Lenhart A. (Whitey) Kollar;of 806 Conrad Ave.;North Charleroi;died suddenly in his home at 10:30 p.m.Saturday;Feb.21;1981. He was 65. Mr.Kollar was born Feb.5;1916;in Crucible;Greene County;Pa.;a son of the late Paul and Helen Sloboda Kollar. He was a Protestant by faith. Mr.Kolar had retired in 1978 as an industrial engineer for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Allenport Plant. A 1935 graduate of Charleroi High School;he was a U.A.Army veteran of World War II;having served in the African Campaign with the 101st Military Police. Mr.Kollar was an active member of the Toast-To-Our-Stars Club of North Charleroi;having served as secretary-treasurer from 1950-1970. He was also a member of the Brightwell-Dougherty American Legion Post 484;Fayette City;Arden Calvert Post 167 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Charleroi;and the Slovak Citizen’s Club;North Charleroi. Survivors include his widow;Elizabeth Emelo Kollar;ar home;one son;Lenhart Keith Kollar;of Cockeysville;Md.;one daughter;Mrs.James (Beverlee) Kosdorf;of Pittsburgh;two sisters;Mrs.Hugo (Irma) Vivio of Monessen;and Mrs.Audrey Smith of Munhall;and numerous aunts and uncles in the Charleroi area. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with Pastor James M.Robbins of Christ Lutheran Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Walter ( Kwiatkowski )
Howsky of 214 Perry Ave.;
Fairhope; Belle Vernon; died
Tuesday;Feb.10;1981; at 10:15 p.m. in
Jefferson Nursing Center;
Pittsburgh; following a
lengthy illness. He was 74.
Mr. Howsky was born
March 8; 1906; in Pittsburgh;
a son of the late John and
Mary Popkowski Kwiatkowski.
He was a member of the
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic
Church; Fayette City.
Mr. Howsky also belonged
to the Fairhope Rod and Gun
Club; the P&A Lodge of Arnold
City; and the Belle Vernon
Golden Agers.
He was a life member of the
Washington Twp. Fire Company
and was a member of
the Mon Valley Retired Steel
Workers of Monessen.
Mr. Howsky retired in 1968
f rom the Wheeling-
Pittsburgh Steel
Corporation’s oilwell tubing
division at the Allenport Plant.
In addition to his parents;
Mr Howsky was preceded in
death by a brother; Edmund.
Survivors include his
widow; Julia Duda Howsky;
two daughters; Mrs. Fritz
(Dolores) Frazier and Mrs.
Raymond (Loretta) Mullen;
both of Belle Vernon; five
grandchildren and one great-granddaughter;
four
brothers; Chester and
Leonard; both of Michigan
and Victor and Anthony; both
of Monessen; four sisters;
Mrs. Henry (Virginia)
Christie and Mrs.. Edward
(Catherine) Pasernack; both
of Michigan;Mrs Raymond
(Harriet) Caldwalder of
Monessen and Mrs. Laura
Hammerash of Belle Vernon;
and several nieces and
nephews.
Friends will be received in
the Howard W. McCrory
Funeral Home; Fayette City;
after 7 p.m.Thursday and
from 2 to 4 p m and 7 to 9 p.m.on Friday. Prayer Service will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in the Holy Spirit R..C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Fr.Thomas G.Rinn;pastor of the church;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Venon Cemetery. Church Prayer Services will be held Friday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home.

Anna Mae Kossa;65;of 410 Oakland Ave.;Charleroi;died at 5:15 a.m. Monday;April 28;1980 in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born on May 27;1914 at Fayette City;the daughter of the late John and Helen Walsen Paskin. She was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church;Charleroi. Surviving are her husband;John Kossa;two brothers;John Paskin;Belle Vernon;and Michael Paskin;Uniontown;two sisters;Mrs.Andrew (Mary) Mikula;Arnold City;and Mrs. Michael (Sophia) Nusser;Belle Vernon. Friends may call at the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi from 7-9 p.m. Monday;and from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday. Services will be conducted on Wednesday. A blessing service will be held at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.;followed by the Solemn Divine Liturgy in the Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church of Charleroi;with the Rev.Father Andrew Chura officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Requiem Prayer Service will be held Tuesday at 7:30 at the funeral home

Joseph Katinsky of 509 Coal Alley;Belle Vernon;died at his home Saturday;April 12;1980;at 10 a.m. Mr.Katinsky was 95. He was born in Russia on April 12;1885. He had lived in Belle Vernon for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church of Belle Vernon. A former miner;he also was retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr. Katinsky was preceded in death by his wife;Katherine. He is survived by two sons;Michael Katinsky of Cleveland;Ohio;and Pete Katinsky of Charleroi;four daughters;Mrs.Julia Strubakis of Charleroi;Mrs.Anna Bazilewich of Belle Vernon R.D.2;Mrs;Olga Bachelor of Baltimore;Md.;and Mrs.Josephine Smith of Newport New;Va.;15 grandchildren;19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Friends are being received Monday;April 14;1980;at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Friends will gather at 10 a.m.Tuesday;April 15;1980;at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church for services;with Father Samuel Smolcic of Holy Trinity Chruch of Charleroi officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Gasper Karelli;89;of 231 Vernon Ave.;Lynnwood;died Saturday;March 15;1980;in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Italy;Sept.25;1890. A retired coal miner;he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Roscoe. Preceding him in death were his wife;Mary;in February of 1970;and a daughter;Theresa;in May of 1977. Surviving are one son;Guy Karelli of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Rose Ambrose Chambers of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends are being received in the Howard W.McCory Funeral Home;Fayette City;until 11:30 a.m.Tuesday;when the body will be removed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Roscoe;where friends may call until 3 p.m.;the hour of the service. Elders Robert Buffington and James Moore of the Church of Jesue Christ of Imperial will officiate. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.