Mrs. Ethel Strenske; 67; died Sunday Feb.;28;1960;
at 4:05 a.m. at her
home in Belle Vernon R. D. 3.
Mrs. Strenske was a member
of the Order of Eastern Star 196.
Surviving are her husband; Oscar; six daughters; Mrs. Albert
(Helen) Hart of Charleroi; Mrs.
William (Hilda) Cummings; Mrs.
George (Doris) Wilson and Mrs.
Robert (Patty) Stimmer; all of
Belle Vernon; Mrs. Douglas
(Edith) Jones of Miami. Fla.
and Mrs. Joseph (Betty) Stroler
of Hialeah; Fla ; two sons; Oscar Jr. of Belle Vernon and David of Miami; Fla.; 15 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are three sisters;
Mrs. Frank Provans; Belle Vernon; Mrs. L. G. Gillson of Paco
Riviera; Calif; and Mrs. Harry
Niceling of Charleroi.
Friends will be received at the
Harold R Toner Funeral Home;
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;after 1 p.m.on Tuesday;March 1. Funeral home visiting hours are from 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday;March 3;1960;at 2 p.m. from the funeral home;with Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Allen W.Smith;66;of Pricedale;died Saturday;Feb.6;1960;at 7:20 a.m.in the Oakland Veterans Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Smith was a member of the Union Baptist Church;Monessen and was a trustee;treasurer of the Men’s Club;treasurer of the building fund and a member of the Usher Board of the church. He belonged to the Elks Okay Lodge 697 of Monessen;Joseph H.Ford Post 691 American Legion of Monessen and Twin City Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Pricedale. A retired coal miner;Mr.Smith was a member of the United Mine Workers of America District 5. He is survived by a son;Robert Smith of Indianapolis;Ind. Friends are being received at the Carter Funeral Home;Monessen. Funeral services will be held Tuesday;Feb.9;at 11 a.m.from the Union Baptist Church;Monessen;with the Rev.E.W.Jarrett officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. DuBoise Carter;funeral director.

Mrs.Mary E.Steinbarger;83;of 715 Fayette Road;Belle Vernon;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;Monday;February 1;1960;at 4 p.m. Mrs.Steinbarger was born in Vira;July 31;1976. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. She is survived by one daughter;Mrs.Joseph(Virginia) Wells of Belle Vernon;with whom she resided;four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Services will be held there Thursday;February 4;1960;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Michael Hulihan;pastor of the Belle Vernon Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.

Maude (Singley) Szerszen of 834
Donner Ave.; Monessen; died in
Mercy Hospital; Pittsburgh on Thursday;Jan.14;1960 at 3:03 p. m.
A member of the First Methodist
Church in Monessen; she is
survived by her husband; Theodore;
her mother; Mrs. Nellie
Singley of Monessen; two sisters;
Edith Singley of Monessen and
Mrs. Samuel (Cora) Bell of Belle
Vernon; and one nephew; William
Singley of Monessen;
Friends are being received at
the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral
Home; 262 Donner Ave.; Monessen;from 1 to 5 p.m.and 7 to 10 p.m.;where services will be conducted by the Rev.Jackson Gabany of the First Methodist Church;Monessen;Monday at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Robert L.Sullenberger;61;of 207 Water street;Belle Vernon;died in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;December 19;1959;at 10:45 a.m. He was a veteran of World War One;having served with the 110th Infantry;28th Division;and was retired from the Page Steel and Wire plant in Monessen. He is survived by his wife;Gladys;six sons;Technical Sergeant James Sullenberger;stationed at Charleston Air Force Base;Charleston;West Virginia;Charles of Monessen;A-2 C;Ralph Sullenberger;Fort George G.Meade;Maryland;Edwin at home;William and Jack of Belle Vernon;four daughters;Mrs.John Knox;Pricedale;Mrs.John (Catherine) Kalakewich;Mrs.Otis (Shirley) White and Mrs.Frank (Mae) Teagarden;all of Belle Vernon;and thirty grandchildren.Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral home. Services will be held there December 22;1959;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Captains Bender and Connor of the Salvation Army. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Julius J.Stanko;44 year-old war veteran of Galltin;Forward Twp.;died instantly from a rifle wound in the head at his home on Monday afternoon;Sept.28;1959. Stanko;well-known in Charleroi and Monessen;was reported by authorities to have fired a .22 caliber bullet into his brain by holding the muzzle of the weapon in his mouth. Members of his family were absent from the home at the time. Mrs.Margaret Pascoe Stanko;wife of the victim;found his body in the residence when she returned home from a shopping trip about 1:45 p.m. No reason for the act could be given. He was born in Smithton;Nov.1;1915;the son of Mr.and Mrs.John Stanko;and was a veteran of World War II;Magic City Council;JOUAM;and was employed at Clairton Works;United States Steel Corp. Survivors include his wife;Margaret;his mother;Mrs.Mary Stanko;Europe;his father;John Stanko Sr.;Smithton;one brother;John Jr.of Youngstown;and a sister;Mrs.Olterige Marie Serra;Belle Vernon. Friends will be received in the McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Friday;at 2 p.m. The Rev.William H.Schatz;Belle Vernon Methodist Church;will officiate. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Sabatina J.Stagi;59;of 55 Sampson street;Belle Vernon;died in the Presbyterian Hospital;Wednesday;September 16;1959;at 7:30 a.m. She was born in Italy;February 17;1900;and was a life-long resident of Belle Vernon. Preceded in death by her husband;Jesse;on April 23;1945.she is survived by one son;Aldo of Fairless Hills;a daughter;Norma at home;one brother Anselmo Lotti;Belle Vernon;three sisters;Mrs.Joseph (Anita) Cina;of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Joseph (Angelina)Stagi;Monessen;and Mrs.William (Jean) Cook;Morrisville;and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer Funeral Home. Requiem High mass will be sung September 19 at St.Sebastian Church by Rev.Andrew King. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.