George Hela;60;of Cook St.extension;Fayette City;died on Monday;April 9;1973;at 12:20 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Fayette City on December 12;1912 and was member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church;Charleroi. He had been employed at the Allenport Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was preceded in death by a son;George Joseph Hela;in 1964;and a brother;Michael;in 1970. Surviving are his widow;Elizabeth Brody Hela;two sons;John Hela of Norton Air Force Base;San Bernadino;Calif.and Stephen Hela of Perryopolis;five brothers;John and Charles;both of Perryopolis;R.D.;Pete of Vandervilt;R.D.;Andrew and Steve;both of Fayette City;one sister;Mrs.John (Ann) Kushnar of Fayette City;and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the late home after 7 p.m.today. Funeral services will be held there on Thursday at 9 a.m.followed by a Requiem Service at 10 a.m.in Holy Trinity Orthodox Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.Valdimir Soroka;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas services will be held at the home on both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 8 o’clock. Howard W.McCrory of Fayette City is funeral director in charge.

Mrs.Mary Holet;87;died Saturday;March 31;1973;in her home at 32 Bedsworth St.;Pricedale. She was born in Austria on July 10;1885 and lived in Pricedale most of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband;Mike;on May 15;1956. Surviving are five sons;John Holet;Pete Holet;Charles Holet and Andrew Holet;all of Monessen;and Michael Holet of Perryopolis;three daughters;Mrs.Angelo (Ann) Fazio of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Joseph (Helen) Krivda and Mrs.Anthony (Evelyn) Krivda;both of Fairhope;23 grandchildren;five great-grandchildren and one sister;Mrs.Nellie Grabania of Pricedale. Friends will be received at the Toner-Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.;Monday. Parastas service will be held Monday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home. Blessing services will be held Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.followed by aditional rites at 9 a.m.in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Lynnwood;with the Rev.John Kluchko officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey;funeral directors;in charge.

John Husovitz;62;died suddenly Saturday;March 24;1973 at 10:30 a.m.at his home;543 Conrad Ave.;North Charleroi. He was born in Charleroi;on June 24;1910;son of the late John and Mary Kudelic Husovitz. He was a member of the Italia Unita Club of Charleroi and was retired from Corning Glass Works;Charleroi;after 47 years of employment. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Clara Cornell Husovitz;two sons;Kenneth John Husovitz of Library and Daryl C.Husovitz of Jefferson City;Mo.;one brother;Wassil Husovitz of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Paul (Mary) Disanti of Charleroi;and one grandchild. Friends are being received at the Slezak Funeral Home;Charleroi from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Monday. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.W.S.VanArsdale;pastor of First Christian Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director;in charge.

Anna Maude Hatton;82;of Charleroi;R.D.2;died Monday;March 19;1973;at 7:35 p.m.in Mayview Hospital. Surviving are one son;William;of Baltimore;Md.;five daughters;Mrs.Alice Howe of Pittsburgh;Mrs.Della Hawthorne of California state;Mrs.Lila Pardue of Arizonia;Mrs.Ruth Johnson of Dunlevy and Mrs.Evelyn Walker of Charleroi;32 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Thursday;March 22;1973; at 2 p.m. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Robert Floyd Hopton;54;of 930 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;March 12;1973;at 9 p.m.in Allegheny General Hospital. Mr.Hopton;who would bave been 55;today;was the owner and operator of Econ-O-Wash automatic laundries in Belle Vernon;Roscoe and Dunbar. He was born March 13;1918;in Charleroi;and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. His Masonic affiliations included the Gavel Lodge No.273 of Union;N.J.;Scottish Rite bodies of Pittsburgh;deputy at Syria Temple;Pittsburgh and Mon Valley Caravan No.17. He also belonged to Elks Lodge No.494 of Charleroi and the United Charleroi Hunting Club. Surviving are his widow;Gail Hancock Hopton;one daughter;Linda Gail;at home;one son;Robert Hopton Jr.of Miami;Fla.;one grandson;Michael Hopton;his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Fred Combs of California;Pa.;and a sister;Edna McElwain of Union;N.J. Friends are being received at the Toner and Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;beginning at 2 p.m.Wednesday. Visiting hours will be 2 to 5 and 7 to 10. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home with Dr.S.Authur Talman of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon and Pastor Gary Brown of Trinity Lutheran Church;Donora;officiating. Burial will take place Friday at 11 a.m. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey funeral directors.

