Oliver A.Sivak;207 Aliquippa avenue;Monessen;aged 33 years;died suddenly Monday;Oct.5;1953;at 10:45 a.m.at his home. He was a veteran of World War II;having served in the U.S.Army. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Frances Reach Sivak;a daughter;Dorian;his father;Michael Sivak of Monessen;three brothers;John of McKeesport;Michael;Jr.of Webster;and George of Monessen;two sisters;Mrs.Marie Mizerik of Ford City and Mrs.Irene Sharrow of Monessen. Friends are being received at the Yoney Funeral Home on Schoonmaker avenue.

Mrs. Mattie Spang;440 Speer street;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Aug.21;1953;in Charleroi-Monessen hospital.  Surviving are a daughter;Mrs.Dorothy Gaskill;of Dunlevy;two sons;Kenneth;of Apollo;and Harold;of Washington;D.C.;three sisters;Mrs.Mayme Culler;of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Oilve King;of Pittsburgh;and Mrs.Nette Campbell;of Greenville;Ill.;nine grandchildren;and three great-grandchildren.  Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home;Broad avenue;from 1 to 5 in the afternoon and from 7 to 10 o’clock in the evening.  Services will be held in the Free Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;Tuesday;August 25;1953;at 2:30 p.m.;in charge of Rev.R.B.Campbell.  Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Carl Syler;61;of 484 Clarendon avenue;Monessen;died Friday;July 24;1953;at 9 p.m.at his home. He was born in Winchester;Tenn.on May 29;1892. He was a veteran of World War I;having served in the U.S.Army. Surviving are his wife;Mrs.Avis Syler;at home;one daughter;Mrs.Audrey Jackson;484 Clarendon avenue;three brothers;Julian of Pittsburgh;Rev.Sterling Syler of Winchester;Tenn.;and Rev.Arthur Syler of Chattoonoga;Tenn.;and one sister;Mrs.Odell Sisney;Nashville;Tenn. Three grandchildren also survive. Friends are being received at the Duboise Carter Funeral Home;Monessen. Rev.W.E.McClelland will pronounce a eulogy tomorrow. Funeral services will be at one o’clock from the Union Baptist Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Duboise H.Carter;funeral director.

Mrs.Mary J.Shearin;aged 71 years;133 Brown street;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;July 12;1953;at 7:30 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Surviving are her husband;John Shearin;two daughters;Mrs.Ernest Shafer of Brownsville and Mrs.Virginia Korte of Dearborn;Mich.;a son;James E.Shearin of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren and a sister;Mrs.James Geary of Uniontown. Friends are being received at the Toner Funeral Home;Broad avenue;Belle Vernon;until Wednesday;July 15;when the remains will be taken to St.Sebasitan’s R.C.Church for her funeral services at 9:30 a.m. Rev.Francis Martin will officiate at her Requiem Mass. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.