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A6 Thursday. March 24,1994 News Record News of Record Obituaries Obituaries Robert E. Gross Franklin Park Pannier senior vice president Robert E. Gross, 72, died Wednesday, March 23,1994, at Passavant Hospital, McCandless. Mr.

Gross retired after 43 years of service in January 1984 as senior vice president of production for Pannier Corp. He was a life member of Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Co. He also was a member of Our Lady of Olives Council 3907, the Knights of Columbus and St John Neumann's Roman Catholic Church, Franklin Park An Air rorcfr captain, ne served i a fighter pilot during World War II. After being shot down over Germany near the end of the war, he was taken prisoner by the Germans and released in 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Panucci Gross; one daughter, Janet Moran of Shaler, three sons, Glenn R.

Gross of Greentree, Terry M. Gross of Ohio Township and Robert E. Gross Jr. of ZeHenople; his mother, Anna Stubert of McCandless; one brother, Thomas Gross of Vacavflle, one sister, Lois Reuss of Castle Shannon; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Gross; and one sister, Phyllis Brertenbach.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Friday in George A. Thoma Funeral Home, 10418 Perry Highway, McCandless. Christian Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday in St.

John Neumann's Roman Catholic Church, followed by entombment in Allegheny County Memorial Park, McCandless. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice. Victor Prozzi Belleyue Machinist Victor Prozzi, 80, died Wednesday, March 23,1994, at Suburban General Hospital, Bellevue. Mr. Prozzi served in the armed forces during World War n.

He was a member of Amity Lodge and-North Boroughs Senior Men's Club and a former member of Bellevue Knights of Columbus 1400. He was a retired machinist Survivors include his wife, Carmella Prozzi; two daughters, Donna M. Donnelly of Buffalo, N.Y., and Patricia A. Prozzi-Trimm of Shadyside; one son, James A. Prozzi of Pittsburgh; and four grandchildren.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Friday in Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home, 460 Lincoln Bellevue. Christian Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Church of the Assumption, Bellevue.

Burial will follow in Nurth 9hhratholte Cemeteryr Ross. Doris E. Martin Bellevue Eat 'N Park employee Doris E. Martin, 52, died Wednesday, March 23,1994, at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. Ms.

Martin was employed by Eat 'NPark. Survivors include one sister, Charlotte J. Martin of Bellevue; and three brothers, Charles E. Lowe and Gorman H. Lowe, both of BeDevue, and Gilbert D.

Lowe of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in Orion C. Pinkerton Funeral Home, 1014 California Avalon, where a service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Burial will follow in Allegheny County Memorial Park, McCandless. Warren L. Hnggins Pine G.A. Industries executive Warren L. Huggins, 50, died Wednesday, March 23, 1994, at home after a brief illness.

Born Feb 13,1944, he was the son of Warren and Lottie Foose Huggins ofWexford. Mr. Huggins was an executive officer of A Industries, Cranberry. Obituary policy The News Record publishes full obituaries of North Hills residents or their relatives We do not charge for this service If you would like an obituary to appear in the News Record, please call your funeral home or call us directly at one of the numbers listed below We will publish names of survivors, memorials and biographical information We encourage you to provide us with a recent photograph Other area deaths We also publish notices of other Pittsburgh-area deaths Marshall commission delays vote on plan directors to call us with information There is no charge for this service Our telephone numbers are 772-7304 1-800-874-9994 Our fax number is 772-3915 MARSHALL: Concerns about safety prompted the Marshall Planning Commission to table action on a new townhouse development Proposed for Route 910 near the Highpoint community, Alsdale Manor would include 22 homes priced at about $120,000 each. But 10 residents who said they are worried about traffic, noise and emergency vehicle accessibility -lobbied against the proposal at Monday's planning commission meeting.

The commission asked the developer Al Baumgartner to redesign the layout of the development Planning commission member Mary CiimmJnga i BRADFORD WOODS He was a member of Mars United Presbyterian Church and Butler Country Club. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Colton Huggins; two sons, Michael Huggins of the Pennsylvania State University's Behrend College in Erie and Andrew Huggins of Indiana University of Pennsylvania; and his parents. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, 238 Crowe Mars, and from 10 a.m. until the time of tiie service at 10:30 am.

Friday in Mars United Presbyterian Church, Crowe Avenue, Mars. The Rev. Robert B. McCrumb will officiate. Burial will follow in West Union Cemetery, Pine.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mars United Presbyterian Church, PO Box 805, Mars, Pa. 16046. Clara J. LaRocca Ross Homemaker Clara J. Parascenzo LaRocca, 62, died Tuesday, March 22,1994, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Mrs. LaRocca was a homeraaker and member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Ross. Survivors include her husband, Joseph A. LaRocca; two sons.

Mark LaRocca of New York City and Michael LaRocca of Gibsonia; one daughter, Maria Gillette of Squirrel Hill; two sisters, Jeanne Corbo of Statten Island and Catherine Alvarez of Sterling, and one grandson, Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Friday in T.B. Devlin Funeral Home, 806 Perry Highway, Christian Funeral Mass wiO be elebrated at port the development if the developer addresses the safety issues. "My only concern is the safety of the entrance," she said. "Otherwise, I spoke in support of multi-family housing and I stand by that" HUnnW Residents want two additional supervisors Residents have asked the township to expand its elected board of supervisors to five members rather than three.

