i Page 2 On May 20, the 7:30 p.m. Mass was a Baccalaureate Mass for the 12th grade members of Our Lady of Victory parish who are graduating from area high schools. The graduates this year are: Central Catholic High School graduates Bernard Feist, Michael Orzechowski, Carole Pilger, Mary Warner and Susan Warner. Lake-Lehman High School graduates include Robert Engle, Joyce Evans, Susan Fetsko, Shirley Grady, Vito Pilosi, William Purcell, Michael Snell, Friends Bid Farewell To Trucksville Pastor Members and friends of Trucksville United Methodist Church will honor the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Laurence T. Beers at a farewell party June 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the education building. A program will be presented at which church officials will participate. The Rev. Dr. Beers, who has Wilkes-Barre, has been active in the Back Mountain ministerium and in ecumenical affairs in the area. Before coming to Trucksville, Rev. Beers was a director of the Council of Churches at Scranton. Merle Taylor, John Van Campen and Judith Williams. Thomas Frtiz is a Wyoming Seminary graduate. After Mass, these graduates were guests of the Holy Name Society at a buffet supper at the Castle Inn. : Following the buffet, William Sherksnas gave the welcoming address and Bill Connolly followed with remarks and in- troduced the Holy Name Society officers. They are: President, William Sherksnas; secretary, Leonard Ruotolo; treasurer, Fred Crake. He also introduced the confraternity of Christian doctrine teachers who include Mrs. Robert Fritz, Mrs. Gilbert Harvey, Mrs. Adam Hozempa, Mrs. Joseph Litchman, Bar- bara Patterson, Mrs. William Connolly and Mrs. John Zales- kas. Remarks were made by Father Healey, and Bill Con- nolly presented a gift to each graduate and a gift of apprecia- tion to each teacher. Enters Hospital Geraldine Petrauskas, Pole 21, Harveys Lake, has been admitted to Presbyterian Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Mrs. Petrauskas is associated with the offices of Dr. Arthur Sherwood, Tunkhannock. JAMES F. O‘BOYLE James F. O‘Boyle, 58, was pronounced dead on arrival May 25 at Wilkes-Barre General (Hospital. He resided at Hemlock Gardens, Harveys Lake. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was equipment Somerset, N.J. He returned to took up residence at Harveys Lake. Mr. O‘Boyle was a member of Gate of Heavé\ Church, Dallas. Survivors include his widow, the former Regina Hugo: children, Regina Crittenden, Somerville, N.J.; James, Harveys Lake; Thomas, Piscataway, N.J.; Gerald, Jerome, Somerset; sister, Agnes Sullivan, Harveys Lake; ‘brothers, Robert and Thomas, The funeral was held Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre, with a Requiem Mass in St. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. WILLIAM F. BIESECKER William F. Biesecker, 69, of RD 1, Harveys Lake, died May FAR Born in Kingston, he lived at Harveys Lake the last 40 years. He was employed at Rex Restaurant, Harveys Lake, a number of years as a bartender and later at various cafes in the Back Mountain. ~ Surviving are sons, William, Sayre; sister, Mrs. George Bee, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; brother, Robert F., Wilkes-Barre. Funeral services were held from Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home, 140 N. Main St., Andrew Pillarella, pastor of officiated. was in Marcy MARGARET K. TALBOT Margaret K. Talbot, 145 Shavertown, died Saturday night at her home. A former teacher in Nor- thwest Area Elementary in Shickshinny. She had resided in Shavertown seven years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Shickshinny. She is survived by a brother, ~ William E. Talbot, Allentown, ‘and a sister, Elizabeth Talbot, The funeral was held Tuesday Home, Shavertown, with the ‘Rev. Robert J. Kennedy, pastor of- in Shickshinny, Burial was MINNIE HAWLEY Minnie Hawley, a Beaumont resident who lived formerly at Spring Hill, died May 24 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was 74. Born at Noxen, she was the former Minnie Kunkle. Mrs. Hawley is survived by a son, Paul Donahue, Nicholson; stepchildren, Alonzo Hawley, Wyalusing RD; Maynard Hawley, Stevensville; Sarah Tennent, Vestal, N.Y.; Margareth Jayne, Arizona; a sister; Alice Meeker, Beaumont. Funeral services were