Sharan Marie Kinney;46;of R.D.5 Gibsonton;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Sept.24;1998;at 9:35 a.m.in Montefiore Hospital;UPMC Pittsburgh. She was born Oct.19;1951;in North Charleroi;a daughter of Dale and Betty Story Williams;who survive and reside in Belle Vernon. She was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area and a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church of Monessen. She was employed by Reese Brothers of Charleroi as a telemarketer. Surviving;in addition to her parents;are her daughter;Dana Marie Kinney;and a brother;Dale P.Williams of Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by an infant brother;Robert August Williams. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer service will be held Saturday at 10:45 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m.in Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Paul Lisik;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Verna Mae Kurdilla;68;of Todd Farm Road;Belle vernon;died Monday;Aug.3;1998;at 4:57 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Born June 19;1930;in Charleroi;she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Amy Savarno Trozzo. Mrs.Kurdilla lived most of her adult life in the Belle Vernon Area and had been employed for the past 15 years by the Belle Vernon School District. Survivors include her husband;John Kurdilla;with whom she would have celebrated 37 years of marriage on Nov.25;1998;one son;Steven Kurdilla of Belle Vernon;four daughters and three sons-in-law;Marion and Paul Schroeter of Jacksonville;Fla.;Kathleen Kurdilla of Pittsburgh;Diann and Ken Samoda of Charleroi and Ruth and Dan Sepesky of Bethel Park;one brother Anthony Trozzo of Niles;Ill.;one sister;Norma Miklos of North Charleroi;and six grandchildren;Sarah Sepesky;Derek Kurdilla;Jennifer Samoda;Heather Samoda;Cory Mikulewicz and Shauna Mikulewicz. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday 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 Thursday at noon in the funeral home with the Very Rev.John Horosky of St.John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Roman Kmetko;24;of (Rostraver Township);Belle Vernon;formerly of Bratislava;Slovakia;died Monday;July 6;1998;in Versailles Boro as the result of an accident. He was born Aug.1;1973;in Sala;Czechoslovakia;a son of Maria Veselsky;who survives and reside in Perryopolis. In addition to his mother;survivors include his wife;Holly Lynn Astle Kmetko;his father-in-law and mother-in-law;Frank D.and Linda C.Astle of Rostraver Township;a sister;Alexandra Veselsky of Perryopolis;his brother-in-law and sister-in-law;Dane M.and Jan Astle of Jeffersonville;Ind.;a sister-in-law;Dawn M.Astle of Scottdale and a nephew;Trent Astle of Jeffersonville;Ind. He was preceded in death by grandparents Pavola and Maria Kmetko of Doline Saliby;Czechoslovakia;Spence and Rose Astle of Fayette City and Glenn and Gladys Baker of Brownsville. Friends will be received in the Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc.;334 Main St.;Fayette City;on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday until 11 a.m.;the hour of service in the funeral home;with the Rev.Richard Klein officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Tony C.Krivda;83;of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;May 13;1998;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Born May 11;1915;in Fayette City;he was the son of the late John and Mary Glasia Krivda. Mr.Krivda was a member of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City. A U.S.Army veteran of World War II;he was a member of Brightwell-Daughtery Post 484 American Legion;Fayette City. Surviving are his wife;Evelyn Holet Krivda;two sons;and a daughter-in-law;Ronald A. and Jacqueline Krivda;of California;Pa.;and Richard Krivda of Belle Vernon;two daughters and sons-in-law;Carol A. and Richard Kalkstein of New Kensington and Arlene and Robert O’Lexa of West Newton;and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday until 9:30 a.m. in the Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc.;Main Street;Fayette City. A Blessing service will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Leonard McAlpin as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A parish wake service will be held Friday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home.

Joseph Kostelac;83;of 337 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;April 17;1998;at home. Born Nov.23;1914;in Fairhope;he was the son of the late Nicholas and Barbara Novisel Kostelac. A resident of Belle Vernon for most of his adult life;Mr.Kostelac was a member of First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. He retired in 1973 from the former Banning Mine. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by one son;Charles DeHosse;in 1988;and two daughters;Shirley Witmyer in 1992 and Lois Mazur in 1997. Surviving are his wife;Zelma Hammitt Kostelac;whom he married Aug.26;1944;one daughter and son-in-law;Norma and Neal Keller of Mt.Clemens;Mich.;three brothers;Thomas Kostelac of Fayette City;Matthew Kostelac of Hutchinson and Nicholas Kostelac of Monessen;four sisters;Bertha Shaw of Dunlevy;Millie LLoyd of Fairhope;Sophie Bachinski of Monessen and Mary Paholsky of Belle Vernon; 11 grandchildren;16 great-grandchildren;and seven great-great-grandchildren. 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 held Monday at 1 p.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.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated Monday;April 6;1998;in St. Sebastian
Church; Belle Vernon; for Mary
Ann Greyshock Kuczynski; 61;
of 228 Louise Ave.; Belle Vernon
(Lynnwood); who died Saturday; April 4; 1998; at 2:50 a.m.
in Jefferson Health Center.
She was born March 25;
1937; in Brownsville; a
daughter of the late Max and
Erma Koynock Greyshock.
She had been a resident of the
Belle Vernon community for the
past 37 years. She was a member of St. Sebastian Roman
Catholic Church; Belle Vernon.
She was retired as a rural mail
carrier for the U.S. Postal Service at the Belle Vernon branch.
Survivors include her husband; Paul Kuczynski; to whom
she was married 37 years; four
sons and two daughters-in-law;
Mark A. Kuczynski of Downey;
Calif.; Kevin A. and Juliann
Kuczynski of Greensburg; Kurt
A. and Victoria Kuczynski of
Natrona Heights; and Patrick
Kuczynski of Newton; N.J.; one
daughter and son-in-law; Kathleen and John Bridge of Latrobe; and one brother; Thomas
Greyshock of New Kensington.
Burial was in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. The Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; was
in charge of the arrangements.

Agnes Clara Kovall;78;of Allenport;died Tuesday;Jan.13;1998;at 7 a.m. in the Laurel Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center;Uniontown. Born Oct.15;1919;in Charleroi;she was the daughter of the late Mathias and Katherine Shuster Pello. Catholic by faith;Mrs.Kovall moved to Allenport in 1948 from Long Branch. She was a retired school crossing guard in Allenport for the California School District and for several years was a volunteer for the Allenport Food Bank. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;John T.Kovall;who died Oct.28;1978;three sisters;Gertrude Grier;Anna Grandy and Mary Niccolai;and one brother;Michael Pello. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law;John T.and Jeane Kovall Jr.;of Brownsville;one daughter;Mrs.Joseph (Patricia) Karbowsky of Allenport;two sisters;Julia Cunningham of Pittsburgh and Helen Raymond of Allenport;and four grandchildren;Nicole Karbowsky;Rebecca Kovall;Richard Kovall and David Sztroin. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A blessing service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.