Marvin Sims;31;of 1000 Leeds Ave.;Monessen;was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital following an automobile accident in North Charleroi Tuesday;Nov.10;1970. Surviving are his mother;Pearl Webb of New York City and a half-brother;Julius Faulks;also of New York City. Services were held Saturday;Nov.14;1970;with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Dorthea Schuerhoff;91;of 1550 Marion Ave.;Monessen;died Saturday;Oct.24;1970 in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Survivors include a daughter;Mrs.Clarence M.(Kathryn) Feehan Sr.;with whom she made her home;a grandson;a granddaughter and four great-grandchildren. Services were held Thuesday;Oct.27;1970;with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Jack Spencer;36;of 144 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly at his home Wednesday;Aug.19;1970;at 1 a.m. Mr.Spencer was an operator of heavy equipment for Westmoreland Paving Co.and belonged to St.Sebastian R.C.Church of Belle Vernon. A Belle Vernon resident since 1967;he formerly lived in Monessen. Mr.Spencer was born in Elizabeth Twp. Surviving are his widow;Ruth Conway Spencer;a son;John Thomas;and a daughter;Lisa;at home;four brothers;Carl of Belfast;Me.;Benjamin of Elizabeth;Fred Harold of Bentleyville;Robert of Monessen;five sisters;Mrs.Florence Panacucci of West Newton;Mrs.Sarah Costa of Wilson;Mrs.Jennie Zellie of Fredericktown;Ethel Spencer of Wilson;Gloria Spencer of Philadelphia. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Aug.20 at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Prayer there Friday;Aug.21;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will act as celebrant. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.

Gertrude Sturdivant;54;of 467 Clarendon Ave.;Monessen;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;June 23;1970;at 3:30 p.m. after being admitted on Sunday. A Monessen resident since 1922;Miss Sturdivant was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Monessen;where she served on the Dorcas Circle and Nurses Board. She also belonged to Elite Temple 428 (Elks) of Monessen. Surviving is a brother;Isaac Sturdivant of Pittsburgh. Also surviving is James Morgan at home. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. June 24 at Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen. Service Friday;June 26;1970;at 11 a.m.in Fellowship Baptist Church;Monessen;with the Rev.K;D;Davis;pastor;officiating. Interment;Belle Venon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is the funeral director.

Clarence Stricklin;60;of 1531 Palmyra Road;Warren;Ohio;died in Trumbull Memorial Hospital at Warren on Friday;June19;1970;at 6 p.m. Born in Whitsett;he was a son of the late Jesse Taylor Stricklin and Sarah Belle Brubaker Stricklin. A veteran of World War II;he had worked for American Welding and Manfacturing Co.in Warren. His wife;Irene Scanlon Stricklin;died July 20;1967. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Charles (Myra) Blacka of Country Club Road;Monongahela and Mrs.Godfrey (Shirley) Von Bergen of Warren;Ohio;a brother;Thurman of Perryopolis;three sisters;Mrs.Henry Hein of Key West;Fla.;Mrs.Eve Bird of Belle Vernon R.D.;Mrs.Lucy Ringstead of Elks Place;Belle Vernon and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 2 p.m.on Sunday;June 21. Service there Tuesday;June 23;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Frederick C.Burchell;pastor of Fairview United Methodist Church at Wind Ridge;Pa.;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Anna Schuresko;76;of 700 Green St.;Belle vernon;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;June 9;1970;at 11:30 a.m. She was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church of Belle Vernon and the Women’s Club of Pricedale. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Amerigo (Anna) Colelli of Perryopolis and Mrs.Robert (Hazel) Lewis of Pittsburgh;two sons;John and Daniel of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.June 10 and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.June 11. Service Friday;June 12;in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. The Rev.John Klutchko;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.

William W.Smith;59;of 235 Knox Ave.;Monessen;died Sunday;May 31;1970;at 9:45 a.m.in Aspinwall Veterans Administration Hospital. He had been in failing health the past year. Born in Monessen;Mr.Smith was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a member of St.Leonard R.C.Church;Thomas McKee Post 28;American Legion and Allison-Lescanac Post 1190 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars;all of Monessen. A veteran of World War II;having served in the U.S.Army;he had worked at the Monessen Page and Cable Co.for 21 years. He was later employed by the former McKelvie Pontiac Garage in Monessen. Surviving are two brothers and a sister;Robert of Monessen;Mrs.Claire Pritchard Ulmer at home and Harry at home;four nephews;William D.Pritchard of Warren;Ohio;Robert Smith of Buffalo;N.Y.;Alfred Smith of Dunlevy;Ted Smith of Pleasant Hills;three nieces;Mrs.Jacqueline Paul Kennedy of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Eleanor Adams of Trafford;and Mrs.Mary Jane Penich of Chicago;Ill. Preceding him in death were two sisters;Rose Smith McDermott and Eleanor Paul. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.on June 1 at Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen. Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday;June 3;at 11 a.m.in St.Leonard R.C.Church;Monessen. The Rev.Regis Hickey;pastor;will officiate. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors are in charge of arrangements.

Salvatore (Sam) Sciore Sr.;70;of 335 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;May 26;1970 at 8:45 p.m.in McKeesport Hospital. Surviving are his widow;Mary Clausi Sciore;a daughter;Mrs.Robert (Vivian) Igoe of Belle Vernon;four sons;John M.of Florissant;Mo.;Salvatore Jr.of Fayette City;Rocco L.;mayor of North Belle Vernon;Louis of Jacobs Creek;14 grandchildren;a sister;Jean Sciore;and a brother;Joseph;both in Italy. Friends are being received at Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. Requiem High Mass Friday;May 29;at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will be celebrant. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.

Mrs.Gertrude S.Searles;89;of 927 Brown St.;Belle Vernon;formerly of Monessen;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;May 12;1970;at 11:50 p.m. Mrs.Searles;who was born in Vermont;was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and American Legion Auxiliary;both of Monessen. Surviving are two sons;Howard W.of New Castle;Del.;and Kenneth J.of Cantonment;Fla.;a daughter;Mrs.Wilma Harvey of Ontario;Calif.;seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m.May 13 and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.May 14. Prayers there Friday;May 15;at 11 a.m.followed by a service in Trinity Episcopal Church;Monessen. The Rev.Lynn Chester Edwards;priest in charge;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is funeral director.