Plans finalized n
Former area resident
J. Robert Harcharik, president of MCI Digital
Information Services Corporation, will be coming back
to the area where he grew up to receive one of the
most prestigious honors that Penn State University
bestows. He has been named Alumni Fellow and will
spend April 26 and April 27 on the Wilkes-Barre
Campus of Penn State, where he graduated in 1960
with an associate degree in Electrical Engineering
Technology.
Harcharik will be presented with a special plaque
for Alumni Fellows at a reception and dinner April 26
at Hayfield House on the Wilkes-Barre campus in
Lehman. Community leaders as well as special
representatives of the student body and the faculty
have been invited to the dinner. Wilbur Meier, dean of
engineering of Penn State University, and William
Rothwell, executive director of the Alumni Associa-
tion, will participate in the award ceremony with Dr.
James Ryan, chief executive officer of the Penn State
Wilkes-Barre campus.
Now in its 12th year, the Alumni Fellows Program
adds an extra dimension to campus academic life by
providing contact for students and faculty with promi-
nent and outstanding alumni, leaders in their fields.
A highlight of Harcharik’s two days on campus will
electrical engineering classes of Professors Ed Dreis-
bach, Harold Groff, Walt Sowa, Joe perkowski and
Bob Paranich, and talk informally with students. His
schedule also includes meetings with telecommunica-
tions students and the Engineering Club. In addition,
all faculty and staff are invited to meet Mr. Harcharik
at a reception, and he will have a special meeting with
the department of student affairs.
Dr. Ryan said, “The Alumni Fellows Program
developed out of an idea that no one has more to offer
a student than a person who has been successful in his
or her chosen field. Through the Alumni Fellows
Program, the Penn State Alumni Association has
found a way to share that talent, to let current
students garner from the experience and success of
those who have preceded them.” 2
In the case of Harcharik, the Wilkes-Barre Campus
and especially the electrical engineering department
is feeling honored as well as proud of a graduate
because this is the first time in the 12 years of the
program - with fewer than 100 persons being desig-
nated as Alumni Fellows - that the honor has come to
the graduate of an associate degree program on a
at Penn State Wilkes-Barre with assisting him in
achieving the success he enjoys today. Also, Wilkes-
Barre is the only Commonwealth campus which offers
the industry-acclaimedassociate degree in telecom-
munications.
As president of MCI DISC, Harcharik has helped to
guide MCI Communications Corporation, thebillion
dollar telecommunications giant which successfully
challenged the AT&T telephone monopoly. He led the
design team for MCI Mail, a new electronic mail
service which features overnight package-courier
service. Mr. Harcharik and MCI Mail have received
much national attention.
In addition to the MCI Mail service, he was
instrumental in the development of cable and micro-
wave based technologies to be used as alternatives to
the telephone companies’ local loop systems which
MCI uses to connect its customers to its long distance
communications network.
While Harcharik is here, he will breakfast with
executives of Commonwealth Telephone, and will
attend the April 27 Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com-
merce meeting and luncheon.
At the dinner and ceremony Thursday night, he will
speak about the future of the telecommunications
industry and its potential for this region.
He is theson of Mrs. James Thomas of Hunlock
Creek and the late Joseph Harcharik. He is a graduate
of Northwest High School.
He went to MCI from Tymnet Inc. where he was
president. Prior to that, he co-founded Computer
Network Corporation in Washington, D.c.
Guests at the Lake-Noxen Arts-Crafts and Hobby
Show will be delighted with the doll house exhibit
being featured. Five miniature homes will be dis-
played by the Back Mountain Doll House Club, along
with many that belong to children in the school.
The PTA sponsored art show to be held on Friday,
April 27 at the Lake-Noxen Elementary School at
Harveys Lake, will also include exhibits and demon-
strations by noted area crafts persons and over 1500
pieces of student art work.
~The event is open to the public and is scheduled
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
’ Doll House Club members who will be exhibiting are
Cindy Evans, Jerry Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. George Jenkins and Pastor
Lawrence Reed.
The doll houses, built to a scale of one inch to one
foot, have been painstakenly decorated and furnished.
Handmade crafts found in the doll houses include
paintings, crocheting, counted cross stitch, weaving,
quilting, carving, sculpting, quilling, stencilling and
tinerif.
Mrs. Evans of Huntsville, will display a typical
farmhouse; Mrs. Sutton of Lehman, a replica of a
colonial home, period 1750-1850, called the Frederick
House; Mr. and Mrs. Hughes of Lehman, a blue and
white Victorian two story home; Mr. and Mrs.
Jenkins, a bright green six room Mouse House and
Mr. Reed, a 10 room country Victorian with landscap-
ing, duck pond and gazebo.
