Isador Santavicca;66;of Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Dec.12;1986;at 4:30 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp.;after a lengthy illness.  Friends will be received Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. A Prayer Service will be held Monday at 9:30 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.  The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

Joseph F.Shephard;76;of 915 Chestnut St.;Latrobe;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Sept.10;1986;at 1 p.m.in Latrobe Area Hospital. He was born Sept.11;1909;a son of the late Ross Oscar and Gwendolyn Shephard. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Robert W.Rainbow;pastor;Assembly of God Calvary Temple;Latrobe;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Venon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Patricia Nichols Stout of 301 McKean Ave.;Donora;died Thursday;June 19;1986;in Mon Valley Hospital following an illness of the past month. She was 46. Mrs.Stout was born Oct.14;1939;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of Edith Martin Nichols of Monessen and the late Benjamin F.Nichols Sr. Catholic by faith;she had been a Donora resident all of her life. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by a sister;Eileen;in 1962. Survivors include her mother;her husband;Robert P.Stout;four sisters;Mrs.Ronald (Gloria Ann) Soltis of Belle Vernon;Mrs.John (Shirley) Kudlik of Monessen;Mrs.Allen (Alice) McElfresh of Donora and Bernadette Keegan of Monessen;four brothers;John T.Nichols and Charles E.Nichols;both of Columbus;Ohio;and Benjamin Nichols Jr.and Carl Nichols;both of Monessen;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue;Monessen;where services will be held Monday;June 23;at 11 a.m. with Monsignor P.Lino Ramellini officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Elmer C.Spiker of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Monday;June 16;1986 at 5:03 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 59. He was born in Washington Township on June 15;1927;a son of the late Emerson and Margaret Grant Spiker. He was a member of the Marion United Presbyterian Church;Fairhope;the Belle Vernon American Legion;the Fairhope V.F.W.;the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club and the Naomi Athletic Club. He was a veteran of the U.S.Army;having served during World War II. He was retired from the Monessen Southwest Railroad of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Monessen Yard. He is preceded in death by two brothers;Melvin and Emerson. Survivors include his wife;Mary Perney Spiker;one son;Elmer C.Spiker Jr.of Fairhope;three daughters;Mrs.James (Cynthia) Manzini of Donora;Mrs.Diane Spiker and Mrs.John (Debra) Yetsconish;both of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.John (Gladys) Kelly and Mrs.Andrew (Marion) Pinasko;both of Belle Vernon;and six grandchildren. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday until 11 a.m. at the Howard E.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Charles Suppa of Winterset;Iowa;died Tuesday;April 29;1986;in Reseda;Calif. He was 27. Mr.Suppa was born July 19;1958;in North Charleroi;a son of Angelo Suppa Jr.of Las Vegas;Nev.;and Jacqueline Phillips Suppa of Winterset;Iowa. He was Catholic by faith. Mr.Suppa had attended Canoga Park High School in California and had been working in California as a carpenter the past two years. He was engaged to be married on May 10 of this year. In addition to his parents;survivors include his fiancee;Cheryl Davis of Van Nuys;Calif.;a brother;Angelo Suppa III of Las Vegas;and four sisters;Mrs.Kenneth (Toni) Hapshire of Winterset;Iowa;Mrs.Edward (Victoria) Weightman of Belle Vernon;Tina Suppa Mayernik of Charleroi and Donna Suppa of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received 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;May 5;at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

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)