held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home at Laceyville. The Rev. Theodore Stone, retired Methodist minister, officiated. Interment was in North Flat Cemetery, near Laceyville. JOSEPHINE D. GREGORY A visit to her parents’ graves ended in death for Josephine D. Gregory Sunday when the Shavertown woman was stricken with a heart attack and died at Overlook Cemetery, Damascua. Born in Damascus Dec. 24, 1906, Mrs. Gregory resided at 15 N. Lehigh St. at the time of her death and had lived in Shavertown 41 years. She was a graduate of Kingston High School. Survivors include her widower, Robert B.; son, Robert M., at home; brother, Clarence DeWolf, South Hadley, Mass.; two stepbrothers, Kenneth Huey, Shavertown; Bert Huey, Kingston. The funeral was held yesterday from the Harold Snowdon Funeral Home, Shavertown, with Harry A. Kiefer Jr., Jehovah’s Witness, officiating. Burial was in Huntsville Cemetery. HELEN LAMOREAUX Helen Dorothy Lamoreaux, RD 1, Sweet Valley, died Monday morning at her home. Born July 27, 1914, at Jackson Township, she was the former Helen Smith. She was a member of the Community Bible Church, Sweet Valley, and secretary of its missionary group. Survivors include = her widower, Russell Lamoreaux, Ross Township road super- visor; father, Coray Smith, Sweet Valley; children, William Lamoreaux, Sweet Valley, and Susan Gordon, RD 4, Muncy; sisters, Jane Swelgin, RD 4, Dallas, and Marge Brace, Fairfax, Va.; two grand- children. The funeral will be held from the funeral home in Hunlock Creek with the Rev. Jack Cooper, Community Bible Church, officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Pike’s Creek. Call it Soul Music, call it Gos- pel Rock—whateyer you call it, call it Great! That's the music sung by the United Soul En- semble, a group of Black Penn State singers who raise their voices in song and ‘Make a joy- full noise”—all the while de- lighting audiences with their rhythmic renditions of old Gos- pel melodies. David ‘“‘Smokey’’ Hanson, the inspiration for and co-leader of this Black choir, recalls that the Ensemble really began a year or so ago in a Penn State student lounge at University Park. A friend asked him to play some gospel music on the piano and he’d reluctantly agreed. “What started out as a group of five people turned into a roomful of 50 as curious Blacks came rushing in at the sound of the singing and music,” recalls Smokey. ‘They just got in- volved—and 1 do mean. in volved!” Bagi ange Before the mini-concert was over, a fellow student had passed his ‘‘sloppy joe” hat around for a collection and several persons had started two-stepping to the fast num- bers, shouting “Yes, Lord! Yes, Lord!” “It didn’t take a house to fall on me to make me realize that I had introduced a winner ‘to Penn State’s Black gospel lovers,” Smokey says. After that night, there was talk of forming a gospel choir with Smokey as the musician. But Smokey, a veteran of a high school group called the Soul Redeemers, ignored the sug- gestion because he was weary of gospel music and gospel groups. A friend insisted that there was real talent and in- terest among the students and won Smokey’s attention; a few enthusiastic rehearsals later, Smokey decided she was right. Shortly after the first rehear- sals began, Smokey read a note by Millie Hogoboom 696-2603 Weather was the main topic of conversation over the Memorial Day weekend. It was just about perfect. Those warm, sunny days and cool evenings smiled on a variety of parades, cele- brations and family get- togethers. The John Fielding household was one of the busiest spots in our neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roese and daughter, Kristen, and Janet Fielding, all of Montrose, were visiting for the weekend. They were on hand to welcome their new niece, Jennifer Fielding, who arrived home from the hos- pital with her parents, Marlene and John Fielding. Also visiting there are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zewatsky of Royal Oaks, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hogo- boom had as their guests for the weekend Ruth Sills and Col. Dale Hogoboom (USA Ret.) of Arlington, Va. Their son, Jack, celebrated his 12th birthday at a family dinner Monday climaxed by a rousing game of croquet. Mrs. Jonathan Valentine Sr., entertained a group of friends Sunday at a