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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2003 D-S NEWS OBITUARIES ART CARNEY Norton on 'The Honeymooners' j. Art Carney holds his Best Actor Oscar in 1 975 after winning for his performance as Harry in "Harry and Tonto." By 1965, despite his success in Neil Simon's hit Broadway play "The Odd Couple," playing the meticulous Felix Unger opposite Walter Matthau's slovenly Oscar Madison, Mr. Carnev was on a personal downward slide. That October, Mr. Carney, suffering what he later called a mental and physical breakdown, dropped out of "The Odd Couple" and checked into a psychiatric center in Hartford, Conn.

Mr. Carney later credited Ed Norton with saving his life. "The booze and pills and the breakup of my marriage had me about finished," he recalled. Then Gleason brought him out of the hospital to do a "Honeymooners' special" on his CBS variety series, "The Jackie Gleason Show. The special was such a hit that a revived "Honeymooners," with Sheila MacRae as Alice and Jane Kean as Trixie, continued on the Gleason show for the next four years and earned Mr.

Carney his fourth and fifth Emmy awards. A few years later, Mr. Carney would revive his sporadic movie career by taking the starring role in "Harry and Tonto." Among Mr. Carney's later films are "The Late Show," a 1977 detective story co-starring Lily Tomlin; and "Going in Style," a 1979 comedy with George Burns and Lee Stras-berg. His final feature appearance was a small role in "The Last Action Hero" in 1993.

He also played Pittsburgh Steel-ers owner Art Rooney in "Fighting Back," a TV movie about the life of Rocky Bleier, a Steelers running back who returned to football after being wounded in Vietnam. Mr. Carney and his first wife were divorced in 1965. In December 1966, he married Barbara Isaac, a former production assistant and sometime dancer and actress. They divorced 10 years later and Mr.

Carney remarried his first wife in 1977. By Dennis McLellan Los Angeles Times Art Carney, who won an Oscar for "Hivry and Tonto" and originated the role of fussy Ffclix Unger in "The Odd Couple" on Broadway, but who is best remembered as Jackie Glea-son's sewer-worker pal Ed Norton on The Honeymooners," has died. He was 85. Mr. Carney died Sunday in Chester, after a long illness and was buried yesterday after a small, private funeral, The Associated Press reported.

Mr. Carney won his Academy Award for best actor for the 1974 film in which he played Harry, a retired teacher ana widower who sets off qn a cross-country journey with Tonto, his cat, after his New York apartment building is torn down. But even after winning Hollywood's top acting prize for his first starring film role, Mr. Carney said people still greeted him with, "How are things down in the sewer?" "Not that I ever regret playing Ed Norton," said Mr. Carney, who got his Acting start on radio in the 1940s and made his TV debut in 1948.

There's no denying the impact Norton, the self-described "subterranean sanitation engineer" had on Mr. Carney's career. He won Emmys for best supporting actor in 1953. 1954 and 1955 playing Norton in "The Honeymooners" sketches on "The Jackie Gleason Show." As Mr. Carney said decades later, "I brought the sewer worker to life." Clad in his trademark T-shirt, open vest and beat-up felt hat with the upturned brim a hat Mr.

Car- Mr. Carney was a born mimic who by grammar school was entertaining family members with his impressions, which were so good that, after graduating from high school in 1937, tie was hired by the Horace Heidt band. Mr. Carney's oldest brother, Jack, then an agent, arranged the audition with Heidt, who lured Mr. Carney on the spot.

On the road with the band, Mr. Carney did his impressions, sang novelty songs and served as announcer for Heidt's "Pot o' Gold" radio program. In 1940, while still with the band, Mr. Carney married his high school sweetheart, Jean Myers. While working with Heidt, Mr.

Carney also began drinking, which caused problems in both his personal and professional life, as would bouts of depression. Mr. Carney quit the Heidt band in 1941 after showing up too drunk to announce the radio snow. He then experienced a lean period in which he worked sporadically in nightclubs and on the vaudeville circuit before working his way back to a slew of radio acting jobs. In 1944, he was drafted into the Army.

