Mrs.Elsie Kimball;formerly of 618 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died in the Waddington Rest Home;Fayette City R.D.1;Thursday;Dec.31;1964;at 6 a.m.after a long illness. Mrs.Kimball was born in Belle Vernon;a daughter of Joseph and Elmira McClain Robinson;and had lived her entire lifetime in Belle Vernon. She was a member of the First Methodist Church;and the Order of Eastern Star;Belle Vernon. Preceded in death by her husband;John P.;May 1;1962;and a son;Walter;in 1949;she is survived by a daughter;Mrs.Robert (Corrine) Allen;Belle Vernon R.D.4;a son;Howard F.;Belle Vernon;a brother;Harry S.Robinson;Belle Vernon;four grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.beginning Jan.1;1965. Service there Sunday;Jan.3;at 2 p.m.in charge of the Rev.J.David Barkley;pastor of the First Methodist Church in Belle Vernon. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Walter Kroskie;57;of 60 Marion Villa;Belle Vernon;died Friday;at 8:25 p.m. in Presbyterian Hospital;Pittsburgh;following a lengthy illness. Mr.Kroskie;who was born in Ellsworth;Aug.17;1906;was a coal miner. He was a member of St.Edward’s R.C.Church of Fayette City;the Polish National Alliance G.R. No.976 of Arnold City;was president of the PNA No.60 of Arnold City;a delegate to the PNA Council No.60;and served as director of the Fayette County Polish league. He is survived by his widow;Della;four sons;John Edward of Monessen;Stanley Robert of Belle Vernon;Walter William of Fairhope;and Joseph at home;two daughters;Mrs.Geoege (Betty) Colnan of Charleroi;and Adeline at home;three sisters;Mrs.Helen Worry and Mrs.Rose Muzina;both of Arnold City and Mrs.Mary Gerdenic of Pittsburgh;two brothers;John of Arnold City and Frank of Fairhope;fifteen grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City.

A Monessen man was killed and another injured Saturday night;April 25;1964;when the car in which they were riding went off a bridge and plunged into a stream near Emporium;Cameron County. Andrew (Pepe) Kurtak Jr.;38;of 704 E.Luce Ave.;was dead on arrival at the Andrew Kaul Memorial Hospital at St.Mary’s;at 8:05 p.m. He died of a broken neck. Mr.Kurtak;John Watson and Edmund Howsky were on a week’s vacation;fishing in the area and staying at Howsky’s cottage;something they had been doing for 20 years. The vacation period was to have ended yesterday. Kurtak and Watson were returning to the cottage after buying supplies when the crash occurred on the narrow one-lane bridge having a sharp turnoff. Howsky had stayed at the cottege. Mr.Kurtak had been employed in the bundling room of the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. He was a member of St.John the Divine R.O.Church of Monessen;the Eagles;Greater Beneficial Union;Polish National Alliance and Turner’s;all of Monessen;and the Charleroi Moose. Surviving are his mother;Mrs.Mary Kurtak at home;two brothers;Michael of Monessen;and Joseph at home;two sisters;Mrs.Adam (Ann) Klawcho and Mrs.Joseph (Elizabeth) Shirley;both of Pricedale. His father;Andrew;Sr.;died March 8;1962. Friends will be recieved at Check’s Home for Funerals;Monessen;after 7 p.m.Monday;April 27. Blessing service there Wednesday;April 29;at 1 p.m.followed by an additional service at 1:30 p.m.in St.Johns the Divine R.O.Church;Monessen;in charge of the Very Rev.John W.Giovrusik;pastor. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. John L.Kravets;funeral director.

Margaret (Peggy) Kobaly;10-year-old daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Milton Kobaly of 911 Washington Road;Belle Vernon;died Monday;March 9;1964;in Children’s Hospital;Pittburgh;after a lengthy illness. She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church of Belle Vernon. Surviving besides her parents are two sisters;Cynthia and Bonita at home;her maternal grandmother;Mrs.Jennie Gohosky of Arnold City;and her paternal grandfather;Wasil Kobaly of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where a Blessing service will take place Thursday;March 12;at 10:30 a.m.followed by an Angel Mass at 11 a.m.from St.Sebastain R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. The Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.