Joseph Jacob Lektrich;81;of 115 Mikula Road (Arnold City);Belle Vernon;died Friday;May 20;1966;at 7:30 a.m. at his home. Mr.Lektrich was a member of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church at Fayette City;Fraternal Order of Eagles;Cookstown Aerie;Fayette City;United Mine Workers of America;Croatian Federal Union and Russian Club of Arnold City. A retired coal miner;he was born in Austria-Hungary on March 19;1885. Suriving are his widow;Anna (Vukson) Lektrich;a son;Peter A.of Washington;D.C.;three daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Mary) Kotarsky of Warrenton;Va.;Mrs.W.L.(Barbara) Bedsworth of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.J.J.(Ann) Hoehl of Cleveland;Ohio;a brother;John J.of Masury;Ohio;two grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where prayers will be said Monday;May 23;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.from Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. The Rev.William Gavron;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at the funeral home May 22 at 8:15 p.m. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

John (Yon)Letrick;68;California;Pa;died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday;April 5;1966;at 3:30 p.m. Surviving are his widow;Catherine Mehok Letrick;two sons;John Edward at home and Carl Robert Letrick of Fredericktown;a daughter;Catherine J.Lovasic of Belle Vernon;five brothers;Mike;Anthony and Emil;all of California;George of West Brownsville and Albert of Aliquippa;three grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Califfie and Greenlee Funeral Home;Fourth and Wood St.;California;where a short service will be held Friday evening;April 8 at 9 o’clock. Regular funeral service will be held at St.Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church;Charleroi;Saturday;April 9 at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Stephen Hurnyak;pastor;officiating. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Califfie and Greenlief Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs.Elmira McCraw Lacy;80;of 960 Grant Ave.;Monessen;died Wednesday;Sept.29;1965;at 6 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital.after a long illness. Mrs.Lacy was born in Salem;Va.;Jan.19;1885;and had been a Monessen resident since 1924. Mrs.Lacy was a member of Union Baptist Church;Monessen;and was mother of the church. She was president of the Senior Missionary Society and past assistant superintendent of the Sunday School of the church. She had been president of th Youghiogheny Western Baptist Association Women’s home and Foreigh Missionary Convention for 33 years and was past vice president of the Pennsylvania State Baptist Women’s Convention and vice president of the Lott Carey Missionary Convention. She was a member of Coury of Calanthe of Scottdale.
Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Helen Little;with whom she made her home;Mrs.Etta Wilson of Pittsburgh;three sons;Maurice of Aquasco;Md.;Harry of Monessen and Clarence of Pittsburgh;seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Beverly Draper Funeral Home;Monessen. Funeral services will be held from the Union Baptist Church;Monessen;Saturday;Oct.2;1965;at 1 p.m. the Rev.D.D.Chatman will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly Draper;funeral director.