Charleroi Mail, page 8 october 07, 1949 Friday BERKMAN - Frank BERKMAN of 118 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi, died in a Boston hospital, Massachusetts, October 6, 1949 at 6 a.m. Friends will be received at the Ralph Schugar Funeral Home 5509 Center Avenue, Pittsburgh. Services will be held there Friday, October 7, 1949, at 2 p.m. MCDOWELL - Mrs. Willie McDOWELL, nee WILLIAMS, of 111 Shadyside, Pricedale, died at her home, Wednesday, october 5, 1949, at 1:15 p.m. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held in the Pleasant Green A.M.E. church, Pricedale, Saturday, october 8, 1949 at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev. R.H. MILES. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. George M. McCrory and Son are the funeral directors. TOPE - Loren R. TOPE, of 404 Lookout avenue, Charleroi, died at his home October 6, 1949, at 1:15 a.m. he was born February 28, 1892. Friends will be received at the Lawrence B. Frye funeral home until noon Saturday. Services will be held in the Presbyterian church of Charleroi, Saturday, October 8, 1949 at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev. K. W. MCCRACKEN. The remains will be removed Saturday evening to the Purviance Funeral Home in S___, Ohio , where friends will be received. Additional services will be held there on Sunday, October 9, at 3:30 pm . Interment will follow in the Gr___ (Grand?) View Cemetery at S___. Lawrence B. Frye is the funeral director. (transcribers note: town in Ohio is possibly Sago/Sajo ?); according to 1930, I needed to verify first name of Loren, as in article it was blurred; 1930 census for Charleroi states Loren TOPE, b. 1892 Ohio; wife Myrtle, dau. Kathryn age 17 and dau. Barbara age 3) not related Ruth Sprowls