Michael (Mike) Wenick;56;of Charleroi R.D.2;formerly of Brownsville;died suddenly on Saturday May 18;1968;at Eldred;Pa.;while on a fishing trip.   He was born in Williamsburg;Pa.;June 15;1911;a son of John and Elsie Feck Wenick.  He was a member of St.Nicholas Greek Catholic Church of Brownsville;and the Smithton Sportsmen’s Club;and was employed at the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.  He was a veteran of World War II;serving in the Rhineland and Central Europe with the 88th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Co.  He is survived by his widow;Mary Turik Wenick;and the following brothers and sisters;Mrs.Elsie Hartzell of Elizabeth;John Jr.and Mary Wenick of Brownsville;and George Wenick of Belle Vernon;and several nieces and nephews.  Another brother;Joseph Wenick;preceded him in death.  Friends are being received at the Andrew J.Skirpan Funeral Home;Park Ave.;Brownsville.  Prayer service will be held there Tuesday;May 21;at 9 a.m.;followed by Divine Liturgy at St.Nicholas Greek Catholic Church;Brownsville.  The Rev.Demetrus Yackarich will be the celebrant;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.   Parastas service will be held at the funeral home Wednesday night at 7 o’clock.  Andrew J.Skirpan of Brownsville is the funeral director. 

Andrew Wassilchalk; 52; of
1118 Monongahela St.; Belle
Vernon; died Tuesday;Jan.26;1968;at 8:40
p.m. in Charleroi – Monessen
Hospital where he was admitted on Monday.
Mr. Wassilchalk was born in
Pricedale; a son of Nicholas
and Anna Pish Wassilchalk. He
was employed in the rod mill
of the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. until his retirement in 1966. A member of
Holy Resurrection O r t h o dox
Church; Belle Vernon; he was
a veteran of World War n having served with the U. S. Army.
He belonged to the American
Legion Post 659 of Belle Vernon
and Citizens Association of
Pricedale.
Surviving are his widow;
Kathleen Daugherty Wassilchalk; three children; Andrew
R.; Winifred A. and Nicholas;
all at home; four brothers;
John and Michael; Belle Vernon; Peter of Ontario; Calif;
and Danny of Fellsburg; four
sisters; Mrs. Michael (Mary)
Bashada ST.; Belle Vernon;
Mrs. Ted (Theresa) Belsick;
Fairhope; Mrs. Frank (Ann)
Tallerico; Monessen and Mrs.
Joseph (Pearl) Makar; Carnegie.
Friends wifl be received at
the Harold R. Toner Funeral
Home; Belle Vernon; after 2
p.m. Sunday;Jan.28;1968. Parastas services will be held Sunday at
8 p.m. and Monday at 9 p.m.at the funeral home.

Mrs.Emma Goldie West;48;of 225 Dent St.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died at her home Saturday;Nov.3;1967. A former resident of Pittsburgh;Mrs.West had lived in Fairhope 14 years. She was born in Logan County;W.Va.;on Jan.27;1919. Surviving are a daughter;Mrs.Robert (Rosalie) Schutte of Pittsburgh;two sisters;Mrs.Margaret Miller of Oakdale and Betty Pogany of Pittsburgh;two grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon.

Michael T.Wanko of 207 Schell Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;Oct.20;1967;at 6 a.m. at the home of his son;Thomas A.of 804 Maxalea Court;Baltimore;Md. Mr.Wanko;in declining health;was visiting his son. Born in Braddock he had lived in Monessen most of his life. Mr.Wanko was retired from the safety department (plant guard) of the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. and was a member of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Slovak Home and was a life member of Volunteer Fire Dept.and Relief Association;all of Monessen. His wife;Ursula;died in January;1963. Surviving besides his son are a grandson;Thomas E.Wanko of Washington;Pa.;and a granddaughter;Linda A.Wanko of Baltimore. Friends will be received at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Oct.22. Blessing service there Monday;Oct.23;at 9:30 a.m. followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Leonard R.C.Church;Monessen. The Rev.Regis Hickey;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Robert A.Billick is funeral director.