Arriving in France two months after D-Day, he had just set up his machine gun and was filling his canteen with water when a piece of shrapnel from an enemy mortar round ripped into his right thigh. Mr. Carney spent the next nine months in a Veterans Administration hospital. "I never fired a shot," he later said. "I really cost the government money." The wound permanently shortened his right leg by three-fourths of an inch, causing him occasional pain and a limp the rest of his life.

After his discharge, Mr. Carney returned to CBS radio, where he became a second banana for the likes of Milton Berle, Bert Lahr, Edgar Bergen and Fred Allen. In 1948, he joined "The Morey Amsterdam Show," playing Charlie, the dumb doorman in the program's New York nightclub setting. Kir. Carney made his television debut later that year when the show moved from CBS Radio to the Du-Mont network, and the scene-stealing character gave him his first taste of TV fame.

In 1950, he began his association with Gleason, the new host of "Cavalcade of Stars," a big-budget comedy-variety show. Mr. Carney originally played dozens of walk-on roles and character parts in Gleason sketches. "The Honeymooners" sketches were introduced in 1951. "I became Norton, the one guy in the world who was even dumber than Ralph Kramden, the boob Gleason played," Mr.

Carney once recalled. "I liked it because I could be myself, make mistakes in grammar, and be comfortable." When Gleason moved his variety show to CBS in 1952, "The Honeymooners" became the show's main sketch for the next three years. "The Honeymooners" then ran as a 39-episode, half-hour series from 1955 to 1956 before returning as a sketch for one season on the new "Jackie Gleason Show." Mr. Carney said later that he and Gleason never had a cross word with each other. In the 1950s, he discounted rumors that Gleason had forbidden him to make solo entrances during the live show be- ney paid $5 for in 1935 while still in high school he became one of the most memorable second bananas in TV history.

Mr. Carney viewed the lovable, dim-bulb Norton and blustery bus driver Ralph Kramden as a Brooklyn version of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. One classic moment comes when Ralph is trying to learn to play golf and Norton is reading from a book on how to execute a proper swing: "First step up, plant your feet firmly and address the ball." What do they mean "address" the ball? Ralph asks. "Wait a minute, I think I know what it means," Norton says, taking the club out of Ralph's hand. He then steps up, plants his feet firmly, offers an arm-waving salute and says, "Hellooooo ball! Norton never failed to exasperate "Ralphie boy" with his arm-flaying, time-consuming flourishes whenever he had to sign a piece of paper.

Mr. Carney stumbled on the signature piece of business in rehearsal one day, when he simply embellished something his father had done whenever he had to sign young Art's report card. Mr. Carney's passing leaves only Joyce Randolph, who played Norton's wife, Trixie, among the 1950s situation comedy's quartet of co-stars. Gleason died in 1987 and Audrey Meadows, Gleason's TV wife, Alice, died in 1996.

Arthur William Matthew Carney was born Nov. 4, 1918, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., the youngest of six sons of newspaperman-publicist Edward Carney and Helen Carney. Although quiet and introverted, cause the studio audience reacted so enthusiastically when he stepped out on stage. Years later, on the set of the comedy "Izzy and Moe," a 1985 CBS-TV movie co-starring Gleason and Mr. Carney as Prohibition-era federal agents, Gleason gave Mr.

Carney "90 percent of the credit" for the success of "The Honeymooners." "He has exquisite timing and the best body language in the world," Gleason said. Not wanting to be "typed as a second banana or stooge, Mr. Carney demonstrated his acting range during and after his Gleason years by appearing in numerous dramatic productions on "Plavhouse 90," "Studio One." "Kraft Television Theatre" and "Suspense." In 1957, he made his Broadway debut in "The Rope Dancers." a drama in which he played an alcoholic husband and father in turn-of-the century New York. if IVi WASHINGTON COUNTY BOYAN, Dennis James. 38.

of Canonsourg died Nov. 1 0. Joseph Salandra Funeral Home, Canons-burg KEAGY, June 85. of Peters, died Nov. 11 Betnhauer Mortuary.

Peters (CO) WESTMORELAND COUNTY LUCAS, Julian 30. of North Huntingdon, died Nov 10. James W. Shirley Funeral Home. North Huntingdon.

DAVIS, Gladys C. Sullenberger. 87, of Jearmette. died Nov. 11.

Vincent V. Rodgers Funeral Home Irwin. OTHER BURSON. Lois 80. of Arizona, formerty San Diego and Pittsburgh, died Oct 29 Savotekis-Wasik-Gienn Funeral Home.

