Peter Krivda;20;of Gillespie;was killed Tuesday morning;Aug.24;1965;in a one-car accident in Monongahela. He was dead on arrival at Monongahela hospital. He died of multiple cuts and fractures. He was a passenger in an auto driven by Leonard Vargo;18;of Fayette City;who was in guarded condition with multiple injuries. Another passanger in the Vargo machine;19-year-old Gerald Layhew of Donora;was in serious condition. Monongahela police said the fatal crash occurred in Route 88 in the southern section of the community in an area locally known as Cemetery Rd. Vargo’s machine failed to negotiate a curve in the road and struck a retaining wall. The vehicle was demolished. He was single and lived with his parents;Frank and Margaret Honeycheck Krivda of Gillespie. In addition to his parents;he is survived by two brothers;George and Robert;and a sister;Mary Anna;all at home;and his paternal grandmother;Mrs.Anna Krivda of Fayette City R.D.1. Prayer services for the victim will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. Rev.William Gavron will officiate. Burial will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Mari Kocian;76;10 James St.;Belle Vernon;died yesterday at 5:50 p.m. in Washington General Hospital;Washington;Pa. She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church of Belle Vernon. Surviving are her husband;Frank;seven daughters;Mrs.William (Rose) Sedlak;Springfield;N.J.;Mrs. Thomas (Helen) Mogan;Waltham;Mass.;Mrs.Joseph (Agnes) Fidnarik;Belle Vernon;Mrs.Frank (Mary) Blunenstock;Rutherford;N.J.Mrs. Maurice (Ann) Jeffers;Swartzcreek;Mich.;Mrs.Joseph (Margeret) Butera;Charleroi;Mrs.Joseph (Dolores) Snyder;Needham;Mass.;two sons;Steve at home and Frank of Garfield;N.J.;one brother;Frank Urecek in Czechoslovakia and 17 grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon after 7 p.m. today. Visiting hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Requiem high Mass will be sung at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in St.Sebastian R.C.Church of Belle Vernon with the Rev.Martin O’Toole officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;Belle Vernon;is the funeral director.

John Kish;81;of Pricedale;died in Brownsville General Hospital Monday;May 31;1965;at 7 a.m. A Pricedale resident for the past 50 years;Mr.Kish was a member of the Hungarian Club there. He is survived by two daughters;Mrs.Susie Lord and Mrs.Hildo (Elizabeth) Lupari;both of Elizabeth;two sons;Alec of Pricedale and Bernard of Fayette City R.D.1;four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren;several brothers and sisters in Europe. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon. Service there Thursday;June 3;at 11 a.m.in charge of the Rev.Victor Bodnar;pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Brownsville. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Funeral home visiting hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Mrs.Violet Mae Kuklar;54;of 209 North Market St.;Carmichaels;died in Greene County Memorial Hospital;Thursday;Jan.7;1965;at 1:10 a.m. Mrs.Kuklar was born in Albany Hill;near Brownsville;Dec.25;1910. She moved to Carmichaels from Fairhope in 1958. Surviving are her husband;Victor;three sons;Robert T.;at home;Kenneth V.;Fairhope;and William;New London;Conn.;two daughters;Mrs.John (Lillian) Forsythe;Camp Lejune;N.C.and Victoria;at home;three brothers;William Redman;Brier Hill;Louis Redman;Albany Hill and Henry Redman;Braznell;two sisters;Mrs.Agnes Roberts;Charleroi and Mrs.Jeannette Phillips;Harrisville;W.Va.;10 grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Jan.7. Service there Saturday;Jan.9;at 2 p.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.