John Rygial;90;of 129 Marion Ave.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope) died Thursday;March 24;1977;at 8:40 p.m.in West Penn Hospital;Pittsburgh;as a result of burns suffered earlier on that day. Mr.Rygial was treated at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital at 8:35 a.m.for first;second and third degree burns over 40 per cent of his body. Reportedly his clothing caught fire while he was attempting to light a stove at his home. He was transferred to West Penn Hospital in guarded condition and died there Thursday night. Mr. Rygial was born in Poland on Nov.25;1886. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving are his widow;Adela Rygial;three sons;Leopold Regal of Belle Vernon (Fairhope);Walter Regal of Fayette City R.D.1 (Gillespie) and Joseph Regal of Belle Vernon (Fairhope);one daughter;Mrs.Ann Antal of Lynnwood;six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Howard W . McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Saturday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.Monday;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W. McCrory is funeral director in charge.

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