Thelma Hackenson Schmidt;84;of 109 Allen Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Feb.23;1993;at 4:05 a.m.in Country Care Manor;Fayette City. Mrs.Schmidt was born May 13;1908;in Frank;Pa.;a daughter of the late Harry Hackenson Sr.and Elvina Whiteman Hackenson. She had been a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. Mrs.Schmidt was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. Surviving are her husband of 60 years;Henry Schmidt;a son and daughter-in-law;Henry A.and Doris Schmidt of Levittown;three grandsons;John;Allen and Richard Schmidt;a brother;Jack D.Hackenson of Charleroi;and a sister;Mrs.Mary Momyer of Bowling Green;Ohio. Three brothers;Elmer and Leo Hackenson and Harry Hackenson Jr.and three sisters;Bertha;Sylvia and Violet Hackenson;are deceased. Friends will be received Wednesday 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 Thursday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.James D.Burton;pastor;First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Benjamin Michael Simon;45;of Belle Vernon R.D.3.died Saturday;Jan.23;1993;at 7:48 a.m.in the Jefferson Health Center;Jefferson Borough. Mr.Simon was born May 23;1947;in Monessen;a son of the late Benjamin G.and Stella Hoinka Simon. He was employed as a foreman and machinist for the National Carbide Tool and Dye Company of North Versailles. Mr.Simon was a U.S.Army veteran of the Vietnam War. A Catholic by faith;he had been a resident of the Belle Vernon community for the past 25 years. Mr.Simon was vice president of United Steel Workers of America Local Union No.8302 and was also a member of the Arden Calvert Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.167 in Charleroi. Surviving are his wife;Barbara Lane Simon;a son;Benjamin Kenneth Simon;at home;two daughters;Mrs.Kirk (Toni) Melenyzer and Christie Gerdish;both of Charleroi;four sisters;Mrs.Mike (Rose Ann) Kurdilla of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Theresa Opalewski and Mrs.Betty Jane Good;both of Warren;Mich.;and Mrs.Mary Carol Stephans of Pleasant Hills;and many nieces and nephews. Friends were received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Arden Calvert Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.167 services will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. A Blessing Service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Vincent W.Stone;78;of 215 Otto St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Jan.1;1993;at 3:50 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Feb.17;1914;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Olive Stone. He was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesue Christ of Latter Day Saints and the Belle Vernon American Legion. He was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. He retired from the Blooming Mill;Monessen plant;Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Company;in 1976. He was a veteran of World War II;serving in the U.S.Army. His wife;Alice Osborne Stone;died in 1978. Survivors include one son;Larry R.Harger of Akron;Ohio;two daughters;Mrs.Donald (Jane) Niemela of Perryopolis;R.D.;and Mrs.August (Ruth Ann) DeSchepper with whom he made his home;one sister;Mary Jupin of Belle Vernon;and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren;nieces and nephews. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor of First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Aline H.Scholl;86;of 203 1/2 Shady Ave.;Charleroi;died Tuesday;Nov.24;in her home. Mrs.Scholl was born Nov.27;1905;in Rostraver Township;a daughter of the late Louis and Mary Moussiaux Souply. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Center in Charleroi. In addition to her parents;Mrs. Scholl was preceded in death by her husband;Roy S.Scholl;who died July 10;1956;and by a daughter;Dorothy C.Scholl;who died May 23;1930. Surviving are a sister;Mrs. Marie McVay of Belle Vernon;and several nieces and nephews. There will be no public viewing. Services and interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery will be held at the convenience of the family. The James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township;is handling arrangements.

John B.Skurkay;76;of 207 Johnson Ave.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly AT 7:40 a.m. Sunday;Nov.22;1992;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township.  Mr.Skurkay was born July 6;1916;in Monessen;a son of the late George and Anna Wishnanski Skurkay.  He had resided in the Belle Vernon area for the past 45 years.  Mr.Skurkay was a member of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;where he had served as treasurer for many years.  He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II and was a prisoner of war for two and one-half years in Germany.  Mr.Skurkay was a member of American Legion Post No.659;Belle Vernon.   Surviving are his wife of 45 years;Anna Costella Skurkay;two daughters;Mrs.William (Mary Joan) Weinheimer of Pittsburgh and Mrs.William (Patricia Ann) Snodgrass of Canonsburg;three grandchildren;Kristen Anne Humphrey and Ann Elizabeth and Jonathan Paul Weinheimer;and three sisters;Mrs.May Geezer of Baldwin;Mrs.Margaret Fross of Euclid;Ohio;and Mrs.John (Irene) Talpas of Greensburg.  Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon.  Relatives and friends will gather at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Mary Street;Belle Vernon;at 9 a.m.Wednesday for services with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Belle Vernon American Legion Post No.659 services will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home.  A Parastas Service will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home.  The family suggests contributions in Mr.Skurkay’s memory may be made to the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church Endowment Fund.  The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Minerva M. Speers; 99; of 516
Fayette Ave.; Belle Vernon; died
at 10:14 a.m. Sunday; Nov. 8;
1992; in the United Methodist
Health Center (Asbury
Heights); Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Speers was born Jan. 7;
1893; in California; Pa.; a
daughter of the late William and
Ellen Bowdler Mitchell.
She was a member of the First
United Methodist Church; Belle
Vernon.
Mrs. Speers was also a
charter member of the Women’s
Club of Belle Vernon.
She had lived in the Belle Vernon area the last 80 years.
Mrs. Speers was also a
member of the Mimiriam
Literary Club of Belle Vernon.
In addition to her parents; she
was also preceded in death by
her husband; Dr. Stephen
Speers; who died in 1956; and by
a son; Stephen M. Speers; who
died in 1980.
Surviving are three
daughters; Mrs. Torrance
Etheridge of West Bloomfield;
Mich.; Betty Didrichsen of
Sonora; Calif.; and Mrs. Charles
(Patsy) Bradley of King of
Prussia; Pa.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home; Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m.with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.