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THE DALLAS POST, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1983 13
MR. AND MRS. STEVE
GAYDOS SR., 17 Clinton St., Swoy-
ersville will celebrate their 36th
wedding anniversary tomorrow.
They were wed on June 30, 1947 at
Holy Trinity Church in Swoyersville
by the late Rev. Andrew Klobusi-
ucky. Mrs. Gaydos is the former
Helen Gulla, daughter of the late
John and Anna Gulla of Swoyers-
ville. Gaydos is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaydos Sr.,
also of Swoyersville.
Their attendants were Veronica
Gulla Novroski, Joseph Gulla,
Helen Gaydos Gulla, Andrew Gulla.
Flower girl was Patricia Brutko'
Fagan and ring bearer was George
Gulla.
The Gaydos are the parents of
three children, Stephen Jr., Exeter;
Robert, and Mrs. Ann Marie
Hunter, Swoyersville. They also
have four grandchildren, Lisa,
Jason and Stephen Gaydos and
Carissa Hunter.
The Gaydos’ are the owners and
operators of Gaydos’ Greenhouse
located on Frederick St., Swoyers-
ville.
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MR. AND MRS. AL BOGDON, 17
Creek St., Swoyersville will cele-
brate their 41st wedding anniver-
sary Monday. They were married
on July 4, 1942 at St. Joseph's.
Church, Waterbury, Conn. Mrs.
Bogdon is the former Ann Riordon
of Bronx, N.Y. Bogdon is a Plym-
outh native.
The .Bogdons are the parents of
two children: Mrs. Alberta Pof-
rifka, Howell, N.J. and Richard of
Bronxville, N.Y. They also have
four grandchildren: Michele and
Lance Pofrifka and Brian and
Randy Bogdon.
Bogdon is retired from the Veter-
ans Hospital in Wilkes-Barre.
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DR. AND MRS. LEO POTERA,
269 Church St., Kingston, former
residents of Swoyersville, will cele-
brate their 13th wedding anniver-
sary Monday. They were married
on July 4, 1970 by Rev. Edward!
Garrity at St. Mary’s Help of Chris-
tian Church, Pittston. Mrs. Potera
is the former Mary Horan, daugh-
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Horan of Pittston. Potera is
the son of Leo J. and Josephine
Potera of Jay St., Swoyersville.
Their attendants were Paul Star-
olis, Carol Pizano, George Potera
Jr., Barbar Zigarski, Phil Zachary
and Ann Marie Spelgring. Flower
girl was Cheryl Ann Gregory and
ring bearer was William Gregory
Jr.
The Poteras are the parents of
two sons, John, and Paul. ;
Dr. Potera is associated with the
Family Physicians Clinic located in
Wilkes-Barre, is on staff of Mercy
Hospital and NPW Hospital.
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MR. AND MRS. AL STECK, 327
Hughes St.; Swoyersville will cele-
brate their 37th wedding anniver-
sary Wednesday. They were wed
July 6, 1946 at Holy Trinity Church
in Swoyersville by the late Rev.
Andrew Klobusiucky. Mrs. Steck is
the former Betty Suppon, daughter
of the late Robert and Mary!
Suppon. Steck is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steck, Sr., all
of Swoyersville.
Their attendants were Geraldine
Hoover, Ann Zanavich, William
Adamchak and William Steck.
The Stecks are he parents of a
daughter, Donna Jean, a teacher in
Silver Springs, Md.
Steck is retired from the Acme
Markets where he was a meat
cutter.
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MR. AND MRS. STALEY CZA-
PLICKI, 6 Sidney St., Swoyersville
will celebrate their 29th wedding
anniversary Sunday. They were
wed on July 3, 1954 by Rev. John
Masakowski at St. Mary’s Church,
Swoyersville. Mrs. Czaplicki is the
former Mary Krezowski, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Krezowski. Czaplicki is the son of:
the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cza-
plicki, all of Swoyersville.
Their attendants were Florence
Krezowski and Edward Krezowski.
Czaplicki is employed in the
maintenance department for the
state at the 109th Artillery Building
in the Nanticoke Armory. Mrs.
Czaplicki is retired from General
Cigar Co., Kingston.
