John R. (Jack) Stark; 70; of
424 Henry St.; North Belle
Vernon; died Friday; Nov. 19;
1999; at 10:50 a.m. in Jefferson
Hospital. He was born May 23;
1929; in Roscoe; a son of the
late George W. and Harriet E.
Williams Stark Sr. He was a
resident of North Belle Vernon
for the past 50 years and was a
member of the First Christian
Church of Belle Vernon. He
retired in November 1988 from
the Bell Atlantic Telephone
Company; where he was a service
technician for 34 years. He
was a member of the Telephone
Pioneers of America. He was a
life member of the North Belle
Vernon Fire Department and a
veteran of the Korean Conflict;
where he served with the U.S.
Air Force. He was a member of
the Belle Vernon Masonic
Lodge 643 F&AM; Uniontown
Lodge of Perfection; and the
Pittsburgh Consistory Syria
Temple. Survivors include his
wife; Sally J. Williams Stark;
to whom on Oct. 21; 1999; he
celebrated 50 years of marriage;
one son and daughter-in-law;
John S. (Jack) and Robin
Stark of Finleyville; two grandsons;
Jason Stark of
Perryopolis and Kris Stark of
Belle Vernon; one granddaughter;
Nichole Stark of Belle
Vernon; one brother and sister-in-
law; George W. and Marilee
Stark Jr. of Zanesville; Ohio.;
Friends ; will be received
Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and
Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the LEONARD J.
PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME
FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED;
626 Broad Ave.; Belle
Vernon; where funeral services
will be held Monday at 10:30
a.m. with the Rev. Charles
Sowden; retired Methodist
minister; officiating. Burial
will be in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. North Belle Vernon
Fire Department will hold
services Sunday at 7 p.m. in
the funeral home; followed by
Belle Vernon Masonic Lodge
643 F&AM services at 8 p.m.

Sylvester Shorter;86;of Pricedale;went home to be with the Lord on Friday;Nov.12;1999;while in the Greenery Nursing Home;Canonsburg. He was born July 29;1913;in Pricedale;a son of the late Samuel and Nettie Shorter. Mr.Shorter was previously employed for 37 years at Page Wire Mill;and for 15 years with Rostraver Township. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Thomasina Davis Shorter in 1979. Survivors include two daughters;Judith Banks of Columbia;S.C.;and Linda Johnson of Monessen;five sons;Richard of Montclair;Calif.;Byron of Clinton;Md.;James of Richmond;Calif.;Robert of Virginia Beach;Va.;and Erik of Sacramento;Calif;14 grandchildren;two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Antioch Baptist Church;Henry Street;Belle Vernon;on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will also be held at Antioch Baptist Church;on Wednesday;Nov.17;at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Clifford Carter;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The BEVERLY C.DRAPER FUNERAL HOME;of Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.

1 DAY OLD FEMALE INFANT DIED IN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL;PITTSBURGH;PA. GRANDDAUGHTER OF JOHN PETER & SAUNDRA LABRASCA BIGGINS GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER OF JOHN P.BIGGIBS;SR. AND MARY ELLEN BRICHER BIGGINS.

Louise Girardin Winship-Shields of Independence died
Sunday; Aug. 15; 1999; at the
Independence Regional Health
Center.
Mrs. Winship was born Nov.
8; 1923; in Monessen and had
lived in Independence since
1970.
She was employed by Detray
Plating Company and worked
at the RLDS Center Stake. She
was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints; the American Business Women’s Association and the Order of Eastern
Star.
She was preceded in death by
her husband Robert H. Winship
Jr. in 1974.
Survivors include a sister;
Lillian M. Plevel; California;
one brother; Jack Girardin of
Monongahela and numerous
nieces and nephews in Missouri
and Pennsylvania.
A memorial service will be
held Saturday; Sept. 25; at 10
a.m. at the Reorganized Church
of Latter Day Saints in Charleroi. Mrs. Winship was cremated and will be buried in
Belle Vernon. Contributions are
asked to be given to Patrick
Plevel.

Ruth A.Steen;87;of Pasadena;Calif.;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Aug.20;1999;in North Arundel Hospital;Glen Burnie;Md. She was born April 30;1912;a daughter of the late Albert L.and Fannie Scott Romer. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court 1522. She was a registered nurse for many years for the former Combustion-Engineering and Pittsburgh Steel companies. She had lived on Vernon Street in Belle Vernon until 1973. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law;Albert and Joy Steen of Pasadena;Calif.;two grandchildren;Brent Steen and Cynthia Wescott;and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;William (Bud) Steen in 1973;and one sister;Helen Redigan in 1968. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.