Munhall (CO) CAPLAN, Annie, 87, of Elrwood City. Lawrence County, died Nov. 10. Turner Funeral Home EHwood City EDWARDS, Mane Gant. of Philadelphia, formerty of North Carolina and Pittsburgh, died Oct 26 Emmanuel Johnson Funeral Home.

Philadelphia (CO) GIOIA, Geraldine Shaffer. 68. of Wilmington." formerty of Somerset, died Nov. 10. Coble Ward-Smith Funeral and Cremation Services.

Oleander. Chapel (CO) GOLDBERG, Jessie Klee. of Boca Raton, Fla formerty of Pittsburgh, died Nov 1 1 Burton L. Hirsch Funeral Home. Squirrel Hill.

(CO) HILES, Francis "Don," 76. of Palm Coast, formerty of Green Tree, died Oct. 24. (CO) KEARNEY John Bernard, died Nov 8. O'Connor Laguna Hills Mortuary.

Laguna Hills. Calif (CO) KING, William Jr 57, of Connellsville. Fayette County, died Nov. 9. Robert B.

Ferguson Funeral Home. Scottdale. LUFRANO, Margaret I. Hayes. 92.

of Louisville. Ky formerly of McKees Rocks, died Nov 9. Schepner-McDermott Funeral Home. Crafton. (CO) MAZURKIEWICZ, Ryszard.

68. of Poland, died Nov 9 Olechowicz Funeral Home. South Side (CO) McDADE, James. 29. of York, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Nov.

7. (CO) SPEAR, Jane 91 of Chicago, and Palm Springs. formerly of Pittsburgh, died Nov. 1. Keiley Spauldmg Funeral Home.

Highland Park, W. (CO) VALENTINE, Clarence Michael. 91, of Sun City. formerly of Peters, died Nov. 7.

Beinhauer Mortuary, Peters. (CO) MANZ, Eileen, of Forest Hills, died Nov. 10. Robert Kansh Funeral Home, Braddock Hills. (CO) MAURO, Mario "Mud," 79, of West Mifflin, died Nov.

10. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Pleasant Hills. (CO) MclLREE, Robert W. 73, of Thomburg, died Nov. 9.

Hershberger-Stover Funeral Home, Crafton. (CO) McMAHAN, Timothy Joel, of Baldwin Borough, died Nov. 8. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood.

(CO) McMILLEN, Walter S. 79. of Mt. Lebanon, died Nov. 10.

Bradwell Nirella Funeral Home, Carnegie. (CO) MEISTER, Frederick 86, formerly of O'Hara, died Nov. 10. Weddell-Ajak Funeral Home, Aspm-wall. (CO) MENNITI, Antoinette, 82, of Sewickley, died Nov.

10. Copeland's Funeral HomeIrvine Chapel. Sewickley (CO) MILLS, Alonzo. 44, of Oakland, died Nov. 8.

Spriggs Watson Funeral Home. Homewood. (CO) MURPHY, Ophelia DiUllo. 85. of Hazeiwood.

died Nov. 10. Edward Kanai Funeral Home, Greenfield. (CO) NOOFITA, Anna. 94.

died Nov. 9. William Slater II Funeral Service, Scott. (CO) NOVAK, Raymond S. "Raya." of Etna, died Nov.

11. Worrell Funeral Home, Sharpsburg. (CO) O'HARE, Lorraine N. Burckel, of McCandless, died Nov. 11.

TB. Devlin Funeral Home, Ross. (CO) PASCHALEDIS, Leona of Ross, died Nov. 1 1 TB. Devlin Funeral Home.

Ross. (CO) PEEPELS, Rita Meehan, 77, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Franklin, Venango County, died Nov. 7. Huff Chapel. Franklin.

(CO) PHILLIPS, Elizabeth 89, of Penn Hills, died Nov. 1 1 Charles W. Trenz Funeral Home, Penn Hills. (CO) PIPER, Doyle C. 96, of Coraopolis, died Nov.

10. Copeland's Funeral Home. Coraopolis. (CO) POPE, Daniel 43, died Nov. 10.

Brandt Funeral Home. Ross. (CO) RANOIG, Frank 76, of Milfvale. died Nov. 10.

