Van Johnson of Fayette City R.D.1;died suddenly on Saturday;April 26;1986;in Charlottsville;Va. He was 56. Born in Newell on November 30;1929;he was a son of the late Van and Grace Swords Johnson. Mr.Johnson was a member of the Newell United Methodist Church and was a peacetime veteran of service in the U.S.Army. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Allenport Plant. Surviving are his widow;Dolores Rabatin Johnson;three sons;Edward Johnson and Larry Johnson;both at home;and Gerald (Jerry) Johnson of Charlottesville;Va.;six daughters;Mrs.Grace Freshwater of Fayette City R.D.1;Mrs.Mark (Linda) Davis of Belle Vernon R.D.;Mrs.Rita McShane of West Newton;Mrs.Dennis (Eileen) Kline of Delray Beach;Fla.;Joyce Johnson;at home;and Stacie Johnson;Morgantown;W.Va.;six grandchildren;three sisters;Mrs.Eleanor Evans of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Wayne (Murial) Murphy of West Brownsville and Cynthia Johnson of Newell. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;and on Tuesday;April 29;until 11 a.m.;at which time services will be held in the funeral home with the Rev.Edwin E.McElroy;pastor of the Newell United Methodist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jane Jesick of Coraopolis;Pa.;formerly of Lynnwood;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;March 22;1986;at 2 a.m. in the West Hills Health Center;Coraopolis;after a lengthy illness. She was 80. Mrs.Jesick was born Jan 26;1906;in Buena Vista;Pa;a daughter of the late Ernest R.and Nancy South Umbarger. She was a member of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church and the Belle Vernon Order of Eastern Star. Mrs.Jesick was preceded in death by her husband;Paul P.Jesick;on Jan.11;1985. Surviving are one son;Paul Preston Jesick;of Coraopolis;Pa.;two grandchildren;David and Jennifer;two brothers;Raymond Umbarger of Pittsburgh and Ernest Umbarger of West Newton;and one sister;Mrs.Stella Ward;of Phoenix;Ariz. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;and on Tuesday until 11 a.m.;the time of services in the funeral home;with Pastor Robert Cromwell of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Howard L.Johnson of 245 Crago Ave.;Waynesburg;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Friday;March 14;1986;at 2:30 p.m.in the residence of his daughter in Mechanicsburg;Pa. He was 72. Mr.Johnson was born Dec.22;1913;in Masontown;Pa;a son of the late Riley and Nellie Johnson. He was a retired employee of the Railway Express Agency. In addition to his parents;Mr.Johnson was preceded in death by his wife;Dolores Guder Johnson;and by three sisters and one brother. Surviving are two daughters;Karen Cumberledge of Mechanicsburg;Pa.;and Mrs.Daniel (Janet) Hunnell of Harrisburg;Pa.;one grandson;four nieces and two nephews. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Mariner and Milliken Funeral Home;197 N.Maiden St.;Waynesburg. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Deane Hardy;pastor;First Church of The Nazarene;Waynesburg;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Mariner and Milliken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Edward A.Jesick of 336 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Feb.26;1986;at 12:30 p.m. at his home following a lengthy illness. He was 87. Born in Fayette City;Feb.14;1898;he was a son of the late Peter and Mary Smith Jesick. Mr.Jesick was a Protestant by faith. He was a retired coal miner. He was preceded in death by his wife;Sarah Fitzpatrick Jesick on Jan.5;1977;two brothers;Frank and Paul Jesick and a sister;Clara Garder. Surviving are a son;Edward L.Jesick of Imperial;Missouri;two grandchildren;four great-grandchildren;four brothers;James;Maynard and Thomas Jesick;all of Belle Vernon an Dr.Victor Jesick of Fayette City;two sisters;Mrs.Margaret Brown and Helen Jesick;both of Belle Vernon and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m. and until 11 a.m. Saturday;the time of funeral services at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Rev.Allen Howes of Bethel Park will officiate. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Andrew R.(Indian) Johnston of 341 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Feb.20;1986;at 10 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 65. Mr.Johnston was born Jan.2;1921;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Fuller and Laura Kearns Johnston. In May of 1983;he retired from employment with the Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Mr.Johnston was a U.A.Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of the First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. Surviving are his wife;Jacqueline Miller Johnston;and one son;John J.Johnston;and a daughter-in-law;Linda Johnston;both of Greensburg. In addition to his parents;Mr.Johnston was preceded in death by two brothers;Joseph and Lawrence. 