Philomena Minnie Coccari;94;of Monessen;died Sunday;Aug.4;1991;in the Kade Nursing Home;Washington;Pa.; Born Oct.23;1896;in Youngstown;Ohio;she was the daughter of John and Anna Marie Fannuzzi Malgira. Mrs.Coccari was a member of The Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church and the Sons of Italy;both of Monessen. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Rosario;in 1982;a son;John Coccari;in 1991;four brothers;Samuel;Nicholas;Anthony and Alfred Malgira;and three sisters;Christina Pascoe;Carmelia Thompson and Esther Ferencz. Surviving are two sons;Joseph Coccari of Monessen and Rudy Coccari of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Maria Heckel of Baltimore;Md.;eight grandchildren;15 great-grandchildren;five great-great-grandchildren;two brothers;Amel Malgira of Detroit;Mich.;and Albert Malgira of San Jose;Calif.;and two sisters;Susan Ambrose of Monessen and Mary Menedis of Baltimore;Md. Friends were received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;441 Reed Ave.;Monessen;where a blessing service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in The Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home.

Frances E.Cook;66;of 550 Summit Ave.;Monessen;died Thursday;Aug.1;1991;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Feb.26;1925;in Belle Vernon;the daughter of Mrs.Jennie Gilotti DeFazio of Speers and the late Santo DeFazio. Mrs.Cook was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church of Monessen. In addition to her father;she was preceded in death by her husband;George W.Cook Jr.;in 1974. She is survived;in addition to her mother;by a daughter;Mrs.Andrew J.(Vicki) Soltes of Donora;a son and daughter-in-law;George W.and Dorothy Cook III of Fallowfield Township;seven grandchildren;one great-grandchild;a sister;Mrs.George (Beulah) Dubnansky of Speers;a brother;Thomas G.DeFazio of Speers;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday with prayers at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at Epiphany of Our Lord Church at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Fred R.Clark Sr.;86;of 217 Clark St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Aug.1;1991;at 11 a.m.in the Jefferson Health Center. He was born in Belle Vernon on April 8;1905;a son of the late George H.and Ada May Smock Clark. Mr.Clark was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon. He was a retired water well driller. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;H.Ernest Clark and Ralph Clark. He is survived by his wife;Margaret Delansky Clark;a son;Fred R.Clark Jr.of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.John (Shirley) Demko of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Anthony (Marjorie) Apicerno of Harrisburg;10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m.with pastor James D.Burton of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Esther Clark of 36 Monessen Blvd.;Monessen;died Thursday;July 25;1991;at Jefferson Medical Center;Jefferson.

Alice L. Clifford; 79; of 114
Leighty Ave.. Belle Vernon; died
Tuesday; May 7; 1991; in
Shadyside Hospital; Pittsburgh.
She was born April 8;1912; in
Belle Vernon; a daughter of the
late Jacob and Bertha White
Steinmiller.
Mrs. Clifford was a member of
the Pricedale Union Church and
was a former member of the
Swissvale Baptist Church.
Before returning to Belle Vernon in 1987; she had lived in Pittsburgh for 40 years.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by a son;
Kenneth R. Clifford; in 1989.
Survivors include .her husband; Kenneth E. Clifford; one
son and daughter-in-law; Kent
T. and Kathleen Clifford of
Jacksonville; Fla.; one sister;
Alberta Brandon of Belle Vernon; one brother; Herman Steinmiller of Belle Vernon; five
grandchildren; Kenneth; John;
Thomas; Todd and Katie Clifford ; and one great-granddaughter; Amanda
Katherine.
Friends will be received
Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Saturday at 10 a.m.with the Rev.David R.Reeves Jr.;of the Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers;if friends wish;donations may be made to the American Heart Association. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Anna McDowell Cottingham.71;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Thursday;April 11;1991;in Rochester;N.Y. Born Dec.30;1919;in Belle Vernon;she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret McDowell. Mrs.Cottingham was a graduate of Belle Vernon High School. She graduated in 1957 from the University of Pittsburgh;where she received a bachelor of science degree. In 1966 she received her masters degree from the University of West Virginia. She retired in 1990 from the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Ft.Lyons;Colo.;at which time she moved to Rochester. In addition to her parents;whe was preceded in death by her husband;Huey Cottingham. Surviving are three daughters;Regina Malone;Elaine Cottingham and Nichole Johnson;all of Rochester;N.Y.;13 grandchildren;13 great-grandchildren;and two brothers;Robert McDowell of Rochester and Leroy McDowell of Cincinnati;Ohio. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m.;in Metropolitan Chapel in Rochester. Interment will take place at 2 p.m.;Wednesday;in Belle Vernon Cemetery;with the Rev.Luther Wormack officiating.

Angeline Cherock;78;of 3900 S.19th St.;Arlington;Va.;died Friday;April 5;1991;at 9 a.m.in Arlington Hospital. Born Nov.24;1912;in Grindstone;she was the daughter of the late James Matrozzo and Carmella Cimino Matrozzo Vadella. Mrs.Cherock lived in Arlington the past 30 years;having formerly resided in Belle Vernon. She was a member of St.Thomas Moore Roman Catholic Church;Arlington. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Frank Cherock;a sister;Fortunata Toth;two brothers;Frank and Fred Matrozzo;a son;William Cherock;who died in 1939;and her stepfather;Joseph Vadella;who raised her. Surviving are four brothers;Anthony Matrozzo of Belle Vernon;Ralph Matrozzo of Fredericksburg;Va.;Patrick Vadella of Elco and Joseph Vadella of Belle Vernon;and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

James Ernest Carrick;66;of 100 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Dec.29;1990;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born in Belle Vernon on Feb.18;1924;a son of the late James and Ellen Crichton Carrick. Mr.Carrick was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion and a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. He was retired from the clerical department of the Allenport plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel in 1979. He was a veteran of World War II. Mr.Carrick is survived by two sons;James G.Carrick of Racine;Wis.;and Randall Paul Carrick of Charleroi;a daughter;Mrs.Edward (Karen) Pottgeiser of Charleroi (Speers Hill);six grandchildren;and a brother;Dr.George Crichton Carrick of Bethel Park. Friends were received on Sunday and will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Frank J.DePolo of the Covenant Christian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A service by the Belle Vernon American Legion will be held in the funeral home on Monday at 7:30 p.m. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

William Carpenter; 1343
McKean Ave.; Donora; died on Wednesday; Dec. 19; 1990; in
Mon Valley Hospital.
He was born in Birmingham;
Ala.; a son of the late Roy and
Rosetta Carpenter.
Mr. Carpenter was a veteran
of World War II in the U.S.
Navy.
Besides his parents; he was
also preceded in death by two
brothers; Robert and Daniel
Carpenter.
Survivors include two sons; Larry and Anthony Carpenter;both of New York; one daughter;
Linda Carpenter of New York;
five grandchildren; three
sisters; Mrs. Arwilda Mathis of
Monessen; Viola Rollins and
Mrs. Ida Johnson; both of Carroll Twp.; one brother; Cleo
Carpenter of Michigan; and
nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received
Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. at the Beverly Draper
Funeral Home; 608 6th St.;Monessen. Services will be held in the funeral home on Monday;Dec.24;1990;at 11 a.m.with Rev. Richard Wingfield;pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church of Donora;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Beverly Draper Funeral Home.