Alfred Alfred R. "Zip'vZentner, 87, formerly of Homer City, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 1996, at Indian Haven, 1 The son of Andrew and Helen Ramshaw Zentner, he was born May 4, 1903, in Greensburg. Mr. Zentner was a member of United Mine Workers of America Local 488.
He was an outstanding area sandlot baseball player and a member of the Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Coal Co. Surviving are one sister, Charlotte Earharl, Littleton, Colo.i one stepdaughter and one stepson. Pearl Tuscano, Dearborn, James Tuscano, Pittsburgh; numerous step grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Theresa Tuscano Zentner; two stepsons, Joseph Penner, Tuscano and Pat Tuscano; and four sisters and brothers.
Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and from 24 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Frederick Bowser Funeral Home, Homer City, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday with the Rev. Father James Goldberg officiating.
Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana. Howard Smith Howard Smith, 83, Glen RD 1 passed away 22, 1996, at Punxsu--: tawney Area The son of William A. and Edith Cessna Smith, he was born June 17; 1913, in Banks Township, Indiana Mr. Smith attended the Smithport Wesleyan Methodist Church. Prior to his retirement, he owned and operated Smith's Plumbing and Excavating in Smithport.
Surviving are his wife, Marguerite E. Pearce; one son, Allen T. Smith, Emlenton; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Linda) Meckley, Glen Campbell RD six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one brother and one sister; Carlton D. and Mrs.
Edward (Mona) Nelson, both of Glen Campbell RD 1. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mona Marie Smith; his parents; and these brothers: Richard James Donald Dallas E. and Floyd D. Smith. Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m.
Monday and from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Albert E. Rairigh Funeral Home, Hillsdale, where a funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, with the Rev.
Arnold L. Guntrum officiating. Interment will follow at Burnside Cemetery. Burnside. Boost for township park BRUSH VALLEY -Members of the Brush Volley United Methodist Church youth group rook cm anonymous donor up on his promise to match $1,000 raiseid by area youngsters to fund construction of the orushvaltey Township Park along Route 56: The group raised the $1,000 through a holupkispaghetti dinner and a walk-a-thoh.
-V' group members' turned out to help sow grdssseed for the park's ballfield They included, from left: Carrie Shaffe'r Heather Pisarcik, Brittany StahleyVJodi Shaffer, Joe Rusin and Seth were' Fred George and Joey Pisorak. Anyone interested in helping to raise funds for the park is invited to attend the park board meetings, held at 7 p.ni. the third Monday 'of each month at the township building. (Gazette photo by Jason Johnson) Rose Startari Rose M. Startari, 71, Blairsville, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Sun- day, Sept.
22, 1996, at her home after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. The daughter of Joseph and Jennie Santora Ricca; she was born Nov. 7, 1924, in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Startari had resided with her husband in Blairsville for the last 40 years.
A champion of her children and well known by everyone for her flamboyant personality and seem-I ingly limitless energy, she was most happy in meeting and graciously entertaining people. Known for her unparalled warmth, generosity and elegant style, she had many and a family that will dearly miss her. A graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, she worke'i for several years as. an X-ray technician for Westlnghouse Electric Corp: She Was one of the original spokespersons for WQED- TV upon its opening in Pittsburgh. When Mrs.
Startari moved to Blairsville in 1936, she kept up with the things she enjoyed most. She was a member of SS Simon Jude Roman Catholic Church, Blairsville; a den mother for the Cub Scouts, a charter member of the Chestnut Ridge Golf Club, a member of the BPW in Blairsville and an active participant in the March of Dimes charily drives. She started a small catering service shortly after her move to Blairsville. Because of her personal touch and obvious talent for creating elegant presentations and displays, her service, earned her notoriety throughout Pennsylvania. Her unique services were in con- stant demand and she went on to cater many events including weddings, teas, parlies and corporate functions.
She catered the fashion show galas and breakfasts for 14 years for the Joseph Homes where she also, worked for many years. She was the original manager of The Coachlight Inn. now The Chestnut Ridge Inn on the Green. She was also a representative for Mary Kay Cosmetics. Surviving are her husband, Francis A.
"Fran11 Startari; her mother, Pittsburgh; two sons, Joseph and wife, Cindy, Clearwater, and Robert and wife, Lisa, Delmont; three granddaughters and one 'grandson: Amy Elizabeth Startari, Atlanta, Paul Startari, Clearwater, Jessica Rene and Alii-. son Rose Startari, both of one brother and three sisters; Patrick Ricca, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Virgin- ia Milter, Bakerstown; Mrs. Florence Hoffman, Traverse City, and Corrine Lange, She was preceded in death by an Infant brother, Joseph Ricca and her father. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m, Tuesday at the James F.
