The Monessen Juvenile Officer and a leader in civic and fraternal organizations;Rev.H.A.S.Cooke;pastor of the Union Baptist Church here;died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday evening;April 21;1953. Rev.Cooke;who came to Monessen nine years ago from McKees Rocks;died at 9:45 p.m.at the office of his physician;Dr.George Crump. He was 54 years of age. He had suffered a number of minor attacks in the past few months. A graduate of Tuskeegee Institute;Ala.;Rev.Cooke had previously taught school in Pensacola;Fla. He was quite active in civic and fraternal circles in the district;having held a number of offices. He was chaplain of the District Council of Westmoreland County;American Legion;commander of the Joseph H.Ford Post 693;American Legion;past president of the Monessen Ministerial Association;corresponding secretary of the Youghiogheny Baptist Association;member of the Masonic Order 79;of Monessen. He was also secretary of the Monessen Midget Athelic League;a member of the Community Chest;director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and institutional head of Boy Scout Troop 1;Monessen. Rev.Cooke had served as City Juvenile officer fo the past six years. He was appointed by Mayor Hugo J.Parente. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Carra Cooke;one daughter;Mrs.Ula Ford of Pitsburgh and a nephew;Carlton Wilson;also of Pittsburgh. Friends are being received at the Carter Funeral Home 545 McMahon avenue;until Friday;April 24;when the remains will be taken to the Union Baptist Church to lie in state until time for funeral services on Saturday;April 25;at 11 a.m. Rev.W.E.McClellan;of Uniontown will officiate at the funeral services. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. DuBoise H.Carter;funeral director.

Lloyd John Curnow;aged 35 years;Belle Vernon;R.D.3;died Monday;April 13;at 8:45 a.m.in Veterans Hospital;Aspinwall. He was a veteran of World War II;having served with the U.S.Navy;and had been employed at the American Steel and Wire Co.plant in Donora. Surviving are his parents;Mr.and Mrs.W.H.Curnow;of Webster;his wife;Mrs.Constance Curnow;three sons;John LLoyd;William Howard;Joseph Allen;two sisters;Mrs.Dorothy Byers;of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Irene Coven of Kittanning;three brothers;James H.of Belle Vernon;Jesse of West Palm Beach;Fla.;and William B.of Lebanon;Mo.;and his grandmother;Mrs.Francis Nelson of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home. Services will be held there Thursday;April 16;1953;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.J.Nelson Jackaway;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Mrs.Vera Mae Columbus;67;of 449 Donner avenue;Monessen;died at her home;February 15;1953;at 10:30 p.m. She was a member of the First Christian church of Monessen. Surviving are three sons;Donald and Leroy of Monessen;William of New Castle;four daughters;Mrs.William Hohenberger;Monessen;Mrs.Raymond Edward of Warren;Ohio;Mrs.Leslie Hayes;Canton;Ohio;and Wilda Balog;Monessen;four brothers;Charles Boyd of Coverdale;Wilson;Clarksville;Robert of Canonsburg and Ernest of Washington;one sister;Mrs.Lena Gillmer of Warren;Ohio;and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;262 Donner avenue;Monessen. Services will be held there Wednesday;February 18;1953;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Vernon Bowers;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is the funeral director.

Frank Carper;67;of Belle Vernon;R.D.;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;Saturday January 24;1953;at 6:15 a.m. He is survived by his wife;Mary Carper;three daughters;Mrs.John Pauwels;Charleroi;R.D.;Mrs.Walter Mood;Monessen and Mrs.Theodore Snyder of Belle Vernon;R.D.;two brothers;Rice W.Carper;Berryville;Virginia;and Hugh of Washington;D.C.;six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home. Services will be held there Tuesday;January 27;1953;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.James C.Puz. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.

Jesse D.Case;aged 69;Superintendent of the Oil Well Tubing Department;Allenport plant;Pittsburgh Steel company;died suddenly at his home;425 Jones Street;Belle Vernon;Wednesday;January 21;1953;at 8:40 o’clock. He had been affiliated with the Pittsburgh Steel Company for the past 51 years and was honored by officials of the company last spring at a testimonial luncheon after completion of 50 years serving with the company. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;a past president of the Belle Vernon Rotary Club;a member of the Lutheran Reform Church;of Lehighton;Pa.and also of the Woodmen of the World. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Clara Case;one son;Lewis;Charleroi;R.D.;and one daughter;Mrs.Gerald Schreiber;Pittsburgh;and one grandchild. Friends will be received at the late home. services will be held there Monday;January 26;1953;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Vernon Bowers of the First Christian Church of Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.

Max Bodock;59;of 217 Charles St.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope) died Thursday;Dec.23;1977;at 1:15 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh.  He was a lifelong resident of Fairhope;born there on Feb.15;1918.  His parents were the late John and Helen Badock.  Mr.Badock was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Fayette City;the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of Belle Vernon and the Allenport Rod and Gun Club.  He had served with the U.S.Army during World War II.  Mr.Badock was employed at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He is survived by his widow;Lucille Horan Badock;two daughters;Lynne M.and Nancy A.;both at home;one brother;Stanley T.Badock of Belle Vernon and one sister;Mrs.Victor (Genevieve) Ancitano of Charleroi.  Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday.  A Prayer service will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11:30 a.m.with the Rev.Thomas G.Rinn of Holy Spirit Catholic Church;Fayette City.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Guy Bilsky of 324 Mikula
Road; Arnold City; Belle
Vernon; died suddenly
Sunday;Nov.27;1977; at 11:30 a.m in
Bilsky’s Market in Arnold
City; which he owned. He was
59.
Mr. Bilsky was born April
21; 1918 in Washington Twp.; a
son of the late Joseph and
Mary Druciak Bilsky.
He was a member of Holy
Spirit R. C. Church; Fayette
City; and P N A Lodge 976;
Arnold City
Mr. Bilsky was a veteran of
World War II having served in
the U. S. Army.
Survivors include his
widow; Helen Nalevanko
Bilsky; one son; Joseph Guy
Bilsky of Fayette City R D 1;
one daughter; Mrs. Barry
(Brenda) Tramor of Fayette
City R.D. 1; and one sister;
Mrs. Michael (Delores)
Kutska of Arnold City.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by one
sister and two brothers.
Friends will be received in
the Howard W McCrory
Funeral Home; Main St ;
Fayette City; after 3p m Monday. A Prayer service will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City. Rev.Thomas G.Rinn will be the celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.