Isabel E. Kovatch; 85; of 508 1/2
Perry Ave.; Belle Vernon
(Fairhope); died Friday; May
26; 2000; at 10:10 p.m. at
home. She was born Feb. 3;
1915; in Pricedale; a daughter
of the late Andrew and Irma
Boldog Turda. Mrs. Kovatch
was a member of the
Presbyterian Hungarian
Church and was a lifelong resident of Fairhope. Survivors
include a son; William E.
Kovatch of Perryopolis; two
daughters and a son-in-law;
Eileen and Ronald Marraccini
of Fairfax; Va. and Mary Ann
Kovacs of Annandale; Va.; four
sisters; Elizabeth Vargo of
Leechburg; Erma Kovacs of
Florida; Ella Illar of Daisytown
and Lillian Spruce of Ashland;
Va.; and one granddaughter;
Casey Marie Kovatch of Fort
Worth; Texas. In addition to
her parents; she was preceded
in death by her husband;
William (Bill) Kovatch on Feb.
15; 1988. Friends will be
received at’ the FERGUSON
FUNERAL HOME INC.; a
member of the Golden Rule; on
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to
8:30 p.m. Funeral services will
begin at 8:30 p.m.; Wednesday
in the funeral home; with the
Rev. John C. Park; pastor of the
Marion Presbyterian Church officiating.

Zelma M.Kostelac;87;of Clinton Township;Mich.;formerly of Green Street;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;May 28;2000;at 4:10 p.m.at the home of her daughter. She was born Nov.2;1912;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Charles and Maude Tharpe Hammitt. Mrs.Kostelac was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon;the Belle Vernon and Fayette City Golden Agers and the Belle Vernon Area Church Women. She resided in Michigan the past three years;and lived most of her adult life in Belle Vernon. Survivor include a daughter and son-in-law;Norma and Neal Keller;with whom she made her home;19 grandchildren;25 great-grandchildren;and nine great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Joseph Kostelac on April 17;1998;by a son;Charles DeHosse in 1988;two daughters;Lois Mazur in 1997 and Shirley Witmyer in 1992;and one great-granddaughter;Heidi Castor in 1999. 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.;a member of the Golden Rule Firm;700 Broad ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Friday at 11:30 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Donald Bowers officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Robert A.Kyle;81;of Sebring;Fla.;formerly of Belle Vernon;passed away Sunday;May 7;2000;in Florida. He was born April 28;1919;in Johnstown;the son of the late Mr.and Mrs.William and Flora Kyle. He was employed at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Monessen;in the BOF department as a melter foreman for 44 years. Mr.Kyle enjoyed children and coached little league baseball in Belle Vernon. An avid golfer;he enjoyed golfing in Florida and at his summer home near Bedford. He is preceded in death by his first wife;Catherine Kyle;a sister;Mildred Bachetti;two brothers;William and Warren Kyle;and daughter-in-law;Kathleen Kyle. He is survived by his wife;Barbara Kyle;three sons;Robert M.Kyle of Fallowfield Township;Tim and Paula Kyle of Fallowfield Township;and Terry L.and his fiancee;Valerie Bilsky Kyle of Fayette City;a daughter and son-in-law;Kathy and Gregg Martinko of Greensburg;a sister;Doris Callaway of Belle Vernon;and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held in the RHOME FUNERAL HOME INC.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m.in the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.James Ramsey officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Frank Kurdilla;85;of Monessen;died Friday;Jan.14;2000;at 5 a.m.in Beverly Home Health Services;Uniontown. He was born Feb.18;1914;in Monessen;a son of the late Stephen and Mary Macik Kurdilla. A lifelong resident of Monessen;he was Russian Orthodox by faith. He retired in the 1970s from Homestead Works;where he worked as a machinist. A veteran of World War II;he served as a staff sergeant in the U.S.Army;where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross;having served as a gunner and radio operator. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 1190 of Monessen. Besides his parents;he was preceded in death by two sisters;Marion Kurdilla and Anna Belle Edwards. He is survived by his wife;Virginia Richie Kurdilla;with whom he celebrated 52 years of marriage Aug.31;1999;one daughter;Candace Kurdilla;at home;two brothers; Michael and sister-in-law;Rosanne Kurdilla of Belle Vernon;John Kurdilla of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mrs.Eva Schippacasse of Michigan;numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home;First and Schoonmaker;Monessen. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home with the Very Rev.John Horosky officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.