Joseph W.Cekoski;82;of 812 Belle St.;Belle Vernon (Lynnwood);died Saturday;Nov.21;1998;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born June 2;1916;in Monessen;he was a son of the late Leonard and Stella Dombek Czajkowski. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;he was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. Mr.Cekoski was a U.S.Army-Air Force veteran of World War II;serving as a staff sergeant. He was a member of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. Mr.Cekoski was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp;Monessen plant;where he had worked in the shipping and safety departments. Survivors include his wife;Genevieve Vavro Gregor Cekoski and one daughter;Carol Sekoski of Pittsburgh. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his first wife;Sophia Fetsko Cekoski on July 28;1989;three brothers;Raymond Sekoski;Fred Sekoski and Chester Cinders;and one sister;Regina Lahti. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 11 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary Tuesday at 3 p.m.in the funeral home. Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will conduct services Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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