Robert M.Simpson;77;of 916 Summit Ave.;Monessen;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Aug.12;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Simpson was born Nov.13;1916;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Nelson and Josephine Batch Simpson. He retired from the former Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation after 39 years of service. Mr.Simpson also served as the assistant night supervisor at the Agate Treatment Center in Monessen. He was a life-long resident of the Mon Valley. Mr.Simpson was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II;having served in North Africa;Italy;France and Germany. He was a member of the Monessen Association of Retired Steelworkers. In addition to his parents;he was also preceded in death by six brothers;James;Nelson;Lawrence;Louis;Henry and Keith Simpson;and two sisters;Hazel and Ethel Chilton. Surviving are his wife;Betty J.Simpson;two sisters;Mrs.Vincent (Velma) Frazier and Mrs.Jack (Betty) Dillard;both of Belle Vernon;and one brother;H.Dale Simpson of Monessen. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Jack A.Howell officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Bertha V.Shetterly;of 5415 Liberty Ave.;Newton Falls;Ohio;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Aug.12;1994;at 2 p.m.in St.Joseph Hospital;Warren;Ohio. 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. Services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Duaine Trump of the Nazarene Church of Newton Falls;Ohio;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is handling arrangemetns.

Donna M.Stephens;77;of R.D.1 (Gillespie);Fayette City;died Saturday;July 30;1994;at 8:27 a.m.in Washington Hospital;following a lengthy illness. She was born May 6;1917;in Fayette City;a daughter of the late Ellsworth Herbert and Alethea Briner Johnson. She was a member of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two brothers;Willis Johnson of Fayette City R.D.and E.H.(Jake) Johnson of Stockdale;and one sister;Florence L.Highfield of Fayette City. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Bruce Stephens in 1978;one sister;Virginia Hough in 1930;and one brother;Eugene Johnson in 1989. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;and Tuesday until 1 p.m.;when funeral services will be held with the Rev.Michael Shepard of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Frances J. (Dolly) Sivek; 69;
of 833 Palm View Drive; Naples;
Fla.. died Wednesday; July 27;
1994; at 4:35 p.m. in the Naples
Community Hospital.
Born March 6;1925; in North
Belle Vernon; she was the
daughter of the late Frank and
Teresa Vizza Parise.
Formerly of Rostraver Township
and Monessen; Mrs. Sivek
lived in Florida the past two
years.
She was a member of the Ladies
of the Belle Vernon Moose
and the American Legion
Auxiliary.
As an employee of the Area
Agency on Aging; she worked
for four years as a part-time
clerk in the Rostraver Township
Police Department. She had
also worked as a clerk for several years in the township’s municipal building. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;John;who died March 4;1977. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law;John and Pati Sivek Jr.of Charleroi R.D.and David and Mimi Sivek of Highland;Texas;three daughters;Judy Holt of Park City;Utah;Mrs.Joseph (Joyce) Ellis of Aiea;Hawaii;and Mrs.William (Diane) Keiler of Houston;Texas;six grandchildren;two brothers;John Parise of Gaithersburg;Md.;and James Parise of Silver Spring;Md.;and one sister;Mrs.Clinton (Evelyn) Manown of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.and 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 Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Anthony Scurci;90;of 1625 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;July 28;1994;at 4:45 p.m.in Jefferson Health Center. He was born July 22;1904;in Italy;a son of the late Donato and Giovani Scurci. Mr.Scurci was a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. He retired as a steam plant operator from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel;Monessen Plant. Mr.Scurci is survived by three daughters;Mrs.Roy (Jean) Agostini and Mrs.Gust (Marie) Monios;both of Belle Vernon and Mrs.James (Patricia) Donley of New Stanton;10 grandchildren;and 16 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Theresa Salvino Scurci;who died April 17;1986;and three brothers and a sister in Italy. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A prayer service will be held in the funeral home Saturday at 9:15 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. Emtombment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Sara Mildred Stark Scullion;
91; of Asbury Heights Home;
Mt. Lebanon; formerly of Fayette City R.D.I; died Thursday;
July 7;1994; at 5 a.m. in Asbury
Heights Home; Mt. Lebanon.
Mrs. Scullion was born
March 28; 1903; in Washington
Township; a daughter of the
late George and Sarah Louttit
Stark.
She had been a school
teacher in Washington Township for many years. Mrs. Scullion had been a resident of Asbury Heights Home
for the past seven and one-half
years; having formerly resided
in Fayette City.
She was a graduate of
Monessen High School and had
attended California Normal
College (now California University of Pennsylvania).
Mrs. Scullion was a member
of the Fayette City United
Methodist Church. In addition to her parents;
she was also preceded in death
by her husband; Edward Scullion; who died Feb. 20; 1987.
Surviving are two daughters;
Mrs. Glenn B. (Sara) Johnson of
Upper St. Clair Township and
Virginia L. Scullion of Reading;
a grandson; Scott E. Johnson of
Macungie; and a sister; Mrs.
Jean Scullion of Fayette City.
Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Charles F.Harper;pastor;Fayette City United Methodist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling arangements.