Elsie L. Stearns Scullion; 86; of Plano; Texas; died Saturday; Sept. 27; 2008; at 11:25 p.m. in Presbyterian Hospital of Plano. Born June 22; 1922; in North Charleroi; she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Matilda Weber Stearns. Mrs. Scullion was a resident of The Legacy at Willow Bend Health Center in Plano. A homemaker; Mrs. Scullion was a member of the Wurtemberg United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star; both in Ellwood City. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law; Dennis and Susan Scullion; of Plano; one sister and brother-in-law; Julia and Ronald Hamilton; of Louisiana; and two grandchildren; Lacy and Billy Scullion; both of Plano. She was preceded in death by her husband; William S. Scullion; one son; Darrell Lee Scullion; and two sisters; Margaret Stearns and Alice Masten. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME; family owned and operated; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon (724-929-6183). Funeral services will be held Thursday; Oct. 2; at 10 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Suzanne Currie of First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Entombment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Condolences accepted for the family at the funeral home Web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com

June A. Burke Hamrock; 89; of Monessen; went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her family Saturday; April 10; 2010; at 11:53 p.m. at Havencrest Nursing Home. Born June 30; 1920; in Belle Vernon; she was the daughter of the late Stephen Franklin and Margaret Doyle Burke. A lifelong resident of Monessen; Mrs. Hamrock was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon and was a homemaker. A very loving and caring mother; grandmother; and great-grandmother; she is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law; Linda and Thomas Kreger; of Monessen; Karen Jewell; of Monessen; a son and daughter-in-law; Joseph Jan and Ann Hamrock; of Lake Frederick; Va.; five grandchildren; Aaron and Wendy Jewell; of McMurray; Justin and Laurie Jewell; of Belle Vernon; Brian Kreger; of Blacklick; Ohio; Eric and Rachel Hamrock; of Baltimore; and Jodie and Ross Hewitt; of Winchester; Va.; three great-grandchildren; Jackson Jewell; Parker Jewell and Kendall Eve Jewell; and a sister; Nolace Burke; of Perryopolis. She was preceded in death by her husband; Joseph Hamrock; and three sisters; Mary Burke; Georgetta Higgins; and Margaret Hough. Private visitation and funeral services were held Tuesday at the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME; Family Owned and Operated; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon (724-929-6183); with the Rev. Donald A. Bowers; of First Christian Church of Belle Vernon; officiating. Entombment took place at Belle Vernon Cemetery. Condolences accepted at the funeral homes Web site; www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

Zala Mae Haluschak; 78; of Charleroi; died Saturday; Oct. 18; 2008; in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born May 18; 1930; in Charleroi; a daughter of the late John T. and Bessie Simpson Swann. Mrs. Haluschak is survived by two sisters; Elma Vaccariello and husband Frank; of Lakeland; Fla.; and Vella Sanfilippo and husband Joe; of Brecksville; Ohio; one brother; Donald Swann and wife Florence; of Gillespie; Ill.; many nieces and nephews; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; and a very dear friend; Dorothy Moyer. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband John Haluschak; and five brothers; John; Richard; Zeryl; Raymond and Bernarr Swann. Friends will be received Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the SCHROCK-HOGAN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES INC.; 226 Fallowfield Ave.; Charleroi; (www.schrock-hogan.com). Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home; followed by entombment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers; the family requests memorial donations be made to the American Diabetes Association.