Mike Stanish;90;of 1027 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;formerly of Marion Villa;Arnold City;died Thursday;April 24;1986;at 6:45 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Stanish was born May 4;1895;in Poland;a son of the late Paul and Pauline Stanish. He was a charter member and a life member of the Washington Township Fire Department. Mr.Stanish was also a member of the Western Pennsylvania Firemen’s Asociation;the Fayette County Firemen’s Association and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Chiefs Association. He retired in March 1953 from the Black Diamond Mine of the Hillman Coal Company;and was a member of the United Mine Workers. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Rose Higgins Stanish;in 1945;and by a brother and a sister;Samuel Stanish and Theresa Moslek. Survivors include one daughter;June Bergman of Belle Vernon with whom he made his home;one brother;Joseph Stanish of St.Petersburg;Fla.;four grandchildren and five great-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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday;April 28;at 10 a.m. with the Rev.Donald Swanson;pastor of Lynnwood Lutheran Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Washington Township Volunteer Fird Department will hold services Sunday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements. (Members of the Washington Township Fire Department will meet Sunday;April 27;at 6:45 p.m. at the fire hall;at which time they will leave to be at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;for a 7 p.m. memorial service for deceased member;Mike Stanish)

Gena Pupilli Schuresko of 516 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;April 25;1986;at 9:30 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 69. Mrs.Schuresko was born May 23;1916;in Fredericktown;Pa.;a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Paperi Pupilli. Three brothers;Eugene;Bruno;and Dino Pupilli;are deceased. A life-long resident of the Belle Vernon community;Mrs.Schuresko was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and the St.Anthony Society. Surviving are her husband;John Schuresko;one sister;Mrs.Jano (Lena) Salvino of Belle Vernon;and one brother;Eldo A.Pupilli of Belle Vernon. 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer Service will be held Monday at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department members will pay their respects Sunday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Theresa Salvino Scurci of Broad Avenue Belle Vernon;died Thursday;April 17;1986;at 10 a.m. suddenly in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 78. Mrs.Scurci was born March 2;1908;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Spadafore Salvino. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by two sisters;Alice Frankie and Emma Zimmaro. She was a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley community;and was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are her husband;Anthony Scurci;three daughters;Mrs.Roy (Jean) Agostini;Mrs.Gust (Marie) Monios;and Mrs.George (Patricia) Burkett;all of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Jano ad James Salvino;both of Belle Vernon;three sisters;Mrs.Edith Beneccio and Mrs.Elmer (Carrie) Palm;both of Monessen;and Mrs.Irene Baron of Belle Vernon;10 grandchildren;and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer Service will be held at 9:15 a.m.Monday in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph S.Sisca of 305 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday April 6;1986;at 8:10 a.m.in Kenric Manor;Donora. He was 94. Mr.Sisca was born June 23;1891;in Italy;a son of the late Mr.and Mrs.Salvatore Sisca. A resident of Belle Vernon the past 75 years;he was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and the Sons of Italy;both of Belle Vernon. Mr.Sisca retired in 1958 with 36 years of service at the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Monessen Plant. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife;Agatha Zimmaro Sisca;April 26;1976. Survivors include two sons;Samuel J.Sisca of Belle Vernon and Amerigo Sisca of Lincoln Park;Mich.;three daughters;Mary Pyle of St.Louis;Mo.;and Rose Conn and Edith Simone;both of Lincoln Park;Mich.;ten grandchildren;18 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 t 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Wednesday;April 9;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Robert C.Smith Sr.;215 Second St.;Monessen;died Monday;March 24;1986;in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 85. Mr.Smith was born in Johnstown on Jan.8;1901;a son of the late Charles and Josephine Smith. A resident of Monessen most of his life;he was employed as a craneman in the blooming mill electric department of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.in Monessen before his retirement April 30;1968. He was a member of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Harry and William;and two sisters;Claire Pritchard and Rose McDermott. Survivors include his wife;Margaret Kelly Smith;three sons;Robert C.Jr.;of Buffalo;N.Y.;Alfred E.Sr.of West Elizabeth;and Theodore of Upper St.Clair;14 grandchildren;10 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home;First St. and Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Thursday at 2 p.m.with Father Patrick J.O’Conner officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Domenick Sergi of 900 Pineway St.;Tavares;Fla.;died Wednesday;March 5;1986;at 4 a.m. in the Veterans Administration Hospital;Gainesville;Fla. Mr.Sergi was 51. Born in Belle Vernon;Aug.12;1934;he was a son of the late Samuel and Lillian Dugan Sergi. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;James Sergi and a sister;Pauline Woodering. Mr.Sergi retired as a sergeant from the U.S.Air Force after 21 years of service. He was a chef in Dedham;Mass.;and Orono;Maine;from 1976 to 1981. He lived in Florida for the past five years. Surviving are six sons;Victor Sergi of Florida;Staff Sgt.Sam Sergi of Milford;Kansas;James;Steve;David and Domenick Sergi;all of Bangor;Maine;two daughters;Donna and Robin Sergi of Bangor;Maine;four brothers;Frank Sergi of Lebanon;Missouri;Sam Sergi of Belle Vernon;John and David Sergi of Monessen;six sisters;Mrs.Frances Caputo of Pontiac;Mich.;Mrs.Lena Jampedro of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Catherine Uhor of Arnold City;Margaret Acton and Loretta Cooper;both of Charleroi;and Mrs.Jeanne Neinhause of Columbus;Ohio;two grandchildren and his housekeeper;Helen Robbins. Friends are being received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where prayer services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Lillian M.Sergi of Valley Manor Apartments;Monessen;died Monday;Jan.27;1986;at 6:27 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. She was 87. Born in Newell;Nov.16;1898;she was a daughter of the late Michael and Laura Simpson Dugan. Mrs.Sergi was preceded in death by her husband;Samuel;Aug.9;1975;a son;James Sergi and a daughter;Pauline Woodering. Mrs.Sergi had lived in Monessen for the past year;but spent most of her life in the Belle Vernon area. Surviving are five sons;Frank Sergi of Lebanon;Missouri;Domenick of Tavaras;Fla.;Sam of Belle Vernon and John and David;both of Monessen;six daughters;Mrs.Ralph (Frances) Caputo of Pontaiac;Mich.;Mrs.James (Lena) Jampedro of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Michael (Catherine) Uhor of Arnold City;Margaret Acton and Loretta Cooper;both of Charleroi;and Mrs.William (Jeanne) Neinhause of Columbus;Ohio;a sister;Loretta Crea of Belle Vernon;38 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where prayer services will be held Thursday;Jan.30;at noon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Fred Sekoski of 1116 Linn Drive;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Jan.4;1986;at 10 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 65. Mr.Sekoski was born July 5;1920;in Monessen;a son of the late Louis and Stella Dembeck Czajkowski. In adition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother;Raymond Sekoski;in 1979. He was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 and Belle Vernon VFW Post 3557. A Belle Vernon resident the past 28 years;Mr.Sekoski had formerly lived in Monessen. He retired in August 1985 from the Fayette County Housing Authority. Mr.Sekoski was a former employee of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen Plant. Survivors include his wife;Mary Ann Yonko Sekoski;a son and a daughter;David F.and Karen Sekoski;both at home;two brothers;Joseph Cekoski of Belle Vernon and Chef Cinders of Florida;and one sister;Mrs.David (Regina) Lahti of Arnold City. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Wednesday;Jan.8;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Leah Gene Sears of Westgate Manor;Apartment 702;Monessen;died Wednesday;Jan.1;1985;at 3:05 p.m. inthe Mon Valley Hospital. She was 63. Mrs.Sears was born Jan.10;1922;in North Charleroi;a daughter of Nellie Devroud Francis of Gulfport;Fla.;and the late Frank W.Francis. A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Monongahela;she had lived in the Belle Vernon and Monessen areas the past nine years. Mrs.Sears served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II. Survivors include two sons;David Francis of Coatesville and Sgt.Frank Sears of Colorado Springs;Colo.;three daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Sally) Bachism of Monessen;Sherry Sears of Monessen and Mrs.Kenneth (Barbara) Sethman of Belle Vernon;a brother;Merland Francis of Fayetteville;N.C.;and ten 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 services will be held Saturday;Jan.4 at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Rachel Breakwell Szymansky of the Belle Vernon Apartments died Monday;Dec.30;1985;at 10:45 a.m.in the Haven Crest Nursing Home;Carroll Township. She was 83. Mrs.Szymansky was born Sept.1;1902;in Washington Township;a daughter of the late John and Harriet Cramer Jackson. She was a member of Marion Presbyterian Church;Fairhope. Mrs.Szymansky had been a Belle Vernon are resident most of her llife. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband;Frank Breakwell;1955;and by her second husband;Walter A.Szymansky;1976. Survivors include one son;Franklin R.Breakwell of Belle Vernon;four daughters;Doris McGrath of Port Royal Village;Belle Vernon;Mrs.Victor (Ruth) Sebesta of Endicott;N.Y.;Mrs.John (Phyllis) Crea of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Wade (Mary Jane) Roe of Tuscaloosa;Ala.;13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday;Jan.2;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Mary Howard;pastor of Marion Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.