Harriet E.Stewart;78;of Apt.13;Marion Villa;Arnold City;died Monday;Nov.10;1975;at 12:15 a.m.in St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mrs.Stewart was born in Waltersburg;Pa.;on May 3;1897;and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Flatwoods. She was a resident of Gibsonton for many years before coming to Marion Villa in March of this year. She was preceded in death by her husbnad;Earl Stewart on July 18;1964. Survivors include two sons;James R.Stewart of Belle Vernon and Donald R.Stewart of Donora;three daughters;Mrs.Steve (Goldie) Dubinsky of Monessen;Mrs.Edward (Gladys) Halinka of Arnold City;with whom she made her home;and Mrs.Arthur (Edith) Dubinsky of Fairhope;13 grandchildren;and 10 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday;Nov.10;and 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday;Nov.11. Services will be held Wednesday;Nov.12;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Larry Ross;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.
RUSSELL W. SHORT
HARRIET E. STEWART
MILDRED C.COWHER SMITH
Mildred C.Smith;who had taught in the former North Belle Vernon High School;died Tuesday;Oct.28;1975;at 6:25 p.m.in Johns Hopkins Hospital;Baltimore;Md. Mrs.Smith;65;resided at 5207 Nuth Ave.;Baltimore;Md. Born in Gibsonton on Sept.29;1910;she was a daughter of the late Harry and Ella Coughenour Cowher. In addition to teaching at NBV High;she formerly taught Sunday School for many years at First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;where she belonged. She had graduated from Belle Vernon High School and California State Teachers College. A resident of Baltimore since 1940;she had also been a teacher in the Baltimore Area School District;retiring in 1972. Surviving are her husband;Herbert U.Smith;one brother;Laird G.Cowher of Pittsburgh;and two sisters;Mrs.Leslie (Bernice) Bowman and Mrs.Eugene (Ethel) Randall;both of Belle Vernon. 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 at the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas of First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
CONSTANTINOS ( GREEK )EVANGELOS STRUBAKIS
Constantinos (Greek) Strubakis;27;of Houston;Tex.;formerly of Fallowfield Twp.;died Friday;Oct.17;1975;at 3:03 a.m. at the Ben-Taub Hospital;Houston;Tex. Born Dec.18;1947;in North Charleroi;he was a son of Julia Kalinsky Strubakis of Fallowfield Twp.and the late Evangelos Strubakis. Mr.Strubakis was a truck driver. He was a member of St.Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church;Monessen;and the Lions Club in Houston. Surviving;in addition to his mother;are one brother;Michael of Fallowfield Twp.;two sisters;Catherine Louis of Alaska;and Mrs.Connie Helton of Belle Vernon;and his maternal grandfather;Joseph Kalinsky of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.on Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Thursday at Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Funeral services will be held Friday at 12 o’clock noon at St.Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church;Monessen;with the Rev.George C.Bratiotis;pastor;officiating. Trisagion services will be held Thursday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
KENNETH FREDERICK SMITH
Kenneth Frederick Smith;63;of the Washington Hotel;Charleroi;died Monday;Sept.15;1975 at 6:30 p.m. in the Veterans Hospital;Oakland;Pittsburgh;after a prolonged illness. Born in Everson on Feb.17;1912;he was a son of the late James Carson and Elizabeth Serena Smith. Mr.Smith lived in Charleroi the past 35 years and was formerly employed as a clerk in the storeroom at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a former member of the United Brethern Church of Everson. A veteran of World War II;he served in the European Theater of Operations with the U.S.Army. Surviving are his widow;Virginia Price Smith;two sons;Donald Smith of Speers and Reld Smith of Charleroi;one sister;Mrs.Madeline Lind of Youngwood;five grandchildren;two nieces and one nephew. Friends will be received at the Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.Joseph Rial of the United Methodist Church of Monongahela officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Gerald R.Essey is funeral director in charge.
ARLEATHER SLOAN
Arleather Sloan;55;of Allenport;formerly of Donora;died Sunday;Sept.14;1975 at 9:55 a.m. at her home. Mrs.Sloan was a former member of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen. She is survived by her husband;Whitt Sloan of Donora;one son;Jerome Sloan of Donora;one brother;Albert Green;with the U.S.Army in Frankfurt;Germany;and several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at the William T.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen;with the Rev.P.L.Greene of Union Baptist Church;New Salem;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director in charge.
EDITH A.FINLEY SHIVES
Edith A.Shives;65;of 7586 Morningside Drive;Northfield Center;Ohio;died Tuesday;Sept.2;1975;at 4 a.m.at her home. She was born in Whitehouse;Pa.on March 6;1910;a daughter of Elmer and Alma Baldwin Finley. Mrs.Shives had lived in Ohio the past 18 years and prior to that had resided in Fredericktown. She is survived by her husband;Chauncey Shives;two daughters;Mrs.Chloe Roule of Sagamore Hills;Ohio and Mrs.Sally Ramseck of Centerville;Ohio;one brother;Willard Finley of Finleyville;one sister;Mrs.Thomas (Ruth) Gilchrist Sr.of Belle Vernon;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Johnson Funeral Home in Northfield;Ohio;from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and then at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.on Thursday. Graveside services will be held at Belle Vernon Cemetery on Friday at 9:30 a.m.with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
ALFARETTA T.TODD SMITH
Alfaretta Todd Smith;74;of 503 Mikula Road;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Sept.1;1975 at 5 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital;after a lengthy illness. She was born in Rostraver Twp.on June 10;1901;daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Porter Todd. A former school teacher;Mrs.Smith had taught in the Monessen and Belle Vernon area schools for over 35 years. She was a member of the Pennsylvania State Education Association;Olive Branch Baptist Church and Fayette City Woman’s Club. Surviving are her husband;Allen F.Smith;one brother;William Todd of Belle Vernon R.D.4;one sister;Mrs.Ray (Martha) Stephens of Belle Vernon R.D.3 and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Albert D.Bolster of Olive Branch Baptist Church;Rostraver Twp.;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.
BARBARA SIMKO
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.