Ferguson Funeral Home, Blairsville. A wake service will be held at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at. the funeral home. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 25, at SS. Simon Jude church, Blairsville, with the Rev. Father Chester J. Raimer as celebrant.
Interment will be made in Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, i Memorial contributions' may be made to the Blairsville Public Library for the purchase of books on culinary arts. Anna Alsippi Anna E. Grimplin Alsippi, 87, Saltsburg RD 3 (Loyalhanna Township), died Sunday, Sept. 22, 1996, at St. Anne Home, Greensburg.
The daughter of Frank J. and Mary Tomko she was born March 31, 1909, in Wilpen. Mrs. Alsippi had lived in Saltsburg mostofherlifeandwasamemberof Fannie Sellins Lodge, Avonmore. She was a homemaker and a self-employed housekeeper for numerous families at The Kiski School.
Surviving are two sons, Louis J. Jr.j Loyalhanna Township, and John Plum Boro; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mary Bortz, Greensburg. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Louis J. Alsippi in 1951; one brother, John Grimplin; two infant brothers; and four sisters: Julia Dunmire, Kather-. ine- Shirey, Margaret Kallev and Martha Grimplin: Friends will-be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Monday at the Curran Funeral Home Saltsburg, where a funeral service will be held al 11 a m. Tuesday with the Rev. Tom Jones officiating. Interment be made in Edgewood Cenie-' tery, Saltsburg. Memorial contributions' may be made to The Salvation Army in Apollo, Indiana, Greensburg and Valley.
TT 1 ju(saii Caroline R. Doolin and infant, Indi- ana RD Jennifer June Ellenberger, 603 Whiltier Drive, Indiana. Mildred Foster, 759 Maple St, Indiana; Kathleen Lieb Hefferin, 1975 Route 422 West, Indiana; Tyler Magalich, Robinson; Timothy Robert Pantall, 275 Old Glory Road, Indiana; James C. Poole, Homer City RD Julia Sushak, 33 Shady Drive, Harold Thomas Kirsch Zenecki, Cherry Tree. PUNXSUTAWNEY Birth Sept.
22, 1996 Mrs. Randall Reilz, ney, girl. Admission Robert Davis, Big Run. Discharges Mrs. C3thy Brocious and infant, Timblin; Mrs.
Bertha Smelko, Mrs. Dannielle and infant, Reynoldsville. LATROBE Admission" Lenora A. Kalp, New Alexandria RD 2. and infant, 1000 Water Indiana; Delbert Harry Montgomery, Commodore RD Dorothy V.
R'eplogle, 537 Oak Indiana. Eli H. Snyder, Avonmore RD Martha Edna Swalga, 106 Campbell Blairsville; Arwayne L. Wise, Homer City RD James V. Yeamans, 369 Oak Indiana.
Births Sept. 22, 1996 William P. and Ida Rose Hammersmith Drive, In-diana girl; James R. Brady and Randi S. Pearce, Barnesboro, girl; Darlene Marie and.
Jose; F. Chi, Commodore, boy. Admissions Sept. 22 Timothy D. Guiste, Homer City RD Scott Alex Harwick, Apollo; Lyle O.
Rager, 100 W. Market Blairsville; Gladys Walker, Akron, Discharges Sept. 22 Josephine Rita Allshouse, 700 Rustic Lodge Road, Indiana; Chester C. Bellman, 730 N. Fifth Indiana; John Ronald Burtick, Dayton RD Punxs'y School District holds family workshop Apollo-Ridge schedules open house SPRING CHURCH The Apollo-Ridge School District will conduct an' open house in all school buildings during the week of Sept.
30 through Oct. A tree will be planted in living memory of Alfred Zentner, Iva Wadding Iva Marie Bush Wadding, 88, formerly of Honie, died Monday, Sept. 23, 1996. at St. Andrew's Village, Indiana.
The daughter of Jacob LeRoy and Edith Pearl Brocious Bush, she was born Oct. 4, 1907, in North Mahoning Mrs. Wadding was a member of the Plumville Homemakers. A housewife and mother, she resided in the Home area for most of her life. Surviving are one daughter, B.
Larue Dunmire and husband, Donald, Las Vegas, one daughter-in-law, Margaretta "Margaret" Wadding. Home; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; one brother and one sister, LeRoy Bush and Florence Pearl Orr, both of Home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Thomas C. Wadding, in 1988; her parents; step-: mother, Celia Brandon Short Bush; one son, Clair Wadding, in brother, Blair Bush; half sister, Lotus Bush Jones; and stepsister, Thelma Short McMillen. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday at the Bowser-Minicb Funeral Home, Plumville, where a funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the John P. Sykes officiating. Interment will be made in Oakland Cemetery, Indiana. Julius Manifest Julius A.
