Alberta Bell of 301 Sand Bank Road;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Sept.15;1987;in Montefiore Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 64. Mrs.Bell was born Sept.13;1923;in Layton;a daughter of Rosella Rock of Layton and the late William Rock. She was a member of Lynnwood Lutheran Church and the Belle Vernon VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs.Bell had lived in Belle Vernon since 1971;moving there from Perryopolis. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her husband;Milton Bell;Dec.5;1976. Survivors;in addition to her mother;include two sons;Gary Bell of Chattnooga;Tenn.;and David Bell of Fayette City;one daughter;Mrs.Kenneth (Henrietta Retzie ) Klanchar of Belle Vernon;two brothers;William Rock of Maryland and Walter Rock of Forest Hills;one sister;Catherine Stipa of Layton;seven grandchildren;one great-grandson;and a good friend;James Otis of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday;Sept.18;at 11 a.m. with Pastor Edward Crotty of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Evelyn G.Chiplaskey Basits of 321 Belle Vernon Apartments;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Aug.18;1987;at 10:55 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 77. Mrs.Basits was born April 2;1910;in Grindstone;a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Addis Chiplaskey. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Alex F.Basits Sr.;on Jan.26;1986;by a sister;Elizabeth Nichol;and by two brothers;Robert and Kenneth Chiplaskey. Mrs.Basits had been a resident of the Belle Vernon community since 1935. She was a member of the First Christian Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are a son;Alex F.Basits Jr.;of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.John (Mary Lou) Kalakewich of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Betty Jane Simpson of Centerville;Va.;one brother;Roy Chiplaskey;of Grindstone;10 grandchildren;and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Donald A.Bowers;pastor;First Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Robert M.Byron of 307 Water St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Tuesday;Aug.4;1987;at 12:05 p.m. at Mon Valley Hospital. He was 43. Mr.Byron was born Sept.6;1943;in Pittsburgh;a son of Leonard Byron of Belle Vernon and the late Lorenna Barnes Kontos. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Belle Vernon Musical Society. Mr.Byron;a U.A.Air Force veteran of the Vietnam war;had lived in Belle Vernon the past 32 years. A former employee of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport plant for 13 years;Mr.Byron was employed by the Solstat Coal Company of Mt.Pleasant. In addition to his father;survivors include his wife;Nancy Bitonti Byron;a son;Jamie Robert Byron at home;a daughter;Melissa Ann Byron at home;three brothers;Douglas and Kenneth Byron;both of Belle Vernon;and Lawrence Byron of McDonald;Ohio;two sisters;Susan Priloh of the state of Indiana and Mrs.Barry (Wendy) Mellinger of Belle Vernon;and his mother-in-law;Rose Bitonti of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Friday;Aug.7;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian R.C.Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

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.