Obituaries WILLARD KEIPER ““willard Keiper of RR 4, West Pittston, died May 31, 1992 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, where he had been a medical pa- tient. ....Born in Gowen, he was the son of the late Oscar and Edna Daubert, Keiper. He was a graduate of Dal- las Township High School, Scran- ton ‘University and Pittston School of Welding. _Hewas an Army veteran of World ‘War II serving in the invasion of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Rhineland Ardennes. He was a member of Fellowship Evangelical Church, Dallas and American Legion Post 938, Port Blanchard. ‘He was preceded in death by a daughter, Edna Jean; sisters, Mrs. Thelma Brown; Mrs. Elaine Youells; brothers, Oscar and Elsworth. “Surviving are his wife, the for- ‘mer Joan Russell; daughters, Mrs. Carol Norwig, Sweet Valley; Mrs. “Janet Patricia Kibler, Harding, nExeter T ownship; four grandchil- ar); sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hoyt, las; Theda Cook, Wilkes-Barre; ‘Mrs. Lois Lamereoux, Mountain- stop; brothers, Edward and David, both of Kingston. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Fellowship Evan- gelical Free Church, Hilderandt Road, Dallas, with Rev. Dwight Hodne, pastor, officiating. nterment, Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Trucksville. ‘i Memorial donations if desired, may be made to Fellowship Evan- gelical Free Church. ha CLARA ECKERT lara H. Eckert, 84, of Machell ANenue, Dallas, died June 1, 1992 at-home. Born in Huntsville, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Melissa Hutchins Hunt. She was a graduate of Lehman High School and Wilkes-Barre Business Col- lege. Before retiring, she was employed as a bookkeeper for Shavertown Lumber Company and later Slocum Insurance Agency, Dallas. She was a 70-year member of Shavertown United Methodist Church and its Ruth Circle. She was preceded in death by husband, Paul D., 1963; sis- t®5, Wilma Carroll, Edna Smith and Ida Van Horn. Surviving are a son, Lee W., ‘Friday with the Rev. James A. a and the Rev. Harriet Santos fficiating. Friends may call 10:30 a.m. Friday in the church. Arrangements are by Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, Dallas. Memorial contributions may be made to Shavertown United Meth- odist Church or the American Lung Association, c/o Kirby Health Center, 71 N. Franklin St., Wilkes- e 18702. MARGARET CASE Margaret K. Case, 82, of Cicero, NY, died May 31, 1992 at St. Jo- seph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Born in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Kanhar Pempleton. She attended Lehman Township schools and resided in Lehman and Trucksville before moving to Cicero. + She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred. » Surviving are sons, Donald, iCicero; James, New York City; ‘sister, Ruth Norris, Chase; three sgrandchildren; three great-grand- «children. : Funeral services will be 10:30 ‘a.m. Thursday in Trucksville {United Methodist Church, with the 4 H. James Shillabeer officiat- ¥- [nterment will be in Warden «Cemetery, Dallas. + Friends may call 7-9 p.m. “Wednesday, at the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, 672 Memo- irial Highway, Dallas. iy Memorial contributions may be umagle to the Memorial Fund of "Trutksville United Methodist "Church, Church Road, Trucksville “18708. ‘MARY FALLON i. Mary S. Fallon, 85, of Moun- taintop, formerly of Wilkes-Barre lied ‘May 26, 1992 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, ‘Plains Twp. % Born in Miners Mills, Wilkes- Barre, she was the daughter of the date John and Anna Burke Finn. : Surviving are a son, Robert, Dallas; daughters, Mrs. Joan ‘Holmes, with whom she resided; ‘Mrs; Ann Marie McHugh, Belle Mead, NJ; 11 grandchildren; four ‘great-grandchildren; brothers, Dr. ‘Joseph, Jenkintown; Thomas, Cleveland, Ohio; Gerald, Calif; sisters, Mrs. Agnes McCartney, Jim fThorpe: Mrs. Alice Seidel, Wilkes- Barre. ¢ Interment, St. Mary's Cemetery, ‘Hanover Township. LON Albert H. Oliver of Lake Street, Dallas, died May 26, 1992 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Wesley and Emma Montross Himmler. She was a graduate of Dallas High School and Wyoming Seminary Business Schbool. She also attended Col- lege Misericordia. She had resided in Dallas for the past 66 years. She was a member of Dallas United Methodist Church, and its Colwell MARGARET Margaret Laskoski, 79, of Loomis St., Nanticoke, died May 28, 1992 at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston. Born in Nanticoke, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Gresh Kmetz. