Slipping on wet grass while shooting rabbits in his garden;Frank Hajdu;75-year-old truck farmer of Fairhope;was accidentlly killed by the charge from a shotgun Monday morning;June 11;1956. Struck full in the chest by the blast from the ancient gun;Hajdu died unstantly at 7:30 a.m. His wife;blinded by cataracts;was standing about 10 feet from Hajdu when the accident occurred. She gave the alarm but Hajdu was dead when aid reached him. The blast tore completely through the left side of the chest. Hadju;as was his usual morning chore;went into his large truck garden about 7 a.m. Rabbits and squirrels had done considerable damage and he had the gun to get rid of the pests. The weapon;State Police said;was a very old type single barrel shotgun;and safety equipment was not the best. Hadju started to walk over a grassy section;the gun in hand;and fell forward. The weapon discharged sending full effects of the charge into his chest. The Hajdu residence is located near Marion school and the Hadjus have been well known residents for a number of years. Mr.Hajdu sold garden truck and vegetables in Fayette City;Belle Vernon and Charleroi. Rabbit damage has been particularly heavy and each morning;the owner had been going into the growing area with the same gun to shoot them. Survivors are his wife;Susan;one son;Joseph of Cresson;three daughters;Mrs.Rose Fayekas of Duquesne;Mrs.Elizabeth Farkos of Logan Ferry;Pa.;Mrs.Ethel Steussi;Boston;Masschusetts;one sister;Mrs.Mary Lovatch of Fayette City;R.D.1;ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body was removed to the George M.Mccrory and Son Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held at 2 p.m. on June 14;1956. Officiating will be the Rev.Victor Bodnar;pastor of the Hungarian Presbyterian Church;Brownsville. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Thomas A.Hewitt;aged 71 years;of 122 Creston Drive;Dravosburg;died Monday morning;June 4;1956 at his late home. A retired employe of the Industrial Relations Department of the U.S.Steel Co.in Homestead;the deceased was a member of the First Christian Church of McKeesport. Mr.Hewitt is survived by his wife;Mrs.Elsie A.Lenhart Hewitt;a son;Edward L.;of Westfield;N.J.;a daughter;Mrs.Elsie I.Cole;of Dravosburg;his mother Mrs.Elizabeth Hewitt;of Southern Pine;N.C.;two brothers;Ollie;of Fredericktown and Charles;of Belle Vernon and five sisters;Mrs.Mary Gajdos;of Ravenna;O.;Mrs.Elsie Haskell;of Washburn;Me.;Mrs.Lenora Mulholland;Louella Hewitt and Mrs.Emma Warren;all of Southern Pine. Friends are being received at the Craig Memorial Home in McKeesport;where funeral services will be held Thursday;June 7;at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon cemetery. Craig Funeral Home;funeral directors.

Mike Holet;63;of 1114 Graham street;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;May 15;at his late home. Mr.Holet was a member of the Russian Beneficial Society of Belle Vernon. Survivors include his wife;Mrs.Mary Holet;three daughters;Mrs.Ann Fazio of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Helen Krivda of Belle Vernon R.D.3 and Mrs.Evelyn Krivda;of Gillespie;five sons;John and Andrew;both of Monessen;Pete of Pricedale;Michael of Belle Vernon R.D.3 and Charles of Belle Vernon. Twenty-one grandchildren also survive. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home during visiting hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held in the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church;Charleroi;Friday;May 18;1956;at 9:30 a.m.in charge of Rev.Gregory Soroka. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Church T.Hixenbaugh;64;of 320 Fallowfield Avenue;Charleroi;died Sunday; April 8;1956;at 5 a.m. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Essie Hixenbaugh;three sons;Jay and Church Jr.;of Charleroi;Edward of Pittsburgh;two daughters;Vera at home and Mrs.Mildred Dankanich of Monessen;one brother;Walter of Carmichaels;three sisters;Mrs.Loretta Ladone of Pittsburgh;Mrs.Mae Jackson;West Virginia;and Mrs.Margaret Lucas of Charleroi;and thirteen grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.in charge of Rev.J.F.Bellville. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director. Eagles will hold services in the funeral home on Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.

Thomas D.Harris;69;of Perryopolis;R.D.;a former resident of Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Jan.7;1956;at the home of a daughter;Mrs.James Martin;after a lingering illness. He is survived by three daughters;Mrs.August (Mildred) LeComte;of Baldwin Park;Calif.;Mrs.James (Jane) Martin and Mrs.Glenn (Betty) Davis;both of Perryopolis R.D.;three sons;Evan Thomas;of Belle Vernon;Harrington Thomas;of Liberty Boro;and Thomas W.Harris;of Hunkers;and nine grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where the visiting hours are from 1 to 5 p.m.and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday;January 11 at 2 p.m.in charge of Rev.George Clarke;of the First Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.