John P.Sousae;61;of 418 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Oct.13;1978;at 1:55 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Sousae was born in Custer City;Pa.on June 30;1917;a son of the late John Sousae and Mrs.Josephine D’Alessio Sousae;who survives. He had lived in the Belle Vernon area since 1945. He was employed as an auto mechanic with the Bendik-Lancaster Buick Co.;Inc.in Charleroi and was a veteran of World War II;having served with the U.S.Army. Mr.Smouse was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon;American Legion Post 659;the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Moose Club;all of Belle Vernon;the Hungarian Club of Pricedale;Washington Twp.Fireman’s Club and the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. Besides his father;John Sousae;who died in June of 1945;he was preceded in death by a sister;Mrs.Virginia Razzando in 1969 and by a brother;James Sousae. Survivors include his mother;Mrs.Josephine D’Alessio Sousae of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Ann Hook;with whom he made his home in Belle Vernon and Mrs.Russell (Betty) Cope of Belle Vernon;one brother;Vincent L.Sousae of Belle Vernon;and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.where a wake service will be held in the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m.and a military service will be held on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.by the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home on Monday at 9:30 a.m.followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski;funeral director in charge.