Nicholas Slavina;67;of 39 Pacific Blvd.;Monessen;died Saturday;Feb.17;1973;at 6:40 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Slavina was born in Brinton on Nov.22;1905. He retired in 1970 from the blast furnace department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 28;Monessen. Surviving are his widow;Lila Popp Slavina;two stepchildren;Robert Foulks of Monessen and Mrs.John (Irene) Chambers of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren;one sister;Mrs.Barbara Gazica of Turtle Creek;his mother;and two sisters;in Europe. Friends are being received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.William Carney of Monongahela Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

William I.R.Stewart;75;Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Monday;Feb.5;1973;at 8:05 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Carluke;Scotland on May 25;1897 and retired in 1950 from the American Steel and Wire Division of U.S.Steel;Donora;where he worked as a machinst. Son of the late James and Jenne Russell Stewart;he had lived in this vicicnity since 1920. Mr.Stewart was a member of the F&AM Lodge of Bo’ness;Scotland and Douglas Lodge 409. He served with the British Army in World War I. Surviving are his widow;Florence;one son;Vernon of San Gabriel;Calif.;one daughter;Mrs.Frank (Sandy) Lanou;Oak Park;Illinois and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Lawson-Rabe Funeral Home;Donora;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Joseph Sadowski sr.;59;of 800 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Feb.1;1973;at approximately 6 p.m.in a highway accident on Interstate 75 near Wildwood;Fla. He was born in Arnold City Nov.26;1913;was owner and operator of Sadowski’s Super Market and owner of the Lynnwood Bowling Lanes. A member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;he was a member of the Monessen BPO Elks;the Belle Vernon American Legion;the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club and the Arnold City Polish Club. Survivors include his wife;Cecelia Mislak Sadowski;one son;Joseph Jr.of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.Frank Sivek of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Dwight Williams of Belle Vernon;his mother;Amelia Perry of Pontiac;Mich.;one brother;William Sadowski of Belle Vernon;five sisters;Mrs.Sylvia Humfrey of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Mary Steinberg of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Helen Glamb of Detroit;Mich.;Mrs.Frances Gillen of Pontiac;Mich.;and Mrs.Blanche Newton of Union Lake;Mich.and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Monday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Tuesday;Feb.6;at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Resurrection at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers;the family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.

Benjamin F.Sayre;72;of 209 Louella Ave.;Charleroi;was dead on arrival at the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital Thursday morning;Jan.25.1973;at 10:25 a.m. He was rushed to the hospital after collapsing near 11th St.and Schoonmaker Ave.in Monessen. Born in West Virginia Sept.8;1900;he was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II and a member of Charleroi American Legion Post 22. He had lived in Monessen until last October when he moved to Charleroi. He retired from Westmoreland Equipment Co.in 1965. Surviving are his widow;Madeline Short Sayre;two sons;Charles of Webster and James;at home;one daughter;Mrs.George (Thelma) Edwards of Elizabeth;three grandchildren and one brother;Jess Sayre of Parkersburg;W.Va. Friends will be received on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;where services will be held Monday;Jan.29;at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Kennedy B.Stout;pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Charleroi;in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

John R. Stieska; 75; of 21 Montraver
Drive; Monessen; died
Monday;Jan.22;1973; at 2:15 a.m. in the Charleroi
Division of Mon Valley
Hospital.
Born in McKeesport; he was
a practicing pharmacist in Monessen
since 1930.
He was employed by Sun Drug
Co.; Eastgate Plaza; Monessen;
at the time of his death. Previously
he worked until 1964 as a
pharmacist at 540 Donner Ave.
Surviving are his widow; June
Hopton Stieska; four daughters;
Suzanne of Mt. Pleasant; Mrs.
Joseph (Stephanie) Broglie of
Peters Twp.; Mrs. Lawrence
Roberta) Blumenthal and Sallyann;
both of Ventor; N. J.;
one brother; Peter J. of Monessen;
one sister; Mrs. James
(Helen) Kinnard of Coraopolis:
one granddaughter; Lisa June
Broglie of Peters Twp.Friends will be received from 7 lo
9 p.m. Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. Tuesday at the Rhome Funeral
Home; 1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen;
where services will be held Wednesday at
1:30 p m. with the Rev. Gordon Ray;pastor
of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church; Monessen;
officiating. Interment in Belle
Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the
family asks that contributions be made
to the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Memorial
Fund. Rhome funeral directors in charge of arrangements.

Frank Scaglione;78;of 129 Elks Place;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Jan.11;1973;at 2:15 a.m. in the Brownsville General Hospital;where he had been hospitalized since Dec.25. Born May 5;1894;in Italy;Mr.Scaglione was a retired coal miner having worked for 21 years for Consolidated Coal Co.;Pricedale. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ;Roscoe;and the Sons of Italy;Monongahela. Surviving are his widow;Anna DeRose Scaglione;three sons;Paul of Fellsburg;Frank and Thomas;both of Belle Vernon;three brothers;Joseph;Samuel and Louis;all of Monongahela;two sisters;Mrs.Jenny Reo and Mrs.Stella Julian;both of Monongahela and 11 grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.and until 11 a.m.on Saturday;Jan.13;1973 when the body will be taken to the Church of Jesus Christ in Roscoe to lie in state from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m.;the time of the service with Elder J.Fred Olexa officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director;in charge.

Leightty T.Steen;65;of 112 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;January 1;1973;at 8:45 a.m. He was born in Belle Vernon Oct.24;1907;a son of Frank H.and Ada Tarrart Steen. He was the owner and operator of the former Steen and Son real estate and insurance business in Belle Vernon. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Surviving are his widow;Marie Hixenbaugh Steen;his mother;Mrs.Ada Steen of Belle Vernon;a brother; John W.Steen of Manhassett;N.Y.;a sister;Mrs.Philip (Martha) Ordway of Battle Creek;Mich. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a funeral service will be Thursday;Jan.4;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Seth P.Bower of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Margaret Ferguson Smock;88;of 801 Rostraver St.;Monessen;died Sunday Dec.31;1972;at 2:30 a.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hosptials;Inc. She had been in declining health. Born in Roscoe;she had been a resident of Monessen for the past 77 years. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church;Monessen. Mrs.Smock was preceded in death by a son;Veciles. Surviving are her husband;Russell V.;several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday at the Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;where services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.John A.Graham;pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge of arrangements.

John W.Snyder;93;of 43 Perry View Ave.;Pittsburgh;died Saturday December 23;1972;at 1:45 p.m.in the Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh;after a lingering illness. A veteran of World War I;he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church;Anderson-Cousins Post 1394;VFW;Disabled American Veterans;all of Pittsburgh;and F&AM Lodge;New Castle. Surviving are one sister;Mrs.William T.(Pearl) Muir of Belle Vernon and several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where private services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.with the Rev.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of the Belle Vernon First Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Laverda Dolan Szczepanski;43;of 403 Rostraver St.;Monessen.died Monday;Dec.18;1972;at 8 p.m.at her home after a lingerning illness. Born April 20;1929;in Monessen;she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Louise Dolan. Mrs.Szczepanski ws educated in the Monessen School District. Surviving are her husband;Edward;one daughter;Mary Lou at home;two sisters;Mrs.Elizabeth Anthony and Mrs.James (Ida Mae) Manes;both of Monessen and one brother;Ernest Dolan of Monessen. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday at the Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;where services will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m.with Mr.Ronald McNeal;pastor of the World Wide Church of God;Uniontown;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge of arrangements.