William Hammerash;57;of 617 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon died suddenly in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 11:15 p.m.Sunday;May 24;1970. Born in Gillespie;he was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and had served in the U.S.Army during World War II. A Belle Vernon resident 26 years;Mr.Hammerash had lived in Monessen. He retired this year as a rigger in the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Laura Howski Hammerash;two sons;William J.of Perryopolis R.D.2 and Daniel W.at home;four brothers;Joseph Hammerash of Charleroi;Michael Pudish of Fayette City;John Pudish of Belle Vernon;and George Pudish of Gillespie;six sisters;Barbara Hammerash and Mrs.George (Marion) Murphy of Atlantic City;Mrs.Samuel (Ann) Buruso of New York City;Mrs.William (Helen) Whalen of Falls Church;Va.;Mrs.Joseph (Margaret) Scalzo of Newark;N.J.;Mrs.Daniel (Betty) Condasta of Long Island;N.Y.;three grandchildren. Freinds will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 2 p.m. May 26. Prayers there Thursday;May 28;at 10:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 11 a.m. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.