Andrew C.Smith;68;of 521 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;died Sunday;July 1;1973;at 6:30 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Pittsburgh on April 25;1905 and lived in this vicinity the past 40 years. Mr.Smith was a retired employee of Allenport Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Pauline Kline Smith;five sons;Andrew J.of Portsmouth;Va.;Daniel R.of Charleroi R.D.2;William A.of Mantus;N.J.;Edward of Washington and John of Pt.Pleasant;W.Va.;six daughters;Mrs.Ralph (Margaret) Hull of Charleroi;Mrs.James (Martha) Baker of Portsmouth;Va.;Mrs.Paul (Alberta) Murphy of Elizabeth;Mrs.Wayne (Robena) Moe of Warren;Minn.;Mrs.Mary Lou Schultz of Florida and Anna Mae Smith;three sisters;Mrs.Margaret Metz of Eighty Four;R.D.1;Mrs.Martha Barwell of Florida and Anna Mae of Pittsburgh;30 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday. Services will be held there Tuesday at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Frank Bodnar officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director;in charge.
CAROLINE J. SAUER
GEORGETTEROUSH STEINMILLER
ANDREW C. SMITH
CHARLES EDWARD SNYDER
Charles Edward Snyder;67;of 425 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died at 12:20 p.m.Tuesday;June 19;1973;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a lingering illness. Born March 30;1906;he was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and had retired as a craneman from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Charleroi and was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II;having served in Normandy;Northern France;Rhineland and Central Europe. Surviving are his widow;Ethel Stewart Snyder;two sons;Carl of Brownsville and Marshall of Manina;Ohio;one daughter;Mrs.Lewis (Betty) Aldridge of Brownsville;onesister;Mrs.Roy (Ethel) Whitelaw of Belle Vernon;15 grandchilden;11 great-grandchildren;two nephews and two nieces. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday. Service will be held at 2:30 p.m.Friday at the funeral home with the Rev.Daniel J.Dorulia of Stockdale Church of the Nazarene officiating. Interment will be in Belle Venon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey are the funeral directors in charge.
MARTIN SIVIC SR.
Martin Sivic Sr.;81;of 201 Center st.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;June 15;1973;at 10 a.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born Nov.11;1891;in Yugoslavia;Mr.Sivic was a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 46 years. He had formerly lived in Monessen. He was a retired employee of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Sivic was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and SNPJ Lodge 68. Surviving are his widow;Marie Louise Sivic;one son;Martin Jr.of Belle Vernon R.D. 2;one daughter;Mrs.Frank (Louise) Brudzenski of Belle Vernon R.D.2 and two grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. Mass will follow at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Edward P.Gearing;pastor;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MIKE ( MATT ) SHOLTIS
Mike (Matt) Sholtis;307 Ohio St.;Pricedale;died Wednesday;June 13;1973;at 9:50 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a lingering illness. He was born in Razdilla;Western Ukraine;in 1886 and had lived in Pricedale since 1908. Mr.Sholtis was a retired coal miner and belonged to the Russian Orthodox Fraternal Lodge of Pricedale and Local Union 1787;Retired Coal Miners;of California. Surviving are eight nieces and six nephews;including two in the immediate area;Nicholas Druash and Stephen Druash;of Monessen; Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner-Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Parasates service will be held Friday;8 p.m.;at the funeral home. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Nicholas Fedorovich;pastor of St.Nicholas Ukranian Orthodox Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey;funeral directors;in charge.
PHILLIP J. SOMMER
Phillip J.Sommer;80;of 414 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;May 27;1973;at 5:45 p.m.at the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Born Feb.21;1892;in Chicago;Ill.;Mr.Sommer was a retired store manager. He was an Army veteran of World War I. Surviving are his widow;Theresa C.Coogan Sommer;one daughter;Lorita Maravich of Leesburg;Fla.;one grandson and a nephew;John P.Eberhardt of Perryopolis;R.D.2. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Wednesday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
MARIA SEGHI
Mrs.Maria Seghi;89;of 18722 Woodland Ave.;Harper Woods;Mich.;died Saturday May 12;1973;in Saratoga General Hospital;Detriot;Mich. She was a former Belle Vernon resident and lived in the Detroit area the past 21 years. She was preceded in death by her husband;Biagio;in 1952. Surviving are one son;Conrad Seghi of Harper Woods;one daughter;Mrs.Dino (Inez) Andreoli of Detroit;Mich.;one sister;Mrs.Louis (Theresa) Paperi of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Toner-Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday. Services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.at the funeral home;followed by Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey;funeral directors;in charge.
MAE ELIZABETHGUILER STEINMAN
Mrs.Mae Elizabeth Guiler Steinman of 46 Penn St.;Washington;died Saturday April 21;1973;in the extended care facility at Washington Hospital. Born in Belle Vernon;she was a daughter of the late Edwin S.and Elizabeth Croushore Guiler McKane. A resident of Washington since 1927;Mrs.Steinman attended North Belle Vernon schools and was a graduate of Seton Hill College. She was also an active member of the Church of the Covenant;Washington. She was a member of the Martha Paul Chapter 404;Order of the Eastern Star;Bethesda Shrine No.25;White Shrine of Jerusalem;Martha Washington Court No.31;Order of Amarandh. She was preceded in death by two brothers. Surviving are her husbane;Harry W.;one daughter;Mrs.Thomas V.(Lauretta) Wainwright of Center Valley;one brother;Carl E.Guller of Mattituck;Long Island;N.Y.;two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday at the Richard H.Pratt Funeral Home;130 East Wheeling St.;Washington;and from 1 to 2 p.m.at the Church of the Covenant;Washington. Services will be held at 2 p.m.Tuesday at the church with the Rev.Alan Hagenbuch;pastor;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests contributions be made to the Church of the Covenant Memorial Fund. Richard M.Pratt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
