Irene Soroka;83;of 121 Price St.Belle Vernon;died Monday;June 28;1976 at 9:20 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born May 20;1893 in Olyphant;Pa.and had lived in Belle Vernon the past 62 years. Mrs.Soroka was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Lynnwood;and St.Barbara’s Ladies Guild of the parish. She also belonged to the Lubov Sisterhood of Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by a son;Michael;in 1964;and by her husband;Theodore;on Aug.24;1973. Surviving are two sons;Steve Soroka of Monessen and the Rev.Theodore Soroka of Miami;Fla.;eight daughters;Mrs.Eva Smith of Belle Vernon;Augustine and Ann Soroka;both at home;Mrs.Michael (Stevanna) Lis of Aliquippa;Mrs.Jack W.(Helen) Gaber of Brookline;Mrs.Anthony (Vera) Trona of Donora;Mrs.Michael (Irene) Goresh of Johnstown and Mrs.Ronald (Martha) Zeli of Belle Vernon;17 grandchildren and five 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. Parastas services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 8 p.m. The family and friends will gather at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Lynnwood;on Thursday at 9 a.m. for services with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Ray Smith;65;of 1540 Leeds Ave.;Monessen;died Saturday;May 22;1976;at 5 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Monessen on March 18;1911;son of the late William and Jean Ferguson Smith. Mr.Smith was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II and retired in 1968 from the open hearth department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He is survived by his widow;Helen Minkovich Smith;two stepdaughters;Mrs.Willaim Hempel and Mrs.Ernie Hall;both of Oxen Hall;Md.;and two sisters;Mrs.Andrew Dyky of Monessen and Mrs.Keith Moller of Charleroi R.D. Friends are being received at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday. Services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Fred Doscher of the First Presbyterian Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Kirkpatrick Savarino;76;of Valley Manor;Monessen;died Saturday;May 8;1976;at 1:30 p.m.in Monongahela Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Savarino was born Aug.23;1899 in Smithton. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church;Senior Citizens and the American Legion Auxiliary;all of Monessen and the Auxiliary of the World War I Barracks No.350 where she served as vice president. She was preceded in death by her husband;Samuel Savarino in 1966. Survivors include one son;Robert Savarino of Orlando;Fla.;and three sisters;Mrs.Helen Libengood of Donora;Mrs.Clara Harter of Monessen and Mrs.Frances Mosier of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received in the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home in Monessen from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday;May 10. Services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday;May 11;at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Howard E.Kennedy;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer;funeral director in charge.

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.