Aquilla Barnes of 418 Ridge Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;Oct.17;1983;at 1:40 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township following a lingering illness. He was 85. Mr.Barnes was born Sept.6;1898;in Artemas;Pa.;a son of the late David and Frances Smith Barnes. A Monessen resident for many years;he was a carpenter by trade. Mr.Barnes was a member of the First Christian Church of Monessen;where he served as a Trustee and Elder Emerilus. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Ethel Pearl Barnes in December;1978. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Chester (Gladys) Lear of Venice;Fla.;three sons;Glenn Barnes of Fairhope;Wayne Barnes of Monessen and the Rev.Edward G.Barnes of Maroa;Ill.;16 grandchildren;13 great-grandchildren;and one brother;Robert W.Barnes of Flinstone;Md. Friends will be received Tuesday 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 Wednesday;Oct.19;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Conrad G.Auel Jr.officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

John Arthur Biddle;8I2
Harold Ave.; Belle Vernon;
died Friday;Oct.14;1983; at 12:12 p.m. at
his home. He was 57.
Mr. Biddle was born in
Monessen on Sept. 19; 1926; a
son of the late John U. Biddle
and Ora A. Sickels Biddle;
who survives.
A resident of Belle Vernon
for 32 years; he was Baptist
by faith. He served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II
and achieved the rank of soxwain;
having served on the
USS Rlnehart DE196 in both
Europe and Africa.
He was a member of the
Belle Vernon VFW Post 3557
and was employed as a
craneman In the open hearth
department of Wheeling-
Pittsburgh Steel’s Monessen
plant. He was also a member of the USA-AFL-CIO;Local 1229. In addition to his mother;he is survived by his wife;Evelyn June Choker Biddle;a son;Keith Allen Biddle of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.William (Kathleen) Reo of Monongahela and Mrs.Alvin (Susan Lynn) Frick of Belle Vernon;a brother;LLoyd R.Biddle of Eldora;two sisters;Mrs.Jean V.Chuk of Monessen and Mrs.Harry (Lillian) M.Fairley of West Mifflin and two grandchildren;Christy Lynn Reo and Valerie Renee Biddle. Ffriends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Earl M.Lehman;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial services will be held in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests that contributions be made out to either the Rostraver Ambulance Service of the American Heart Association. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling all the arrangements.

John R.Bell of 304 Baltimore St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Sept.15;1983;at 6:40 a.m.in the Waddington Nursing Home.  He was 78.  Mr.Bell was born Sept.26;1904;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Robert and Pearl Baldwin Bell.  He was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion;the VFW of Ebensburg and the Carpenters Union.  Mr.Bell had been a self-employed general contractor.  He served in the U.S.Navy during World War II as a chief petty officer.  Survivors include his widow;Dorothy Gillingham Bell;one daughter;Mrs.LLoyd (Betty) Lazzari of Belle Vernon;one son;Fritzie Frazier of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  There will be no public visitation and funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  If they wish;friends may make memorial contributions to their favorite charity.  The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;is handling arrangements.

Michael Bondi of 112 Alexander Ave.; Monongahela;
(Fisher Heights); died Friday;July 15;1983 in the Washington County
Health Center at 1 p.m. He
was 75.
Mr. Bondi was the son of
the late Joseph and Josephine
Bondi.
He resided in Fisher
Heights for the past five
years; but was formerly of
Belle Vernon. He retired
from the WheelingPittsburgh Steel Corp.;
Monessen plant; in 1957.
In addition to his parents;
he was preceded in death by a
brother; John in 1938; and a
sister; Nellie Mannina.
Survivors include a son;
Joseph (Buddy) Bondi of
Belle Vernon: three sisters;
Mrs. Blackie (Gloria)
Joseph; with whom he made
his home; Mrs. Dwaine
(Dolores) Roberts and Mrs.
Robert (Arlene) Chew; both
of Charleroi: 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday
from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev.Nick Joseph of the South Side Church of Christ;Columbus;Ohio;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Virginia M.Bello of 1120 Lloyd St.;Nanty Glo;died Thursday;June 30;1983;at 7:45 a.m.in Mercy Hospital;Johnstown. She was 61. Miss Bello was born June 25;1922;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of Mary Costello Bello;with whom she made her home;and the late Thomas Bello Sr. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Nanty Glo. Miss Bello was also a member of the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association. She had served for three years as a nurse in the U.S.Air Force. Miss Bello had lived in Nanty Glo for the past 50 years. In addition to her mother;survivors include two brothers;Thomas Bello Jr.;of East Aurora;N.Y.and John A.Bello of Wilmington;Del.;one sister;Katherine Medve of Greensburg;and several nieces and nephews. Private funeral services will be held Saturday;July 2;at 2 p.m.at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Paul Scruton;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Nanty Glo;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. If friends wish;in lieu of flowers they may make contributions to their favorite charity. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.