Elliott Finley Carson Sr.of 44 Marion Villa;Arnold City;died Sunday;Aug.11;1983;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 87. Mr.Carson was born Jan.17;1896;in North Belle Vernon;a son of the late Patrick Carson and Anna Maxwell Carson. The last of 14 children in his family;Mr.Carson was retired from employment as a coal miner in the Somers Mine;Pricedale. He was a member of the Pleasant Green A.M.E.Church;Pricedale;which he served as a church steward. Surviving are his wife;Evelyn Carson;at home;two sons;James Carson of Chicago;Ill.;and Elliott Finley Carson Jr.of Arnold City;one daughter;Mrs.Ida Gordon of Pricedale;six grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren. Mr.Carson was preceded in death by two sons;John and Floyd Carson. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;and at the Pleasant Green AME Church;Pricedale;on Tuesday from 2 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.at the Pleasant Green AME Church;Pricedale;with the Rev.Bertha Sydnor;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Glenn A. Chew Sr.;Daugherty Lane;Belle Vernon;died Friday;July 15;1983;at 7:45 p.m.in Allegheny General Hospital during surgery. He was 60. Mr.Chew was born in North Charleroi on Aug.8;1922;a son of the late Frank D.and Lottie Hough Chew. He had resided in Monessen prior to moving to Rostraver Twp.20 years ago. He was employed as a staff representative for the United
Steel Workers of America in
Pittsburgh and was formerly
employed at the Page Steel
and Wire Co.
He was a member of the
First Christian Church of
Monessen; the F&AM Lodge
638 of Monessen; the Syria
Temple Shrine; the Valley
Consistory in Pittsburgh and
the Mon Valley Caravan No.
17 of Charleroi.
He was a past member of
Junior Order of Mechanics In
Charleroi; Monessen Lions
and the Raven A.A. In
Monessen.
He was a veteran of World
War II; having served In the
U.S. Army. He was also a
member of the American
Legion In Charleroi.
Survivors Include his wife;
Shirley Bloyer Chew; a
daughter; Mrs. Richard
(Janet) Rotolo of Belle Vernon: a son; Glenn A. Chew Jr.
of Houston; Tex.; two grandchildren; Carissa and
Richard Lee Rotolo of Belle
Vernon; a sister; Mrs. Buddy
(June) Hixonbaugh of
Stockdale; and a brother; Frank
Chew of Lock Four.
Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home
Inc.. 1209 Grand Blvd..
Monessen; on Sunday from 2
to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and
Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Conrad Auel;Pastor of First Christian Church;Monessen. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is handling the arrangements.

Joseph W.Ciavarra of Main St.; Fayette City;died suddenly Sunday; Dec.5;1982 at his home. He was 91. Mr.Ciavarra was born Jan.2;1888; In Palcna; Italy; a son
of the late Eliseo and Adelina
Ciavarra.
He was one of 12 children;
nine of whom died early In
life during a diptheria
epidemic. While a young boy;
he studied for the priesthood;
but gave it up because he felt
he might not be able to fulfill
some of the commitments Involved.
Instead Mr. Ciavarra
entered Into an apprenticeship as a tailor. He came
to the United States In 1911
and resided with relatives in
Canonsburg where he worked
for a short period of time in a
steel mill.
He then came to Monessen
where he operated a one
room tailor shop. Mr.
Ciavarra was then approached by Andrew Stoffel; a merchant tailor in Fayette City;who asked him to go into business with him;which Mr. Ciavarra did. In 1917;he opened his own shop in Fayette City;employing five men. Upon being drafted into the Army Air Squadron during World War I;he sold his shop to another tailor. When Mr.Ciavarra returned from the war;he worked in Charleroi for Dave Tosenburg as a tailor;designer and furrier. He then returned to Fayette City and opened his own shop again and remained in business there until he retired in 1980 at the age of 92. Mr.Ciavarra was a businessman for some 68 years;at least 60 of them in Fayette City. the family business in Fayette City is still being operated by his son;William L.Ciavarra. He was a member of the Sons of Italy Lodge 468;Charleroi;and the Brightwell-Daugherty American Legion Post 484 of Fayette City. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife;Edna Natola Ciavarra;on Dec.30;1973;and a son in 1922. Suriviors include one son;William L.Ciavarra of Fayette City;one daughter;Mrs.Wilmina Michaloski of Fayette City;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday;Dec.8;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Gnatuk of Acme;Pa.;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Rosario Coccari of 403 Pearl St.;Monessen;died Tuesday at 10:15 p.m. in the Jefferson Hills Manor Nursing Home. He was 88. Born in Italy;Nov.26;1893;he was the son of the late Joseph and Angelina Coccari. Mr.Coccari had been a resident of Monessen for the past 72 years. He was a member of St.Cajetan Church;Monessen;and the Monessen Sons of Italy. He retired from Page Steel and Wire;Monessen;in 1963. Mr.Coccari was preceded in death by two brothers;Carmine and Dominic Coccari. Surviving are his wife;Philomena Malgeri Coccari;three sons;Joseph;John and Rudolph Coccari;one daughter;Marie Heckel;seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren;and one brother;Frank;in Italy. Friends are being received on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;441 Red Ave.;Monessen;where blessing services will be held Friday;Oct.1;at 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial follows at 10 a.m. at St.Cajetan Church;Monessen;with Rev.P.Lino Ramellini offficiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A parish rosary will be said at the funeral home Thursday at 8 p.m. The Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John Cavanaugh of 412 Wood St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Sept.28;1982;at 6 a.m. in Monongahela Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp.  Mr.Cavanaugh was 75.  He was born Aug.3;1907;in Fayette City;a son of the late Thomas and Margaret Long Cavanaugh.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 73 years;he was a former member of Belle Vernon Borough Council.  Mr.Cavanaugh was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon.  He retired as a chemist in  1970 from the Page Plant of the American Chain and Cable Company in Monessen.  Mr.Cavanaugh was also a member of the Belle Vernon Legion Club and the Belle Vernon Musical Society.  He is survived by his widow;Thelma Riskey Cavanaugh;one daughter;Mrs.Ronald (Yvonne) Koeper of Moon Twp.;one son;William Hixenbaugh of Grindstone;one sister;Mrs.Margaret Martin of Houston;Texas;and eight grandchildren.   Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Service will be held in the funeral home Thursday;Sept.30;at 10 a.m.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements. 

Pearl Chabalka of 740 Highland Ave.;North Charleroi;died Saturday Aug.7;1982;at 11 a.m.in the Washington Extended Care Facility;Washington;Pa. She was 83. Mrs.Chabalka was born Oct.8;1898;in Austria-Hungary;a daughter of the late Nicholas and Ann Sudia Chabalka. She had been a resident of North Charleroi for the past 50 years. Mrs.Chabalka was a member of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church;Charleroi. She was preceded in death by her husband;Alex Chabalka. Survivors include one son;Nicholas Chabalka of Belle Vernon R.D.4;two daughters;Ann Lesiak;at home;and Mrs.Charles (Olga) Jakubs of North Charleroi;five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;441 Reed Ave.;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday. A blessing service will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.followed by additional services at 10 a.m.in Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church;Charleroi. The Rev.Samuel Smolcic;pastor;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Monessen Ambulance Service;Mon Valley Hospital or the Washington Extended Care Facility;Washington;Pa.Raymond D.Dalfonso is funeral director in charge.