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AVIS E. LISCOMBE
Mrs. Avis E. Liscombe,
85, of Briar Crest Dr.
Dallas RD 1, aied Oct. 4 in
Mercy Hospital.
Born in Newark, N.J.,
the former Avis Winters,
she resided at Niagara
Falls, N.Y ., 65 years before
moving to Dallas seven
years ago. She was a
member of Niagara Falls
United Methodist Church.
Surviving is a niece, Mrs.
Raymond Walters, with
whom she resided.
Funeral was held
Monday from Disque
Funeral Home, 672
Memorial Highway,
Dallas, with interment in
Idetown Cemetery.
SAMUEL I. GREEN
Samuel I. Green, 77, of
Dallas Township RD 1,
died Oct. 5 in Veterans
Administration Hospital.
Born in Emmaus, he
resided in the Dallas area
45 years. He was self-
employed as a painter and
paper hanger and was
former proprietor of
Green's Restaurant,
Dallas. Mr. Green was a
member of Bowmans
Creek Free Methodist
Church. He was an Army
veteran of World War I and
was a former officer of
Dallas Post 672 American
Legion.
Surviving are a
daughter, Mrs. Marvin
Evans, Dallas; son,
Samuel H., Wilkes-Barre;
sister Mrs. - Rebecca
Wilcox, ~ Luzerne; six
grandchildren.
Funeral was held
Wednesday from Snowdon
Funeral Home, 140 N. Main
St., Shavertown, with Rev.
pastor of
Bowmans Creek FM
Church, officiating. In-
terment was in Cedar Crest
Cemetery, Trucksville.
RHODA GREENLEY
A Trucksville woman
was pronounced dead on
arrival at Bloomsburg
Hospital Oct. 5 after ap-
parently suffering a heart
attack while operating her
car in Sugarloaf Township,
Columbia County.
The victim was identified
Rhoda H.
Greenley, 69, of 28 Harris
~ Hill Road.
Mrs. Greenley’s
automobile, traveling
north on Route 47, ran off
the east berm, struck some
guardrails and collided
with a bridge abutment, it
was reported by State
Police at Bloomsburg.
Dr. Perry C. Cleaver,
coroner, said it appeared
that Mrs. Greenley suf-
heart attack
seconds before the vehicle
left the roadway since the
accident itself did not in-
flict any serious injuries,
only a few scratches and
had been under a doctor’s
care.
Police said Mrs.
Greenley was negotiating a
gradual right curve in the
roadway when the mishap
occurred.
Born in Grassmere, July
140 North Main Street
SHAVERTOWN
28, 1906, the former Rhoda
Hess, she resided in the
Back Mountain the past 30
years. She was a member
of Trucksville United
Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son,
William W., Harrisburg;
sisters and brother, Mrs.
Nellie Schultz,
sburg; Mrs. Lulu M.
Hartman, Pottstown; Dr.
Lawrence E. Hess,
Jenkintown.
Funeral was held
Wednesday from Snowdon
Funeral Home, 140 W.
Main St., Shavertown. Rev.
Lee: 'E.' "Brehm. of
Trucksville UM Church
officiated.
FLORENCE MALKEMES
Mrs. Florence A.
Malkemes, 74, of Fort
Myers, Fla., formerly of
Trucksville, died in Lee
Memorial Hospital, Fort
Myers.
Born in Wilkes-Barre,
May 2, 1901, she moved to
Florida in 1955. Mrs.
Malkemes was employed
in the office of Lee
years and was a licensed
practical nurse. She was a
member of First United
Methodist Church, Fort
Myers, and was a past
worthy matron of Chapter
396, OES, Dallas.
Surviving are her
husband, Peter M,;
children, Mrs. Claire M.
Slavis, Fort Myers, Fla.;
Mrs. Marilyn Sharpe,
Chambersville, Mrs.
Jeanne M. Hickman, York;
Little Rock, Ark; Keith O.,
Marco Island, Fla.; sister,
Mrs. Martha Jones,
Wilkes-Barre; 14 grand-
children.
Funeral services and
burial were held Friday
from Harvey Funeral
Home, 1600 Colonial Blvd.,
Fort Myers, Fla.
ARTHUR G. ENGLER
Arthur G. Engler, 76, of
Harveys Lake RD2, died
Oct. 3 in Veterans Ad-
ministration Hospital.
Born in Stairville, he was
self-employed as a barber
the last 25 yearsiand also a
tax collector for Lake
Township. He was a
member of Maple Grove
Methodist Church, Pikes
Creek. Mr. Engler was an
Army veteran of World
War I.
Surviving are his widow,
the former Mary Bloschok ;
son, Arthur Jr., East
Orange, N.J.; one grand-
son.
DAISY MAE SCOTT
Mrs. Daisy Mae Scott, 74,
formerly of Harveys Lake,
died in Leader
Home, Kingston.
