E.Leonard (Leo)Sands;63;of Fayette City-Belle Vernon Road;Fayette City R.D.1;died Thursday;April 3;1969;at 4:45 p.m.in Charleroi-Monesssen hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Washington Twp.;Fayette County Feb.1;1906;he was the son of the late Oscar and Olga Kalmi Sands. Nr;Sands was a member of Fairhope Rod and Gun Club and was a retired employee of the Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Stella Daniels Sands;three daughters;Mrs.Adolph (Shirley) Conte and Mrs.Raymond (Sandra) Ambrose;both of Belle Vernon;Dorothy Sands at home;four sisters;Mrs.John (Vilma) Mackey of Fairhope;Mrs.Felix (Irene) Daniels of Lynnwood;Mrs.Helen Culpepper of Portsmouth;Va.;Jane Sands at home;seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral; home;Fayette City;after 2 p.m.April 5. Service there Monday;April 7;1969;at 1:30 p.m. witht the Rev.Hartzell A.Michael;pastor of Lynnwood Lutheran Church;officiating. Interment Belle Vernon Cemetery. Interment Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.

Edmund B.Schilling Jr.;12;of Gillespie;was fatally injured when struck by a vehicle while helping his brother;Keith;deliver newspapers in the Gillespie area. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 5:15 p.m. Death was attributed to a skull fracture and broken neck. He was the son of Mr.and Mrs.Edmund Schilling Sr.;formerly of Monessen. Born Dec.11;1956;he was a sixth grade student at Marion Elementary School in Fairhope. He was a Little League baseball player. Besides his parents and brother;Keith;he is survived by his paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Richard W.Schilling;and maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Joseph Karbowsky;Monessen. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. March 5 at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Monessen. Blessing service there Friday;March 7;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Leonard R.C.church;Monessen;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Regis Hickey;pastor;will be celebrant. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Robert A.Billick is funeral director.

Edward L.(Ozzie) Smith;48; of 14 Woodcrest Drive;Monessen;died Friday;Jan.10;1969;at 8:55 a.m.in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Monessen;the son of the late William and Jean (Ferguson) Smith. Mr.Smith was employed in the blooming mill of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen plant. He was a veteran of World War II. An Air Force gunner;he was a prisoner of war for 27 months after his B-17 Fortress was shot down in a mission over Germany. He was a member of the former United Presbyterian Church of Monessen;and the B.P.O. Elks 773;and American Legion Post 28 of Monessen. Preceding him in death was his son Gary C.Booth;December;1963. Survivors include his widow;Freida (Fresh) Smith;two daughters;Mrs.Kenneth (Kay) Betler of Charleoi and Mrs.Mary Booth of Monessen;three grandchildren;two sisters;Mrs.Andrew (Jean) Dyky of Monessen and Mrs.Keith (Ruth) Moeller of Charleroi;R.D.;two brothers;Ray and Robert of Monessen. Friends will be received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m.;Jan.11. Funeral services will be held Monday;Jan.13;at 1:30 p.m.from the funeral home;with the Rev.Glen Burrows;pastor of First Presbyterian Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. H.Denver Rhome;funeral director.

Rocco Edward Spina;54;of 520 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died in
Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;Saturday;Dec.28;1968;at 9:30 a.m. Mr.Spina;who was born in Belle Vernon on Aug.27;1914;was a resident of Belle Vernon all his life. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and was a foreman in the structural welding department of the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Mary Shoman Spina;a son;Kenneth;and a daughter;Bonnie;at home;four brothers;Larry of St.Clair Shores;Mich.;Ronald of Clearwater;Fla.;Roger of Mt.Clemen;Mich.;Albert of Detroit;Mich.;two sisters;Mrs.Lawrence Stefantz of Detroit and Mrs.Joseph Petitto of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Blessing service there Tuesday;Dec.31;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 officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.