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MR. AND MRS. ROBERT GOL-
UMBASKI, 46 Barber St., Swoyers-
ville will celebrate their 23rd wed-
ding anniversary Saturday. They
were married on July 2, 1960 at St.
Mary’s Church, Swoyersville by the
late Rev. Anthony Lewandowski.
Mrs. Golumbaski is the former
Helen Stash, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Stash, West
Wyoming. Golumbaski is the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gol-
umbaski, Swoyersville.
Their attendants were Madeline
Piazza and Joseph Pirillo.
The Golumbaskis are the parents
of a daughter Denise.
Golumbaski is associated with the
Wyoming.
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MR. AND MRS. JOHN YACKO-
SKI, 191 Poland St., Swoyersville
will celebrate their 36th wedding
anniversary Tuesday. They were
wed on July 5, 1947 at Holy Trinity
Church in Swoyersville by the late
Rev. Andrew Klobuciusky. Mrs.
Yackoski is the former Bernadine
Backo, daughter of Mrs. Anna
of Swoyersville. Yackoski is the son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. John
Yackoski of Plains.
Their attendants were Betty
Yuhas Michaels, the late Albert
Wachilla, Alice Wienckoski
Edwards, Edward Baller, Lorraine
Kunec, Joseph Kalna, the late Ceil
Wallent, Andy Krupsha, Helen Kle-
zinski and Michael Krupsha.
The Yackoskis are the parents of
four children, Mrs. Christine Hol-
odic, Fla.; Mrs. Michele Rentree,
Dallas, Tex.; Debra, Fla. and John
Jr. at home. They also have two
grandchildren: Linda Lee and
Pamela Holodick, Fla.
Mr. Yackoski is retired.
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MR. AND MRS. JOHN JAMES,
16 Hughes St., Luzerne will cele-
brate their 33rd wedding anniver-
sary on Saturday. They were wed
on July 2, 1950 by the late Rev.
John Kundrauskus at St. Ann’s
Church, Luzerne. Mrs. James is the
former Mary Kempa, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Kempa, Swoyersville. James is the
son of Mrs. Tillie James and the
late Evan James, Luzerne.
Their attendants were Dorothy
Bruzauskas and Bob Lloyd.
The James’ are the parents of
two children, Mary Alice O’Donnell,
Luzerne and John, Plains. They
also have three grandchildren, Alex
III and Nancy O’Donnell and Made-
line James.
James is a roofer for Eyerman
and Co. Mrs. James is employed at
George Ann’s Fashions in Swoyers-
ville.
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MR. AND MRS. LEONARD SIB-
ERSKI, 203 Oliver St., ‘Swoyers-
ville, will celebrate their 38th wed-
ding anniversary Monday. They
were married on July 4, 1945 at St.
Anthony’s Church, Exeter by the
late Rev. Enrico Giovetti. Mrs.
Siberski is the former Virginia June
of Swoyersville. Siberski is Iso a
Swoyersville native.
The Siberskis are the parents of a
son, Joseph, a teacher in the Phila-
delphia area. :
Siberski is retired from Valley
Crest where he was the head cook.
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MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM
LEHMAN, 281 Chapel St., Swoyers-
ville will celebrate their 18th wed-
ding anniversary Sunday. They
were married on July 3, 1965. Their
attendants were Irene Braseis and
Ernie Priebe.
Mrs. Lehman is the former Mary
Sarsala, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Sarsala, Swoyers-
ville. Lehman is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Lehman Sr., Wilkes-
Barre.
The Lehmans are the parents of a
daughter, Marianne.
Lehman is a councilman of the
third ward of Swoyersville. He also
is an engineer for Conrail Co. and a
funeral director at his residence.
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MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL KISH-
EDA, 21 Scott St., Swoyersville will
celebrate their 47th wedding anni-
versary Wednesday. They were
married on July 6, 1936 by the late
Rev. John A. Karnish, Holy Trinity
Church in Swoyersville. Mrs. Kish-
eda is the former Anna Vasko of
Swoyersville. Kisheda is also a
Swoyersville native.
Their attendants were madeline
Kisheda Vinsko and Michael Vasko.
Kisheda is retired. He was form-
erly associated with Fortune Fab-
rics in Swoyersville and Ashley.
Mrs. Kisheda is a dressmaker.
