Mrs.Elsie Mae Sinclair;80;of 209 Wood St.;Belle Vernon;died Jan.30 in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She is survived by one son;John E.Kuhn of Belle Vernon;two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services were held Feb.3 with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Julia M.Shuma;58;of Belle Vernon R.D.3;died Friday;Jan.22 at home. Survivors include her husband;John;at home;two sons;William J.of Belle Vernon R.D.3 and Wayne J.of Monessen;one daughter;Nancy J.;at home;one brother;John Motchkoski of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Ann Zevok of Lynnwood and two grandchildren. Services were held Monday;Jan.25 with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Bernardine Sylvester;59;of 805 Graham Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Jan.3;1971.  Survivors include her husband;Reno;one son;Michael of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.Wallace (Maureen) Walczynski of Oak Forest;Ill.;and Mrs.Dell (Valerie) Rathe of Lincoln;Neb.;her mother;Mrs.Margaret Davis of Belle Vernon;one brother;James Davis of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Ridsy Calderone and Mrs.Robert Dominico;both of Belle Vernon.  Services were held Wednesday;Jan.6;1971;with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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.