Charles E. Brownlee; 87; of Belle Vernon; passed away Sunday; November 7; 2010 in Mon Valley Hospital. A son of the late Harold and Ruby Dittman Brownlee; he was born in Washington; PA on February 11; 1923. Formerly of Whitehall; he had resided in Belle Vernon since 1970. Charles was a member of the Charleroi Elks; retired from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company in 1986 and was a veteran of World War II; having served in the U. S. Army Air Corps. Survivors include his wife of 34 years; Maxine Brownlee; one daughter and son-in-law; Patricia and Robert Pooley of Coshocton; OH; one son and daughter-in-law; Charles ‘Chaz’ and Rene Brownlee of Belle Vernon; one brother; Robert Brownlee of Houston; TX and two grandchildren; Erin Moore; and her husband; Kent; of Louisville; Ky and James Pooley of Irvine; CA. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his 1st wife; Frances Feeney Brownlee in 1959; one sister; Jean Brownlee and two brothers; John and Jim Brownlee. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory; Inc.; 724-929-5300; 700 Broad Avenue; Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com. Funeral services will be in the funeral home Thursday at 10 A.M. Entombment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

George Fudge Bednar; 92; of Gillespie; Fayette City; passed away Monday; Oct. 28; 2013; in Country Care Manor surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 13; 1921; in Gillespie; Washington Township; son of the late Josef Bednar and the late Mary Matvej Bednar. George was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church; Charleroi; and retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel; Allenport Plant. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. George is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their families. He was preceded in death by one brother; Joseph Bednar; four sisters; Anna Poprocky; Kathryn Vesely; Helen Bolchak and Margaret Buckley. Friends will be received 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday; Oct. 30; 2013; in the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC.; 334 Main St.; Fayette City; 724-326-5621; http://www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com. Panachida services will be held Thursday; Oct. 31; 2013; at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home followed by Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. in Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church; Charleroi with the Rev. Father James Ragan as celebrant. Entombment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers; memorial contributions may be made to Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church; 828 Meadow Ave.; Charleroi; PA 15022.

William S. Hopkins; 57; of Monessen; died unexpectedly Wednesday; Aug. 13; 2008. Born March 30; 1951; in Charleroi; he was the son of June Hopkins; who resides in Charleroi; and the late Walter Hopkins. He was a retired lieutenant with the Monessen Police Department. He was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church; the Fraternal Order of Police; Mon Valley Police Association; Free and Accepted Masons and Teamsters Local 205. He is survived by his wife; Andrea Ciepley Hopkins; one daughter and son-in-law; Sheila and Joseph Panigall; of Greensburg; two grandchildren; Gianna and Landon Panigall; two brothers and sisters-in-law; Walter and Adel Hopkins and Larry and Patty Hopkins; both of Charleroi; one sister and brother-in-law; Nancy and Sheldon Shultz; of Columbus; Ohio; one uncle and aunt; Don and Joy Hopkins; of Marco Island; Fla.; a sister-in-law; Jackie Zelinsky; of Charleroi; one brother-in-law; Myron and his wife; Beatrice Ciepley; of Monessen; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday in the ROBERT A. BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue; Monessen; 724-684-3700. A blessing service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass in Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. The Monessen Police Department; in conjunction with neighboring police departments; will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.