John l.Bartus;79;of Mt.Pleasant;died Monday;Oct.18;1999;in Means Personal Care Home;Dunbar Township. Born March 8;1920;in Rostraver Township;he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Fodor Bartus. Catholic by faith;he had lived in Connellsville since 1978 and formerly lived in Belle Vernon. A U.S.Army veteran of World War II;he retired in 1982 from the Clairton plant of U.S.Steel Corp. Survivors include a sister;Mary Nagy of Belle Vernon;a brother;Steve Bartus of Donora;several nieces and nephews;including Robert J.Nagy of Roscoe;Paul Corbett of Belle Vernon;Dr.Barbara Chou of Seattle;Wash.;Margaret Comiskey of Mr.Pleasant;Shirley Newman of Monongahela;Marge Goodrum of Belle Vernon and Kathy Zumpetta of Philadelphia. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Ruth Burkett Bartus;in 1994;and two brothers;Albert and Frank Bartus. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Blessing service will be held Thursday in the funeral home with Father Donald Trexler;parochial vicar of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Legion of Mary of St.Sebastian Church will meet in the funeral home on Wednesday at 3 p.m. to recite the Rosary. The family suggests memorial contributions to St.Sebastian R.C.Church.