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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1998 B-7 STATE REGION Fatal stabbing lands man life sentence i A neighbor, Stephanie Johnson, started pounding on the back door, yelling, "You don't want to do this." "It's too late," he replied, locking the door, and grabbing a huntingfishing knife out of a tackle box he had kept in the kitchen. Another witness who was outside the house testified that she heard Rivers yell "don't try to run, I can catch you." Rivers confessed on tape that he then stalked Giles upstairs and found her face-down on the bedroom floor between the bed and a nightstand. She didn't say a word as he approached her. He held the knife with both hands and plunged it into her repeatedly until she stopped moving. "My intent was to kill her," Rivers told police as they arrested him.

Rivers testified in his own behalf yesterday, saying Giles threatened to throw hot grease on him and told him the son he loved was fathered by another man. He said he snapped as Giles came at him with a knife. Then, he said, he blacked out. He also said he lied on his audio-taped confession. District Attorney Stephen A.

Zappala said the case was so horrific that he wanted to seek the death penalty. But he took over the office in January, after the deadline for the state to file court papers to seek the death penalty had passed, he said; i ByJohnM.R. Bull Post-Gazette Stafl Writer Juanita Giles was stabbed 34 times by a jealous boyfriend who had to switch knives after the first one broke off in her neck. The slaying was so brutal that a police officer at the scene had to leave the bloodied room. Even the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on Giles' body was shocked.

"I just started whacking on her," Cleveland L. Rivers 43, of Garfield, told homicide investigators a few hours after the killing. "I just kept sticking her until she stopped moving." Rivers said he stopped after the second knife, which he wielded two-handed, also broke. So no one in Judge Gerard M. Bigley's court was surprised when he found Rivers guilty yesterday of first-degree murder, ending a two-day, nonjury trial.

Bigley quickly rejected the argument that Giles provoked Rivers. Rivers' attorney, Joe Williams, sought a verdict of involuntary manslaughter, a lesser degree of homicide. Rivers faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without hope of parole. Giles, 34, was stabbed 34 times on July 25, 1997. At least 12 wounds were defensive, caused as she tried to fight off the blade with her hands and arms.

She was stabbed four times in the neck, four times in the face, three more times in the chest, once in the belly and 10 times in the back. Rivers and Gfies had a stormy, ll-year relationship. They had both cheated on each other. He had been arrested two days before for punching her. The courtroom was quiet yesterday as prosecutor Kim Clark played Rivers' taped confession, the key piece of evidence against him.

Members of Giles' family -sat with tears streaming down their faces, choking back sobs as they listened to Rivers confess in a factual, dispassionate voice. Rivers sat with his head bowed, toying with a pencil. On the tape, Rivers said he returned to the home they shared in Garfield with her daughter, Marquita, 13, and their son, Cleveland 8, to find Giles frying fish and homefries. They argued loudly about money, about a guy she had been out with two nights before, and the $404 she had given him. When she threatened to send him to jail for violating the terms of his bond, he grabbed the kitchen knife she was using from her hand.

"The next thing I know, I started hacking at her. The knife broke," he said on the tape. "I just started whacking on her. I remember the knife sticking" in her neck and breaking off. Salt shaker in hand, Giles fled up the stairs, screaming.

molestation charges by inventing a story that he and the girl's mother had impregnated the youngster' through crude attempts at artificial insemination. In the latest twist, Hinzy mailed off an engagement ring to the victim, now in foster care in Maryland, county Detective Jason Hunter said yesterday. She, in turn, has named the child after Hinzy. But any future relationship could be problematic. First, there's Hinzy's Somerset County jail sentence.

Then he must stand trial on four charges in Garrett County, where investigators say he continued to molest the teen-ager late last year. Finally, there's Fike's order yesterday that Hinzy have no contact with the girl unless it's to arrange custody or child support. Last month, Hinzy pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of statutory sexual assault and a charge that he escaped from the county jail Feb. 20, walking out an unlatched door the day after he was arrested in the molestation case. He fled to his parent's home five miles away and was returned to jail by his mother three hours later.

