky;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be at Belle Vernon Cemetery. A service for the dead will be on Sunday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Frank P.Donnini;80;of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Aug.11;1989;at 3:10 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Inc.;Carroll Twp. He was born in Belle Vernon;Oct.16;1908;a son of the late Michael and Victoria Gerini Donnini. Mr.Donnini was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;the Belle Vernon Golden Agers and the Golden Tones. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Agers and belonged to the Rostraver and Star Junction Sportsmen’s Associations. He was a resident of Belle Vernon his entire life and had retired in 1974 from Pittsburgh Steel Company;Monessen Plant. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a sister;Bruna LaMendola. He is survived by his wife Lydia Arnoldi Donnini;a son Frank L.Donnini;at home;two daughters;Mrs.Lawrence (Barbara) Weible of Monessen and Mrs.David (Linda) Popp of Monessen;one brother;Edlo Donnini of Jeannette;one sister;Mrs.Harry (Mazie) Reach of Belle Vernon;and four grandchildren;Kevin and Valarie Weible and Jordon and Cayla Popp. Friends will be received at 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. Prayer services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Nellie T.Pieri Dooley;85;of 125 State St.;Charleroi (Speers Hill);died Friday;July 28;1989;at 8:30 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Born Feb.18;1904;in Belle Vernon;she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Mary Nesti Pierallini. A lifelong resident of the Dunlevy and Speers areas;Mrs.Dooley was a member of Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church;Charleroi;and its Altar Society. She was also a member of Court Belle Vernon Catholic Daughters of the Americas. In addition to her parents;she was preceded id death by her first husband;Italo Pieri;on Oct.20;1962;her second husband;Thomas Dooley;on Feb.12;1985;three brothers;Frank;Fred and Eugene Pierallini;and two sisters;Sabina Lebboroni and Norma Karolewics. Surviving are one son;Donald V.Pieri of Dunlevy;one daughter;Mrs.Michael (Donna) Kondratik of Charleroi;five grandchildren;Daniel Pieri;Mrs.Dana Sowers;Donald G.Pieri;Mrs.Cheryl Konek and Scott Kondratik;one brother;Lebert Pierallini of Belle Vernon;and two sisters;Mrs.Mary Troiano of Charleroi and Olga Galiffa of Donora. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where friends will gather Monday at 11:30 a.m. to attend Mass of Christian Burial at noon in Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church;Charleroi;with Rev.Pierre Sodini officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.