Paul J. Mica; 68; of Smithton
R.D.I; died Sunday; April 6;
1997; at 6:05 p.m. in Allegheny
General Hospital; Pittsburgh;
following a lingering illness.
Born March 3; 1929; in
Monessen; he was the son of the
late Paul and Elizabeth Matash
Mica.
Mr. Mica resided in Smithton
the past 27 years and formerly resided in the Mon Valley area. He was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;and the church choir. He was a retired crane operator for U.S.Steel;McKeesport plant;and was also formerly employed at Page American Chain and Cable Company;Monessen. He was a farmer in the Smithton area. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Joseph Sepeiak;and a sister Barbara Mica;who died in infancy. Surviving are his wife;Mariann Skurkay Mica;one son;Paul J.Mica of Omaha;Neb.;two daughters;Rachael Mica of Bridgeville and Mrs.James (Elizabeth) Saul of Smithton;one sister;Mary Cuprik of Euclid;Ohio;and three grandchildren;James Saul and Sarah and Paul Jacob Mica. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday 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 Wednesday 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 Tuesday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. Arrangements are being handled by the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home.

Sophia Morycz; 96; of Belle
Vernon (Fairhope); died Saturday;
March 29; 1997; in Country
Care Manor; Fayette City
RD 1.
She was born Aug. 22; 1900;
in Poland; a daughter of the late
Bartlomiej and Anna Malek
Materla.
Mrs. Morycz was a member
of St. Sebastian Roman
Catholic Church; Belle Vernon;
the PNA Lodge 976 of Arnold
City and Association of the Sons
of Poland; Jersey City; N.J.
Surviving are two sons;
Henry Morycz of Pittsburgh
and Bennie Morycz of Pleasant
Hills; one son-in-law; Peter Petrosky
of Fairhope; Belle Vernon;
10 grandchildren; 23
great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; Walter Morycz on
Dec. 16; 1977; a daughter; Jennie
Petrosky in 1991; five
brothers and one sister.
Friends will be received in
the Howard W. McCrory Funeral
Home; 334 Main St.; Fayette
City;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.;
Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. and Wednesday until 9:30 a.m.;when a Prayer service will be held in the funeral home;followed by a Funeral mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ann Murray; 79; of 335
Hill St.; Belle Vernon; died
Thursday; March 13;1997; at
12:39 p.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital. Friends will be received
Saturday from 7 to 9
p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson
Funeral Home Inc.; 700
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon.
Services will be conducted
Monday at 10:30 a.m. in the
funeral home; with the Rev.
Donald Bowers of First
Christian Church; Belle Vernon;
officiating. Interment
will follow in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. Arrangements
are being handled by the
Ferguson Funeral Home
Inc.

Lois I.Mazur;67;of 401 Parente Blvd.;Monessen;died Wednesday;March 12;1997;at 4:30 a.m.in Jefferson Hospital. Born Dec.24;1929;in Belle Vernon;she was the daughter of Joseph and Zelma Hammitt Kostelac of Belle Vernon;who survive. Mrs.Mazur resided in Monessen for the past 38 years;having formerly lived in Belle Vernon. She was a member of First Christian Church;Belle Vernon. She was employed for 15 years as a clerk and office worker for G.C.Murphy Company in the Tri-County Plaza. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Theodore Mazur;who died May 28;1996. Surviving are three daughters;Mrs.Hugh (Sandra) Humpert of Livonia;Mich.;Mrs.Jack (Sharon) Nunns of Largo;Fla.;and Joyce Tatsch of Monessen;one sister;Mrs.Neil (Norma) Keller of Livonia;Mich.;11 grandchildren;14 great-grandchildren;one brother-in-law;Andrew Mazur of Beallsville;N.J.;and three sisters-in-law;Stella Fordanich of Southfield;Mich.;Sophie Plantis of West Bloomfield;Mich.;and Stephanie Branski of Garden City;Mich. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Donald A.Bowers;pastor of First Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Evelyn D. (Dolfi) Makovics;78;of 310 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;March 9;1997;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh.   She was born Feb.19;1919;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Angelo and Amelia Levi Dolfi.  She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon.  A life long resident of Belle Vernon;she owned and operated Dolfi’s Beauty Shop in Belle Vernon for many years.  Survivors include her husband;Dan A.Makovices;one brother;Emil Dolfi of Monongahela;and one sister;Theresa Ferrari of Glen Burie;Md.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by two brothers;Ernest Dolfi and Alfred Dolfi;who died in 1985. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John Cindric as celebrant.  Entombment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

John Thomas (Tom) Manning;
76; of 404 Roy St.; Belle
Vernon; died Tuesday; Dec. 31;
1996; in Mon Valley Hospital;
Carroll Township.
Born May 20; 1920; in South
Side (Pittsburgh); he was a son of the late Thomas Andrew and Anna
Viola Griffith Manning.
A member of Dunlevy United
Methodist Church; he had resided
in the Belle Vernon area
his entire adult life. He retired
from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Steel Corp. Monessen plant
where he was employed as an
office clerk.
He was a U.S. Army Air
Force veteran of World War II.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by his
first wife; Margaret (Peg) Jacobs
Manning.
Survivors include his wife;
Helen Yonko Manning; two
sons and one daughter-in-law;
Tom and Joyce Legg Manning
of Cortland; Ohio; and Larry
Manning of Des Moines; Iowa;
one daughter; Kathy Acton of
Hudson; Ohio; and three grandchildren;
Shani and Vikki Manning
and Larry Acton Jr.
Friends will be received
Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Rex Wasser of Dunlevy United Methodist Church and the Rev.Charles K.Sowden officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rev.John Horosky of St.John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church of Monessen will conduct a Parastas Service Friday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Carroll Martz;74;of 313 Market St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Nov.25;1996;at 11:20 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Born March 30;1922;in Charleroi;she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Maggie Dudgeon Carroll. Mrs.Martz was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;where she was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs. Allen (Darlene) Clark of Belle Vernon;one son;Joseph Martz of Florida;a brother;William Carroll of Missouri;four grandchildren;Allan Clark;Jr.;Joseph (Leo) Clark;Jerry Clark and Charlotte Clark;and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Harry (Moe) Martz;in June 1977;and a daughter;Margaret Darlene Martz. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David H.Lindberg;pastor of California United Methodist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.