"I'm sorry for what happened," Hinzy told Fike yesterday. "I made a mistake." A different county judge, Kim Gibson, sentenced the girl's mother Tuesday to 18 to 48 months in prison for endangering the welfare of a child, corrupting a minor and an unrelated shoplifting charge. The woman is not being identified by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette because doing so would identify her daughter. "The evidence indicates that she knew about the relationship between her daughter and Mr. Hinzy.

It was not surreptitious in any way," Johnson said. Under a plea agreement, she admitted only to giving her daughter a narcotic pain reliever, and not to any role in the molestation. daughter's bones at memorial service Family finds BONES FROM PAGE B-l said yesterday. "The others were deer bones." Dirkmaat believes the bones had been scattered by dogs and other carnivores. He said he and his students thought they had collected all of Lub-bert's bones.

"Her skull had been found about three-quarters of a mile downstream from the remains we found in March. I assumed the stream had carried away her other bones. We searched that stream and adjacent hillside very carefully for half a mile, but we didn't find anything. "I think the Katterson family found the bones on private property. We didn't search there because I didn't think we had permission." Dirkmaat said this was the first time in his career that anyone had recovered bones after he and his students had searched an area.

"I feel for Patricia Katterson," Warco said. "I'm a parent, too. A lot of dedicated people spent hours looking for Sandra's remains after her skull was found. Somehow the bones she found were missed." Katterson, who sent a letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explaining what had said the Lawrence Miller Funeral Home in Bellevue would pick up the bones from Warco's office today or tomorrow. The Katterson family is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the whoever is responsible for Sandra Katterson's death.

Anyone with information can call the state police at 724-223-5200. bone sticking in the ground about 24 feet from the memorial site. Several other bones were attached to it. A large bone was found about 26 feet away. More bones were found nearby.

"We found 34 bones and took them Katterson said. "I wasn't going to leave them, even if they belonged to someone else." At the family's request, Allegheny County homicide detective Lee Yingling delivered the bones to the Allegheny County coroner's office. They then were taken to Washington County Coroner S. Timothy Warco's office and forwarded to Dirkmaat. "Four of the bones were Sandra's," Dirkmaat OBITUARIES olester to marry victim, age 15 ByTomGibb Post-Gazette Stafl Writer I SOMERSET, Pa.

To the law, she is David Hinzy's victim, a teenager he molested for a year, the girl who was a month shy of her 15th birthday when she gave birth to his child. To Hinzy, she is his 15-year-old wife-to-be. Hinzy made the formal announcement yesterday before Somerset County Common Pleas Judge Eugene Fike II sentenced him to II 2 to 23 months in the county jail for molesting the girl and breaking out of prison. "We're engaged to be married," Hinzy, a lanky man whose distinguishing feature is a "born to be wild" tattoo covering his forearm, said as he stood before Fike in handcuffs and leg irons. "They do plan to get married," public defender Kenneth Johnson confirmed.

It was another twist in a case knotted with them. Hinzy said during a preliminary hearing in April that he began having sex with the girl in 1996, while he was living with her mother, now 33, and continued with her blessings. The mother had been surgically sterilized, and selected, her daughter to have a child with Hinzy instead, the victim told investigators. And when the teen-ager gave birth, Hinzy testified, he figured that he could escape the brunt of Cont. from Page B-6 PULEO CHARLES L.

"CHUCK" On Sept. 8, 1 998; beloved husband of Naomi F. (Cain) Puleo; father of Charles Tina and John Puleo; father-in-law of Melissa and Puleo; brother of Louis, John 'and the late Joseph Puleo; brother-in-law of Johanna, Mary and Betsy grandfather of Derek, Dylan and Kasey Puleo; also survived by loving cousins, nieces and nephews. Chuck was a well-known pianist and organist who performed in this area and brought ioy to many people in past SO yrs. Friends received at BAGNATO FUNERAL HOME, Chartiers Carnegie Thurs.

7-9 PM, Fri. 2-4. 7-9 PM. Funeral Mass Holy Souls Church, St, Elizabeth Seton Parish, Sat. 10 AM.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests 'memorial contributions to South Hills Family Hospice, 250 Mt. Leba-. non Suite 203, PA 15234 PUZA DANIEL J. Suddenly', on Monday, Sept. 7, '1998; beloved husband of Sylvia Dowd Puza; dear father of Diane Rosenbaum, Karen Sayre, Raymond, Andrea Michael Puza; grandfather of Joshua Sayre, Shelby Puza; brother of Richard Nancy Stabryla.

