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  Rose Radakovich

 Rose A. Radakovich, 84, of Blairs-
ville, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 1997, at
the Latrobe Area Hospital.
 Born April 2, 1913, in Superior,
Derry Township, she was the daugh-
ter of Celeste and Louise (Pontoli)
Bertonaschi.
 Mrs. Radakovich was a member
of the SS. Simon and Jude Roman
Catholic Church in Blairsville. She
belonged to the CD of A Court of St.
Theresa, 55 Plus Club Blairsville
Italian Society Auxiliary and was
an alumni of St. Francis Hospital.
 She was a retired nurse, having
worked at St. Francis Hospital,
Pittsburgh, and Torrance State Hos-
pital.
 Surviving are two daughters:
Rosemary Hall, Bethesda, Md., and
Mrs. Karl (Mary Anne) Hovatter,
Hanover, Md.; two grandsons: Da-
vid Cardellino and Seth Hall, both of
Maryland; three sisters: Josephine
Pesci, Butler; Theresa Gray, Cum-
berland, Md; Edith Minick, Conn.;
one great-granddaughter Malachia
Cardellino; and one great-grandson,
Luke Michael Cardellino.
 She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Michael J.
Radakovich, in 1987; four sisters:
Annie Grassi, Mary Locati, Jennie
Simoncini and Thelma Morello; and
two brothers: John and Joseph Ber-
tonaschi.
 Friends will be received Monday
from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. at the James F. Fergu-
son Funeral Home, Blairsville,
where a wake service will be held at
8:30 p.m. Tuesday. A funeral Mass
will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at
the SS. Simon and Jude Roman
Catholic Church. Father Chester J.
Raimer will serve as celebrant.
Interment will take place at the SS.
Simon and Jude Cemetery.