Manifest, 75, Avonmore RD 2, passed away upon arrival at Latrobe Area Hospital, Latrobe on Sunday, Sept. 22. The son of Anthony and Theresa Scarizza Manifest, he was born Aug. 6, 1921, in Edri, Conemaugh Township. Manifest had lived in the Avonmore area all his life and was a Army veteran of World War II, where he served in the European Theater.
He was a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Avonmore; United Mine Workers of America 6986 Avonmore Italian Club; Avonmore Senior. Citizens; Park Township Sportsmens Club and the Nowrytown Sportsmens Club. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Prior to his retirement in 1982, he was employed for 45 years by Canterbury Coal Kiski Twp.
Surviving are his wife, Julia M. Chioldi Manifest, whom he married 53 years ago; one son and three daughters: August J. and Mrs. Don' aid (Theressa) Snyder, both of Avonmore; Mrs. Richard (Antoinette) Olson.
Simi Valley. and Mrs. John (Fay) Young, Van-. aergnti; eigm grandsons; one brother and two sisters: August, Elders Ridge; Mabel VSunday" Amoranto, Vandergrift; and Carrie Ciuca, Sonoma, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents; John and Ralph Manifest; and sisters, Felma T.
Posney, Mary Pellagrino; Anne Ri-nelli and Julia ManifesL Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Curran-Shaffer Funeral Home Apollo. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at St.
Ambrose church, Avonmore, with the Rev. Fr. William hom*olak as celebrant. Interment will be made in Westview Cemetery, Avonmore. I ALSIPPI, Anna E.
Grimplin, a.m., Curran Funeral Home Saltsburg RAY, Vada Mary, a.m., Lawr, rence J. McClure Funeral Home, Jeannette PUNXSUTAWNEY Punxsutawney Area School District will be among the first in the nation to host an, innovative family computer workshop. -v The workshop is designed to show parents how to maximize their chil-dren's learning and will include an introduction to computers, now used extensively in schools, business establishments, offices and other work The free seminar will be held from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
26, in the senior high school cafeteria on North Findley Street in Punxsutawney. Parents are welcome to bring their children, but INDIANA Births Sept. 21, 1996 Kathleen L. Hefferin, 1874 Route 422 West, Indiana, girt; Janice F. and Dennis L.
Davis, Barnesboro IID2, boy; Holly Denise Gray, 30 Hoyt Drive, Indiana, boy; Michelle M. Trust, 882 -S. Third Indiana, boy. Admissions Sept. 21 Chester C.
Bellman, 730 N. Fifth Indiana; Robert Craig, 1155 Indian Springs Road, Indiana; Jennifer June Ellenberger, 603 Whiltier Drive, Indiana; Betty J. Pacific, Saltsburg; Sandra Mae Pelky, ana RD 5. Discharges Sept. 21 Carl E.
Ackerson, 71 Sherman Cfymer; Ruth L. Buterbaugh, Clair- vaux Commons, Indiana; Darrell Emigh, Indiana RD Abagail Gibson and Lydia Hollis Gibson, both of Glenn Harkins, Ford City. Dennis Richard Homer, Clearfield; Suzanne Elizabeth Lemmon." i0)O(E Book on By BILL GRAFF Gazette Assistant Editor JOHNSTOWN Conemaugh Valley Conservancy, hoping to spread both concern and support for elimination of pollution to rivers and streams within the Kiski River Basin, has published a book entitled: "The Kiski River Basin," written by Brad Clemenson, communications director for Congressman John Mur-. tha, D-12th. District.
The 20-page book published at no cost to the Conservancy; features the six rivers that flow through the Kiski River Basin from their confluence listing beginning altitudes and pollution problems. Included are maps, statistics and pollution sources within the watersheds, also those areas open to fishing and types of fish available. The schedule is as follows Monday, Sept, 36 Apollo-Ridge Middle School, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.' Tuesday, Oct. 1 Elders Ridge Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary, 6:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 Apollo-Ridge High School, 7 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
3 Apollo Elementary and North Apollo Elementary, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All middle school and elementary students will be given flyers to take home that will include more detailed information regarding open house. -Parents are encouraged to take an interest in the educational programs' and services provided by the district and afford themselves the opportunity to meet classroom teachers and visit the classrooms. Training set for vision test volunteers The Indiana County Blind Association will hold a pre-schaol vision (raining session for volunteers al 9 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Blind Associatoin office, 31 Indiana. Dr. Charles Tarnoff, ah Indiana optometrist, will instruct volunteers on visual testing of children who are either' in or entering more information, call the Blind Association al 465:5549. Health care options to be discussed Dick Pardee of Richmond Insurance Services will discuss health care options during the Intestinal Illness Support Group meeting Thursday, Sept.
26, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Indiana Hospital. The meeting is free and all are welcome. For more information, call Lori at 479-8405; Connie at 254-9272; or the Intestinal Disease Foundation at 261-5888.
Horses at Philly quarantined CORNWELLS HEIGHTS, Pa. (AP) A quarantine has been imposed on the backstretch at Phila- delphia Park until Oct. 15 to prevent an outbreak of equine infectious commonly known as 'swamp fever. The infected horse was found at Wingait Farms in Springfield Township, Bucks County, and has been destroyed. Grey Code, a 5-year-old mare, was shipped from the same farm to Philadelphia Park on Aug.
31. She river basin space is limited and anyone interested is asked to call (814) 938-3151 for reservations. The seminar is designed to assist who own a home computer as well as those who don't. Gerald Gigliplti, director of learning resources for PAHS, and Irma Stein, reading specialist, will conduct the computer seminar. The seminar will discuss computer basics and explain how teennolo-.
gy helps the children learn. Local students will demonstrate some of the age-appropriate learning software currently being used in classrooms. has tested negative so far for the disease, which has a 45-day incubation period No horses may be shipped from Philadelphia Park during the quarantine, which was imposed by the state Department of Agriculture, Equine infectious anemia is incur- able but usually not fatal to horses and is not a threat to humans, state veterinarian Revel Schmidt said. It is transmitted by mosquitoes or flies and often causes flulike symptoms. published government from American University, Washington, D.C., was assisted in editing the book by William Dzombak, CBC vice chairman and well known conservator.
Copies of the book are available for $3 each from: CVC, P.O. Box 907, Johnstown, 15907-0907. In conjunction with CVC's efforts to expedite cleanup of the the next CVC meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, in the Johnstown Flood Museum auditorium on Washington Street in Johnstown.
John Oliver III, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will attend this meeting to learn of CVC efforts to upgrade water quality and develop recreational opportunities within the Kiski Valley Basin. The meeting is open to the public. Vada Ray Vada Mary Ray, 85, Jeannette, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 1936, at Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. The daughter of Fred and Linnie Rankin McLaughlin, site was born Aug.
26, 1911, in Home. Mrs. Ray was an Indiana High School graduate and attended Indiana Normal Teachers College. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Jeannette. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Henry (Joan) Zellars, Jeannette, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death hy her husband, George Wilbur Ray, in .1987. Friends will be received from 2-4 -and 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Law-. rence J.
McClure Funeral Home, Jeannette, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, with the Rev. David D. Hunte bfficiating.
Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery, Indiana. Gladys Fetterman Gladys R. Fetterman, 79, Bames-. boro RD 2, died Sunday, Sept 22, 1996, at her home. The daughter of Glias and Rcssie Boring Keith, she was born Jan.
26, 1917, in Greenwich. Surviving are one daughter, leen, at home; one grandson, Jason; and these brothers and sisters; Eve lyn Schrenkel, Spangler; Wilbert, Minnesota; Violet Spaid, Elias Jr. and Norman, all of Ohio; Josephine Elliott and Ronald, both of Bames- boroRDl. i i She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Herman, in 197S; an infant son; and one brother, rJames. i Friends will be received from 2-4 'and 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday at the Long-Contres Funeral Home Bames-' -boro, where a funeral service will be iheld al 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. David Ross officiating. -Interment will be in McDowell Cem-Tetery; Barnesboro. New Greek Orthodox head visits Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (AP) The new leader of 15 million Greek Orthodox communicants in the United Slates is to visit here Thursday for the 171h annual ClergyrLaity Assembly.
Archbishop -Spyridon was enthroned Saturday as primate for nine U.S. Greek Orthodox dioceses in the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Holy Trinity in New York. The gathering in Pittsburgh will be al the Doubletree Hotel. Spyridon, 51, was born in Warren, Ohio, to Greek immigrants. He attended elementary school in Steu-bentfille and ornrftisitdrf fntm Tarpon Springs, high school where he was a place-kicker for the football team.
The rivers include Stoney Creek, Conemaugh River, Blacklick Creek, Loyalhanna Creek and Kiskiminetas River and their watersheds which drain 1,887 acres, of land in Somerset, Cambria, Westmoreland and Indiana counties, a span of 122 miles. Clemenson writes: "The Kiski Ba-. sin has the dubious distinction of being simultaneously one the most scenic areas of America and one of the most polluted." His pur- PDse in writing the book was to ighlight the basin's attributes as well as to call attention to the need -for extensive remediation efforts to clean up the rivers, as noted by CVC president Richard H. Mayer. Clemenson, a graduate of Buck-nell University with a master's de-- gree in communications and.
