John P.Sousae;61;of 418 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Oct.13;1978;at 1:55 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Sousae was born in Custer City;Pa.on June 30;1917;a son of the late John Sousae and Mrs.Josephine D’Alessio Sousae;who survives. He had lived in the Belle Vernon area since 1945. He was employed as an auto mechanic with the Bendik-Lancaster Buick Co.;Inc.in Charleroi and was a veteran of World War II;having served with the U.S.Army. Mr.Smouse was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church of Belle Vernon;American Legion Post 659;the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Moose Club;all of Belle Vernon;the Hungarian Club of Pricedale;Washington Twp.Fireman’s Club and the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. Besides his father;John Sousae;who died in June of 1945;he was preceded in death by a sister;Mrs.Virginia Razzando in 1969 and by a brother;James Sousae. Survivors include his mother;Mrs.Josephine D’Alessio Sousae of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Ann Hook;with whom he made his home in Belle Vernon and Mrs.Russell (Betty) Cope of Belle Vernon;one brother;Vincent L.Sousae of Belle Vernon;and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.where a wake service will be held in the funeral home on Sunday at 2 p.m.and a military service will be held on Sunday at 7:30 p.m.by the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home on Monday at 9:30 a.m.followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski;funeral director in charge.

Roberta Lee (Harris) Strong 79;of Boston;Mass.;formerly of Belle Vernon;died at her home on Saturday;Oct.7;1978. She was 79. Born in Virginia on July 26;1899;she was the daughter of the late Mr.and Mrs.Robert Harris of Belle Vernon. A retired school teacher;she was preceded in death by her husband and a daughter. She is survived by a son;Lonnie Lee Emerson of Boston and a daughter;Mrs.Roberta Baskerville of Boston;seven grandchildren;and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Antioch Baptist Church;Henry St.;Belle Vernon;on Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. The hour of service will be at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Luther Wormack officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City.

Alice Stone;215 Otto St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Sept.20;1978;at 12:30 p.m.at her home. She was 60. Born in Brownstown;Feb.21;1918;she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Jane Hensy Osborne. Mrs.Stone was a resident of the Belle Vernon area for the last 31 years. Mrs.Stone is survived by her husband;Vincent W.Stone;one son;Larry R.Harger of Akron;Ohio;two daughters;Mrs.Donald (Jane) Niemela of Perryopolis;and Ruth Ann Valdiserri of Belle Vernon;one brother;Charles Ray Osborne of Brownstown;three sisters;Mrs.Olive Johnson of Fayette City R.D.;Mrs.Mary Ann Hale of Belle Vernon and Miss Vera Osborne of Fayette City and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.in the funeral home;with Clarence I.Winship;of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs.Anne Say;57;of 1150 Lincoln Ave.;Charleroi;died Thursday;Aug.17;1978;at 11 a.m. at her residence. Born July 14;1921;in Albany;N.Y.;she was a daughter of the late Michael and Kathryn Voloka and had resided in Charleroi most of her adult life. She was a member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of Charleroi. Surviving are her husband;John Say;three sons;Michael Say of Columbus;Ohio;Richared Say of Memphis;Tenn.;and Nicholas Say of Attica;Ohio;one brother;Michael Starr of Detroit;Mich.;three sisters;Mrs.Virginia Rusyniak and Mrs.Helen Perez;both of Detroit;and Mrs.Olga Sowinsky and two grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Michael A.Melinchak Funeral Home Inc.;825 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A blessing service will be held at the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Requiem services at 10 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church;Charleroi;with the very Rev.John Kuchta;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas services will be conducted in the funeral home Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Michael A.Melinchak;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Frances A.Seibert;904 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;July 17;1978 at 5 a.m. at her residence. She was 72. Born in Painesville;Ohio;Feb.7;1906;she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lena bates. Mrs.Seibert came to Belle Vernon in 1938 from Monessen. She was a member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church;and was a member and past president of the Belle Vernon American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs.Seibert is survived by her husband;Thomas W.Seibert;one son;Thomas E.Seibert of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.William (Marjorie) Dunson of Okmulgee;Okla.;and Mrs. Thomas (Edyth) Carson of Charleroi;11 grandchildren;11 great-grandchildren;and one brother;Randall Bates of Fairport;Ohio. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home;Wednesday at 1 p.m.;with Pastor Hartzell A.Michael;of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Andrew P.Sekora;55;of Naomi;Fayette City R.D.1;died Friday;June 23;1978;at 5:10 p.m. in the Eldercrest Nursing Home in Munhall. Mr.Sekora was born Sept.26;1922 in Washington Twp.;a son of the late Paul and Elizabeth Jurchisn Sekora. He was a Catholic and was a retired truck driver for the International Baking Co.of Brownsville. Survivors include one son;Philip Sekora of Daytona Beach;Fla.;one daughter;Mrs.Andrea Battistone of East Northport;N.Y.;one brother;John Sekora of Charleroi;and seven sisters;Mrs.Anna McFall of Charleroi;Mrs.Elizabeth Frohman of Fairless Hills;Mrs.Mary Chacko of Charleroi;Mrs.Julia Druciak of Fayette City R.D.1;Mrs.Vern Horvath of Homestead;Mrs.Helen Hrisko of Charleroi R.D.1 and Dolores Sekora of Fayette City R.D.1 Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City after 2 p.m. on Sunday and until the time of the prayer service on Monday at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in the Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Fayette City with the Rev.Thomas Rinn;pastor;the celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director in charge.

Former Pricedale resident;
Eileen Turner Smith; of Box
141; Stow; N.Y.; died Thursday;June 8;1978; in
W. C. A. Hospital at 12:50 a.m.
She was 53.
Born in Pricedale; Oct. 12;
1924; she was the daughter of
the late Arthur and Uba Manila Turner. She had lived in New York for eight years. She was a member of the Ashville Methodist Church. Mrs.Smith is survived by her husband;Louis G.Smith;one son;Philip Huber of Jacksonville;Ala.;two daughters;Heidi;at home;and Susan Eckloff of Jamestown;N.Y.;and stepchildren;Susan;Laura and John Smith;all of Dunlevy;two brothers;Raymond and George Turner;both of Pricedale;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Friday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday. Services will be held Sunday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Howard Rodebaugh;pastor of the Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers;the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society;through the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas Shorter;70;of McKinley Ave.;Charleroi R.D.1;died Friday;March 10;1978 at 2:10 a.m. in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Shorter was born Feb.28;1908;in Whitsett;Pa.;a son of the late Samueal and Nellie Shorter. He was retired from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. His wife;Helen Shorter;preceded him in death. Survivors include a son;Thomas Shorter of San Diego;Calif.;one daughter;Betty Shorter Patterson of San Diego;Calif.;three brothers;Andrew Shorter of Portsmouth;Va.;Melvern Shorter of North Charleroi;and Sylvester Shorter of Pricedale;one sister;Mary Jennerson of Rochester;N.Y.;and six grandchildren. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;from 7 to 9 Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Clarence McGraw officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.