John (Army) Kroskie;69;of Nagy Ave.;Arnold City;died Thursday;March 30;1972 at 7:10 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Kroskie;a native of Ellsworth;was a retired coal miner. He is survived by one brother;Frank Kroskie of Fairhope and three sisters;Mrs.Helen Worry and Mrs.Rose Muzina;both of Arnold City and Mrs.Mary Gendric of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.;Fayette City after 2 p.m.on Saturday;April 1;1972;where Rosary services will be said at 8 p.m.on Sunday;April 2;1972 in the funeral home. A prayer service will be said on Monday;April 3;1972 at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.from the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church of Fayette City with the Rev.Stephen J.Drab;celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Victor Kopper;82;of 308 Center Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;March 1;1972;at 3:12 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a short illness. Mr.Kopper;who had lived in the Valley area for many years;had been a carpenter. He is survived by a brother;Joseph Kopper of Youngstown;Ohio;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Friday;March 3;1972;at 9:30 a.m.;when Requiem High Mass will be offered in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Joseph (Joker) Kissler;79;of 112 Branch Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.28;1972;at 5:59 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. He was born in Jacobs Creek March 4;1892. A veteran of World War I;he was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Belle Vernon. He retired from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel in 1962. He was preceded in death by his wife;Emily Ashley Kissler;Oct.20;1970. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Matthew (Emogene) Posick of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Mike (Vauna) Belsick;with whom he made his home;one brother;Charles Kissler of Monessen;and two sisters;Mrs.Martha Wylam of Pittsburgh and Mrs.Catherine Gaesser of Pittsburgh;four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Tuesday. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home Wednesday;March 1;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Ailey L.Dickerson of the Bible Baptist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

John Krofchek;82;of 204 Long St.;Fairhope;was dead on arrival at Brownsville General Hospital at 3:40 a.m.Saturday;Feb.26;1972. He was born in Czechoslovakia Jan.30;1890. He was a retired coal miner. He was a member of Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. Surviving are his widow;Mary;one son;John of Coraopolis;four daughters;Mrs.Mary Vasko;Mrs.Carl Pesi;Mrs.Margaret Fedora;all of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Helen DiBasilio of Monongahela;13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received after 4 p.m.Sunday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where a Rosary will be said Monday evening at 8 o’clock and a prayer service will be held Tuesday;Feb.29;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Mass at 10 a.m.at Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Stephen J.Drab officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

John J.Kilvady;1254 Rostraver St.;Monessen;died Monday;Jan.17;1972 at 3:20 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;after a lingering illness. Born in Donora;Mr.Kilvady was a lifetime Valley resident and had been employed in the former Donora Zinc Works. He was a member of Holy Name R.C.Church of Monessen and its Holy Name Society and of the Monessen Slovak Home. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Helen Kilvady;one daughter;Mrs.James (Dolores) O’Brien of Buffalo;N.Y.;four granddaughters;two sisters;Mrs. John (Mary) Vivio and Mrs. Helen Droznick;both of Pittsburgh;and one brother;Joseph Kilvady of Monessen. Friends are being received after 7 p.m. Monday at the Billick Funeral Home;Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where a blessing service will be held Wednesday;Jan.19;1972;at 9:30 a.m. Rerquiem high mass will follow at Holy Name R.C. Church;Monessen;with the pastor;the Very Rev.Matthew Yanosek;as the celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Robert A.Billick;funeral director.

Josephine (Sophie) Krasula 78;of Cook St.; Fayette City died Sunday;Oct.17;1971 at 4:10 p.m. in Charleroi- Monessen Hospital. Miss Krasula was born Oct. 8; 1893 in Austria – Hungary. She was a member of Holy Spirit R. C.Church; Fayette City. Several nieces and nephews survive. Friends are being received at the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City;where a Prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday;Oct.20;1971;followed by a Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.in the Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City with the Rev.Joseph Tamilowski;celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.at the funeral home.