graduation dinner in honor of her son, Gary Van Scoy, a recent Kings College graduate. Mr. and Mrs. William Teske recently entertained at their home in Chase Manor in honor of their son, Jeffrey, who was confirmed at St. John’s Luther- an Church on May 21. Jeffrey is a student at Lake-Lehman High School. At the May Pack meeting of Cub Scout Troop 225, Kenny Wright and Leo Kusnicki were Mary T. Glynn Honorary Taps Mary T. Glynn, Dallas, is one of 70 new members initiated re- cently into The Florida State University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary. bership in the society must have a 3.75 overall academic average on a 4.0 scale. i promoted into Boy Scout Troop 225. Also joining Boy Scout Troop 225 were Matthew Laity and David Saidle, new scouts. Betty Fielding, a student at Penn State University, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Fielding at their home on Follies Road. Miss Fielding will spend the month of June in New York as a guest editor for Mademoiselle magazine. newly appointed program director of religious affairs who wanted to form a Black gospel choir. : ; Smokey remembers, “I was thinking at that time that the choir should have a religious advisor and an elder over them to keep them under control and nothing could fit the bill better than a Black minister.” The Rev. Coleman needed Black singers and Smokey needed him. It was—and still is—a perfect marriage of con- venience. Through the Rev. Coleman, Smokey met Priscilla King, a Penn State student majoring in music who, according to Smokey, ‘really knows what she’s doing.” after listening to her solid criti- cisms of the choir’s singing, Smokey thought, ‘‘She’s per- fect.” Priscilla became the per- manent director of the choir, a position she retains to this day. Priscilla ‘works the. choir hard. Grouping them into sec- can sing anything, »’ Smokey laughs. She is, in short, a real professional. The United Soul Ensemble delighted audiences in the Back Mountain last month when they sang at the Dallas United Methodist Church. Enthusiasm for their performance ran so high that they have been invited back—and will sing at a special concert Sunday night at the Dallas Senior High School. The concert, which will begin at 7:30, will benefit the Tri-County Migrant Program, and tickets may be purchased at the door. 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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sorber and family, Little Meadows, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Albert Jones. Saturday visitors in Eyers- ville were Mr. and Mrs. Sterlyn May, who visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Boone and their family. Graduation exercises at Kutz- town State College were attend- ed Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Denmon and son, Larry. They went to see their son, Lynn, graduate with a BS degree in art education. Charles Butry has returned to his home after being a patient in General Hospital for a month. Aerojet ““K'’— 17 Jewels. Automa- tic. Waterproof. * * Graduation Charms «Charm Bracelet Raymond Kelly remains a medical patient in General Hospital. i Mrs. William Butler visite Gertrude Morgan and Hattie Mayne at Niagara Falls last week. A Mrs. William Belles #as a pa- tient in Tyler Memorial Hos- pital, Meshoppen, for several days. Stanley Denmon was taken to Tyler Memorial Hospital from work at Charmin plant, Me- hoopany, Wednesday..He was placed in the intensive care unit. : Several young people were confirmed at the Lutheran Church service Sunday morn- ing. They were Mary Elgaway, Cindy Goble, Michael Galka and Elizabeth Jones. There will be a spegial con- gregational meetinfat St. Luke’s Church after service June 4. The meeting is an im- portant one and all members are urged to attend. The Ladies Society of St. Luke’s Church are planning a strawberry festival sometime in June. The date will be an- nounced later. Due to ‘a tightened deadline schedule, no publicity infor- mation can be accepted later than 4 p.m. Monday w#f¥ess the event takes place that day or night. Elegant Gifts La Petite “LE” — 23 Jewels. 2 Dia- monds. Adjustable bracelet. * Monogrammed pins * Lockets FEATURING 1 “HAMMOND T MUSIC COURSE” Featuring orchestra with only one Phone 824-5788 ow aR 5 = TE : ci.
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