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.

Rose Scott of Seaford;N.Y.;formerly of Fayette City;died Friday;Dec.20;1985;at 2:15 p.m. in Massapiqua General Hospital;Seaford;following a lengthy illness. She was 73. Mrs.Scott was born Nov.22;1912;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Krafchek Rade. She was Catholic. Survivors include two sons;William Scott of Houston;Texas;and James Scott of Lauderhill;Fla.;three daughters;Rose Marie Scott;Gloria Scott of an Antonio;Texas and another daughter from Long Island;N.Y.;and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. and Monday until 1 p.m.;at which time a prayer service will be held in the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1:30 p.m. at Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church with the Rev.Fr.Thomas G.Rinn;pastor of the church;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John Shuma of Belle Vernon R.D.3 died Tuesday;Dec.10;1985;at the Pine View Care Center;Greensburg. He was 83. Born in Monessen;July 24;1902;he was a son of the late George and Mary Kurtz Shuma. Mr.Shuma was the former owner of Roundstone Inn in Rostraver Township. He was a member of St.John The Divine Orthodox Church of Monessen. He was preceded in death by his wife;Julia M.Shuma;in 1971. Surviving are two sons;William J.Shuma of Pittsburgh and Wayne J.Shuma of South Huntingdon Township;a daughter;Mrs.David (Nancy) Sherman of Verona;three brothers;Alex and Paul Shuma;both of Monessen and Dr.Edward Shuma of Rockville;Md.;three sisters;Mrs.Steve (Margaret) Tomayko of Belle Vernon R.D.3;Mrs.George (Helen) Polkabla of Donora and Mrs.Catherine Halgas of Belle Vernon and five grandchildren. Friends are being received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township;where a parastas service will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. Funeral services Friday begin at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home followed by additional services at 11 a.m. at St.John the Divine Orthodox Church;Monessen;with Rev.John Horosky officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Stump Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Iva Blanche Hollinger Steele of Belle Vernon R.D.5;formerly of 30 Knox Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;Oct.28;1985;in Jefferson Hospital;Jefferson Borough. She was 83. Born July 6;1902;in Selbysport;Md.;she was a daughter of the late Willis E.and Flora Hollinger. She was preceded in death by her husband;Charles D.Steele. Mrs.Steele was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church of Monessen and its Fellowship Class;Women’s Socity and Bedpad Committee. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star No.205 and the Royal Arch. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.William J.(Barbara) McLaren of Griffin;Ga.;and Mrs.John J.(Doris) McClain of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren;Charles and Robin McLaren and John Steele McClain;one great-grandson;William Scott McLaren;and a sister;Mrs.Louis (Irene) Bland of Ohio. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.Monessen;where services will be held Thursday;Oct.31;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Kenneth J.Peters officiating. Burial wil be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.