Mary S.Sholtis;93;of Zeh Avenue;Monongahela;died Friday;Aug.24;1990;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mrs.Sholtis was born April 30;1897;in Hazelton;a daughter of the late John and Mary Sciranka Surovchak. A former resident of Monessen;she was a member of St.John Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church. Her husband;Andrew Sholtis;died in 1926. Also deceased are two sons;Paul and Andrew Sholtis;two brothers;Michael and John Surovchak;and three sisters;Anna Trussa;Betty Buchta and Sue Yasenka. Surviving are two sons;John Sholtis of Richmond;Va.;and Joseph Sholtis of Monongahela;one daughter;Mrs.Anthony (Betty) Pasque;of Pittsburgh;11 grandchildren;13 great-grandchildren;two great-great-grandchildren;two sisters;Helen Brindzak of Belle Vernon and Julia Brueger of Canton;Ohio;one brother;Andrew Surovchak;of Belle Vernon;and several nieces and nephews. 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 L.M.Frye Funeral Home Inc.;427 W.Main St.;Monongahela. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m.Monday in St.John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.Stephen Hurnyak officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Janette L.Skekel;52;of 1009 Dunlap St.;Monessen;died Thursday;Aug.9;1990;at 9:40 a.m.;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Born Dec.9;1937;in Belle Vernon;she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Clara Tintori Lazzari. A Monessen resident for the past 25 years;Mrs.Skekel was a former employee of the Dudas Dental Clinic. Surviving are her husband;Jack Skekel;one son;David Skekel of Frederick;Md.;three brothers;Jordan Lazzari of Southington;Conn.;Rio Lazari of Belle Vernon and Eugene Lazzari of Donora;one sister;Mrs.Richared (Norma) Parente of Belle Vernon;and several 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;where services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Robert C.Bishop;chaplain at Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Roy L.Smock;81;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Friday;July 20;1990 at 3:45 a.m.in Jefferson Hospital. He was born Jan.17;1909;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Gilbert F.and Mary Jane Amalong Smock. Mr.Smock was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;where he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and American Legion Post 659. A U.S.Army veteran;he was a retired self-employed carpenter in the Mon Valley. He was also a member of Carpenters Local 541. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Edith Hamilton Smock;on Jan.25;1985;and by a brother;Donald Gordon Smock;Oct.27;1979. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.William (Mary Jane) Jones of Rockville;Md.;two granddaughters;Melanie Jane Owen of Gambrills;Md.;and Karen Lee Oliver of Wardorf;Md.;three great-grandchildren;Heather Leigh and Erin Marie Owen;both of Gambrills;Md.;and Matt Oliver of Waldorf;Md.;and one brother;Thurman Ellwood Smock of Uniontown. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Raymon L.Stein;64;of 408 McGeary Ave.;Monessen;died unexpectedly at 4:15 p.m.;Friday;June 1;1990;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Stein was born Feb.12;1926;in Monessen;a son of the late Clarence and Gertrude Jackson Stein. He retired in 1986 from the Blooming Mill Department of the former Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation after more than 40 years of service. Mr.Stein was a life-long resident of Monessen. He was a member of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church and the Hungarian Club;both of Monessen;and the American Legion Post No.22;Charleroi. Mr.Stein served with the U.S.Army Infantry during World War II. In addition to his parents;he was also preceded in death by a brother;Francis M.Stein;in 1985;by a sister;Caroline;in 1946;and by a nephew;Ronald Stein;in 1988. Surviving are his wife;Sarah Stein;at home;three sons and daughters-in-law;Raymond and June Stein of Charleroi;James and Jeanie Stein of Charleroi;and David and Tina Stein of Monessen;four sisters;Elizabeth Price of Derry;Martha Stein of Monessen;Mrs.Rico (Barbara) Puglisi of Anaheim;Calif.;and Mrs. Stanley (Clara Mae) Povich of Monessen;four grandchildren;Raymond and Eric Stein of Bentleyville and David and Alicia Stein of Monessen;and numerous nieces and nephews. 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 Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home;First Street and Schoonmaker Avenue;Monessen. American Legion Post No.22 services will be held Monday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. A Blessing Service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a 10:30 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial in St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.John Euker;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Stephen D. Yoney Jr.Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

33 GRANDCHILDREN; 65 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN & 5 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. HE DIED IN JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER; JEFFERSON BORO.