Edward A.Melnick;30;of 717 Speer St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Feb.4;1968;at 12:24 a.m.in Westmoreland Hospital at Greensburg. He had been in declining health since 1960. He was born in Belle Vernon Feb.6;1937. Mr.Melnick was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Walter A.Melnick of Belle Vernon;with whom he made his home;a brother;Walter of Belle Vernon;one sister;Ruth Marie at home;his maternal grandmother;Mrs.Julia Bachinski of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon and interment will be on Wednesday;Feb.7;1968 in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
DOROTHY M.FRASER MURPHY
BABY GIRL MARTIN
EDWARD A. MELNICK
JOHN M. MORAN
JOHN O. MARTIN
John O.Martin;75;of 733 Speer St.;Belle Vernon;did suddenly at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 1:45 a.m.on Tuesday;Jan.9;1968. Mr.Martin was born in East Monongahela on July 29;1892. He was a life member of Free and Acdepted Masons Lodge 643;Belle Vernon;Syria Temple of Pittsburgh and Consistory of New Castle. He also belonged to Commandery No.80 of Charleroi;Royal Arch Chapter 290 of Monessen and First Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. He was a past president of Mon Valley Caravan No.17. Mr.Martin lived in Belle Vernon since 1907. He retired in 1961 from the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. Surviving are his widow;Mildred;two brothers;Charles H.of Belle Vernon and Charles A.of Charleroi;a sister;Mrs.Margaret Bamford of Donora;several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Jan.10 at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Services there Friday;Jan.12 at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Richard B.Snyder;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic services conducted by F & AM 643 of Belle Vernon will take place at the funeral home at 8 p.m.Jan.11. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.
HENRIETTA S.SPEELMAN MACDONALD
JANEYSMALLEY MARIANI
MARTIN MUZINA
Martin Muzina;79;of 110 Leggs Ave.;Belle Vernon (Arnold City);died Thursday;Dec.21;1967;at 4:30 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a lengthy illness. Mr.Muzina;who was born in Austria on May 15;1888;was a member of Croatian Fraternal Union No.11;Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;both of Fayette City;and United Mine Workers of America Local 7107. A retired coal miner;he is survived by his widow;Rose Kroskie Muzina;four sons;John E. of Struthers;Ohio;Joseph at home;Steve of Fayette City R.D.1;Edward of Charleroi;four daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Helen) Cikovich of El Monte;Calif.;Mrs.Pete (Sophia) Pritchard of Pittsburgh;Mrs.Winnie (Rosella) DuBarr of Monongahela;Mrs.Frank (Mary) Pellegrini of Pittsburgh;nineteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m. on Dec.23. Service there Tuesday;Dec.26 at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.
HELENLOVELLA McGILL
