Dernatta (Sis) Sullenberger Knox of 223 Main St.;Belle Vernon died Tuesday March 24;1987;at 2:30 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 64. Mrs.Knox was born March 10;1923;in Star Junction;a daughter of the late Robert L.and Gladys Quinn Sullenberger. A resident of the Belle Vernon area the past 30 years;she was Protestant. Mrs.Knox was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Belle Vernon Fire Department No.2. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;John E.Knox;Nov.21;1979;two sisters;Leona;1930 and Alice;1934;two brothers;William F.Sullenberger;1984 and Floyd Sullenberger;1926;and by a step-sister;May Teegaroen. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Russell (Linda) Theakston of Belle Vernon;five brothers;James and Ralph Sullenberger;both of Tampa;Fla.;Charles and Jack Sullenberger;both of Monessen;and Edward Sullenberger of Latrobe;two sisters;Mary Kay Kalakewicz of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Otis (Shirley) White of St.Petersburg;Fla.;four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 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;where services will be held Friday;March 27;at 10:30 a.m.;with the Rev.Kenneth J.Peters;pastor of the United Methodist Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Adam Tracy) Klawcho of Bedsworth Street;Pricedale;died Monday;Nov.24;1986;at 4:46 a.m.in Mon Valley hospital. He was 76. Mr.Klawcho was born June 3;1910;in Pittsburgh;a son of the late Adam and Mary Paruban Klawcho. He was a member of St.John Lutheran Church;Charleroi. Mr.Klawcho was a member and former steward of the Hungarian Club in Pricedale. He was a retired coal miner;having most recently worked at the Banning No.3 Mine;Republic Steel Corp. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Ann Kurtak Klawcjo;Augl12;1982;and by a sister;Mildred Jackowski in 1980. Survivors include three
daughters; Mrs. Norman (Dorothy)
Jeffreys of Belle Vernon; Mrs. Daniel (Patty) Testy of Pricedale
and Mrs Thomas (Nancy) Rocco of
Monessen; two brothers; John
Klawcho of Detroit; Mich; and
Frank Klawcho of Belle Vernon;
four sisters; Sue Rutkowski of
Beaverton; Mich.; Marie Pisula of
Detroit; Mich.; and Irene
Slavischalk and Bernice Burkett;
both of Belle Vernon; and four
grandchildren.
Friends wrii be received Monday
from 7 to 9 p m. and Tuesday from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;Nov.26;at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Stephen Hurnyak;pastor of St.John Lutheran Church of Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

John Kroschel Jr.of 20 Myers Ave.;Monessen;died Sunday;Oct.12;1986;in Monongahela Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. Mr.Kroschel was 81. He was born Dec.16;1904;in Gelsenkirchen;Germany;a son of the late John and Anna Bierman Kroschel. He had been a resident of Monessen since 1927. Mr.Kroschel was retired from the Page Division of American and Cable Company in Monessen. He was a Catholic by faith. He was preceded in death by a sister;Maria Tadday. Mr.Kroschel is survived by his widow;Rose Tangle Kroschel;one daughter;Mrs.Thomas (Marie) Feehan of Monessen;three grandchildren;Mary Jane Krosoff of Belle Vernon;Thomas Feehan Jr.of College Park;Md.;and David Michael Feehan of Belle Vernon;one great-grandson;David Ryan Feehan;and three brothers;John Kroschel of Monessen;William Kroschel of St.Petersburg;Fla.;and Walter Kroschel of Tucson;Ariz. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Robert Billick Funeral Home Inc.;Grand Blvd.and Marion Ave.;Monessen. Prayer services will be held Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Father Patrick O’Connor;pastor of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to either Monessen Ambulance Service of St.Leonard Church Memorial Fund through the funeral home. The Robert Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Steve A. Kerekes of Box 83; Ohio
Street; Pricedale; died Thursday;
Sept. 18; 1966; at 1 a.m. in the
Veterans Administration Hospital; Aspinwall. He was 66.
Mr. Kerekes was born Feb. 22;1920; in Pricedale; a son of the late
John and Mary Fertal Kerekes Sr.
A lifelong Pricedale resident; be
was a member of St. Sebastian
Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon. Mr.Kerekes was a 1938 graduate of Rostraver High School;and served with the U.S.Army during Word War II. He retired in 1968 from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport Plant. Mr.Kerekes was a member of the Hungarian Club in Pricedale. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by by a brother;John. Friends will be received
Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and 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 Saturday;Sept.20;1986;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 Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Marion L.Kovalchuk of Acme R.D.1 died Sunday July 27;1986;at 7:10 p.m. at her home following a lengthy illness. She was 55. Mrs.Kovalchuk was born Oct.6;1930;in North Charleroi;a daughter of the late Lorraine R.and Esther Castiaux Wells. She was employed by the Peoples Natural Gas Company at its Greensburg office. Mrs.Kovalchuk was a member of the First Christian Church of Charleroi and the National Secretaries Association. In addition to her parents whe was preceded in death by her husband;Max A.Kovalchuk. Survivors include two sons;Richard W.Kovalchuk of Houston;Texas;and Mark M.Kovalchuk of North Charleroi;one daughter;Mrs. Richard (Lorraine) Shawley of Acme;and one grandson;Luke W.Kolalchuk of North Charleroi. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where services will be held Wednesday;July 30;at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Jack Brownlee;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Eugene J.Kunka;of Route 201;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;July 1;1986;in Westmoreland Hospital;Greensburg after a declining illness. He was 68. He was born Sept.19;1918 in Monessen;the son of the late Michael nd Mary Keller Kunka. He was a member of the First Christian Church;Monessen and was retired from the blooming mill of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. Survivors include one sister;Myra N.Kunka of Belle Vernon;three brothers;Loius of Rostraver Township;and Jesse and Myron;both of Monessen;and several nieces and nephews. There will be no public visitation. Private funeral services will be held at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home with the Rev.Kenneth Peters officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mary Komacko of Perryopolis;R.D.;died Saturday;April 12;1986;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 67. Mrs.Komacko was born Oct.7;1918;in Fayette City;a daughter of Mary Oneufer Bezego;who survives and resides in Fayette City;and the late Charles Bezego. She was a member of St.John’s R.C.Church;Perryopolis. Surviving are her husband;Albert Komacko;one son;Albert C.Komacko;Jr.;of Warren;Ohio;two daughters;Mrs.Gary (Kathleen) Sharp of Pittsburgh and Mrs.Lynn (Beverly) Carnahan of Greensboro;Pa.;seven grandchildren;one brother;Charles Bezego;of Fayette City;and two sisters;Mrs.Frank (Helen) Kostelac of Belle Vernon and Mrs.John (Ann) Simmons of Fayette City. Friends are being received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Blair-Lowther Funeral Home;Perryopolis;where a prayer service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at St.John’s Church;Perryopolis;with a Franciscan Friar as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held at the funeral home Monday at 7:30 p.m. The Blair-Lowther Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Nina Kish of 35 Solomon St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;March 5;1986;at 6:13 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 85. Mrs.Kish was born July 25;1900;in Hungary;a daughter of the late George and Veronica Pentek. She was a member of marion Presbyterian Church;Fairhope. A Belle Vernon resident since 1943;Mrs.Kish had previously lived in Monessen. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;Joseph;Aug.6;1952. Survivors include three daughters;Mrs.Louis J.(Viola) Souply of Irwin;Mrs.Robert (Olga) Vaughn of Trenton;Mich.;and Pearl Kish;with whom she made her home;four grandchildren;and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday;March 8;at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Mary Howard;pastor of Marion Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.