Mahala A. Strenske;32;of Belle Vernon R.D.4;died at her home;Sunday;Nov.12;1961;at 5:30 p.m.;after a lingering illness. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. Survivors are her husband;Harold Strenske;one son;William D.;two daughters;Catherine and Carol;her mother;Mrs.Catherine Harris;Belle Vernon;R.D.4;one brother;Thomas of Smithdale;five sisters;Mrs.Leo (Helen) Volk;Belle Vernon R.D.4;Mrs.John (Margaret) Mahelek;Belle Vernon;R.D.4;Mrs.Albert (Thelma) Slavis;Daisytown;Mrs.John (Harriet) Holbrook and Joan Harris;Belle Vernon R.D.4. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;beginning tonight at 7 o’clock;during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Wednesday;Nov.15;1961;at 2 p.m. in charge of Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of the Belle Vernon Presbyterian Church. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;Belle Vernon;funeral director.

Doris Jean Springer;12; of
131 Good St.; Jeannette; formerly
of Belle Vernon;died in the Allegheny
General Hospital; Pittsburgh; on Saturday; Oct.21;1961;at 1:45 a.m. Her death followed heart surgery. She was born in Norh Charleroi on December 20;1948;and was a daughter of Robert E.and Rita Zellhofer Springer. She had lived in Jeannette since 1953;when the family moved there from Belle Vernon. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Jeannette.Survivors
are her parents; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert E. Springer; one brother; Joseph
Robert; a sister; Mary Lou and
her paternal grandmother; Mrs.
Maude Springer of Belle Vernon.
Friends were received at the Sherman
Mason Funeral Home; Jeannette;
Sunday afternoon and evening;Oct.22;1961.
The body will be brought to the
Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral Home; Belle Vernon; Monday afternoon and friends will be received there from 2 until ten o’clock Monday night. Services will be held there Tuesday;Oct.24;1961;at 2 p.m. The Rev.Frank T.James of the Methodist Church of Jeannette will conduct services and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;Belle Vernon;and Edwin F.Melenyzer;Monessen;are the funeral directors.

Alexander Roland Sutherland;72;of 118 State St.;Speers;died Tuesday;Sept.26;1961;at 1 p.m. He was born in Brownsville;Sept.10;1889;and had been a resident of Speers for forty-eight years. He moved to Speers from Fallowfield Twp.;and had been a retired employee of the West Penn Power Co.since 1954. His last place of employment was at the substation;Fifth Street Extension;Charleroi. He is survived by his widow;Sylvia Gaskill Sutherland;three sons;George and Jay of Speers;Jack at home;three daughters;Doris and Adele at home;Mrs.Joyce Danko of Monessen;three brothers;Clyde and James of Speers and Ralph Sutherland of Twilight;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon from 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.;m. Services will be held there Friday;Sept.29;1961;at 2 p.m.in charge of the Rev.Charles Sowden;pastor of the Speers Methodist Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Joseph Sopsic of Fairhope;Fayette City R.D.1;died Monday;July 17;1961;at 4:40 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born May 25;1914;in Fairhope;Mr.Sopsic was a member of St.Edward R.C.Church;Fayette City;Polish Lodge;Arnold City;Fairhope Rod and Gun Club and Naomi Athletic Club. Surviving are his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Pete Sopsic Sr.;Fairhope;three brothers;George Kowasic;of Naomi;Pete Sopsic Jr.;of Belle Vernon and William Sopsic;of Naomi;three sisters;Mrs.John (Mary) Jarsulic;Mrs.Steve (Catherine) Misher and Mrs.Frances Vernaccini;all of Fairhope. Friends are being received at the George M.McCrory and Son Funeral Home;Fayette City;where Prayer services will be held Thursday;July 20;at 9 a.m. Service of Requiem Mass will follow at 9:30 a.m.in St.Edward’s R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.C.W.Ribbick officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and Son;funeral directors.

Mrs.Ada Sterner;70;of 317 Water St.;Belle Vernon;died in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Friday;July 14;1961;at 11:55 p.m. She was born in Mill Run;Jan.26;1891;and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. Preceded in death by her husband;James L.Sterner;Nov.1;1956;she is survived by six sons;Mervin of Okmulgee;Okla.;Donald and Alvin of Belle Vernon;Louis of Okmulgee;and Roy and William of Belle Vernon;three daughters;Mrs.William (Alverda) Helmken of Okmulgee;Mrs.Jack (Glenna) Richwine and Mrs.Robert (Joan) Peters of Belle Vernon;one brother;Oran Gibson of Belle Vernon. Also surviving are twenty-one grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;beginning at noon on Sunday. Services will be held there Tuesday;July 18;1961;at 1:30 p.m.;in charge of the Rev.Michael T.Hullihan. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;Belle Vernon;is the funeral director.