James E. Boyer of 420 Forest St.;
Monessen; died Thursday; Dec. 10;
1987; at 5:15 p.m. in Baldock Nursing
Home; Irwin. He was 79.
Mr. Boyer was born Feb. 10;1908;
in Hazelwood; a son of the late Harry
and Bessie Morgart Boyer.
A resident of Monessen most of his
life; he retired in 1967 from the
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Monessen plant; where he had worked as a craneman.
A U.S. Navy veteran of World War
n; he was preceded in death by a
son; John Boyer; in 1975.
Survivors include his wife; Ann
Honchalk Boyer; two daughters;
Jean Evans and Mrs. Nicholas
(Mary Ellen) Zlatovich; both of
Monessen; two stepdaughters;
Sharon Honsaker of Monessen and
Mrs. Thomas (Mary Anne) McGinty
of New Eagle; three stepsons; Edward Lucas of Middletown; Paul
Lucas of Belle Vernon and James
Lucas; serving with the U.S. Army
in Alabama; two sisters; Goldie
Pearl Otto of Coal Center and Sylvia
Bellman of Irvington; N.J.; and 10
grandchildren.
Friends will be received Friday
from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.
Ferguson Funeral Home; 700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday;Dec.12;at 10 a.m.with Father Patrick O’Connor;pastor of St.Leonard Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangemetns.

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.