Eugene W.Prentice;74;of 1009 Meadow Ave.;Charleroi;died Saturday;Dec.16;1989;at 12:50 p.m.in the Meadow Crest Nursing Home;Library;Pa. Mr.Prentice was born March 30;1915;in Webster;a son of the late James A.and Clara Gilmer Prentice. He was a retired employee of the Monessen Southwestern Railroad. Protestant by faith;Mr.Prentice was a U.S.Marine Corps veteran of World War II. His wife;Mary E.Prentice;died in 1986. Three sisters and six brothers are also deceased. Surviving are one brother;Dave Prentice;of Aberdeen;Md.;four sisters;Marion DiMascio of Chatsworth;Calif.;Marie Saunders of Charleroi;Georgina Hixson of Donora and Gladys Hurley of Charleroi;and several nieces and nephews. Friends were received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Paul R.Milliken;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mike P. Povrzanich; 77; of 210 Frederick St.; Belle Vernon; died Saturday July 22; 1989; at 3:20 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital.
Born Jan. 1; 1912; in Monessen; he was the son of the late Paul and Frances Povrzanich.
Mr. Povrzanich was a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley Area.
A retired coal miner and steelworker; he was a member of UMWA Local 9873. He was also a member of St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church; Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 194; S.N.P.J. Lodge 505 and the Croatian Club; all of Monessen.
In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by his stepmother; Rose Povrzanich; and a stepbrother; Frank Horvath.
Surviving are his wife; Goldie; two sons; George and Peter Povrzanich; both of Belle Vernon; two grandchildren; Nadine Davis and Gregory Povrzanich; both of Fayette City; four great grandchildren; Michelle; Tommy; Mary and Michael; and three sisters; Mary Gomeric and Ann Bradarich; both of Yugoslavia; and Dorothy Povrzanich of Canada.
Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Robert A. Billick Funeral Home Inc.; Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue; Monessen;where a Blessing service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Bural at 10 a.m.in St.Anthony Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;with Fr.Bruno Raspudic as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parish Rosary will be recited in the funeral home at 8 p.m.Monday. Arrangements are being handled by the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.

Frances Elizabeth (Winstone) Popp;83;of 1104 Rostraver St.;Monessen died Wednesday;May 31;1989 in the Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was born in Monessen;Aug.11;1905;a daughter of the late Arthur and Margaret Jones Winstone. She was a Monessen resident all of her life. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Howard William Popp;and several brothers and sisters; Mrs.John (Margaret) Mesher;Mrs.Raymond (Florence) Popp;David C.Winstone;and Harry Winstone Sr. Mrs.Popp was a member of the Frst Baptist Church of Monessen. She was involved with the original organization of the Camp Fire Girls. Additionally;she was a member of the Monessen AARP. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law;Mr.and Mrs.Scott W.(Kay Frances) Blair of Perryopolis;one son;Arthur L.Popp of Monessen;four grandchildren;Arlene DeStefon;Dennis Popp;Shan Vagnoni;and Megan Blair;two great-grandchildren;Shannon DeStefon and Sean DeStefon;one brother;George Winstone of Rostraver Township;one sister;Mrs.William J.(Rowena) Kioski of Belle Vernon;and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home with Rev.William Anderson officiatng. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.