Frank Fundy;of North Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Aug.11;1998;at 11:56 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Monessen;he was the son of the late John and Assunta Santoro Fundy. Mr.Fundy was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. He came to Belle Vernon from Monessen in 1949 and was the founder of Fundy’s Hardware and Furniture Store. He was retired from the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. A U.S.Army Air Force veteran of World War II;he served in Italy and Africa and was a life member of VFW Post 699;Belle Vernon. He was also a member of the Fayette City Senior Citizens;the Italian Society of Mutual Aid of Monessen and the YMCA in Carroll Township. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a sister;Delilah Steeple. Surviving are his wife;Elizabeth Derzy Fundy;with whom he celebrated 52 years of marriage on June 13;1998;one son;Joseph Krivoniak of Coal Center R.D.1;two daughters;Sandy Fundy of Mt.Washington;Pittsburgh;and Linda Lamb of Severna Park;Md.;two brothers;Fred Fundy of Belle Vernon and Attilio Fundy of the state of California;three sisters;Mary Praskarich of Coal Center;Eleanor Mancuso of Belle Vernon and Loretta Hadjantoni of Michigan;five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Funeral Mass a 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Donald P.Trexler;parochial vicar;as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Norma Furlong; 68; of Fallowfield Township; died Thursday; July 23; 1998; in the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center.
Mrs. Furlong was born Oct.
24; 1929; in Star Junction; the
daughter of the late Isaac and
Hazel Evans Jenkins.
She was a member of the Fallowfield Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband; Ron Furlong; two sons;
Kevin Furlong of Fallowfield
Township and Craig Furlong of
Charleroi; and two grandchildren; Ashley Furlong and Kaitlin Furlong.
Besides her parents; she was
preceded in death by two
brothers; Floyd Toby Jenkins
and Harold Pete Jenkins.
Friends will be received on
Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.; 226 Fallowfield
Ave.; Charleroi. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with Pastor Alan Morris of Fallowfield Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.

Dorothy Sweda Frederick;
67; of 399 Fell St.; Belle Vernon;
died Sunday; May 3; 1998; at
3:55 a.m. in Jefferson Hospital.
Born Feb. 27; 1931;in Monessen; she was a daughter of the
late Nick and Mary Yaslik
Sweda.
For the past 35 years she had
been a resident of Belle Vernon;
where she was a member of St.
Sebastian Roman Catholic
Church.
Survivors include her husband;William Frederick; two
sons and a daughter-in-law;
William and Terry Frederick Jr.
of Belle Vernon and Daniel Frederick of Coraopolis; one
daughter; Maria Frederick of
Pittsburgh; two brothers; Steve
Sweda of Garden City; Mich.;
and Nick Sweda of Carroll
Township and two grandchildren; Jordan and Jared
Frederick.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by a
brother; Mike Sweda; and a sister; Lorraine Kernisky.
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 Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Belle Vernon Knight of Columbus Council 3026 will conduct a service Tuesday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Stella Faryna; 73; of Chestnut Street; Ellsworth; died Saturday; Nov. 29; 1997; at 10:30
p.m. in Mt. Macrina Manor;
Uniontown.
Born May 1; 1924; in Jerome;
Cambria County; she was the
daughter of the late Theodius
Frank and Mary Kolarcheck.
Mrs. Faryna was a member of
Ave Maria Parish; St. Luke’s
Church; in Bentleyville.
On Nov. 4; 1954; she married
John Faryna; who survives.
Also surviving are two
daughters; Mrs. Gordon (Ella
Louise) Watkms of Speers and
Mrs. Gary (Barbara Ann) Hollier of Eighty Four; two sons and
daughters-in-law; Michael
John and Deborah Faryna of
Donora and Frank and Delia
Faryna of Ellsworth; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by a
daughter; JoAnn Axton; a
granddaughter; Cheryl Ann Axton; and a brother; Frank
Tanski.
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 Greenlee Funeral Home;
619 Main St.; Bentleyville. A Blessing service will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 10 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m.in St.Luke’s Church;Bentleyville;with the Rev.Edward S.Litavec as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Albert Gallatin Hospice;90 W.Chestnut St.;Washington;15301;or Ave Maria School;Ellsworth;15331. Arrangements are being handled by the Greenlee Funeral Home.

Robert W.Foulks;77;of Monessen;died Thursday;Nov.13;1997;at 1:42 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. Born April 24;1920;in Webster;he was the son of the late Robert and Lila Popp Foulks. A lifelong resident of Monessen;Mr.Foulks retired Jan.31;1983;from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he had worked in the central electric department. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Susan Kossar Foulks on June 13;1990. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law;Dennis Wayne and Judy Foulks;one daughter;Mrs.John (Linda) Gussie of Belle Vernon;two grandsons;John Guzzie of Belle Vernon and Wayne Foulks and his wife Felicia of Monessen;and two great-grandchildren;Linda Susan Foulks and Brian David Foulks. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home;First Street and Schoonmaker Avenue;Monessen;where services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Paul Lisik;pastor of Epiphany of Our Lord Church;Monessen;officiating. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum of Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Stephen D;Yoney Jr.Funeral Home.

Ernestine Barnes Freeman of 478 Clarendon Ave.;Monessen;died Thursday;Oct.9;1997. Born Nov.19;1929;in Whitsett;she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Lillian Barnes. Formerly of Arnold City;Mrs.Freeman was a graduate of Marion High School in what is now the Belle Vernon Area School District. She had lived in Monessen all of her adult life and worked at the Brookvale Manufacturing facility until it closed in February 1988. A former member of Fellowship Baptist Church;she was a member of Union Baptist Church at the time of her death. Survivors include her husband;Andrew R.Freeman;one daughter;Mrs.Floyd T.(Janet) Carter of Raleigh;N.C.;two sons;Andrew Freeman Jr.of Toldeo;Ohio;and Mark Freeman of Dothan;Ala.;a grandson;Rodney Freeman Jr.;two daughters-in-law;Sherion Freeman of Dothan;Ala.;and Gloria Freeman of Monongahela;and two sisters-in-law;Rosa McCarthy and Carlene Barnes;both of Belle Vernon. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a son;Rodney Freeman who was killed in a car accident in 1973;and a brother;William Barnes. Friends will be received Sunday from 2:30 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union Baptist Church;Monessen. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the church;with the Rev.Jack A.Howell officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs.Freeman’s name to the Union Baptist Church. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.