Joseph Kurtak;Jr.;of Snowden; formerly of Belle Vernon;died suddenly in a rock fall at work on Sunday;October 6;1946.  Surviving are his widow;Mrs. Anna Shimchick Kurtak;three children;Joseph III;Mary Ellen and David at home;his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Joseph Kurtak of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Michael of Belle Vernon and Albert of Charleroi;and three sisters;Mrs.Anna Samosky of Charleroi;Mrs.Mary Lefko of Nashville City;Cal.;and Mrs.Elizabeth Perry of Pittsburgh.  The body has been removed to the parental home near the old Monessen Airport at Belle Vernon;R.D.2 The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m.Thursday;October 10;1946;at the Russian Orthodox Church at Monessen.  Burial will be made in Belle Vernon Cemetery.