Mrs. Martha Relich; 48; of 840 Hill St.; Belle Vernon; died in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital; today at 5:45 a.m.
She was born in Ellsworth; Sept. 12; 1913.
She moved from Monessen to Belle Vernon nineteen years ago; She was a member of the St. Nicholas Russian Church of Marianna and the Ladies Aid Society of the church.
Survivors are her husband; Mark Relich; Sr.; two sons; Mark Jr.; and Robert; both at home; one brother; Alec Krupen; Cheswick; Pa.; two sisters; Mrs. Agnes Young of New Kensington and Mrs. Verna Scopel;; Curtisville; Pa.
Friends will be received at the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral home; Belle Vernon;after 1 p.m.;Saturday;March 31. Services will take place at St.Nicholas Russian Church in Marianna;Monday April 2;at 9 a.m.in charge of the Rev.Charles Phillips. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.
MARTHAKRUPEN RELICH
AUGUSTINE V. RAY
Augustine Ray;60;of 334 Highland Ave.;North Charleroi;died Friday;Feb.9;1962;at 7:05 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born in France;Oct.23;1901;she was a member of St.Mary’s R.C.Church;Ford City and of the Ladies Auxiliary to Eagles Aerie 606 of Ford City. She was employed at Pittsburgh Plate Glass in Ford City until her retirement in 1958. Surviving are three brothers; Marion Sr.;Joseph and Samuel;all of North Charleroi;five sisters;Mrs.Mary Tuelle;North Charleroi;Mrs.Victoria Bayens of Charleroi R.D.2;Mrs.Blanche Pensis of Stockdale;Mrs.Jean Sepesky;Monessen and Mrs.Margaret Angioletti;Monongahela. Friends are being received at the Michael A.Melinchak Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Brief funeral services will be held Tuesday;Feb.13;at 8:30 a.m.from the funeral home;with additional services of Requiem Mass to follow at 9 a.m.from St.Jerome’s R.C.Church;Charleroi. The Rev.James McKeever will officiate. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer;Monessen;funeral director.
STEVEN JOHN ROSKEVITCH
Stephen John Roskevitch;infant son of Mr.and Mrs.Stephen Roskevitch of 820 Brown st.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday Jan.14;1962 in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. The baby was born in the hospital Saturday Jan.13;1962;the son of Stephen and Elizabeth Nagy Roskevitch. In addition to his parents;he is survived by two sisters;Catherine and Patricia;at home;his maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Louis Nagy;Belle Vernon;and his paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.George Roskevitch;Brownsville. Interment took place this morning;Monday Jan.15;1962 in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;Belle Vernon;was the funeral director.
JOSEPH PATRICK RANDALL
HELEN ROCKIDGE
LEWIS RAYMOND RAY
Lewis Raymond Ray;1041 Knox Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;May 8;1961;at 7:52 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;where he had been admitted one hour earlier. He was stricken while attending a board of directors meeting of Monessen Volunteer Fire Co.No.1. He was born in North Charleroi and served as a fireman there for a number of years. He had been a Monessen fireman for the past six years. Mr.Ray was employed at the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. He was a member of St.Cajetan R.C.Church;Monessen and the Holy Name Society of the church;B.P.O.Elks Lodge 773 and the Ravens Club of Monessen and of the French Club of North Charleroi. Survivors include his widow;Valia Dalfonso Ray and a daughter;Karen;at home. Friends are being received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m.on Friday morning at the funeral home with additional rites at 10 a.m.at St.Cajetan R.C.Church of Monessen with the Rev.Nunzio Pirulli;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. H.Denver Rhome;funeral director.
MARYPERUN ROMAN
WALTER ROSKY
PETER RUSYNIAK
Peter Rusyniak; of 1106 Graham St.; Belle Vernon; died Thursday Feb.16; 1961; at 2 a.m. in the Brownsville General Hospital;Brownsville. Mr.Rusyniak was born in Austria-Hungary;Jan.27;1888;and was a retired coal miner. He is survived by his widow; Eva; three daughters; Mrs. Julia
Yuschak and Mrs; Dorothy Ferencz
of Belle Vernon and Mrs; Helen Meluch of Lafayette; Ind.; three sons;
William of Belle Vernon; Walter of
Uniontown and John of Detroit;
Mich. and 19 grandchildren. Friends
are being received at the late home;
where brief funeral services will be
held Monday; Feb. 20; at 9 a.m.
Services of Divine Liturgy and Requiem High Mass will follow at 10 o’clock from Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church; Charieroi. The Rev. Vladimir Soroka will officiate.
Interment will be in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. Parastas services will be
held Saturday and Sunday; Feb. 18 and 19; at 8 p.m. at the late home.
John W. Kallok Funeral Home; Perryopolis; funeral director.
