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.

Adolph Serenari;Sr.;76;of 435 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Friday;May 8;1970;t 10 p.m. He was born in Italy;Oct.13;1893. He was a member of the Italian Beneficial Society of Market St.;Belle Vernon;the Garibaldi Society of Dunlevy;and was retired in 1959 from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. His wife;Anita;died in 1955. Survivors are two sons;Adolph J.Jr.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);and Roland Vernaccini at home;one brother in Italy;two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.today;Saturday;May 9. Services will be held there Monday May 11;at 11:30 a.m.;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon is the funeral director.

Arthur E. Sphar; 77; of 101
Grandview Way; Charleroi;
died Thursday;April 30;1970; at 7 p.m. in
Charieroi-Monessen Hospital.
Born in Twilight Borough; he
had lived in Charleroi seven
years.
Mr. Sphar retired in 1958
from Humble Oil and Refining
Corp.
He was a member of Star
Junction Methodist Church and
was a veteran of World War I.
His wife; Hazel Reeves Sphar;
died in 1960.
Surviving are a son; Arthur
F. of Pittsburgh; two daughters;
Mrs. George (Miriam)
Diehl of New Eagle and Mrs.
George (Adoree) McNabb of Attleboro;
Mass.; three brothers;
Riley of Speers; William of
Charleroi R. D.; Parker of
Plainfield; N. J.; two sisters;
Mrs. Albert (Juanita) Barthelot
of Charleroi; with whom he
made his home; and Mrs. Homer
(Bertha) Morris of Elco;
nine grandchildren.
Friends will be received after 7 p.m
May 2 at Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral
Home; Belle Vernon. Service there Monday;
May 4; at 1:30 p.m. with the
Rev. Frank A. Bodnar; pastor of Charleroi’s
First United Methodist Church; officiating.
Interment; Belle Vernon Cemetery.
Shelby D. Ferguson is the funeral director.

David Summers Sr.;82;of 103 Summers Ave.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died Wednesday;April 29;1970;at 9:45 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr.Summers;who was born in Austria-Hungary;was a retired employee of the Charleroi plant of Corning Glass Works. Surviving are his widow;Mary;three sons;David Jr.;Louis and Charles of Belle Vernon;eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Friends are being received at Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Blessing service Saturday;May 2;1970;at 11 a.m.at the funeral home. The Rev.Joseph Tamilowski;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.

Mrs.Margaret Shephard;73;formerly of Belle Vernon;died at Westmoreland Manor;Greensburg on Friday;April 24;1970 at 4:30 p.m. She was born Nov.8;1896;in Roscoe;the daughter of David and Elizabeth Collins Maxon. She had lived in Belle Vernon over 35 years;and was preceded in death by her husband;Ross Shephard;in 1958;and a son;James;in 1959. Survivors are one sister;Mrs.Kathryn Trettel of orlando;Fla.;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.;Saturday. Services will be held there Monday;April 27;at 10 a.m.;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon is the funeral director.

Cheryl Anne Speers; 9; of 100
Pennsylvania Ave.; Speers;
died Friday morning April 17;1970;when
she was struck by a bus on Rte.
88 near her home
She was born in North Charleroi;
March 20; 1961; daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Van A. Speers
Sr.
She was a member of Charleroi
Brownie Troop 4007.
Survivors besides her parents
are two brothers; Van A. Speers
Jr. and Scott; a sister; Peggy;
all at h o m e ; her paternal
grandmother; Mrs. Katherine
B. Speers of Speers; maternal
grandparents; Mr. and Mrs.
James Mimidis of Belle Vernon;
and her great – grandmother;
Mrs. Martha Harkins of Indiana
state.Friends will be received at the
Ferguson Funeral Home; Belle Vernon;
after 7 p m Saturday; until Monday; April
20; at 11:30 a m ; when the body will be
removed to the Bible Baptist Church;
Belle Vernon R. D.4. ; for services at
1:30 p m. The Rev. Atney L Dickerson
will officiate and interment will follow
in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon is the funeral director.

Samuel Stanish of 113 Marion
Ave.; Fairhope; died at 2:15
a.m.Sunday;April 12;1970; in the Charleroi-
Monessen Hospital.
Mr. Stanish was born in
Washington County; July 4; 1906.
He was a member of Holy
Spirit R.C.Church; Fayette
City.
He was a retired employee of
Corning Glass Works; Charleroi.
Survivors include: his widow;
Mary Chunko Stanish; two sons;
Nick of Cleveland; Ohio and
George of Charleroi; three
daughters; Mrs. Stanley (Marie)
Gonet of Cleveland; Ohio; Mrs.
Raymond (Patricia) Podvorc
of Marion Villa; Belle Vernon
and Mrs. Edward (Marleen)
Makepeace of Perryopolis;
five grandchildren and one stepbrother;
Mike of Fairhope. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City where a Prayer service will be held on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.in the Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City with the Rev.Joseph Tamilowski officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory; funeral director in charge.