Steve Kertus;78;of Pricedale;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;Friday;June 1;1951;at 11:05 a.m.;after an illness of three days. No immediate survivors are known. Friends will be recieved at the Melenyzer Funeral Home. Services will be held there Monday;June 4;1951;at 3:30 p.m.and interment will follow in the Belle Vernon cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer is the funeral director.

Services will be held Monday;Nov.13;1950;for First Lieutenant Herbert Konecheck;of Belle Vernon;a pilot lost over Augsburg;Germany;on July 19;1944;while flying with the 396th Bomber Squadron. He was born in Belle Vernon on May 3;1917. He enlisted in the U.S.Air Corps on Sept.12;1942 and graduated at Stockton Field;Calif.;where he received his wings. In civilian life;he worked at Duwall Lumber Co.in Belle Vernon. He graduated from Rostraver High School with the class of 1935. He was married March 29;1941 to the former Ruth Geho of Lynnwood.He is survived by his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Nicholas Konecheck of Otto St.;Belle Vernon;three sisters;Mrs.Catherine Boltze of Lynnwood;Mrs.Anne Hackenson of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Emma Jernberg of Beaver Falls;and two brothers;Norman and William;both of Belle Vernon. The body will arrive on Armistice Day at 10 o’clock;from where it will be taken to Toner Funeral Home;Broad avenue;Belle Vernon. Friends will be recieved at Toner’s after 7 p.m.Saturday. Military funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the funeral home;in charge of Rev.Charles Fair;pastor of the Lutheran Church in Lynnwood. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Joseph Kurtak;79;of Belle Vernon;R.D.2;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;Friday afternoon;September 1;1950;at 3:30 o’clock.  He had been a resident of Rostraver Township for many years.  He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Mary Kurtak;two sons;Michael at home;and Albert G.Kurtak of Pittsburgh;three daughters;Mrs.Anna Sarnosky of Charleroi;Mrs.Mary Lefko of Conneatville and Mrs.Elizabeth Perry of Pittsburgh;one brother;Andrew of Monessen;thirteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  Friends will be received at the late home.  Services will be held Monday;September 4;1950;at 9 a.m.;in the St.John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church;Monessen.  Rev.John Govrusik will be in charge and interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Mrs.Mary Kovach;65;of Fayette City;R.D.1;died Sunday;August 27;1950;at 2:15 p.m. She was born in Austria-Hungary;May 18;1884;and was a member of St.Edward’s church;Fayette City. She is survived by two sons;John of Whitsett and Andrew of Fayette City;R.D.1;three daughters;Mrs.Stephen Popelas of New York City;Mrs.Anna Bongiorno;Fayette City;R.D.1;Mrs.Betty Hamilton of Pittsburgh;one brother;John Buksar of Webster;Massachusetts;one sister;Elizabeth Fonos of Homestead;six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held there Thursday;August 31;1950;at 9:30 a.m. and will be followed by additional services at 10 a.m. in St.Edward’s church;Fayette City. Rev.C.W.Ribick will be in charge and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and son are the funeral directors.