Sam Simon;62;who was co-owner of the Hilltop Bus Lines from 1925 to 1939;died Saturday;Jan.1;1966;in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh;after a lingering illness. He lived at 1317 Leeds Ave.;Monessen.Mr. Simon retired on a disability
pension last summer
from the construction department
of the Monessen plant of
Pittsburgh Steel Co.
He was born in Syria.
Mr. Simon was a member of
St. Michael’s Syrian Orthodox
Church of Monessen.
His wife; Marion Matheny Simon;
died in February; 1962.
Surviving are his step-mother;
Mrs. Elizabeth Simon of
Perryopolis;three brothers;
Benjamin of Monessen;with
whom he made his home;John
with the United States Army in
Germany and Thomas in Perryopolis; two sisters; Mrs.
Mary Zayer of New York City
and Mrs. Anna Dzurinko of
Monessen. Friends are being received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;where a service will take place Wednesday;Jan.5;1966;at 12:30 p.m.followed by an additional service at 1 p.m.in St.Michael’s Syrian Orthodox Church;Monessen. The Rev.Anese Elias;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Triasgion Services at the funeral home Jan.3 and 4 at 8 p.m. H.Denver Rhome;funeral director.

Funeral services will be held Saturday morning;December 18;1965;for a former Belle Vernon man who was killed in an accident at the Gateway mine f Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation in Masontown on Wednesday;December 15;1965. Nick Sabolek;51;of River Ave.;Masontown;had lived all his life in Belle Vernon until two years ago. He was killed instantly at 3 a.m.when the boom of a continuous miner smashed him against the mine wall. Death was attributed to a crushed chest. He was a mine mechanic for the Gateway Mine;owned by three steel producers;J&L;Pittsburgh Steel and Shenango Inc.He was a member of All Saints R.C.Church;Masontown;Knights of Columbus;Masontown and United Mine Workers of America Local 6330. Surviving are his widow;Cora Lyons Sabolek;one son;Richard of Akron;Ohio;a daughter;Mrs.James (Patricia) Weisner of Streetsboro;Ohio;five grandchildren;three brothers;Steve;Joseph and Thomas;all of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received after 2 p.m.Thursday at the Yoney Funeral Home;Masontown;where a short prayer service will be held at 8:45 a.m.Saturday followed by a Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m.in All Saints Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Mine officials said an investigation will be held to determine the cause of the fatal accident.

Mrs. Mary (Stankos) Servial; 80;of Fayette City R. D. 1;died Tuesday;Nov.2;1965;at 3 p.m. in Torrance State Hospital. Mrs. Servial was born in Lithuania Aug. 15;1885. She is survived by two sons; Tony of Fayette City R. D. 1; and William of Detroit;Mich.;
a daughter;Mrs. Anna Jerome
of Fayette City R. D. 1; two brothers;Joseph Stankos of Aspinwall
and Charles Stankos
Jr. of Morgantown; W.Va. ; two
sisters; Mrs. Josephine Aginsky
of Star City;W. Va.;and Mrs. Anna Felniak of Library; six
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Friends are being received at
the Howard W.Mccrory Funeral Home in Fayette City;where Prayers will be recited Friday;Nov.5;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem Mass at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. The Rev.William Gavron;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

Joseph Spadafora;81;a Belle Vernon resident for 65 years
and operator of a music store
and teacher of music in Belle
Vernon for 56 years; died Saturday morning August;7;1965;
at 3:30 o’clock at his
home; 613 Broad Ave.
Mr. Spadafora was born in
Italy; May 24; 1884.
He is survived by his widow;
Christina; a daughter;Mrs.
John (Katheryne) Perry; Belle
Vernon;a brother;Tony Spadafora;
Everettsville; W. Va.;
three grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral
Home;Belle Vernon;beginning at 1 p.m.;August 8. Brief funeral services will be held Tuesday;August 10;1974;at 9:30 a.m. from the funeral home;followed by services of Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.from St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. The Rev.Martin J.O’Toole will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Giuseppe Santori;69; a partner
of the Santori Manufacturing
Co.;died Saturday July 24;1965;at 1:55
p.m. in Charleroi- Monessen
Hospital.
Mr. Santori;who made his
home at 515 Summit Ave.;Monessen;
retired from active
work in the Santori business in
May; 1957;because of illness.
A resident of Monessen since
1910;he was a member of St.
Cajetan’s R. C. Church and the
North Italian Political Association;
both of Monessen.
Surviving are his widow;
Amelia Taffoni Santori; one
daughter;Mrs. Andrew (Laura)
Kurey of Monessen;one
son; Norman of Belle Vernon;
four grandchildren; two brothers;
Louis and Albert;and a
sister; Mrs. Antoinette Vagnoni;
all of Monessen.
Friends are being received
at the Raymond D. Dalfonso
Funeral Home; Monessen;where a Blessing service will take place at 9:30 a.m.Wednesday;July 28;followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Cajetan’s R.C.Church;Monessen. The Rt.Rev.Msgr.Nunzia Pirulli;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Funeral home visiting hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Raymond D.Dalfonso;funeral director.