William Jon Bond; 86; of
Monessen; died Thursday; May
8; 1997; in the Washington
Hospital.
He was born Feb. 8; 1911; in
Charleroi; a son of the late Louis
and Julianna Horvath.
Mr. Bond was a member of
the Belle Vernon United
Methodist Church.
He was a retired steel worker
from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel Co.; Monessen Plant.
Surviving are a son; William
J. Bond of Lexington; Ky.; a
step-son; Donald Johnson of
Perryopolis; two sisters; Emma
Dolan of Pittsburgh and Alice
Madeira of Morgantown;
W.Va.; three grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by his
wife; Kathryn E. Bond; on Aug.
28; 1982; a step-son; Gerald
Johnson in August of 1997; and
a brother; Louis Horvath.
Friends will be received in
the Eley/McCrory Funeral
Home Inc.; 334 Main St.; Fayette
City; Saturday from 7 to 9
p.m.and Sunday from noon to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday until 11 a.m.;the hour of service in the funeral home with the Rev.S.Miles McConnell officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Madeline M.Neil Burrows;85;of 431 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;April 14;1997;at 2:20 a.m.in Sphar’s Personal Care Home;Belle Vernon. She was born Nov.22;1911;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Clyde and Millie Williams Neil. Mrs.Burrows was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon community. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law;Dorothy and Robert Sterdis of Belle Vernon;with whom she made her home;a son and daughter-in-law;James and Eleanor Burrows of Rostraver Township;two sisters-in-law;Yola Neil and Lois Burrows;six grandchildren;Bob Sterdis;Angela Burrows;Carol Walkush;Donna Shrum;Nancy Baker and James Burrows Jr.;and 11 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;James Burrows;in 1936;three brothers;R.Edward Gillespie;Earl Gillespie and Clyde Neil;and one sister;Sadie Winstone. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m.in the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Frank Sgromolo;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Dorothy E.Biddle;88;of Chesterfirld;Mo.;died Tuesday;March 11;1997;at 3:25 p.m.in Westchester House;Chesterfield. Born Aug.13;1908;in Coal Valley;she was the daughter of the late James Blake and Harriet Ann Byers Wray. Mrs.Biddle lived in Belle Vernon from 1976 to 1996;moving to Chesterfield in November 1996. She was formerly of Monessen. She was a member of First Baptist Church;Monessen;and had worked as a volunteer for the Belle Vernon Meals on Wheels program at the Belle Vernon Hi-rise for several years. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Joseph Biddle;in 1974;one son;Robert Biddle;in 1987;two brothers and two sisters. Surviving are four grandchildren;Debra Biddle of Topeka;Kan.;Joseph Biddle of Shawnee;Kan.;Robin Hall of Ballwin;Mo.;and James Biddle;M.D.;of Ashville;N.C.;and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m.in the funeral home;with Dr.Allen Lee;interim pastor of First Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home.

Doris Irene Bevan;68;of Belle Vernon;formerly of Charleroi;died Wednesday;March 12;1997;in St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born Feb.16;1929;in Charleroi;she was the daughter of the late John M.and Phillis Murray Bevan Sr. Miss Bevan was a lifetime member of First United Methodist Church;Charleroi. She was a retired lab technician at Mon Valley Hospital;having 44 years of service. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a brothr;John M.Bevan Jr.;a twin sister;Priscilla Stickle;and a sister;Jane Gray Thomas. Surviving are two sisters and brothers-in-law;Nancy and Raymond Jones of Donora and Marilyn and Joseph Marklewicz of Belle Vernon;and a sister-in-law;Dorothy Bevan of Donora. Friends will be recevied in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery on Saturday;March 15;1997.

Cal Bernardo;70;of 9 Eggers Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Jan.20;1997;at 12:40 p.m.in his home. Born Nov.16;1926;in Cleveland;Ohio;he was a son of the late Santo and Theresa Rizzutto Bernardo. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;he was a member of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church in Fayette City. Mr.Bernardo retired in 1986 from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen plant;where he worked in the weld shop. A U.S.Navy veteran of World War II;he was a member of American Legion Post 659 and VFW Post 699;both of Belle Vernon;and Benevolent Order of Elks Lodge 494 of Charleroi. Mr.Bernardo was chariman of the credit committee at Valley First Federal Credit Union. He served on the reunion committee of the Rostraver High School Class of 1945. Survivors include his wife;Vivian Gavazzi Bernardo;two brothers and a sister-in-law;Santo Bernardo Jr.of Los Angeles;Calif.;and Richard and Judy Bernard of Coraopolis;a sister-in-law;Rose Klochak of Belle Vernon;and a brother-in-law;Roger Bridges of Belle Vernon. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Robert Bernardo Sr.;and a sister;Carole Bridges. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Richard Mackiewicz;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests contributions in memory of Cal Bernardo to Community Ambulance Service;Belle Vernon Public Library or Albert Gallatin Hospice. Belle Vernon area VFW Post 699 will conduct a service at 7:15 p.m.Tuesday in the funeral home. Parish wake service will be held at 3 p.m.Wednesday;followed by Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 service at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Elks Lodge 494 service at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday;all in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.