Residents made their appeal at a regular meeting Monday night saying they don't believe they have enough representation. The issue will be decided with a referendum on the November ballet HAMPTON Easter bunny to visit Coventry Square Calling all children the Easter bunny will visit from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Coventry Square on Route 8. During the event sponsored by James A. West Companies, children can enjoy Easter egg hunt at Arrostaria Restaurant and free treats.

Also on tap: a petting zoo featuring llamas, potbellied pigs, rabbits and donkeys. A coloring contest sponsored by Scoops Deli will give boys and girls in five age groups an opportunity to win special prizes. Last year, 500 children attended. wma Butler Kiwanis Club plans Norway travelogue It might be the next best thing to a visit to Lillehammer. The Butler Kiwanis Club will sponsor a travelogue on Norway at 8 tonight at Butler County Community College.

Filmmaker Phil Slayton produced the travelogue. There is no charge to attend. KEVIN CADE staff artist Township to spray areas for gypsy moths Most people are probably glad that winter is over. But warmer weather means it's time to think about gypsy moths. The township commissioners agreed this week to spray a 258-acre block and a 49-acre block of land in the township for gypsy moths at a cost of $4,500.

The program will start in May. Most spraying will be in the township's eastern end, because the wind has carried gypsy moths there from neighboring Indiana Township, building inspector Jeff Walzer said. In other news, commissioners decided to send letters to political candidates asking them to remove all political signs, Manager Tim Rogers said. The township has had trouble in the past with candidates failing to remove such signs promptly, he said. Around the Schools Dffil LAKES District schedules snow makeup days Due to inclement weather this winter, the Deer Lakes School District is making changes to the 1993-94 school calender.

Students will have a regular school day on March 31, originally scheduled as part of spring recess. The calendar also will be extended by four days. Students will attend school June 1,2,3, FOX CHAPE AREA Student qualifies for All-State Chorus Fox Chapel junior Kern Hartman qualified to participate in the Pennsylvania All-State Chorus, which will perform in Hershey April 23 and 24. Because Hartman is a junior, she also is eligible to participate in the Music Educators' National Conference All-Eastern Chorus Festival during spring 1995. She is the first Fox Chapel Area student to qualikr If you have information you wish to submit for use in the Around the North Hills column, call or write Around the North and nearby Phorw: 772-7308 Address: Around the North Hills, 137 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086 FORWARD EVANS CITY for All-Eastern participation.

HAMPTON High school student wins $500 savings bond High school student Sudarshan Rajangopal won a $500 savings bond at the Allegheny County Regional Citizen Bee at Duquense University. The victory qualifies Rajangopal to represent Allegheny County at the Pennsylvania State Citizens Bee May 7 in Harrisburg. The winners there will compete for a $20,000 scholarship in June at the National Citizen Bee in Washington, NORTH BOS Two elementary teams place in competition Two teams of elementary pupils placed in the Western Pennsylvania Problem Solving Bowl at Station Square. Pupils were involved in creatively solving problems regarding futuristic situations. Pupils were asked to research and develop a problem-sohr- ing model based on Antarctica.

Ross Elementary pupils Kathy Fertig, Beth Klebacha, Dirk Peters and Julia Kish took second place in the junior division; West View Elementary pupils Tony DePaolis, Denny Watson, Steve Smyers and Max Zettle placed fourth in the junior division. Teachers Karen Jones and Margaret Matthews were sponsors. ST. St. Scholastica pupils enjoy 'crazy hat' day Pupils at St.

Scholastica Elementary School commemorated the beginning of spring Wednesday by sponsoring "crazy hat day." Pupils wore baseball caps, Easter bonnets and numerous homemade hats. A spokeswoman for the school said spring break begins Saturday, and "crazy hat day" was organized as a prelude to a week off. St Sebastian Catholic Church, Ross. Burial will follow in North Side Catholic Cemetery, Ross. Edna A.

Sage Formerly of Bellevue School principal Edna A. Sage, 88, of Lake Worth, died Saturday, March 5, 1994, at Crest Manor Nursing Home, Lake Worth. Mrs Sage retired after 37 years of service with North Hills School District, where she was principal of the Evergreen and Seville elementary schools. She was a former member of Brighton Road Presbyterian Church. North Side.

After her retirement, she lived in Arizona before moving to Florida. Survivors include two nieces, Barbara R. Berry of Boynton Beach, and Virginia Lund of Pensacola, four great-nephews; and one great-niece. Mrs Sage was preceded in death by her husband, Morris W. Sage, who died in 1974 Friends will be received from 10 a.m.

to the time of the service at 11 a.m. today in McDonald- Linn Funeral Home, 529 California Avalon. The Rev. William H. Venable will officiate.

