Mamie Smith;88;of 806 Crest Ave.;Charleroi;died Thursday;Oct.31;1991;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Aug.18;1903;a daughter of the late William and Julia Coats. She was a resident of the Mid-Mon Valley for many years. She was a member of the Mt.Sinai Baptist Church;North Charleroi;where she was a former missionary and a former deaconess. She was a former member of the Central Baptist Church;Pittsburgh. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband Edward Smith in 1981 and one sister;Lola Matthews in 1969. Survivors include cousins;Serenn Isbell and Sylvia Watson;both of Charleroi and Lewis and Patricia Rawls;with whom she made her home. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Mt.Sinai Baptist Church;North Charleroi;where funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Keith Jones;associate minister of the Mt.Sinai Baptist Church;officiating;assisted by the Rev.Wanda Sawyer;associate minister of the Mt.Sinai Baptist Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;613 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;is in charge of the arrangements.

Rocco L.Sciore Sr.;58;333 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly on Monday;Oct.21;1991;at Uniontown Hospital at 12:37 p.m. He was born on April 12;1933;in Beaver Falls;a son of the late Salvatore Sciore;who died in 1970;and Mary Clausi Sciore;who survives and resides in Belle Vernon. Mr.Sciore was a former mayor of North Belle Vernon Borough where he served as a police officer. He resided in North Belle Vernon for 30 years and was Catholic by faith. Mr.Sciore was a member of the North Belle Vernon Fire Department and was an operating engineer for Lane Construction Company. He was also a member of Local 66 of Operating Engineers. He was a veteran of the U.S.Navy and served in the Korean Conflict. In addition to his father;he was preceded in death by one sister;Vivian Igoe. Survivors include his wife;Patricia Tomalski Sciore;two sons;Rocco L.Sciore Jr.and Joseph Sciore;both of Belle vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Leroy (Mary Beth) Secleter of Monessen;three brothers;John Sciore of St.Louis;Mo.;Salvatore Sam Sciore of Fayette City and Louis Gig Sciore of Jacobs Creek;and three grandchildren;Rocco L.Sciore III;Matthew Joseph Sciore and Donna Lee Secleter. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Blessing Service will be Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Belle Vernon Cemetery. North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department members will meet on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home to pay respects. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling funeral arrangements.

Nora Marie Spishock;71;of 1615 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Wenesday;Oct.16;1991;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. She was born Nov.6;1919;in Wickhaven;a daughter of the late Samuel and Goldie Crawford Lowery. Mrs.Spishock had been a resident of Belle Vernon for over 50 years. Suivivors include her husband;John;with whom she celebrated 50 years of marriage on Aug.2;1991;three daughters;Calthy Palko of Pittsburgh;Karen Spischok DeAcebal of Spain and Donna Spishock at home;one brother;Kenneth Lowery of Ohio;two sisters;Joyce Flower of West Newton and Mamie Bud of Ohio;and four grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by two sisters;Evelyn and Jean;and five brothers;Jack;Bill;Sam;Robert and Thomas. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Blessing service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

C.Virginia Soldati;74;of 547 Fayette St.Belle Vernon;died Monday;Sept.9;1991;at 10:30 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. She was born in Rostraver Township on June 1;1917;a daughter of the late William and Hannah Perks Lane. Mrs.Soldati was a member of Grace United Methodist Church;Coal Center R.D.1 She was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area and a former employee of Corning Glass of Charleroi. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Mario Soldati;in 1965;and four sisters;Elizabeth Schuller;Gertrude Bandini;Helen (Nell Lehew) Doyle and Priscilla Bertouille. She is survived by two daughters;Marsha Muirhead and Lori Becker;both of Belle Vernon;three sisters;Flora Beaumont and Alice Jones;both of Courtland;Ohio;and Emma Hutchison of Perryopolis;and five grandchildren;Jamie Sukel;Chad Sukel;Cory Jordan;Shawn Becker and Justin Becker. Friends will be received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Larry W.Wilson of Grace United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

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.