Healy-Hahn Funeral Home, Milrvale. (CO) RAUCCI, Frank J. died Nov. 9. John A.

Freyvogel Sons Funeral Home, Oakland. (CO) REESE, Patricia A. Becker, 79, of Castle Shannon, died Nov. 11. John F.

Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO) RITTER, Charles died Nov. 11. Findlay C. Wylie Funeral Home, Penn Hills.

(CO) CHRISTOPHER, Maureen Fallon, 75, of Mt. Lebanon, died Nov. 9. Laughlin Memorial Chapel, Mt. Lebanon.

(CO) COLAIZZI, Henry R. "Unc," of Carrick. died Nov. 1 1 Readshaw Funeral Home, Carrick. (CO) DAVIS, Robert E.

70. of Brentwood, died Nov. 10. Cieslak Tatko Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO) EILER, Jean 83, of Bndgeville.

died Nov. 11. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Pleasant Hills. (CO) FORD, Joanne M. Farren, 70, of Monroeville.

died Nov. 11. Gene H. Corl Funeral Center, Monroeville. (CO) FREDERICK, James, 88, of Homewood.

died Nov. 9. Samuel J. Jones Funeral Home, Wilkinsburg. FREUND, Michael 48, of Brentwood, died Nov.

10. Schepner-McDermott Funeral Home, Crafton. GATES, Edmond William, died Nov. 4. Samuel E.

Coston Funeral Home, East Liberty. (CO) HARBIN, Ada Elizabeth McConnell, of South Fayette, formerly of Ventura, and Youngstown, Oho, died Nov. 10. Bogan-Wolf Funeral Home, Bndgeville. (CO) HINES, William A.

"Bill," 45, of Pittsburgh, died Nov. 10. McDermott Funeral Home, McKees Rocks. (CO) I0C022IA, Theresa C. "Grams," 78, of Baldwin Borough, died Nov.

10. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Pleasant Hills. (CO) JOHNSON, Kathryn 96, of Bethel Park, died Nov. 9. John F.

Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO) JOHNSTON, Norine J. McDonough, 72, of Crafton, died Nov. 1 1 Schepner-McDermott Funeral Home, Crafton. (CO) KAUFMAN, Fred "Freddie," 84, of Squirrel Hill, died Nov.

10. Burton L. Hirsch Funeral Home, Squirrel Hill. (CO) KNIGHT, Theresa, 80, of Ingram, died Nov. 9.

Hershberger-Stover Funeral Home, Crafton. (CO) KRISS (Krisovenski), James 64, of Carnegie, died Nov. 1 1 Bagnato Funeral Home, Carnegie. LANE, John died Nov. 9.

Bagnato Funeral Home, Carnegie. (CO) LANG, Ethel 91, of West View, died Nov. 10. Schellhaas Funeral Home, West View. (CO) LARRIMER, Emily Allison, 13, of Shaler, died Nov.

10. Bock Funeral Home, Shaler. (CO) MADDEN, Lee B. "Skip," of Swissvale, died Nov. 10.

Thomas L. Nied Funeral Home, Swissvale. (CO) ROSEBOROUGH, Anna Fedishen, of Upper St. Clair, formerly of Baldwin Borough, died Nov. 11.

John Slater Funeral Home. Brentwood. (CO) ROSTRON, Florence Mazgola. 80. of South Fayette, died Nov.

10. Bogan-Wolf Funeral Home, Bndgeville. (CO) SAVIOUR, Set vie L. Bennett. 86.

of Homewood, died Nov. 10. Samuel J. Jones Funeral Home, Wilkinsburg. (CO) SCHREPFER, Patricia A.

"Patsy" 66. of Milfvale. died Nov. 9. Healy-Hahn Funeral Home, Millvaie.

(CO) SCHUFFERT, Diana Weismantle. 37. died Nov 6. Stephen M. Brady Funeral Home.

North Side. (CO) SEWELL, Marcus Allen. 20. of Hill District, died Nov. 8.

Robinson Funeral Home. Perry Hilltop. SHELL, Edward 70. of Carnegie, died Nov 9. Leo J.

Henney Funeral Home. Carnegie (CO) SIEMON, Kelly L. 32, of Whitehall, died Nov. 1 1 John Slater Funeral Home. Brentwood.

