"2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 19, 1989 Obituaries SISTER M. WALTER CAFFREY Sister M. Walter Caffrey, R.S.M., died April 14, 1989 in Mercy Cen- ter, Dallas. Born Sept. 19, 1898 in Sugar Notch, she was the daughter of the late P.F. and Mary Finn Caffrey. She entered the Sisters of Mercy on Sept. 8, 1925 and made her profession of vows on Aug. 14, 1928. After graduating from College Misericordia, she continued her education at Villanova Unviersity where she received a masters in English. Sister taught in the elementary schools of the Scranton and Brooklyn Diocese. She joined the Apostolate of Prayer at Mercy Center, Dallas, in 1984. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Agnes Boyle, Wilkes-Barre; broth- ers, Thomas Caflrey, Scranton; James Caffrey, Audubon, N.J.; Patrick Caffrey, Whiting, N.J. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. GRACE CASE Grace H. Case, RD 1, Noxen, died April 13, 1989 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in West Pittston on Aug. 21, 1902, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Bertha Melcher Kromelbein. She was a member of St. Luke's Reformation Church, Noxen, and served as superintendent of the Sunday School primary depart- ment for 25 years. She was also a member of the Ladies Society of the Church. Mrs. Case was preceded in death by her husband, Loren, on March 12, 1987; son, Larry, in 1979; brother, Leon Kromelbein; sister, Mildred Willaner. Surviving are sons, Leland, Ravena, N.Y.; Frederick, Noxen: daughter, Mrs. Verna Jean McGin- ley, Hopatcong, N.J.; brother, George Kromelbein, Wyoming; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchil- dren. Interment was in Kocher Ceme- tery, Ruggles. : Memorial contributions if de- sired may be made to St. Luke's Reformation Church, Noxen 18636. MARY DALE Mary R. Dale, 78, formerly of North Welles Avenue, Kingston, died April 16, 1989 in the Palms of Pasadena Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla. Born in Oakmont, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Maria Aroli Restelli. She was a Wyoming Valley resi- dent since 1948. Mrs. Dale served the Wilkes- Barre, Kingston and Dallas librar- ies and was a librarian in New Kensington and Allentown. She was a member of the Ameri- can and Pennsylvania Library Associations. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard M. Surviving are son, Arthur A. Dale, St. Petersburg; nephew Dr. Edward F. Restelli, Oakmont. Memorial services will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Pitts- burgh at a later date. Arrangements by the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home, 420 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. ALLEN MONTROSS Allen S. Montross, 72, of RD 2, Dallas (Loyalville), died April 15, 1989 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Dallas Township, Feb. 10, 1917, he was the son of the late Arthur and Virgie Spencer Mon- tross, and resided at Loyalville for the past 20 years. He was employed as a mail car- rier for the Dallas Post Office for many years, retiring 17 years ago. © Mr. Montross was a member of the Idetown United Methodist Church. He was a member of the South Mountain Land Association, the Sports Aviation Association, Oshkosh, Wis., and the National Rifle Association. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Florence Stevens; son, Ed- ward Montross, Dallas; daughter, Carol Pollick, Shickshinny; step- sons, Jeff Wesley, Trucksville; Walter Wesley, Sweet Valley; step- daughter, Donna Zimmerman, Sweet Valley; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Interment was in the Idetown Cemetery. VITO PILOSI Vito Pilosi, 86, Harveys Lake, died April 10, 1989 in Wyoming Valley Health Care Center, Plains Township. Born in Felitto, Italy, he was the son of the late John and Anto- inetta Shive Peluso. He came to the ~ United States at the age of six and has resided in Harveys Lake for the last 50 years. He was employed as a coal miner for various area colliereies and was later employed by the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company, distributing daily newspapers to the Back Mountain and the Tunkhannock areas, until his retirement in 1981. Mr. Pilosi was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Margaret Messarch; brothers, Carmen, James and Frank and sister He- len. