Walter E.Karbowsky;47;of 102 Lee Drive;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Feb.4;1989;at 12:14 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was born on Aug.21;1941;in Pricedale;a son of the late Joseph and Helen Furtak Karbowsky Sr. Mr.Karbowsky was preceded in death by three brothers;Daniel;Michael and Joseph Karbowsky Jr.;and a sister;Florence. He was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area and was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon. Mr.Karbowsky was a graduate of Rostraver High School and LaFayette College in Eastern Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of the U.A.Army and served in the Vietnam conflict. Mr.Karbowsky was awarded the National Defense Service Medal;Vietnam Service Medal;Purple Heart;Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign War Belle Vernon Post 3557;Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659;Belle Vernon Athletic Association;Marconi Club of Smithton and Chartiers Valley Personnel Association. Mr.karbowsky was a personel industrial relations manager for Bloom Engineering of Baldwin. He is survived by his wife;Marsha Schwaner Karbowsky; a son;Daniel J.Karbowsky;at home;;a daughter;Marsha Ann Karbowsky;at home;two brothers;John Karbowsky of Belle Vernon and William Karbowsky of Smithton;and a sister;Dorothy Karbowsky of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held on Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Pearl C.Kish;67;of 35 Solomon St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly at her home on Wednesday;Jan.18;1989. She was born Aug.25;1921;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Joseph and Nina Pentek Kish. She was a member of the Marion and Harmony Presbyterian Churches. A graduate of Monessen high School and of Indiana College in 1943;Miss Kish taught art in the Belle Vernon Area school district from 1944 until she retired in 1977 due to a physical disability. During the later years of her school career she was the Belle Vernon Area district art supervisor. After retirement;Miss Kish was quite active in painting. She is survived by two sisters;Viola Souply of Irwin and Mrs.Robert (Olga) Vaughn of Trenton;Mich.;two nieces;Penelope Butler of North Huntingdon and Pamela Welsh of Irwin;and two nephews;Robert Vaughn of Howell;Mich.;and John Vaughn of Trenton. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;when services will be held with Rev.John C.Park of the Marion Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Catherine Cushman Kyle;68; of
213 Knolle Lane; Belle Vernon; died
Wednesday; Nov. 23; 1988; in Mon Valley Hospital; where she had been
a patient since Nov. 10. Born Jan. 7; 1920; in Butula; she
was the daughter of the late Michael
and Helen Yaros Cushman.
Mrs. Kyle attended Charleroi area
schools; and was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of Belle
Vernon.
Surviving are her husband; Robert
A. Kyle; one daughter; Mrs. Gregg
R. (Kathy) Martinko of
Greensburg; one son; Terry Lee
Kyle; at home; one son and
daughter-in-law; Robert M. and
Kathy Kyle of Fallowfield Twp.; one
son and daughter-in-law; Tim and
Paula Kyle; also of Fallowfield
Twp.; five grandchildren; Robbie;
Robin; Raynelle; Holly and Rachel;
one sister; Mrs. Mary Waldron of Ft.
Lauderdale; Fla.; and one brother;
Michael G. Cushman of Carroll Twp.
Friends will be received on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 lo 9 p.m.; in the
Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd;Monessen. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturday at 10 a.m.;with the Rev.Charles LaPlace officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is handling the arrangements.

Joseph F.Kuklar;81;of 105 Belle Vernon Apartments;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Oct.11;1988;at 4:15 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Oct.9;1907;in Fairhope;a son of the late John and Sophia Owatt Kukla. He was a resident of Belle Vernon for the past 10 years;having previously resided in the Fairhope and Arnold City areas. He was Catholic by faith. He was a retired coal miner and past president of the coal miners’ local union. He was also a Fayette County assessor in the 1940s. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers;Andrew and Victor;and by one sister;Katheryn Stec;and his wife;Mary M.Kosuda Kuklar;on Oct.10;1987;a daughter;Joan Sambula of Sept.17;1975;and a granddaughter;Amelia Sambula;on Nov.22;1969.Survivors include two daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Evelyn) Ferrero of Fort Lauderdale;Fla.;and Mrs.Thomas (Eleanor) Lofink Jr.of Belle Vernon;one son;John Michael Kuklar of West Newton;one brother;Alex Kuklar of Fairhope;five sisters;Ann Mosier of Lynnwood;Violet Wargo of Pocono;Susan Kuklar of Arnold City;Mrs.Fred (Helen) Yeaton of Lynnwood and Mrs.Bill (Margaret) Margarvo of Pittsburgh;12 grandchildren and 3 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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Joseph F.Karlick of 915 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Aug.17;1988;at 8:35 a.m.in Eye and Ear Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 76. He was born Jan.10;1912;in Cool Dole;a son of the late Joseph and Mary Karlick. Mr.Karlick was a Belle Vernon resident for 47 years;and was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. In 1972 he retired as a bundler from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s Monessen plant. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II;and a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a sister;Ann Karlick;and a brother;Paul Karlick. Surviving are his wife;Ann Pastorick Karlick;one stepbrother;Tony Krupovchin of Godeffroy;N.Y.;and one stepsister;Julia Krupovchin of Port Jervis;N.Y. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a prayer service will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold services in the funeral home on Friday at 7 p.m. Arrangements are being handled by the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home.

Frank Krivda;74;of Gillespie;Fayette City R.D.1;died Tuesday;June 28;1988;at 10:55 p.m.in Jefferson Hospital;South Hills Health System;following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct.4;1914;in Washington Twp.;a son of the late George and Anna Krivda. Mr.Krivda was Catholic by faith. He was retired from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son;Peter (Pete) Krivda;in August;1965. Surviving are his wife;Margaret Honeycheck Krivda;two sons;Robert Krivda;at home;and George Krivda of Donora;one daughter;Mary Ann Krivda;at home;one brother;Joseph Krivda of Fayette city R.D.2;and three sisters;Mrs.Agnes Bowers of Charleroi;Mrs.Anna Pendro of North Versailles and Mrs.Margaret Baron of Fayette City R.D.1. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;all day Thursday and Friday until 10 a.m.;at which time a Blessing Service will be held. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home.