John Yowonske;Belle Vernon R.D.3;died Tuesday;Jan.4;1983;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 70 years old. Mr.Yowonske was born Sept.10;1912 in Vesta 5;a son of the late Samuel and Mary Vroniak Yowonske. He was a resident of the Belle Vernon area all his life and was retired from Clyde Mine;Fredericktown;where he worked until 1965. He was a member of Local 688 United Mine Workers District 5. He was also a member of St.Sebstian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by a son;Carl Michael;on Oct.7;1957 and two brothers;Alex and Frank Yowonske. He is survived by his wife;Helen Britvich Yowonske;three sons;John Jr.;at home;and Lee and Theodore;Belle Vernon;four grandchildren;four brothers;Steve;Samuel;Joseph and Walter Yowonske;all of Belle Vernon;and two sisters;Mrs.Victoria Moran and Mrs.Ann Keyock;both of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer service will be held Thursday at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.