BURIED IN 2ND SOUTHWEST CORNER GRAVE-DAUGHTER OF LEIGHTTY & MARTHA BEELER STEEN -WIFE OF ELI PHILLIPS.

John Petros;age 49;a resident of 206 Dent St.;Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Dec.1;1973;at 4:15 p.m.in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Washington Township;Fayette County;on May 6;1924;son of the late Michael and Catherine Matlik Petros. He was a veteran of World War II;having served in the U.S.Army;and was a member of the Brightwell Daughtery Post 484 American Legion;Fayette City. He was a retired employee of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corporation’s Allenport Plant. Surviving are his wife;Betty Misher Petros;two daughters;Mrs.William (Candy) Patterson of Fairhope and Cindy at home;one brother;Michael of Charleroi;two sisters;Miss Irene Petros of Pittsburgh and Mrs.Joseph (Mary) Karbowsky of Monessen. Friends are being received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m.with Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Eunice Petitto;65;of 610 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died at 9:05 p.m. Tuesday;June 19;1973;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Belle Vernon on July 16;1908;and was a lifelong resident of the community. Mrs.Petitto belonged to St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and Court Belle Vernon;Catholic Daughters of America. Surviving are her husband;Joseph Petitto;three daughters;Mrs.Lee (Mary) Schaffer of San Bernadino;Calif.;Mrs.Marty (Gilda) DeBernadina of Washington;Pa.;and Mrs.John (Emma Jean) Carpini of Oregon;one son;Alvin J.Petitto of Belle Vernon;13 grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren and the following sister and brothers;Virginia;Orlando;Roger;Donald and Albert Spina. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner and Gerald Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Thursday. Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. There will be prayers at the funeral home on Friday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald Essey;funeral directors in charge.

James S.Prosba;73;of 1045 Isabella St.Williamsport;died Thursday;April 13;1973;at 1:05 a.m.in Williamsport General Hospital. He was born in West Newton on Dec.31;1899;the son of Simon and Mary Lelco Prosba. Mr.Prosba was a retired employee of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp.;California;Pa.;having worked as a clerk. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Williamsport;Monongahela Valley Lodge of the F&AM;California and Syria Temple;Pittsburgh. Surviving are his widow;Mae P.Prosba;one son;James E.Prosba of Toms River;N.J.;one stepson;John E.Peterson of Barstow;Calif.;one daughter;Mrs.Diane Thomas of Hagerstown;Md.;three brothers;John Prosba of Irwin;Jacob Prosba of West Newton and Harry Prosba of Belle Vernon;one sister;Esther Prosba of West Newton and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Caleffie and Greenlief Funeral Home;California;after 7:30 p.m.Friday. Services will be held Sunday at 1 p.m.;at the funeral home with the Rev.W.Leroy Jones;pastor of California Methodist Church;in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic services will be held Friday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home. Calieffe and Greenlief;funeral directors;in charge.

Mrs.Anna Petrak;83;of 411 Oakland Ave.;Charleroi;died at 12:20 a.m. Friday;March 16;1973;in the Monongahela Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Born April 25;1889;in Czechoslovakia;the deceased was a resident of the Charleroi area for the past 55 years. She was a member of St.John’s Slovak Lutheran Church of Charleroi. Surviving are three daughters;Mrs.Helen Huffman of Charleroi;Mrs.Walter (Millie) Brazon of Lynnwood and Mrs.Melvin (Ethel) Zubritsky of Monessen. Another daughter;Marie;preceded her in death in 1958. Six grandchildren also survive. Friends are being received from 2 to 5 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.today and tomorrow at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home;Third St.;and Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. A devotional service will be held at 2 p.m.Sunday in the funeral home;where services will take place at 11 a.m.Monday;with the Rev.Stephen Hurnyak of St.John’s Slovak Lutheran Church of Charleroi in charge. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.