9:30 at St. Joseph LAVERN J. Lavern J. Cousino A, June 20, 1925-Aug. 17, 1999 ERIE — Lavern J. Cousino, 74, of Erie, a broker, trucker and self-employed farmer for 50 years, died at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. He had been seri- ously ill since April. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Fri- day at Allore Funeral Home, Monroe, where the rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Friday. Services will be held at 8:45 a.m. Satur- day at the funer- al home and at Catholic Church, COUSINO The Rev. Joseph Plawecki, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. Born June 20, 1925, in Erie Township, he was the son of Arthur M. and Loretta (Benore) Cousino. He married Louise Cunningham in 1947. In August, 1969, he married Beverly A. (Krall) Uhrman in Toledo. He retired in 1988. He was a member of St. Joseph Council 7413, Knights of Colum- bus, and was a life member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. David (Michelle) Ellison of Columbia, S.C.; a step- daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Laura L.) Stephens of Sylvania, Ohio; three sisters, Pauline Walters of Erie and Mrs. Robert (Marie Kathryn) Pope and Sister Audrey (Dorothy) Cousino, Sisters, Ser- vants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, both of Monroe, and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Arthur Michael in 1991; two brothers, Merlyn E. and Ken- neth, and four sisters, Georgetta Cousino, Marcella Morrin, Viola Gaynier and Rosemarie Cousino. Memorials may be made to Monroe County Humane Society, THM Retirement fund, American Lung Association or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.