Joseph Kostelac;83;of 337 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;April 17;1998;at home. Born Nov.23;1914;in Fairhope;he was the son of the late Nicholas and Barbara Novisel Kostelac. A resident of Belle Vernon for most of his adult life;Mr.Kostelac was a member of First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. He retired in 1973 from the former Banning Mine. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by one son;Charles DeHosse;in 1988;and two daughters;Shirley Witmyer in 1992 and Lois Mazur in 1997. Surviving are his wife;Zelma Hammitt Kostelac;whom he married Aug.26;1944;one daughter and son-in-law;Norma and Neal Keller of Mt.Clemens;Mich.;three brothers;Thomas Kostelac of Fayette City;Matthew Kostelac of Hutchinson and Nicholas Kostelac of Monessen;four sisters;Bertha Shaw of Dunlevy;Millie LLoyd of Fairhope;Sophie Bachinski of Monessen and Mary Paholsky of Belle Vernon; 11 grandchildren;16 great-grandchildren;and seven great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Monday at 1 p.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Donald A.Bowers;pastor of First Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.