Santo Digioia of 630 S.14th St.;Monessen;died Tuesday;May 10;1983;at 7:30 a.m.at his home. He was 82. Mr.DiGioia was born July 6;1900;in Napoleonville;La.;a son ot the late Antonino and Guiseppa Biondolilo DiGioia. He was a member of St.Cajetan Catholic Church;Monessen Sons of Italy and the Italian Society of Mutual Aid. Mr.GiGioia retired in 1966 from the fence department of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen Plant. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Charles and Vincent DiGioia;one sister;Theresa Drago;and a grandson;Anthony DiGioia in 1960. Survivors include his widow;Virginia Serriano DiGioia;two sons;Anthony of Monessen and Philip of Monongahela;one daughter;Jose M.Lacovangelo of Monongahela;seven grandchildren;one great-grandchild;and three sisters and two brothers in Italy. Friends will be received in the Raymond D.Dalsonso Funeral Home;441 Reed Ave.;Monessen;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Blessing Service will be Friday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Cajetan Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.P.Lino Ramellini;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parush Rosary will be recited Thursday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. The Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Christine Baligrosky Drotar of 307 Ohio St.;Pricedale;died Saturday;Dec.4;1982;in Magee Womens Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 68. Mrs.Drotar was born in Pricedale on April 1;1914;a daughter of the late Dimitri and Frances (Fanny) Lazurcik Baligrosky. She was a Pricedale resident all of her life;and was a member of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;in Belle Vernon and the Church’s St.Barbara Guild. She was preceded in death by her husband;Joseph P.Drotar;on March 23;1973;a sister;Pearl Marmura;and two bothers;Samuel and Myron. Surviving are two stepdaughters;Mrs.Thomas (Katherine) Parks of St.Petersburg;Fla.;and Mrs.Ben (Lorraine) Parks of Lake Placid;Fla.;four sisters;Mrs.Anna Mlynar of Ohio;Mrs.Mary Czaja of San Bernadino;Calif.;Mrs.Helen Vole;Pheonix;Ariz.;and Mrs.George (Hazel) Billen;Maple Heights;Ohio;step-children;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Monday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Relatives and friends will gather at the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;for services on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas Services will be held Monday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

John Dacko of 202 Meadow Ave.Rear;Charleroi;died Saturday;July 31;1982;at 10 p.m.in Ravenna;Ohio.  He was 68.  Mr.Dacko was born June 12;1914;in Monessen;a son of the late George and Mary Jacus Dacko.  He was retired as a welder from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.   A resident of Charleroi the past 36 years;Mr.Dacko was a member of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church;Charleroi;the church council;Italia Unita Club and the Trailer Club.  He was a veteran of World War II.  Survivors include his widow;Julia Savage Dacko;one son;John Dacko of the state of California;a daughter-in-law;Sharon Dacko of Munhall; four grandchildren;and a brother;Andrew Dacko of Monessen.  He was preceded in death by a brother;George Dacko.  Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday in the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home Inc.235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi.  A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.followed by additional services at 10 a.m.in Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church;Charleroi.  The Rev.Samuel Smolcic will officiate.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Parastas services will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home.  The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Ruth (Brown) Dolan of 8206
Auburn Road; Painesville;
Ohio; died Monday;July 19;1982 in
Painesville. She was 62.
Mrs. Dolan was born July
31;1919; in Vestaburg.
She was a member of St.
Gabriel Church; Painesville.
Mrs. Dolan had worked for
IRC Fibers in Painesvllle for
20 years.
Survivors include her husband; John J. Dolan: two
sons; Charles H. of Pinellas
Park; Fla. and John J. Jr. of
Geneva. Ohio; one daughter;
Dixie Lee Sharpe of Largo;
Fla.; two brothers; John
Brown of Vestaburg and
Harry Brown of Cleveland;
Ohio; two sisters; Alice Murphy of Clarksvllle and Beverly Headly of Camp Hill; 16
grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by a sister; Elsie Koss.
Friends will be received In
the Leonard J. Parzynski
Funeral Home; 626 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 lo 9 p.m. A Prayer service will be held on Friday;July 23;1982;at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon;with Father Edward P.Gearing as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John Dzyak;70;of 1505 Jones St.;Monessen;died Monday;July 19;1982;at 8:50 a.m. at his home following an illness of the past seven months. Mr.Dzyak was born June 22;1912;n Webster;and had been a resident of Monessen his entire life. He was a retired welder from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Dzyak was preceded in death by his wife Margaret in November of 1967. Survivors include two sons;Paul of Swanton;ohio and John James of Scottdale;two daughters;Mrs.Thomas (Kathryn) Upton of Royal Oak;Mich.;and Mrs.Jack (Margaret) Putnam of Sandy Hook;Conn.;two brothers;Paul of Monessen and George of San Lorenzo;Calif.;and four sisters;Mrs.William (Anne) Carter of San Demis;Calif.;Mrs.William (Mary) Edwards of Richeyville;and Mrs.Kenneth (Julia) Wherry and Mrs.Helen B.Miller;both of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;Monessen;on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.;the hour of service with the Rev.Gerald Wilt officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Harry E.Daugherty;of 605 Locust St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;July 7;1982;at 12:52 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 66. Mr.Daugherty was born April 5;1916;in Clairton;a son of the late Philip and Addie McGavitt Daugherty. He retired in 1976 from employment as a brakeman with the Southwestern Railroad of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Mr.Daugherty had been a resident of the Belle Vernon community for more than 50 years. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. Mr.Daugherty was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church and American Legion Post 659;both of Belle Vernon;and the Monessen Croatian Club. Survivors include his wife;Mary Martz Daugherty;at home;one son;Robert Harry Daugherty;of Dormont;Pa.;two daughters;Mrs.Earl (Virginia) McManus of Chesapeake;Va.;and Mrs. Ronald (Mary) Unger of Phoenix;Ariz.;a brother;Thomas Daugherty;of Terre Haught;Ind.;four sisters;Mrs.Hugh (Bertha) Kissler of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Elizabeth Willingham of Woodlake;Calif.;Mrs.Helen Fullard of Munhall and Mrs.Henry (Betty Lou) Teska of Perryopolis;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Friday from 12 noon;until 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Belle Vernon Court 1522;Catholic Daughters of America;will hold services Friday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home. Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold services Friday at 7:15 p.m. in the funeral home. A Prayer Service will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m.in the funeral home followed by an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers;the family suggests memorial contributions in Mr.Daugherty’s memory may be made to the Kidney Foundation. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.