Michael (Corky) Kurtak;61;of 211 Second St.;Monessen;died Sunday;Feb.12;1967;at 11:45 a.m.in Veterans Administration Hospital at Aspinwall. He was a member of St.John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church;Monessen. A veteran of World War II;Mr.Kurtak served in the European Theatre with Co.D.28th Division. He is survived by a daughter;Yvonne Jean Kurtak in California state;his mother;Mrs.Mary Kurtak;and a brother;Joseph of Monessen;two sisters;Mrs.Adam (Ann) Klawcho and Mrs.Joseph (Elizabeth) Shirley of Pricedale. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Monday at the John L.Kravets Funeral Home in Monessen.

Mrs.Mary R.Kizman;74;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Monday;Nov.21;1966;at 2:45 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mrs.Kizman formerly lived in Monessen 30 years before moving to Belle Vernon R.D.2 20 years ago. She was a member of St.Leonard’s Roman Catholic Church of Monessen. Surviving are her husband;George Sr.;two sons;George Jr.at home and Michael of Belle Vernon R.D.2;three daughters;Mary E.Kizman at home;Mrs.Robert (Elizabeth) Kungler of Port Charlotte;Fla.;and Mrs.Albert (Ann) Peters of Bentleyville;four grandchildren;a sister;Mrs.Anna Burger of Monessen. Friends will be received at the John L.Kravats Funeral Home;Monessen;where a Blessing service will take place Thursday;Nov.24;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;Monessen;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Regis Hickey;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. John L.Kravets;funeral director.

A Belle Vernon man became ill and died while at work on Saturday;Oct.1;1966. Steve J.Kravec;47;of 614 Broad Ave.;became ill and reported to the hospital at the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. He died shortly after at 12:01 p.m.of a heart attack. Mr.Kravec;who was employed by Pittsburgh Steel 21 years;worked in the construction department of the BOF plant. A veteran of World War II;he was a member of St.Sebastian;s Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. He had lived in Belle Vernon three years;moving there from Monessen. Mr.Kravec was born at Stockdale on Aug.3;1918. Surviving are his widow;Madeline (Terace) Kravec;four brothers;Andrew of Akron;Ohio;John;Joseph and Frank of Stockdale. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a blessing service will take place Tuesday;Oct.4 at 9:30 a.m.followed by requiem Mass in St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Andrew Kosanko; 85; a retired farmer who lived at Fayette City R. D. 1;died at his home Wednesday;July 20;1966; at 2:15 p.m.
after a lengthy illness. Mr. Kosanke was born in Czechoslovakia on Nov.12;1880. Surviving are his widow; Anna; six daughters; Mrs. Cleo (Mary) Waite of Erie; Mrs. Elizabeth Lange of Wilmington; Del.;Mrs. George
(Anna) Protos and Mrs. Charles
(Helen)Shetterlyof Perryopolis; Mrs. Samuel (Catherine) Esper of Parma;Ohio;Mrs. Michael (Irene) Kruczek of Dunlevy;three sons; John and Stephen D. at home and Joseph
of Fayette City; nineteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Friends are being received at the Howard W.Mccrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Blessing service there Saturday;July 23;1966;at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Andrew Parvinsky officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

Mrs.Elizabeth Kosuda;82;of 333 Krolik Ave.;Arnold City;
Belle Vernon;died suddenly
Wednesday;July 13;1966;at 12:05 p.m.
Mrs. Kosuda was a member
of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic
Church in Fayette City.
She was born on Feb. 28;
1884; in Czechoslovakia.
Surviving are one son; John;
and three daughters;Mrs. Joseph
(Mary) Kuklar; Mrs. John
(Betty) Kundrick and Mrs. Joseph
(Anna) Marcinko;all of Belle Vernon;six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard
W. Mccrory Funeral Home; Fayette
City; where prayers will be said
Saturday;July l6; at 9:30 a.m. followed
by Requiem Mass at 10 a.m. in 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 at 8 p.m. July 15. Howard
W. Mccrory; funeral director.

Alexander Koslaskie;63;of 120 Long Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Friday July 8;1966;at 6:05 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. A retired carpenter;Mr.Koslaskie was a veteran of World War II. He was born in Poland. Surviving are two brothers;Stanley of Fairhope and Charles of Astabula;Ohio;a sister;Mrs.Helen Varsel of Fairhope;several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where prayer service will be held Monday;July 11;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Requiem Mass at 10 a.m. in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. The Rev.William Gavron will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

George Koleris; 92; one of the oldest members of the Monessen Greek community; died today at 5:30
a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital on July 4.
Born in Chios; Greece; Mr. Koleris had lived at the Park Hotel on Schoonmaker Ave.; Monessen for
many years.
There are no known survivors.
Friends will be received after 7 p.m. today at the H. Denver Rhome Funeral Home in Monessen.
>Valley Independent; Thursday; July 7; 1966