Virginia (Virgie) Bickerton of 116 State St.;Speers Hill;died Tuesday;June 19;1984;at 4:10 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 85. Born in Speers Nov.2;1898;she was a daughter of the late Louis A.and Harriet A.Hilton Sneed. Mrs.Bickerton was a lifetime resident of Speers and a member of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi. She was a retired school teacher;having worked in a number of area school districts. Mrs.Bickerton was a lifetime member of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the National Education Association. She was a graduate of California Teachers College;now California University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Edward;in 1966. Suriving are one brother;Murel Sneed of Speers Hill and two sisters;Alma Sneed of Speers Hill and Mrs.John (Eleanor) Vetter of Fallowfield Township. Friends are being received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where funeral services will be held Thursday;June 21;at 11 a.m.with Rev.Francis M.Blair;pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Vincent J.Banshak of 311 Center Ave.;North Charleroi;died Sunday;June 10;1984;at 4:00 p.m.in Haven Crest Convalscent Home;Carroll Township. He was 78. Mr.Banshak was born April 8;1906 in United;Westmoreland County. He was the son of the late Jacob and Frances Mojeski Banshak. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Charleroi;F&AM Lodge 750 of Jeannette and the Consistory of Williamsport. Mr.Banshak was a retired meter inspector at West Penn for 49 years and a treasurer of West Penn Credit Union for 19 years. He is survived by his wife Helen Keister Banshak;a daughter;Warren (Patricia) Houseman of Mapleview;two sisters;Leona Banshak ad Sophia Sassos;both of Greensburg;two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Private funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. Francis M.Blair of the United Presbyterian Church;will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Mary Bitonti of 18 Johnston St.; Belle
Vernon; died Tuesday; May 22;1984; at
9:16 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital.
She was 74.
Mrs. Bitonti was born Sept. 25; 1909;
in Kingmont; W. Va.. a daughter of the
late Paul and Mary Rota Speen.
She was a member of St. Sebastian
Roman Catholic Church; the Anita
Garibaldi Society and the Defense Club.
Mrs. Bitonti had been a resident of
Belle Vernon the past 56 years.
In addition to her parents she was
preceded in death by her husband; Salvatore (Sam);Sept.3;1982. Survivors include four sons;Joseph at home;Frank of Rostraver Township;Samuel of Belle Vernon and Paul of Washington;Pa.;one daughter;Mrs.Paul (Anna) Adametz of Belle Vernon;one brother;John Speen of Detroit;Mich.;and nine grandchildren. 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. Blessing service will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy K.Bell of Apartment 10;Belle Vernon Apartments;Belle Vernon;died Friday;May 18;1984;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 67. Mrs.Bell was born March 20;1917;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Walter and Lydia Curl Gillingham. A life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area;she was a member of the Bethany Bible Fellowship;Belle Vernon. Her husband;John R.Dell;died in September;1983. Surviving are a son;Fritz Frazier of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Eleanor Stark of Belle Vernon;two grandchildren;Debora House of Orlando;Fla.;and Dana Frazier of Belle Vernon;and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 12 noon to 3 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.William M.Jamison;pastor;Bethany Bible Fellowship;Belle Vernon;and the Rev.Thomas St.Clair;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;co-officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Fred J.Beazell of 137 Wilson St.;Struthers;ohio;died Friday;May 11;1984;at 12:52 a.m. in Southside Hospital;Youngstown;Ohio. He was 78. Mr.Beazell was born April 15;1906;in Speers;a son of the late Frank E.and Olive Husher Beazell. He was a retired operator with the seamless department of Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Surviving are his wife;Martha Shackelford Beazell;at home;one daughter;Mrs.Tamara Story;of Midland;Mich.;and three granddaughters. Friends will be received at the Davidson-Becker Funeral Home;11 Spring St.;Struthers;Ohio;Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Robert Dieterich officiating. Additional services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Belle Vernon Cemetery. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Davidson-Becker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.