Helen Rebecca Diggs of 441 Wise St.;Donora;died Saturday;Oct.24;1981;at 5 a.m. in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 39. Mrs.Diggs was born Feb.24;1942 in Monessen;a daughter of the late Mark Dawkins and Geraldine Allen. Survivors include her husband;Israel Diggs;six sons;Israel Jr.of Washington;Pa.;Donnell of Waynesburg;Nathan;Dave;Terry and Shawn;all at home;two daughters;Denise and Chastity;both at home;seven brothers;Mark Dawkins of Washington;D.C.;Henry Hendersoon Jr.of the state of California;Reggie Allen of Terre Haute;Ind.;Duane Allen of Monessen;Rayford Allen of Norfolk;Va.;Orville Allen of Monessen and Brian Allen of Pittsburgh;and four sisters;Wanda Henderson;Brenda Allen;Lori Allen and Kayce Allen;all of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday;Oct.23;at 11 a.m.in the Fellowhip Baptist Church with the Rev.William Hubbard;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Draper funeral directors are in charge of arrangements.

Leo N.(Lee) DiBiasi;46;of 1203 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Sept.18;1981;at 4:45 p.m.Jefferson Center;South Hills Health System. Mr.DiBiasi was stricken Wednesday while driving to work. Born Oct.1;1934 in Donora he was a Mon Valley resident most of his life. Mr.DiBiasi was employed at the U.S.Steel Clairton Works;and was a U.S.Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was Catholic by faith. Mr.DiBiase was preceded in death by his father;Nick;in 1966;and a brother;Tony;in 1975. Survivors include his widow;Mary Belle (Rusty) Werchsel DiBiasi;his mother Mrs.Gemma DiBiase of Donora;three daughters;Mrs.David (Lee Ann) Ingram of Monongahela;and Diana and Debra;both at home;a sister;Mrs.Antillio (Rose) Amoroso of Belle Vernon and four brothers;Domenic;Nunzio;Pete and Angelo DiBiasi;all of Donora. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m. Funeral seervices will be held Monday at 9 a.m.in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev.James Ruggiero;pastor of St.Philip Neri Church;Donora;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Samuel O. (Shiek)
Destefano of 1197 Leeds Ave.;
Monessen; died Sunday;July 26;1981; at
2 p.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital. He was 59.
Mr. Destefano was born in
July 20; 1922; in Monessen;
and was a lifelong resident of
the city.
He was employed in the
Steam Plant at the Monessen
Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel Corp. until his disability
retirement in 1980.
Mr. Destefano was a 1940
graduate of Monessen High
School; a U.S. Navy veteran
of World War II and a
member of St. Leonard’s R.C.
Church.
He also was a member of
B.P.O.E. 773; Thomas McKee
American Legion Post 28; and
Knights of Columbus;
Monessen Council 954.
He was preceded in death
by his father; Samuel
Destefano; in 1972; and a son;
Gary L. Destefano; in June
1979.
Survivors include his
widow; Muriel Reese
Destefano; his mother; Ruth
Destefano of Monessen; one
son; Randy Destefano of Perryopolis R D 2; one
daughter; Mrs. Charles (Roxanne) Gee of Monessen; a
granddaughter; Amy Gee;
and a sister; Mrs. Rita Henson of Monessen.
Friends will be received in
the Rhome Funeral Home;
Inc.; 1209 Grand Blvd.;
Monessen; from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m Tuesday in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.followed at 10 a.m.by a Mass of Christian Burial in St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;Monessen. The Rev.Patrick O’Connor;pastor;will be the celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parish Rosary will be recited in the funeral home Tuesday evening. Rhome funeral directors are in charge of arrangements.

