Samuel J.Sisca;77;of 619 Grant St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Feb.17;1995;at 9:36 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Friends will be received Monday from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold a memorial service Monday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

John Sarge Strychalski; 76;
of Fairhope; Belle Vernon; died
Tuesday; Jan. 3; 1995; in the
Country Care Manor; Fayette
City R.D. 2; after a lengthly
illness.
He was born in LaBelle; Jan.
2;1919; a son of the late Andrew
and Helen Glazer Strychalski.
Mr. Strychalski was a retired
coal miner from the Mathies Coal Mine. He was a member of
the UMWA.
A veteran of World War II; he
served with the U.S. Army. He
was a member of the Belle Vernon
American Legion Post 659
and the Fairhope Rod and Gun
Club. Surviving are his wife;
Susan Buchton Strychalski;whom he married on Feb.11;1939;a son and daughter-in-law;
Bernard and Debbie Strychalski
of Fairhope; two
daughters and sons-in-law;
Evelyn and Eugene Nagy of Donora
and Suzanne and John
Antol of Fairhope; nine grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren;
three brothers;
Walter and Stanley Strychalski
of Fairhope and Joseph of Trafford;
four sisters; Mary Belczyk
of Arnold City; Ann Glister of
North Versailles and Nellie
Gombo and Florence Rovny;
both of Fairhope; and a
daughter-in-law; Janet Miller
Strychalski of Augusta; Ga.
In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by a son;Andrew Strychalski in 1987;a brother;Edward Strychalski;and a sister;Mildred Spazak. Friends will be received
in the Howard W.
McCrory Funeral Home;
Fayette City; Wednesday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Thursday
until 11
a.m.; the hour of services;
with the Rev. Felix Pyzowski
of St. Joseph Polish
National Catholic Church of
Fairhope officiating. Interment
will be in Belle Vernon
Cemetery; Belle Vernon.
The Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara C.Simko;81;of R.D.1;Fayette City;died Wednesday;Dec.21;1994 at 10:15 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness.  She was born Jan.18;1913;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Anton and Mary Plaventich.  She was a member of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;and the CFU Lodge 194;Monessen.  Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law;Barbara Ann and Patsy DeRienzo of R.D.Belle Vernon;and two grandsons;Patrick and Matthew DeRienzo.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Edward S.Simko on Sept.18;1979;and several brothers and sisters.  Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City.  A Prayer service will be held Saturday at 10:30 p.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:45 a.m.in the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Richard E.Mackiewicz as celebrant.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Martin Sivic Jr.; 65; of Belle
Vernon R.D. 5; Rostraver Township; died Sunday; Oct. 9; 1994;
at 7:34 a.m.; in Jefferson
Hospital. He was born Nov.2;1928;in
Washington Township; a son of
the late Martin Sr. and Marie
Nemec Sivic.
Mr. Sivic had resided in Rostraver Township for the past
30 years. He was a member of
St. Sebastian Roman Catholic
Church; Belle Vemon. A veteran of the Korean Conflict; he
had served with the U.S. Army.
He retired in 1981 from the
Pipe Shop of the U.S.X. Irvin
Works in Dravosburg.
Mr. Sivic is survived by his
wife; Josephine Levandosky
Sivic; a son; Martin J. Sivic; and
a daughter; Maria Sivic.
Friends will be received in
the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626 Broad Ave.;
Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9
p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Blessing service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Jack A.Skekel;64;of 1009 Dunlap St.;Monessen;died Monday;Sept.26;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born Oct.11;1929;in Monessen;a son of Sally Nyrhinen Skekel;who survives;and the late Alex (Skek) Skekel. A graduate of Monessen High School;he is also a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He had been employed at Peoples Gas Co.for 35 years before retiring. Mr.Skekel was a member of St.Paul Episopal Church of Monongahela. In addition to his mother;he is survived by one son and daughter-in-law;David A.and Donna Skekel of Thurmont;Md.;one grandsn;Matthew A.Skekel;and one sister;Mrs.John (Judith) Parks of South Park. In addition to his father;he was preceded in death by his wife;Jan Lazzari Skekel;and one sister;Gertrude Tretter. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home Wednesday at noon with the Rev.Walter Szymanski officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.