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.

Effie (Sulia) Kerr; 88; of Ray
Drive; Belle Vernon R.D. 4; died
Friday; Jan 19; 1990; in Mon
Valley Hospital.
She was born Sept. 24; 1901; in
Ellwood City; a daughter of the
late Salvatore and Rose Albino
Sulia.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; Charles J. Kerr in
1987; and one son; Edward Kerr
in 1988.
She was a member of the St.
Anne Roman Catholic Church;
Rostraver Township.
Survivors include one son;
Jack C.F. Kerr of Belle Vernon
R.D 4; with whom she made her
home; one daughter; Mary Rose
(Bebe) Armstrong of Bradford;
five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several
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 James C. Stump
Funeral Home Inc ; Sweeney
Plan; Rostraver Township. Blessing services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed at 11 a.m.in St.Anne Roman Catholic Church;Rostraver Township;with the Rev. Renato F. Gianni;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parish wake service will be held Sunday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. The James C.Stump Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.