Steve J.Kocian of 10 James St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly yesterday at 10 a.m.in his home. He was 71. Mr.Kocian was born Aug.18;1912;in North Charleroi;a son of the late Frank and Mari Janac Kocian. He retired in 1977 as a clerk at the U.S.Postal Service’s Belle Vernon branch office. A life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area;Mr.Kocian was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659;Belle Vernon VFW Post 3557;and the East Belle Vernon Athletic Association. He was preceded in death by a brother;Frank Kocian Jr.in 1971;and by a sister;Rose Sedlak;in 1973. Surviving are six sisters;Mrs.Thomas (Helen) Mogan of the state of Massachusetts;Mrs.Joseph (Agnes) Fidnarik of Belle Vernon;Mrs. Frank (Mary) Blunenstock of the state of New Jersey;Mrs.Maruice (Ann) Jeffers of the state of Michigan;Mrs.Joseph (Margaret) Butera of Charleoi;and Mrs.Dolores Snyder of the state of Ohio;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 Services will be held at the funeral home Friday at 7:15 p.m. 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 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.

Ida S.Killings of 437 Motheral Ave.;Monessen;died on Wednesday;Sept.28;1983;at 8:30 p.m.at Westmoreland Manor;Greensburg. She was 80. Born in Kentucky on Aug.10;1903;she was the daughter of the late Henry and Hannah Stavall. Mrs.Killings resided in Monessen for the past 45 years. She was a Methodist by faith. She was a member of the Wayman A.M.E.Church of Monessen and was a former;active member of the Missionary group and choir until her illness. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband. Surviving are three nephews;John Farmer of Monessen;William Farmer of Las Vegas;Nev.;and Thomas Farmer of North Carolina;a niece;Ida Allums of Monessen;two godchildren;Mary Margaret Corley and Winonna Humphries and a host of relatives and friends. Friends are being received on Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m.and on Friday from 2 to 4 p.m.at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Friends will then be received at the Wayman A.m.E.Church of Monessen on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.and before services at 1 p.m.Saturday with the Rev.E.E.Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Trudy Traylor Clanagan;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Beatice L.Ball Kontilak of Westgate Manor Apartments;848 Donner Ave.;Monessen;died at 3:08 a.m. Monday in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 67. Born Dec.13;1915;in Bentleyville;she was the daughter of the late John and Madeline Kolla Drozdik. Mrs.Kontilak was a resident of Monessen for 12 years and formerly lived in the Bentleyville-Ellsworth area. She was a member of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church of Monessen and the Monessen Eagles Ladies Auxiliary No.2399 and the Monessen Senior Citizens. Her first husband;Joseph M.Ball;died Aug.9;1961. Her second husband;John Kontilak;is also deceased. Surviving are one son;Joseph J.Ball of Ellsworth;four daughters;Beatrice Emerson of Tacoma;Wash.;Janet Gardner of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Lou (Karen) Barish of Aliquippa and Mrs.Leroy (Norene) Hustava of Ellsworth. Also surviving are three sisters;Mrs.Mary Phiaczek of Akron;Ohio; Sister Mary Marcella of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity in Pittsburgh and Mrs.Justine Klebick of Bentleyville;15 grandchildren;seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Three brothers;John;Christopher and Morris Drozdik;three sisters;Maggie;Annie and Theresa Drozdik;one granddaughter;Denise Barish and one great-granddaughter;Heather Dawn Jay;are deceased. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday in the Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home;809 Main St.;Bentleyville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. in St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church of Monessen with Rev.Patrick J.O’Connor officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A Christian wake service will be held at the funeral home Wednesday night. The Thompson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Kossar of Belle Vernon R.D.2 died Saturday at 1:10 p.m. in Veteran’s Hospital;Aspinwall. He was 64. Mr.Kossar was born July 14;1918;in Donora;a son of the late Peter and Mary Loss Kossar. A resident of the Belle Vernon area for the past 40 years;he was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church. Mr.Kossar was a veteran of World War II;having served with the U.S.Army. He retired in August of 1980 from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s Monessen Plant;where he had worked as a rigger. Survivors include his widow;Rose Telleck Kossar;one son;Gerald J.Kossar of Mars;three brothers;John of Monongahela and Andrew and Peter;both of Monessen;and three sisters;Mrs.Charles (Anne)Charnak;Mrs.Robert (Sue) Faulks and Mrs.Edward (Mary) Biszaha;all of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday;April 20;at 9 a.m. in Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Mary St.Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor of the church;officiating. Parastas services will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lavurn A.Kiefer;a lifelong resident of Monessen;died Friday April 15;1983;at 5:25 a.m. at Westmoreland Manor in Greensburg. She was 86. Born Oct.7;1897;in Duquesne;she was the daughter of the late John and Frances Bernmaster Kiefer. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Monessen. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;John;in 1952;a son;Raymond in May;1962;a brother Raymond on May 20;1966;and a sister;Thelma in November;1976. Surviving are four daughters;Mrs.John (Elma) Mudron of Monessen;Mrs.Robert (Frances) Lowe of Monessen;Mrs.Donald (Lydabelle) Woods of Charleroi and Olive Kiefer of Donora. Also surviving are two sons;Rodney Kiefer of Belle Vernon and Larry of Donora;a sister;Loretta Worley and a brother;Arthur;both of Pittsburgh;14 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Stephen D.Yoney Jr. Funeral Home;First Street and Schoonmaker Avenue;Monessen;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday;April 18;at 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev.Earl M.Lehman;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.