James N.Kennedy;75;a former Belle Vernon man from Zephyr Hills;Fla.;died yesterday;May 19;1969;in Florida. A veteran of World Wars I and II;Mr Kennedy was a retired U.S.Marine. Surviving are a son;J.R.Kennedy of Aliquippa;one sister;Mrs.Gladys Paglieri of Wyckoff;N.J.;two brothers;Thomas in New Jersey and Daniel of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Service there Friday;May 23;at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev.Richard Snyder;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.

Mrs.Maria Karpiak;86;of 117 Price St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;March 29;1969;at 3:35 p.m. Born in Galicia;Austria;April 8;1882;she had lived in Belle Vernon over 60 years. Mrs.Karpiak was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon. Her husband;Stephen;died in 1941. Surviving are eight nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Blessing service there Tuesday;April 1;at 8:30 a.m.followed by Requiem Service and Divine Liturgy in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon. The Rev.John Klutchko;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas service at the funeral home at 8 p.m.March 31. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Joseph Kratochvil;88;of 1201 Crest Ave.;Charleroi;was dead on arrival in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;Dec.31;1968;at 1:05 p.m. Mr.Kratochvil;a retired coal miner;was a member of United Mine Workers of America;Local 1787;California;Pa. He was born in Czechoslovakia on March 12;1880. Surviving are his widow;Mary Walsh Kratochvil;three daughters;Mrs.Joseph J.(Mildred) Podwika of Charleroi;Mrs.Ann Kolesser of Riverside;Calif.;Mrs.Paul (Betty) Setaro of Ontario;Calif.;two sons;Miles of Belle Vernon and Michael;a sister;Mrs.Angela Hubner of New York City;twelve grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends are being receive at the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service there Saturday;Jan.4 at 11 a.m. The Rev.Albert Koser will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock is funeral director.

Mike Kundrat;61;of Smithton;died suddenly at his home on Saturday evening;October;19;1968. Mr.Kundrat was born Sept.26;1907 in Czechoslovakia. He was the son of the late John and Katy Balla Kundrat. Survivors include:his widow;Anna;two sons;Dennis of Marion;Ohio;Donald of Newark;ohio;two grandchildren:four sisters;Mrs.Frances Woods of Jeannette;Mrs.Elizabeth Gaspich of Monessen;Mrs.Andrew (Catherine) Kotis of Smithton;and Mrs.John (Theresa) Turis of Banning;two brothers;George of Smithton and Albert of Valpariso;Ind. Blessing services will be held Tuesday;October 22;1968;at 10:30 a.m. at the Barthel Funeral Home;Smithton.

Henry Kissler;74;of 82 Pennsylvania Boulevard;Monessen;died in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;Thursday;Sept.19;1968;at 9:30 p.m. Mr.Kissler;who was born in Jacobs Creek on Nov.12;1893;was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Monessen and was a life member of Monessen Volunteer Fire Co. No.1. A resident of Monessen since 1908;he was a turn foreman at the strip mill of the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.before retiring in 1958. Surviving are his widow;Sophia Delbarre Kissler;a daughter;Mrs.Arthur G.(Henrietta) Given of Monessen;a grandson;Arthur Given of Monessen;two brothers;Charles of Monessen and Joseph of Fairhope;two sisters;Mrs.Martha Wylam of McMurray and Mrs.Catherine Guesser of Wilkinsburg. Friends will be received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m. Sept.21. Service there Monday;Sept.23;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Donald Lash;pastor of Grace United Methodist Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is funeral director.