Julius J.Stanko;44 year-old war veteran of Galltin;Forward Twp.;died instantly from a rifle wound in the head at his home on Monday afternoon;Sept.28;1959. Stanko;well-known in Charleroi and Monessen;was reported by authorities to have fired a .22 caliber bullet into his brain by holding the muzzle of the weapon in his mouth. Members of his family were absent from the home at the time. Mrs.Margaret Pascoe Stanko;wife of the victim;found his body in the residence when she returned home from a shopping trip about 1:45 p.m. No reason for the act could be given. He was born in Smithton;Nov.1;1915;the son of Mr.and Mrs.John Stanko;and was a veteran of World War II;Magic City Council;JOUAM;and was employed at Clairton Works;United States Steel Corp. Survivors include his wife;Margaret;his mother;Mrs.Mary Stanko;Europe;his father;John Stanko Sr.;Smithton;one brother;John Jr.of Youngstown;and a sister;Mrs.Olterige Marie Serra;Belle Vernon. Friends will be received in the McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Friday;at 2 p.m. The Rev.William H.Schatz;Belle Vernon Methodist Church;will officiate. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.