Harry Simpson;70;of California;Pa.;died Thursday;March 1;1990;in Brownsville General Hospital. He was born Dec.9;1919;in Charleroi;a son of the late Fenton and Grace Mae Norris Simpson. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen Plant. He was a veteran of the U.S.Army. Survivors include one sister;Elizabeth Simpson Hill of Monessen and a host of cousins and friends. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 9 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Bertha Sydnor officiating and the Rev.Greg Smith assisting. Burial will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HARRY SIMPSON
MARY E.FLEMING STEVENSON
Mary E. Fleming Stevenson;
84; a residenT of The
RespiCenter; 108 Eighth St.;
Monessen; died Monday; Feb.
19; 1990; in Mon Valley Hospital
Inc.; Carroll Township.
Born March 16; 1905; in
Monessen; she was the daughter
of the late Charles and Estelle
Woods Fleming.
A lifelong resident of
Monessen; Mrs. Stevenson was a
member of the United Methodist
Church.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; Cornelius; in January
1983; and two grandsons; Kenneth
and Terry.
Surviving are one daughter;
Mrs. Joseph (Betty) Salvino of
Belle Vernon; two sons; Charles
J. (Chuzzy) Stevenson of Long
Beach; Calif.; and Earl C. (Buzzy)
Stevenson of Monessen; 11
grandchildren; and 21 greatgrandchildren.
Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Rhome Funeral Home Inc.; 1209
Grand Blvd.; Monessen. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel at 10:30 a.m.Thursday;Feb.22;1990 with the Rev.William O.Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.
ERIKA JUPINWAGENKNECHT SYDESKI
Erika Jupin (Sydesky); 56; of
Bedsworth Avenue; Pricedale;
died Thursday; Feb. 1; 1990; at
7:15 p.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital; Carroll Township.
Mrs. Sydesky was born March
9; 1933; in Neustadt; West Germany;
a daughter of the late
Wilhelm and Gretel
Wagenknecht.
She was a former employee of
the Volkswagen plant in New
Stanton.
Mrs. Sydesky had lived in the
Belle Vernon area for the past 35
years.
Surviving are her husband;
Sam Sydesky; a son; John
Jupin; of New Kensington; three
daughters; Gerda Zewe and
Renee Cummings; both of
Monongahela; and Sharnette
Parsons of Belle Vernon; a
brother; Willie Wagenknecht; of
Neustadt; West Germany; a
sister; Gerda Graham; of
Sprague; Wash.; and four
grandchildren.
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.
Services will be held Monday at
11 a.m. in the funeral home; with
the Rev. Walter E. McNutt
pastor; First Christian Church
Monongahela; officiating.
Burial will be held in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. The Ferguson
Funeral Home Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.
LORRAINE M.RICHIE SOLTIS
Lorraine M Soltis of Belle
Vernon R.D. 1; Rostraver
Township; died Tuesday; Jan.
16; 1990; at 8 a.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital. She was 61.
Mrs. Soltis was born July 27;
1928; in Monessen; a daughter of
the late Florence and Adolphine
Vinck Richie.
A resident of Rostraver
Township the past 35 years; she
was formerly of Monessen.
In addition to her parents she
was preceded in death by two
sons; Kevin Andrew Soltis; in
1989; and Keith Soltis; 1976; and
by a sister; Clara Forgas.
Survivors include her husband; Andrew Soltis; one son;
Shawn Soltis of Dale City; Va.;
two daughters; Mrs. David (Lorryli) Caldwell and Mrs David
(Denise) Mornak; both of Belle
Vernon R.D. 1; two brothers;
Charles Richie of Bentleyville
and Robert Richie of Ocala;
Fla.; two sisters; Laura Aiello of
Baltimore; Md.; and Virginia
Kurdilla of Monessen; and five
grandchildren.
Friends will be received
Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m; and
Thursday 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 Friday at 11 a.m.with Jean Ferguson;lay speaker;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.
JOHN SALEIK
FRANK SCALISE
DAVID VICTOR SINSLEY
FRANK SEDOK
Frank Sedok;67;of Apt.320 of the Belle Vernon Apartments;died Sunday;Dec.24;1989;at his home at 6 a.m. He was born in Charleroi on May 1;1922;a son of the late Frank and Eva Gavreski Sedok. Mr.Sedok was a member of the Nazarene Church of Belle Vernon and the V.F.W.of Monessen. He had lived in Belle Vernon for the last 43 years;formerly residing in Monessen. He retired in 1985 from the eledtric shop of the Blooming Mill of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel;Monessen Plant. He was an Army veteran of World War II. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Michael and Andrew Sedok and a sister;Irene Desko. He is survived by his wife;Isabell Maughan Sedok;a son;Frank R.Sedok of Pricedale;two daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Colleen) Picinotti of Rogers Manor;Charleroi and Mrs.William (Dawn) Trilli of Belle Vernon;a brother;John Sedok of Monessen;three sisters;Helen Lexie of Monessen;Ann Ruzzich of Wilson and Margaret Diaz of Charleroi;and three grandchildren;Jason and Anthony Picinotti and David Trilli. 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 service will be held from the funeral home Thursday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES L. SHEPLER