BUSHKO - Friends of Helen Matyuf Bushko of 104 Second Avenue, Canonsburg, who died Friday, January 2, 1998, will be received after 5 p.m. Saturday in the DeAngelo Funeral Home, 194 East College Street, Canonsburg, with Parastas services held at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 4, in St. John Baptist Orthodox Church, Boone Avenue, Canonsburg, with the Rev. Joseph Oleynik as celebrant. Interment in Oak Spring Cemetery.
BACAN - Friends of Betty Bacan of Carmichaels, who died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, were received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, 300 South Vine Street, Carmichaels. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 3, in First United Methodist Church, Carmichaels, with Pastor Roger C. Saunders officiating. Entombment in the mausoleum at Greene County Memorial Park. The family suggests memorial donations to either Fayette Home Care Hospice, 100 Woodlawn Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401 or First United Methodist Church, 104 West South Street, Carmichaels, PA 15320.
BARGER - Friends of Ethel Dale Cummins Barger of Waynesburg (Dotysburg), who died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, January 2, in the Milliken and Throckmorton Funeral Home, Inc. 197 North Maiden Street, Waynesburg, where services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 3, with the Rev. James F. King as celebrant. Burial in Greene County Memorial Park, Morgan Township, Greene County.
BERTINOTTI - Friends of Frances B. Bertinotti of Canonsburg, who died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, will be received 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Joseph P. Salandra Funeral Home, 304 West Pike Street, Canonsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 3, in the St. Genevieve Worship Site at St. Patricks Parish. Interment in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.
BOGDAN - Friends of Charles J. Bogdan of Greensboro R.D.1 (Cabbage Flats), and formerly of Dry Tavern, who died Friday, January 2, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, 300 South Vine Street, Carmichaels, where family and friends are asked to meet at 10 a.m. Monday, January 5, in order to proceed in procession to Holy Family Worship Site of St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Greensboro, for Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Alvin Gutierrez as celebrant. Interment in Greene County Memorial Park. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Military rites will be conducted graveside by Filer-Sadlek American Legion Post 954 of Jefferson.
BRAY - Friends of Mary Bray of Upper Marlboro, Md., formerly of Marianna, who died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Nichol Funeral Home, 1728 Main Street, Marianna, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 3. Interment in Horn Cemetery, Marianna.
BRIGICH - Friends of Louise L. Tolzda Brigich of Canonsburg, who died Wednesday, December 31, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Sollon Funeral Home, Ltd. 30 East College Street, Canonsburg, J. David Sollon, director. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, January 5, in St. Genevieve Worship Site of St. Patrick Parish. Burial in St. Patrick Cemetery. The family suggest memorials to Croatian Fraternal Union Scholarship Foundation, 100 Delaney Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 or American Cancer Society, 135 South College Street, Washington, PA 15301.
BROWN - Friends of Freeda Minor Brown of Carmichaels, who died Thursday, January 1, 1998, will be received from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday and noon to 1 p.m., the hour of services Monday, January 5, in the Paul M. Lesako Funeral Home Inc., 204 Dowlin Avenue, Carmichaels, with the Rev. Donald Gillenwater officiating. Interment in Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg R.D.1. The Greene Academy Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will conduct a memorial service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
COLLINS - A memorial service for Howard S. "Lefty" Collins of Waynesburg House, Waynesburg, who died Wednesday, December 24, 1997, will be held at the 11 a.m. service Sunday, January 4, 1998, at Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, Waynesburg. Interment will be at a later date in Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson. Arrangements under the direction of the Behm Funeral Home, Jefferson.
DAY - Friends of Paul R. Day of West Finley, R.D.2, who died Thursday, January 1, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in Rush Funeral Home, Inc., Rogersville, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 5, with the Rev. Calvin Linderman officiating. Interment in Wind Ridge Cemetery, Wind Ridge. Graveside military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 4793, American Legion Post 330 and the DAV Post 123, all of Waynesburg.
DICHAK - Friends of Louis A. Dichak formerly of Canonsburg, who died Friday, January 2, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the DeAngelo Funeral Home, 194 East College Street, Canonsburg, where a blessing service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 5, with the Rev. James Seeger officiating. Interment in St. Patrick Cemetery.
DINCH - Friends of Edward Mervin Dinch of Hicks Road, West Alexander, who died Wednesday, December 31, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 3, with the Rev. John Mark Scott officiating. Interment in North Buffalo Church Cemetery.
EDWARDS - Friends of Allen "Nick" Edwards Jr. of Washington, who died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home, 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 3, with Rev. Walter Cherry officiating. Interment in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.
GIACOBBE - Friends of Joseph H. Giacobbe (Jacoby) of 915 West Pike Street, Houston, who died Thursday, January 1, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Joseph P. Salandra Funeral Home, 304 West Pike Street, Canonsburg. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon Monday, January 5, in St. Patrick Worship Site of St. Patrick's Parish, Canonsburg. Interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted graveside by American Legion Post 902 and VFW Post 191, both of Canonsburg.
