Anna (Palocheck) Kosanko;
102; of Fayetle City R.D. 1; died
Saturday; Dec. 29; 1990; at 4:30 p.m. at her home following a
short illness.
She was born in Austria-Hungary on Oct. 10; 1888; a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Palocheck.
Mrs. Kosanko was a Catholic
by faith.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; Andrew Kosanko; on
July 20; 1966; and two sons; Andrew and Michael; in infancy.
She is survived by three sons;
John Kosanko; Steve Kosanko
and Joseph Kosanko; all of
Fayette City R.D. 1; six
daughters; Mrs. Cleo (Mary)
Waite of Erie; Mrs. Elizabeth
Lang of Dunlevy; Mrs. Thomas
Donald (Ann) Protos Smith of
Perryopolis; Mrs. Helen Roman
Shetterly of Streetsboro; Ohio;
Mrs. Samuel (Katherine) Esper
of Parma; Ohio; and Mrs. John
(Irene) Kruczek Pallo of
Charleroi; 20 grandchildren; 39
great-grandchildren; and 12
great-great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the
Howard W. McCrory Funeral
Home; Fayette City; Monday and
Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until 10 a.m. when a Blessing service will be held in the funeral home with Msgr.Andrew D.Pavinsky;pastor of St.Mary Byzantine Catholic Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mike Kovach. 68;of Roscoe;
died Tuesday; Dec. 18; 1990; in
Mon Valley Hospital.
He was born June 30; 1922; in
Stockdale; a son of the late John
and Mary Kapopos Kovach.
He was a U.S. Army veteran;
having served in World War II.
He was a retired employee of the
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.
Allenport Plant.
He was a member of St.
Joseph Roman Catholic Church;
Roscoe.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by one
brother; John in 1972.
Survivors include his wife;
Margaret R. Cirolla Kovach;
one daughter; Mrs. Ralph
(Colleen) Stokan of Speers; one
grandson; Mike; and one niece.
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 Ed Melenyzer
Funeral Homes Inc.; Roscoe. Blessing services will be held Friday at 9:45 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Joseph Roman Catholic Church;Roscoe;with the Rev.Robert Kohuch;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parish Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. The Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles Keznor;78;of 210 Center St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Nov.8;1990;at his home. He was born April 12;1912;in Monessen;a son of the late Joseph and Barbara Bublich Keznor. Mr.Keznor was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. A former Monessen resident;he had lived in Belle Vernon the past 42 years. He retired 18 years ago from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Monessen plant. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Mollie Iacovino Keznor;Nov.30;1978;and by a sister;Helen DelRosso. Survivors include one son;Charles J.Keznor of Lancaster;two daughters;Mrs.Roger (Christine) Moore of New Stanton and Mrs.Edward (Celeste) Marceca of Edinboro;two brothers;Joseph Keznor of Monessen and Paul Keznor of Monongahela;one sister;Anna Zuback of Levittown;six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. There will be no Sunday evening visitation;but friends may visit at the funeral home Monday morning prior to the 9:30 a.m. blessing service;which will be followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

