John Puskas Jr.;61;past president of United Steelworkers Local Union 1187 in Allenport and a member of the Plant Protection Unit at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;died Sunday;March 6;1977;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh at 10:15 a.m.;following a lengthy illness. Mr.Puskas;of Cook St.extension;Fayette City;was born in Roscoe;on Sept.21;1915;a son of the late John and Anna Gargus Puskas Sr. He had also served as vice president of United Steelworkers Local Union 2994 in Allenport. Mr.Puskas was also a member of the American Slovak Citizens Club of Fayette City. Survivors include his wife;Anna Yakim Puskas;one daughter;Mrs.Clifford (Mary Ann) Carlson Jr.of Fayette City;one brother;Andrew Puskas of Orange;Calif.;two sisters;Mary & Mildred Sadler;a grandson;Russell Carlson of Fayettte City;and several nieces and nephews;including Darryl Puskas;who made his home with Mr.Puskas. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City with interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.