Obituaries by LocationBona Marszona Billiani
Bona Marszona Billiani, 96, of Penncraft, Pa., passed away Monday, February 21, 2000, in the Uniontown Hospital.
She was born September 14, 1903, in Italy, daughter of Jocamine and Maria Marszona.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Republic, and a retired Inspector from Gallet Mills, Uniontown.
She was the last surviving member of the original homesteaders of Penncraft community.
Her husband, Raymond Billiani, died in 1942. Her parents are also deceased.
Surviving are a daughter, Gloria Elko and her husband, Daniel, of Hopwood, Pa.; a son: Geno Billiani and his wife, Rosie, of Penncraft; grandsons: Mark Elko and his wife, Betsy, of Massapequa, New York, and Daniel Elko and his wife, Diane, of Fulshear, Texas; great-grandchildren: Brittney, Alexandra, Derek, Leah, Addison; and one sister and one brother both in Italy.
Friends will be received in the ROBERT T. KISH FUNERAL HOME INC., Legion St., Republic, Pa., on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, February 25, until 9:30 a.m. when a Prayer Service will be held.
A Funeral Mass follows at 10 a.m. in Holy Rosary Church, Republic, with Rev. Fr. Mark Purnell as Celebrant.
Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
Parish Wake Service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m.
Edwin W. Camlin Sr.
Edwin W. Camlin Sr., 87, of Uniontown, Pa., died Sunday, February 20, 2000, at Uniontown Hospital.
He was born October 18, 1912, in Scottdale, Pa., son of James Camlin and Ida May Dawager Camlin.
Mr. Camlin was a member of Grace Chapel Presbyterian Church in High House, Pa., member and past President of the Hopwood Lions Club Life, and also a member of the Fayette County Retired Teachers Association.
Two brothers, George and Paul Camlin, and his parents are deceased.
He is survived by his wife, Martha; one son, Edwin Camlin Jr. and wife, Toni, of Edmonds, Oklahoma; one brother, James Camlin Jr. of Scottdale, Pa.; one sister, Donna Tetenbrink of Scottdale; and one grandchild, Ann Maria Camlin.
Friends will be received in the ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC., 80 Morgantown Street, Uniontown, Pa., on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, February 25, until 11 a.m., the hour of service with the Rev. Douglas Esslinger-Hileman officiating.
Interment will follow in Jacobs Lutheran Cemetery.
Carmen C. Catalano
Carmen C. Catalano, 74, of New Salem, Pa., died Tuesday, February 22, 2000, in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aspinwall, Pa.
He was born March 8, 1925, in Grindstone, Pa., son of Joseph Catalano and Stella Territa Catalano.
He was owner of C & C Real Estate Agency, Charter Member of the Grindstone Lion's Club and past District Governor, and a partner in Terrine Development Corporation.
He was a member of the National Association of Realtors and also the Fayette Board of Realtors, a Veteran of World War II, a member of American Legion Post 295 in Brownsville, Pa., The Knights of Columbus, Sons of Italy in Brownsville, Pa., and Fairbank Gun Club.
Predeceased by his first wife, Mary Ann Coppolino Catalano, and his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda Marie Catalano; children: Carol and her husband, Joseph Myers, Washington, Pa., and Lisa and her husband, Tim Chiplaskey, Uniontown, Pa.; stepchildren from the Puhac family: Patricia, David, Debra, Joseph, George, Steven, Michael, John, Ramona and Paul; 30 step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; brothers: Joseph Catalano, Brownsville, Pa., and Stephen Catalano, Grindstone, Pa.; an aunt, Rose Ondra of Michigan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 135 Park St., Brownsville, Pa., today from 6 to 9 p.m., Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. where a Prayer Service will be held Friday, February 25, at 9:15 a.m.
A Funeral Mass follows at 10 a.m. in St. Procopius Roman Catholic Church, New Salem, Pa., with Rev. Fr. James L. Popochock as Celebrant.
Interment will follow in LaFayette Memorial Park.
Wake Service will be held on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
Samuel W. Dean
Samuel W. Dean, 74, of Ohiopyle, Pa., passed away Tuesday evening, February 22, 2000, in Fay-West Health System's Highlands Hospital, Connellsville.
He is survived by his wife, Mable Williams Dean; and children: Doris Ann Dean Harshman and Samuel Wesley Dean both of Ohiopyle.
Friends will be received in the Donald R. Crawford Funeral Home of Farmington today from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday morning (time will be announced).
Joseph A. Frameli
Joseph A. Frameli, 78, of Greensboro, Pa., died Monday, February 21, 2000, in Canonsburg Hospital, Canonsburg, Pa.
