Milton S.Dupree;678 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;Feb.3;1986;at 8:45 p.m. in Presbyterian hosptal;Pittsburgh. He was 44. Mr.Dupree was born in Arnold City on March 18;1941;a son of the late Milton S.and Rebecca Wilson Dupree. He was a resident of Monessen the past 16 years. He was graduated from the former Bellmar High School in 1961;where he was an outstanding football player. Mr.Dupree was a veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of the Joseph H.Ford Post 697 American Legion. He was employed at Combustion Engineering in East Monongahela. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two sisters;Ramona Little and LaVonne Dupree. Survivors include his wife;Phyllis Cunningham Dupree;a son;Erik at home;three nieces;Marlene Little of Virginia;Kim Little of Chanute Air Force Base;Ill.;and Robin Dupree of Arnold City;and a host of aunts;uncles and other relatives and friends. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen;Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Griffin E.Mason officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Ronald Davis;39;of 403 Lincoln St.Somerset;died Monday;Dec.30;1985;in the Brockton Hospital;Brockton;Mass. A truck driver for Whiteford systems of South Bend;Ind.;Mr.Davis had fallen from a truck from which he was unloading Coleman camper trailers at a dealership near Boston;Mass.;on Friday;Dec.27. He was taken to Brockton Hospital and never regained consciousness. He was born Nov.13;1946;in Dallas;Texas;a son of William Davis of Marysville;Wash.;and the late Ruby Lowe Brickley. A resident of Somerset the past six years;Mr.Davis was the former police chief in Berlin. He was also a former part-time police officer for the City of Somerset. Mr.Davis was a veteran of the Viet Nam War;having served with the U.S.Marine Corps. Survivors include his wife;Onalova Gillis Davis of Somerset;one son;Shannon Davis of Somerset;two daughters;Dorri Sue and Michelle Lynn Davis;both of Somerset;his stepfather;John Brickey of Belle Vernon;by whom he was raised;and a sister;Mrs.Joseph (Connie) Lucas Jr.of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Thursday 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;and on Friday;Jan.3 from 10 a.m.until noon;at which time services will be held with Father Terrence E.Johnson;pastor of St.Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church of Somerset;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;with military honors by the U.S.Marine Inspector-Instructor Staff of the First Platoon Company;Connellsville;in charge. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Samuel C.Daugherty of 93 Johnston Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Dec.21;1985;at 3:49 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 87. Mr.Daugherty was born Feb.17;1898;in Rostraver Township;a son of the late William and Debra Porter Daugherty. He was a member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church and Monessen Elks Lodge 773. Mr.Daugherty was a veteran of World War I;having served in the 110th Infantry of the U.S.Army. He retired in 1963 from the Page Plant of the American Chain and Cable Co.;where he was a foreman in the machine shop. Survivors include his wife;Hazel Larquier Daugherty;two daughters;Mrs.Leonard (Carol) Pushkar of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Harry (Estelle) Roberts of Webster;one sister;Mary Jane Todd of Belle Vernon R.D.;six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. 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 services will be held Tuesday;Dec.24;at 10 a.m. with the Rev.Helen B.Cochrane;pastor of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Bernard (Barney) DeAmbrogi of 212 Oakland Ave.;Charleroi;died Tuesday;Dec.17;1985;at 9:05 a.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 79. Mr.DeAmbrogi was born Jan.30;1906;in Lavano;Italy;a son of the late Joseph and Carmelina Constantini DeAmbrogi. A resident of Charleroi the past 64 years;he was Protestant. Mr.DeAmbrogi was a member of the Italia Unita Club;Oldtimers Club and Russian Club;all of Charleroi. He was a retired yard foreman at the former Charleroi Supply Company. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter;Bernice;in 1941. Survivors include his wife;Antoinette (Ann) Delcour DeAmbrogi;four brothers;Henry;Fred;Sergius and John DeAmbrogi of Fallowfield Township;and one sister;Bruna DeAmbrogi of Fallowfield Township. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where services will be held Friday;Dec.20;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.James M.Robbins;pastor of Christ Lutheran Church of Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth K.Destefano of 1274 Rostraver St.;Monessen;died Sunday;Nov.17;1985;at 12:35 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 84. Mrs.Destefano was born June 2;1901;in Huntingdon;a daughter of the late Howard and Elizabeth Isenberg. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Monessen. Survivors include one daughter;Rita Henson;four grandchildren;Mrs.Joseph (Marsha) Roceretta;Mrs.Charles (Roxanne) Gee;Randy Destefano and Mark Henson;four great-grandchildren;David and Lee Ann Roceretta and Amy and Allison Gee;one sister;Helen Malone of Monessen;and one brother;Robert Isenberg of Huntingdon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;Samuel;a son;Samuel O.;a grandson;Gary;three brothers;Howard;Vincent and Wayne;and four sisters;Virginia;Dorothy;Edith and Mildred Bowers. