Mrs.Katherine L.King;53;of 1327 Paradise Ave.;Fairhope;died Friday;Jan.16;1970;at 2:20 p.m.in Charleroi Monessen Hospital;following a lengthy illness. She was born in Westmoreland County;Nov.10;1916;the daughter of John and Mary Zimouski Bukoski of Fairhope. She was a member of Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Washington Twp.Fire Department. She is survived by four sons;Bernard John of Wyoming;Charles Edward;Detroit;Mich.;William Lewis of Greenville;S.C.and Ronald Dennis at home;one daughter;Mrs.William (Cynthia) Young of Detroit;Mich.;her mother;Mrs.Mary Bukoski of Fairhope;four brothers;Chester Bukoski of Standish;Mich.;Edward;Tucson;Ariz.;Leonard of Richmond;Va.;and Stanley of Livonia;Mich.;four sisters;Mrs.Michael (Margaret) Leeches;Lawnsdale;Calif.;Mrs.Martha Coil;Farmington;Mich.;Mrs.Daniel (Helen) Henry and Mrs.Robert (Irene) Cathers of Belle Vernon and 12 grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.;Saturday. Prayer there Tuesday;Jan.20;at 9:30 a.m.;will be followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.;in the Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Joseph Tamilowski as celebrant. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory of Fayette City is the funeral director.

Joseph (Cowboy) Kurtak;of 51 Ohio St.;Pricedale;was dead on arrival Friday;September 19;1969;at 9:30 a.m.at the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;after having suffered an apparent heart attack. He lived in Monessen 47 years;and two years ago went to Pricedale to live with a sister;Mrs.Joseph Shirley. He was employed in the open hearth pipe shop;Monessen Plant;Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of St.John the Divine R.O.Church;Monessen;the PNA Club;Monessen;and the Hungarian Club of Pricedale. He was preceded in death by a sister;Mrs.Mary Melnick in 1960;his father;Andrew Kurtak Sr.;in 1962;a brother;Andrew Jr.;in 1964;and another brother;Michael;in 1967. Survivors are his mother;Mrs.Mary Kurtak of Pricedale;two sisters;Mrs.Joseph (Elizabeth) Shirley of Pricedale;and Mrs.Adam (Ann) Klawcho;also of Pricedale. Friends will be received at the John L.Kravats Funeral Home;Monessen. Parastas service will be held there Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m. Blessing service there Monday;Sept.22;at 8:30 a.m.;will be followed by additional rites at 9 a.m.;in St.John the Divine R.O.Church;Monessen;with the Rev.John Govrusik in charge. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. John L.Kravets of Monessen is the funeral director.

George E.Kostella;61;of Sweeney Plan;Belle Vernon;R.D.2;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Friday;Sept.12;1969 at 2:50 p.m. He was born in Monessen;son of Michael and Ann Kostella. He was a mechanic and television repairman. He is survived by his widow;Helen Guffa Kostella;one daughter;Mrs.Louis (Gloria Jean) DiFabio;Geneva-on-the-Lake;Ohio;one brother;John of Belle Vernon R.D.;two sisters;Mrs.Henry (Ann) Gress of Donora and Mrs.Anthony (Margaret) Rozik of Belle Vernon R.D.;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Sweeney Plan;after 7 p.m.today;and tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Blessing service there on Monday;Sept.15;at 10:30 a.m.;will be followed by Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in St.Ann’s R.C.Church;Rostraver Twp.;in charge of the Rev.Francis Ott. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. James C.Stump;Belle Vernon;is the funeral director.

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.