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Eva Rousseau Knuttila,87,of Patton Road,Rostraver Township,died Wednesday,Jan.5,2000,in the St.Francis Central Hospital,Pittsburgh. A daughter of the late Arthur and Clotilde Joris Rousseau,she was born Jan.8,1912,in Rostraver Township. She was a member of the Pricedale Union Church and the Retired Teacher's Association. A lifelong resident of Rostraver Township,Mrs.Knuttila graduated from California Normal School. She was an elementary teacher for 35 years,teaching in the Lenity,Lebanon (Fellsburg),and LaGrange schools,and then retiring from the Rostraver Elementary School in 1973. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law,Jack and Janice Knuttila of Delaware,Ohio,one daughter and son-in-law,Arnita and William Hawkins of Carlisle,one brother,Gene B.Rouseau of Winchester,Va.,two sisters,Aurora Olson Sherwin of Rostraver Township and Marie McDonald of State college,four grandchildren,Jane Leonard of Kansas,Mo.,Diane Mikos of Trenton,N.J.,Jack Knuttila Jr.of Columbus,Ohio,and David Hawkins of Harrisburg and five great-grendchildren. In addition to her parents,whe was preceded in death by three brothers,Arthur,Harry and Ernest Rousseau,and three sisters,Adele Deter,Camelia Popp and Doris Marshall. Friends will be received in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME,INC.,a Golden Rule Funeral Home,700 Broad Ave.,Belle Vernon,on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Saturday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.James Mimidis,pastor of the Pricedale Union Church,officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. If friends wish,in lieu of flowers,memorial donations may be made to the Pricedale Union Church or the charity of their choice.

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