ELIZABETH WHEELWRIGHT Elizabeth Wheelwright, RD 1, Hunlock Creek, died Feb. 27 at the Nanticoke State General Hospital where she had been a patient. She was born in Scranton, the former Elizabeth Dunn, and ormerly resided in Plymouth. he was a member of the Muh- lefnburg United Methodist phurch and a past noble of (rand Lodge of Rebekahs of Nanticoke. Surviving are her widower, n; son, John Jr. Lake idwatha, N.J.; three grand- children; sisters, Mrs. Clarence - Peaffson, Nanticoke and Mrs. Emily LaVie, Plymouth. | Funeral was held from the Clark’ Piatt Funeral Home, Sunset Lake Road, Hunlock Creek, March 2 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Stephens offi- ciating. Interment was in the Hanover Green Cemetery, | Hanover Township. ANTHONY B. FERRENCE Rites were held Monday for Anthony B. Ferrence, 201 Wat- kins St., Swoyersville, who died Thursday night at the home of his daughter, Lottie Coolick, North View Avenue, Harveys | Lake. . Born in Poland, Mr. Ferrence was a resident of Swoyersville 53 years. He was employed by the Westmoreland Colliery and other mining companies 42 years. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church, Swoyersville. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Coolick are his widow, the for- mer Victoria Yagelski Slipek; children Jennie Metro, Salem, Ala.; Regina Ferrence, Har- veys Lake; Anthony, Harveys Lake; Stanley, Springfield, Va.; four grandchildren. Services were held from the Lehman Funeral Home. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. JOHN K. THOMAS Dr. John K Thomas, chief clinical psychologist with the Luzerne-Wyoming County Mental Health Center, Wilkes- Barre and Tunkhannock, died ‘Saturday night at his home, RD | 1, Harveys Lake. Death was attributed to a heart attack. } 5 wag born in Kingston, Jan. { 1936, son of John Jones, Thomas and Marion Kunkle Thomas. He was a graduate of West Chester State College, University of Scranton and Uni- versity of Rochester. Prior to joining Luzerne-Wyoming County Mental Health Center in 1970, he was senior clinical psy- chologist at Rochester State Hospital. He was past president of Nor- theastern Pennsylvania Psy- chological Association and a member of American Group Psychotherapy Association. ~ In addition to his parents, he is survived by his widow, the former Nancy Brunkhorst; sons, John Jeffery and Jordan; daughter, Jennifer; sister, Carol Thomas, Kingston. Private funeral services were conducted at the convenience of the family. (More obits on page Al2) i The Word | by F. Budd Schooley, M.D., 4th Edition, over 1000 pictures and | i! illustrations, history and | philosophy, Wyoming Valley, ! ‘Back Mountain and Endless ! Mountains. Available at Book and Card Mart, Wyoming j Historical and Geological | Society, Wilkes-Barre; Walden Book Store, Wyoming Valley Mall; and at Nesbitt Hospital ! for Building Fund. Obituaries DAVID A. MORGAN David A. Morgan, 41, RD 3 Dallas died Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Veterans Administration Hospital shortly after admis- sion. He was a disabled veteran of the Korean War, born in Wilkes- Barre, Nov. 5, 1931. He resided in Dallas for 30 years, and was a member of the Harveys Lake Rod and Gun Club and of the Dallas American Legion. Surviving are his widow, the former Mary Siley; his mother, Freda Morgan Lyons, Dallas; daughters, Mrs. John Shultz, Dallas; Sharon and Brenda, at home: sons, David and Jerry, at home: brothers, Almon and Ronald Morgan, Florida. Funeral was held from the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home, Main Street, Shaver- town, Wednesday. The Rev. John Prater, Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, officiated. Interment was at the Maple Hill Cemetery. American Legion Dallas conducted services Tuesday evening. EDWARD FEIST Edward J. Feist 56, Hillside Avenue, Harveys Lake, died March 1 at Mercy Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Mr. Feist was a 1934 graduate of GAR Memorial High School. He was employed by Nabisco Inc. where he was an account repre- He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake, and was the first pre- sident of the Holy Name Society of the parish. He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus. Surviving are his mother, Helen Feist, Harveys Lake; his widow, Margaret McGourty, Wilkes-Barre; children, Ed- ward J., Summit, N.J.; Bernard J., a student at the University of Scranton; one brother, John B. Feist Jr., Harveys Lake; and a sister, Rosemary Neuer, Wilkes-Barre. The funeral was held from the Hugh B. Hughes Home Satur- day and Mass of Ressurrection was celebrated at Our Lady of Victory Church. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. QUALITY Bruce F. Slocum Insurance Agency “All Forms of Insurance’’ 48 Main Street Dallas, Pa. 675-1167 William R. Petro, Manager Phone—287-7140 LUZERNE, PA. HANNAH C. JAMES Hannah Caswell James, 69, 15 Jackson St. Dallas, died Feb. 28 at the Maple Hill Nursing Home where she had been a guest for one week. Mrs. James, a native of Tay- lor, resided in Dallas for 29 years. A graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College. she taught in the Dallas School Dis- trict for 23 years. She was a member of the Dallas United Methodist Church. Her hus- band, Charles, who died in 1958, was a former principal of Dallas Borough Schools. Surviving are a son, Charles, principal of the Lake-Lehman Elementary Schools; sisters, Mrs. John Wheeler, Glen Bernie, Md.; Mrs. David