Donna Houston Somers; 46; of
1131 Second St.; Monessen;
died at 11 a.m.Sunday;Nov.27;1977; in
Mercy Hospital; Pittsburgh;
after a short illness.
Born in North Charleroi on
March 9;1931; she had resided
in Monessen the past 28 years.
Mrs. Somers was a member
of St. Leonard Catholic
Church; Monessen; and the
Defense Club of Belle Vernon.
She is survived by her
husband; John Somers; a
daughter; Mrs. John
(Armida) Dora of Virginia
Beach; Va.; and her parents;
Mr. and Mrs. James Houston of
North Charieroi.
Friends will be received at
the Rhome Funeral Home;
Inc.; 1209 Grand Blvd.;
Monessen; from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Blessing services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Leonard Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Henry P.Dinicco;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Kate Sutton of Main St.;Pricedale;died Friday;Aug.26;1977;at 4:55 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital following a lingering illness. She was born April 9;1902 in Connellsville;and had been a resident of the Belle Vernon area for the past 30 years. She was a member of the Pleasant Green A.M.E.Church;Pricedale. Survivors include a son;John Walter Sutton of Baltimore;Md.;one sister;Millie Robinson of Baltimore;Md. and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and 2 to 4 p.m.Sunday. Additional viewing will take place after 6 p.m.at the Pleasant Green A.M.E.Church;Pricedale;where the body will lie in state until 1 p.m.Monday;the time of service. Rev.Bertha Snyder;pastor;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director in charge.

John (Too Small) Sakalik;68;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died suddenly at 10:45 p.m. Thursday;Aug.25;1977 in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Webster on July 23;1909;son of the late Andrew and Susan Sakalik;and had been a lifelong resident of Rostraver Twp. Mr.Sakalik was a retired construction foreman from the Monesssen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He belonged to the United Mineworkers of America and the Golden Agers of Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by two brothers;Michael and George Sakalik. Surviving are his widow;Mary Ferenz Sakalik;one son;John George Sakalik of Belle Vernon R.D.2;one daughter;Dolores Sakalik of Dunlevy;two sisters;Mrs.William (Ann) Smoody of Pricedale and Mrs.John (Mary) Dolola of Romulus;Mich.;three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.

Mary E.Hoffman Stopford;72;of 222 Dull St.Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;July 17;1977 at 7:30 p.m.in the Charleroi Division of the Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Stopford was born in Fayette County on Oct.12;1904;a daughter of the late George and Lydia Guiler Hoffman. She was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church of Fairhope and the Fayette City Golden Age Club. She was preceded in death by her husband;Jesse Stopford Sr.on Jan.27;1968. Survivors include one son;Jesse Stopford Jr.of Monessen;two daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Gloria) Russo of Coal Center and Mrs.Nelson (Joan) Crouch of Roscoe;one brother;George Stopford of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Vera Schmidt of Belle Vernon;nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City after 7 p.m.on Monday and until time of the service on Wednesday;July 20;1977;at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director in charge.

Andrew Seman Sr. of 313
Mikula Road; Arnold City;
Belle Vernon; died Monday;July 4;1977
at 8:20 p m; in Charleroi
Division of Mon Valley
Hospital after a lengthy
illness. He was 45.
Born in Washington Twp. on
Nov 5; 1931; he was a son of
the late George and Anna
Shandor Seman Sr.
Mr. Seman was a steel fitter
for Westinghouse Electric
Corp.
He was a member of Holy
Spirit Catholic Church;
Fayette City; and Polish
National Alliance (PNA) of
Arnold City.
He is survived by his widow;
Mary C. Malachin Seman;
four sons; James; Brian;
David and Andrew Jr ; all at
home; one daughter; Janice;
at home; one brother; Paul
Seman of Arnold City; and
four sisters; Mrs. Steve
(Anne) Matway of
Perryopolis; Mrs. Albert
(Sue) Heeler of Fairhope;
Mrs. Charles (Helen) Biksey
of Lynnwood and Mrs. James
(Betty) Houseman of
Fairhope.
Friends will be received at
the Howard W. McCrory
Funeral Home; Fayelte Cily;after 7 p.m.Tuesday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Thomas G.Rinn as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Prayer service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

George M. (Smiles) Sudor of 36 North Route 88;Charleroi;died Sunday;June 19;1977 at 6:35 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital following an illness of several months. He was born Dec.3;1907 in Monessen and was a resident of the Mon Valley area his entire life. He was retired from the Wire Department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. His wife;Julia;preceded him in death in June 1971. Survivors include four daughters;Mrs.Mildred DeAngelis of Monessen;Mrs.John (Betty) DeBerardinis of North Charleroi;Mrs.Walter (Estelle) Bianchi of Newell;and Mrs.James (Diane) Reber of Irwin;13 grandchildren;and one sister;Mrs.Gino (Bertha) DeAngelis of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Grand Blvd.and Marion Ave.;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Cyril Lukashonak;pastor of St.John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church;Monessen;Officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jean E.Swartz of 111 Johnston St.;Belle Vernon;a retired area school teacher;died Monday;June 13;1977 at 7:30 a.m.in Jefferson Center;South Hills. Mrs.Swartz;72;had retired seven years ago after having taught at the LaGrange and North Belle Vernon elementary schools. She was born in McKeesport on April 17;1905;daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Moore Rae. She resided in Belle Vernon the past 20 years;formerly having lived in West Newton. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;Belle Vernon Women’s Club;Pennsylvania Retired Teachers Association and the American Associastion of Retired Persons (AARP). She also belonged to the Golden Agers in Belle Vernon;Charleroi;Monessen and Fayette City. Surviving are two sons;Howard M.Swartz of West Warwick;R.I.and Dale R.Swartz of San Diego;Calif.;two daughters;Mrs.Bernard (Emily) Tkac of Floreffe and Mrs.Walter (Patricia) Marchewka of Belle Vernon;one brother;Robert B.Rae of Belle Vernon;17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 1 p.m. with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Emmna Boyce Smock; 78; of 371 Ella St.; Belle Vernon; died Saturday;May 14;1977
at 8: 25 a. m. in Charleroi
Division of Mon Valley
Hospital.
She was born in Washington;
Pa on June 20;1898.
She was preceded in death
by her husband; Frank
Smock.
Surviving are two
daughters; Mrs Albert
(Frances) Pendo of Belle
Vernon; with whom she made
her home and Mrs Frank
(Cleora) Johnston of Swarthmore; one son; Frank
Smock of Falls Creek; Pa.; two sisters; Mrs. Sylvia
Phillips of Washington; Pa.
and Mrs. Glenn Johnston of
Belle Vernon; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents;Frank and Rebecca Mossberg Smock.
Friends will be received at the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; from 7 to 9 Sunday and on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday May 17;1977 at 1 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev. Allie A.Clayton of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.