Albert J.Burkhart;69;of 432 Speers St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Sept.28;1989;at 8:30 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born in Belle Vernon;Nov.30;1919;a son of the late Albert C.and Edna McClain Burkhart. Mr.Burkhart was a member of First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;where he was on the Administration Board and was a member of the pastor’s Sunday Scholl class. He was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and also a lifelong member of the North Belle Vernon Fire Department;where he was a trustee for many years. He was a veteran of World War II;having served in the Pacific;where he was a private first class;77th Division;Company C 305;Infantry Batallion. He retired in August;1974;from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;where he was employed in the Transportation Department. He is survived by his wife;Minnie Elizabeth Guild Burkhart;whom he was married to for 43 years;a son;Albert C.Brukhart of Belle Vernon;a daughter;Mrs.James A.(Mary) Trich of York;two sisters;Margaret Lenhart and Mildred Everett;both of West Newton;and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;where funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.with Dr.Thomas St.Clair of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers;donations may be made through the funeral home to the Leukemia Society. The Ferguson Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.