Frank Kurdilla;85;of Monessen;died Friday;Jan.14;2000;at 5 a.m.in Beverly Home Health Services;Uniontown. He was born Feb.18;1914;in Monessen;a son of the late Stephen and Mary Macik Kurdilla. A lifelong resident of Monessen;he was Russian Orthodox by faith. He retired in the 1970s from Homestead Works;where he worked as a machinist. A veteran of World War II;he served as a staff sergeant in the U.S.Army;where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross;having served as a gunner and radio operator. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 1190 of Monessen. Besides his parents;he was preceded in death by two sisters;Marion Kurdilla and Anna Belle Edwards. He is survived by his wife;Virginia Richie Kurdilla;with whom he celebrated 52 years of marriage Aug.31;1999;one daughter;Candace Kurdilla;at home;two brothers; Michael and sister-in-law;Rosanne Kurdilla of Belle Vernon;John Kurdilla of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mrs.Eva Schippacasse of Michigan;numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home;First and Schoonmaker;Monessen. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home with the Very Rev.John Horosky officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.