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Monday at 1 p.m.in the funeral home;with Dr.Donald A.Schnarr;pastor;First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Henderson A.Johnson of 307 Westgate Manor;Monessen;died Wednesday;Feb.5;1986;at 1:13 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp.;after a very short illness. He was 85. Mr.Johnson was born Sept.21;1900;in Nashville;Tenn. He was a retired employee of the Monessen Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Mr.Johnson was preceded in death by his wife;Sarah Johnson;by one son;Oliver Johnson;and by one step-son;Joseph Heath. He was a member of the Mon Valley Association of Retired Steelworkers. Surviving are two sons;Leon (Pappy) Johnson Sr. of Monessen and George Alfred Johnson of Annapolis;Md.;one daughter;Mrs.Florence Womack;of Charleston;W.Va.;two stepsons;Henry Henderson of Monessen and Richard Heath of Chicago;Ill.;27 grandchildren;and 47 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. at the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;1324 Meldon Ave.;Donora. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Luther Wormack;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas G.Johnston of 420 Jones St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Sept.30;1985;at 9:47 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was born in Washington;Pa;a son of the late Michael H.Johnston and Galeen Boyce Johnston;who survives and resides in Greensburg. Mr.Johnston was a retired industrial relations superintendent with the Allenport Works of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. In addition to his father;he was also preceded in death by a sister;Dora Metzner. Mr.Johnston had resided in the Belle Vernon area most of his life and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mon Valley Community Health Center in Monessen;and was a member of the Monongahela Valley Country Club. Surviving;in addition to his mother;are his wife;Marjorie Long Johnston;a daughter;Darlene Kenworthy;of Chantilly;Va.;two sons;Dick T.Johnston;stationed with the U.S.Navy in Hawaii;and Don C.Johnston of Lake Zarich;Ill.;five grandchildren;and three brothers;Melvin and Robert G.Johnston;both of Belle Vernon;and Gale W.Johnston of Monessen. Friends will be received in the L.M.Frye Funeral Home;Inc.;427 W.Main St.Monongahela;Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Charles La Placa;pastor;First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The L.M.Frye Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Fred P.(Wicky) Johnson of Green Hill;Pricedale;died Thursday;April 11;1985;at his home. He ws 79. Born March 17;1906;he was a son of the late Henry H.and Hester Bell Johnson. Mr.Johnson was a retired coal miner and a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon. He also drove a truck for many years for Zucconi Distributors. Mr.Johnson was a Methodist by faith. Surviving are his wife;Lucy Johnson;three sons;Fred Jr.of Pricedale;son Douglas Johnson and daughter-in-law Rosetta Johnson of Pricedale and Lawrence Johnson of Pontiac;Mich.;daughter;Audrey Johnson of Pricedale;15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends are being received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;where funeral services will be held at the chapel on Monday;April 15;at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Trudy Taylor Clanagan;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy M.Johnson of 263 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died Saturday;March 16;1985;at 7 p.m. in the Waddington Nursing Home;Fayette City. She was 67. Mrs.Johnson was born Oct.10;1918;in Lock Four;North Charleroi;a daughter of the late Charles and Suzie Jackson. She had been a resident of Monessen for more that 40 years;and was a Baptist by faith. Surviving are a devoted friend;Ida Belle Williams;of Monessen;seven brothers;Elson Smith of Pittsburgh;Dank Smith of Masontown;Pa.;Remus Smith of Ronco;Pa.;Henry Smith of Charleroi;Donald Jackson of Pittsburgh;Earl Jackson of Donora and Tom Adams of Donora;three sisters;Mary Lou Howard and Julia Cook;both of Donora;and Dorothy Rawls of Charleroi;and a host of friends and other relatives. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;Monday from 4 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev.Wilbur J.Hubbard;pastor;Fellowship Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Gerald E.Jodon of 525 Alexander St.;Monongahela;died Sunday;Feb.10;1985;at 6:45 p.m. in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 44. Mr.Jodon was born July 15;1940;in Monessen. A member of St.Paul’s Episcopal Church of Monongahela;he was retired from the RCA Corp. in Meadowlands. A Monongahela resident for the past 20 years;Mr.Jodon was a life member of the Monongahela Volunteer Fire Department. He was Past Master of Henry M.Phillips Lodge;F&AM;and was past High Priest of Chapter No 249. Survivors include his wife;Donna Matthews Jodon;a daughter;TrisAnn Jodon of Monongahela;a son and daughter-in-law;Mark and Kristyn Meucci Jodon of Dallas;Texas;a son Thomas A.Jodon of Davenport;Iowa;his parents Paul and Olga Jodon of Monessen;and two brothers;Paul K.Jodon of Charleroi and Richard Jodon of Coal Center. He was preceded in death by his mother;Leona Hopkins Jodon;in 1966. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the L.M.Frye Funeral Home;Inc.427 W.Main St.;Monongahela;where services will be held Thursday;Feb.14;at 1 p.m. with the Rev.David Smoley officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic services will be held Wwednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The L.M.Frye Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.