Helen D.Rybik of 1254 Rostraver St.;Monessen;died Wednesday;June 21;1989;in the Mon Valley Hospital;Inc.;Carroll Township;following a lingering illness. She was a member of St.Anthony Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. Mrs.Rybik is survived by one daughter;Mrs.James L.(Dolores) O’Brien of Amhurst;N.Y.;four granddaughters;Maureen O’Brien of Miami;Fla.;Kathleen O’Brien of Amhurst;N.Y.;Colleen O’Brien Cull of Amhurst;N.Y.;and Eileen O’Brien of Amhurst;N.Y.;and three sisters;Mrs.Anna Slavik of Monessen;Mrs.Fred (Margaret) Clark of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Michael (Emma) Ornot of Charleroi. Friends will be received at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.;Monessen;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. where a blessing service will be held Friday at noon followed at 12:30 p.m. by a Mass of Christian Burial at St.Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church;Monessen with Father Bruno Raspudic officiating. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. A parish Rosary will be said Thursday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Monessen Ambulance Service;through the funeral home;in lieu of flowers. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.;Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue;Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.

Frank Roskovich;77;of Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Feb.19;1989;at 8:30 p.m.in Washington Hospital;Washington;Pa.;following a lengthy illness. He was born in Czechoslovakia on Sept.17;1911;a son of the late John and Eva Madulick Roskovich. Mr.Roskovich was Catholic by faith and a retired coal miner;having worked for 38 years at Mathies Mine. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his first wife;Margaret Yensick Roskovich;in 1956;one son;Frank R.Roskovich;in 1984 and four brothers. He is survived by his wife;Alba Battaglini Roskovich;one son;Michael R.Roskovich of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.William (Marlene) Smith of North Charleroi;seven grandchildren;one brother;Chuck Roskovich of Florida;and five sisters;Ann Kudlac of Ellsworth;Mary Tokar of the state of California;Helen Stankovich of Bentleyville;Julia McKevitt of Fayette City R.D.1and Eva Roskovich of Washington;Pa. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday until 10:30 a.m.when a Blessing service will be held in the funeral home. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main St.;Fayette City;is in charge of the arrangements.

Richard S.Rogus;65;of 819 Jane Ave.;Charleroi (Speers Hill);died Wednesday;Jan.25;1989;at 11:15 p.m.at his home. He was born May 22;1923;in Hazelton;a son of the late Stanley and Clara Borowiak Rogus. Mr.Rogus had lived in Speers for the past 30 years and was a member of the borough’s Planning Commission. He retired in June;1988;after 39 years of service with the Allegheny Power Service Co.in Greensburg;where he had been the area transmission supervisor. He was a member of St.Jerome Roman Catholic Church;Charleroi;the Charleroi Elks;where he was a past exalted ruler;the Charleroi VFW;the Charleroi Sportsmen’s Club;and the Professional Engineering Society of Pennsylvania. He was a U.S.Marine veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his wife;Anne Bedio Rogus;two sons;Richard Rogus of Monroeville and Ronald Rogus of Boston;Mass.;one daughter;Mrs.David (Diane) Varner;at home;two grandchildren;Deena Varner and Brent Rogus;one brother;Bernard Rogus of Philadelphia;and one sister;Nancy Lynn of Bloomsburg. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Family and friends will gather at the funeral home at 9 a.m.on Saturday;then proceed to St.Jerome Roman Catholic Church;Charleroi;for Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.;with Fr.John Marcucci officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Jacob M.Rogers;55;of 203A N.Tenth St.;Reading;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Dec.10;1988;at 2:43 p.m.;in St.Joseph Hospital;Reading. He was born Sept.12;1933;in Monessen;a son of the late Jacob S.and Edith Reynolds Rogers. Mr.Rogers lived in Belle Vernon for 25 years;prior to moving to Reading five years ago;where he was employed by the Rufflian Steel Corp.as a machinist. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Surviving are his wife;Sandra Farkas Rogers of Belle Vernon;one son and daughter-in-law;Timothy and Maureen Rogers of Pittsburgh;his mother-in-law;Essen Farkas of Belle Vernon;and two sisters;Mrs.Lee Brown and Margaret Rogers;both of Saxton. Friends will be received Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m.;in the Ferguson Funeral Home;Inc.700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;at which time funeral servies will be held. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.