Joseph W.Cekoski;82;of 812 Belle St.;Belle Vernon (Lynnwood);died Saturday;Nov.21;1998;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh.  Born June 2;1916;in Monessen;he was a son of the late Leonard and Stella Dombek Czajkowski.  A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;he was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church.  Mr.Cekoski was a U.S.Army-Air Force veteran of World War II;serving as a staff sergeant.  He was a member of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659.  Mr.Cekoski was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp;Monessen plant;where he had worked in the shipping and safety departments.  Survivors include his wife;Genevieve Vavro Gregor Cekoski and one daughter;Carol Sekoski of Pittsburgh.  In addition to  his parents;he was preceded in death by his first wife;Sophia Fetsko Cekoski on July 28;1989;three brothers;Raymond Sekoski;Fred Sekoski and Chester Cinders;and one sister;Regina Lahti.  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 10:30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 11 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon.  Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary Tuesday at 3 p.m.in the funeral home.  Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will conduct services Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.in the funeral home.  The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Celeste L.carrozza;43;of 1101 Graham St.; Belle Vernon;
died Thursday; Oct. 15;1998; at
3:50 p.m. in Mon Valley
Hospital.
She was born Jan. 23; 1955;
in North Charleroi; a. daughter
of Nick R and Theresa Tretter
Carrozza of Belle Vernon.
She was a lifelong resident of
the Belle Vernon community.
She was a member of St. Sebastian
Roman Catholic Church;
Belle Vernon. She was a member
of ARC and was involved in
Special Olympics for many
years. She excelled especially in
bowling and swimming and had won an abundant amount of
gold and silver medals in the
Special Olympics.
In addition to her parents;
she is survived by two brothers
and a sister-in-law; Donald G.
Carrozza of Van Voorhis; and
Nicholas and Musatta Carrozza
of Charleroi; two sisters and
brothers-in-law; Dorothy J. and
James Stewart of Fallowfield
Township; and Geraldine and
Larry Thompson of Newark;
Del.
Friends will be received Saturday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in
the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral
Home; 626 Broad Ave.;
Belle Vernon. A Prayer service will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Legion of Mary will recite the Rosary Sunday at 3 p.m.in the funeral home. The Belle Vernon Knights of Columbus Council 3026 will hold services Sunday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Dolores Stossel Chunkala;49;of Fayette City;died Tuesday;Oct.6;1998;in the Cherry Tree Nursing Center;Uniontown;following a lengthy illness. She was born in Uniontown on Aug.16;1949;a daughter of the late John and Theresa Zimcosky Stossel. Mrs.Chunkala was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;and was previously employed as a cashier in the Belle Vernon Kmart. Survivors include a daughter;Susan Edwards and fiancee Thomas Richard of Fayette City;two sisters and brothers-in-law;Rita and Bill Kulchock of McClellandtown and Virginia and Ted Shutok of Uniontown;and three brothers and two sisters-in-law;Vincent and Ruth Stossel of North Madison;Ohio;Daniel and Sue Stossel of Bedford;Ohio;and John Stossel of Uniontown. Friends were received Wednesday in the Eley/McCrory Funeral Home;Inc.;Main Street;Fayette City;and will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday until 9:30 a.m.;when a blessing service will be held in the funeral home. Funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Donald P.Trexler as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Eley/McCrory Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Hilda S. Cummings; 85; of
Belle Vernon; died Saturday;
Aug. 29; 1998; in Country Care
Manor; Washington Township.
Born Aug. 18; 1913; in Belle
Vernon; she was a daughter of
the late Oscar and Ethel
Rumble Strenske.
Mrs. Cummings was a member of the First Presbyterian
Church of Belle Vernon; where
she had served as an elder.
She was also a member of Order of Eastern Star Belle Vernon Chapter 196 and the National Retired Teachers
Association.
A lifelong resident of Belle
Vernon; she was a graduate of
California State Teachers
College.
She had been a school teacher
for 35 years; finishing her career at Rostraver Elementary
School in the Belle Vernon Area
School District.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; William I. Cummings; who died Sept. 6; 1969;
one brother; Oscar Strenske;
and three sisters; Helen Hart;
Edith Jones and Betty Stotler.
Survivors include one son
and daughter-in-law; William
O. and Misty Cummings of Morgantown; W.Va.; one brother;
David Strenske of Ocala. Fla.;
two sisters; Doris Wilson of
West Mifflin and Patty Stimmel
of Belle Vernon; two grandchildren; Michael William Cummings of Fairmont; W.Va.. and
Carrie Jean Cummings of Columbus; Ohio; and two great-grandchildren; Miranda and
Roger Cummings.
Friends will be received
Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home Inc.. 700 Broad Ave..
Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Thursday;Sept.3;1998; at 11 a.m.with the Rev. James Ramsey;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.