Friends received 2-4 7-9 Wed. 8 Thurs. at THOMAS J. GMITER FUNERAL HOME, INC. '2323 E.

Carson St. S. S. Funeral Fri. 9 a.m.

Mass of Christian Burial In 'St. Peter Chapel Prince of Peace Parish at 10 a.m. RIMSKY LILLIAN DORSEY On Sept. 8, 1998, Lillian Dorsey Rimsky, 53; beloved wife of Gerald Rimsky of Bellevue; also survived by loving daughter Andrea Lynne Rimsky and her future husband Steven K. Horning, both of Lynchburg, VA; sisters Patricia D.

Hoag of League City, TX and Donna B. Dorsey of New Castle; mother-in-' law Emma Rimsky of Bellevue and a niece Suzanne Hoag of League City, TX. A Registered Nurse by profession, Mrs. Rimsky had been an employee of Suburban General Hospital for over 23 years. Friends invited Thurs.

2-4, 7-9 p.m. in THE ORION C. PINKERTON FUNER-, AL HOME, INC. A GOLDEN RULE MEMBER FIRM. 1014 California -Avenue Avalon, (North Boros), where funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10:00.

ROBINSON ELIZABETH MATTHEWS Elizabeth (Bess) Sampson Mat-, thews Robinson, 50, devoted mother of Armstrong Matthews and Sarah -Catherine and beloved wife of J. Bernard, passed away at home in Great Falls, Virginia, surrounded by her family, on Sept. 9, 1998, following an extended illness. Bess was active in community, educa--tional and non-profit organizations and was an experienced, strategic planner, manager and consultant. A 1970 graduate of Vanderbilt Univer-.

sity with a BSN (nursing), Bess held various academic positions at Pace University, University of Cincin-, nati, Rush University and University of Pittsburgh and was a member of Sigma Theta Tau (Nat'l Honorary). Her extensive, civic leadership included the Center for cultural Human Services in Falls Church; the Bronxville Adult VELEMIROVICH CHRIS "COWBOY" Of Bon-Air, on Tuesday, 1998, beloved husband of father of Toni Wiedl, of Mt. Oliver; brother of Pete Velemirovich, Suzanne Teti, D.J, Frankovich, Steve Velemirovich and the late Dale Davis. Friends may call at FRANK F. DE BOR FUNERAL HOME, INC.

1065 Brookline 561-U380 Wednesday and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 P.M., where Services will be held Friday at 1 P.M. WERTZ LOIS R. On Monday, Sept; 7r 1998, Lois Reilly Wertz, beloved wife of Richard A. Wertz; sister of Connie Stetn-stra and Phillip B. Reilly; also survived by nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received at JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS, INC. 4900 Cen- tre Ave. At Devonshire Street Thursday 2-4 7-9 p.m. Funeral Friday.

Mass of Christian Burial' St. Paul Cathedral, 10 a.m. WILLIAMS BETTY nee (MORGAVO) (KRANAK) On Mon. Sept. 7, 1998, age 50 of N.

Huntingdon, beloved wife of James L.Williams, beloved mother of Robert Kranak, Raymond (Sue) Kranak, grandmother of Taylor Kranak; daughter of Evelyn (Lee) and the late Joseph J. Morgavo sister of Joseph J. Morgavo Mrs. Lucille Chiodo and David W. Morgavo; friends received at EDWARD P.

KANAI FUNERAL HOME, 500 Greenfield Ave. Where a blessing service will be held Fri. 12 noon. Visitation with the family Wed. 8Jhurs.

2-4 7-9pm. WILSON ELLEN THACKRAY On Tuesday, September 8, Pittsburgh. She married and moved to Pittsburgh from her native Johnstown in 1953. Ellen was active in numerous charitable organizations. She was a graduate of West-mont High School and Sweet Briar College.

Surviving are her husband Napier and children Elizabeth, Mark and Mary. Services and interment are private. Gifts in remembrance should be given to one's favorite charity or to the Pittsburgh Foundation for the Wilson Scholarships Services, 1 PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Arrangements were by H. Samson, Pittsburgh zawicki IRENE (GURCAK) On Wednesday, September 1998; wife of the late Robert beloved mother of Robert G.