She was born January 27, 1922, in Marianna, Pa., son of Anthony Frameli and Josephine Talerico Frameli.
He was a coal miner at the Clyde Mine in Fredericktown for many years, Lampman and Dispatcher. He retired in 1981.
He served in the United States Army during World War II, and was a member of Hanson-Cole American Legion Post 391, Fredericktown, Centerville Borough Sportsman's Association, Connellsville Sportsman's Association, and South Connellsville Rod & Gun Club.
Five sisters, Rose Ciampanelli, Stella Stoskel, Ann Hager, Mary Swinchock, Pauline Tarr, three brothers, Dominic Frameli, August Frameli, James Frameli, and his parents are deceased.
He is survived by his wife, Isabelle Battaglini Frameli; daughter, Catherine Frameli Pordash of Bentleyville, Pa.; grandsons: Joseph M. Pordash and Justin R. Pordash; a sister, Catherine M. Rankin of Carmichaels, Pa.; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends in the GREENLEE FUNERAL HOME, Route 40, Beallsville, Pa., on Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m. and Friday, February 25, until 9:15 a.m. when a Prayer Service will be held.
A Mass of Christian Burial follows at 10 a.m. in St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church, Clarksville, with Rev. Fr. Thomas Miller as Celebrant.
Interment will follow in Greene County Memorial Park where Full Military Honors will be accorded by Hanson-Cole American Legion Post 391, Fredericktown.
Jimmy Givens
Jimmy Givens, 28, of Brownsville, Pa., died Tuesday, February 22, 2000, in UPMC-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Confer Funeral Home, 515 Front St., Brownsville, and will be announced.
Mary Katherine Keim
Mary Katherine Szwed Keim, 87, of Market St., Scottdale, and born in Valley Works, Everson, Pa., to William Szwed and Mary Kotecki Szwed, died Monday, February 21, 2000, in Latrobe Area Hospital.
She is survived by a son, I. Richard Keim and his wife, Janet Leighty Keim, and their daughter, Susan Alane Keim and her fiance, Robert Gatt; a daughter, Shirley Mae Keim Redinger and her husband, Victor E. "Sam" Redinger, and their daughter, Vicki Lynn Redinger Clark and her husband, Richard D. "Rick" Clark and their daughter, Peyton Marie Clark; sisters: Anastasia Herrington, Irene Zgorecki Koballa and Catherine Stempniak Barrow; numerous nieces and nephews; and many good and dear friends.
Family and friends will be received in the Robert B. Ferguson Funeral Home, 105 Spring St., Scottdale, Pa., on Friday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Anthony J. Kolencik Sr.
Anthony Joseph Kolencik Sr., 79, of Uniontown, Pa., died Monday, February 21, 2000, in Uniontown Hospital with his loving family by his side.
He was born November 24, 1920, in Czechoslovakia, son of Joseph Kolencik and Sophia Albert Kolencik.
He was a United States Army Veteran who served during World War II in the Mediterranean Theatre, and a member of St. Mary (Nativity) Roman Catholic Church and The Catholic War Veterans.
Mr. Kolencik was a retired coal miner and former owner of both Kolencik's Dairy Farm and Kolencik's Sunoco.
A brother, Joseph Kolencik, a sister, Anna Murin, his parents, and his stepmother, Anna Kolencik, are deceased.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Martha Kendro Kolencik; four children: Anthony Kolencik and wife, Patricia, of Tionesta, Pa., Beverly Hurley of Uniontown, Pa., Lawrence Kolencik and wife, Sharon, of Uniontown, Pa., Mary Nemchik and husband, Michael, of Uniontown, Pa.; seven grandchildren: Tonya Hurley and Tracy Hurley, Tom Kolencik and Kelley Kolencik, Michelle Nemchik, Lauren Nemchik, and Kathleen Nemchik; one great-grandchild: Haley Gaydos; and two brothers: Gabriel Kolencik of Lambert, Pa., and Augustine Kolencik of Cleveland, Ohio. He is also survived by a sister, Margaret Dikun and husband, George, of New Jersey, and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in the HAKY FUNERAL HOMES INC., 139 West Fayette Street, Uniontown, Pa., today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, February 24, until 10:30 a.m. when a Prayer Service will be held.
A Mass of Christian Burial follows at 11 a.m. in St. Mary (Nativity) Roman Catholic Church, Uniontown.
Interment will follow in Mount Macrina Cemetery where Military Honors will be accorded by The Catholic War Veterans.
Catholic War Veterans will have a service today at 7:15 p.m.
Parish Wake Service today at 8 p.m.
