PENNSYLVANIA-OBITS 1950-2009 DEVILLE, Sylvain Joseph – aged 94, of Pt. Marion, died in his home Wednesday August 16, 1950 at 12:30 pm, following a lingering illness. He was born October 8, 1855 at Jumet, Belgium. He was predeceased by his wife, Josephine DEVILLE. Surviving are two sons, Frank S DEVILLE, of Morgantown, WVa.; Jules C DEVILLE, of Pt. Marion; three grandchildren; six great- grandchildren. Friends are being received in the CONN Funeral Home, Pt. Marion, where services will be conducted Friday, August 18, at 2 o’clock with Rev Joseph FLESHMAN officiating. Burial will be in East Oak Grove cemetery, Morganstown. The Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA – 17 Aug 1950 WAZELLE, Gerrard – aged 69, died Sunday morning, October 22, 1950 at 7:10 O’clock in his home, 12 Jane St., Point Marion, following a lengthy illness. Mr. WAZELLE, a glass cutter was born in Jumet, Belgium, February 26, 1851. Surviving are his widow, Adeline; two brothers, John B WAZELLE of Point Marion; Louie LAMBIOTTE in Belgium, one sister, Norma WAZELLE, one granddaughter Rose WAZELLE, both of Point Marion. A daughter preceded him in death. Friends are being received in the late home where funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon, October 24, at 2 o’clock with Rev Fred B GRIMM officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial cemetery under the direction of the CONN Funeral Home, Point Marion. The Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA – 23 Oct 1950 Ishmael PENSIS, in his 76th year, a resident of Washington County for more than 60 years, died at his home 317 North street, McDonald, Tuesday, April 3, 1(9)51, at 1am. He had been in failing health for the past few months. Mr. Pensis was born in Charleroi, Belgium Feb 7, 1878(?). He came to the United States at the age of 12 years and located in McDonald where he had resided since. He was a retired coal miner and for 50 of his active years he was employed by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. He was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church, McDonald. His wife, the former Bertha Behling, survives with two daughters: Miss Pauline Pensis, at home and Mrs. Roy H Oats, McDonald; a brother, John Pensis, Charleroi; three grandchildren and one great- grandchild. - The Charleroi Mail, Charleroi, PA – 4 Apr 1951 Joseph CHIFF died at 9:30 a.m. June 23, 1951, in his home, R.D. 4, McDonald, following an illness of a month. A son of the late Henry and Octavia DEBLANDER CHIFF, he was born July 8, 1892, in Primrose, where he spent his entire life. He was a miner until about four years ago when he went to work on the roads. He was a member of the La Solidarite club, Primrose. Surviving are a brother, August CHIFF, and a sister, Mrs. Charles LIEBERT, both of R. D. 4, McDonald, and several nieces and a nephew. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Wilson funeral home, Midway, in charge of the Rev. Joseph H. RODGERS, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, McDonald. Burial was in Center cemetery. - June 28, 1951, Obits McDonald Record-Outlook Alex POSKIN, 70, died at 6:45 p.m., Sunday, July 8, 1951, at his home, Valley street, following a lingering illness. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Emil POSKIN, he was born November 17, 1880 in Charleroi, Belgium. He came to this country as a youth and resided in Sturgeon. He and Rose FOUNTAIN were married August 13, 1901, and resided in McDonald since. He was a member of UMW local 8062 and of the La Solidarite, McDonald. Surviving besides his wife are one son, William POSKIN, Bridgeville; three daughters, Mrs. Oliver OPENBRIER, Sr. and Mrs. Camille BARONIO, both of McDonald, and Eleanor, at home; one brother, Daniel POSKIN, Griffith, Ind. and two Sisters, Mrs. Lawrence KESSLER, Steubenville, Ohio, and Mrs. Ray ROBERTS, Warren, Ohio. A sister, Alice WEBB, preceded him in death in April, 1950. There are seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in charge of the Rev. A. H. SARRIO, pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. - July 1951 Obits, McDonald Record-Outlook Arthur LORANT, 45, of Cherry Valley, died at 10:00 a.m. January, 30, 1952, in the Mt. Alto sanitarium. He had been in failing health and a patient at the sanitarium for the past three years. Mr. LORANT was born September, 27, 1905, at Bulger, and had spent his entire life in that district. He was engaged in farming in the Cherry Valley district for a number of years. He leaves one brother, Archille LORANT, of Cherry Valley. Funeral services were held Saturday in a Burgettstown funeral home. Burial was in Mt. Prospect cemetery. Feb. 7, 1952, Obits. McDonald Record-Outlook Mrs. Celina PLETINCKS, 81, died at 3:30 a.m. February 22, 1952, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Victor BAILY, Liberty Street, McDonald, following an illness of four weeks. She is the widow of Adolph PLETINCKS, Sr. Mrs. PLETINCKS was born September 28, 1870, in Belgium and had been a resident of the McDonald district for 65 years. She was a member of the Irons Memorial United Presbyterian church and the King's Daughters class of the church. