Agatha Sisca;88;of 305 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;April 26;1976;at 2:10 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Italy on July 16;1887;and had lived in Belle Vernon since 1914. Mrs.Sisca belonged to St.Sebastian Catholic Church and the Sons of Italy Lodge;both of Belle Vernon. Surviving are her husband;Joseph Sisca;two sons;Samuel Joseph Sisca of Belle Vernon and Amerigo G.Sisca of Lincoln Park;Mich.;three daughters;Mrs.Ellsworth (Mary) Pyle of Corpus Christi;Texas;Mrs.Rose Marie Conn and Mrs.Tony (Edith) Simone;both of Lincoln Park;Mich.;11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. 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 St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Alice C.Davis;55;of 935 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;April 20;1976;at 2 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was born in Arnold City on Sept.14;1920 and had lived in Washington Twp.her entire life. She was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Ladies Guild of the parish. She also belonged to Court Belle Vernon No.1522 Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are her husband;Louis A.Sellaro;one son;James L.;at home;one daughter;Mrs.George R.(Lois Ann) Cowan of Perryopolis R.D.2;her mother Mrs.Alice C.Davis of Belle Vernon;four brothers;Charles B.and James J.Davis;both of Belle Vernon;Thomas Edward Davis of Fayette City and Lawrence B.Davis of Belle Vernon R.D.;four sisters;Mrs.Mary E.DeRienzo of Fayette City;Mrs.Jane A.White of Fairport Harbor;Ohio;Mrs.Geraldine Nusser of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Nancy L.Patridge of Delaware;Ohio;and one grandson;George Louis Cowan. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.Friday;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Raymond C.Sterner;69;of 204 Fourth St.;North Belle Vernon;died Monday;April 19;1976 at 1:23 a.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born July 3;1906 in Rostraver Twp.;the son of the late Clarence Ostin and Coral Mae Hess Sterner. He was a life-long Belle Vernon area resident. Mr.Sterner was a former electrician with American Window Glass Co.and Corning Glass Works;Charleroi. He was a life-long member of the First Christian Church;Belle Vernon. Survivors include his wife;Amy May Hamitt Sterner;two sons;Melvin L.of Belle Vernon and Clifford W.of Rostraver Twp.;five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A brother;Norman E.Sterner;preceded him in death. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday April 22;1976 until 2 p.m.;when services will be held at the funeral home;the Rev.Gerald Dye officiating and the Rev.James W.Grant assisting. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Walter A.Szymansky;85;of 304 Fell St.;Belle Vernon died Thursday;April 8;1976;at 7:02 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Poland on May 7;1890 and had resided in Belle Vernon the past 70 years. Mr.Syzmansky retired in 1958 from the electrical department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are his widow;Rachel Breakwell Szymansky;three sons;Edmund and Quentin Szymansky;both of Belle Vernon;and Roger Szymansky of Louisville;Ky.;three daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Clara) Saitz of Belle Vernon;Mrs.James (Stella) Lane of Cypress;Calif.;ad Mrs.Adele DiAndreth of Fayette City R.D.;five stepchildren;Mrs.Doris McGrath;Mrs.Phyllis Crea and Mrs.Mary Jane Roe;all three of Fairhope;Mrs.Ruth Sebesta of Endicott;N.Y.;and Franklin R.Breakwell of Lynnwood;19 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Friday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday. Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m.at the funeral home with Dr.S.Arthur Talman of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;and the Rev.H.R.Loughborough Jr.;of Marion United Presbyterian Church;Fairhope;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

