Frank Modrak; 69; of 312 DeImont Ave.; Belle Vernon; died
Tuesday; July 30; 1996; at 3:20
p.m. in Jefferson Health
Center.
Born Jan. 22; 1927; in Rostraver Township; he was a son
of the late John and Mary
Motchkoski Modrak.
A lifelong resident of the
Belle Vernon area; Mr. Modrak
was a member of St. Mary Byzantine Rite Catholic Church;
Monessen.
He was also a member of
Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026; Benevolent
Order of Elks Lodge 494 of
Charleroi; and the Hungarian
Society and Russian Club; both
of Pricedale.
Mr. Modrak was a retired
heavy equipment operator;
working through the Operating
Engineers Pittsburgh Local.
Survivors include a brother;
Bill Modrak of Roscoe; and two
sisters; Margaret Fabian of
Belle Vernon and Mrs. James
(Irene) Mendicino of Belle Vernon; with whom he made his
home.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by a
brother; Michael Modrak.
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 Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.in St.Mary Byzantine Rite Catholic Church;Monessen;with Msgr.Andrew D.Parvensky;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Venron Cemetery. Service for the Dead will be held Thursday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus 3026 will hold a wake service Thursday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Evelyn P.Miller;87; of North Charleroi;died Thursday;June 27;1996;in Fayette Health Care Center;Uniontown. She was born in North Charleroi;Dec.1;1908;a daughter of the late John and Ada Jacobs DeSellems. Mrs.Miller was a member of Mary;Mother of the Church;Charleroi. Surviving are two daughters;Mary Ada Zaucha of Belle Vernon and Mrs.William (Evelyn) Sedlak of North Charleroi;eight grandchildren;six great-grandchildren;and two sisters;Marie Lewis of California;Pa. and Aline Torres of Washington;Pa. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;William J.Miller;who died in 1984;nine brothers;and five sisters.Friends will be received in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in Mary;Mother of the Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Theodore Mazur;72;of Parente Boulevard;Monessen;died Tuesday;May 28;1996;at 10:38 a.m.at his home. He waS born in Monessen;Sept.20;1923;a son of the late Victor and Katherine Mazur. Mr.Mazur was a member of First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. He was a former member of the VFW of Monessen. A lifelong resident of Monessen;he had been an appliance repairman for the former Check Furniture Store in Monessen;retiring in 1985. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S.Navy. Surviving are his wife;Lois Huscroft Mazur;three daughters;Mrs.Hugh (Sandra) Humbert of Livonia;Mich.;Mrs.Jack (Sharon) Nunns of Largo;Fla.and Joyce Tatsch of Monessen;a mother and father-in-law;Zelma and Joseph Kostelac of Belle Vernon;one brother;Andrew Mazur of Beallsville;N.J.;three sisters;Stella Fordanich of Southfield;Mich.;Sophie Plantis of West Bloomfield;Mich.and Stephanie of Garden City;Mich.;five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Donald A.Bowers of the First Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.