] —-—_ NH... Er rT mm , oe g da g - ? i e - 2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 25, 1990 Obituaries ALETHA CRAGLE Aletha Crage, 75, of RR 1, Sweet Valley died April 20, 1990 in Nes- _bitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston. Born March 29, 1915 in Ross Township, she was the daughter of the late David L. and Genevieve Askew Benscoter Sr. She was employed as a cafeteria worker by the Lake-Lehman School District prior to her retirement. Mrs. Cragle was a member of Sweet Valley Church of Christ where she headed the Craft Ministry and taught Sunday School for 60 years and was a member of its Lydia Circle. She also was a member of Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, and the WCTU. Her husband, Gerald E., died in 1983. Surviving are a brother, James Alfred Benscoter, Binghamton, N.Y.; sister, Shirley Meade, Fort Myers, Fla.; nieces and nephews. Interment was in Elan Memo- rial Park, Berwick. JAMES JACKSON James A. Jackson, 74, of Jackson Hill, RR Sweet Valley, died April 20, 1990 in the Veterans Administration Medical Cneter, Plains Township. Born November 25, 1915 in Fairmount Township, he was a son of the late Elisha W. and Tracy C. Dietrick Jackson. He served in the U.S. Army durintg World War II, receiving the Purple Heart in France. Mr. Jackson was a retired employee of Retreat State Hospi- tal He is survived by a sister, Olive Meade, Dallas, and several nieces ‘and nephews. Interment was in Bethel Hill Cemetery, RR Sweet Valley. CLARA SHUPP Clara M. Shupp, of Beaumont, died April 18, 1990, in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. Born February 25, 1925, in Harveys Lake, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Kresge Zacharias. She attended Beaumont schools and trained and | worked as a practical nurse for opened in Tunkhannock, worked for a few years in charge of many years. After her marraige to her late husband, Fred, who died in 1977, she lived in Dallas. She moved back to Beaumont in 1971. When the Carpenter Care Center she the Occupational Therapy Depart- ment. She also did volunteer work for Boy Scout Troop 331 of Har- veys Lake. Surviving are a son, Frederick (Rick) Shupp, Dallas; daughters, Sandra (Sandy) Leis, Dallas; Norma (Gigi) Nafus, Beaumont; four grandchildren; brother, Harry E. Zacharias, Harveys Lake; sisters, Sarah Jane Shannon, Virginia Carpenter and Hilda Traver, all of Harveys Lake; Marjorie Race, Noxen; Agnes Pulsifer, Washing- tonville. Interment was in Carverton Cemetery. FLORA STOCK Flora Stock, former Shavertown resident died April 19, 1990. She was a resident of Leader Nursing Home, Harrisburg. She was born Dec. 23, 1894, daughter of Fred and Nettie Snyder, Suttons Creek. * Surviving are adaughter, Wilma Baldwin, Huntington Station, Long Island, N.Y.; son Donald Stock, Pittsburgh; 12 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren. Private services were held for the family. 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Pearman, 90, of Dorch- ester Drive, Dallas, died April 18, 1990, at her home, following a lengthy illness. Born in Trenton, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Margaret Probost Kramer. She attended Trenton Area schools. She had resided in Hamilton Town- ship, N.J.; Millersville and Trum- bull, Conn., before moving to Dal- las in July, 1989. She was a member of St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd, in 1976. Surviving are sons, Dr. William A. Pearman, Dallas; Dr. Floyd. J. Pearman, South Bend, Ind.; daugh- ter, Mrs. Adrianna Burkholtz, Hamilton Township, N.J.; sister, Mrs. Jean Tomaseck, Mercerville, N.J.; four grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. Interment was in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Hamilton Township. ROSE PECUKONIS Rose M. Pecukonis, of Dallas, died April 17, 1990, at the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, fol- lowing a lengthy illness. Born July 1, 1929, in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Pogritz Maticic. She attended schools in Luzerne and graduated from Luzerne High School. She was a member of the Gate of Heaven Church in Dallas. She and her husband Bernard would have celebrated their 40th birthday on April 22. Preceding her in death was a sister, Jean Purcell. Surviving in addition to her husband, are daughters, Mrs. Willard (Patricia) Aldrow, Dallas; Mrs. Frank (Susan) Razny, Shav- ertown; brother, John Maticic, Edwardsville; sisters, Ann Burland, Boothwynn; Dorothy Beach, Som- erset, N.J. Interment was in Mt. Olivet Cemtery, Carverton. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice St. John. MILDRED MALKEMES Mildred W. Malkemes, 82, for- merly of Ferguson Avenue, Shav- ertown, died April 22, 1990, at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, where she had been a guest for two and a half years. Born in Shavertown, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Isaacs Woolbert. She was a graduate of Kingston Town- ship High School and Wilkes-Barre Business College. Before her mar- riage, she was employed by the F.W. Woolworth Co., as secretary. She had resided in Shavertown for 23 years before moving to Dallas 13 years ago. