Mrs. Sophia Turek McCrory Menzock;nee Shesniak;died Friday;April 12;1968;at 9:39 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Austria-Hungary;Feb 9; 1884; and was a member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church;Charleroi. Surviving are four sons; John Turek; Charleroi; Michael Turek; Fayette City; Theodore Turek; North Charleroi; Andrew Turek; Dallas; Tex; five daughters; Mrs Mary Ross; Monessen; Mrs Helen Mourad; New York City; Mrs Sophie Sabolek; Belle Vernon; Mrs Margaret Applegate; Charleroi R.D.1; Mrs Sandy Magruda; Charleroi;R.D.2; two brothers; Paul Shesniak; Fayette City and X. Shesniak; Ontario; Canada. Also surviving are 26 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 1 p.m.;Aprl 14. Prayer service will be held Tuesday;April 16;at 9 a.m.;at the funeral home followed by Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.from Holy Trinity Orthodox Church;Charleroi. The Rev.Valdimir Soroka;pastor;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas service will be held Monday;at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

James Bevan Marklewicz;one-year-old son of Joseph G.and Marilyn Marklewicz of 911 Fayette St.;Belle Vernon;died at 7:50 a.m.Monday;April 1;1968;in Children’s Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born in North Charleroi Nov.3;1966. Surviving besides his parents are a brother;J.Scott Marklewicz at home;maternal grandmother;Mrs.Phyllis Bevan of North Charleroi. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle vernon Cemetery on Wednesday;April 3;1968.

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.

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.