Mrs.Ada Sterner;70;of 317 Water St.;Belle Vernon;died in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Friday;July 14;1961;at 11:55 p.m. She was born in Mill Run;Jan.26;1891;and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. Preceded in death by her husband;James L.Sterner;Nov.1;1956;she is survived by six sons;Mervin of Okmulgee;Okla.;Donald and Alvin of Belle Vernon;Louis of Okmulgee;and Roy and William of Belle Vernon;three daughters;Mrs.William (Alverda) Helmken of Okmulgee;Mrs.Jack (Glenna) Richwine and Mrs.Robert (Joan) Peters of Belle Vernon;one brother;Oran Gibson of Belle Vernon. Also surviving are twenty-one grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;beginning at noon on Sunday. Services will be held there Tuesday;July 18;1961;at 1:30 p.m.;in charge of the Rev.Michael T.Hullihan. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;Belle Vernon;is the funeral director.