2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 19, 1989 Obituaries FERN DuPERE Fern V. DuPere, 82, of RD 2, Harveys Lake, died July 14, 1989 at Riverside Manor Nursing Cen- ter, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Shenandoah December 21, 1906, she was a daughter of the late Joseph P. and Josephine Kowalewska Strzelczyk. She had resided the past year at Harveys Lake. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry DuPere; sis- ters, Sally Ruszewski; Belle Ster- ling; brothers, Hillary and Chester Strzelczyk. She is survived by sisters, Jo- sephine LaPallo, Luzerne; Gene Sterling, New York City; brother, Joseph, Brooklyn, N.Y.; niecesand nephews. Private funeral services were conducted from the Graham-, McCune Funeral Home, Wilkes- Barre. ARTHUR Arthur R. (Tinker) Gosart, 66, of Old Lake Road, Shawanese, Har- veys Lake, died July 13, 1989 in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospi- tal. A lifelong resident of Harveys Lake, he was the son of the late Jacob and Mary Pendleton Gosart. Mr. Gosart attended the Lake Township schools. He had been employed as a shipping and receiving clerk with Native Textiles, Dallas, until his retirement. He was a member of the Idetown United Methodist Church. An Army veteran of World War II, he was decorated with a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Mr. Gosart was a past Deputy Sheriff of Luzerne County. He was a past commander and life mem- HAROLD NELSON Harold (Bruce) Nelson, 82, of. South Franklin Street, Wilkes- Barre, formerly of Lehman, died July 10, 1989, in the Veterans Adminstration Medical Center, Plains Township, following a long illness. Born in Lehman Township, he was the son of the late Cory and Anne Wilcox Nelson. Mr. Nelson attended Lehman area schools and had resided for most of his life in the Back Moun- tain and Wilkes-Barre area. He was self-employed as a painter for many years, until re- tirement. Mr. Nelson was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are sons, David, Se- attle, Wash.; Donald, Wilkes-Barre; Dale and Darrell, both of Calif; daughter, Mrs. Diane Copas, Calif. Interment was in Lehman Cemetery, Lehman Township. GOSART ber of Harveys Lake Post 967 American Legion; a life member of the Anthracite Post 283, V.F.W., Kingston; the National Rifle Asso- ciation; the American Association of Retired People. He was a member of the first council elected in Harveys Lake Borough and was also a member of the Jonathon R. Davis Fire Com- pany, Idetown. Mr. Gosart was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine (Gin- ger) on Oct. 17, 1984. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Donna Sanders, Berwick; sisters, Mrs. Emil (Bertha) Hornyak, Ed- wardsville; Mrs. Fred (Faith) Keene, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Mrs. Bob (Pat) Uzdella, Harveys Lake, two grand- children. : Interment was in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. ~ MARION KLISCH Marion Hamilton Young Klisch, 80 of 3944 Southeast 17th Lane, ~ Ocala, Fla., died June 24 at her residence. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she re- sided in Dallas for many years before moving to Florida in 19583. She was a former member of the Derra Memorial United Methodist * Church, Wilkes-Barre and the Dallas Women's Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roland (Bill), former owner of the Cafeteria Klisch Flying Schools in Forty Fort. Surviving are daughters, Dr. Karen Klisch of Frederick, Mary- land; Mrs. Kimi West, Ocala, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Jen Thomas and Mrs. Jean Thomas, both of West Pristol, Pa.; brothers, Robert Young, Lacanada, Calif.; Thomas ng, Wilkes-Barre; two grand- {ren; one great-grandson. S.raveside burial services were he6d at Woodlawn Cemetery, Dal- las. The Department of Environ- mental Resources (DER) Wilkes- Barre Regional Director Ed Shoe- ner recently announced the for- mation of a regional emergency response team that will improve DER's capability to rapidly respond to spills and other incidents in- volving hazardous materials throughout the nine-county Wilkes-Barre Region. “The regional emergency re- sponse team enhances the Depart- ment’s ability to protect public health and the environment,” said Shoener. “The team consists of 14 staff specialists in air and water supplies and sanitation. They will insure that responsible parties take the appropriate timely actions at spills or other emergency situ- ations,” Shoener stated. The regional Emergency Re- sponse program manager and his assistant will supervise the team, which is available to