John F.Bochniak;70;of 109 Roskovich St.;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Oct.4;1976 at 8 a.m. at his home. He was born Nov.26;1905 in Arnold City;a son of Francis and Caroline Hizek Bochniak. Mr.Bochniak was a veteran of World War II and a retired merchant. He is survived by his widow;Helen Gohosky Bochniak;one son;John F.Jr.of Detroit;one daughter;Mrs.Dorothy Savarese of Amsterdam;N.Y.;three brothers;Michael of Arnold City;Joseph of Detroit and Stanley of Amsterdam;one sister;Mrs.Anna Pruchnik of Dearborn;Mich.;and three grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main St.;Fayette City. Blessing services will be held Thursday;Oct.7;1976 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home;Fr.Thomas Rinn officiating;and burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Wake services will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Vauna (Sis) belsick;46;of 112 Branch Ave.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died Monday;Sept.27;1976;at 6:30 p.m. in Magee-Women’s Hospital;Pittsburgh. A lifelong resident of Fairhope;she was born there on Oct.6;1929;daughter of the late Joseph and Emily Ashley Kissler. Mrs.Belsick was a member of the Polish National Alliance of Arnold City. She is survived by her husband;Mike Belsick;two daughters;Sharon Crusan;at home;and Mrs.Jack (Debi) Cecil of Belle Vernon;and one sister;Mrs.Matthew (Emogene) Posick of Fairhope. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Wednesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Robert H.R.Loughborough Jr.of Marion Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers;the family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Allie Bruno;80;of 314 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Aug.6;1976 at 1:59 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She is survived by a sister;Mrs.Essen Farkas of Belle Vernon;a cousin;George Trozzo of Belle Vernon;four nephews and four nieces. 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. Prayers will be recited at the funeral home on Monday 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. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Edgar J. (Shorty) Burry;64;of 112 Second St.;Allenport;died Sunday;June 27;1976;at 5:45 p.m. in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born in Louisville;Ky.;on Oct.31;1911;son of the late Julius and Bertha Geiser Burry;and had lived most of his life in Allenport. Mr.Burry was a member of St.Jerome Catholic Church;Charleroi. He retired from H & R Chevrolet and Cadillac;Charleroi;where he had worked as a salesman;in 1973 after 42 years of service. Surviving are his widow;Virginia Baird Burry;one son;David E.Burry of Monroeville;one daughter;Mrs.Leo (Marie L.) Qualiotto of Wilkinsburg;four sisters;Mrs.Averill (Minetta) Farquhar of Allenport;Mrs.Charles (Marie) Regula of Charleroi;Mrs.Gibson (Ruth) Chester of Roscoe and Mrs. John (LaVerne) McCrory of Allenport;and three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St.Jerome Catholic Church;Charleroi;with Msgr.William J.Maher officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Harry Byron;77;of 210 Grove Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;June 24;1976 at 7:05 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Barnesboro on Feb.6;1899 and had lived in Lynnwood the past 35 years. Previously;he resided in Monessen. Mr.Byron was a member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church. He had retired as a bricklayer from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. His wife;Helen Nelson Byron;preceded him in death in 1970. Surviving are one son;Wallace Byron of Campbell;Calif.;one sister;Mrs.Glenn (Eleanor) Mills of Layton;Utah;four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends are being 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 Saturday at 1 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Hartzell A.Michael of Lynnwood Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Eunice Brock;76;of Green Hill Road;Pricedale;died at 5:45 a.m.Thursday;May 13;1976;in her home. She was born June 3;1899 in Greenville;S.C.;the daughter of the late William and Katherine Brock. She was a member of the Allen Temple A.M.E.of South Carolina and the church’s Sunshine Club. Surviving are one sister;Lois James of Pricedale;and many nieces;nephews;great-nieces and great-nephews. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Saturday;May 15;and from 2 to 4 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. The body will be moved to Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;Sunday evening to lie in state until services at 11 a.m. Monday;May 17. The Rev.Samuel Greene will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.