Crafts being demonstrated include quilting by
Joanne Ennis of “Joanne’s New Season’ quilting shop,
Shavertown; dot embroidery by Alyce Ritts; counted
cross stitch by Mary Hoyes; candlewicking and folded
star by Marilyn Warner; stencilling by Beth Ann
Lowrie of “Quail Coop Crafts” Tunkhannock; and
potery on the wheel by Karen Hendrickson of Sweet
Valley.
Students from kindergarten through sixth grade will
exhibit art work completed in school, as well as
demonstrate skills in areas such as salt clay, puppe-
try, vegetable printing, scratchboard, God’s eyes and
more. Their art work has been done under the
supervision of Susan Roese, art teacher and coordina-
tor of the art show.
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Bike-a-thon set
Members of the Wyoming Valley Bike Club and the Wyoming Valley Unit of the American.Cancer
Rep. George C. Hasay has com-
piled a list of toll-free hotlines
operated by state government.
“Individuals who have a problem
with state government or are aware
of possible fraud or mismanage-
ment of state funds should consult
this list before making any calls,”
Hasay said. ‘“The toll-free numbers
can save citizens time and money.”
Current hotline numbers include:
— Treasury wasteline (illegal or
wasteful government. spending or
practice), 800-932-0609;
— Auditor general (misuse of
state funds including welfare
fraud), 800-692-7391;
— Governor's Action Center
(information and referral concern-
ing state-related problems), 800-932-
0784;
— Bureau of Provider Relations
(help for doctors, dentists, etc.
experiencing problems with welfare
billing problems), 800-932-0698;
— Welfare (information on state’s
welfare programs), 800-692-7462;
— Child abuse (report cases of
suspected child abuse), 800-932-0313:
— Drug-and alcohol abuse (infor-
mation for alcohol and drug abusers
and their families), 800-932-0912;
LUZERNE COUNTY IS OFFERING A
—- Insurance (consumer informa-
tion and guidance with insurance
problems), 800-222-1750;
— Workmen’s compensation (a
claims counseling service), 800-482-
2383;
— Health (a referral service for
health problems), 800-692-7254;
— Health T.T.Y. (special number
for hearing impaired only), 800-932-
4639;
— PUC (information for finan-
cially strapped utility customes),
800-692-7380;
— Licensed professions (report
consumer complaitns against state-
licensed professions), 800-822-2113.
REWARD
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Number of
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$ 7,750.00
$ 8,850.00
$ 9,950.00
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8 or more $14,600.00
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$12,400.00
$14,150.00
$15,900.00
$17,700.00
$18,800.00
$19,900.00
$21,000.00
$22,100.00
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Jones, Kingston, Bike Club.
MYRTLE WAGNER
Mrs. Arthur J. (Myrtle) Wagner,
72, of Valley View Park, Dallas,
died April 18 in Geisinger Medical
Center, Danville.
Surviving ar her mother, Mrs.
Lulu Hill, Wilkes-Barre; her hus-
band, Arthur J. Wagner; daughter,
Mrs. R. Dale (Verna Lee) Wagner,
Hudson, Ohio; two grandchildren;
sisters, Mrs. Thomas Stich, Hano-
ver Township; Mrs. John Langdon,
Pennsville, N.J.; brothers, Albert,
Warren and Harold Hill, all of
Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral was held April 21 from
East Dallas. United Methodist
Church, Lower Demunds Road,
Dallas, with the Rev. Donald W.
Walter, her pastor officiating. Inter-
ment, Chapel Lawn Memorial Park,
Dallas. :
MADELINE HOSEY
Mrs. Madeline E. Hosey, 75, of
Valley View Park, Dallas Township,
died April 18 in Tyler Memorial
Hospital, Tunkhannock, following a
brief illness.
Surviving are a son, James F.
Hosey Jr., Dallas; daughter, Mrs.
Ruby Williams, Landasville; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral was held April 21 from
Home, Forty Fort, with interment
in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover
Township.
GLYNDUR EDWARDS *
Glyndur (Glenn) T. Edwards, 63,
of Box 502, RD 4, Dallas, died April
19 at the Wilkes-Barre Veterans
Administration Medical Center
where he had been admitted April 4.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Ann Novak of Dupont; sisters, Mrs.
Muriel Wermuth, Bethlehem; Mrs.
Edna Margaret Groblewski, Alamo-
gordo, N.M.; several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral was held April 23 from
the William E.. Davis Funeral
Home, Nanticoke, with services in
St. George's Episcopal Church,
Nanticoke. Interment, Hanover
Green Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship.
VERONICA MUCHA
Mrs. Veronica Mucha, of 122
Lackawanna Ave., Swoyersville,
died April 19 in the Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hospital, Kingston, shortly after
admission.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Helen
Bonning, Hunlock Creek; brothers,
Sylvester Burke of Swoyersville and
Joseph Burke of Bethlehem.
