Joseph Kachala;64;of Charleroi died Thursday;April 15;1993;at 12:50 p.m.in the emergency room of Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Kachala was born March 2;1929;in Charleroi;a son of the late Joseph and Mary Yuschak Kachala. He was a retired parts service mananger at the former Spencer Garage in Charleroi. Mr.Kachala was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon and the Slovak Lodge of Charleroi. Surviving are his wife;Annette Meli Kachala;and a sister;Sonya Ann Cowchok of Wilmington;Del. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Larry R.Walker;pastor of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Rodney L. Skinny Kiefer;58;of 409 Railroad St.;Stockdale;died suddenly Friday;April 16;1993;at his home. He was born March 28;1935;in North Charleroi;a son of the late John and Lavurn Worley Kiefer. A former resident of Monessen and Belle Vernon;he was employed at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s Allenport plant. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by three brothers;Larry;Raymond and Milton. Survivors include a son;Kerry L.Kiefer of Belle Vernon;three sisters;Mrs.Robert (Frances) Lowe and Mrs.John (Elma) Mudron;both of Monessen;and Olive Staley of Donora;one brother;Donald Kiefer of Monessen;nieces and nephews. 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 Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home;First Street and Schoonmaker Avenue;Monessen;where services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev.Conrad Auel;pastor of the First Christian Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara H.(Dietz) Krill;80;of Coatesville;died Thursday;March 4;1993;in the Brandywine Hospital and Trauma Center;Coatesville;following a brief illness. She was born in Leinecke;Germany;a daughter of the late John and Barbara Betzold Dietz. Mrs.Krill had resided in the Coatesville area most of her life after immigrating to Ellis Island;N.Y.;with her mother;four brothers and three sisters. She had been employed by Welded Steel Shapes of Coatesville for 10 years as a bookkeeper;Pillsbury Co.in Downingtown and Coatesville Plumbing Supply;from which she retired in 1965 and then relocated to Fort Lauderdale;Fla. Mrs.Krill was a member of St.Cecelia’s Roman Catholic Church;Coatesville. She is survived by her husband;Stephen Krill;with whom she had been married for 58 years;two daughters;Theresia M.Krill of Sarasota;Fla.;and Barbara Ann Pavelik of Coatesville;four grandchildren;one great-grandchild;one sister;Theresia Tscucalas of Littleton;Colo. Friends will be received at the Maclean-Chamberlain Funeral Home;Fifth Ave.and East Lincoln Highway;Coatesville;Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.with a Prayer service at 7 p.m.and on Monday from 9 to 9:45 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St.Cecelia’s Roman Catholic Church;Sixth Avenue and East Chestnut St.;Coatesville;Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will be Tuesday at 2 p.m.in the Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. Friends may call at the Cemetery chapel on Tuesday from 1 to 2 p.m. The Maclean-Chamberlain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Helen Gertrude Kostelac;68;of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.8;1993;at 9:45 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mrs.Kostelac was born July 13;1924;in Irvona;Altoona;a daughter of the late John Martin Diggins and Violet Bloom Diggins Brouse. She was a Protestant by faith. Surviving are her stepfather;Judd Brouse;her husband;Joseph Andrew (Carpy) Kostelac;a son and daughter-in-law;Joseph Kostelac Jr.and Kathy Kostelac of Lynnwood;Belle Vernon;two daughters and sons-in-law;Bonnie and Dick Wilson of Monessen and Sheri and John Kulik of Belle vernon;eight grandchildren;five great-grandchildren;and three sisters;Mrs.Lynn(Edna) Flanagan and Betty Lemme;both in Ohio;and Bertha Rohn of Allentown. A son;Richard Kostelac;and three brothers;Pete;Kirby and Jack Diggins;are deceased. 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 Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.John Park;pastor of the Marion United Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Jess W.Kunka;76;of 28 Willow Drive;Monessen;died Monday;Feb.8;1993;in the Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Aug.14;1916;in Monessen;a son of the late Michael and Mary Keller Kunka. Mr.Kunka had been employed at the Allenport plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Co.in the oil well tubing department before retiring in 1979. A graduate of Monessen High School with the class of 1934;he served with the U.S.Navy during World War II. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Monessen;Lodge 638 F&AM of Monessen and the Raven’s A.A. Mr.Kunka is survived by his wife;Leona Mendola Kunka;three children;Thomas G.of Uniontown;Bonnie of Monessen and Tracy Poydence of Sarver;Pa.;one grandson;Jordan;one sister;Myra Kunka of Fayette City;two brothers;Louis Kunka of Belle Vernon R.D.2 and Myron Kunka of Monessen;and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Eugene Kunka. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Conrad Auel officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the First Christian Church of Monessen. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.