Robert B.Kostella of Perryopolis R.D.2 died suddenly Sunday Jan.31;1982 at 1:50 p.m. at Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Township. He was 51. Born in Monessen June 20;1930;he was the son of John Kostella;who died June 3;1979 and Mrs.Mary Kostella of Belle Vernon R.D.3;who survives. Mr.Kostella was a Christian. He was a member of the Elks Club of Charleroi and the American Legion of Fayette City. Mr.Kostella was a veteran of the United States Army;serving during the Korean conflict. He lived in the Perryopolis R.D.2 area for 25 years and had been a former resident of the Belle Vernon and Monessen areas. Mr.Kostella became ill suddenly at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;where he was general foreman of construction. In addition to his mother;Mr.Kostella is survived by his widow;Mildred Clegg Kostella;sons;Robert W.of Belle Vernon and Mark D.at home;three brothers;John Kostella of Donora;Thomas of Jacobs Creek and Edward of Belle Vernon;R.D.3;and sister;Mrs.Mary Rita Rozik of Charleroi. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon on Monday from 7-9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.from the funeral home with the Rev.Edwin E.McElroy;minister of the little Redstone United Methodist Church;Fayette City officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph D Keracik ol 426
Fell St . Belle Vernon; died
suddenly on Friday;Nov.6;1981; at 5 p.m.
in the Mon Valley Hospital.
He was 70.
Mr. Keracik was born April
8; 1911 in Charleroi; a son of
the late Joseph and Catherine
Bartek Keracik.
He was a member of the
First Baptist Church; Belle
Vernon.
A painter and decorator by
trade;Mr. Keracik was a
member of Painters Local
327; Charleroi.
He was a veteran of World
War II; and a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area.
Survivors include his
widow; Elizabeth Godissart
Keracik; one daughter; Mrs.
David ( Linda ) Kissler of
Belle Vernon; one sisler;
Mrs. Anna Rowley of Belle
Vernon; and two grandchildren; Brian and Brea
Kissler.
Friends will be received in
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.where services will be held on Monday;Nov.9;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs.Eleanor Lovas Koller;of 132 Marion Ave.;Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Sept.20;1981;at 4 a.m. in Somerset Community Hospital;Somerset;Pa.;after a lengthy illness. She was 54. Mrs.Koller was born Feb.10;1927;in Charleroi;a daughter of the late Steven and Julia Erderly Lovas. She was a member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church;Belle Vernon. Survivors include her husband;Robert B.Koller;at home;two sons;Russell Koller stationed with the U.S.Air Force in Guam and Robert Koller at home;one daughter;Sherry Koller;at home;one sister;Mrs.Virginia Massey;of Belle Vernon;and one granddaughter. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a brother;Louis Lovas;on May 5;1981;and by a nephew;Charles (Chuckie) Massey;Jr.in January of 1977. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday from 4 to 9 p.m.;Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.and until 1:30 p.m.Wednesday;when services will be held in the funeral home with Pastor Jack Evert of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church;Belle Vernon;and Pastor Hartzell A.Michael of Homer City;Pa;.co-officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Robert P.(Pappy-Boxy);69;of 207 State St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;May 11;1981;at 5 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Kyle was born Dec.23;1911;in West Union;W.Va.;a son of the late George and Germaine Kyle. A resident of the Belle Vernon area for over 60 years;Mr.Kyle retired in 1971 from the State Department of Transportation (PennDot). Mr.Kyle was a member of the First United Methodist Church;a life member of the North Belle Vernon Fire Department and a member of the Western Pennsylvania Fireman’s Association. He also was past president and charter member of the Belle Vernon Thorobreds;past president of the Belle Vernon Baseball Boosters and past vice president of the Belle Vernon Pony League. He was preceded in death by his wife;Isabel Smith Kyle;on Jan.2;1979. Survivors include two sons;Robert (Hootie) Kyle and Charles (Oats) Kyle;both at home;five brothers;John and George Kyle;both of Belle Vernon;Eugene Kyle of Rockford;Ill.;Charles Kyle of Williamsport;Pa.;and Ralph Kyle of Richmond;Va.;three sisters;Mrs.Grace Mustybrook of Monessen;Mrs.Elmira Steer of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Denise Paluso of Donora. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held in the funeral home Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Charles Colas of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

George Kopko;59;of 1101 Leeds Ave.;Monessen;died suddenly at 8:30 a.m. Friday;April 10;1981;at his residence. Mr.Kopko was born March 19;1922;in Monessen;a son of the late George Kopko Sr.;who died in January;1977;and Anna Kulenic Kopko;who survives;and resides in Monessen. He was a life-long resident of Monessen. A World War II veteran of the U.S.Marine Corps;Mr.Kopko;retired in 1970 from the Shipping Department of the Page Division of American Chain and Cable Co.in Monessen. At the time of his death;he owned and operated Kopko’s Grill on Leeds Avenue;Monessen. Mr.Kopko was a member of St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;American Legion Post 28;and BPO Elks Lodge 773;;all of Monessen. In addition to his father;he was preceded in death by a son;George Robert Kopko;in April of 1976. In addition to his mother;he is survived by his wife;Helen Bialon Kopko;at home;and a sister;Mrs.Betty Ann Baxter;of Donora. Friends will be received in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;Grand Blvd.and Marion Ave.;Monessen;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Blessing Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home;followed at 11 a.m. by Mass of Christian Burial in St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Henry P.Dinicco;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.