Joseph Surovchak;82;of Salem Church Rd.;Belle Vernon R.D.4;died on Thursday;Aug.1;1991;at his home. He was born March 14;1909;in Rostraver Township;the son of the late Michael and Katherine Sedlacek Surovchak. A salesman;he sold some of the very first Maytag washers in Monessen during the middle 1920s. He started as a salesman for Potter McCune Co.in Monessen in 1930;having served mom & pop stores carrying 200-900 grocery items. He retired in 1974 after introducing several thousand new items to supermarkets in seven counties. Mr.Surovchak was a member of St.Paul Lutheran Church;Monessen;where he had held many positions through the years;including Sunday School superintendent;secretary of the church council;usher and many other committees. He was also a member of the Monessen AARP;where he was a charter member and one of the founders. He belonged to many other organizations and had been an avid bowler on many championship teams. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his first wife;Mary Matyas Surovchak;a son;William Surovchak;four brothers;Paul;Andrew;Emil and Jerry;and two sisters;Katherine Surovchak and Anna Surovchak Polacek. He is survived by his wife;Glenda R.Surovchak;whom he married in 1960;two sons and daughters-in-law;Richard and Marci Surovchak of Bethel Park and Jack C.and Carol Stanley of Keller;Texas;six grandchildren;Scott;William;Kevin and Robert Surovchak and Glenn and Lara Stanley;a sister;Mrs.Susan Surovchak Zippay of Charleroi;and a brother;Michael Surovchak of Charleroi. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday with prayers at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m.;followed by funeral services at St.Paul Lutheran Church;Monessen;at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St.Paul Lutheran Church. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

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John Schuresko;78;of 516 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;July 2;1991;at 12:18 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born Oct.5;1912;in Pricedale;a son of the late Michael and Anna Marena Schuresko. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Gena Pupilli Schuresko;April 25;1986;and by a brother;Melro Schuresko. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;Mr.Schuresko was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. He was a life member of the North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department. Mr.Schuresko was retired as a press operator from Bethem Machine Shop;Belle Vernon. He was a veteran of World War II;having served in the U.S.Army;Company A 366th Medical Battalion. Survivors include one brother;Daniel Schuresko of Belle Vernon;and two sisters;Mrs.Amerigo (Anna) Colelli of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Robert (Hazel) Lewis of Pittsburgh. Friends will be recieved Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold services Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Paul Joseph (P.J.) Shimko;
22; formerly of Elco; currently
living in St. Petersburg; Fla.;
died Monday; June 24;1991; as a
result of a work-related
accident.
He was born Aug. 11;1968; in
Charleroi; a son of Joseph Paul
and Mary Wilkinson Shimko.
Mr. Shimko was a member of
the Roscoe Sportsmans Club. He
was a 1986 graduate of California
Area High School. He moved
to Florida and attended the
University of Southern Florida for two years. Mr.Shimko received an associate degree in business from St.Petersburg Junior College. He had been working as an air conditioning technician in St.Petersburg;Fla. Mr.Shimko was preceded in death by a brother;David Paul;and maternal grandparents;Harry and Thelma Wilkinson. In addition to his parents;he is survived by a sister;Carrie L.Shimko of Elco;two brothers;Richard A.Shimko of Elco and Shawn Shimko of Gulfport;Fla.;and paternal grandparents;George and Dolores Shimko;with whom he resided in St.Petersburg;Fla. Friends will be received at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home Inc.;1008 Furlong Ave.;Roscoe;Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Charles Sowden officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to either 5-Town Ambulance or Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department. The Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home Inc.of Roscoe is in charge of the arrangements.

Mary Sebetich; 87; of Arnold
City; Belle Vernon; died
Wednesday; June 20; 1991; at
5:40 a.m. at home following a
lengthy illness.
She was born in Fayette City;
Jan. 26; 1904; a daughter of the
late George and Ella Yonash.
Mrs. Sebetich was a member
of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic
Church of Fayette City and the
Rosary Society of the church.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; Frank Sebetich in
1981; two brothers; George and
John Yonash; and two sisters;
Anna Lovich and Susan
Newman.
She is survived by a son;
Theodore Sebetich Sr. of Arnold
City; two daughters; Mrs.
Michael (Helen) Bennett Sr. of
Fairhope and Mrs. Floyd (Belly) Bilski Sr. of Arnold City;
eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers;
Mike Yonash Sr. of Arnold City
and Paul Yonash of Daisytown;
a sister; Mrs. Julie Swantek of
Arnold City; and several nieces
and nephews.
Friends will be received at the
Howard W. McCrory Funeral
Home; Fayette City; Thursday
from 7 to 9 p.m; Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Saturday until 9:30 a.m.when a Prayer Service will be held in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;with Father Richard Mackiewicz;pastor;as celebrant. A church wake service will be held in the funeral home at 2 p.m.Friday and a Rosary service will be held in the funeral home on Friday at 3 p.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

John Smichnick;79;of 1111 Brown St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;June 5;1991;at 5:25 p.m. in Haven Crest Inc.;Carroll Township. Born April 11;1912;in Mt.Pleasant;he was the son of the late Samuel and Eva Novak Smichnick. A lifelong member of the Belle Vernon community;Mr.Smichnick was Orthodox by faith. He retired in 1975 from the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he had operated the drop hammer in the blacksmith shop. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by three brothers;Mike;Metro and William Smichnick. Surviving are his wife;Eva Backo Smichnick;one daughter;Mrs.Albert S.(Joanna) Granato of Long Branch;one grandson;Kevin S.Granato of Long Brance;two great-grandchildren;Brandon and Natalie Granato;one brother;Joe Smichnick of Monongahela;and three sisters;Mrs.Ed (Mary) Donnini of Jeannette and Ann Mongelluzzo and Mrs. Sirio (Julia) Sasselli;both of Donora. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a blessing service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral home.

Timothy Lee Stitch; 31; of 235
Knox Ave.; Monessen; died on
Saturday; March 23; 1991; at
home.
He was born on April 25; 1959;
in Greenhill; Pa.; a son of Julius
Stitch and Anna B. Johnson.
Mr. Stitch was a resident of
Belle Vernon and Monessen all
of his life.
Survivors include a devoted
friend with whom he lived;
Cheryl Lee Majors of Monessen;
five sons; Michael Stitch of
Pricedale; Brandon and
Timothy Stitch Jr.; both of
Monessen; and Jermaine and
Curtis Majors; both of
Monessen; seven daughters; Tiffany; LaToya; Chanta and
LaTasha Stitch; all of Monessen;
and Sheena; Sommer and Shardae Majors; all of Monessen;
five brothers; Julius B. Stitch of
North Carolina; John and
Robert Stitch and Lawrence
Johnson Jr.; all of Pricedale;
and Marvin Johnson of Los
Angeles; four sisters; Kimberly
Stitch of Monessen; Julie Ann
Stitch and Gloria Johnson; both
of Pricedale; and Marvella
Johnson of St. Louis; Mo.; one
grandson; DeAndre Majors of
Monessen; and aunts; uncles;
cousins; relatives and friends.
Friends will be received on
Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the
William R. Taylor Funeral
Home; 645 McMahon Ave.;
Monessen; and Wednesday from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pleasant Greene A.M.E. Church in Pricedale. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m.in Pleasant Greene A.M.E.Church with Rev. Robert L.Bailey;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements.