Naomi Sharrer Skibo of Fayette City died Wednesday;Oct.14;1987;at 10:18 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital following a short illness. She was 79. Mrs.Skibo was born Jan.23;1908;in Centerville; a daughter of the late Calvin and Minerva Hall Sharrer. She was Protestant. Survivors include her husband;Carl J.Skibo;to whom she had been married 63 years;three sons;Carl Bernard Skibo of Fayette City;James Skibo of Hilton Head;S.C.;and Charles Skibo of Roscoe;two daughters;Mrs.Robert (Priscilla) Pelissero of Monongahela and Mrs.George (Peggy) Lynn of New Stanton;14 grandchildren;11 great-grandchildren;one brother;Milton Sharrer of Fayette City R.D.1;and one sister;Mrs.Peter (Charlotte) Coates of Fayette City R.D.1. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Saturday;October 17;until 1 p.m.;at which time services will be held in the funeral home with Pastor James Gardner of the Peoples Bible Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Andrew John Strychalski of 3209
Ware Road; Augusta; Ga.; died Sunday;
Sept. 13;1987; at 2:06 p.m. in the
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
in Augusta following a lengthy illness.
He was 45.
Mr. Strychalski was born March
15;1942; in North Charleroi; a son of
John and Susan Buchton
Strychalski; who survive and reside
in Belle Vernon (Fairhope).
He was a member of Advent
Lutheran Church; the VFW and the
American Legion; all of Augusta;
Ga.
A resident of Augusta since 1978;
Mr. Strychalski retired in 1979 from
the U S Army Medical Corps as a
Sergeant E-5.
In addition to his parents survivors
include his wife; Janet Miller
Strychalski; one son; John Andrew
Strychalski of Augusta; two
daughters; Melinda Strychalski of
Augusta and Susan Marie
Strychalski at home; one brother;
Bernard Strychalski of Belle Vernon;
and two sisters; Evelyn Bindus
and Mrs. John (Suzanne) Antol; both
of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;Sept.16;1987;at 11 a.m.with Pastor Edward Crotty of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;in charge of arrangements.

John Chauncey Shives of Northfield;Ohio;formerLy of Brownsville;died Monday;July 27;1987;in Northfield;Ohio. He was 82. Mr.Shives was born Dec.16;1904;in Orient.Pa. A retired teacher of Chemistry;Physics and Science;Mr.Shives taught high school classes in the Brownsville;Belle Vernon;East Bethlehem Township and Redstone school districts. He was a 1921 graduate of Redstone High School and was also a graduate of Bethany College. He retired following completion of teaching assignments in the Beechwood and Maple Heights school systems in Ohio. Mr.Shives also coached basketball;football;track and baseball and served as athletic director for the Chrysler Corporation during World War II. His wife;Edith Finley Shives;and three sisters are deceased. Surviving are two daughters;Chloe Roule of Twinsburg;Ohio;and Sally Ramseck of Gilroy;Calif;one son-in-law;James Roule of Northfield;Ohio;four grandchildren;Martin Ramseck;Tami Roule Sealy;Michael Ramseck and Lori Leigh Roule and one sister;Audrey Schomp of Sebastian;Fla. Friends will be received Thursday (July 30) from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Andrew J.Skirpan Funeral Home;135 Park St.;Brownsville. Graveside services and burial will be held Friday at 11 a.m.at Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Kathy Higgens;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Brownsville;officiating. The family suggests contributions by made to the First United Methodist Church;Brownsville. The Andrew J.Skirpan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

RONALD R. [MARIA] SCOTT; OF BEDFORD; PA. GRANDCHILDREN – BILL [DANA] SCOTT; KELLI SCOTT KEOUGH; CHRISTOPHER SCOTT; LAUREN SCOTT; AND CONNER DAVID SCOTT. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN – DREW SCOTT; NICOLE SCOTT; & ALEX KEOUGH.

Velia Borselli Stankovich of 521 Forest St.;Monessen;died Wednesday;May 6;1987;at 1:40 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 66. Mrs.Stankovich was born Dec.1;1920;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Cheno and Alma Cappellini Borselli. She was a member of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church and the Eagles Auxiliary;both of Monessen. Formerly of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Stankovich had lived in Monessen the past 13 years. She retired in 1975 after working for 15 years as a bookkeeper at the former Matway Chevrolet. Survivors include her husband;Peter;two sons;Jerry P.Stankovich of McKeesport and Peter J.Stankovich of Monessen;one brother;Henry L.Borselli of Ellwood City;one sister;Dolores Anderson of Belle Vernon;and two grandchildren. 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon where friends will gather on Saturday;May 9;at 9 a.m.to go to St.Leonards R.C.Church;Monessen;for a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m.with the Rev.Patrick O’Connor as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.