Born in Stull, she resided
in Harvey's Lake many
years. She was the former
Daisy Mae Hoppes. She
was a member of
Loyalville Methodist
Church.
Surviving are her
husband, a guest at Valley
Crest; son, Arthur, Har-
vey's Lake; five grand-
children .
Funeral was held Friday
from Richard H. Disque
ll
HAROLD €. SNOWDON
64 North Franklin Street
WILKES-BARRE
Funeral Home, 672
Memorial Highway,
Dallas. The Rev. Earl
Roberts, pastor of
Loyalville Methodist
Church officiated. In-
terment was in Chapel
Lawn Memorial Park,
Dallas. t
MARY R. ARNT
Mrs. Mary R. Arnt, 72, of
77 E. Center St., Shaver-
town, was pronounced
dead on arrival Monday
afternoon at Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital.
Born in Newark, N.J.,
the former Mary Csiz-
madia, she resided in
Shavertown since 1936. She
was a member of St.
Therese’s Church,
Shavertown.
Surviving are
husband, John; daughters,
Mrs. Mary Petty,
Trucksville; Mrs. Thomas
Ochman, Shavertown;
sister, Mrs. Eva Chapman,
Baltimore; brother, Jom
Csizmadia, Passaic,
five grandchildren.
Funeral will be Thursday
at 9:30 from Disque
Funeral Home, 672
Memorial Highway,
Dallas, with Mass of
Christian Burial at 10 in St.
Therese’s Church. In-
terment in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, Carverton.
JEFFERY E. DERBY
A Dallas Township child
was injured fatally Mon-
day night when twin
acetylene tanks toppled
over on him.
Jeffery Eric Derby, 2,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Derby, Dallas RD 1, was
pronounced dead at Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital at 6:40
p.m.
The child was playing in
the garage at his home
when the tanks fell on him,
officials reported.
He was taken to the
hospital in the Dallas
ambulance.
Besides his parents, he is
survived by a brother,
Max, at home.
Funeral will be Thursday
at 2 from Disque Funeral
Home, 672 Memorial High-
way, Dallas. Rev. Richard
Jagger, pastor of East”
Dallas UM Church, will
officiate.
Five seniors at Dallas
Senior High School have
been named commended
students in the merit pro-
gram by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation
(NMSC).
Principal Robert L. Dol-
bear, announced that the
following students received
letters of commendation:
Kevin D. Duermit, Edward
A. Farrar, Dennis J.
Libenson, Dawn A.
Morgan, and Thomas L.
Swingle.
Kevin Duermit is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Duermit of 83 Hilldonia
Ave., Dallas. Edward
Farrar is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Welton Farrar of
14 Maplewood St., Dallas.
Dennis Libenson is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Libenson of Dorchester
Drive, Dallas. Dawn
Morgan is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Morgan of 198 Maple St.,
Trucksville, Thomas
Swingle is the son of Mr.
Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine of St.
Frances Cabrini Church,
Carverton, and Blessed
Sacrament Church,
Centermoreland, will hold
its October meeting
Monday at 7:30 p.m. with
Joseph Buzunis presiding.
Plans will be discussed
to be held Friday evening,
Nov. 14, in the Carverton
Grange Hall, Orange and
Bodle Roads, Carverton.
Mrs. Marie Vojtek is
On Sunday, Oct. 12, Laity
Sunday will be observed on
the: Lehman - Charge.
William James of Idetown
will preach at Jackson,
Durwood Splitt is the
Jackson Lay Leader.
Henry Bergstrasser will
preach at Idetown. He will
be assisted in conducting
the service by Louise
James and Lay Leader
Richard Ide. Lester Squier
is the Lehman Lay Leader.
Harriett Santos will preach
at Lehman.
There will also be
reception of members at
all churches. In addition.
The Master’s Call offering
will begin.
The Rev. Robert Harris
will be attending the
workshop of the Nor-
theastern Jurisdictional
Archives and History
Commission at Watson
Homestead near Painted
Post, New York on October
13-15.
Each Wednesday and
Thursday morning there is
a workshop to prepare
articles for the variety sale
to be held in November. All
women of the church are
invited.
the Confirmation Class
should meet at the Par-
sonage on Sunday Oct. 19 at
5:30 p.m.
BACK MOUNTAIN AREA
The Snowdon Funerat Home is located
on North Main Street, Shavertown,
away from heavy traffic...yet conven-
ient for families of the entire Back
Mountain area.
The Snowdon Family offers a service
that has been characterized by
dignity, understanding, and personal
-‘concern for three generations.
. RICHARD W. SNOWDON
420 Wyoming Avenue
KINGSTON
chairman of the benefit
affair. Among these
assisting with
arrangements are Mrs.
Marge Peters, Mrs. Ann
Buzunis and Mrs. Alice
Krispin.
Church
choirs
to appear
Members of the choirs of
two Back Mountain
churches will be among a
dozen choirs with
American Guild of
Organists affiliations, that
will participate in the
Biennial Choir Festival, to
be presented by the A.G.O.
