Anna Currie;of 1600 Taft St.;Marol Village;Hollywood;Fla.;died Thursday;April 30;1981;at 6:40 p.m.in Doctors’ Hospital;Hollywood;Fla. She was 91. Miss Currie was born June 11;1889;in Monessen;where she had been a teacher and elementary principal in the Monessen School System for many years prior to her retirement. She moved to Florida 29 years ago. She never married. Miss Currie was a former member of St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;Monessen. Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews;one;of whom is R.James (Rab) Currie;of Belle Vernon;retired former head football coach at Charleroi Area High School. A Blessing service will be held in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;at 9:30 a.m.Monday. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m.in St.Leonard’s R.C.Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Henry P.Dinicco;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Harold Ernest Clark;prominent pioneer mid-Mon Valley architect;died Friday;Dec.19;1975;at 1 p.m.in the Negley House Nursing Home in Pittsburgh where he had been a patient since Nov.11 after spending one month in Montifore Hospital;also in Pittsburgh. A resident of 17 Ruth Place;Clair Manor;Belle Vernon R.D.2(Rostraver Twp.);Mr.Clark received his architectural degree at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University) in Pittsburgh. During his career he specialized in the construction of churches. In the Valley he designed such edifices as St.Sebastian Catholic Church and the First Presbyterian Church;both of Belle Vernon;St;Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church;St.John’s Orthodox Church;Holy Name Catholic Church and its school and rectory;First Presbyterian Church;St.Spyridon Greek Catholic Church and its social hall;St.Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and St.Cajetan Catholic Church;all of Monessen;and the Methodist Church of Speers. A U.S.Army veteran of World War I;Mr.Clark served in the 305th Engineers Regiment;80th Division;overseas in France. He was a member and past commander of Thomas R.McKeee Post 28;American Legion;of Monessen. He was also a member of the Free & Accepted Order of Masons (F&AM) Lodge 643 of Belle Vernon;McKean Commandery and Knights Templar of Charleroi;Syria Shrine of Pittsburgh;and a member of the Monessen Rotary Club. Born in Oil City;he was a son of George and Mae Smock Clark and had resided in the Monessen-Belle Vernon area virtually all his life. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Jean Deemer Clark;one son;Harold Ernest Clark Jr. and two granddaughters;Heather Jean and Sallye Ann Clark;all of Rockville;Md.;one brother;Fred R.Clark of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Sunday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday at 8 p.m.with the Rev.Dr.S.Talman of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon in charge. Private interment will follow Tuesday morning in Lawn Haven Burial Estates in Worthington;Pa. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director in charge. ( Mr.Clark was moved to Belle Vernon Cemetery on March 13;1981)

John M. Chuhanic of
Charleroi R D 2 died Friday;March 6;1981; at 12:30 p.m. in
Montefiore Hospital; Pittsburgh. He was 38.
Mr. Chuhanic was born July 30;1942; in North Charleroi;
a son of Michael and Jarmilla
Cernicky Chuhanic; who survive and reside in Charleroi
R D 2. He is also survived by
several aunts and uncles.
A lifelong resident of the
Charleroi area; Mr. Chuhanic
was a member of St Sebastian Roman Catholic Church
in Belle Vernon. He was a 1962 graduate of
Penn State College;
McKeesporl Campus; where
he was vice president of the
Kiwanis Club during his
senior year. Mr. Chuhanic was
employed by R. T. Patterson;
Inc ; of Pittsburgh; as an
electrical draftsman. Friends will be received in
the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626 Broad Ave ; Belle Vernon; Saturday
from 7 to 9 p m and Sunday from 2 to 4 p m and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer Services at the funeral home will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m.followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Michael Chornak;of Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Jan.7;1981;in Mon Valley Hospital following a lengthy illness.  He was 52.  Mr.Chornak was born Oct.16;1928;in Monongahela;a son of the late John Chornak and Anna Sidum;who survives and resides in Monongahela. He was an employee of the National Tube Division of U.S.Steel Corporation in McKeesport.  Mr.Chornak was a member of the Carroll Township American Legion Post No.949.  Survivors;in addition to his mother;are his wife;Cecilia Wozniak Chornak;at home;a son;Michael R.Chornak;of Terra Alla;W.Va.;two daughters;Mrs.Ronald (Beverly) Skira of Belle Vernon; and Michelle Chornak of Pittsburgh;Pa.;two brothers;John;of Finleyville;and Victor;of Monongahela;and two sisters.Mrs.Irene Corneilson of Pleasant Hills;Pa.;and Mrs.Chuck (Margaret) Boyer;of Library;Pa.  Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Prayer Services will be held Saturday;Jan.10.at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in the Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with the Rev.Father Thomas G.Rinn;pastor of the church;officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  A Rosary Service will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m.in the funeral home.  A Parish Wake Service will be held Friday at 8 p.m.in the funeral home.  The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Valley Independent of Monessen
Wednesday; December 31; 1980

Paul Shesniak of Fayette City; R.D.1; died yesterday in Connellsville State Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was 90. Mr. Shesniak was born in Poland on March 6; 1890. He was a member of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Belle Vernon and was a retired coal miner. Mr. Shesniak was predeceased by his wife; Katherine; in 1967; and two sons. Michael in 1960 and John in 1951. Survivors include two sons; Andy of Fayette City R.D.1; and Emil of Chicago; Ill and one brother; Stefan of Thunder Bay; Ontario; Canada. Friends will be received in the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home; Fayette City; after 3 p.m. today.