John Slovak;63;of 501 Vernon St.;Belle Vernon;was found dead of exposure at his home Sunday;Jan.30;1966;about 5:30 p.m. He was a retired employee of the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. Mr.Slovak was born in Hungary on July 7;1902. Surviving are two daughters;Mildred Jean of New York and Barbara Ann in the state of California. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. Feb 1. Service there Wednesday;Feb.2;at 1 p.m. in charge of Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Mrs.Laura Alice Smith;67;of 309 Speer St.;Belle Vernon;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Monday;Jan.24;1966;at 4:10 p.m.after a lingering illness.   Mrs.Smith was a member of Dames of Malta Lodge;Degree of Honor Lodge;Rebekah Lodge;American Legion Auxiliary to Post 659 and Ladies auxiliary to Fire Dept.no.2;all of Belle Vernon.  She is survived by four daughters;Mrs.Robert (Isabelle) Kyle and Mrs.Evelyn Komlos;both of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Edward (Betty) Sulek of Chester;Pa.;and Mrs.George (Dolores) Usher of Charleroi;a son;James E.of San Francisco;Calif.;two brothers;James Hammitt of Martinez;Calif.;and Howard Johnson of Waynesburg;one sister;Mrs.Ethel Prouence of Masontown and sixteen grandchildren.  Her husband;Bert;is deceased.  Friends will be received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon after 7 p.m.Jan.25 and thereafter from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.  Service there Thursday;Jan.27;at 2 p.m.in charge of the Rev.Elmer Lewis.  Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

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.