Samuel Carson;79;of 80 Laurel Rd.;Charleroi;died Sunday;March 14;1999;in Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Carson was born June 6;1919;in Pricedale;the son of the late Patrick and Martha (Fields) Carson. He was a member of Pleasant Green AME Church of Pricedale and was retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel’s Monessen Plant. He is survived by four sons;Donald Warfield of Vacaville;Calif.;Norman Bobby Carson;Samuel R.Carson and Larry Carson;all of Rochester;N.Y.;four daughters;Patricia Henderson of Uniontown;Leila Cooper of Syracuse;N.Y.;and Martha Delain and Ella Gourdine of Rochester;N.Y.;19 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Besides his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Anna Mae Wilcox Carson;and one brother;Albert Carson. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in Pleasant Green A.M.E.Church;Pricedale;where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Donald Clisby officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Michael Conn; 86; of 408
Wood St.; Belle Vernon; died
Friday; Feb. 19; 1999; at home.
Mr. Conn was born Dec. 17;
1912; in Dawson; the son of the
late Ross and Rosa Rossi Conn.
A long time resident of Belle
Vernon; he was a foremen for
the basic oxygen furnace plant
of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel’s
Monessen plant until his retirement in 1975. He was a veteran
of the U.S. Army and served in
the Philippines during World
WarH.
He was a member of St. Sebastian’s Roman Catholic
Church in Belle Vernon; American Legion Post 659 in Belle
Vernon; and was a former member of the Mon Valley Retirees
Bowling League and the American Legion Bowling League.
He is survived by a son;
Eugene Conn of Monessen; a
daughter; Phyllis Saxburg Morgan of North Huntingdon; one
brother; Lewis Conn of Monessen; seven grandchildren; David Saxburg; with whom he
lived; Eugene Conn Jr.; Renee
Conn and Loree Conn of Monessen; Scott Saxburg; Myersdale;
and Chris and Jennifer Saxburg; both of North Huntingdon; five great grandchildren;
John and Derek Conn; both of
Monessen; Daniel and Dylan
Saxburg of North Huntingdon
and Austin Saxburg of
Myersdale.
Besides his parents; he was
preceded in death by his wife;
Genevieve A. Fazio Conn in
1987; and two brothers; Anthony Conn and Ralph Conn.
Friends were received Sunday and will be received Monday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;
700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

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.