Ernest M.Bauer;Perryopolis R.D.1;died Sunday;June 28;1987;at 1:40 a.m. in his home. He was 75. Mr.Bauer was born on Sept.3;1911;a son of the late Robert and Margaret Morgan Bauer. He was a member of F&AM Lodge 643 of Belle Vernon;McKean Commandry of Monongahela;Uniontown Lodge of Perfection;Monessen Royal Arch Chapter No.29 and the Syria Temple of Pittsburgh. A resident of Franklin Twp. (Spillway Lake) since 1980;he had retired in 1973 from the Monessen Southwestern Railroad of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he worked as train master. In addition to his parents;Mr.Bauer was preceded in death by a daughter;Grace;a brother;William;and a grandson;Roderick Holiday;1986. Mr.Bauer is survived by his wife;Evelyn Biagini Bauer;a a son;Thomas A.Bauer of Lorain;Ohio;a daughter;Mrs.James (Janice) Holiday of Monessen;a brother;Robert Bauer of Dawson;three sisters;Doris Frost of Belle Vernon;Margaret McCoy of Louisville;Ky.;and Betty Husband of Dawson;three grandchildren;Suzette Sanchez of Lawton;Okla.;Ensign Erin Holiday of U.S.Navy;Guam; and Kelly Bauer of Lorain;Ohio;and one great-grandson;Farrell Holiday DiBart. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev.J.Howard Smith;pastor of Cochran Memorial Methodist Church;Dawson;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Enlieu of flowers;the family requests donations be made to the Roderick Holiday Memorial Scholarship Fund through the funeral home. Masonic services for Belle Vernon Lodge 643 will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director in charge of the arrangements.

Edward Harman Braithwood;73;of 1124 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;June 4;1987 at 6:18 a.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was born April 17;1914 in Fayette City;a son of the late William and Lucy Osborne Braithwood. Besides his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;James. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon and a former elder of the church. He was a member of the F&AM Lodge #643 of Belle Vernon;the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Right Valley of Uniontown and the Consistory and the Syrian Temple;both of Pittsburgh.Survivors include his wife;Ruth Streneske Braithwood;one daughter;Janice Boulton;and her husband;William Boulton;Belle Vernon;one brother;Charles R.of North Versailles;one sister;Mrs.Charles (Thelma) O’Brien of Fayette City;and one granddaughter;Leigh Ann Boulton. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where srvices will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. wuth the Rev.Charles LaPlaca of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs.Mary Bezego;Fayette City;R.D.1;died Monday;May 25;1987;at 2:40 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 86. Mrs.Bezego was born in Fayette City on Aug.3;1900;a daughter of the late John and Mary Savko Oneufer. She was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Lynnwood. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Charles Bezego Sr.;in 1972 and a daughter;Mary Komacko in 1986. Survivors include a son Charles Bezego Jr.of Fayette City R.D.1;two daughters;Mrs.Frank (Helen) Kostelac of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;and Mrs.John (Anna) Simmons of Fayette City R.D.1;10 grandchildren;12 great-grandchildren;three brothers;George;Mike and Nick Savko;all of Corry;Pa.;and a sister;Mrs.Steve (Helen) Maday of Detroit;Mich. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Family and friends will meet Thursday at 8 a.m.at the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Lynnwood;for Divine Liturgy with the Rev.Father John J.Kluchko officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Benjamin A.Bright;52;of 202 Park Manor;Monessen died Sunday;April 12;1987 in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born July 26;1935 in Monessen;a son of the late John and Elsie Bright. He was Protestant by faith. He was a veteran of the U.S.Air Force;stationed in Massachusetts. He moved back to Monessen in 1981. He was a member of American Legon Post 697 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Besides his parents;he was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. Survivors include his wife;Ingeborg of Massachusetts;a son;John Bright;three daughters;Marion and Jacqueline of Springfield;Mass.and Rhonda Singleton of Monessen;two grandchildren;Tamyka and Paris;four brothers;John;Roscoe;Leroy and William of Monessen and one sister;Mrs.Maurice (Marge) Robertson of Washington;Pa. Also surviving is his dearly beloved friend Idella. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m.in the Draper Funeral Home and Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.at the Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Griffin Mason officiating. Burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles Badzik;320 Hopi Drive;Greensburg;died Thursday;April 9;1987;in Harmon House;Mt.Pleasant. He was 84. Mr.Badzik was born in Monessen on Jan.27;1903;a son of the late Michael and Marie Badzik. He was a member of St.Paul Roman Catholic Church;Greensburg. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Rose Blatt Badzik;two brothers;Michael and Joseph Badzik;and three sisters;Catherine;Laura and Mary. Survivors include a daughter;Mrs.Lindon (Carol) Hihath;with whom he made his home;a son;John M.Bradzik of Chandler;Ariz.;and three granddaughters.Friends will be received at the Bacha Funeral Home Inc.;516 Stanton at Green streets;Greensburg;on Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Blessing services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 a.m. in St.Paul Roman Catholic Church;Greensburg. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Bacha Funeral Home Inc.is handling the arrangements.

Robert J.Biddle;of 3944C;Viewcrest Lane;St.Louis;Mo.;formerly of Monessen;died suddenly on Saturday;March 21;1987. He was 54. Mr.Biddle was employed by the federal government in St.Louis. He was a member of the Rock Presbyterian Church of St.Louis and the Free & Accepted Masons Lodge 698 of Monessen. Mr.Biddle was the son of Dorothy Ray Biddle of Belle vernon and the late Joseph Biddle. In addition to his mother;he is survived by two daughters;Mrs.Larry (Debra) Gordon and Mrs.Albert (Robin) Hall;two sons;Joseph Carl Biddle and James Robert Biddle;two grandchildren;Trisha Ann Biddle and Ashley Ann Gordon;aunts;uncles and cousins. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held Friday;March 27;at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Earl Lehman officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

James E.Breakwell;70;of Smock died Wednesday;March 4;1987 in West Penn Hospital. He was the son of the late George W.and Etna Pearl Parkins Breakwell. He was preceded in death by his wife;Martha Martin Breakwell. He was a member of the Walnut Hill United Methodist Church;Valley Lodge 459 F&AM;Lodge of Perfection;Uniontown;Consistory 32nd Degree;Pittsburgh. He was a member;past president and secretary of the Smithfield Rotary and recipient of the Paul Paris Fellow award. Survivors include three children;Robert E.of Belle vernon;Mrs.Mary Margaret Pletcher of Virginia Beach;Va.;J.Veach of Uniontown;six grandchildren;one great-grandchild;and three brothers;Charles E.;Robert L.and George W.Jr. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;in the Goldsboro Funeral Home;Fairchance;and Saturday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the Walnut Hill United Methodist Church;where funeral services will be held with the Rev.Melroy Wirick officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Goldsboro Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.