Theodore J.Bishop;84;of 546 Edwards Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;March 4;1990;at 4:55 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital.   He was born in Phillipsburg;Pa.;July 11;1905;a son of the late Alban and Cassandra Sterner Bishop.  Mr.Bishop was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church and a former Elder of the church.  He was a former member of the Washington Township Planning Commission.  In addition;he was a member and former President of the Washington Township Lion’s Club and a 50-year member of the F and AM Lodge 161 of Lonaconing;MD.and the Consistory Valley of Pittsburgh.  Mr.Bishop also belonged to the Syria temple of Pittsburgh.   Having lived in the Belle Vernon area since 1953;he formerly had worked for the U.S.Steel Corporation;Irvin Works in West Mifflin.  He then came to the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel in 1953.  He retired in 1970 as General Foreman in the Strip Mill.  In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Donald and Francis Bishop.  He is survived by his wife of 64 years;Mary Merrbaugh Bishop;three sons;Theodore L.Bishop of Chesterfield;Mo.;Fred R.Bishop of Port Vue and Raymond E.Bishop of McKeesport;11 grandchildren;and five great-grandchildren.  Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Funeral service will be held from the funeral home Wednesday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.John Park of Marion Presbyterian Church officiating.  Interment will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas E. Bainbridge of 420
May St.;; Belle Vernon; died suddenly Tuesday; Feb. 27; 1990; at
11:25 a.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital. He was 68.
Mr. Bainbridge was born Nov.
21;1921; in Fairnope; a son of the
late Robert and Catherine
Sproates Bainbridge.
A lifelong resident of the Belle
Vernon area; he was a member
of Belle Vernon American
Legion Post 659; the AARP and
Mon Valley Chapter 131 of the
Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Bainbridge retired in 1984 as a technician for the Mine Safety and health Administration of the United States Government. He was a U.s.Army veteran of World War II;serving in the Pacific. Survivors include his wife;Harriet Hilty Bainbridge;one daughter;Paticia Bainbridge at home;and one brother;Richard Bainbridge of Fairhope. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev. Dr. Thomas St.Clair;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Alvin Bulger;78;of 307 Delmont Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Feb.16;1990;at 6:10 a.m.in Haven Crest Convalescent Home;Carroll Township. He was born June 5;1911;in Arnold City;a son of the late Samuel James and Frances Brown Bulger. He was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. He was a member of the Marion United Presbyterian Church;Fairhope;and retired in 1974 as an inspector at the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.Monessen Plant. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters;and one grandson;Jeffrey Michael Nogy. Survivors include his wife;Helen Kozak Bulger;one son;Samuel James Bulger of Deer Park;Texas;three daughters;Barbara Ann Bulger;at home;Mrs.Michael (Frances Timmie ) Nogy of Wichita;Kansas;and Margaret Jane Tini Williams of Vineland;N.J.;one brother;Arthur Meger of Eldora;one sister;Mrs.Elsie Herden of Fairhope;and two grandchildren;Christopher Michael Nogy and Samuel Alvin Nogy. Friends will be receied Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.;Circle Drive;Sweeney Plan. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.John C.Park;pastor of the Marion United Presbyterian Church;Fairhope;officiating. Burial will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;is in charge of arrangements.

Elma H.Breakwell;89;of 275 Braden School Road;Beaver Falls;died Saturday;Jan.13;1990;at 11 p.m.in Beaver County Medical Center. She was born in Belle Vernon May 31;1900;a daughter of the late Elmer F.and Lura Lehew Haught. Mrs.Breakwell was a member of the First United Methodiat Church of Belle Vernon;the Mon Valley Rebekah Lodge 82 and the Order of the Eastern Star. She had lived in Beaver Falls for the past year;having previously lived in Belle Vernon for most of her life. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Charles D.Breakwell Sr.in 1965;a son;Charles D.Breakwell Jr.in 1973;and two sisters;Mattie Abrams in 1986 and Alice Hoyes in 1988. She is survived by three daughters;Mrs.C.H.(Claradele) Wolf of Beaver Falls;Mrs.Virginia Murnane of Pittsburgh and Mrs.Clarence (Hilda) Roberts of Beaver Falls;four grandchildren;13 great-grandchildren;and three great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 1 p.m.Wednesday with Dr.Thomas St.Clair officiating. Interment will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Mon Valley Rebekahs will hold a service in the funeral home Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Michael Balaska of 329 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Nov.4;1989;at 1:40 a.m. in Mount Macrina Nursing Home;Uniontown. He was 89. Mr.Balaska was born Nov.22;1899;in Caechoslovakia;a son of the late Andrew and Helen Karas Balaska. He was Lutheran by faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers;John Balaska;1985;and Andrew Balaska;1973. Mr.Balaska retired in 1965 from the Monessen plant of the Pittsburgh Steel Co. Survivors include his wife;Amelia Frederick Balaska;one son;Michael J.Balaska of Margate;Fla.;one daughter;Mrs.Ralph (Elaine) Matrozzo of Woodbridge;Va.;and three grandchildren. There will be no public visitation. The Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;is in charge of arrangements.