Philip Strimel;63;of 1228 Patton avenue;Monessen;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;December 30;1958;at 3 p.m. He was born in Cecil;June 3;1895;and was a U.S.Army veteran of World War One. He was a member of American Legion Post 28;Monessen. For sixteen years;he was a policeman for the city of Monessen;and since 1940;was a watchman at the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Company. He was also a member of the Charleroi Boat Club. He is survived by his wife;Minnie Spiegelberg Strimel;one daughter;Mrs.Charles (Evelyn) Zetka of Roscoe;three brothers;Louis of Fort Washington;Pa.;Adlin of Houston and Charles Strimel of Charleston;West Virginia;two sisters;Mrs.Arthur (Julia) Beaumariage of Venice;Mrs.Walton (Lenoa) Shields of Hyattsville; Maryland;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home. Services will be held there January 3;1959;at 1:30 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Paul Trout;pastor of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is the funeral director.

John Sekara;70;of 404 Johnson avenue;Pricedale;died at his home on Saturday;December 6;1958;at 7:30 a.m. He is survived by six sons;Andrew of Belle Vernon;George;Paterson;New Jersey;Nicholas;Monessen;James Costello;Wilmington;Delaware;Michael and John of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.;beginning Sunday at 1 p.m. Prayer there December 9;at 10 a.m.will be followed by additional rites in St.John The Divine R.O.Church;Monessen;in charge of Rev.Gregory Soroka. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Daniel Sims;Jr.;41; of 108 Speers Street;Speers;died in the Charleroi-Monessn hospital;November 27;1958;at 7:45 p.m. He was born in Charleroi April 2;1917;and was a veteran of World War Two.Until a year ago;he was employed by the Donora Southern Railroad. He is survived by his wife;Florence Fox Sims;one son;S.R.at home;his mother;Mrs.Emily Johnson Sims;grandfather;Art Sims;and two brothers;Leonard and Thomas Sims of Charleroi. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;during the hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Monday;December 1 at 3 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Pauline Burke of the Congregational Church;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is the funeral director.