HIGHFIELD - Friends of Charlotte Highfield of McDonald, formerly of Noblestown, who died Wednesday, December 31, 1997, will be received from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Thomas-Little Funeral Service Inc., 314 West Lincoln Avenue, McDonald, where services are 1 p.m. Saturday, January 3, with the Rev. Ted Chapmen officiating. Burial in Robinson Run Cemtery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
HIROSKY - Friends of Edward J. Hirosky of Clarksville, who died Monday, December 29, 1997, will be received 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Frank Burkus Funeral Home, 29 Mill Street, Millsboro, where a blessing service will be held 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 3, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church in Clarksville with the Rev. Thomas Miller officiating. Interment in Horn Cemetery, Marianna R.D.1. Parish vigil will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
LaBRUNO - There will be no public visitation for Ralph LaBruno Jr. of Park Avenue, West Mifflin, who died Wednesday, December 31, 1997. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, January 5, in the Parish of St. Oliver Plunkett, St. Michael the Archangel Church, Fredericktown, with the Rev. Edward S. Litavec as celebrant. Interment in Beallsville Cemetery. Greenlee Funeral Home, Fredericktown Hill, Fredericktown, in charge of arrangements.
LEMMON - Friends of Luke Lemmon of 207 North McKinley Avenue, Myerstown, who died Thursday, January 1, 1998, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the Milliken and Throckmorton Funeral Home Inc., 197 North Maiden Street, Waynesburg, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, January 4, with Pastor Ben Williamson officiating. Interment in Bethany Cemetery, Nettle Hill.
LOWE - Friends of William Penn Lowe Jr. of Greensboro, N.C., and formerly of South Fayette Township, who died Monday, December 29, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Bogan-Wolf Funeral Home, 430 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 3, in Bethany Presbyterian Church, Bridgeville, with the Revs. Canard S. Grigsby Jr. and Terry Young officiating. Burial in Melrose Cemetery, Bridgeville. The family suggests memorials to the William Penn Lowe III Trust Fund.
McCLAY - Friends of Frances L. McClay of 305 Moore Road, Washington, who died Friday, January 2, 1998, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Home, 420 Locust Avenue, Washington, where a service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, with Pastor Thomas Smith of the Worldwide Church of God officiating. Interment in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Worldwide Church of God, Pastor Tom Smith, 167 Woodside Drive, Washington PA 15301. Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Directors Inc.
McDONOUGH - Friends of Helen L. McDonough of Prosperity R.D.1, who died Wednesday, December 31, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, January 3, with Pastor George Crawford officiating. Interment in Prosperity Cemetery.
MOORE - Friends of James L. Moore of 107 North Porter Street, Waynesburg, who died Friday, January 2, 1998, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the Milliken and Throckmorton Funeral Home Inc., 197 North Maiden Street, Waynesburg, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 5, with the Rev. Dr. Richard Visser and Carol Visser officiating. Interment in Greene County Memorial Park. Memorial contributions can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Association, 300 Sixth Avenue, Suite 260-M, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
NIVERTH - Friends of John E. Niverth of Marianna, who died Wednesday, December 31, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Nichol Funeral Home, 1728 Main Street, Marianna, where a blessing service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 3, with the Rev. Edward Litavec officiating. Interment in Beallsville Cemetery. Graveside military rites will be accorded by the American Legion Post 744 of Marianna.
SMITH - Friends of Margaret Clark Smith of Washington, who died Thursday, January 1, 1998, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Warco-Falvo Funeral Home Inc., Wilson and East Katherine avenues, Washington, S. Timothy Warco, supervisor/director, Susan Falvo-Warco, director. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 3, with Pastor Gary Gibson officiating. Burial in Washington Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice Care, 351 West Beau Street, Washington, PA 15301
STEINMILLER - Friends of Beatrice Steinmiller of Waynesburg, formerly of Mather, who died Thursday, January 1, 1998, will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Behm Funeral Home, Greene Street, Jefferson, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 3, with Rev. Ronald Schaeffer officiating. Interment in Park Place Cemetery, Uniontown.
VIEHMANN - Friends of Eleanor E. Craig Viehmann of Washington, who died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 3, with the Rev. Dr. Susan VandeKappelle officiating. Interment in the Washington Cemetery. The family suggest memorial contributions to the Fourth Presbyterian Church Memorial fund.
WESTFALL - Friends of Eleanor F. Westfall of Washington, formerly of Claysville, who died Tuesday, December 30, 1997, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held Saturday, January 3, at 1 p.m. with Pastor Gary Gibson officiating. Interment in Washington Cemetery. The family suggest contributions to Hospice Care, 351 West Beau Street, Washington, or North Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 711 Rural Valley Road, Claysville, PA 15323.
WIENCEK - Friends of John Wiencek of Henderson Avenue, Washington, who died Wednesday, December 31, 1997, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Warco-Falvo Funeral Home Inc., Wilson and East Katherine avenues, Washington, S. Timothy Warco, supervisor/director, Susan Falvo-Warco, director. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 3, in St. Hilary Catholic Church with Father Thomas O'Neil as celebrant. Burial in Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
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Last updated Saturday, January 3, 1998
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