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.

Stephen Krill;88;of West Cain Township;Coatesville;died Sunday;Nov.30;1997;in Tel Hai Nursing Center;Honeybrook. Born April 9;1909;in Belle Vernon;he was a son of the late Michael and Anna Rudzik Krill. He was also preceded in death by his wife;Barbara H.Dietz Krill;and a brother;Alex Krill. A 1927 graduate of Monessen High School;he retired in 1963 after 24 years as a flanger with Luken’s Steel in Coatesville. He was a member of st.Cecelia Roman Catholic Church and the Moose Lodge;both in Coatesville. Mr.Krill had returned to Coatesville five years ago after living in Accomack;Va.Fort Lauderdale and St.Augustine;Fla. He had lived in Coatesville for over 30 years before moving to Virginia. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law;Theresia M.Krill of St.Augustine;Fla.and Barbara Ann and Stephen Pavelik of Coatesville;four grandchildren and three great-greandchildren. Friends will be recived Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Wednesday from 9 to 9:30 a.m.in the Maclean-Chamberlain Funeral Home;427 E.Lincoln Highway;Coatesville. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.in St.Cecelia R.C.Church;Coatesville. Burial will be at the Belle Vernon Cemetery;with additional viewing in the Cemetery chapel from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday. The Maclean-Chamberlain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.