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Shav- ertown and its Dorcas Society. She was also a member of Dallas Chap- ter 396, Order of the Eastern Star, and the Irem Temple Ladies Auxil- ary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick W., June 25, 1987; and a son, Frederick W. Jr., March 28, 1985. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Mahoney, Syosset, N.Y. and two grandchildren. Memorial services were held Saturday in the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 196 N. Main St., Shaver- town, 18708. VERNA THOMPSON Verna E. Thompson, 87, of RR 2, Harveys Lake, died April 22, 1990, in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born at BroadwayJune 5, 1902, she was the daughter of the late David C. and Minnie Hoppes Sites. She resided at Harveys Lake for most of her life. She was a member of the Emmanuel Assembly of God Church, Harveys Lake. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lester Sites; sisters, Laura Harrison and Viola Weaver. Surviving are sons, Harry R., Picture Rocks; Elwood J., Sweet Valley; sisters, Carrie Chupcav- ich, Bloosmburg; Hilda Wagner, with whom she resided; eight grandchildren; four great-grand- children. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Curtis L. Swan- son Funeral Home, coirner of Rtes. 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with Rev. L.D. Reed, officiating. Interment will be in in Lehman Center Cemetery. Police report DALLAS TOWNSHIP CAR WINDOW REPORTED SMASHED Kenneth Bailey of Elmcrest Drive, reported to Dallas Town- ship Police that sometime during 10 p.m., April 12and 8 a.m., April 13, someone threw a rock through and smashed the rear window of his 1987 Mercury Station Wagon parked on the street in front of his residence. It is the second time within one month the window was smashed. Patrolman Wayman Miers is the investigating officer. MOTORIST SAYS TRUCK FORCED HIM OFF ROAD On April 17, Patrolman Jack Appel investigated an accident on Country Club Road where he said David Allen Morrissey, Freeman's Trailer Court, driving a 1981 Chevrolet said that he was travel- ing west on Country Club Road when a truck pulled out in front of him. His car skidded off to the left of the roadway going down a slight embankment, flipped over ap- proximately three times and came to rest on the passenger side on the golf course. KINGSTON TOWNSHIP WRECKS CAR AFTER FALLING ASLEEP Patrolman Michael Moravec came to Kingston Township police headquarters, April 13, to meetKeith C. Hillard, who reported having been in an accident on Route 309. Hillard explained that he was traveling north on Route 309 and fell asleep at the wheel of his 1987 Toyota. ILLEGAL USE OF DUMPSTER CHARGED George Smith of Terrace Ave- nue, Kingston Township, was charged with disposal of refuse in adumpster in the Back Mountain Shopping Center, April 18, by Patrolman Michael Moravec. VIDEO STOLEN Patrolman Robert Weiss was called to investigate the theft of a video at Fox Video, Back Moun- tain Shopping Center, April 17. The officer is continuing the in- vestigation. Rec Center—— (continued from page 1) tient and primary care. The plans for the facility were approved by both the YMCA and hospital boards and a task force hasbeen set up to look at the scope of the program, according to Led- win. No site has been selected for the project; however, Ledwin said that four areas in the Back Mountain are being considered. They are in an area between College Miseri- cordia, Lake-Lehman High School and the Dallas High School, said Ledwin. He also said that plans for the project are being drawn and he hopes to be building by this fall with completion set for some time in 1991. Representatives from both boards said that growing popula- tion-in the Back Mountain was another basis for the idea of the facility. “There is no question that the population of the Back Mountain and Tunkhannok will continue to grow and eventually come to- gether,” said Ledwin. Guthrie Conyngham, Chairman of the trustees for the YMCA, agreed. “There is a great need for Little League and soccer fields in the Back Mountain,” he said. Hargadon said that already much of the business of the YMCA comes from Back Mountain resi- dents. He said that 16 percent of YMCA members are from the area. Hargadon also said that he expects another 1,500 to 2,000 new members of the YMCA once the facility is started. Currently the YMCA has a membership of approximately 4,000. Hargadon stressed that the fa- cility will not take away from the YMCA in Wilkes-Barre. “This project is a satellite of the Wilkes-Barre facility and will only enhance facilities currently in ex- istence,” he said. Conyngham added that a major benefit for the new facility will be more space. “One of the things you would notice if you went to the YMCA in Wilkes-Barre is that we're using every nook and cranny. There is nowhere to grow,” he said. Reaction (continued from page 1) will help out the community. “I welcome it to the area,” said Landis, who is very active in the Back Mountain communities. 