Funeral was held April 23 from
M.S. Frederick and Sons Funeral
Home, Forty Fort, with a Mass of
Christian Burial in St. Mary’s
Church. The Rev. Edward V. Soko-
lowski officiated. Interment, Deni-
son Cemetery, Swoyersville.
CHARLES STINCAVAGE
Charles ‘A. Stincavage, of 133 Dia-
mond St., Swoyersville, died April
19 in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
Kingston, following a lengthy ill-
ness.
Surviving are brothers and sis-
ters, Stanley, Clement and Helen, at
home; Joseph, Luzerne; Paul,
Coatesville.
Funeral was held April 23, from the
Joseph C. Betz Funeral Home, Luz-
erne, with a Mass of Christian
Burial in St. Ann’s Church, Luzerne.
Interment, St. Ann’s Cemetery,
Laflin.
WESLEY MOORE
Wesley S. Moore, 81, of Lehman,
died April 18 in Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital, Kingston, where he had
been a patient for two days.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Dorothy Beisel; daughters, Mrs.
Corrine Cannon, Baltimore, Md.;
sisters, Mrs. Edna Lange, East
Dallas; Mrs. Dorothy Lucy, Rich-
mond, Va.
Funeral was held April 21 from
the Richard H. Disque Funeral
Home, Dallas, with the Rev.
Michael Shambora of the Lehman
United Methodist Church officiating.
Interment, Warden Cemetery,
Dallas.
CHARLOTTE COON
Mrs. Charlotte Coon, of RD 3, Box
157-A, died April 17 in Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital; Kingston.
Surviving are several nieces and
nephews. Her husband, Bertram,
died in January, 1983.
Funeral was held April 19 from
the Metcalf and Shaver Funeral
Home, Wyoming, with the Rev.
Roger Ainslee-Richards, pastor of
the Carverton United Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment Carv-
erton Cemetery.
RALPH WONSAVAGE
Ralph J. Wonsavage, 61, of 205
Lackawanna Avenue, Swoyersville,
died April 17 in Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital, Kingston, shortly after
admission. f
Surviving are his wife, the former
Margaret Reiser; daughters, Mrs.
Frank Jones, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs.
Barry Hodakoski, East Strouds-
burg; son, Ralph Jr., at home;
brothers, Peter Wonsavage, Hart-
ford, Conn.; Valentine Wonsavage,
Portland, Conn.; sister, Mrs. Geral-
dine Meyers, Riverside, Calif.; four
grandchildren.
Funeral was held April 19, from
the John J. Baloga Funeral Home,
Forty Fort, with the Rev. Edward
V. Sokolowski officiating. Inter-
ment, St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hano-
ver Township.
ELEANOR FREDERICK
Eleanor M. Frederick, 64, of 53 W.
Center St., Shavertown, died April
15 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospi-
tal, following a prolonged illness.
Her husband, William, died ‘in
1975.
Surviving are sons; William,
Shavertown; Wayne, at home;
daughter, Mrs. Sharon Rondinella,
Shavertown; four grandchildren.
Funeral was held April 18 from
the Richard H. Disque Funeral
Home, Dallas, with the Rev. James
A. Wert, pastor of the Shavertown
United Methodist Church, officiat-
ing. Interment, Evergreen Ceme-
tery, Shavertown.
JOHN LUPINSKY
John J." Lupinsky Jr., 63, of 1250
Main St., Swoyersville, died April 16
in Veterans Administration Hospi-
tal, Plains Township, where he had
been a patient three months.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Anna Savage; son, Richard, at
home; sister, Mrs. Dorothy Stuka,
Swoyersville; one grandson.
Funeral was held April 18 from
the John J. Baloga Funeral Home,
Forty Fort, with a Mass of Christian
Burial in Holy Trinity Church.
Interment, parish cemetery.
JOHN PARSONS
John F. Parsons, of RD 1, Dallas
(Kunkle) died suddenly Apirl 16 at
the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital,
Surviving are his wife, the former
Alta Vosburg; daughters, Mrs.
Nancy Confer, of Beach Haven;
Mrs. Marion Eckert, of Valparaiso,
Ind.; Mrs. Susan Mead, of Falls;
Miss Pamela Parsons, of Falmouth,
Mass.; Mrs. Linda Ondish, of
Kunkle; sons, David E., Ewa
Beach, Hawaii; and Ernest L.. Fern-
brook; brothers, Walter Parsons, of
Dunedin, Fla.; Willard Parsons,
Kingston; sisters, Mrs. Florence
Williams and Mrs. Marguerite
Cauda, Harveys Lake; Mrs. Jean
Lutt, Kearney, N.J.; 22 grandchil-
dren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held April 20 from
the Nulton Funeral Home, Beau-
mont ‘with the Rev. Pegg Ainslie-
Richards.
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