Elizabeth M.Bell;85;of 304 Baltimore St.;Belle Vernon;died on Sunday;Jan.6;1991;at 12:30 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on Jan.22;1905;in Presto;Allegheny County;a daughter of the late Nicholas and Rose Limbach Thieser. Mrs.Bell was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion Auxiliary. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by five brothers;Bernard;William;Joseph;Peter and George Thieser;and two sisters;Clara Vezzani and Nora Lowery. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.LLoyd (Betty M.) Lazzari;with whom she made her home;one sister;Rose Gaul of California;Pa.;two grandchildren;Robert L.Lazzari of Fellsburg and Lucinda Lazzari Pterson of Bettendorf;Iowa;and two great-grandchildren;Kristina M.and Robert J.Lazzari. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m.;when services will be held;with the Rev.Michael Shepard;interim minister of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers;memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;or the Belle Vernon Library. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.
VICKI CLARE BERTALAN
ELIZABETH M.THIESER BELL
MARVIN F. BARR
HERMAN BORBOUSE
GERTRUDEFECHTER. BULGER
Gertrude C.Bulger;80;of 905 West Drive;Sheffield Lake;Ohio;formerly of the Belle Vernon area;died Wednesday;Dec.26;1990;at 1:15 p.m.;at the Kaiser-Permanente Hospital;Parma;Ohio. She was born in Roscoe on May 19;1911;a daughter of the late Harry and Sarah Wick Fechter. Mrs.Bulger was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents;she was preceded n death by her husband;Blandon Bert Bulger in 1969;and by several brothers and sisters. She is survived by two sons;Robert C.Bulger of Monongahela and Blandon Gene Bulger of Virginia Beach;Va.;a daughter;Mrs.Frank (Shirley) Rudik of Sheffield Lake;Ohio;with whom she made her home;two brothers;Frank Fechter of Willoughby;Ohio;and Blandon Fechter of Washington;Pa;;a sister;Mrs.Mildred Chalfant of Speers;13 grandchildren;22 great-grandchildren;and 1 great-great-grandchild. 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 the Rev.John C.Park;pastor of Marion Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.
MARSHALL F. BORNE
ORA A.SICKELS BIDDLE
Ora A.Biddle;91;of Char House;North Charleroi;died Saturday;Oct.13;1990;in Mon Valley hospital;Inc.;Carroll Township. Born Nov.27;1898;in Donora;she was the daughter of the late Robert W.and Myrtle Davis Sickels. Mrs.Biddle had been a Monessen resident for many years prior to moving to Charleroi. She was a member of First Baptist Church;Monessen;and was former president of the Monessen Golden Agers and the Charleroi Senior Citizens. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;John U.Biddle;two daughters;Jean V.Chuk and Lillian M.Fairley;one son;John A.Biddle;two sisters;two brothers and one half-sister. Surviving are one son;Lloyd R.Biddle of Eldora;nine grandchildren;17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monesen. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home at 11 a.m.;Tuesday;with the Rev.Scott W.Koeppen of First Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.
DOROTHY BEGGS
EDITH L.SMITH BARGER
Edith L.Smith Barger;93;of 223 Belle Vernon Apartments;died Monday;Sept.17;1990;at 4:20 p.m.in Haven Crest Inc.;Carroll Township. She was born March 3;1897;in North Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Scullen Smith. In addition to her parents;whe was preceded in death by her husband;William L.Barger;April 17;1975;a son;David William Barger;a brother;Thomas Smith;a sister;Ann McEwen;and a granddaughter;Phyllis Louise Barger. Mrs.Barger was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;where she was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and its Ladies Guild and Legion of Mary. She was also a member of the Third Order of St.Francis;Catholic Daughters of the Americas Belle Vernon Court 1522 and the Ladies Auxiliary of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law;Thomas Joseph and Mary Louise Marasco Barger of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mary Catherine Smith of Belle Vernon;six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday fron 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 a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.by Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 and Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.by the Ladies Auxiliary of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. Rosary will be recdited Wednesday at 3 p.m.in the funeral home by Catholic Daughters of the Americas Belle Vernon Court 1522 and the Legion of Mary and Ladies Guild of St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
