Ruth May Quinn; 88; of Charleroi; died Thursday; Sept. 15; 2011; in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born June 20; 1923; in Columbus; Ohio; a daughter of the late Daniel and Rose Orr Balogh. Mrs. Quinn was a devoted wife; loving mother; grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed time with her family; loved traveling and enjoyed going to the casino. Surviving is her son; Doug Quinn and his wife; Pat; of The Villages; Fla.; her sisters; Betty Barton and Carol Balogh; both of Charleroi; and her brother; Frank Balogh and his wife; Marge; of Charleroi. Also surviving are her two grandchildren; Dr. Kelly Ann Deister and her husband; Eric; of Tampa; Fla. and Jeff Quinn and his fiancee Lisa; of Carlisle; and two great-grandchildren; Kimberly Deister and Bently Quinn. In addition to her parents; Mrs. Quinn is preceded in death by her husband; Kenneth Quinn; and her sister; Bertha Dutch. Friends will be received Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. in the SCHROCK-HOGAN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES INC.; 226 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi; where funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family atwww.schrock-hogan.com.

Alan Cunningham 70; of North Tonawanda; Wednesday May 27; 2009 in Millard Gates. Mr. Cunningham was born in Harrisburg; PA on October 13; 1938 to Harry and Cathryn Cunningham.

A Memorial service will be held Monday evening from 7 – 9 P.M. at the Wattengel Funeral Home; 307 Oliver St. North Tonawanda; services will begin at 8:30 P.M.

On Friday; June 5; 2009; Ray O. (Bussy) Parker Sr.; 68; of Arnold City; died at Monongahela Valley Hospital after a brief illness. Born on May 26; 1941; in Lemont Furnace; he was the son of the late Rose and William Parker. He attended North Union Township public school and graduated from North Union High School in 1969. Ray entered the workforce at a local drug store before starting a 36-year-long career in the steel industry at U.S. Steel Clairton Works until his retirement in 2006. He was employed by Beverly Draper Funeral Home and was a long-time member of the Elks Lodge No. 697 in Monessen. In addition to his parents; Ray was preceded in death by two brothers; Ed and Frank Parker; and one sister; Mary Tom Shellar. Ray is survived by his wife of 45 years; Sonia Parker; three sons; Philip (MaryBeth) Parker of Smyma; D. Ray Parker Jr. of Belle Vernon; and Richard (Daneen) Parker of McKeesport; three brothers; Warren (Marvella) Parker of Hesteria; Calif.; Zernie (Georgiamae) Parker of Uniontown and Milton (Mary Ann) Parker of Oliphant Furnace; two sisters; Liz (Bill) Pollard of Coraopolis and Michelle Woody of Brooklyn; N.Y.; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a special companion; Telesa Clark of Monessen; and a host of nieces; nephews; lodge members; other relatives and friends. Family and friends will be received Wednesday; June 10; from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.; in First Christian Church; Route 51; Wickhaven. In addition; a Elks service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. An additional viewing will be held in the church on Thursday; June 11; from 10 to 11 a.m.; the hour of service with District Elder Jacalyn R. Mills; officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the BEVERLY C. DRAPER FUNERAL HOME INC.; 608 Sixth St.; Monessen (724) 684-6242.

Edward Sylvester Vales; 82; of Pricedale; departed this life on Monday; June 1; 2009; in the ER of Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township. He was born Feb. 15; 1927; in Pricedale; son of the late Dunmore (Happy) Vales and the late Lucretia (Lula) Harris Vales. He was a life member of the Elks Lodge and a member of the Teamsters Union. He leaves behind his only living sibling; Lenore Vales Shaw; of Gulfport; Miss.; his children; George Lawrence Vales; member of Trinity 32 Masonic Lodge; of Little Rock ; Ark.; Timothy Vales; of Pricedale; Milton Vales; of Sacramento; Calif.; twins Marella and Michael Vales; of Pittsburgh; Edward Vales Jr.; of Pittsburgh; Gwendolyn Vales; of Valejo; Calif.; and Bobby Vales; of Oakland; and devoted companion; Colleen Murphy of Pricedale. He was preceded in death by brother George Henderson Vales and sister Beatrice Summers. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the ELEY/MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; Main St.; Fayette City. Additional viewing will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday; June 8; at the Pleasant Green AME Church; Johnson Street; Pricedale. Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. in the church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery; Belle Vernon. www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com. The Elks will hold services at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.

Patsy Speers Bradley; 86; of Longwood; Fla.; passed away Sunday; May 31; 2009; in Hospice of the Comforter; Altamonte Springs; Fla. A daughter of the late Stephen McClain Speers and Minerva Mitchell Speers; she was born in North Charleroi on Sept. 25; 1922. She graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University) in 1945 and was president of the Chatham Alumni Association from 1968 to 1970. She married Charles C. Bradley of Brownsville; on Aug. 3; 1945; and lived in Drexel Hill and King of Prussia; Pa.; from 1952 to 1994. For 18 years; she and her husband owned and operated the John Poteat Collection in Haverford; Pa.; and The Pear Tree in Bryn Mawr; Pa. She was an active member of the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church and a volunteer guide at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. An avid golfer from the age of 50; she was a member of Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square; Pa.; the Bay Hill Club in Orlando; Fla.; and the Sweetwater Golf Club in Sweetwater; Fla. A resident of Florida since 1994; she and her husband resided in Orlando until 2005; when they moved to Village on the Green; a Life Care Retirement Community in Longwood. In addition to her husband; survivors include one daughter and son-in-law; Pamela Bradley and Richard Pabst of McLean; Va.; two sons and one daughter-in-law; Mark and Judi Bradley of Berwyn; Pa.; and C. Stephen Bradley of Orlando; Fla.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by two sisters; Torrance Etheridge and Betty Didrichsen; and one brother; Stephen Speers. Cemetery chapel services will be held on June 6 at 10 a.m. in Belle Vernon Cemetery with Rev. David Zona officiating. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Chatham University; Woodland Road; Pittsburgh; Pa.; 15232; or to the Brede Wilkins Scholarship Foundation at Village on the Green; 500 Village Place; Longwood; Fla.; 32779. THE FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC.; 724-929-5300; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon is handling arrangements. www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com

Stephen was born on December 25; 1926 and passed away on Monday; May 4; 2009.

Stephen was a resident of Fayette City; Pennsylvania.

William A. Konecheck; 95; of Rostraver Township; passed away Saturday; May 30; 2009; in the Donnell House; Washington. A son of the late Nicholas and Minerva Beyer Konecheck; he was born in Belle Vernon on June 19; 1913. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon; he was a member of the Tri County F&AM Lodge 643 and the Pricedale Camp in Dents Run; Pa. Bill retired in 1973 from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling- Pittsburgh Steel Company; where he was the superintendent of maintenance; and worked for many years for the Ferguson Funeral Home; Inc. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law; Katherine and Richard Holland of Gilbertsville; Pa.; and Karen and Frank Jurczak of North Charleroi; one son and daughter-in-law; William N. and Deborah Konecheck of Fredericksburg; Va.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. There will be no public visitation. Private graveside services will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC.; 724-929-5300; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers; memorial donations may be made to the Donnell House.