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held Wednesday;Nov.20;at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Conrad G.Auel Jr.officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Rudolph Duda of 319 Mikula Road;Arnold City;died Friday;Oct.25;1985;at 10:25 p.m. on Route 906 in Rostraver Township. He was 26. Mr.Duda was born April 6;1959;in North Charleroi;a son of Rudolph S. and Sarah Nichols Duda who survive and reside in Arnold City. A member of Lynnwood Lutheran Church;he had been most recently employed by the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation at its Monessen Plant. In addition to his parents;survivors include a daughter; Kathie Duda of Marion Villa;Belle Vernon;two brothers;Frank Duda of Fayette City and Kenneth Duda of Monongahela R.D.;two sisters;Mrs. James (Linda) Aglio of Newell and Mrs. Sam (Margaret) Krolik of Belle Vernon;and his maternal grandmother;Ruth Nichols of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Monday from noon to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City and on Tuesday until 1 p.m. at which time services will be held in the Funeral Home with Pastor Donald H.Swanson of the Lynnwood Lutheran church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John Joseph Dohan of 1311 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died Friday;Oct.4;1985;at 12:30 a.m. in Monongahela Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. Mr.Dohan was 75. He was born in Fairhope on June 22;1910;a son of Julia Dohan of Belle Vernon;who survives;and the late Andrew Dohan. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society in Belle Vernon and also the Legion Club and Musical Society;both of Belle Vernon. A resident of Fairhope his entire life;Mr.Dohan was retired from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he had worked as a supervisor. He is survived by his widow;Alphonsine Dolfi Dohan;two daughters;Mrs.David (Virginia) Pochatek of Strongsville;Ohio;and Cecelia Dohan at home;two brothers;Frank Dohan of Belle Vernon and George Dohan of Belle Vernon and George Dohan of Fayette City;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Otena and Helen Dohan;both of Belle Vernon;and three grandchildren;John;Jennifer and Jessica. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Prayer services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 11:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at noon in St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Angela M.Delzangle;918 South Madison Ave.;Pasadena;Calif.;died Saturday;Aug.3;1985;at 7 a.m. at her home. She was 66. Mrs.Delzangle was born in Belle Vernon on Oct.17;1918;a daughter of the late Peter and Mary Rose Marra. She was Catholic by faith and was a former member of the Belle Vernon Firemen’s Auxiliary and the Belle Vernon American Legion Auxiliary. She lived in California the past seven years and formerly lived most of her life in the Belle Vernon area. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Jules. Survivors include two sons;Marcelin J.of York and Dennis P.of Covina;Calif.;two brothers;Louis of Belle Vernon and Jack of Uniontown;and a granddaughter;Alicia M.Delzangle. Graveside services will be held at the Belle Vernon Cemetery chapel. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Leola A.Driver of 436 Knox Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;July 19;1985;at 5 a.m. in Jefferson Memorial Center;Jefferson Borough. She was 71. Mrs.Driver was born Jan.17;1914;in Miland;Ga.;a daughter of the late Stanley and Mina Payne Patterson (who died Aug.30;1983). A Baptist by faith;she had lived in Monessen for over 60 years. She was a member of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen;and had been an active member of the church as long as her health permitted. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;William Driver;on April 19;1976. Surviving are one step-son;Robert Y.Tarpley;of Monessen;one daughter;Frances Clayton Brown;of Monessen;two step-daughters;Bonnie Mays of Monessen and Betty Johnson of Carroll Twp.;a foster sister;Ulah Mae Abbott;of Charleroi;a step-sister;Essie Easterling;of Cheraw;S.C.;an aunt;Mamie Ash;of Monessen;seven grandchildren;three great-grandchildren;nieces;nephews;god-children;cousins and other relatives. Friends will be received Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;and on Monday in Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.;the hour of services in the church with the Rev.Griffin E.Mason;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ernest J.DeSimone of 1311 High St.;Almeda;Calif.;died Friday;July 12;1985;at 11:05 p.m.in Peralta Hospital;Oakland;Calif. He was 63. Born in Belle Vernon;Dec.27;1921;he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Nickolette DeSimone. Mr.DeSimone was a retired car inspector for Western Pacific Railroad. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are a son;Joseph Ernest DeSimone of Almeda;a daughter;Barbara DeSimone Phillippi of Billings;Montana;a brother;Sam DeSimone of Lakeland;Fla.;two sisters;Theresa Checchi of Belle Vernon and Rose Traversari of Monessen;and three grandchildren;Joseph Ernest Phillippi;Kristen Ann Phillippi and Kimberly Renee Phillippi. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.with Father Edward Gearing of St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon; officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.