Mildred E.Columbus of Stahlstown;Pa.;formerly of Monessen;died Thursday;April 25;1985;in Greensburg;Pa. She was 82. Mrs.Columbus was born May 11;1902;in Braddock;Pa.;a daugther of the late Homer Ernest Steiner and Rachel Shank Steiner. She formerly operated a restaurant in Monessen. She and her late son;Melvin;established The Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown near Ligonier in 1947 and she was active in its operation until her retirement. Mrs.Columbus was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Stahlstown. She was preceded in death by her husband;Clarence;and by her son Melvin;who died in 1970;and by three sisters and one brother. Surviving are a daughter-in-law;Mrs. Glea Columbus of Stahlstown;Pa.(with whom she made her home);three grandsons;James;Robert and Tom;five great-grandchildren;one brother;Ralph Steiner;of Canonsburg;Pa.;and one sister;Mrs.Carl (Dorothy) Rowe;of Yellow Springs;W.Va.; Friends will be received at the L.Boyd Snyder Funeral Home;Inc.;Route 711;Stahlstown;Pa.;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Hughie G.Orsborn;pastor;Trinity United Methodist Church;Stahlstown;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The L.Boyd Snyder Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Grace Cook of Duarte;Calif.;formerly of Pricedale;died suddenly at 11:30 p.m.Thursday;April 11;1985;in her home. She was 75. Mrs.Cook was born June 15;1909;in Thomas;W.Va.;a daughter of he late James and Susan Newbill. She was a member of th Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Juanita Oliver of Duarte;Calif.;eight grandchildren;10 great-grandchildren;two sisters;Mrs.Maggie Jennison and Mrs.Stella Reed;both of Rochester;N.Y.;one brother;Ollie Newbill of Los Angeles;Calif.;and nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Luther Wormack;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayettte City;is in charge of arrangements.

Phillip H.Carlson of 668 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;April 8;1985;at Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 79. Born in Sweden;Sept.19;1905;he was a son of the late Martin and Selma Stroburg Carlson. Mr.Carlson was a member of St.Mary’s Episcopal Church of Charleroi. He was employed by Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel in the battery shop until his retirement in 1973. Surviving are his wife of 51 years;Hazel Horan Carlson;a daughter;Mrs.Beverly Seroka of Monessen;a son and daughter-in-law;Phillip and Rita Carlson of Roswell;New Mexico;four grandchildren;Donald and Joseph Seroka and Phillip and Kari Lynn Carlson;one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. Mr.Carlson was preceded in death by three brothers;Emil;George and Gus. Friends are being received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday;2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and until 10 a.m. Thursday at the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Boulevard;Monessen. Requiem mass will follow Thursday at 11 a.m. at St.Mary’s Episcopal Church of Charleroi with Father Keith Ackerman;as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A prayer vigil will be held Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. The Thomas M.Dolfi Funeral Home;136 N.Gallatin Ave.;Uniontown;is in charge of the arrangements.

Harry Crespo;84;of 426 Westmoreland St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday Feb.18;1985;at 6:56 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. Mr.Crespo was born Sept.23;1900;in Culnca;Spain;a son of the late Felicino and Domitila Crespo. A resident of the North Belle Vernon community for the past 35 years;Mr.Crespo retired in 1966 after 47 years of service with the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation;where he was employed in the Electricial Department. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;St.John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Society;Charleroi;and the Old Timers Euchre Club;Charleroi. Surviving are his wife;Marie Williams Crespo;at home;a son;Harry A.Crespo of Donora;three grandsons;Harry Stephen Crespo of Belle Vernon and Thomas and Robert Crespo;both of Donora;a cousin;Larry Rodriguez of Monrovia;Calif.;and a nephew;Ramon Lazo of Shefield;Ala. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John W.Cox of 221 Collinsburg Road;West Newton;was pronounced dead on arrival at Frick Community Hospital;Mount Pleasant;on Saturday;Jan.26;1985 at 1 a.m. He was 79. Mr.Cox was born Oct.20;1905;in Sheffield;Alabama. A resident of Monessen most of his life;he had lived in West Newton the past four years. He was a member of Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen. Mr.Cox was also a member of OK Lodge 697 IPOE of W;F&AM Lodge 79 and the NAACP. He was preceded in death by his wife;Mary;and by a son and a daughter;Vernon and Audrey Cox. Survivors include one grandson;Vernon Cox II of Mt.Pleasant;two step-sons;Frank Rawlins of Monessen and Robert Rawlins of Oxnard;Calif.;four step-daughters;Alberta Holmes;Alice Ingram;Bettie Love and Patricia Kizzie;all of Monessen;a devoted friend;Stellena Hargrove of West Newton;22 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Funeral services will be held Wednesday;Jan.30;at 11 a.m. at Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen;with the Rev.George Emory Matthews officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Robert E.Carpenter;of 45 Zundel St.;Pricedale;died Wednesday;Jan.9;1985;at 9:30 a.m. Mr.Carpenter was born in Birmingham;Ala.;a son of the late Roy and Rosetta Carpenter. He was a retired employee of the Duquesne Works of U.S.Steel Corporation. Mr.Carpenter was a former resident of Donora;having lived there for many years. Surviving are his fiance;Anita Dickson;one son;Robert Carpenter of Donora;three daughters;Michelle Carpenter of Pittsburgh and Sandra Carpenter and Antonette Sloan;both of Donora;three brothers;William Carpenter of Boston;Mass.;Daniel Carpenter of Dononra and Cleo Carpenter of Detroit;Mich.;and three sisters;Ida B.Johnson and Viola Rawlins;both of Monongahela;and Arwilda Mathis of Monessen;two grandchildren;James Carpenter of Donora and Latrese Carpenter of Michigan;one aunt;Lora Green of Michigan;and a host of nieces;nephews and 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 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Pleasant Green AME Church;Pricedale. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Inez M.Chislom;120 Angel St.;Brownsville;died Friday;Dec.28;1984;at 4 a.m. in the Fayette Health Care Center in Uniontown. She was 81. Mrs.Chislom was born in Birmingham;Ala.;on Oct.18;1896;a daughter of the late Willis and Amanda Mosley. She was a resident of Monessen before moving to Brownsville. She was Baptist by faith and was a member of the Pleasant Green Baptist Church of Birmingham. Survivors include her brother;Nathanial Mosley of Monessen;two sisters;Lilly Belle Wilson of Birmingham and Cora Smith of Los Angeles;Calif.;and a host of nieces;nephews and friends. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev.Oscar L.Hill officiating. Burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Joseph Caputo;33 Robin Hill Lane;Levittown;died Friday;Dec.28;1984 at 12:56 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 66. Mr.Caputo was born April 8;1918 in Belle Vernon;the son of the late John and Mary Alessio Caputo. He had been visiting in Belle Vernon at the time of his death. Mr.Caputo had been a resident of Levittown the past 30 years and previously lived in Belle Vernon. He was Catholic by faith and was retired from the U.S.Steel Fairless Works coke plant. Survivors include his wife;Jessie Michener Caputo;two sons;John and Joseph Caputo of Levittown;three sisters;Mrs.Rose Teano;Mrs.Joseph (Catherine) Misher and Mrs.Ralph (Virginia) Swantek;all of Belle Vernon;and two grandchildren. There will be no public visitation and services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Belle Vernon Cemetery Chapel. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.