Andrew Girhing;86;22 Bedsworth St.;Pricedale;died Tuesday;May 11;1976 at 5:30 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Girhing was born in Rakacunend;Hungary on Oct.22;1889. He was a retired coal miner;having retired from the Somers Mine in Pricedale in 1952. He was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon;the United Mine Workers of America;Hungarian B.L.S.Society of Pricedale and the William Penn Fraternal Association in Pittsburgh. Mr.Girhing is survived by his widow;Elizabeth Ferencz Girhing;two sons;Bernard Girhing of Belle Vernon R.D.4 and Julius Girhing;at home;four daughters;Mrs.Albert (Emma) Beneccio of Monessen;Elizabeth Girhing at home;Mrs.Lawrence (Margaret) Gocella of New Castle;Del.;and Mrs.Richard (Julia) Matway of Craven Hill;Charleroi;six grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday;May 12;and from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday;May 13. A parish Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.Thursday;May 13;and a blessing service will be held Friday;May 14;at 9:15 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 9:45 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.
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