Barbara Simko;84;of 400 Berry St.;Hackensack;N.J.;formerly of the Pricedale-Belle Vernon area;died Monday;Aug.25;1975;at 5:55 a.m.in Holy Name Hospital;Teaneck;N.J. Mrs.Simko was born in Hungary and lived for many years in Pricedale. She lived in Kensington;Md.for 20 years and in Hackensack the past six years. She was preceded in death by her husband;John Sinko;in 1940;and by a son;Stephen Simko;in 1975. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Helen Lee of Hackensack;N.J.and Mrs.Elizabeth Davison of Kensington;Md.;10 grandchildren and four 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 Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Marcella Strumbus; 82; of
416 Bluff St.; Belle Vernon;
died Tuesday;Aufg.12;1975;at 4 p.m. in
Charleroi Division of Mon
Valley Hospital.
She was born in Luthuania.
Mrs. Strumbus was a
member of St. Sebastian
Catholic Church; Belle Vernon.
She was preceded in death
by her husband; August
Strumbus; in 1943.
Surviving are one son;
August Joseph Strumbus of
Speers Hill; three daughters;
Mrs. Ann Wozniak; Mrs.
Albert (Marian) Neil; with
whom she resided; and Mrs.
Val (Helen) Venneri; all of
Belle Vernon; 10 grandchildren;
and six greatgrandchildren.
Friends are being received at the Shelby D.
Ferguson Funeral Home; Belle
Vernon; where prayers will be
recited on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
Mass of Christian burial will
follow in St. Sebastian Catholic
Church; Belle Vernon; and interment
will be in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. Shelby D. Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Funeral Home; Belle Vernon.

Raymond E.Shultz Sr.;67;of 940 Athalia Ave.;Monessen;died Tuesday;July 29;1975;at 7:45 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley hospital after being stricken ill at his home. Born Oct.1;1907;in Belle Vernon;he was a son of the late Harry and Mary Osborne Shultz and had resided in Monessen for a number of years. He retired in 1965 as a pipefitter in the blooming mill at the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He had been active for many years in Monessen No.1Fire Department and was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association. He was also a member of the Mon Valley Retired Steelworkers. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Lempi Nyrhinen Shultz;two sons;Raymond Jr.and Sheldon;both of Columbus;Ohio;three daughters;Mrs.Joyce Eckenroad;with whom he resided; Shirley Shultz and Mrs.Cecil (Sheila) Camden;both of Columbus;Ohio;nine grandchildren;two brothersJohn Shultz of Charleroi R.D. and George Shultz of Monongahela and one sister;Mrs.Hilda Gaugh of Monongahela R.D.1. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday in Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held in the chapel at 10 a.m.Friday;with the Rev.Howard E.Kennedy of the First United Methodist Church of Monessen in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Catherine Soroka; 89; of 207
Roberts St.; Lynnwood;;
Washington Twp.; died Thursday;June 26;1975;at 2:45 a.m. in Westmoreland
Manor; Greensburg.
She was born in Austria-
Hungary on June 3; 1886 and
had lived in Belle Vernon most
of her life.
Mrs. Soroka was a member
of Holy Resurrection
Orthodox Church in Lynnwood.
She was preceded in death
by her husband; John; in 1942;
two daughters; Mrs. Ann
Mattia; in 1969; and Mrs.
Mary Dunlevich; in 1972; and
by a son; Nick; in 1973.
Surviving are four sons;
Mike Soroka of Belle Vernon;
Pete Soroka of Finleyville;
Steve Soroka of Sayre; and
Paul Soroka of Brownsville;
and 16 grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Gerald R. Essey Funeral
Home; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle
Vernon; from 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Family and friends will meet at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Lynnwood;on Saturday at 1 p.m.for services to be conducted by the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Gerald R.Essey is funeral director in charge.

Edith Singley Szerszen;55;of 952 Leeds Ave.;Monessen;died suddenly of a heart attack on Sunday;June 22;1975;at 9 p.m.in her home. She was born in Monessen on March 17;1920;a daughter of the late William Harry and Nellie Hoyes Singley. Mrs.Szerszen was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Monessen. She was preceded in death by a sister;Maude Singley Szerszen in June of 1960. Surviving are her husband;Theodore J.Szerszen;and two sons;Willian HHrrison Singley of State College and Robert T.Szerszen;at home. Friends will be received at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Howard E.Kennedy;pastor of First United Methodist Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer is funeral director in charge.