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Corvia Hoyt; sons, John Pe- Tie SP ALLASCPosT 309-415 Plaza Dallas, PA 675-5211 PROBLEM WITH A STORY? It is the policy of The Dallas Post to correct all errors of fact and to clarify any misunderstanding cre- ated by articles. Question should be directed to the News Desk at 675-5211. HAVE A NEWS TIP? Monday through Friday 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ~ DEPARTMENT Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 Classified Deadline- Mon. 5 p.m. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 35¢ on newsstands every Wed- nesday; carrier delivery, 35¢ per week. By mail: in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, PA, $14 per ~ year; Elsewhere in PA, NY, and NJ, $16 per year; All other areas, $18 peryear. Published every Wednes- day by Bartsen Media, Inc., P.O. ~ Box 366, Dallas Pa 18612. Entered atthe post office in Dallas, PA 18612 as secondclass matter. (USPS 147- 720 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Dallas Post, P.O. d Box 6, Dallas, PA 18612. J luso, Tacoma, Wash.; Vito Pilosi Jr., Meeker; daughters, Mrs. Wil- liam (Mary) Allen, Moosic; Mrs. Fred (Helen) Kramer, Philadelphia; Mrs. Peter (Gertrude) Dragon, Harveys Lake; Mrs. Charles (Eleanor) Winders, Maytown; Mrs. James (Catherine) Wivell, Harveys Lake; Mrs. Robert (Victoria) Stull, Fredericks, Md; brothers, Joseph Peluso, Tum Tum, Wash.; John Peluso, Cincinnati, Ohio; Dewey Peluso, Newport, Ky.; Ernest Pe- luso, Chattaroy, Wash.; sister, Lucille Hoffman, Cincinnati, Ohio; Marge Hadded, Cleveland, Ohio; Lena Fowler, Newport, Ky.; 25 grandchildren and 22 great-grand- children. Interment was in the Idetown Cemetery. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Har- veys Lake Little League, in care of Joanne Halowich, RD 2, Box 60R, Harveys Lake, 18618. CHARLES SPENCER Charles L. Spencer, 66, of Dal- las Mobile Home Center, Dallas, died April 16, 1989 at the Wilkes- # Barre General Hospital. He ws born May 26, 1922, in | Union Township, RD Shickshinny, § the son of the late David and Faye Thomas Spencer. He was employed as a truck driver by Bob Barna Trucking | before his retirement. Surviving are sons Scott, Dal- | las; and Charles Jr., Los Angeles, | Calif.; daughters, Susan Johnson, | ‘Dallas, and Karen Eckrote, Nanti- } coke; 14 grandchildren; two great- | grandchildren; brothers, Harry, Towanda; Daniel, Dallas; David Jr., | Lehman Township; Arthur, Dal- las; sisters, Mrs. Anna McMichael, Hunlock Creek; and Mrs. Doris Sorber, Shickshinny. He was preceded in death by brother William and sister Shirley. Interment will be in Sorber Cemetery, Reyburn. presented them with a variet Seated, from left are residen volunteers, standing, Lillian Gifts for Maple Hill residents Members of the NEREA Telephone Pioneers Club visited residents of Maple Hill Nursing Home and y of items including lap robes, bedroom slippers and stuffed animals. ts Grace Folmer and Saha Blum, reci pients of lap robes and slippers from Bosick, Adele Peet and Shirley Jones . (C.M. Denmon Photo) Wetlands (continued from page 1) In areas where wetlands have been drained and filled, quite often flooding creates the need to construct expensive public works projects. Most of the acres now subject to severe flooding were once wetlands which contained the flood waters but were destroyed for development or agriculture. Many plant and animal species require wetlands for part or all of their life cycles and many of the wetlands are sources of food, breeding areas and nurseries for many species of fish, as well as thousands of species of plants, large numbers of amphibians and hundreds of species of birds. Nearly 50 percent of the nation's endangered animals and approximately 25 percent of endangered plants rely on the nation’s wetlands. Economic benefits are also provided to our society through the wetlands such as commercial fishing, a $10 billion a year industry that harvests many fish and shellfish varieties that spend part of their life cycle in coastal wetlands; flood control by keeping the natural wetlands intact often saves the Army’ Corps of Engineers the expense of building expensive flood control projects; outdoor recreation on which Americans spend approximately $10 billion annually for nature study, fishing, hunting or outdoor recreation in the wetlands, and the harvesting of fur and hide pelts valued at $300 to $400 million annually from animals that live in wetlands habitats. There are two primary types of wetlands, inland and coastal, which are divided into smaller classifications according to location and vegetation. Size does not affect the importance of a wetland to the environment because a wetland of less than one acre can support an abundance of wildlife. 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