George Seman Jr.;59;of 315 Mikula Road;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;April 1;1976 at 12:01 a.m. in Cleveland Clinic;after a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington Twp.on Aug.26;1916;son of the late George and Anna Shandor Seman Sr. Mr.Seman had been a coal miner and belonged to Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City. He served with the U.S.Merchant Marines during World War II. Surviving are his widow;Frances Malinoski Seman;one son;Phillip;at home;three daughters;Mrs.Michael (Francine) Mendicino of Charleroi;Mary Beth and Anne Elaine;both at home;two brothers;Paul and Andrew Seman;both of Arnold City;four sisters;Mrs.Steve (Anne) Matway of Perryopolis;Mrs.Albert (Sue) Beeler Jr.and Mrs.James (Betty) Houseman;both of Fairhope;and Mrs.Charles (Helen) Biksey of Lynnwood;and two grandsons. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m. Friday. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Monday 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 Rinn officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Sunday at 8 p.m. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Services were held Monday;March 15;1976;for Elmer Clayton Spiker;80;of 1222 Sheffield St.;Pittsburgh;who died suddenly at his home on Saturday;March 13;1976;at 12:22 p.m. He was born in Connellsville on July 8;1895;a son of the late Isaac Newton and Elizabeth Bungard Spiker. He served in the U.S.Army 10th Aero Squadron during World War I and was a retired carpenter. Mr.Spiker is survived by a brother;Smith Spiker of Brownsville;a sister;Mrs.Anna Grant of Allison;Pa.;and several nieces and nephews. Private viewing and services were held today in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main St.;Fayette City;and interment followed in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

James R.Springer;70;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Sunday;March 21;1976;at 5:05 a.m.in Frick Community Hospital in Mt.Pleasant. Mr.Springer was born in Brownsville on Sept.8;1905;a son of the late John and Mary (Mayme) Watkins Springer. He was a retired employee of the Fisher Body plant in West Mifflin. Mr.Springer was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Brownsville and the F&AM Blythe Lodge 593 of West Newton. Mr.Springer is survived by one son;Richard L.Springer of Morrisville;Pa.;one daughter;Mrs.Fred (Ruth Ann) Folmer of Ponca City;Okla.;two brothers;J.Paul Springer of Brownsville and Charles Springer of Boca Raton;Fla.;and one grandchild. Friends will be recieved in the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Inc.;in Rostraver Twp.;on Monday;March 22;from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday;March 23;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday;March 24 at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.William D.Morgan officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society. James C.Stump;funeral director in charge.

George shultz;75;of 111 Wall St.;Monongahela;died Thursday;Feb.19;1976;at 7 p.m.in Washington Hospital. He was born in Carmichaels on Aug.6;1900. Mr.Shultz was a retired heavy equipment operator. He belonged to Grace Lutheran Church;Monongahela. His wife;Katherine Ruth Hazelbaker Shultz;died in 1957. Surviving are two sons;Rollin P.of New Eagle and Roy of Monongahela;one daughter;Mrs.Arthur (Frances) Dickie of Hagerstown;Md.;one brother;John Shultz of Charleroi;one sister;Mrs.Hilda Gaugh of Monongahela;13 grandchildren;and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Philip L.DeRienzo Funeral Home;Monongahela;after 7 p.m.Saturday. Services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.James Neal of Grace Lutheran Church;Monongahela;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Philip L.DeRienzo is funeral director in charge.

Fred Stringhill ; 61; of 914
Broad Ave. Belle Vernon;
died at 1:20 a.m. Thursday;Feb.19;1976;in West
Penn Hospital; Pittsburgh.
He was born in Fayette City
on July 15; 1914 and had lived
in Belle Vernon the past 55
years.
Mr. Stringhill was a painting
contractor.
He was a member of St.
Sebastian Catholic Church;
Belle Vernon; where he served
as an usher. He also belonged
to the Belle Vernon American
Legion Post 659.He had served as a sergeant
with the 841st Engineers
during World War I I .
Preceding him in death
were his father;Joseph
Stringhill; in 1968;his mother;
Josephine Mazzei Stringhill
in 1955;a sister; Innis; in 1971;
and the following brothers:
Orlando; in 1969; Charles in
1954; Frank in 1969; Rudolph; in
January;1974; and James; in
June of 1974. Surviving are the following
brothers and sisters; Tony F.
Stringhill and Samuel S.
Stringhill; both of Belle
Vernon; and Louis Stringhill;
Lena S. Stringhill and Mrs.
Janie Mitchell; with whom he
resided.
Friends w i l l be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; Belle Vernon;
from 7 in 9 p.m. Thursday
and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday. Prayers will be recited at
the funeral home on Saturday at
10:30 a.m.; followed by Mass of
Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St.
Sebastian Catholic Church; Belle
Vernon. Interment will be in Belle
Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.
Ferguson is funeral director in charge.