Rose P.Britt;74;of Wickhaven;died Thursday;Jan.5;1995;at 4:30 p.m.at home. Born May 29;1920;in Bridgeport;Ohio;she was the daughter of the late Frank and Hilda Peyton Porter. She was a resident of Wickhaven since 1960. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;James E.Britt;in 1975;a son;William Britt;in 1972;and a sister;Ora Grace VanFossen. Surviving are five sons and four daughters-in-law;Frank and Patty Britt of Monongahela;Charles and Janet Britt of Belle Vernon;Ronald and Mary Britt of Perryopolis;James and Debbie Britt of Shadyside;Ohio;and Terry Britt;at home;two daughters;Mrs.Lynn (Shirley) Parshall and Mrs.Harry (Carol) Stuckslager;both of Perryopolis;one brother;Milton Porter of St.Clairsville;Ohio;one sister;Hilda Chuckery of Lansing;Ohio;11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.James F.Moffett of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church;Fayette City;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Phyllis R.Beckinger of 116 Taylor Run Road;Monongahela;died Tuesday;Dec.6;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Philip ad Clara Strenske Muir. Mrs.Beckinger was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Donora. She was a member of the Pastor/Parish Relations Committee and a member of the administrative board and trustees of the church. Additionally;she was a past president of the Junior Ruth Class and the W.S.C.S.of the church. She had belonged to Donora Chapter 94 Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs.Beckinger was a charter member of the Donora Forecast Club. She was a member of the Public School Employees Association and had taught school in the Intermediate Unit of Westmoreland County. She was active in the Meals on Wheels program in Monessen and was a member of the Rostraver Township AARP 3408. She had lived in Carroll Township for the last 38 years. Surviving are her husband;Keith Beckinger;with whom she celebrated 55 years of marriage Nov.29;1994;two sons;Robert Beckinger of Donora and Terry and his wife Deborah Beckinger of Michigan City;Ind.;one sister;Elsie Mascara of Ft.Lauderdale;Fla.;and three grandchildren;Brian and Craig Beckinger and Amanda Beckinger. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a brother;William Muir;and two sisters;Elizabeth Muir and Hilda Sale. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the funeral home Friday at 2 p.m. with the Dr.Rev.Joel Wilcher;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Donora;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. If friends wish;donations may be made to the Washingtron County Cancer Society. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

John D.Brickey;80;of 727 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Nov.24;1994;at 6 a.m. in Millie K’s Personal Care Home;Belle Vernon. Born Sept.30;1914;in Townsend;Tenn.;he was the son of the late George and Martha Brickey. Mr.Brickey lived in Belle Vernon the past 24 years and was formerly a resident of the state of California. He was a member of the National Maritime Union;where he was a Merchant Marine Able-Bodied Seaman. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Ruby Brickey;in 1966;and a son;Ronald Davis. Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Joseph (Connie) Lucas of Belle Vernon;with whom he made his home;one sister;Hassell Greene of Alcoa;Tenn.;nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Bill Bailey of the Free Methodist Church of Monongahela officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Thomas S. Bongiorno; 67;
also known as Mr. Banjor; of
Fairhope; Belle Vernon; died
suddenly Thursday; Oct. 13;
1994; in the Warren General
Hospital; Front Royal; Va.;
while on a fishing trip.
Mr. Bongiorno was born July
7; 1927; in Charleroi; a son of
the late Anthony (Tony) and
Anna Kovatch Bongiorno.
He was a retired junior high
teacher of history and a former
football coach with Bellmar
High School and the Belle Vernon Area School District. Mr.Bongiorno was a member of the Belle Vernon Athletic Association and the Fairhope Rod
and Gun Club.
He is survived by his wife;
Dawn E. Anderson Bongiorno;
two sons; Thomas A. Bongiorno
(and daughter-in-law Vickie) of
Belle Vernon and David C. Bongiorno (and daughter-in-law
Patricia) of Washington; Pa.;
and six grandchildren; Georgina; Jennifer; Amanda; James;
Timothy and Karen.
Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday until 11 a.m.;the hour of services in the funeral home;with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Margaret Hamadock;89;of 615 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Sept.10;1994;at 11:40 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. She was born June 18; 1905;in Elizabeth; a daughter of the
late John and Mary E. Pundai
Hamadock.
Mrs. Boston was a resident of
the Belle Vernon community
for the past 58 years. She was a
member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle
Vernon.
She is survived by one son;
Paul A. Boston of Severn; Md.;
one daughter; Mrs. Bruce (Donice) Beitel of New Stanton; one
brother; Joe Hamadock of
Dover; Del.; and four grandchildren; Donice M. Beitel; Bruce
Beitel; Kirk A. Boston and Diana L.Boston.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; Ross O. Boston;
who died Oct. 25; 1971; one
brother; John Hamadock; and
one sister; Ann Hamadock.
Friends will be received in
the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626 Broad Ave.;
Belle Vernon; from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Prayer service will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 9:15 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ruth Bartus;84;of 2307 W.Crawford Ave.;Connellsville;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Aug.13;1994;at 7 p.m.in Brownsville General Hospital. Mrs.Bartus was born Sept.14;1909;in Bullskin Township;Fayette County;a daughter of the late Albert and Cora Harshman Burkett. She had lived in Leisenring No.1 and had lived in Belle Vernon for 38 years before moving to Connellsville;where she lived the last 28 years of her life. Mrs.Bartus was a former member of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. She and her husband;John L.Bartus;who survives;were married 45 years on June 10;1984. In addition to her parents;she was also preceded in death by a son;Eugene Quinn;in 1989;by a granddaughter;Lori Ann Quinn;in 1982;and by a sister;Blanche Corbett;in 1981. Four brothers;Albert;Ernest;Ray and John are also deceased. Surviving are one son;Ernest Quinn of Lilburn;Ga.;one brother;Jesse Burkett of Leisenring No.1;one sister;Grace Bryus of Detroit;Mich.;four grandchildren;James;Keith;Dawn and Mark Quinn;and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.in the funeral home with Pastor Larry R.Walker of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is handling arrangements.