Mary Sakalik of 118 Baird St.;Monongahela;formerly of Belle Vernon R.D.2 (Rostraver Township);died Wednesday;Nov.18;1987;at 5:45 p.m.;in Haven Crest Convalescent Home;Carroll Township. She was 75. Mrs.Sakalik was born Nov.5;1912;in Pricedale;a daughter of the late Steve and Susie Ferenz. She had been a Rostraver Township resident most of her life. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;John;Aug.25;1977;two brothers;Julius and Steve Ferenz;and by three sisters;Elizabeth Girhiny;Sue Lubowitz and Helen Yanko. Survivors include one son;John Sakalik of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Paul (Dolores) Miller of Monongahela;two sisters;Ethel Donley of Pricedale and Julia Meyers of Harrisburg;three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 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;where services will be held Saturday;Nov;21;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Frank J.DePolo officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Clifford Steer;74;of 540 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Nov.5;1987;at 8 a.m.at his home. Mr.Steer was born March 9;1913;in Washington Township;a son of the late William H.and Angelina Straffard Steer. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon and Monessen areas;he was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Mr.Steer retired in 1976 from the Allenport Plant of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife;Vera;who died March 1;1971;a sister;Hester Sowden;and by three brothers;Thomas;Harry and William Steer. Survivors inlcude his wife;Elmira Luce Steer;three sons;Clifford (Corky) Steer of San Jose;Calif.;Norman Luce of West Chester;Ohio;and Barry Luce of Lake Mills;Wis.;two daughters;Mrs.Alex (Novella Poochie ) Crank of San Antonio;Texas;and Mrs.Louis (Bonnie) Hegedus of Chambersburg;a sister;Margaret Harris of McKees Rocks;14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. 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;where services will be held Saturday;Nov.7;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

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.