Oscar L. Strenske Sr.; 78; of
216 Roberts St.; Belle Vernon;
died Tuesday;Feb.28;1967;at 9:30 a.m. in
Charleroi – Monessen Hospital.
Mr. Strenske was self-employed as a coal operator and
worked at this job until recently.
He was a member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church at
Belle Vernon R. D.
Born in Sutersville on Nov. 21;
1888; he was a son of the late
John and Hulda Voelker Strenske. He had lived in the Belle
Vernon area most of his life.
His wife; Ethel Rumble Strenske; died on Feb. 28; 1960.
Surviving are two sons; Oscar L. Jr. of Belle Vernon and
David of Miami; Fla.; six
daughters; Mrs. Albert (Helen)
Hart of Charleroi; Mrs. William (Hilda) Cummings of Belle
Vernon; Mrs. Edith Jones of
Miami; Mrs. George (Doris)
Wilson of West Mifflin; Mrs. L.
J. (Betty) Stotler of Hialeah;
Fla.; Mrs. John (Patty) Stimmell of Belle Vernon; two
brothers; William Albright of
Belle Vernon; and Amil Albright of Lake Lynn; three sisters; Mrs. Vernon Judd of Duquesne; Mrs. Herman Allshouse of Scottdale and Mrs.
Ernest Bass of Miami; seventeen grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon; after 7 p.m. Wednesday;March 1;1967. Service there Friday;March 3;at 1:30 p.m.with Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Jacob R. Steinmiller Sr.; 56;
of 815 Washington St.. Belle
Vernon died at his home Sunday;Feb.26;1967; at 10 a.m.
Mr. Steinmiller retired in October; 1966; from the fabric department of the Monessen plant
of Pittsburgh Steel Co.
A life-long resident of Belle
Vernon; he was a member of
the Russian Club; the Hungarian Club; both of Pricedale; and
the American Legion Post 659;
Belle Vernon.
Born in Belle Vernon on
March 8; 1910; he was a son of
Bertha White Steinmiller and
the late Jacob G. Steinmiller.
Surviving besides his mother;
who lives in Belle Vernon; are
his widow; Irene Sabo Steinmiller; a son; Jacob R. Jr. of Baltimore; Md;; one daughter;
Mrs. Joseph (Alice) Sedell; and
a brother; Herman F.; both of
Belle Vernon; two sisters; Mrs.
Kenneth (Alice) Clifford of
Pittsburgh and Mrs. John (Alberta) Brandon of Belle Vernon; four grandchildren.
Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Feb.27; at the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Services there Wednesday March 1;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of the First Baptist Church in Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Mrs. Marie Stewart; 72. of
Market St.; Fayette City; died
suddenly Friday; February 10;1967 at 7:45 a.m. in
Charleroi-Monessen Hospital.
Mrs Stewart was a member
of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic
Church; Fayette City.
She was born in Canada on
Oct. 21; 1894.
Surviving are her husband;
Edgar; two sons; Joseph Roach
of Mechanic Falls; Maine; and
Albert Roach in the U. S. Merchant Marine. Funeral services will be held Monday;February 13;1967;with Prayers at 9:30 a.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;with Requiem Mass at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

DAUGHTERS – IIONA SPISHOCK;HELEN BRAND AND JULIA SPISHOCK. GRANDCHILDREN – MARY C.BALKO OF FOREST HILLS;KAREN DEACEBAL OFSPAIN AND DONNA SPISHOCK OF BELLE VERNON. GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN – JANA;ALFREDO;ANA AND JUAN.

Mrs. Georgia Anna SWEARER; of 622 Washington Rd.; Belle Vernon; died yesterday in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 10:20 p.m.
Mrs. Swearer was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Fayette City.
Surviving are her husband; Harry; two sons; Raymond of Belle Vernon and Keith of Daiseytown; three grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Harold R. Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. beginning tomorrow.
>The Valley Independent; Friday; January 6; 1967

Mrs.Mary Poro Somppi;89;of 333 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Dec.21;1966;at 7:30 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital.  Mrs.Somppi;a former Monessen resident ;was a member of St.Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Monessen.  She was born in Finland on Jan.25;1977.  Her husband;Kust;died in 1947.  Surviving are six daughters;Mrs.Lawrence (Lina) Huber of Belle Vernon;with whom she made her home;Mrs.Earl (Stella) Anderson of Albion;Mich.;Mrs.E.A. (Martha) Hill of Wood River Jct.;Rhode Island;Mrs.John (Kathryn) Johnson of Rostraver Twp.;Mrs.F.C. (Aino) Jonston of Blairsville;Mrs.Adolf (Jenni) Tolska of Farmingdale;N.J.;one son;Carl of Bradford;R.I.;twenty-four grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren;three stepdaughters;Mrs.Ida Tuoir of Detroit;Mich.;Mrs.Mary Selin of Quincy;Mass.;and Mrs.Susan Maki of Westerly;R.I.  Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Dec.22.  Service there at 11 a.m.Saturday;Dec.24;with the pastor of St.Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Monessen officiating.  Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Shelby D.Ferguson; funeral director in charge of arrangements.  

Mrs. Maryan (Annie) Simpson;
77; of 100 First St. in Charleroi;
died suddenly Tuesday;Oct.25;1966;at
2:15 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen
Hospital.
Mrs. Simpson came to Charleroi
in 1942 from North Charleroi
where she had been a resident
35 years. She was born in
Waynesburg on July 18; 1889;
the daughter of the late Wesley
and Martha Hayes.
Mrs. Simpson was a member
of the First Christian Church;
Turners Ladies Auxiliary and
Irish Rebekah Lodge; all of
Charleroi.
Preceding her in death were
her husband; William Henry
Simpson; in 1944; and two sons;
Ted; 1965; and Wayne; 1956.
She is survived by two daughters;
Mrs. William (Sevilla)
Parsons of Clairton and Mrs.
David (Dorothy) McCune of
Speers; a brother; Ellis Hayes
of Paden City; W. Va.; one sister;
Mrs. Lillian Fox of Speers;
nine grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Friends are being received at the Michael A.Melinchak Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Service there Thursday;Oct.27;1966;at 2 p.m.with the Rev.W.S.Van Arsdale;pastor of Charleroi’s First Christian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Michael A.Melinchak;funeral director.