Mrs.Mary Sellaro;66;of 80 Pacific Blvd.;Monessen;died Thursday;June 12;1975;at 7:30 a.m.in the University Hospital in Morgantown;W.Va.;from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Route 51 on June 1. Mrs.Sellaro was born Oct.18;1908;in Shinnston;W.Va.;the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Laurie and had been a resident of the Belle Vernon-Monessen area for the past 48 years. She was preceded in death by two brothers;Joseph and Samuel Laurie and one sister;Catherine Gumont. Mrs.Sellaro was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and the Anita Garibaldi Lodge of Belle Vernon. Survivors include her husband;William Sellaro;one son;Samuel Sellaro of Fellsburg;one daughter;Mrs.George L.(Babe) Fleming Jr.of Monongahela R.D.2;three grandchildren;four sisters;Mrs.Edward (Sue) Thomas;Mrs.William (Eva) Smith;Mrs.Virginia Johnson and Mrs.Herald (Lucille) Edmonds;all of Morgantown;W.VA.;and four brothers;Tony;Frank;John and Louis Laurie;all of Morgantown;W.Va.Friends will be received in the Toner-Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 until 4 p.m.and 7 until 9 p.m.on Saturday and Sunday;June 14 and 15;1975 where a blessing service will be held on Monday June 16;1975 at 10:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.in St.Sebstian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Toner-Essey funeral directors in charge.

Alfred Stallsworth;19;of 44 S.McKean Ave.;Donora;died about 7:40 p.m.Wednesday;June 4;1975;in a fall from the Donora-Monessen Bridge into the Monongahela River. Rescue teams recovered the body about 3 p.m.;Thursday. He was born Dec.21;1955;in Brownsville;a son of Carlson and Valerice Stallsworth Groomes. He resided with his mother in Donora. His father resides in Los Angeles;Calif. In addition to his parents;he is survived by five brothers;Carlson;Thomas;Bruce;John and Sylvern;all at home;two sisters;Marcella and Shawn;also at home;and a number of uncles;aunts and other relatives in the area. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday in the Percy E.Law Funeral Home;1324 Meldon Ave.;Donora. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in St.Paul’s Baptist Church of Donora;with the Rev.W.R.McBrayer in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy E.Law is the funeral director in charge.

Frank S.Sellaro Sr.;61;of 415 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;May 29;1975 at 6:20 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Belle Vernon on Nov.16;1913;he was the son of Ross and Saleta Bitonti Sellaro. Mr.Sellaro served as a member of Belle Vernon Fire Dept.No.2 for 43 years and had been chief of the company for nine of those years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and belonged to the Belle Vernon American Legion Post;Charleroi and Belle Vernon Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and the Fayette and Western Firemen’s Associations. He was employed as a custodian in the Belle Vernon Area School District;working at Rostraver Junior High School. Surviving are his widow;Joyce A.McGavitt Sellaro;one son;Frank Jr.and one daughter;Rosanna;both at home;four brothers;James V.Sellaro;John Sellaro and Louis A.Sellaro;all three of Belle Vernon;and Joseph Sellaro of Monessen;three sisters;Mrs.Brownie (Edith) Lachowicz;Mrs.John (Mary) Klisowski and Mrs.Clifford (Theresa) Toth;all of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and Sunday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas of First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;and the Rev.David Hosick of the Presbyterian Church of Omaha;Neb.;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Adeline Gilotty Smith of 351 Balazia Ave.;Monessen;died Thursday;May 22;1975;at 11:10 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital;following an extended illness. Mrs.Smith was born in Monessen;the daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Charles Gilotty;who survive. She was a teacher in the Monessen School District and was head teacher at Ben Franklin Elementary School. Mrs.Smith was a graduate of California State College;where she also was awarded her masters degree. She was a member of St.Cajetan Catholic Church of Monessen;Christian Mothers of St.Cajetan;Catholic Women’s College Club;National Education Association;Pennsylvania State Education Association;and the Monessen Education Association. Survivors;besides her parents who reside in Monessen;include her husband;J.Calvin Smith;five daughters;Barbara;Patricia;Elaine;Carol and Geraldine Smith;all at home;one son;Gary Smith;at home;a sister;Mrs.Amerigo (Wilhemina) Mancinelli of Monessen;and four brothers;Jennings Gilotty of Charleroi;Robert Gilloty of Monessen;Richard Gilotty of Aliquippa;and Norman Gilotty of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.in Monessen from 2 p.m.until 10 p.m.on Friday;May 23;1975 where a Blessing service will be held at 10 a.m.on Saturday;May 24;1975 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m.in St.Cajetan Catholic Church of Monessen with the Rev.P.Lino Ramellini;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent of the Cancer Society. Denver Rhome Inc.funeral directors in charge.