Dorothy M. Yowonske; 84; formerly of Belle Vernon; went to be with the Lord on Saturday; Jan. 21; 2012. A daughter of the late John and Mary Dziak Matty; she was born on April 29; 1927. Catholic by faith; she had resided most of her adult life in Belle Vernon. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law; Shirley and Dr. Charles Goyette; of Green Tree and Sallie and Ronald Cox; of McMurray; one son and daughter-in-law; James and Diane Yowonske; of Belle Vernon; and eight grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Walter Yowonske in 1997; and one brother; Lawrence Matty in 2011. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC.; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; (724) 929-5300; www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com. A blessing service will be in the funeral home Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Msgr. Roger Statnick; pastor of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Julia Rusyniak Yuschak; 97; of North Belle Vernon; died Thursday; May 31; 2012; at 6:30 a.m. at her home. Born Aug. 28; 1914; in Ginger Hill; she was the daughter of the late Peter and Eva Furtak Rusyniak. Mrs. Yuschak was a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley. She was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church; where she and her husband cleaned for 20 years; and was a life member of the St. Barbara Altar Guild. She and her husband owned and operated a small confectionary; Yuschak’s Grocery; in North Belle Vernon for 35 years. Julia was a very loving and caring mother. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law; John and Donna Yuschak; of Newburg; Ind.; and David and Ann Yuschak; of Plano; Texas; two daughters; Claudette Yuschak; of North Belle Vernon; and Gloria Yuschak; of Fayette City; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband; John Yuschak; on Nov. 1; 1991; a daughter; Carol Boris; three brothers; William; Walter and John Rusyniak; and two sisters; Helen Meluch and Dorothy Ferencz. Visitation will be held Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATIONS; Family Owned and Operated; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; (724) 929-6183. Relatives and friends will gather at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church Monday at 9 a.m. for Funeral services with the Very Rev. Father Samuel Smolcic of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions be made in memory of Julia Yuschak to the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church Memorial Fund. Condolences accepted at the funeral home’s website; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

Nellie M. Basile; 81; of Belle Vernon (Fairhope) was called home to her God; on Wednesday; January 9; 2008 in her home. A daughter of the late William and Frances Goletz Malinowski; she was born in Fairhope on March 24; 1926. Nellie was a lifetime member of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church of Fayette City and was formerly a member of the Friends of the Veterans and the Valley of Hope prayer group. She retired in 1988 from the Washington Twp. Municipal Authority. Nellie was a loving wife; mother; grandmother and great-grandmother and will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law; Roland Paul and Donna Basile; Jr. of Waterboro; ME; four daughters and three sons-in-law; Charmel and Gary Makovsky of Rostraver Twp.; Janis and Monty Gamble of Mt. Pleasant; Mary Frances and Marti Stefanick and Peggy Basile; two sisters; Helen Trenk and Frances Seman; all of Belle Vernon; eleven grandchildren; Chris Jones and husband Michael; Renee Marsico; Jon Paul Basile and wife Vicki; all of Maine; Tracey Cook and husband Bob of Belle Vernon; Gary Lee Makovsky and wife Amy of Speers; Shawn Ghost and wife Amanda of the state of California; Brandon Ghost of Mt. Pleasant; Brittney; Ben and Chelsea Harvey and Janell Tumbiolo; all of Belle Vernon and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; Roland P. Pee Wee Basile on September 30; 2001; two brothers; Walter and Adolf Malinowski and three sisters; Blanche Moskal; Steffie DuJardin and Stella Stushka Malinowski. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 P.M. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory; Inc.; www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com; (724-929-5300); 700 Broad Avenue; Belle Vernon. A blessing service will be in the funeral home Saturday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Funeral Mass in Holy Spirit R.C. Church at 9:30 A.M. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.