(Karen), Regis J. Jeffrey (Gwen); grandmother of Jeffrey, Jr; deafest friend and companion of Stephen Seaman; sister of Helen the late Anna Wall, Margaret Woiciechowski Sophie Stabryia; also nieces nephews. Friends, received 2-9 p.m. Thursday, 12-9 p.m. Friday.

THOMAS J. GMITER HOME, INC. 2323 EV. Carson St. S.

S. Funeral Saturday 9:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in'St Matthew's Chapel, Prince of Peace Parish at 10:00 a.m. LAUGHLIN FUNERAL HOME, 222 Washington Mt. Lebanon.

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered in St. Bernard Church. Fri. at 10 A.M.

Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Bernard Church Angel Fund. STEINBACH WILLIAM J. "BILL" Of Ross Twp on Sept.

8, 1998; beloved husband of Mary Patricia "Pat" Kelly Steinbach; father of Debora P. Steinbach, Mary P. Gingrich and her husband Kurt, Nancy K. Steinbach and her fiance Sam Beer, Janet E. Garber and her husband Dan, and William J.

Steinbach, Jr. and his wife Patty; grandfather of Kurt Gingrich, William Gingrich, Connor Gingrich, William J. Steinbach, III and Nicole Marie Steinbach. Friends received Thurs. 8.

Fri. 2-4 8. 7-9 p.m. at the T.B. DEVLIN FUNERAL HOME, 806 Perry Highway, North Hills, Mass of Christian Burial in St.

Sebastian Church, Sat. 10:30 a.m. Con-tributoins may be made to Du-quesne University co William J. Steinbach Scholarship Fund, University Relations, 401 Administration Pgh. PA 15282.

SUHO HELEN I. Formerly of Shaler on Sept. 8, 1998; beloved wife of the late Stanley Suho; loving mother of Margie Mecleary and Stanley Suho; grandmother of Brenden Mecleary; dear aunt of Maureen Fagan and Colleen Fagan. Family will receive friends 2-4 and 7-9 PM Thurs. at the BOCK FUNERAL HOME, 1500 Mt.

Royal Glenshaw, where a Funeral Service will be held on Fri. at 11 AM. Mrs. Suho was a long time member of the Pgh. Musicians Union.

SUMTER ANNA LOUISE On Monday, September 7, 1998; beloved motherof Ella Jeffrey, Mabel Davis, and Dolores J. Gloster, all of Pgh; mother in-law of Arthur Jeffrey and Harry Davis, both of Pgh; sister in-law of Thomas Sumter of NJ; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, eight great great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation Thursday, 2-4 and 7-9pm at SPRIGGS-WATSON FUNERAL HOME, 720 N. Lang Avenue, E. E.

Services Friday, 11am, at the Shiloh Community Baptist Church. Interment Allegheny Cemetery. THIRY JOHN P. On September 9, 1998, of Hazelwood; husband of Helen (Barkley) Thiry; father of Joann Mato-ka, Linda, John and Janet Thiry, Debra Shaw and Denise Barr; eight grandchildren; brother of Edward, Francis and Gerald Thiry, Mary Manz, Anna Burnes, Catherine Granger, Patricia Mccracken and Dorothy Segida. Mr.

Thiry was a Veteran of WWI I. Visitation at the MARK V. SAUVA-GEOT FUNERAL HOME, 126 Hazelwood Ave. (on premises parking) 421-1165 or 800-421-4578, Thurs. and 2-4 and 7-9pm.

Funeral Mass 10am, St. Stephen R.C. Church. Salvation Army of Homestead. SCIULLI PHYLLIS Peacefully, on 9 1998, Phyllis, 72 of Oakland; devoted wife of Joseph; loving mother of Betty Byrne of Richard Sciulli of GA, Mary Ann Dean of Joseph Sciulli Jr.

of Harrisburg and Angela Conniff of sister of Mary Buc-ci, Eleanor D'Andrea and Antoinette Caligiuri and the late Onorato Bucci and Lucia Nicoletti; grandmother of Betty Ann Byrne, Eugene and Joseph Conniff, Nicole and Gab-rielle Sciulli and the late Kathleen Byrne. Friends welcomed JOHN N. ELACHKO FUNERAL HOME, 3447 Dawson Thurs. Fri. 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM.