John E.Kostella Jr.;62;of 226 Indiana Ave.;Monessen;died Thursday;Nov.8;1990;at 4:50 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Township. Born Sept.12;1928;in Monessen;he was the son of the late John Kostella and Mary Gongosky Kostella of Belle Vernon R.D.3;who survives. Mr.Kostella was Catholic by faith. He was a life member of the Belle Vernon Moose and a member of the Raven Athletic Association of Monessen. He had lived in Monessen since 1977 and retired in 1988 as an employee of Burrell Construction Co.;Donora. He was a U.S.Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. In addition to his father;he was preceded in death by a brother;Robert B.Kostella in 1982. Surviving;in addition to his mother;are two brothers;Thomas Kostella of Jacobs Creek and Edward Kostella of Belle Vernon R.D.3;one sister;Mary Rita Rozik of Charleroi;and a devoted friend;Olive Kearns of Monessen. Friends will be received 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 9 a.m.;followed by interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Mildred Swirbul Klisowski; 68;
of 912 Brown St.; Belle Vernon;
died Saturday; Oct. 6; 1990; at
6:50 a.m. at her home.
She was born June 1; 1922; in
Pricedale; a daughter of the late
Mikel and Jennie Reidemanis
Swirbul.
A lifelong resident of the
Prlcedale and Belle Vernon
area; Mrs. Klisowski was a
member of St. Sebastian Roman
Catholic Church; Belle Vernon;
and its Ladies Guild.
A 1940 graduate of Rostraver
High School; she was a member
of the Belle Vernon Golden
Agers and had served as president
of the organization for two
years.
In addition to her parents she
was preceded in death by her
husband; Charles L. Klisowski
Sr.; June 4;1976; a sister; Lena
A. Stilt; 1980; and three brothers
and a sister who died in infancy.
Survivors include a-son and
daughter-in-law; Charles L. and
Mildred J. Klisowski Jr.; with
whom she made her home; one
sister; Liilie Swirbul of
Pricedale;7 nieces and two
nephews.
Friends will be received Sunday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral
Home; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;where a Blessing service will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. St.Sebastan Ladies Guild and Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary at 3 p.m.Monday in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements ate being handled by the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home.

Doris L.kraynek;63;of 108 Grandview Way;Mapleview;Charleroi;died Thursday;Aug.9;1990;at her residence. Born Aug.18;1926;in Old Vesta;she was the daughter of Sally Heino Biagini;who survives;and the late Chris Biagini. Mrs.Kraynek had been employed at the Monessen office of Belle Telephone for many years and had also been an instructor at Franco Beauty Academy;Charleroi. In addition to her father;she was preceded in death by a sister;Sally Biagini Richie. Surviving;in addition to her mother;are her husband;Walter Kraynek;one daughter;Mrs.Dennis (Lois) Habrat of West Mifflin;one son;Bruce Kraynek of Seabrook;Md.;one granddaughter;Jennifer Habrat;one sister;Mrs.Thomas (Carole) Wildman of Amherst;Ohio;several nieces and nephews;an aunt;Lila Heino Wall;and an uncle;Leonard Heino. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held in the chapel at 10 a.m. Saturday;with the Rev.John C.Horosky of St.John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are being handled by the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.

Mary A.Koslasky of 223 Mary St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;May 15;1990;at midnight in Jefferson Hills Nursing Home. She was 92. Mrs.Koslasky was born March 7;1898;in Poland;a daughter of the late John and Mary Varsel. For more then 65 years she had lived in Belle Vernon;where she was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;Enoch Koslasky;Sept.28;1960;two sons;Stanley E.Koslasky;Aug.8;1959;and Raymond Koslasky;Jan.14;1983;one granddaughter;Judith;a sister;Josephine Ftyklo;and two great-grandsons. Survivors include two sons;Enoch F.Koslasky and Albert M.Koslasky;both of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.James (Julia) Paholski of Belle Vernon;one brother;Stanley Varsel of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren;three great-grandchildren;and one great-great-granddaughter. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Hugh L. Kissler of 109 Belle
Vernon Apartments; Belle Vernon; died Tuesday; March 20;
1990; at 3 p.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital. He was 81.
Mr. Kissler was born Dec. 23;
1908; in Boswell; a son of the late
Frank and Mary Krochil
Kissler.
Mr. Kissler; who had lived in
Belle Vernon for more than 50
years; was a former resident of
Morgantown; W. Va.
He retired in 1971 as a checker
from Irvin Works; U.S. Steel
Corp.
He was a U.S. Army veteran
of World War II; serving as a
corporal in the infantry.
Survivors include his wife;
Bertha Dougherty Kissler; one
son and daughter-in-law; David
L. and Linda Kissler of Belle
Vernon; a daughter; Doris
Rusak of New Carrolltown; Md.;
one brother; Albert M. Kissler of
Belle Vernon; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Dr.Ralph Colas of Calvary Baptist Church;Meadville;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.