James H.Forsythe;59;of 132 Pennsylvania Blvd.;Monessen;died Wednesday;Dec.21;1977;at 2:15 p.m.in Washington Hospital. He was born in Monessen on Jan.14;1918. Mr.Forsythe had resided in Monessen the past five years and formerly lived in Belle Vernon most of his life. He retired Dec.1;1977 as a craneman at the Gibsonton Yards of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was preceded in death by his father;Robert Forsythe;in 1972. Surviving are his widow;Edith Webb Forsythe;one daughter;Mrs.John (Carole) Borda of Houston;Pa.;his mother;Mrs.Della Forsythe of Monessen;and two grandchildren;John Forsythe Borda and Carrie Linn Borda. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m.with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Blanche Binley Felgar;80;of 370 Ella St.;Belle Vernon died Thursday;Sept.8;1977;at 12;35 a.m.in Brownsville General Hospital. She was born in Shawnee;Ohio on Aug.17;1897 and had been a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. Mrs.Felgar was a member of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her first husband;Albert Binley;in 1928;and her second husband;Sherman Felgar;in 1974;and by a daughter;Alberta Larson;in 1970. Surviving are a son;Albert Binley of Dallas;Texas;four daughters;Mrs.Edward (Evelyn) Nasal of Monessen;Mrs.John (Doris) Yoki of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Joseph (Louise) Chesure of Pensacola;Fla.and Mrs.William (Norma) Moats of Chattanooga;Tenn.;one sister;Mrs.Annie Bush of Pricedale;15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m with the Rev.Kenneth E.Neiderhiser of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Walter F.Fryske;63;of 744 Speer St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday July 3;1977;at 7:05 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital following a lengthy illness.  He was born in Belle Vernon on May 2;1914;a son of the late Theodore and Caroline Malec Frycki;and had been a lifelong resident of the area.  Mr.Fryske retired in 1972 after having been a self-employed strip miner.  He belonged to St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Holy Name Society of the parish.  He was also a member of American Legion Post 659;Belle Vernon;and the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club.  Surviving are his widow;Helen B.Kluska Fryske;two daughters;Mrs.Alex (Mary Ann) Basits Jr.of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Edward (Charlotte) Adametz of Pittsburgh;two brothers;Theodore Frycki of Layton and Francis Frycki of Belle Vernon;and four grandchildren;Rachel Adametz of Pittsburgh and Laurie;Susan and Lex Basits of Belle Vernon.  Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday.  Blessing services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Parish Rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Wednesday at 8 p.m.  Leonard J.Parzynski is funeral director in charge.  

Walter J.Felix;70;of 326 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;June 25;1977;at 11:15 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Snowden on March 13;1907;he was a son of the late Joseph and Jacobina Weidel Felix. He had resided in Belle Vernon since 1974 and had previously lived in Monessen. Mr.Felix retired in 1972 as a wire drawer with the Page Plant of American Chain and Cable Co. His wife;Sophie Blatt Felix;preceded him in death on April 8;1976. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Stephen (Lucille) Druash of Monessen and Mrs.Joseph (Karen) Taravella of Monongahela R.D.1;three brothers;Robert and Ernest Felix;both of Library R.D.;and Albert Felix of Pittsburgh;four sisters;Mrs.James Mead of Elrama;Mrs.Kenneth Hahn of Pittsburgh;Mrs.William Guskey of Venetia and Mrs.Kenneth Koppitz of Finleyville;and three grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Hhome;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor William M.Jamison of the Christian Center;Rostraver Twp.;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Andrew J Ftyklo;84; of 234
Hoffman St.; Belle Vernon
(Fairhope) died suddenly on Tuesday;May 10;1977;at 2
p.m. in his home.
He was born in Poland on
Oct. 13;1893.
Mr. Flyklo was a member of
St Sebastian Catholic Church;
Belle Vernon and the United
Mine Workers of America.
He was a retired coal miner.
Surviving are his widow
Josephine (Susie) Ftyklo; one
foster son;Enoch Koslasky of
Fairhope and several nieces
and nephews.
Friends are being received
at the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where Prayers will be recited at 9 a.m.Friday;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Wake services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 8 p.m. Howard W.McCrory is the funeral director in charge.

Katie Lang Findley; 85; of
507 Connellsville St.; Fayette
City; died Friday;July 30;1976 at 1:15 a.m. in
Waddington Convalescent
Home; Fayette City R. D. 1.
She was born in Lonaconing;
Md. on Nov. 27; 1890; daughter
of the late John C. and Janet
Frew Wilson.
Surviving are several nieces
and nephews including John
Wilson of Fayette City.
Friends will be received at
the Howard W. McCrory
Funeral Home; Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Friday. Services will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev. Fred G. Gnatuk of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W. McCrory is funeral director in charge.