Funeral Mass 10 AM in St. Regis Church. SESTRICH HELEN V. On Sept. 8, 1998, in mother of David Karen (husband Richard Deerwester); grandmother of Aaron Amanda; sister of Ann Bar-bier Andrew.

Memorial Mass will be held St. John of God Church, Mc-Kees Rocks, on Sept. 12, 10AM. In lieu of Flowers, contributions may be sent to: Boynton Beach Cancer Research, 12178 Country Greens Boynton Beach, FL 33437. SHIRINC JOHN L.

(JACK) On Sat. Sept. 5, 1998; father of Hoi li BlascoS. Heidi Shiring-Daugh-ters, and Sandra D. Shiring; son of the late Louis and Catherine Shiring; also friend of Carol Horan.

Funeral will be held privately. Arrangements by the JOHN F. SLATER FUNERAL HOME, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood. If desired, family requests contributions to Forbes Hospice, 6655 Frank-stown Pittsburgh, PA 15206 SMITH FRANCIS X. Age 37, of Los Angelos, formerly of Pittsburgh, on Tuesday, September 8, 1 998, beloved son of I izabeth Clcirk and the late Louis G.

Smith; beloved brother of Darcy A. Greenfield of NJ, Charles G. of NY, Maureen Luttner of Pgh, Thomas B. of Philadelphia, Elizabeth Rangel of Mt. Lebanon, Timothy of Mt.

Lebanon, Kathleen Abbondanza of MD and Meghan Smith of Mt. Lebanon; also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Smith had served with the U.S. Marine Corps and had attended Long Beach Jr.

College. Funeral arrangements by BEIN-HAUERS. Friends welcome at 2630 West Liberty Avenue, 531-4000 on Friday, from 7-9 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM in St. Bernard Church.

SMITH JOHN J. (SMITTY) 77, of Mt. Lebanon, on Mon Sept. 7, 1998. Member of Teamster's Local 249 for over 45 years.

Long time member and Usher of St. Bernard Church and the Knights of Columbus. Son of the late James B. Smith Sr. and Mary McGinley Smith; dear brother of Mary G.

Gibbons, of FL, Anne I. Smith, of Mt. Lebanon, Kathryn S. Schroll, of Michigan, Vincent Smith, of Utah and the late Winifred Smith Drum, James B. Smith, Sr.

Mary Julia Smith, O.P. and Gertrude C. Smith; also survived by his many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at School, the Christ Episcopal Church, the Counseling Center of Westchester, and The Bronxville School, all in Bronxville, N.Y.; Etude Modernes, the Int'l School of Geneva, the American Women's Club of Lausanne and the Commonwealth American School, all in Switzerland. Funeral arrangements include Visitation at St.

Francis Episcopal Church, 9220 George-townPike, Great Falls, VA, on Sept. 10, followed by Funeral Services at led by the Rev. Bob Friend, Rector. On Sept. 11, Visitation at Mercer Funeral Home, 1231 West Cumberland Road, Bluefiled Road, Bluefield, W.VA with gathering at MERCER FUNERAL HOME on Sept.

12, for procession to Monte Vista Cemetery, Old Bluefield-Princenton Rd. for burial at The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions should be made payable and sent to "The Pittsburgh Foundation" at One PPG Place, 30th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, for addition to the Armstrong and Elizabeth Matthews Educational Fund. This fund, of which Armstrong Robinson and Sarah Catherine Robinson are now successor fund advisors, was the source of great pride for Bess and her family and is dedicated to the establishment of precollegiate educational programs in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. ROLEWICZ MARY R. Age 92, of Sharpsburg, on Wednesday, September 9, 1998, wife of the late Frank S.

Rolewicz; beloved mother of Francis J. Rolewicz; sister of Stephanie Redlinger and John Sudomirski. Friends received THURSDAY 12 NOON-9PM at WORRELL FUNERAL HOME, Corner of Main and Ninth Sts. Sharpsburg. Funeral Mass Fri.

10AM in St. John Cantius Church. Parish Vigil Thurs. 4PM. ROSLECK WILLIAM On Tuesday Sept.

