Clarence L.Kerr;77;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died suddenly Thursday;July 20;1989;at 10:49 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Kerr was born Oct.6;1911;in Versailles;Pa.;a son of the late William and Florence Kerr. He was a retired electrician with 46 years of service at the Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Mr.Kerr was a member of the United Methodist Church;Monessen. A sister;Mildred Cramer;and a brother;William Kerr;are deceased. Surviving are his wife;Marion Callaway Kerr;a son;Ronald Kerr;of Bristol;Conn.;a brother;Howard Kerr;of Punxsutwney;Pa.;a sister;Mrs.Joseph (Geraldine) Stangl;of Fayette City;three 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 Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home;with the Rev.William O.Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Krasovic Knaus; 84; of
1201 Fayette Ave.; Belle Vernon;
died suddenly Thursday; June
15; 1989; at 9:57 a.m. in Mon
Valley Hospital; Carroll
Township.
Mrs. Knaus was born July 29;
1904; in Wickhaven; Pa.; a
daughter of the late Anton and
Mary Dernovsek Krasovic.
She had been a resident of the
Belle Vernon area for the past 60
years.
Mrs. Knaus was a member of
St. Sebastian Roman Catholic
Church; Belle Vernon; Belle
Vernon Court No. 1522; Catholic
Daughters of America; and the
Belle Vernon Golden Agers.
Her husband; Paul Knaus;
died in 1957.
A brother; Andrew Krasovic;
is also deceased.
Surviving are a son; Robert V.
Knaus; of St. Louis; Mo ; two
daughters; Mrs. Florence
Petros and Mrs. Frank
(Mildred) Mazzei; both of Belle
Vernon; four sisters; Mrs.
Matilda Wachup; Mrs. Andrew
(Florence) Kohut; Mrs. John
(Amelia) Stanchak; and Lorraine
K r a s o v i c ; all of
Wickhaven; Pa.; 10 grandchildren
and 16 g r e a t -grandchildren.
Friends were received Thursday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and will be
received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m in the Leonard J. Parzynski
Funeral Home; 626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council No.3026 and Ladies Auxiliary services will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home. A Prayer Service will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m.Mass of Christian Burial at 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.

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.