Joseph F.Kuklar;81;of 105 Belle Vernon Apartments;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Oct.11;1988;at 4:15 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Oct.9;1907;in Fairhope;a son of the late John and Sophia Owatt Kukla. He was a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 10 years;having previously resided in the Fairhope and Arnold City areas. He was Catholic by faith. He was a retired coal miner and past president of the coal miners’ local union. He was also a Fayette County assessor in the 1940s. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Andrew and Victor;and by one sister;Katheryn Stec;and his wife;Mary M.Kosuda Kuklar;on Oct.10;1987;a daughter;Joan Sambula of Sept.17;1975;and a granddaughter;Amelia Sambula;on Nov.22;1969.Survivors include two daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Evelyn) Ferrero of Fort Lauderdale;Fla.;and Mrs.Thomas (Eleanor) Lofink Jr.of Belle Vernon;one son;John Michael Kuklar of West Newton;one brother;Alex Kuklar of Fairhope;five sisters;Ann Mosier of Lynnwood;Violet Wargo of Pocono;Susan Kuklar of Arnold City;Mrs.Fred (Helen) Yeaton of Lynnwood and Mrs.Bill (Margaret) Margarvo of Pittsburgh;12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.