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. ALBERTA OLIVER Class, United Methodist Women and the Dallas Junior and Senior Women's clubs. She and her husband, James A., celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in November 1991. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janice; brother, Wesley. Surviving in addition to her husband, are sons, James A., Jr., Philadelphia; John W., Chicago, lll.;JayR., Dallas; daughters, Joyce Hislop, Dallas; Jo Ann Oliver, LASKOSKI William (Ruth) Hartzel, Dallas, with whom she resided the past two years; brother, Henry, Wilkes- Barre; sister, Mrs. Anna Conser, Detroit, MI; two grandchildren. Interment, St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. The Dallas Post Syracuse, NY; sister, Helen Eggleston, Vernon; four grandchil- dren; one great-grandchild. Interment, Fern Knoll Burial Park. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the Colwell Class of Dallas United Methodist Church, Parsonage Street, Dallas, 18612 or to the American Diabetes Asso- ciation, 71 N. Franklin St., Wilkes- Barre, 18702. MATTHEW Matthew John Andrews, infant son of Jeffrey and Lisa Andrews of Luzerne, died at birth at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister, Kelley Marie, at home; maternal grandparents, - Edward and Grace Raver, Shaver- Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 3, 1992 9 JOHN PODGURSKI 1 John (Massy) Podgurski, of Oak Hill, Dallas, died May 26, 1992 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Swoyersville, he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen Ulichney Podgurski. He was em- ployed by General Motors in New Jersey and lived in Livingston, NJ for 33 years prior to retiring and moving back to Dallas. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake, ANDREWS town; paternal grandparents, Andrea Davis, Trucksville; Carl Andrews, Askam; great-grand- mothers, Lorna Laskowski and Jennie Peters, both of Trucksville. Private services were at the convenience of the family. where he served as an usher anda Y member of its Holy Name Society; amember of Knights of Columbus, Father O'Leary Council 8224; past} commander of El Zagel Caravan No. 7 of the Order of the Alhambra of New Jersey; member of Ameri- can Legion Post 967, Harveys Lake; VFW Post 283, Kingston. He was} an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He received numer- ous citations by the Alhambra Society for his dedicated work with retarded children. He and his wife, the Johias Alberta Chichvar, celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary in Janu- ary. Surviving are a daughter, Mas) Frank (Ann Marie) Mahler, Glen Mills; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Interment, Holy Trinity Ceme- tery, Swoyersville. des will be x 11 4 3 1 3 5 | J | % : . » 3 ? il Al 3 | al ik ng | 3 al 2 | sul | oi | F id M | a @ gy ¥ rar efi | 1 ed . | x 2 1 dl gis | gt | OU | From the March of Dimes WalkAmerica to blood drives and bowl-a-thons and benefits j of all kinds, United Penn employees volunteer hundreds of hours each year. Which is “ | | af one reason we feel good about changing our name to Mellon Bank. They've always put 5 | 2 their best foot forward, too. You see, our banking philosophies are really in sync. We're Ny » | here to help people in any way we can. You'll see other changes, too. More products 3 ‘ and services. Banking technology that’s unsurpassed. Banking by phone that’s ; ‘ 4 unmatched. From one of the nation’s best run banks. Financially strong. But well still be managed locally. And one other thing won't change. An honest commitment to the community. That’s good news for Barbara, Marilyn and Curt. And for all of us. 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