Kevin Scott Echart;34;74 Hubinger St.;New Haven;Conn.;died Friday;June 17;1988;in Yale-New Haven Hospital;as the result of an automobile accident at 1:55 a.m. on I-95 in Millford;Conn. He was born Nov.14;1953;in North Charleroi;the son of Raymond and Arlene Hille Echart;who survive and reside in Belle Vernon. Mr.Echart was a member of the Union Church of Pricedale;where he also served as organist. He had been living in New Haven since 1975. He graduated as valedictorian with the Belle Vernon Area High School Class of 1971;where he had been editor of the yearbook. He was also a member of the Youth for Christ Campus Life Quiz Team;and in 1971 was top quizzer in the church league and International Quizzer of the year. He graduated summa cum laude in 1975 from Hope College;Holland;Mich.;and in 1973 received the Robert L.Milka Memorial Award for Essays on European History while attending Vienna Summer School in Austria. During the summer of his junior year at Hope he taught English composition to Japanese exchange students. Mr.Echart also was presented the Ray DeYoung History Prize;and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a scholarship for graduate study at Yale University and Earned his master’s degree in medieval history in 1977. He studied at Uppsala University in Sweden in 1980 and 1981. At the time of his death;he was teaching at Wesleyan College in Connecticut;while pursuing his doctorate in history at Yale. He was preceded in death by a sister;Laurie Zombek;on Feb.11;1986. In addition to his parents he is survived by his grandmother;Mrs.Mary Echart;and his great-aunt;Irene Robson;both of Belle Vernon;and a brother-in-law;James Zombek of North Versailles. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Tuesday;June 21;at 1 p.m.;in the funeral home;with the Rev.David R.Reeves of the Union Church of Pricedale;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Frank R. Evans Sr.; 25 Pacific
Blvd.; Monessen; died Friday; Oct.
30;1987; at 11:21 p.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital. He was 62.
Mr. Evans was born in Monessen
on Feb. 23; 1925; a son of the late
Russell and Mary Grabania Evans.
He was employed at the BOC plant
of Fisher Body. He was a member of
St. Leonard Roman Catholic Church
and its Holy Name Society.
He was a member of Slovak Home
Bowling League.
In addition to his parents; he was
preceded in death by a sister; Mary
Jane Robertson.
Survivors include his wife;
Margaret Jean Boyer Evans; two
sons; Frank Russell Evans Jr. at
home; and Scott Joseph Evans of
Pittsburgh; and several aunts;
uncles; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the
Rhome Funeral Home Inc.; 1209
Grand Blvd ; Monessen; or Saturday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Monday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen;with Father Patrick J.O’Connor officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is handling the arrangements.

Norma Jean (Nin) Ehrhart of Belle Vernon R.D.2 died suddenly on Saturday;Feb.7;1987;of an apparent heart attack. She was 59. Mrs.Ehrhart was born April 6;1927;in Charleroi;a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Nichols Molle. A resident of Washington Township for over 40 years;she was a member of the Mon Valley Women’s Softball Association;having been active in that organization from 1972 to 1977. She had played with the Naomi Senkos and Washington Township softball teams. For 30 years;Mrs.Ehrhart operated the former Altier’s Sunoco Station on Route 201 in Rostraver Township. After the station closed in 1981;she worked up until the time of her death at Val’s Service Station on Route 906 in Rostraver Township. In addition to her parents whe was preceded in death by a sister;Betty Ehrhart;in 1981. For the past 40 years;she had resided with William G.and Florence Callaway of Belle Vernon R.D.2;who survive. Also surviving are two brothers;Emile Molle of Monessen and Joseph Molle of Orange Springs;Fla.;and several nieces and nephews;three of whom are William N.Callaway;Larry A.Callaway and Beverly Belczyk;all of Belle Vernon R.D.2. Friends will be received Monday 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 Tuesday;Feb.10;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Virginia Edwards of 251 Ninth St.;Charleroi;died Saturday;April 19;1986;at 2 p.m.in the Presbyterian Medical Center;Washington;Pa. She was 81. Mrs.Edwards was born March 25;1905;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Frank H.and Marie Neil Vance. She was employed as a licensed practical nurse;retiring in 1969 from Charleroi-Monessen Hospital with 18 years of service. She was a member of First Christian Church;AARP;Golden Agers;and Senior Citizens;all of Charleroi;and the Pennsylvania Licensed Practical Nurses’ Association. In addition to her parents;whe was preceded in death by her husband;George Wallace Edwards;on Dec.16;1943. Surviving are one son;T.Vance Edwards;of Memphis;Tenn.;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Schrock/Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Services in the funeral home will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Jack Brownlee;pastor of First Christian Church of Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock/Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs.Catherine Rade Eversburg of Monessen St.;Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;July 17;1985;at 9:47 p.m. in Lower Bucks Hospital;Bristol;Pa. She was 85. Mrs.Eversburg was born March 31;1900;in Pennsylvania. She was a member of St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;the Catholic Daughters of America;the American Legion Auxiliary;and the Senior Citizens;all of Belle Vernon. Her husband;Rudolph Eversburg;died on March 9;1974. Surviving are four sons;Francis Herman (Rudy) Eversburg and John Edward (Jack) Eversburg;both of Fairhope;and Robert and Stephen Eversburg;both of Alexandria;Va.;two daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Patty) Valari of Bristol;Pa.;and Mrs.Richard (Kitty) Nash of Arlington;Va.;one brother;John Rade;of Rome;Ga.;one sister;Mrs.Rose Scott;of Houston;Tex.;20 grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home;followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St.Sebastian’s R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be made in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. Catholic daughters of America;Belle Vernon Court no.1522;will attend Parish Rosary recital Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.