respond around-the-clock. analysis of spills or emergency situations, and to provide that information to public and private officials to speed clean up actions,” concluded Shoener. Region by calling (717) 826-2511 at any time of the day or night. DER TEAM PROMISES FASTER RESPONSE - Emer- gency Response Team mem- bers Scot Detwiler, (left) and Lenny Zelinka are shown taking soil samples at a spill site in Luzerne County. “This team gives the regional | office the ability to provide prompt | Citizens and public officials can | report environmental emergency : situations in the Wilkes-Barre | DER forms emergency response team quality, waste management, water SE Deer (continued from page 1) Attorney Mark McNelis, attor- ney for Nelen, an engineer and environmental officials told the commission that the Pennsylvania Gas & Water Company, Depart- ment of Environmental Resources and the Dallas Water Company had given written approval to the manner and work of the subdivi- sion development. Luzerne County Engineer James Brozena, surveyor Frank Grabow- ski and Drew Fitch of R.N. Fitch & Sons also spoke on behalfof Nelen. R.N. Fitch & Sons has done much of the site work on the develop- ment. Jean Gayle, a Dallas resident, said that 51 homes connected to the Dallas Water Company service will have a negative effect on water pressure, which she claimed is already low in the Dallas area. Hiller also said that county plan- ning commission ordinances were violated because one section of the zoning code stipulates that runoff water onto other persons’ property must be prevented unless the developer has written permission from the owners. She claimed that is happening, and that the plans for Deer Meadow do not address drainage at all. : Adrian Merolli, director ofthe Luzerne County Planning Commis- sion told the members the staff recommended final approval for the project based on all available information they had. Chairman Alan Major, Robert Betzler and Robert Zinn gave the final approval. The commission also approved preliminary plans presented by James Wisniewski and Geraldine Wisniewski, developers of the Stonehedge sub-division in Dallas Borough. David Sutton of Pason- ick Engineers and the engineer for Wisniewski's project testified for & the developers. Report from Harrisburg Here is a summary of important events that occurred on Capitol Hill last week from Rep. Scott Dietterick, 120th Legislative Dis- trict. CHILD ABUSE MURDERS - Legislation which would create the new crime of ‘murder by child abuse’ in Pennsylvania was the subject of hearings held by the (continued from page 1) Prior to coming to Dallas, Ms. Neary worked as manager in the Tri-Valley District near Hegins. She became deeply involved with the district and had a good rapport with the personnel. She also worked in the south where she operated a cafeteria at a profit. The company is planning to bring in a new management team and Ms. Neary is said to have ex- cellent communication skills and will also seek input from the stu- dents. Board members realize that fail- ure of students to purchase Type A ~ lunches is one of the reasons for ‘ the continual loss, since the state reimburses only for Type Alunches The board has discussed various options with the food service such as purchasing and using monthly ~ tickets, reducing the number of ‘junk’ foods served, and new and innovative ideas suggested by Ms. Neary. Gilbert Griffiths, principal of the Middle School, has his own opin- ion for successful operation. He says the secret is do away with all junk food and return to serving Type A nutritious lunches only. The problem is not made any easier by the fact that employees’ working in the cafeteria and the satellite schools worked all last year and into this year without a contract. Mary Law, president of the employee's union, explained that they worked all of the 1988-1989 school year without health insur- ance, sick days, and without an increase in wages. “There are only four food em- ployees working at $6.25 per hour,” Ms. Law said, “and the rest are working for as low as $4.45 an hour. In addition, most of the employees hours were cut and still the cafeteria lost more than $17,000. There's something wrong.” Mrs. Law also said that there has been no word of a negotiations meeting. The employees were scheduled to meet with represen- tatives of the food service in June, but at the last minute they were notified that the meeting was cancelled. Long Stem 20 00 Red Roses EVANS- KING Tr SPDALLASCPosT 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? 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