Burial will be in Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh. MCCANDLESS Fall victim recovering A Ross man critically injured when he fell from a hydraulic lift truck Dec 27 is recovering at home Ron Palone, 37, was installing a sign on the front of the Town Centre business office on Route 19 when he fell 30 feet from the bucket after it tipped over. Palone, owner of Palone Signs and Designs on Babcock Boulevard, struck his head when he landed in the back of the truck and was comatose for about two weeks. He was released from Allegheny General Hospital last month after six weeks of treatment He was transferred to a rehabilitation center in Monroeville and last week was allowed to go home. CRANBERRY Arrow shot at house Police continue to investigate an incident over the weekend in which an arrow was shot into the side of a house.

A resident of Hummingbird Circle told police he came out Sunday afternoon to see the arrow stuck into the siding of his home, according to the report SARVBt Clues sought in burglary State police are asking for the public's assistance regarding a burglary and attempted arson at a Methodist church Tuesday. Burglars broke into the Emory Chapel United Church overnight and tampered with several items but did not steal anything, according to the report The damage was estimated to be about $30. There also was evidence that arson was attempted, police said Anyone with information is asked to call the Butler barracks of the state police at 284-8100 noun Man charged in scam try A preliminary hearing against a Cleveland man accused of stealing baby formula from a supermarket has been rescheduled for today Mohammed Safaden Raja allegedly tried to scam the Northtowne Square Giant Eagle out of $149.04 worth of Similac, police said. The hearing at Hampton district court was postponed last week. He is charged with theft by deception, retail theft and criminal conspiracy.

Fox Chapel delays cable negotiations By Tawnya Paniazi Contributing writer FOX CHAPEL: The borough council has agreed to delay negotiations concerning the borough's franchise renewal process at the urging of a TCI official. The council voted Monday to delay the negotiations until its April 18 meeting at the request of TCI's franchising manager. Gerard Boyle The primary basis for the request was a service expansion agreement affecting homes on Squaw Run and Flowerhill roads. The borough maintains that a prior agreement stated that homes on the roads would receive cable, but TCI Operating Manager Shawn McGorry insisted it was a problem of legal interpretation. TCI is not obligated to service these residences, he said.

McGorry said that settling the issue has not been a priority during the winter months because underground cables could not be dug until spring. In other action: Council unanimously voted to limit the height of fences built along any road right-of-way. Residents must limit the fences in their front yards to 4 feet because of concerns about safety and obstructed vision. Fences built around back yards can be 6 feetexist- ing fences are not affected. The borough might be eligible to receive up to $38,000 in federal funding, Manager Bill Gordon said.

The borough has applied for a grant to recoup some costs of extra salt and overtime work this winter The fate of West Chapel Ridge Road might by determined by the three families who live there Before making any decision, the council will speak with the families to see if they're interested in having the road repaired and maintained as a borough through street Fox Chapel Area High School speaker takes look back at life of crime By Patricia Sheridan Contributing writer FOX CHAPEL: By the time he was 21 years old, Frank Abagnale had posed as a pilot, a doctor, a lawyer and a stockbroker. In all, he'd cashed about $2.5 million worth of fraudulent checks and was wanted for arrest in 26 countries. crfmfnafs oTlnTs century, tool stage last week at Fox Chapel Area High School as the final speaker in the district's Town HaD Series Born in 1948 to a wealthy, politically powerful family in Bronxville. Abagnale said shock over his parents divorce drove him to crime "I was taken out of school one day and driven to family court I had no idea why When I got there. I saw my parents le judge.

Abagnale said "I'm sure they had intended to explain it all before we got into court, but when I arrived the judge called me up and said my parents were divorcing." he said. The judge offered to allow nale to choose the parent with whom he would live Stunned, he ran from the courtroom He fled to New York City and got a job as a delivery boy, something he had done for his father's company since he was 14 "It didn't take me long to realize I 't going to be ableto support ToTI "I was going back to my room one day and saw a crew from Eastern Airlines leaving the hotel and it caught my imagination '1 thought I bet I could go anywhere that's it the perfect front'" Wftfi an IQ oFT40 and a phofo- graphic memory, he was better equipped than most to pull of his first scam a few phone calls he had acquired a PanAm pilot's uniform and identification card without paying a penny He hitched rides, a courtesy airlines offer their employees, but never flew "I could cash checks and use hotels on PanAm with my ID card," he said "At 18,1 had acquired a lot of monev and moved to Atlanta, Ga." With the move came a new identity Dr. Frank Williams. w'as there fo do" real estate deals and that since I was from LA. I wouldn't be practicing medicine," he said He ended up on the midnight to 8 a.m.

shift of a local hospital Georgia had given him a temporary license, so he was limited to administration "Being a doctor was the easiest thing I ever did." he explained "I nobody can read doctor's handwriting anyway, and sign my name I never wrote a word and I was never questioned He later worked as a lawyer and a stockbroker According to ffie TBT, Abagnale cashed $2 5 million in fraudulent checks "I was the only teen-ager in the history of the FBI to be put on their 10 most wanted list" Before his 21st birthdav. he was arrested by French police for forgery He was convicted in French court and sent to a French prison Abagnale sii 1 p'fbgfarnVto fight white-collar cnme in the United States "I always knew I'd be caught," he said "Only an absolute fool would believe you can break the law over and over again and not get caughL".