(CO) SPAHR, Marion 78. of Clairton. died Nov. 1 1. John Slater Funeral Home.

Brentwood (CO) TAYLOR, Thomas M. "Mac," 74. of Bethel Park, died Nov. 9 Paul L. Henney Memorial Chapel, Bethel Park.

(CO) TRUNZO, Natale. 75. of Moon, formerty of Sewickley, died Nov. 9. Copeland's Funeral Home, Coraopolis.

(CO) TUCKER, Harry B. died Nov. 10. William Slater Sons Funeral Home, Mount Washington. (CO) WAGNER, Charles of Shaler, died Nov.

10. Neely Funeral Home, Shaler. (CO) WEAVER, Lois M. Cromley, 76, formerty of Wilkinsburg, died Nov. 11.

(CO) WILCOX, Leroy D. 82, of East Liberty, died Nov. 11. Percy E. Law Jr.

Funeral Homes, Wilkinsburg. WILLIAM, Joe Nathan, died Nov. 10. Samuel E. Coston Funeral Home, East Liberty.

(CO) WILSON, Theresa, 75, of Reserve, died Nov. 10. Oscar Miller Funeral Home. Troy Hill. (CO) WOJNAROWSKI, Stella, 90.

of Oakland, died Nov. 1 1 John N. Elachko Funeral Home. Oakland. YURASEK, Sister Johnna.

54. died Nov 1 1 Sisters of Divine Providence. McCandless. (CO) BEAVER COUNTY LAW, Frederick 82. of Rochester Borough, died Nov.

10. William Murphy Funeral Home, Rochester Borough. The Post-Gazette publishes two type of obituaries. News Obituaries are prepared by our staff and published at the discretion of our editors. Classified Obituaries are paid obituaries prepared by funeral-home directors.

To place a Classified Obituary, funeral directors may call 412-263-1371. To suggest a News Obituary, call 412-263-1601. The following names are published by the Post-Gazette at no charge as public service. We accept information for this list from funeral directors and representatives of crematoriums and memorial societies, who may call 412-263-1601 from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

daily. Listings followed by the designation (CO) Indicate that a Classified Obituary appears elsewhere In this section. Each Classified Obituary can be found also at www.post-oazerte.com'classlfledoblta on our Web site. Those wishing to express condolences or share memories can sign a guest book or post photos of the deceased at that Web address. ALLEGHENY COUNTY ABRIATIS, Frances C.

Homer, 88. of Castle Shannon, died Nov. 10. Laughlin Memorial Chapel, Castle Shannon. (CO) ADAMCYK, Henry J.

"Hank," of Brentwood, formerly of Oakland, died Nov. 10. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO) BELL, Harold 75.

of Bloomfield. died Nov. 9. Winter Funeral Home, Bloomfield. (CO) BONDA, Anna 87, of of Mount Washington, died Nov.

10. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Pleasant Hills. (CO) BOVE, Anthony Gabriel, 40, of Brookline, died Nov. 9. Frank F.

De Bor Funeral Home, Brookline. (CO) BRENNAN, Daniel, 50, died Nov. 10. Howard A. Farnsworth Funeral Home, Mount Oliver.

(CO) BROOKS, Sara 80. of Monroeville, died Nov. 11. Lloyd Van Horn Funeral Home, Monroeville. CAPPELLI, Mary Ellen Lehosky, 82, of Monroeville, died Nov.

10. John L. Quinlan Funeral Home. Turtle Creek. (CO) CARUSO, Agnes, 90, of Springdale Borough, died Nov.

10. Burket-Truby Funeral Home, Oakmont. (CO)! CHOMA, Anna Marie Kleist, 74, of North Brad-docki died Nov. 11. Patrick T.

Lanigan Funeral Home, East Pittsburgh. (CO) tributions to the Allentown Adult Day Care, 2201 Salisbury PA 15210, 412-431-0557. www.iohnfslater.com Please sign the guest book at PATRICKT. LANIGAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 Linden Avenue At Cable, East (412-824-8800). Mass of Christian Burial In Good Shepherd Church, Saturday Please sign the guest book at post-gazette, com BONDA ANNA L.

Age 87 of Mt. Washington. On Nov. 10, 2003, wife of the late Nino Bonda; mother of Nino J. the late Bruce B.

