Mrs. Bessie Sarah Staff; 78;
of Belle Vernon R. D. 3; died in
Connellsville General Hospital;
Friday;Feb.27;1970; at 5:30 p m.
She was born in Forward
Twp ; Nov. 25; 1891.
Survivors are her husband;
Thomas G. Staff; one son;
Thomas H; of Belle Vernon
R. D. 4; one daughter; Mrs.
Mary Eva Butler; Belle Vernon
R. D 3; five grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the James C.
Stump Funeral Home; Sweeney Plan;
Belle Vernon R. D. 2; after 7 p.m. Saturday.
Services will be held there Monday;
March 2; at 2 p m ; in charge of the Rev.
Homer Davis; pastor of the Church of
God; Uniontown. Interment; Belle Vernon
Cemetery. James C. Stump of Belle
Vernon is the funeral director.

Stefan Surdyn of 922 Meadow Ave.;Charleroi;died Monday;Jan.19;1970;at 6:45 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Surdyn;who was born in Poland;had lived in Charleroi 60 years. He was a member of Polish National Alliance Lodge 1051;Charleroi;and was a retired employee of the Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Cecelia (Wanda) Baron Surdyn;and a brother;William of McKees Rocks. Friends are being received at Francis C.Slezak Funeral home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Tuesday and Wednesday. Service there Thursday;Jan.22;at 11 a.m.with Canon Joseph Wittkofski;of St.Mary Episcopal Church in Charleroi;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is funeral director.

George Sakalik;57;of 504 Perry Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Jan.12;1970;in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 2:35 p.m.after an apparent heart attack. Mr.Sakalik was a maintenance man for Belle Vernon Area School District. He was born in Webster. Surviving are his widow;Lena Kovatch Sakalik;a daughter;Mrs.Dennis (Joan) Houseman of Belle Vernon;two grandchildren;a brother;John of Belle Vernon R.D.2;two sisters;Mrs.John (Mary) Dolola of Romlus;Mich.;and Mrs.Charles W.(Anna) Smoody of Pricedale;several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Jan.14 at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Jan.15. Service there Friday;Jan.16;at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.Victor Bodnar of Brownsville officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Mrs.Marie Stitch;60;of First St.;Pricedale;died Saturday Jan.10;1970;at 10:05 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Although in ill health;her death was unexpected. Surviving are her husband;Julius Sr.;three sons;Nathaniel and Julius Jr.of Pricedale;Jerome of Cleveland;Ohio;a daughter;Mrs.Catherine Carter of Pricedale;one brother;Henry Betha of Pricedale and 15 grandchildren. Friends wil be received after 7 p.m.Jan.13 at the late home. Service Thursday;Jan.15;at 2:30 p.m.in Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor of Monessen is funeral director.

Mrs.Hazel Luce Martino;62;of 105 State St.;Belle Vernon;a life-long resident of Belle Vernon whose family was one of the pioneer families of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Jan.9;1970;at 5:50 a.m.in Eye and Ear Hospital;Pittsburgh;after an extended illness. Born in Belle Vernon;she was a daughter of Ida Monti Luce and the late Ransom Dunn Luce. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon;Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary;Monessen Aerie and Goodwill Club of Charleroi. Surviving besides her mother;who lives in Belle Vernon;are a brother;Woodrow Luce of Jeannette;one sister;Mrs.I.E.(Florence) Verkleeren Jr.of Charleroi. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Jan.10;1970;at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Service there Monday;Jan.12;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Baptist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Steve S.Sarnowski;70;of 736 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Jan.5;1970;at 7:30 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born in Jersey City;N.J.;he had lived in Belle Vernon 50 years. Mr.Sarnowski was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. He retired in 1967 from the steam plant of the Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Anna Luzanski Sarnowski;two sons;Joseph and George of Valparaiso;Ind.;two daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Helen) Walko and Mrs.Karl (Mary) Sivek Jr.of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Joseph of Raleigh;N.J.;and John of Newark;N.J.;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Rogalski of Danbury;Conn.;and Mrs.Helen Fisher of Newark;N.J. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 2 p.m.Jan.6. Prayers there Thursday;Jan.8;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebatian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Gary R.Guzzie;54;of Monessen;died Tuesday;April 10;2001;in Jefferson Hospital. He was born Oct.5;1946;in North Charleroi;a son of the late John and Gertrude Hormell Guzzie. He was a member of St.John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church;Monessen;and a former member of the Kiwanis International. An executive chef;he was formerly employed by Waggnors Catering of Cleveland and also worked at the Cleveland Ramada and Airport Sheraton of Cleveland. Survivors include his wife;Bobbie R.Vance Guzzie;one brother;John Guzzie of Belle Vernon;mother-in-law Bertha Fleming;and numerous nieces;nephews;aunts and uncles. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC.;A Golden Rule Funeral Home;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Thursday at 1 p.m.with the Very Rev.John C.Horosky officiating.

RONALD L. [JENNIFER RADE] SEVCIK; OF BELLE VERNON; PA. GRANDDAUGHTERS – BRANDY ROBERTSON AND MICHELLE SEVCIK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN – BRITTANY ROBERTSON AND CODY ANDERSON. JUNE DIED IN JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.