Charles Boruso;31 Overhill Drive;Monessen;died Saturday;March 17;1984;at 4:55 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 75. Mr.Borruso was born in Italy on March 26;1908;a son of the late Thomas and Anna Drago Borruso. He was a member of St.Cajetan Church in Monessen and the Italian Society of Mutual Aid. A resident of Monessen the past 74 years;he was retired from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen plant;in 1972. He was employed in the wire mill department. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Julia;on Feb.23;1973;and three sisters;Nancy Borruso;Ann Makula;and Virginia Borruso. Survivors include two sons;Thomas J.Barruso of Pittsburgh and Anthony C.Borruso of Connellsville;four grandchildren;and three sisters;Mrs.Ralph (Rose) Trilli of Monessen;Mrs.Andrew (Joseph) Evonko of Charleroi;and Mrs.Frances Hrebnar of Monessen. Friends will be recieved at the Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;441 Reed Ave.;Monessen;on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Blessing services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St.Cajetan’s Church in Monessen with the Rev.P.Lino Ramellini officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Prayer services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday evening. The Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Frank Babich Sr.of Fayette City R.D.1died Monday;Jan.16;1981;at 12:05 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 69. Mr.Babich was born Jan.14;1915;in Fayette City;a son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Benyak Babich Sr. He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s No.1 Machine Shop in Monessen. He was a member of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are his wife;Christine Roman Babich;at home;one son;Frank Babich Jr.of Perryopolis;one daughter;Mrs.Richard (Jeanne) Rathway of Perryopolis R.D.2;five grandchildren;Frank Matthew;Ted A.and Christine L.Babich and Larissa and David Rathway;four sisters;Mrs.Ellen Barota of Perryopolis R.D.2;Mrs.Madaline Uchelvich and Mrs.Betty bednar;both of Fayette City;and Mrs.Mary Blanchard of Phoenix;Ariz.;and five brothers;John;Andrew;Michael and Paul Babich;all of Fayette City;and Samuel Babich of Daisytown R.D.1 Mr.Babich was preceded in death by two brothers;Joseph Babich in 1973;and Charles Babich Jr.in 1982. Friends will be received in the Blair-Lowther Funeral home;Inc.;Perryopolis;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Parastas service will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. A Prayer service will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Divine Liturgy in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Blair-Lowther Funeral home Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Christopher W.Bakewell of 382 May St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;May 10;1983;at 5:56 a.m.at his home. He was 79. Mr.Bakewell was born March 7;1904;in Brownsville;a son of the late Albert and Rachael Bakewell. He was Protestant by faith. Mr.Bakewell retired in 1969 from Monessen Southwestern Railroad;Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;with 34 years service. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers;Irwin;Jack;Boyd and James;and three sisters;Ruth Hoyle;Beatrice Burd and Helen Theakston. Surviviors include his wife;Gladys Abbott Bakewell;two sons;Jack of Belle Vernon and Bill of Joppatowne;Md.;two daughters;Mrs.Gene (Marilois) Hopes of California;Pa.;and Mrs.Metro (Elaine) Backo of Belle Vernon;three sisters;Mrs.Betty Frost of Centerville;Mrs.Cecil Fulmer of Brwnsville and Mrs.Virginia Whiting of Centerville;12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday 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 Monday;Dec.12;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor 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 arrangements.

Mary Ellen Bricher Biggins of 306 Fell St.;North Belle Vernon;died Friday;Oct.28;1983;at 5 a.m.at Jefferson Health Center following a long illness. Mrs.Biggins was 66. She was born Dec.25;1916;in Greenville;Pa.;to the late John C.and A.Edith Larkin Bricher. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a brother;John Bricher;and a sister;Katherine Killion. Surviving are her husband;John P.Biggins Sr.;;four sons;John P.Biggins Jr.;of North Belle Vernon;William E.of Lowell.Ohio;Michael C.of Flichburg;Mass.;and Christopher Biggins of North Belle Vernon;four daughters;Mrs.John A.(Frances) Gore of Fayetteville;N.C.;Mrs.Joseph E.(Catherine) Dutko of Bristol;Pa.;Beatrice M.Biggins of New York City;N.Y.;and Mrs.Harry (Rosemary) Horner of Brownsville. Also surviving are a brother;Joseph E.Bricher of Winthrop;Maine;three sisters;Mrs.James (Martha) Eastlake and Mrs.Donald (Alice) Baskin;both of Greenville;and Mrs.William (Beatrice) Carberry of Palm Springs;Calif.;15 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Mrs.Biggins had been a resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 32 years and was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon where Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 will hold services Sunday at 7:30 p.m. On Monday;prayer services will begin at 10:30 a.m.at the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery Chapel. The family suggests that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society in Mrs.Biggins’ memory. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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.