Bonda; grandmother of Lynn (Rick) Topping, Joseph (Judi) Bonda Jodi (Rick) Brady; great-grandmother of four. Visitation will be Thursday 11 a.m. until time of Blessing Service at 2 p.m. at JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 301 Curry Hollow Pleasant Hills. Entombment Jefferson Memorial Park.

Please sign the guest book at post-gazette, com ABRIATIS FRANCES C. (HOMER) Age 88, of Castle Shannon, on Monday, November 10, 2003. Wife of the; late Charles mother of Charles M. Abriatis of Washington, PA and Nancy J. Kovach of Castle Shannon; also survived by seven grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Abriatis was a Charter Member of Castle Shannon Volunteer Fireman Ladies Auxiliary. Friends may call at LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL 1008 Castle Shannon Blvd. TUESDAY EVENING 7-9 pm and WEDNESDAY 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered in St.

Anne's Church, Thursday at 11 am. Memorials may be made to St. Anne's School Endowment Fund, 400 Hoodridge PA 15234. www.laughlinfuneralhome.com Member Covered Bridge Independents Please sign the guest book at post-gazette, com CHRISTOPHER MAUREEN (FALLON) 75, of Mt. Lebanon, on Sunday, Nov.

9, 2003. Beloved wife of Arthur Christopher; devoted niece of Anna Wuenstel; sister of James and the late John (Jack) Fallon; also survived by her many cousins and friends. Viewing hours have been omitted. Relatives friends are invited to attend her Funeral Mass in St. Bernard Church on Tuesday, November 18 at 10 A.M.

Interment in Calvary Cemetery will be private. Maureen was a graduate of Mercy-hurst College in Erie, PA retired as Manager of EquiBank in Dor-mont. Arrangements LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 222 Washington Mt. Lebanon. www.laughlinfuneralhome.com Member Covered Bridge Independents Please sign the guest book BELL HAROLD E.

Aqe 75, of Bloomfield, on Sunday, mm November 9, 2003. Beloved husband of kSa Jean Bell; father of fort and Brittany Elko; sister of Julia Harris, Daniel, Franklin and the late John and Paul Lehosky. Friends will be received Wed. 6-9pm at JOHN L. QUINLAN FUNERAL HOME, INC.

11th 8. 975 Airbrake Aves. Turtle Creek where Blessing Service will be held Thurs. at 10am, Father Anselm Orlosky officiating. Interment St.

Joseph Cemetery. www.quinlanfuneralhome.com Please sign the guest book CARUSO AGNES On Monday, November 10, 2003, Agnes, age 90, of Springdale, wife of the late Albert Caruso; dear mother of Alberta Smith, Eleanor Strauss-er, Frances Hickey, Cecelia "ChiChi" Cantine and Thomas Caruso; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. Friends and relatives may call at the BURKET-TRUBY FUNERAL HOME 421 Allegheny Oakmont, Wednesday, 7-9 and Thursday 2-4 7-9 p.m. Christian Funeral Mass on Friday, 10 a.m. St.

Alphonsus Catholic Church, Springdale. Please sign the guest book at post-gazette, com CHOMA ANNA MARIE (KLEIST) Of North Braddock, age 74, on Tuesday, November 11, 2003; Anna Marie was a retired employee of Braddock General Hospital; wife of the late Michael A. Choma; mother of Anna Marie "Bunny" Choma of N. Braddock, Michael (wife, Cathy) of Brackenridge, Gerald (wife, Dar-lene) of MD and Martin (wife, Anita) of Penn Hills; grandmother of Melissa, Michael and Kenneth Choma; Vincent, Anthony, Erik and David DeMarco; sister of the late Grace Kleist. Friends mayvcall Thursday and Friday 2-4 and 7-9pm BRENNAN DANIEL Age 50, on Monday, November 10, 2003; beloved son of Jane Brennan; brother of Mary Jane (Don) Scher-er and Terry Brennan; father of Daniel, Melissa, and Jessica Brennan; also survived by five grandchildren, two nieces and one nephew.

Friends received at HOWARD A. FARNSWORTH FUNERAL HOME, 425 Brownsville Mt. Oliver, where Services will be held on Fri. at 1 1 am. Visitation with family Wed.

