John Gadus of 35A Bonnie St.;Clair Manor;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;March 12;1987;at 5:20 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 78. Mr.Gadus was born in Brownsville on Dec.22;1908;a son of the late Nicholas and Ellone Gary Gadus. He was a life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area and was a member of St.Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church. He had retired from Matway Coal Co.;Bentleyville. Mr.Gadus was a member of United Mine Workers Of America and the National Slovak Society of Pittsburgh. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers in Europe;Andrew and Michael;and a sister;Helen. Survivors include his wife;Anne Hayduk Gadus;three daughters;Mrs.Linden F.(Mary Ann) Hepple;Mrs.Forrest B.(Helen) Hepple and Mrs.Edward A.(Shirley) Savarno;all of Belle Vernon;a brother;George Gadus of Europe;two sisters;Mary and Anna;both of Europe;five grandchildren;John Hepple;Mike Hepple;Linda Rozik;Dr.Edward Savarno and Eric Hepple;four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Thursday;from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.at St.Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.