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;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.

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.

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.

Mrs.Beatrice B.Simpson;80;of 405 Webster N.E.;Canton;Ohio;died Saturday April 21;1973;at the Aultman Hospital;Canton;Ohio;after a brief illness. Born Dec.3;1892;in Brownsville;she was a daughter of the late William and Luella May Fuester Hixenbaugh. Mrs.Simpson had been a resident of Canton for the past 24 years. She was a member of the Canton First Christian Church. Mrs.Simpson was preceded in death by her husband;Harry;on July 21;1949. Surviving are one son;George of Canton;Ohio;one brother;Harold Hixenbaugh of Omaha;Neb.;five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday at the Reed Funeral Home;705 Raff Road S.W.;Canton;Ohio;where services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m.with the Rev.E.Richard Crabtree;pastor of the First Christian Church of Canton;Ohio;officiating. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.at the North Belle Vernon Cemetery with the Rev.John Bowers;pastor of the First Christian Church;Charleroi;officiating. Reed Funeral Home;Inc.in charge of arrangements.

Mrs.Elizabeth Semancik;84;of 135 Greenwood St.;Lynnwood;died on Monday;April 9;1973 at 12:30 a.m.in Connellsville State Hospital. Born in Austria-Hungary on May 10;1888;she was a member of Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City and the first Catholic Slovak Ladies Association;Penna;Slovak Union and First Catholic Slovak Union;all of Wickhaven. Her husband;Michael S.;died in 1964 and a son;Albert;died in 1942. Surviving are seven sons;John of Van Voorhis;Anthony of Fayette City;Michael J.;Andrew;Steve and Frank;all of Belle Vernon;and Joseph;at home;two daughters;Mrs.Lloyd (Mary) Miller of Belle Vernon and Ms.Oscar (Julia) Kluh of Obeverly Manor;Md.;one sister;Mrs.Katherine Komacko of Star Junction;29 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 6 p.m.Monday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday with Prayers at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m.and Solemn Requiem High Mass at 11 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Stephen Drab as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director;in charge.

Peter Sopsic Sr.; 89; of 213
Charles St.; Fairhope; died on
Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in Brownsville
General Hospital.
He was born in Yugoslavia
on June 29;1883. He was a member
of Holy Spirit R. C. Church
in Fayette City; Fairhope Rod
and Gun Club; Naomi A. C.
Club and was a retired coal
miner.
Surviving are one daughter;
Frances Vernaccini; at home;
one son; Peter Sopsic Jr. of
Belle Vernon; two stepdaughters;
Mrs. Kathryn Misher and
Mrs. Mary Jarsulic; both of
Fayette City; one stepson
George Kowasic of Fayette
City; R. D. 1; 17 grandchildren
and 29 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Howard W. McCrory Funeral
Home; Fayette City; after 7 p.m.Monday. Prayer services will be held there Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of the Resurrection at 9 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Stephen Drab as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rosary will be recited Tuesday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Samuel Stamper;85;of 452 Motheral Ave.;Monessen;died on Saturday April 7;1973;at Oakland Veterans Administration Hospital;Pittsburgh;after a short illness. He was born June 9;1887 in Chattanooga;Tenn.;son of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Stamper. He lived in Monessen the past 63 years and was retired from Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he had been a wire drawer. He was a member of World War I Veterans Post No.350;Charleroi;and the Joseph H.Ford American Legion Post;Monessen. His wife;Etta Stamper;preceded him in death on November 2;1971. Surviving are one son;Robert Samuel Stamper of Indianapolis;Ind.;one granddaughter;Bobbie Jean Stamper;and the following nieces and nephews;Mrs.Harry McCraw of Monessen;Beverly C.Draper of Monessen;Deenie Draper of Inkster;Mich.;Leroy Stamper of Detroit;Mich.;Carl Payne of Monessen and Marcus Stamper of Nashville;Tenn. Friends will be received at the Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday. American Legion will conduct services Monday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home. Funeral services will take place Tuesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Clarence McCraw officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director;in charge.

Edward L.Smith;80;of 131 Southgate Drive;Juniper;Fla.;died Sunday;March 11;1973;in St.Mary’s Hospital;West Palm Beach;Fla. He was a former Monessen resident. Mr.Smith was a retired superintendent of the bloomng mill of Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and was a veteran of World War I;having served with the Rainbow Division. He moved to Florida in 1960. He was a member of St.Jude’s R.C.Church and the Elks Lodge;both of Jupiter;Fla.;Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8182 and Sterling McClellian American Legion Post 142;both of Pompano Beach;Fla. He was preceded in death by his wife;Mrs.Thelma Lochrie Smith;in 1965. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Jack (Charlotte) Sonafelt of Monessen and Mrs.John (Nova) Nole of Genova;Neb.;two sons;Lionel E.Smith;with whom he made his home;in Juniper;and Donn Smith of Fisher Heights;Carroll Twp.;18 grandchildren and three great–grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home at 1 p.m.Thursday with the Rev.Joseph Laboon;pastor of St.Charles Church;Donora;in charge. Graveside military services will be held during interment at Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.