2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, February 20, 1991 Obituaries MADELINE ADAMSHICK Madeline F. Adamshick, 76, of Mountainview Drive, Lehman, died Feb. 18, 1991, at her home after a long illness. A lifelong resident of Lehman, she was the daughter of the late Frank Raymond and Addie Sutliff Searfoss. She was a graduate of Lehman High School. Before retiring she had been employed as a floral de- signer at several floral shops throughout Wyoming Valley. Mrs. Adamshick was a member of the Lehman United Methodist Church, where she served as a Sunday ~ school teacher. She had been a member of the church's Official Board and was a past trustee. - She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard in 1972, a son George, in 1953. Surviving are sons, James, at home; Paul, Harveys Lake; daugh- ter, RuthJones, Lehman; brother, Wilbur Searfoss, Waterbury, Conn; sisters, Ruth Disque, Dal- las; Louise Whitesell, Delanco, N.J.; Delphine Sutton, Tallahassee, Fla.; five grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wedneday at 11 a.m. from the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, 672 Memorial Highway, Dallas, with the Rev. Thomas A. Morris, pastor of the Lehman United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. ~ IRENE ALEXANDER Irene A. Alexander, 95, of Heri- tage House, East Northampton Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Feb. 14, 1991, in the Summit Health Care Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Sweet Valley, March 21, 1895, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Edith Zim- merman Allen. She had resided in ~~ Wilkes-Barre since 1961. She was ‘a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilkes- Barre; the Westminster Leisure Lounge, the Asher Miner Auxiliary; - the Irem Women's Auxiliary; the ~ West Side Flower Club, Dieu LeVeut Ladies’ Auxiliary; the Knights Templar Ladies Auxiliary. She was also the past Worthy Ma- ~ tron and member of the Queen Esther Chapter 70, Order of the Eastern Star, Kingston. ‘She was preceded in death by ~~ herhusband, Stephendlexander, ; in 1960. Wa ~ There are no immediate survi- VOrS. Interment was inHanover Green Cemetery, Hanover Township. ~ JOHN ANDREJKO John J. Andrejko, of Lyndwood Avenue, Hanover Township, died Feb. 15, 1991, at Valley Crest Nursing Home, after an illness. Born in Somerset County, he ~ was the son of the late Stephen ~ and Mary Euhala Andrejko. He was a member of St. Stephen's ~ Church, Plymouth, and its Young Men's Club. He was a fire marshal at Retreat State Hospital, and was also a justice of the peace in Hanover Township. He was a ~ former Democratic Chairman in Hanover Township, was involved in the youth of Hanover Township, especially the Booster Club; was a ~ member of the Pennsylvania Re- tired State Employees; the United ~ Mine Workers of America. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Viola Azanski; brothers, Stephen, Emory and Joseph. ~ Survivingare sons, John, Plains, Leo, Edwardsville; Paul, Shavertown; Stephen, Wilkes- Barre; daughters, Mrs. Paul (Ann) Kraynak and Mrs. Carl (Charlotte) Kratz, both of Plymouth; Miss ‘Christine Andrejko, Hanover Township; Miss Viola Andrejko, at ‘home; 16 grandchildren; brother, George, Hanover Township; Peter, Wilkes-Barre; sisters,. Mrs. Mary Murphy, Hanover Township; Mrs. Elizabeth McHale, Wilkes-Barre; several nieces and nephews. Interment was in the parish cemetery, Lehman. LYDIA BALLA Lydia Balla, of East Spring Street, Nanticoke, died Feb. 14, 1991, in the Mercy Hospital, Nanticoke. Born in Newport Township, she was the daughter ofthe late Michael and Maria Figuly Vajda. She was a member of St. John's Slovak Lutheran Church, Nanti- coke, where she formerly served on the church council. Mrs. Balla ‘was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Nanticoke Chapter 174., She was preceded in death by her husband, George; son, George J.;daughters, Thelma M. and Alma M Surviving are sons, Robert G., Glen Lyon; Norman N., at home; Arthur A. Nanticoke; daughters. Mrs. Hilda E. Bowanko, Glen Burnie, Md.; Mrs. Grace J. Lang, Shavertown; Norma L. Balla, At- lanta, Ga.; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Interment was in Nanticoke | Cemetery. RACHEL BLOOMER Rachel F. Bloomer, 77, of RR 1, Bloomsburg, died Feb. 12, 1991, at Millville Health Care Center, Millville, where she had resided for five years. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late George and Freda Cory Broody. She had lived in the Buckhorn area since 1937. She was a member of the Buckhorn United Methodist Church. She was the past-presi- dent of the former Quandmene Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W., Oct. 29, 1988. Surviving are brothers, Jacob, Wilkes-Barre; Lewis, Chase; sis- ters, Jean Savage and Louise Broody, Reno, Nev.; Mildred Broody, Wilkes-Barre; Julia L. Weber, Kingston. Interment was in Columbia Hill Cemetery, RR 3, Danville. STANLEY COOK SR. Stanley A. Cook, Sr., of RR 4, Dallas, died Feb. 16, 1991, at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. Born in Eaton Township, Wyo- ming County, Dec. 2, 1900, he was the son of the late James C. and Rose Derby Cook. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Louise Sickler, July 10, 1978. Surviving are sons, Francis and Stanley H., both of Tunkhannock; Carl, Dallas; brother, H. Waldo, Noxen; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four great- great-grandchildren. Interment was in Brick Church Cemetery, Eatonville. STELLA DEMKO Stella A. Demko, 93, of Page Street, Kingston, died Feb. 13, 1991, at home after an illness. Born in Plymouth, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Ginel Stukowski. She was formerly employed by the Ambrose West Stocking Mill, Plymouth. She was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Edwardsville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, in 1967; son, Joseph, in 1974; grandson, Mark Veronick, in 1973; sisters, Anna Orban and Elizabeth Paul. Surviving are daughters, Stella Demko, at home; Mrs. Helen Sampson, Trenton, N.J.; Mrs. Marie Okrasinski, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Theresa Craig, Larksville; sister, Mrs. Bridget Gale, Harveys Lake; brother, Peter, Nicholson; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grand- children. Interment was in the parish cemtery, Pringle. REV. ANTHONY A. SUCHOCKI The Rev. Anthony A. Suchocki, pastor of Holy Rosary Church, Duryea, died unexpectedly early Feb. 12, 1991, at the rectory. Born in Edwardsville, June 1, 1914, he was the son of the late Peter and Mary Klukowska Su- chocki. He was educated in Pringle schools and St. Hedwig’s Parochial School, Kingston. He graduated from St. John’s High School, Erie, prior to attending St. Mary's Col- lege, Michigan. He later undertook theological studies in preparation for the priesthood at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, Mich., and later St. Peter's Seminary, London, Ontario, Canada. He was ordained to the priesthood by the Most. Rev. Wiliam J. Hafey, D.D., late Bishop of Scranton on May 18, 1940. He was appointed pastor of Holy Rosary Church, Duryea in Sep- tember 1966. He was preceded in death by brothers, Felix and Joseph. Surviving are sisters, Mrs. Teresa Piatkowski, Dallas; Mrs. Genevieve Szalkowski, Monticello, Ill; Mrs. Helen Mickiewicz, King- ston; brother, Vincent, Kingston; several nieces and nephews. Interment was in Holy Rosary Parish Cemetery, Duryea. RALPH HODGSON Ralph H. Hodgson, 92, of Wash- ington Square Apartments, Wilkes- Barre, died Feb. 17, 1991, in River Street Manor, Wilkes-Barre, where he had been a patient for several months. Born in Plymouth, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Hooper Hodgson. He was a resident of Plymouth for many years before moving to Wilkes-Barre in 1976. He was a graduate of Plymouth High School, class of 1917. Mr. Hodgson received a mining degree from the Interna- tional Correspondence School, Scranton. He was a mining in- structor at Penn State Extension School, Wilkes-Barre. He was a superintendent at the Lance Colliery of the Glen Alden Coal Co. before retiring. Mr. Hodgson was a past presi- dent of the Plymouth Kiwanis Club and past president of Plymouth Hose co. #1. He was a past master and trustee of Plymouth Lodge, 332, F&AM, and member of the Keystone Consistory, Scranton. He was also a member of the Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre. He was a member of the Franklin Primitive Methodist Church, Plymouth. Surviving are his wife, the former Margaret Fertal, with whom he celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary on Feb. 14, 1991; daughter, Mrs. Edmund (Rita) Duffy, Clarks Summit; son, Ralph F. Trucksville; sisters, Martha Hodgson, Mrs. Cecil (Dorothy) Thomas, and Mrs. Trevor (Leona) Jones, all of Eliabeth, N.J.; three grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Hazel Boyes. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Joseph B. Badman Funeral Home, 247 E. Main St., Plymouth, with the Rev. Robert Smith, officiating. Intermentwill bein Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. JOSEPH SAURUK Joseph A. Sauruk, of Jones Lane, Edwardsville, died Feb. 15, 1991, in Leader Nursing Center, East, Kingston. Born in Edwardsville, he was the son of the late Michael and Antoinette Wyzierska Sauruk. He was formerly employed by the Woodward Colliery of the Glen Alden Corporation and by the Santasania Construction, Co., Wyoming. He was a member of St. Hedwig's Church, Kingston. Surviving are his wife, the former Josephine Puk, of Kingston; daughter, Mrs. Lorraine Gillespie, Larksville; sisters, Marie Sauruk, Dallas; Mrs. Joseph Maticic, Edwardsville; brother, Leo, Toms river, N.J.; one grandson. Interment was in Mount Olivet Cemtery, Carverton. MANUEL STIVERS SR. Manuel R. Stivers Sr., 70, of Wood Land Avenue, Keefer Plot, Harveys Lake, died Feb. 16, 1991, shortly after admission to Wilkes- Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Oscar R. and Myrtle V. West Stivers. He attended GAR High School in Wilkes-Barreand resided in Wilkes- Barre for many years before mov- ing to Harveys Lake 20 years ago. He was self-employed as a plumber, and more recently was employed by Willis Ide, Dallas. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was decorated with the Purple Heart. Surviving are his wife, the former Carrie Wolfskeil; sons, Alfred L. Sr., Harveys Lake; Manuel R. Jr., Freeland; William M., Beaumont; daughter, Esther P. DiCiccio, Philadelphia; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. - Interment was in Memorial Shrine Park, Carverton. KAY FEATHERMAN Kay Lorraine Featherman, 45, of RR 2, Shickshinny, died Feb. 13, 1991, at Bloomsburg Hospital, where she had been a surgical patient. Born in Danville, Nov. 12, 1945, she was the daughter of Lawrence Killian, of RR 4, Dallas, and the late Thelma Swank Killian, who died in 1981. Shelived all of her life in the Shickshinny area. She was employed at the Consolidated Ci- gar Co., Berwick; Luzerne Outer- wear, RR 1, Berwick; and Ronnie Dress Factories, Shickshinny, re- tiring in 1984. She was a member of the Shickshinny Bible Baptist Church. She was preceded in deasth by an infant son, James in 1971. Surviving are sons, Charles, - Shichshinny; William, at home; daughters, Mrs. Susan Kay Lovette, Shickshinny; Amy, at home; brother, Lawrence, Xenia, Ohio; four grandchildren. Interment was in Sorber Cem- etery, Reyburn. CATHERINE NULL Catherine Null of Madison, Neb., formerly of Pittston, died Feb. 11, 1991, in Madison. Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Baker Ohl. She attended area schools. Mrs. Null resided in Madison with her daughter, Raihileen Mcintyre. Surviving are sons, John Orlowski, Madison; Robert Durant, Wattsworth, Ohio; sister, Marilyn Patz, Wrightsville Beach, N.C.; brother, Thomas, Shavertown; six grandchildren; three great-grand- children. Memorial services were held at the convenience of the family. MABEL YANEK Mabel L. Yanek, 70, of Old Routel 15, Lehman, died Feb. 15, 1991, at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, where she had been a guest since August 1990. Born in Lancaster, Wis., she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Minnie Chitwood Burton. She was a graduate of Madison, Wis., high school. She had resided in Lehman for the past 45 years. Surviving are her husband, George A., daughters, Leota Mann, Bourbannis, Ill.; Christine, at home; brother, Lehland, Oceans- ide, Calif.; sister, Vida Roesch, Lancaster, Wis. Interment was in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Lehman. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the American Cancer Society, 71 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, 18702. Explosions —— (continued from page 1) that the blasts may have had to do with the war. “That is the first thing I thought of,” she said. “Then Ilooked outside and saw the smoke billowing from the barn.” Residents who lived more than a half-mile from the scene of the fire said they heard the explosions. Firefighters from four different companies responded to the scene but were unable to save the building and its contents, which included three trucks and a passenger ve- hicle. Helen Hagenbaugh, a spokes- person for the Lehman Township Fire Company, said that crews responded immediately and back- ups were called in from Jackson Township, Trucksville and Kunkle fire departments. An investigation into the cause of the fire will continue, according to fire officials. with an economical Dallas Post classified 675-5211 Gnocchi w/Salad & Garlic Bread Ill Guys Pizzeria & Restaurant