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Victor BAILY of McDonald, Mrs. S. A. ROMAIN of Mt. Lebanon, Mrs. Leon FRANKLIN, Sr., of Sturgeon, and Mrs. A. S. DeVOS of Baltimore, Md.; two sons, Adolph PLETINCKS, JR., of Wallingford, Conn., and John R. PLETINCKS of McDonald; two brothers, Arthur SCHAYES of the Woodville State Hospital, and Eli SCHAYES of Steubenville, Ohio, and two sisters, Mrs. Adeline HALEY of Heidelberg and Mrs. Mary LAURENT of New Kensington; there are 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Pettit funeral home, in charge of the Rev. Ralph Y. SCOTT. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. - Feb. 28, 1952 Obits. McDonald, PA Record-Outlook Xavier CASTIAUX, 80, of 213 Luella Avenue, Charleroi, died Saturday, March 22, 1952, at 9:30pm. He was born in Belgium, May 5, 1871 and was in the plumbing business in Charleroi for a number of years. He is survived by one son, Robert of Charleroi, two daughters, Mrs. John Dowler, Charleroi and Mrs. Lorraine Wells, North Charleroi, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The Charleroi Mail, Charleroi, PA – 24 March 1952 Archille P. LORANT, 56, a resident of Cherry Valley, died Monday, Jun 23, 1952, at the Veterans' Administration hospital at Aspinwall. Mr. LORANT was born in Belgium on January 31, 1896, a son of Desire and Josephine BARR LORANT. He had resided for the past 40 years at Cherry Valley. His wife, Felecie PAULIAN LORANT, survives with four daughters; Mrs. Mary STANISH, Simone and Josephine, R. D. 3, Burgettstown, and Sgt. Ermeline LORANT, of Dayton, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lee & Wilson funeral home, Burgettstown. - June 26, 1952, Obits. McDonald Record-Outlook Victor L. CENIS, 80, husband of Mary PLETINCKS CENIS, died Thursday, July 3, 1952, at his home in Liberty street McDonald, after a long illness. Mr. CENIS was born July 13, 1871, in Belgium and had been a resident of McDonald for the past 60 years. He operated a hardware store in Burgettstown and McDonald, since 1926 and until his retirement in 1947. Mr. CENIS and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 20, 1952. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Erma CENIS WORK of Conway, and Miss Thelma CENIS at home, and a stepson, John VANDECASTY of Pittsburgh. There are eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the Pettit funeral home. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. FRERE, Alida A – aged 84 of Point Marion, died Wednesday morning Januray 14, 1953 at 11:45 at the home of her son Raoul FRERE, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 5, 1853 at Jumet, Belgium. Surviving are two sons, Raoul FRERE and Rene FRERE both of Point Marion; 4 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her husband Joseph FRERE preceded her in death. She was a member of the Altar Society of St. Hubert R C church. Friends will be received in the CONN Funeral Home after 2 o’clock his afternoon. Rosary Service will be held Friday evening at 8:15 o’clock. Brief services will be held Saturday at 8:30am followed by additional rites at 9am in St. Hubert’s RC Church with Rev Fr. Andrew Schneider officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen memorial cemetery, Point Marion, PA. The Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA – 15 Jan 1953 Mrs. Prudente Adele QUINET DEPREZ, a former resident of Charleroi, died suddenly at her home in the Hamilton Apartment, 118 East Walnut street, Lancaster,PA., December 25, 1953 at 3;30pm. She was born in Charleroi, Belgium, 18 November 1874. Mrs. Deprez, who was 79 years of age, lived in Charleroi for 29 years before moving to Lancaster thirty-three years ago. Just recently she and her husband, Peter J DEPREZ, celebrated their sixty-second wedding anniversary. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Lancaster. In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Casimir F of Lorain, Ohio, a daughter, Dr. Marcella E. wife of Alexander A CZAPF of Lancaster, one sister, Mary F., wife of John B LEQUE of Lancaster, four grandchildren, four great- grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow afternoon from the George N Young Funeral home in Lancaster.