8, 1998 William Rosleck of Allentown; beloved husband of Dorothy R. (Schmidt) Rosleck; son of the late Andrew and Hannah Rosleck. Friends received Thursday 1-4 and 7-9pm at the JAMES J. BARRY, JR. FUNERAL HOME, INC.

608 Warrington Ave. Funeral service Friday 11am. SASSE GEORGE (MIKE) On September 8, 1 998, of McCand-less, formerly of Hampton, father of Evelyn A. Connor; grandfather of Kelly, Kara and Brian; preceded in death by his parents and nine sisters. Friends received from 2-4 and 7-9 PMat KING FUNERAL HOME, INC.

Rte 8 at 2841 Woodland Cir, Allison Park, PA, where service will be on Friday at 11 AM. SCHWAB EMMA G. (QUINN) On Sept. 9, 1998, age 79 of West Mifflin. Wife of the late Stephen S.

Schwab; Mother of Debra Kostelnik of West Mifflin Janice Gogan of Orlando, FL; Sister of Helen Bred-holt of AZ; Grandmother of Summer Kostelnik. Friends received Friday 2-9 p.m. at theGEORGE IRVIN GREEN FUNERAL HOME, 3511 Main Street, Munhall. (A selected Golden Rule Member), where a Blessing Service will be held on Sat. at 10 a.m.

In lieu of flowers donations may be madeo the THOMA GRACE M. 87, of Jamesburg, NJ, formerly on Sept. 7, 1998; beloved wife of Charles A. Thoma; loving mother of the late Carol Ann Rebisa; also five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10 a.m.

at Nativity of Our Lord Church, Jamesburg, NJ. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Twp. Donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 200 Middlesex Turnpike, Iselin, NJ 08830. Arrangements by BEIN-HAUERS, Peters Twp, THOMAS MARYK. On Sept.

8, 1998; wife of the late William mother of William Jr. and wife Martha, and Robert K. and wife Carol; grandmother of Patricia Havens, Kathleen Ludwig, J. Timothy Thomas, Linda Cavalan-cia, Donald Thomas, Patrick Thomas, Robert Thomas, also four great-grandchildren. She was a retired teacher of the Pittsburgh School Dist.

and a member of the Sixth Presbyterian Church. Friends received at the ROWLAND S. COOKE FUNERAL HOME, 210 East End Ave, Thurs. 2-4 8. 7-9 p.m.

Funeral Services Friday, 10 a.m. TUCKER THOMAS W. On Wednesday, September 9, 1998, of Forest Hills, beloved husband of Alice M. Tucker; dear father of Bonnie and her husband Glenn Debiak, Timothy and his wife Margret Tucker; brother of Jack Tucker; also six grandchildren. American Legion Post 351 Service on Fri.

at 7 p.m. Friends received WOLFE MEMORIAL, INC. Forest Hills Chapel, 3604 Greensburg Pike, 412-731-5001 Thursday 7-9 p.m. and Friday 2-4 7-9 p.m. where service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. TURKALY MARK J. On Wednesday, September 9, 1998, Mark age 81, of Port Vue, husband of the late Katherine (Lovrencevic) Turkaly; survived by his daughter Audrey Baker and son, Marc A. Turkaly; grandchil-, dren Susan Epler, Connie Katsa-mas, Michael Baker and Mark Turkaly; great-grandson Eric Thomas Katsamas; sister Catherine Turkaly; nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the DANIEL F.

BEKAVAC FUNERAL HOME 4504 Walnut Street, Versailles Borough, McKeesport, (412-678-3454). Visitations Friday noon to 4 8. 7-9 p.m. A blessing at the funeral home, Saturday 9:30 a.m., followed by 10 a.m. Mass in Sacred Heart Worship Site, McKeesport.

TURZAK CAROL R. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998 of Carrick; wife of Richard M. Turzak; mother of Garrett Turzak and the late Jennifer Turzak; daughter of Norman and Rose Pacz-kowski; sister of Robert, Norman, David, Kathy Thomas Paczkows-ki; also survived by nieces 8 nephews. Friends received at the JOHN F.

SLATER FUNERAL HOME, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, Thursday 8 Friday 2-4 8 7-9 p.m. Funeral prayer on Sat. morn-I ing 9:00 a.m. Mass of Christian I Burial in St. Basil Church 10:00 a.m..