John Gadus of 35A Bonnie St.;Clair Manor;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;March 12;1987;at 5:20 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. He was 78. Mr.Gadus was born in Brownsville on Dec.22;1908;a son of the late Nicholas and Ellone Gary Gadus. He was a life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area and was a member of St.Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church. He had retired from Matway Coal Co.;Bentleyville. Mr.Gadus was a member of United Mine Workers Of America and the National Slovak Society of Pittsburgh. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two brothers in Europe;Andrew and Michael;and a sister;Helen. Survivors include his wife;Anne Hayduk Gadus;three daughters;Mrs.Linden F.(Mary Ann) Hepple;Mrs.Forrest B.(Helen) Hepple and Mrs.Edward A.(Shirley) Savarno;all of Belle Vernon;a brother;George Gadus of Europe;two sisters;Mary and Anna;both of Europe;five grandchildren;John Hepple;Mike Hepple;Linda Rozik;Dr.Edward Savarno and Eric Hepple;four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Thursday;from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.at St.Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

James A. Guerra of Coal Center R.D. 1 died Sunday;Nov.30;1986;in
Mon Valley Hospital following a
brief illness. He was 60.
Mr. Guerra was born Sept. 8; 1926;
in Monessen; a son of the late Joseph
and Mary Guerra.
A Mon Valley resident all of his
life; he was a retired supervisor at
the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.
Monessen Southwestern Railroad.
Mr. Guerra was a member of St.
Jerome R.C. Church; Charleroi.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of
World War II.
Mr. Guerra was a member of
American Legion Post 659; Belle
Vernon; Moose Lodge 209; Belle Vernon; VFW Post 3557; Belle Vernon;
Monessen Elks Lodge 773; and the
Mon Valley Chapter of the National
Management Association.
Survivors include his wife;
Eugenia Pacy Guerra; one
daughter; Mrs. William
(Michealene) Martin of Long
Branch; two grandchildren; Conine
and Brandi Lyn Martin; both of Long
Branch; and three brothers;
Michael and Louis Guerra; both of
Monessen; and Joseph V. Guerra of
Long Branch.
Friends will be received Monday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome
Funeral Home; Inc.; 1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday;Dec.3;at 10 a.m.in St.Jerome R.C.Church;Charleroi. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A parish wake service will be held Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.in the funeral home. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Guerra of Long Branch R. D. 1; died Monday Oct. 13; 1986 in Humbert Lane
Personal Care Home; Washington; Pa. She was 87.
Mrs. Guerra was born Oct. 9; 1899; in Italy; a daughter of the late Italo and Annina
ROSSI.
A resident of Long Branch the past 35 years; she was a member of the Holy Ghost
Byzantine Catholic Church; Charleroi.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband; Joseph; in 1950.
Survivors include four sons; Michael P. and Louis; both of Monessen; and Joseph V.
and James A. both of Long Branch; 13 grandchildren and 1 great grandchildren.
Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home; Inc.; 1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen;where a Prayer service will be held Thursday;Oct.16;at 10 a.m.;followed by Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m.in Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.Michael Buleza officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas service will be held Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.in the funeral home. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Tracy Lynn Gauden of Belle Vernon R.D. 1 died unexpectedly Saturday; July 19; 1986; following surgery
at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.
She was 15.
Miss Gauden was born June 3;
1971; in North Charleroi; a daughter
of Albert M. and Ruth Urwin Gauden
who survive.
A member of the Free Methodist
Church of Monongahela; Miss
Gauden had just completed eighth
grade in the Belle Vernon Area
School District.
In addition to her parents; survivors include two brothers; John
and Terry Gauden; both at home;
maternal grandmother Bertha Urwin of Charleroi; paternal grandmother Jessie David Gauden of Grandville and aunts and uncles.
Miss Gauden was preceded in
death by maternal grandfather John
Urwln in 1981 and paternal grandfather Elijah Gauden m 1962.
Friends will be received Monday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p m in the Shelby D.
Ferguson Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave ; Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;July 23;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.C.William Bailey;pastor of the Free Methodist Church of Monongahela;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Leroy E Gamble of 34 Kenneth
Charleroi; died Monday; June 30;
1986; at 5:45 p.m. in Westmoreland
Hospital. Greensburg. He was 48.
Mr. Gamble was born March 12;
1938; in Butler; Pa.; a son of the late
Charles and Hazel Wise Gamble.
He was employed as a truck
driver.
Mr Gamble was a member of
Covenant Christian Church; Belle
Vernon. He had resided in
Greensburg the past four years.
In addition to his parents; he was
preceded in death by a sister; Joan
Patterson; and by a brother; Perry
Gamble.
Surviving are his wife; Patricia
Minkovich Gamble; one son; Roy
Gamble; of Grafton; W Va ; two
stepsons; Jeffrey Minkovich of San
Diego; Calif.; and Joe Minkovich of
Charleroi; two daughters; Jeannette
Hickman of Grafton; W.Va; and
Cheryl Gamble of Mercer; Pa ; one
sister; Beatrice Parker; of Butler.
and three grandchildren
Friends will be received in the
Shelbv D Ferguson Funeral Home.
700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p m. and on Thursdaj from 10 a.m
to 1! a m ; the hour of services in the funeral home;with the Rev.Frank J.DePolo;pastor;Covenant Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Gladys Wilson Stephen Groves of Penn;Pa.and formerly of Fairhope (Belle Vernon) died Monday;April 14;1986;at 2 p.m.in Allegheny General Hospital;Pittsburgh;following a lengthy illness. Mrs.Groves was 62. Born May 15;1923;in Washington Township;Fayette County;she was a daughter of the late George W.and Emma Perry Wilson. Mrs.Groves was a member of the Salvation Army of Jeannette. Surviving are her husband;Allwin Groves;one son;Nick Stephen of Baltimore;Md.;one daughter;Mrs.Raymond (Linda) Gaimbaltista of Jefferson Estates;Fayette City R.D.1;11 grandchildren;and four sisters;Mrs.Emma Bland of Ohio;Mrs.John (Jane) VanPatter of Altwater;Calif.;Mrs.Lawrence (Florence) Allen of Clairton and Mrs.Herbert (Ada) Walls of Baltimore;Md. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday until 10 a.m.when funeral services will be held at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;with Lt.E.L.Pritchard with the Salvation Army of Jeannette officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Hulda Fay Gates of Westmoreland Manor;Greensburg;formerly of 801 Rostraver St.;Monessen;died Monday;Dec.9;1985 following a lengthy illness. She was 94. Mrs.Gates was born Nov.22;1891;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Amalong Smock. She was a resident of Monessen most of her life. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;Curtis P.Gates Sr.;and by two sons;Curtis P.Gates Jr.and A.Earl Gates. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Monessen. Survivors include one son;Roy R.Gates of Washington Township;two daughters-in-law;Jane Gates of Washington Township and Edith Gates of North Belle Vernon;four grandsons;Dr.Durwin Gates;Alvin R.Gates;Alvin E.Gates and Russell Gates;five great-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held Thursday;Dec.12;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Thomas St.Clair officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.