Barbara Ann (Stefanick) Higgins;38;of Pittsburgh;formerly of Fayette City R.D.;died Monday;Oct.11;1993;at her home in Pittsburgh. Mrs.Higgins was born March 8;1955;in North Charleroi;a daughter of the late Paul E.Stefanick;who died Aug.7;1971;and Teresa Lovich Stefanick;who survives and resides in Fayette City R.D. She was employed as a senior analytical chemist for the H.J.Heinz Company of Pittsburgh. Mrs.Higgins was a 1973 graduate of Belle Vernon Area High School. She received her bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 1976 and her master’s degree in chemistry from Duquesne University;Pittsburgh;in 1978. Surviving;in addition to her mother;are her husband;William Higgins of Pittsburgh;and a brother and sister-in-law;P.J.and Helen Stefanick of Homestead. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Friday until 9:30 a.m.

Steven (Steve) Hela; 64; of
Uniontown R.D.; formerly of
Fayette City; died Thursday;
April 29; 1993; at his residence.
He was born May 21; 1928; in
Fayette City; a son of the late
George Hela and Sophia Dorchincez
Hela.
Mr. Hela was a member of the
Holy Resurrection Orthodox
Church; Belle Vernon. He was a
veteran of the Korean Conflict
and served with the U.S. Army.
He was a member of the
Brightwell-Daugherty Post 484
American Legion of Fayette City;
the VFW Post 8543 North
Union Township and the
American Slavonic Club of
Fayette City. He was a retired
employee of Corning Glass Company;
Charleroi Plant.
Mr. Hela is survived by his
wife; Norma Jean (Wright)
Hela; one son; Paul Hela; at
home; one daughter; Mrs.
Gregory (Kathy Jean) Goode of
Uniontown; one granddaughter;
Jessica Lee Goode; one sister;
Mrs. John (Anna) Kushnar of
Fayette City; and two brothers;
John Hela of Perryopolis R.D 2
and Charles Hela of Perryopolis
R.D. 1.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by four
brothers; George Hela; Mike
Hela; Pete Hela and Andrew
Hela.
Friends will be received at the
Howard W. McCrory Funeral
Home; 334 Main St.; Fayette City;
Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. A Parastras service will be held Sunday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. A funeral Prayer service will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.John Kluchko;pastor;Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. VFW Post 3543 will conduct military honors. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

William Hatalowich Sr ; 74; of
Perryopolis R D 2; died Saturday; March 13;1993; at his home.
He was born in Ella Hollow;
Aug 28; 1918; a son of the late
Michael and Anna Kohut
Hatalowich.
Mr. Hatalowich was a member of the Holy Resurrection Church of Belle Vernon and
had lived at Perryopolis R D 2 for the past 42 years; having
formerly resided in Monessen.
He was an active farmer and
formerly owned and operated;
with his brothers; the Monessen
Taxi Company. He was also an
employee of the former Pittsburgh Steel; Monessen Plant;
from where he retired in 1962. At
the plant he ran the charging
machine in the open hearth.
Mr. Hatalowich is survived by
his wife; Katherine Mohus
Hatalowich; three sons; William
M. Hatalowich Jr and Robert
Hatalowich; both of Perryopolis
R D 2; and Michael Hatalowich
of Gillespie; three daughters;
Mrs. Lawrence (Georgiann)
Shebodnik and Mrs. Randy
(Marilyn) Smalley; both of Perryopolis R D 2; and Mrs Ronald
(Patricia) Minor of Belle Vernon; three brothers; Frank
Hatalowich of Monessen and
George Hatalowich and Amel
Hatalowich; both of Perryopolis
R D 2; two sisters; Mary Homa
of McKeesport and Stella Lorantos of Elizabeth; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Friends will be received at the
Ferguson Funeral Home Inc ; 700 Broad Ave ; Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9 p m and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friends will gather Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.at Holy Resurrection Church of Belle Vernon for services with the Rev.John Kluchko officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas service will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Margaret Peg Burke Hough;69;of 127 Crest St.;Speers Hill;died Saturday;March 6;1993;at 2:28 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mrs.Hough was born May 3;1923;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Stephen and Margaret Doyle Burke. A protestant by faith;she was a lifelong resident of the Monongahela Valley. Her husband;Harold S.Hough;died March 28;1979. Surviving are two sons;Stephen H.Hough of Pittsburgh and Stewart D.Hough of Speers Hill (with whom she made her home);four sisters;Mary and Nolace Burke;both of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Joseph (June) Hamrock of Monessen and Georgetta Higgins of Charleroi;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Donald A.Bowers;pastor;First Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling arrangements.