Edith (Jones) Doherty of Perryopolis R.D.2;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;June 23;1981 at 3:50 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital following a lengthy illness.  She was 69.  Mrs.Doherty was born Feb.5;1912;in Aldino;Md.;a daughter of the late Davis K.and Mamie Johnson Jones.  A Protestant by faith;she was preceded in death by her husband;Albert H.Doherty Sr.on Dec.29;1980.  Survivors include three sons;Dr.William P.Doherty of Warrenton;N;Y.;Richard E.Doherty of Perryopolis and Albert H.Doherty of Monessen;five grandchildren;and one brother;George Jones of Berlin;PA. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;an on Thursday until 1 p.m.;when services will be held with the Rev.Bruce E.Smith;pastor of First Christian Church of Fayette City;officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Helen Soohey Duda of Fayette City-Belle Vernon Road;Fayette City R.D.1;died Sunday;May 17;1981;at 1:36 p.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp.;following a lengthy illness.  She was 59.  Mrs.Duda was born March 16;1922 in Derry;Pa.;a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Sabota Soohey.  She was a member of the Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City.  Survivors include her widower;Stanley Duda;one son;Andrew Duda of Fayette City R.D.1;two daughters;Mrs.Andrew (Dian) Sirko of Carneige and Mrs.Barry (Frances) Radziwon of Fayette City R.D.1;four grandchildren;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Dillon of Clairton and Mrs.Patricia Nuccio of Cleveland;Ohio;and five brothers;Stephen Soohey of Latrobe;Andrew Soohey of Smock;Raymond Soohey of Fayette City R.D.1;Robert Soohey of the state of Maine and Franklin Soohey of Akron;Ohio.  Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  A Prayer service will be held Wednesday;May 20;in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in the Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Thomas G.Rinn;pastor;as celebrant.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  A parish wake service will be held Monday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home.  A parish Rosary will be recited in the funeral home on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.  The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Duane Leonard Doty;30;of Dunlevy was pronounced dead at the scene of a traffic accident;Friday;April 24;1981;at 12:05 a.m.at the Charleroi exit of Interstate 70 in Speers. Duane was born May 4;1950 in North Charleroi. He had been a Monessen resident most of his life and was a graduate of Monessen High School;class of 1968. Mr.Doty was also a graduate of the Institute of Computer Management;Pittsburgh;and was employed at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He was a U.S.Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr.Doty was Catholic by faith. Survivors include his parents;Leonard and Dorothy Paytas Doty of Monessen;a sister;Mrs.Charles (Lenny) Urbanowicz of Monessen;a brother;Ronald Doty of Greensburg;a niece;Melissa Doty of Greensburg;maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Gus Paytas of Monessen;and paternal grandfather;Daniel Doty;Sr.;of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. A blessing service will be held in the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Name of Jesus Christ R.C.Church;Monessen. The Rev.James Petrovsky;pastor;will be the celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

A former Monessen resident;Lorena Williams Duvall;of 12402 Derbyshire Rd.;Rockville;Md.;died Thursday;April 23;1981;in the Potomac Valley Nursing Home;Rockville. Mrs.Duvall had been a patient at the nursing home since 1974. Born Dec.13;1892 in Uniontown;Mrs.Duvall had been a resident of Mckee Way;Monessen;for many years before moving to Maryland. She had taught art in the Monessen Elementary Schools many years ago. Mrs.Duvall was a member of the United Methodist Church of Monessen and the Order of Eastern Star;Monessen chapter. She was preceded in death by her husband;Dr.Francis Duvall;M.D.;in 1953. Survivors include two sons;George B.Duvall of Westfield;N.J.;and Francis C.Duvall of Rockville;Md.;seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be at 2 p.m.Saturday in the funeral home chapel;with the Rev.Howard A.Greenfield II;pastor of United Methodist Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle vernon Cemetery. Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Eunice A.Dominick;420 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;March 17;1981;at 1:15 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 67. Born Aug.13;1913 in Belle Vernon;she was the daughter of the late John and Amelia Ciampaglia Volpi. Mrs.Dominick was a member of St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;the Anita Garibaldi Lodge;both of Belle Vernon;and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Company. Survivors include her husband;Albert Dominick;a son;Michael John Dominick of Ridgway;Pa.;a daughter;Mrs.Albert (Kathie) Wilson of Newtown;Pa.;two brothers;Orlando Volpi of Belle Vernon and Jame Volpi of Charleroi;two sisters;Mrs.Chester (Mary) Marasco of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Joseph (Rose) Lorenzini of Blythesdale;and two grandchildren. Mrs.Dominick was preceded in death by her father in Nov.1937;her mother in Dec.1972;and a brother;Octavio;in June 1964. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer service will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 9 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.