Frances Coates;73;of Fayette City R.D.1;died Saturday;Aug.16;1997;in the emergency room of Clarion Hospital. She was born Jan.15;1924;in Grindstone;a daughter of the late Jacob and Helen Jobes Rambaugh. She was Protestant by faith. Survivors include her husband;Thomas Coates;one daughter;Sandra Monack of Imperial;one son;Charles T.Coates of Monessen;one sister;Mrs.Mike (Betty) Planey of Fayette City R.D.;one grandson and four granddaughters;one great-granddaughter;and one brother;Benjamin Rambaugh of Ohio. Friends will be received in the Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc.;Fayette City;on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday until 11 a.m.;when funeral services will be held with the Rev.James Moffitt of Fayette City officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Stanley (Stoney) Coates;89;of Arnold City (Belle Vernon);died Saturday;Dec.7;1996;in the Monongahela Valley Hospital;Inc.;following a short illness. He was born in Webster Feb.19;1907;a son of the late George and Catherine Pochlopek Coates. Mr.Coates was a retired coal miner and a member of St.Joseph National Catholic Church of Fairhope. Surviving are his wife;Lena Belsick Coates;a daughter and son-in-law;Jeanne and Reo Lazzari of Belle Vernon;a son and daughter-in-law;Ronald and Joyce Coates of Greenville;five grandchildren;Thomas and Darren Lazzari;Robin Haney;Lynne Nattoli and Christine Coates;two great-grandchildren;three brothers;Michael Coates;Peter Coates and Thomas Coates;all of Fayette City R.D.;and four sisters;Mary Kaufman of Largo;Fla.;Mrs.Charles (Rose) Homanics;Mrs.Michael (Helen) Yetsconish and Blanche Coates;all of Fayette City R.D. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by three brothers;Charles;Frank and Joseph Coates;and a sister;Pauline Korch. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;and on Tuesday until 10:30 a.m.;when a Blessing service will be held with the Rev.Felix Pyzowski officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Dennis Wayne Cernicky;54;of The South Mountain Restoration Center;South Mountain;Pa.;formerly of Long Branch;died Tuesday;Nov.22;1994;at the Center after a lengthy illness.  Mr.Cernicky was born May 28;1940;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late David Cernicky and Helen Ann Cowan Cernicky;who survives.  He had been a patient at The South Mountain Restoration Center for the past 12 years and was a Catholic by faith.  Surviving are two sons;Dennis and Derrik Cernicky;both of Long Branch;a daughter;Mrs.Michael (Denise) Green of Fredericktown;a granddaughter;Kaitlin Marie Green;and a brother and sister-in-law;William and Linda Cernicky of Belle Vernon.  A brother;David Cernicky;is deceased.  Burial;at the convenience of the family;will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;is handling arrangements.