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MR. AND MRS. DAN BREK, 24
Sidney St., Swoyersville will cele-
brate their 28th wedding anniver-
sary on Saturday. They were wed
on July 2, 1955 by Rev. John Masa-
kowski at St. Mary’s Church, Swoy-
ersville. Mrs. Brek is the former
Alice Sincavage, daughter of Mrs.
Stella Sincavage of Swoyersville
and the late William Sincavage.
Brek is the son of Mrs. John Brek
and the late John Brek of Luzerne.
Their attendants were Betty Jane
Brek Gasew and William Sincavage
Jr.
The Breks are the parents of two
children, Alice Marie and Daniel,
Jr.
Brek is associated with Bridon-
American Corp. in Exeter.
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MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL ZIM,
R. 20 Green St., Swoyersville will
celebrate their 41st wedding anni-
versary Monday. They were wed on
July 4, 1942 by the late Rev. Joseph
Buda at St. Mary’s Church in Swoy-
ersville. Mrs. Zim is the former
Anna Drobenak, daughter of the
late George and Anna Drobenak.
Zim is the son of the late John and
Laura Zim, all of Swoyersville.
Their attendants were Helen
Washko Evanko and Thomas Dro-
benak.
The Zims are the parents of a
daughter, Linda Joan Arzente of
Kentucky. They also have two
grandchildren, Kelly Ann and
George Michael Arzente.
Zim is a retired electrician.
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MR. AND MRS. STANLEY BUR-
AKIEWICZ, 313 Shoemaker St.,
Swoyersville will celebrate their
34th wedding anniversary Saturday.
They were married on July 2, 1949
at St. Mary’s Church, Swoyersville
by the late Rev. Joseph Buda. Mrs.
Burakiewicz is the former Jose-
phine Gowisnok of Swoyersville.
Burakiewicz is a native of Larks-
ville.
Their attendants were Walter and
Helen Stanishefski.
They are the parents of a son,
Vincent of Trucksville. They also
have two grandchildren, Jonel and
Vincent Michael Burakiewicz.
Burakiewicz is employed at the
Veterans Hospital in Wilkes-Barre.
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MR. AND MRS. STANLEY
MUCHA, 270 Owen St., Swoyersville
will celebrate their 38th wedding
anniversary on Wednesday. They
were married on July 6, 1945 at St.
Mary’s Church in Swoyersville, by
the late Rev. Joseph Buda. Mrs.
Mucha is the former Anna Yacal-
vitch, daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Yacalvitch of Exeter.
Mucha is the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Mucha of Swoyers-
ville.
Their attendants were Alice
Kuhar Spears and Steve Mucha.
They are the parents of two sons,
John, Virginia Beach and Martin of
Texas. They also have two grand-
children, John and Mark Mucha.
Mucha is employed as a guard at
the State Correction Institution in
Dallas. 0
MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL
CHOPKO, former residents of
Swoyersville and now residing in
New Goss manor, Dallas, will cele-
brate their 35th wedding anniver-
sary Sunday. They were married on
July 3, 1948 at St. Mary’s Church,
Swoyersville by the late Rev.
Joseph Buda. Mrs. Chopko is the
former Rose Ann Gavlick, daughter
of the late Blase and Mary Gavlick
of Mrs. Margaret Chopko of Wilkes-
Barre and the late Michael Chopko,
Sr.
Their attendants were Alice Gav-
lick Matukonis, John Matukonis,
Leo Gavlick and Jean Sabosky
Kogus.
The Chopkos are the parents of
three children, Atty. Mark Chopko,
and Mrs. Alice Gordon, both of
Alexandria, Va.; Mrs. Theresa
Flynn, Wilkes-Barre. They also
have a grandson, Michael Vincent
Chopko.
Chopko is associated with Culbro
Machine System in Kingston.
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MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KAL-
MANOWICZ, 50°Sidney St., Swoy-
ding anniversary last Wednesday.
They were wed on June 22, 1946 at
Holy Trinity Church in Swoyesville
by the late Rev. Joseph Podskoch.
Mrs. Kalmanowicz is the former
Josephine Podskoch, daughter. of
the late Stephen and Johanna Pod-
skoch, Swoyersville. Kalmanowicz
is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Kalmanowicz Sr., of
Exeter.
Their attendants were the late
Mary Podskoch Scripp and Al
Scripp of Union, N.J.
The Kalmanowicz’® are the par-
ents of four children, Thad, Center-
ville, Md; Kenny and Charles,
Swoyersville; and Mrs. Ann Marie
Naskinas of Nuangola. They also
have nine grandchildren, Jane,
Erin and Michael Kalmanowicz;
Amanda, Melanie, Brianne, Daniel
Kalmanowicz and Jeffrey and Mat-
thew Kalmanowicz.
Kalmanowicz is associated with
Baron’s Seafood, Swoyersville.
SHAW, former residents of Swoy-
ersville and now residing at 56
Filbert St., Forty Fort, celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary last
Tuesday. They were married on
June 21, 1933 at Holy Trinity
Church, Nanticoke by the late Rev.
A.S. Novak. Their attendants were
Marie Emershaw Black, and
Michael Adamchak.
Mrs. Emershaw is the former
Sophia Bonarek, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bonarek,
Nanticoke. Emershaw is the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. George
Emershaw, Swoyersville.
The couple are the parents of four
daughters, Mrs. Alice Chiampi,
Brandenton, Fla; Mrs. Grace
Begosh, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.;
Mrs. Marie Zambito, Swoyersville
and Mrs. Emily Dadurka, Forty
Fort. They also have 10 grandchil-
bara Begosh Waligunda, Paul
Begosh, Christine Zambito Gal-
anda, Cynthia Zambito, Charles
Vincent Zambito, Neil, Lori, Craig
Dadurka and two great-grandchil-
dren, Corey Zambito and Joshua
Galanda.
Prior to his retirement, Emer-
shaw was employed as manager of
A & P Tea Co. for 40 years.
A Mass of Thanksgiving was held
Saturday at Holy Trinity Church,
after which a dinner party was held
in their honor at the No. 1 Hose
House on Scott St., given by their
daughters.
Class Reunion
Wyoming Seminary Class of 1973 recently held a 10th year class reunion at the Woodlands
during the prep school’s Alumni Weekend. Shown here are those who attended the affair. First
row, from left, David Levy, Philadelphia; Robert Friedman, Harry Montz, Kingston; Jim
Rosenthal, Dallas; and Frank Maguire, Arlington, VA. Second row, Nancy Barvman, New York,
NY; Pamela Klein, Wilkes-Barre; Jill |zenberg Savitz, Harrisburg; Debra Koehl, Shavertown;
Mariana Griesmer, Washington, D.C.; Debra Fainberg Hollander, Kingston; Betsy Parkhurst
Shendall, Fort Lauderdale, FL; and Rebecca Wentz, King of Prussia. Third row, Bradley Piatt,
Allentown; Sandra Kabeschat,- Dallas; Brian Davis, Washington, DC; Daniel Fierman, Wilkes-
Barre; John Handman, Hackensack, NJ; John Frantz, Wilkes-Barre; Ed Brenton, West Pittston;
Jeffrey Weiss,” Providence, RI; Mary Ellen Boone Holt, Bethlehem; Julie Pillarella Sgarlat,
Shavertown; and Carl Sgarlat, Shavertown. Fourth row, Richard Rudolph, Wilkes-Barre; James
Harris, Kingston; Anthony Berger, Shavertown; Basil Dolphin, Kingston; Edmund Poggi,
Kingston; Richard Ross, New York, NY; and David Smith, Kingston.
Business Awards
Wyoming Valley West students who recently received Business Awards are shown here. From
left, Diane Stelma, Margaret B. Phak Achievement Award in Stenography; Angela A. Gronchick,
Business Education Award; Michael J. Rossi, Max Fainberg and Son Furniture Store of
Plymouth Award in Business; Diane Donlon, Business Education Award; Debra L. Petros,
Margaret B. Puhak Award in Stenography.
Band Awards
Wyoming Valley West students who recently received Band Awards are shown here. From left,
John W. Harrison, W.V.W. Band Parents Award; Vincent J. Galletti, Walter J. Werchok Memorial
Band Award; Mr. James Selingo, director of bands; Maureen E. McCawley, W.V.W. Band
Parents Award; Gary T. Finnegan, Albert J. Nervitt Memorial Award.
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