Julia Drotar of 201 Grove Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;May 22;1984;at 2:30 p.m.at her home following a lengthy illness.  She was 76.  Mrs.Drotar was born July 6;1907;in Daisytown;a daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Balla.  She was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church;Fairhope.  In addition to her parents;Mrs.Drotar was preceded in death by her husband John;July 4;1954.  Survivors include one son;John W.Drotar of Brownstown;one daughter;Mrs.James (Bertie) Bradford with whom she made her home;two brothers;Alexander Balla of Richeyville and Andrew Balla of Waynesburg;three sisters;Mrs.Elizabeth Hornak of Cleveland;Ohio;Mrs.Margaret Matto of Charleroi and Mrs.Helen Sopo of Detroit;Mich.;four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday;May 24;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Mary Howard;pastor of the Marion Presbyterian Church;officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements. 

Mary Tolan Dawson of 308 W.Main St.;Monongahela;formerly of Fayette City;died Saturday;Jan.28;1984;at 8:45 p.m. in her home following a lengthy illness. She was 96. Mrs.Dawson was born Dec.9;1887;in Courtney;Pa.;a daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Hartley Tolan. Her husband;Richard Dawson;died March 14;1962. Surviving are one son;Clarence Dawson of Monongahela;one daughter;Charlotte Dawson;at home;four grandchildren;four great-grandchildren;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and until 2 p.m. Tuesday;the hour of services in the funeral home;with the Rev.James Gardner;pastor;Peoples’Bible Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Desua;93;of East Lansing;Mich.;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Sept.14;1983;at the Provincial House East Nursing Home in East Lansing. He was born June 29;1890;in Italy. He has been a resident of East Lansing for the past five years. Prior to that he had resided in Belle Vernon. He was retired from the Monessen Page Plant of the American Chain & Cable Co. Preceding him in death was his wife;Rose Frassinelli DeSua. Surviving are three sons;Frank of Melbourne;Fla.;Rudy of the state of Florida and William of East Lansing;two daughters;Mrs.Michael (Adell) Zuback of Pittsburgh and Mrs.Yolanda Lazzari of Spring Hill;Fla. Five grandchildren also survive. Friends are being received Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Burial will be on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski;funeral director;in charge.

Beverly C.Draper;a Monessen mortician for the past 35 years;of 608 Sixth St.;Monessen;died Wednesday;Aug.24;1983;in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh;following a short illness. He was 69. Mr.Draper was born Nov.17;1913;in Monessen;a son of the late Bennie and Mary Stamper Draper. In 1948;he founded the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home at 608 Sixth St.;Monessen. In 1976;he retired as an employee of the Monessen Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Mr.Draper was a member of the Union Baptist Church;Monessen;where he served as a past trustee. He was also a past master of F&AM Lodge No.76;Monessen;and had served as treasurer of the Bee Hive Club of Lodge No.79. Mr.Draper was also treasurer of the 11th Masonic District;F&AM. He was also a member of the Mon Valley Branch of the NAACP;the Mon Valley Lodge;IBPOE of W.;Donora;and the Joseph H.Ford American Legion Post No.691;Monessen. Mr.Draper was a graduate of Wayne University;Detroit;Mich.;the Cincinnati (Ohio) School of Embalming;and Echel’s School of Mortuary;Philadelphia;Pa. He had also attended the School of Embalming in Pittsburgh. Mr.Draper was a military veteran;having served with the U.S.Army in Texas. He was preceded in death by a daughter;Joyce Draper McLee;on Oct.14;1967. Surviving are his wife;Helen Christian Draper;at home;one son;Beverly C.(Johnny) Draper Jr.;also at home;a grandson;Kevin McLee of Pittsburgh;a granddaughter;Milenia Draper of Philadelphia;Pa.;two sisters;Mrs.Harry (Ruby) McCraw of Monessen and Dundeenah Draper of Detroit;Mich.;two nieces;Dr.Carolyn Carter of Pittsburgh and Mrs.Marilyn Simpson of Monessen;a sister-in-law;Mrs.Hilda Dudley of McKeesport;two godsons;Craig L.Lanier of Monessen and Robert Middleton of McKeesport;cousins;great nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. The body will then be transferred to the Union Baptist Church;Monessen;where it will lie in state Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Masonic Services will be held at Union Baptist Church Friday at 8 p.m. Services will be held at Union Baptist Church Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Oscar L.Hill;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lucille Costello Dubnansky of 524 Isabella Ave.;Lock Four;North Charleroi;died Monday;Aug.15;1983;at 2:25 p.m.in Jefferson Center Hospital;Jefferson Borough. She was 77. Mrs.Dubnansky was born Feb. 13; 1906; in Webster; a daughter of the late John and Mary Costello.
She was preceded In death
by her husband; John Dubnansky; on March 20;1977.
Mrs. Dubnansky was a
member of the First United
Methodist Church; Charleroi.
Surviving are three
brothers; Ben Costello of
Welrton; W.Va.; Joseph
Costello of Belle Vernon and
Albert Costello of Okmulgee;
Okla.; and three sisters;
Katherine Jenner of Austin;
Tex.; Mary Bello of Nanty
Glo; Pa.; and Rosalie Konecheck of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Gerald McCormick;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Dena DiPiazza of Dunlevy died Monday;July 11;1983;at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.  She was 62.  Mrs.DiPiazza was born in Dunlevy on March 29;1921;a daughter of the late Sebastiano and Erminia Ferrari Manzini.  She was a member of the Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Charleroi.  Survivors include her husband;Joseph;a daughter;Mary Ann at home;three brothers;Pete Manzini of Belle Vernon;Albert Manzini of Speers;and James Manzini of Dunlevy;a sister;Mary Lupori of Dunlevy and several nieces and nephews.  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 Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.;1008 Furlong Ave.;Roscoe.  Blessing Service at the funeral home will be held Friday;July 15;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial in St.Joseph Catholic Church;Roscoe;with the Rev.Robert A.Kohuch;pastor;as celebrant.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Myrellia M.Driesen;of 102 Wilson St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;June 26;1983;at 10:30 a.m.in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 68. Mrs.Driesen was born Aug.4;1914;in Fayette City;a daughter of the late Chess and Louise Campbell Hicks. She was formerly an employee of the JC Penney Co.in Monessen and had resided in Belle Vernon the past 56 years. Mrs.Driesen was a member of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;the Belle Vernon Golden Agers;and the Monessen Chapter of AARP. She was preceded in death by her husband;George Driesen;on Feb.23;1972. Srviving are one daughter;Judy Avrakotos;at home;two sisters;Mrs.Wendell (Edith) Carlson of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Henry (Rhoda) Indof of Belle Vernon;R.D.4;and one grandson;Gregory Avrakotos. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Lee Dinsel;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.