3 “The idea of the swimming pool should have been here when they did the high school,” said Landis. “Now there is an oppor- tunity to bring one to the area and have the people take advan- tage of it.” Landis also said that if some extra fields could be obtained it would also be a benefit to the area. Jay Zaleskas, Lake-Lehman High School principal, who has been with the school district for 37, years said the facility will have a positive effect on the district and the entire commu- nity. “A facility such as that is long overdue in the Back Mountain. The area youth have had to travel down 309 to Odyssey or the YMCA in the past. I hope it will be an A-1 facility. There isa need for such a facility. “We need a swimming pool in the Back Mountain for the schools, both Dallas and Lake- Lehman. Every year we have students ask about a pool,” Zaleskas said. Zaleskas also said the pro- posal would have no adverse effect on the school’s fields be- cause the school needs more softball and soccer fields. “We don't have enough to pro- vide them to outside organiza- tions for outside spring sports.” Zaleskas said he would like to see the facility somewhere along Route 118 in the vicinity of the Lehman Golf Course. “There's still a lot of open terri- tory,” he said. Charlotte Williams, business manager in the Dallas School District, said the announcement came to the personnel at Dallas as a complete surprise. “Overall, it's a great thing for the Back Mountain. It’s difficult to say about the use of a swim- ming pool by the district. That would depend on agreements and the board's decision but I'm positive it would appear on a board agenda,” Williams said. “It has been the district's policy for years to offer our playing fields to outside organizations. In the spring we have so many outside requests for fields we don’t have enough, so additional fields would make it better for these groups.” Jack Tinner, who was instru- mental in forming the Back Mountain Baseball League, is alsovery pleased to see the facil- ity coming to the area. “I think it is great to see people taking an interest in the area in so far as health and the children,” said Tinner. “I'm surprised that something like this hasn't hap- pened earlier.” Tinner said that the idea of obtaining more fields for area children appeals most to him. He added that during his asso- ciation with the Back Mountain Baseball League many ideas were expressed about obtaining more ball fields. He said that the league had looked at buying some fields, but did not have the necessary funds to do so. Tinner feels that the possibil- ity of obtaining more fields for the area will only enhance the Back Mountain. “If they go through with getting fields and putting up the facility,” he said, “the area would benefit greatly from it. Dr. Patrick DiPasquale, presi- dent of College Misericordia, says he does not believe the plans for the facility would af- fect the college. “What's good for the Back Mountain is good for us,” he said. “I am surprised, however, that they didn't ask our plans were because we had discussed our long range building plans with the YMCA. “Of course, our first priority was the science building and now we are building townhouses, but we will be building a physical education building within a year or more.” Property transfers Property transfers recorded at the Luzerne County Court House JromApril4, 1990 to April 18, 1990. Prices are extrapolated from trans- Jer taxes paid. Money transfers are: exempt from tax, so no amounts are shown. | Carole Coffee to’ Albert M. Nahme, RR 2, Box 55A, Hunlock Creek, property 3 parcels, Jackson Twp., $33,000. Jane Hackling to Jane Hack- ling, RR 1, P.O. Box 4, Dallas, property 10 acres, Dallas Twp. Paul A. Perch to Laure B. Perch, 419 Country Club Apartments, Dallas, property Hillcrest Dr., Dallas Twp. Eric F. Appel to David Lloyd, 215 W. Center Hill Rd., Dallas, property W. Center Hill, Dallas Twp., $79,900. Janet F. Eden to Charles R. Hiff, property 2 parcels, Franklin Twp., $64,500. Ann H. Parkhurst to Dennis ° Wengryznek, 52 Elizabeth St., Dallas, property 3.005 acres, Hil- debrant Rd., Dallas Twp., $45,000. Robert T. Cook to F.M. Realty Co., P.O. 1007, Wilkes-Barre, property 1) 3.012 ac.; 2) 8.509 acres, Lake Twp., $40,000. John P. Crossin to Dallas Asso- ciates, 600 Third Ave., Kingston, 20.57 acres, Dallas Twp., $300,000. Linda J. Matukitis, to Albert A. 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