Stella A. Girhin; 66; of 1317 Schiller Ave.; Cuyahoga Falls;Ohio; died Sunday; June 8;1980; in St. Thomas Hospital; Akron;Ohio.  She was born Aug. 1;1914; a daughter of the late Stanley and Catherine Stack.
Formerly of Rostraver Twp.; she had lived in the Mon Valley for 30 years.   Surviving are her husband;Alexander Girhin;one sister;Mrs.Pete (Ann) Zuraw of North Charleroi;a half sister;Mrs.Anthony (Frances) Kosky of Cheboygan;Mich.;a half brother;Phil Bogden of Dearborn;Mich.  Friends are being received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday in the Yoney Funeral Home;Monessen.  Services will be held at 10 a.m.Friday with Msgr.Andrew Parvensky officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Edward B. Gauden; 68; of
825 Main St.; Bentleyville;
died Sunday; Feb. 17;1980.
He was born in Arnold City
on Aug. 31;1911; a son of the
late Elijah and Prudence
(Hartland) Gauden.
He was a Presbyterian by
faith and was a former resident of Fairhope and Belle
Vermon.
He retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. in 1974.
He is survived by his widow;
Marion (Palfrey) Gauden;
one son; Edwara D. Gauden;
and one daughter; Mrs. John
(Shirley) Melvin; both of Pensacola; Fla.; one brother;
William Gauden of
Oklamlulgee; Okl.; three
sisters; Mrs. Honor Sotta of
Belle Vernon; Mrs. Anna May
Melvin of Belle Vernon; and
Mrs. Emma Lucas of East
Detroit; Mich.; and three
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the
Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral
Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. Wednesday.
Services will be held at 1
p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home; with the Rev. Fred
Gnatuk of First Presbyterian
Church officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mary Louise Pearce Gido of 23 Martha Ave.;Jeannette;died at 6 a.m Friday;Feb.8;1980;at Jeannette Memorial Hospital. A former Monessen resident;she was 84. She was born in England and had been a Monessen resident most of her life. She had been employed as a telephone operator in the Monessen office for 30 years prior to retirement. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph in March of 1970 and also be a daughter;Ruth E.Felgar in 1920. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Monessen;Senior Citizens and Golden Age groups of Monessen. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Ralph (Virginia) Stone;Belle Vernon;three grandchildren;seven great-grandchildren;and one sister;Mrs.Bertha Peters of Clairton. The family will receive friends at Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen ;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be Monday in the chapel of the funeral home at 10 a.m.;with the Rev.Robert J.Marks;pastor of Zions Lutheran Church of Harrison City;Pa.;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mickey Gelotti;62;of 643 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died at 5:45 a.m.Wednesday;Dec.26;1979;in Magee Women’s Hospital;Pittsburgh. The native and life resident of Belle Vernon was born June 12;1917;to the late Anthony and Mary Pulice Gelotti. He was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and was an Air Force veteran of World War II. Mr.Gelotti retired in 1978 from the hot metal department of the Allenport Division of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Gelotti leaves his wife;Madeline Matsko Gelotti;a son;Anthony W.of Denver;a daughter;Mrs.Edward (Cheryl) Firoll of Belle Vernon;three brothers;Silvio of Perryopolis and Alex and John of Fayette City;three sisters;Mrs.Jennie DeFazio of Monessen;Mrs.Rose Miccolai of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Margaret Mencarelli of Speers;and four grandchildren. Services will be in St.Sebastian Church Saturday;Dec.29;at 10 a.m.with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. A wake service will be held at the funeral home at 8:30 p.m.Friday.

BURIED IN SOUTHWEST CORNER GRAVE F.T.BLOUNT FUNERAL HOME-TAMPA;FLORIDA SHE DIED IN ST.JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL;TAMPA;FLORIDA.

Services were held today for John J.Galla of 101 Galla St.;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;who was pronounced dead on arrival at Mon Valley Hospital at 10:55 p.m. Thursday;Aug.2;1979. Mr.Galla was 86. He was born in Washington Twp.on Jan.19;1893. He was a member of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church in Fayette City and was a World War I veteran of the U.S.Navy. He also was retired from the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Survivors include his widow;Anna Kolesar Galla;four sosn;Andrew Galla of Perryoplois;Eugene Galla of Grindstone;and John and George Galla;both of Monessen;two daughters;Mrs.Anna Ziemba of Alexandria;Va.;and Mrs.Helen Patrick of Monessen;23 grandchildren;and 19 great-grandchildren. Mr.Galla was preceded in death by two sons;Paul in 1951 and Joseph in 1968. A prayer service was held this morning in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;followed by Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;with the Rev.Thomas Rinn as celebrant. Interment was in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;was in charge of arrangements.