Anna Matway;88;of Perryopolis;died Tuesday;Feb.27;2001 in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was born June 26;1912;in Arnold City;a daughter of the late George and Anna Shandor Seman. Anna was a member of St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Perryopolis and its Altar Society. Survivors include a daughter;Miss Shirley A.Matway of Perryopolis;two grandsons;two great-granddaughters;three sisters;Mrs.Sue Beeler of Arnold City;Betty of Fairhope and Helen of Lynnwood. In addition to her parents;She was preceded in death by her husband;Stephen Matway;and two sons;Bernard Matway and Joseph Matway. Friends will be received in the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC.;106 E.Independence St.;Perryopolis on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;where a prayer service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. in St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church;with the Rev.John T.Euker as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held Thursday at 8 p.m.

Leatha Irene Kuhn;81;of Speer Street;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Feb.23;2001;in Flo’s Personal Care Home #3;Elco. Born Aug.16;1919;in Belle Vernon;she was a daughter of the late John C.and Lucretia Green Kuhn Sr. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;she was a member of Char-Belle Free Methodist Church. She had worked in maintenance for over 20 years for the former Bell Telephone Company in Charleroi and Belle Vernon. Survivors include two nephews and two nieces;Jack Wayne Kuhn of Lee’s Summitt;Mo.;Carol Elaine Kuhn of Mt.Pleasant;Ruth Ann Bell of Miami;Fla.;and Harry Kuhn Jr.of Elizabeth;and 17 cousins;Dallas Price;Dorothy Liebl;Margaret Pello;Jean Greene;Doris Anderson;Deno Carini;Alfred Carini;Dolores Carini and Dalton Greene;all of Belle Vernon;Ethel Crawford;Willard Fisher;Raymond Fisher and George Greene;all of Charleoi;Garnet Mikush of Finleyville;Ralph Greene of Indiana;Pa.;Esther McCurdy of Homer City and Hazel Nartowicz of West Newton. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by three brothers;Clarence;Harry and John C.Kuhn Jr.;and an infant sister;Ethel Kuhn. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.;a Golden Rule Member Firm;700 Broad ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Eugene Spear officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Catherine I.Barron;92;of Belle Vernon and Rostraver Township area;died Friday;Feb.23;2001;in Mon Valley Hospital. Born Sept.30;1908;in Monessen;she was the daughter of the late Wendell and Mary Pivarnik. She was a graduate of St.Mary Nazareth Hospital School of Nursing and served as superintendent of its nursery. She and her late husband;George Barron;owned and operated Barron Holiday Motel in Rostraver Township for many years until their retirement. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. In addition to her parents and her husband;she was preceded in death by a sister;Mary Masika;and three brothers;Michael;Thomas and Andrew Pivarnik. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. A Funeral Mass was held Monday;Feb.26;at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;with burial following in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The ROBERT A.BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.;Grand Boulvard and Marion Avenue;Monessen;was in charge of arrangements.