Mrs.Elizabeth Kovach Hamilton;59;of 232 Hoffman St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.19;1973 at 11 p.m. at the Speer Nursing Home in Markleysburg. She was born in Washington Twp.on Oct.12;1912;daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Buksar Kovach. Surviving are two brothers;Andrew Kovach of Belle Vernon R.D.4 and John Kovach of Bentleyville;two sisters;Mrs.Ann Bongiorno and Mrs.Mary Popelas;both of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.Harold Rodebaugh officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

William Hammitt;89;of 204 Fourth St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Jan.14;1973 at 3:45 p.m. in the Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospitals;Inc. Born and raised in Belle Vernon;Mr.Hammitt was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ;Monongahela. He was preceded in death by his wife;Alice J.in 1967. Surviving are one son;Herman E.of Monessen;four daughters;Mrs.Raymond (Amy) Sterner;at home;Mrs.William (Helen) Jackson of Belle Vernon;Mrs.J.W.(Evelyn) Grant of Oil City;Mrs.Anthony (Eleanor) Bajoczky of Miami;Fla.;one brother;Charles W.of Belle Vernon;12 grandchildren;28 great-grandchildren;three great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Tuesday at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.with Elders Irdis Martin and John N.Olexa officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Clifford A.Hall;70;of Paradise;Calif.;and formerly of Fayette City;died Wednesday;Dec.6;1972;at 2 p.m.at his home. Born Oct.13;1902;in Gillespie;he was a son of the late Albert and Floretta Scanlon Hall. Surviving are his widow;Mae;one son;Richard of Cleveland;Ohio;two daughters;Mrs.Patricia Brooks and Mrs.Carol Hooker;both of Cleveland;Ohio;one brother;Russell of Fayette City R.D.;four sisters;Mrs.Roberta Gillespie of Lynnwood;Mrs.Gladys Turek of Fayette City R.D.;Mrs.Martha Wright of Roscoe;Mr.Irene Fay of Campbell;Ohio;and several grandchildren. Friends will be received after 12 o’clock noon on Saturday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m.with the Rev.Bruce Smith;pastor of the Fayette City Christian Church;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon in Donora for Sherman Hargrove;56;of Green Hill;Pricedale. Mr.Hargrove;a resident of Pricedale most of his life;died Friday;November 24;1972;at 2:30 p.m.in St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was self-employed. The son of the late Remus and Addie Hargrove;he was born in Woodstock;.Ala.;on Feb.12;1916. He is survived by his widow;Eleanor Lockett Hargrove;one son;Sherman Hargrove of Baltimore;Md.;four daughters;Marlene Crenshaw of Rochester;N.Y.;Sherline Jackson and Winifred Palmer;both of Columbus;Ohio;and Patricia Hargrove of Baltimore;Md.;one sister;Mrs.Lena Fields of Stevensville;Md.;two brothers;Willie and Edward Hargrove;both of Baltimore;Md.;11 grandchildren and a number of nephews and nieces in the Mon Valley. A brother;John Eddie;died in 1970. Friends will be received from 2 until 5 and 7 until 10 p.m.on Sunday;Nov.26;1972 at 1 p.m.in the Deliverance For You Church of Donora with the Rev.Sister Ossie B.Johnson;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor;funeral director in charge.

William Frank Hudson;68;of 210 Johnson Ave.;;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday at 5:50 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born in Richmanod;Va.;July 1;1904;and was a resident of the Belle Vernon area the last 20 years. He was a retired plumber. He was a member of the Pricedale Union Church and Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 302. His wife;Agnes;preceded him in death on April 24;1966. Surviving are three daughters;Mrs.Steve (Sandra K.) Comadena;with whom he made his home;Mrs.Wayne W.(Dolores) Watts of Morgantown;W.Va.;and Mrs.Jack (Betty) Lynch of Point Pleasant;W.V.;his mother;Mrs.Minnie Sharpe of Richmond;Va.;four brothers;James;Charles;Clyde and Robert;all of Richmond;Va.;seven grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Friday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a funeral service will be held Saturday;Nov.25;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Howard Rodebaugh of the Pricedale Union Church officiating. Interment will be n Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.