Elizabeth (Betty) Sabol Szymansky of 616 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;March 23;1982;at 3:35 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 62. Mrs.Szymansky was born Jan.16;1920;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Paluv Sabol. A resident of the Belle Vernon community for the past 30 years;she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;where she served as elder and as a Sunday School teacher. Mrs.Szymansky also was a member of the H.O.A.class and the Women’s Association of the church and the Golden Agers of Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by two sisters;Katherine Ostrzycki and Margaret Gutierrez. Survivors include her widower;Quentin Szymansky;one son;Quentin Robert Szymansky of Wilkinsburg;one daughter;Mrs.Jan (Kathleen Nadine) Marchewka of North Huntingdon. She also is survived by one brother;John Sabol of Monessen;six sisters;Mrs.Bruno (Mary) Lori of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Osmo (Helen) Larmi of Monessen;Mrs.Joseph (Susan) Hydo of Brownsville;Mrs.Al (Mildred) Samuels of Lodi;N.J.;Mrs.Sherman (Theresa) Koons of Webster and Mrs.Raymond (Irene) Baker of West Newton;two grandsons;Jonathon and Brian Marchewka;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held in the funeral home Thursday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Charles D.LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Wilford W.Stedman of 108 State St.;(Speers Hill);Charleroi;died suddenly yesterday at 8:15 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 74. Mr.Stedman was born Aug.9;1907 in Nelsonville;Ohio;a son of the late William and Catherine Zephfuss Stedman. A resident of Speers most of his life;Mr.Stedman was a member of Speers United Methodist Church;the Charleroi Elks Club and F&AM Lodge;Charleroi. He was a retired garage foreman at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. In addition to his parents;Mr.Stedman was preceded in death by his wife;Edith Mertens Stedman who died Nov.4;1981;a brother George and a sister;Florence Smith. Survivors include two brothers;Samuel G. Stedman of Orlando;Fla.;and James M.Stedman of Speers Hill;one niece;Mrs.Sandra North of Media;Pa.;and three nephews;Dr.Jeffrey W.Mertens of McMurray;Kim Mertens of Bluefield;W.Va.;and Wayne Mertens of Cambridge;Ohio. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;where services will be held Friday;March 12;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Dennis M.Henley;pastor of Speers United Methodist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

John Shupenko Sr.of Dublin;Va.;formerly of Arnold City;died Saturday Jan.30;1982;at 1 a.m.at Radford (Va.) Hospital following a short illness. He was 64. Mr.Shupenko was born May 27;1917;in Pennsylvania;a son of the late Joseph and Ursula Shupenko. He was retired from Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.;after 45 years of service. Mr.Shupenko was preceded in death by a son;John Shupenko Jr.;on July 28;1962. Survivors include his widow;Anna Dudak Shupenko;three daughters;Mrs.Joyce Oleinik of Beltsville;Md.;and Mrs.Catherine Stoots and Mrs.Veronica Sams;both of Dublin;Va.;nine grandchildren;one brother;Joseph Shupenko of Syprus;Calif.;and a sister;Mrs.Veronica Senyeri of Brownsville. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and until 1:30 p.m.Wednesday;the time of prayer service in the funeral home. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Thomas G.Rinn;pastor as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Nelle Skurkay of Pleasant Hills died Saturday;Jan.2;1982.  Survivors include her husband;George J.Skurkay; three sisters;Mary Martin of Clairton;Ann Kurtak of Pleasant Hills and Catherine Crumlish of Beaver;and one brother;Michael Shimchick of Belle Vernon.  Friends will be received in the John F.Slater Funeral Home;4201 Brownsville Road;Brentwood from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Monday.  Services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 8:45 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in Holy Resurrection Church;Belle Vernon.  The John F.Slater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  

Nathaniel Stitch of 50 Point View Dr.;Washington;Pa.a former resident of Pricedale;died Wednesday Dec.30;1981 in the Washington Hospital. He was 52. He was born Oct.22;1929. He was a U.S.Army veteran of the Korean War. Funeral arrangements handled by the Taylor Funeral Directors;Monessen.

Mrs. Mary Sobek; Cook St.
Extension; Fayette City; died
Monday at 2:45 a.m in the
Monongahela Valley Hospital
Inc.; Carroll Township after a
short illness. She was 88.
Born in Poland Feb. 12;
1893; she was the daughter of
the late Sebastian and Marcianna Ciba.
Mrs. Sobek was a member
of Holy Spirit R C. Church of
Fayette City.
She was preceded in death
by her husband. Wladyslaw
Mike Sobek on Sept. 5. 1968.
Survivors include four
sons; Joseph Sobek of Fayette
City; and Thaddeus;
Lawrence and Carl Sobek; all
of Belle Vernon ; two
daughters; Mrs. Anthony
( Ann ) Semancik of Fayette
City and Mrs. Anthony
(Stella) Errigo of Belle Vernon; several brothers and
sisters in Poland; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Friends are being received
at the Howard W. McCrory
Funeral Home; Fayette City
on Monday from 7-9 p.m. and
Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9p.m.
A parish Prayer service will
be held Monday al 8 p.m. at
the funeral home and a
Rosary will be said Tuesday
at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. On Wednesday;Prayer services will be held at 2 p.m.at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 2:30 p.m.at the Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City with the Rev.Father Thomas G.Rinn;pastor of the church as celebrant. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.