Wilkes- Barre Chapter, on
Sunday, Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m.
in First Baptist Church,
Wilkes-Barre.
Included will be Dallas
Methodist choir, Harold
Hoover, organist, and
Trucksville = Methodist
Choir, Harry Trebilcox,
director.
and Mrs. Elwood Swingle
of 18 N. Main St., Shaver-
town.
The students were
among the 35,000 com-
‘mended students named
nationwide on the basis of
high performance on the
1974 Preliminary Stholas-
tic Aptitude Test-National
Merit Scholarship Quali-
fying Test (PSAT-
NMSQT). Commended stu-
dents represent less than
two percent of those who
are expected to graduate
from high school in 1976.
Edward C. Smith, presi-
dent of NMSC, said: “The
high standing of com-
mended students in the
Merit Program shows their
great promise, and their
attainment in this nation-
wide competition deserves
public recognition.
Commended students
should be encouraged to
continue their education.
Both these students and
their further educational
and personal development.
Couriers
present
concert
The Couriers, Dave,
Duane and Neil, well
known gospel team from
Harrisburg, Pa., will be
presenting a concert at the
Meshoppen Methodist
Church, Route 6,
Meshoppen, Pa., on
Thursday evening, Oct. 23,
7:30 p.m.
The public is invited to
attend.
A testimonial dinner will
be given in honor of the
Rev. Robert DeWitt Yost,
pastor of the Shavertown
United Methodist Church,
Friday evening Oct. 17 at
6:30 p.m. The dinner,
which will honor Rev. Yost
on completing 25 years
service to his church, will
47 Main Street
be held at the Irem Temple
Country Club, Dallas.
Further information on
the dinner may be obtained
by calling Mrs. Jack
Kloeber, 675-1421;
Frank Paczewski, 675-3231
or Mrs. Gordon Edwards,
675-5097.
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The Gate of Heaven
Altar and Rosary. Society
met on Monday evening,
Oct. 6th, following the 7:30
p.m. Mass.
Our Lady
of Victory
benefit set
Our Lady of Victory
Church, Harvey’s Lake
will have a turkey benefit
party Oct. 15.
The party will be held in
the Casino at Sunset
Harvey’s Lake. Starting at
7:30 p.m.
The planning committee
includes Bill Sherksnas,
general chairman; John
Lynch, co-chairman; Bill
Ziminski, tickets and
basket of cheer. Betty
Sherksnas will be in charge
of prizes, assisted by
Rosemary Patterson.
The = Rev. Patrick
Healey, pastor, is honorary
chairman. The public is
invited.
Mrs. Walter Weir,
president, opened the
meeting. The Rev. Thomas
Jordan, moderator, opened
with a prayer Mrs. Joseph
Sitar, read the minutes of
the previous meeting and a
treasurers report was
given by Mrs. Eugene
Menges.
On Oct. 14th, at St.
Theresa’s Church,
Shavertown, the Blood
Bank will be working from
12:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Mrs.
Robert Cartier is blood
bank chairman. For more
information contact Mrs.
Cartier.
Mrs. Thomas Wenrick,
reported on the suceassful
card party which weld
in September. She thanked
those who attended and the
committee.
The Spirit of 76 Dance
will be held on Saturday
evening Oct. 18th.
Persons with reser-
vations are asked to pick
up tickets as soon as
possible.
Hostesses for the evening
were Mrs. Mary ‘Anne
Thompson and Mrs. Sitar.
Mrs. Arline Klinger is
chairman of the dining
room committee for the
annual roast beef dinner to
United Methodist Church.
She has announced the
following waitresses, Helen
Davis, Marcia Davis, Jean
Chawick, Brenda
Chadwick, Jean Chaney,
June Henschke, Sue Ehst,
Janet Scovell, Diane May,
Vern Ann Lord, Betty
Brace, Mary Ann Ruggles,
Mae Rome, Joan Runner,
Alice Moye, Linda
Overman, Betty Shafer and
Wilma Williams.
Hosts will be Joel
Crabtree and Frank
Paczewski and hostess
Doris Parsons. Mrs. Edna
Johnson and Mrs. Alice
Borthwick will work:at the
door. The dinner |" be
held on Wednesday, Oct.
22, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the
Tickets may be
purchased from ticket
chairmen Edna Johnson
and Catherine Hirleman or
any member of the United
Methodist Women. No
tickets will be sold at the
door.
Bishop J. Carroll
Diocese will administer the
sacrament of confirmation
confirmation service
tonight at t in Blessed
Sacrament Church,
Centermoreland.
The group includes
children ' from Blessed
Sacrament Church in
Centermoreland and St.
Francis Cabrini Church in
Carverton. Instructions for
the occasion has been given
the group by Sister M.
Siena of Pittston; Mrs.
Marge Peters,
Centermoreland; and Mrs.
Alice Krispin, Carverton.
The Rev. Thomas
Croghan is pastor.
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