Friday, October 30, 1998

Funeral Notices - Oct. 30, 1998

FELL - Friends of Rose M. Fell of Carmichaels, who died Wednesday, October 28, 1998, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Martin J. Yoskovich, funeral director, 300 South Vine Street, Route 88, Carmichaels, where a blessing service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, October 31. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. in St. Hugh Roman Catholic Church, Carmichaels, with the Rev. Francis A. Nazimek as celebrant. Interment in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Point Marion. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

LA ROCKA - Friends of Catherine T. La Rocka of Bulger, who died Thursday, October 29, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Thomas and Little Funeral Service, 314 West Lincoln Avenue, McDonald. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Ann Roman Catholic Church in Bulger at 10 a.m. Monday, November 2, with the Rev. Silver as celebrant. Interment in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Burgettstown.

LUND - A Memorial Mass will be held for Martha F. Lund of Newton Falls, Ohio, who died Tuesday, October 27, 1998, at 11 a.m. Friday, October 30, in St. Oliver Plunkett Parish, Sts. Mary and Ann Roman Catholic Church, Marianna, with the Rev. Edward Litavec as celebrant. Interment in Sts. Mary and Ann Roman Catholic Church Cemetery. The Nichol Funeral Home, 1728 Main Street, Marianna, in charge of arrangements.

MISCOVEY - Friends of Joseph G. Miscovey of Cecil, who died Wednesday, October 28, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Eugene C. Coleman Funeral Home, Route 50, Cecil. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, October 31, with the Rev. Edward R. Schleicher as celebrant. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery, Cecil.

PILKINGTON - Friends of Lewis "Bingo" Pilkington of Eighty four, who died Tuesday, October 27, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, where full military rites will be accorded at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 31, with the combined honor guards of American Legion Post 902 Houston and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191, Canonsburg. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.

PIPER - Friends of Robert E. "Curly" Piper of Clarksville, (Williamstown), who died Thursday, October 29, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Behm Funeral Home Inc., Greene Street, Jefferson, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 31, with the Rev. Domenick Sgro officiating. Interment in Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg.

POLLOCK - Friends of William H. Pollock of North Maiden Street, Waynesburg, who died Tuesdaay, October 27, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Milliken and Throckmorton Funeral Home Inc., 197 North Maiden Street, Waynesburg, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 30, with Pastor Bill McDonald officiating. Burial in Greene County Memorial Park, Morgan Township, Greene County.

RICOTTILLI - Friends of Armand Nicholas Ricottilli Sr. of Kingsville, W.Va., who died Tuesday, October 27, 1998, will be received from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Lohr-Barb-Vance Funeral Home, 120 First Street, Elkins, W.Va., where a prayer service will be held at 8:30 p.m. with the Rev. Roy Schuster in charge. The liturgy of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 31, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, followed by interment at St. Vincent Cemetery in Kingsville, W.Va.

SAMIDA - Friends of Joseph Francis Samida of Washington, formerly of Meadow Lands, who died Thursday, October 29, 1998, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, November 1, at William G. Neal F.uneral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Ave., Washington, where a service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 2, with the Rev. Herb Leslie officiating. Interment in Forest Lawn Gardens.

SASKA - Friends of Agnes Saska of Burgettstown, who died Tuesday, October 27, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Lee & Martin Funeral Home, 73 Highland Avenue, Burgettstown. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon Saturday, October 31, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Burgettstown, with the Rev. Richard J. Tusky as celebrant. Interment in the church cemetery.

SCOTT - Friends of Mary Ellen Scott of Lincoln Avenue, Washington, who died Wednesday, October 28, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 31. Interment in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.

STECH - Friends of Lawrence A. Stech Jr., 79, of Fallowfield Township, who died Thursday, October 29, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc., 226 Fallowfield Avenue, Charleroi, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 31, with the Rev. Jim Linn of First Christian Church of Charleroi. Interment in Maple Creek Cemetery, Fallowfield Township. In lieu of flowers, the family requests monetary gifts be sent to the daughter, Maureen Stechly, 272 Redds Mill Road, Charleroi, PA 15022.

THOMAS - Friends of Valerie Lynn Thomas of Prosperity, who died Thursday, October 29, 1998, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where a service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 1, with the Rev. Fred Helmick and Pastor Betty Inghram officiating. Interment in Prosperity Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to United Cerebral Palsey.

VESELY - Friends of Agnes Price Vesely of Monongahela, formerly of Fallowfield Township, who died Thursday, October 29, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the L. M. Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. A Funeral Liturgy will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 31, at Transfiguration Church, with the Rev. William Fenney as celebrant. Interment in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Carroll Township. Memorial contributions may be made to Landmark Hospice, 4842 Route 8, Allison Park, PA 15101.

VITCHOFF - Friends of John "Porky" Joseph Vitchoff Jr. of High Street, California, who died Tuesday, October 27, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the John E. Greenlief Funeral Home, Fourth Street, California. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 30, at the United Christian Church, California, with the Rev. Norman C. Hunt officiating. Burial in Phillips Cemetery, California.

WILLIAMS - Friends of Robert A. Williams of Cecil, who died Thursday, October 29, 1998, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Eugene C. Coleman Funeral Home, Route 50, Cecil. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Cecil, at 10 a.m. Monday, November 2. Interment in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Carnegie. Full military rites by the combined honor guard of Canonsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 and Houston American Legion Post 902 will be held in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Monday, November 2.





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