Quality & Pride is a part of our recipe for 16 years Lenten Dinner Specials Manicotti w/ Salad & Garlic Bread Cheese Ravioli w/Salad & Garlic Bread Dallas Highway (Across From Darings) Pizza Fried Scallops w/ Fries & Salad Basket of Shrimp w/ Fries & Salad Deviled Crab Cakes w/Fries & Salad Open For LUNCH Daily Mon. thru Sat. 11 A.M. « Sunday-1 P.M. to 10 P.M. $4.95 Round Pie (Thin) $4.95 Medium 14" $4.25 g 7a $4.95 Large 16" $5.25 & Tax Sicilian (hick) $4.95 10 Cuts $6.50 &Tax $4.95 Calzone $95 Filed w/Cheese $2.25 g 7a dx Tina Melt $2.10 Phone 675-6161 For Take Outs | Channel (continued from page 0 completed or cancelled the equip- ment must be returned to Whittle.” In other items, three families who live on Bear Swamp Road in Ross Township attended the meet- ing toregister complaints that their children have not been picked up by the bus on three or four snowy and muddy days because the driver would not travel the road. They voiced their concerns about their students safety while walking home due to vandalism and killing of animals in the area of Bear Swamp Road. Nancy Davis, district superin- tendent, told the parents that she realizes they are concerned and that the district is also concerned. When the parents told her they had not been notified if the driver was not going to drive on the road, Mrs. Davis replied that she thought the parents were being notified and that she would look into it. She again asked the parents for their cooperation and said she would look into the situation. 'Desert Care’ Day Allied Services John Heinz In- stitute of Rehabilitation Medicine will hold an “Operation Desert Care Day” on Thursday, Feb. 28. Throughout the day on Febru- ary 28, employees will collect personal items which will be sent to U.S. military personnel serving in the Persian Gulf. Items which will be collected include fragrance-free soap, non- “You must realize that there are times the weather makes some roads in the district impossible tq get the bus there,” Davis said. * In other business the board approved a request for sabbatical leave for travel by Charles James’ for the second semester of the 199]. 92 school year and also a sabbati- cal leave for travel for his wife J ane 4 Ann James for the same period of time. Mrs. James will travel with her husband in the United States. The board also: e Approved the layoff of four 1 part-time cafeteria workers. The' workers included Michelle Keiper,' Marie Whelan, Una Valanski, and Donna Shaw who will be called back from the first list of substi: tutes when needed. Phyllis Wolfe and Nancy Stark's hours were reduced by half hour each. ley » Approved the 1991-1992 educ- tional field trip to Epcot, Magic Kingdom and Kennedy Space Center, Florida, scheduled for November 15-18,1991. gl. | Rod Feb. 28 at Heinz aerosol foot powder, toothpaste, toothbrushes and Zip- -closure. : plastic bags. ool Anyone interested in donatiy items to “Operation Desert Cary Day” may drop the items off on or. before Feb. 28 at the Heinz Insti-.. tute, 150 Mundy Street, Wilkes- Barre Township. For more infor mation, contact the Heinz Insti--, tute's Corporate Communications. f Office, 826-3855. ; Police report DALLAS BOROUGH WINDOW SHOT OUT Patrolman James J. Martin investigated a report of criminal mischief at 15 East Center Hill Road, Dallas, February 10, where Christopher David Matus reported that someone shot out the rear window of his black Ford van parked at the residence with what appeared to have been a pellet gun. There was a b.b. hole in the window. The van was parked with the rear window facing the road- way. DALLAS TOWNSHIP TWO CAR ACCIDENT, THEN ZAR AFIRE Dallas ‘Township Police were dispatched to a two car accident on Demunds Road beyond De- munds Corners where they re: - ported a 1980 Volvo driven by Irene Race, Country Village Trailer Park, ' was going east up hill when it | collided with a Toyota pickup truck « | driven by Donald Riccardellaof RD . | 2, Dalton. The Volvo ended in the . west bound lane. Both cars were damaged extensively. Race wa: taken by ambulance to Nesb 2) Memorial Hospital for treatment 4. facial and neck injuries. a While traffic was stopped due to . the accident, a car caught fire but | police were able to get the people (woman and baby) out of the car: | before the firemen arrived. They. : got the car to the side of the road. but the woman and baby were taken home before police were able to obtain their names. It was re-; ported they were from the =r ; moreland area. open. 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