George J.Roberts;65;of Pricedale;died Tuesday;Oct.26;1993;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Roberts was born Jan.30;1928;in Monessen;a son of the late Lee Jackson Roberts and Mary Brown Roberts. He was retired from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation;having worked as an open hearth rigger in the Monessen plant for 47 years. Mr.Roberts also served as a paratrooper for the U.S.Army during World War II. He was a member of the
Mentor Road Bible Church in Forward Township. Surviving are his wife;Leona Johnson Roberts;a son;Daniel Roy Roberts of Monessen;two daughters;Mrs.Robert (Jacqueline) Baluch of Connellsville and Mrs.Gary (Marlene) Haines of Charleroi;a brother;James E.Roberts of Detroit;Mich.;three sisters;Mrs.Robert (Betty) Adams of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Harry (Mary Ann) Kreuter of Monessen and Mrs.Leo (Loretta) Rice of Monessen;four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents;Mr.Roberts was also preceded in death by a son;Lee Jackson Robert in 1969;by a grandson;Jacob Allen Roberts;by four sisters;Ida Lee Maxwell;Nell Roberts;Alverta (Vernie) Hixenbaugh and Coletta Feick Brooks;and by one brother;Alvin Roberts. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.;Circle Drive;Sweeney Plan;Rostraver Township. Additional visitation will be held Friday from 10 a.m.to 11 a.m. in Mentor Road Bible Church;Forward Township. Services will be held at 11 a.m.in the church;with Pastor Phillip Gerard officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Eva Furtak Rusyniak; 94; of
1103 Henry St.. Belle Vernon;
died Saturday; Sept. 18; 1993; at
12:50 p.m. in her home.
Born Jan. 18; 1899; in Austria;
she was the daughter of the late
Daniel and Florence Howinski
Furtak.
A lifelong resident of the Mon
Valley area; Mrs. Rusyniak was
a member of Holy Resurrection
Orthodox Church; Belle Vernon;
and its St. Barbara Altar Guild.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; Peter Rusyniak on
Feb. 16; 1961; a son; William
Rusyniak; and three sisters;
Ann Karbowsky; Mary Honchalk and Olga Karbowsky.
Surviving are two sons;
Walter Rusyniak of Uniontown
and John Rusyniak of Belle Vernon; three daughters; Julia
Yuschak and Mrs. John
(Dorothy) Ferencz; both of Belle
Vernon; and Helen Meluch of
Lafayette; Ind.: 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Relatives and friends will gather Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Mary Street;Belle Vernon;for funeral services;with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Parastas service will be held Monday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. Arrangements are being handled by the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home.