Thurs. 2-4 7-9 pm. www.farnsworthfuneral home.com Please sign the guest book at post-gazette, com BURSON LOIS M. Of Arizona formerly of San Diego Pgh. On Oct.

29, 2003, age 80. Sister of Helen Jo Barry formerly of Homestead Park the late Delcia B. Sadler; aunt of Patrick, Timothy, Kevin Barry, Kathleen Tuntland Maureen Tilliard. Friends received SAVOLSKIS-WASIK-GLENN FUNERAL HOME, INC. 3501 Main Munhall (Member Selected Independent Funeral Homes) Thursday 2-4 8.

7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass Friday 11 a.m. St. Therese Church, Munhall. Lois was a member of IAAT for over 40 years.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions to The American Cancer Society. Please sign the guest book CAPPELLI MARY ELLEN (LEHOSKY) Age 82 of Monroeville on Mon. Nov. 10, 2003; beloved wife of the late Lawrence Cappelli; loving mother of the late Linda (Cappelli) Elko and mother-in-law of Michael A. Elko; beloved grandmother of John L.

Elko, Michael G. Elko and Mary Elko Comfort; great-grandmother of Taylor Elko, Camifie Comfort, Megan Elko, Trent Com fotm.ama- (Prudence) Harold (tiieen) Bell, Gary Bell, Denise (Gene) Daniel Bell, David Picciafoco, (Linda) Bell, Patricia (the late Den BOVE ANTHONY GABRIEL Age 40, of Brookline, unexpectedly on Sunday, Novembers 2003; beloved son of the late Helen Buerkle and Michael Bove; and brother of the late Patrick. Anthony will be missed by his many friends and family and is survived by sister, Erin; aunt Janet Gribbon (Dirk), sister-in-law Kimberly; dear friend Debbie and by nine nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at FRANK F. DE BOR FUNERAL HOME, INC.

1065 Brookline 412-561-0380 on Thursday, November 13, 2003. Hours of Visitation will be from 2-4pm 7-9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Church of the Resurrection on Friday, at 11am. The family will welcome contributions to help defray funeral expenses. www.deborfuneralhome.com Pjease sign the guest book at post-gazette, com nis) Schmitt, Kenneth (Janice) Bell, Judy (Mike) Huwar, Paul (Susan) Bell; grandfather of Dale Bell, Brian Bell, Drew Picciafoco, Kristen Picciafoco, Craig Picciafoco, Dean Schmitt, Cory Bell, Daniel Bell, Lauren Bell, Justin Bell, Jessica Huwar and Michael Huwar; also survived by three great-grandchildren.

Mr. Bell was a WW II Navy Veteran; a retire Postal Worker and painting contractor. Friends will be received Wednesday and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Wl N-TER FUNERAL HOME, 4730 Friendship Ave. Funeral Friday 9 am. Mass of Christian Burial 10 am in Immaculate Conception Church.

Please sign the guest book ADAMCYK HENRY J. "HANK" Ot1 Monday, November 10, 2003, of Brentwood, formerly of Oakland. Husband of Viola (Fitzgerald) Ad-amcyk; father of Louise George (Ed), Marilyn Tramontina (John), Carolyn Adamcyk, Mike Adamcyk (Joyce), Nancy Adamcyk, Linda Musulin (Robert), Eileen Lago (Rudy); brother of Cecelia Crouse (Lou); also survived by 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends received at the JOHN F. SLATER FUNERAL HOME, INC, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, on Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Funeral Prayer on Thursday morning. at 9:15 am. Mass of Christian Bunial in St. Sylvester Church at 10 amlf desired, family suggests con COLAIZZI HENRY R. (UNC) A Veteran of W.W.

1 1, on Tuesday November 11, 2003 of Carrick, beloved husband of Jewell (Braun) Co-taizzi; father of H. Ralph Colaizzi father in law of Mary Sue Colaizzi; grandfather of Krister) Colaizzi (Scott) Kershner and Merritt Colaizzi of Washington DC; brother of Anna (Mario) Colaizzi, and Viola Santella. Friends received Wednes- -day 2-4 7-9pm at the READSHAW FUNERAL HOME, 1503; Brownsville Carrick where. Cont. on Page EMS.

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