Mor- gan, Scranton; Mrs. Robert Lamley, Athens, Ga.; three grandchildren. Funeral was held from the Disque Funeral Home, Memor- ial Highway, Dallas, Saturday with interment in Fern Knoll Cemetery, Dallas. LAURA E. DYMOND Laura Edith Dymond, 75, 178 E. Overbrook Ave., Shaver- town, died Thursday, March 1, at her home. Born in Kingston, she resided in the Back Mountain area 47 years. Mrs. Dymond was a member of Shavertown United Methodist Church and a past director of its WSCS. She was also a past worthy matron of OES Dallas Chapter 396. Mrs. Dymond was a worthy high priestess of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, Wilkes- Barre Chapter 20. Surviving are her husi#nd, Oscar D.; sons, Lauren E., Shavertown; « William D., Orange; Marvin O., Shaver- town; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral was held from the Snowdon Funeral Home, 140 N. Main St., Shavertown, Monday morning with the Rev. Robert D. Yost officiating. Interment was in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Trucksville. Nothing is quite so annoying as to have someone go right on ing. ARCH 8 EE by Mrs. Ray Kelly Mrs. Melvin Hopfer enter- tained the ‘Classmates’ Class of the First Methodist Church at her home last Friday evening. Following a business meeting, a tasty lunch was served to the following ladies: Hazel Reed, Mary Patton, Dorothy French, Mrs. Francis Shenck, Mrs. Elwood Patton, Ruth Field, Mrs. Clarence Parks, Mrs. Ray Gunton, Mrs. Fred Schenck, Elizabeth Munkatchy, Mrs. Alpha Dymond and the hostess Mrs. Hopfer and co-hostess, Edna Casterline. The next meeting will be held at the home of Dorothy French. Mrs. William Engelman returned home last Friday after several. days with her son, Dale make their selection. SHAVERTOWN WILKES-BARRE Noxen and family at their home in Athens. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robert, Canandaiqua, N. Y. spent the weekend at the home of Mrs. McGovern’s father, Edgar Engelman. Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, West Pittston and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Endres, Pittston, called on Mrs. Clark Oliver Wed- nesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Nile Sickler and family spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Hopkins, Vienna, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jenks, Wrightstown, N. J., spent the weekend with Mrs. Jenks’ father, Harry Siglin. oh, Mr. and Mrs. Nik Fritz and Heather, Emmaus; spent: the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fritz and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gay. Airman 1C Marshall Schenck, who had been stationed at Keflavik, Iceland for one year, returned home Tuesday for a two-weeks furlough after which he will be stationed at the Plattsburg AFB in New York. ~ He was met at McGuire AFB when he returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weaver, Barbara, Debbie, Elwood and Karen drove to Edensburg Wednesday where they visited their daughter, Mrs. Osbert Patton and family. Mr. and Mrs. Renford Swire and daughter, Rhonda, Her- shey, spent the weekend with Edgar Engleman angfMr. and Mrs. Thomas 'Swire. Ld Heart Fund volunteers of Shavertown met recently at the home of Mrs. Carl Dymond, Shavertown. Priscilla Roselle, executive director of the North- eastern Chapter of the Heart Association, was present to discuss with the group the many uses and services which are supported by the drive. Members of the local group, which is headed by Mrs. Dymond, 1973 Shavertown campaign chairman, are Sheila Fund Drive Bonawitz, Jean Brennan, Billy Brennan, Irma Eicke, Gerri Wall, Ronnie Allen, Roxanne Allen, Del Appel, Ethel MacAvoy, Linda Griffith, Shirley Moyer, Penny Sprau, Taffy Shotwell, Stephen Shot- well, Joanne Runnerjgaohn Dymond, Linda Leapline Xsarb- ara Wallace, Mrs. Wilma Williams, Diane Zapoticky, Noreen Zapoticky, Ed Dymond, Sue Sorber, Bill Reinert, Betty Banks and Beverly Todd. Those associated with the Luzerne County Conservation District. urge everyone to “Plant a tree!” ‘All trees are not created equal nor do they have an equal opportunity to develop their full potential as a key link in the life support for man and his en- vironment. Trees, the largest of our green plants, can live with- out man, but man cannot ‘live without trees. Helping them'in their fight against pollution is handsomely rewarded through the preservation of their life giving cycles and beauty. So plant a tree,” say the conserva- tionists. To aid in this worthwhile en- deavor, the Luzerne County Conservation District will hold "a tree seedling sale, an annual project, April 28. The seedlings are purchased by the District at must be accompanied by a check or money order made out to the Luzerne County Conser- vation District. : In the Wilkes-Barre—Dallas area, orders should be sent to the Luzerne County Conserva- tion District, Federal Building, Dallas, Pa. 18612. Deadline for orders is March 15. Pick up will be at Lehman Horse Show Grounds, April 28, from 9 to 12 noon. DON’T FORGET-new deadline for publicity is Friday at § p.m., Monday at 5 p.m. for events I | | | Multiples Price TOTAL I of Ten Bundle of Ten | l Colorado Blue Spruce = $2.50 | Norway Spruce $2.00 | ————— Douglas Fir $2.00 ~~ —Scotch Pine $2.00 Total i 69% Sales Tax | Amt. Remitted | | NAME | ADDRESS ZIP PHONE | i Scranton Carbondale Hazleton Clarks Summit Viewmont Mall Mt. Pocono Stroudsburg MEMBER F.D.I.C. IA
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