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.

Mrs.Jean Ferguson Smith;69;of 1109 Graham Ave.;Monessen;died Wednesday June 7;1961;at 1 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a long illness. Born in Roscoe;Mrs.Smith had been a Valley resident all her life. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church;Monessen. She was preceded in death by her husband;William R.in July;1951 and by a daughter;Lorna. Surviving are three sons;Ray;Edward and Robert;all of Monessen;two daughters;Mrs.Andrew (Jean) Dyky of Monessen and Ruth;at home;4 grandchildren and a sister;Mrs.R.V.Smock of Monessen. Friends are being received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Saturday;June 10;1961;at 1:30 p.m. Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. H.Denver Rhome;funeral director.

Lloyd H.(Bunk) Shepler;79;of Monessen;died Friday;June 2;1961;at 9:45 p.m.in the Elks National Home;Bedford;Va.;where he had been a resident the past two months. Mr. Shepler; a member of a pioneer family in the area;was born April 10;1882;on Shepler Hill;which was named after his family;in Rostraver Twp. Most of his life was spent in Monessen. He was a retired employee of U.S.Seel Corp. Mr.Shelper’s wife;Agnes McLuckie Shepler;preceded him in death in 1937. Mr.Shepler was a member of the First Methodist Church of Monessen. He was a life member of the Monessen Elks Lodge 773. He is survived by one son;Harold of Monessen and two sisters;Mrs.Elma Githens of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Ella Tomer of Monessen;three grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Tuesday;June 6;at 2:45 p.m. The Rev.Jackson S.Gabany will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. H.Denver Rhome;funeral director.