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RHODA BISBING MARY DANIELS ; A 1 oday
Rhoda M. Bisbing, 70, of the Mary Daniels, 90, of Philips WOLVERTON JR. GEORGE KANARR National Award Winning Photography
Coxe Home, Main Street, Drifton,
Hazle Township, died Nov. 20, 1992
at Hazleton State General Hospi-
tal.
Born in Dallas, she was the
daughter of the late Arthur and
Winifred Gates Thomas. She was a
graduate of Dallas Borough High
School and College Misericordia.
+ She was a member of the Dallas
~ United Methodist Church. She
~ xesided in Drifton for the past 12
years.
Surviving is a brother, Merrill
Merle) Thomas, Dallas.
* A memorial service will be held
.at a time to be announced in St.
James Episcopal Church, Drifton.
EARL (BOB) CLARK
| Earl (Bob) Clark, 69, of the
‘Meadows Apartments, Lake Road,
‘Dallas, died Nov. 22, 1992 in the
Veterans Administration Medical
"Center, Wilkes-Barre, following an
illness.
Born in Tully, NY, he was a son
“of the late Claude and Ada Carpen-
ter Clark. He was a resident of
Dallas since 1982. Previously, he
~ resided in Luzerne for 20 years.
» Priortohisretirment in 1983, he
‘Was employed by Mahaffey Oil Co.
for many years.
» He served in the Pacific with the
‘U.S. Army during World War II.
He belonged to American Legion
Post No. 672, Dallas and the Veter-
‘ans of Foreign Wars Anthracite Post
0. 283, Kingston.
He was preceded in death by his
first wife, the former Stella Samek,
who died in 1982.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Emily Long; daughter, Mrs.
Gail Bottoms, Dallas; stepdaugh-
ters, Mrs. Nancy Space, Lake Silk-
worth; stepsons, Melvin Diaz,
Dubois; Bruce Long, Askam, Ha-
hover Township; Jerry Long,
Courtdale; brothers, Donald, Forty
Fort; Ronald, Wilkes-Barre; Rich-
ard, Edwardsville; Kenneth, Ply-
mouth; Paul Ray, NJ; sisters, Mrs.
Doris Keil, Cortland, NY; Mrs. Mary
Sebilli, Hartsdale, NY; Mrs. Frances
urcannon, Bellville, NY; Mrs. Ruth
An Shaw, Georgia; 11 stepgrand-
hildren.
There will be no funeral services
r calling hours.
OLORES OSTRUM
Dolores Cherup Ostrum, 62, of
Memorial Highway, Shavertown,
died Nov. 20, 1992, at home.
Born in Plains Township, on Jan.
13, 1930, she was a daughter of
Mrs. Anna Orischak Cherup and
vthe late Andrew Cherup.
{ She was educated in the Plains
sTownship public school system and
la 1947 graduate of Plains High
School. She attended the Wilkes-
«Barre School of Business.
. She was employed and retired
{from the Dallas School District as
va remedial reading teachers aide.
. She was a charter member of St.
(Andrew's Orthodox Church,
vLehman, and also was a church
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treasurer for many years.
: Surviving in addition to her
, mother and husband, are sons Wil-
liam F. III, Middletown, Conn.;
+Gary, East Amherst, NY; sisters,
Mrs. Audrey Coslett, Kingston; Mrs.
~ Natalie Manusky, Wyoming; Mrs.
»Jean Anderson, Westport, Conn.;
i brother, John, Dallas; four grand-
«children; several nieces and neph-
ews.
. Interment, Eastern Orthodox
Lawn of the Fern Knoll Burial Park,
:Dallas.
Street, Lyndwood, Hanover Town-
ship, died Nov. 18, 1992 at Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Stanley, daughter,
Helen Lutz.
Surviving are a son, Chester S.,
Trucksville; one grandchild; two
great-grandchildren; brothers,
Michael, Calif.; Walter, Lyndwood ,
Hanover Township; sister, Julie
Mittrick, Lyndwood; several nieces
and nephews.
Interment, SS. Peter and Paul
Ukrainian Catholic Church parish
cemetery, Plymouth Twp.
CAROL PEARCE
Carol A. Pearce, 46, of Jackson
Street, Dallas, died Nov. 18, 1992,
at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medi-
cal Center, Danville.
Born Oct. 18, 1946, in Wilkes-
Barre, she was the daughter of
Marion Schatzel Jones and the late
Maldwynn Jones. A 1965 graduate
of Coughlin High School, she was a
resident of the Parsons section of
Wilkes-Barre for most of her life.
She was employed as a draftsper-
son for PG&W for the past 15 years.
She attended Gate of Heaven
Church, Dallas.
-She was preceded in death by
her son, Maldwynn Bzura, Aug. 7,
1972.
Surviving in addition to her
mother, are her husband, Norman
R.; son, Stanley Bzura; stepson
Norman G. Pearce; three step-
grandchildren; brothers, F. Lee
Jones, Trailwood; James Jones,
Wilkes-Barre; sisters, Mrs. William
(Marilyn) Voitek and Mrs. Kenneth
(Lois) Jones both of Parsons.
Interment, St. Mary's Cemetery,
Hanover Township.
MARCELLA PULIERI
Marcella Pulieri, 87, of Heritage
House, Wilkes-Barre, died Nov. 17,
1992, at Heritage House.
Born in Pulsano, Taranto, Italy,
she was the daughter of the late
Paul and Vincenza Greco Nisi.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Emidio, in January
1970; daughter, Mary Jean Pagli-
anite in December, 1977.
Surviving are a son, Dominick
A., Rehoboth Beach, Del.; daugh-
ter, Mrs. Paul (Jane) Gritman,
(Dallas; four grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren.
Interment, St. Mary's Cemetery,
Hanover Township.
Memorial donations, if desired,
may be made to King's College,
North River Street, Wilkes-Barre,
18702.
MILDRED THOMAS
Mildred E. Thomas, of Chestnut
Street, Kingston, died Nov. 18,
1992, in Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was
the daughter of the late Adalbert
and Dora Burnett Dennis.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, David HJ.; sisters,
Marjorie Buckingham and Mae
Dennis.
Surviving are daughters, Mrs.
Marjorie A. Bird, Dallas; Mrs, Grace
T. Ide, Idetown; five grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren; brother,
Theodore B., Wilkes-Barre.
Interment, Oak Lawn Cemetery,
Hanover Township.
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Fred Gordon Wolverton Jr., 69,
of School St., Shavertown, died
Nov. 20, 1992, at home.
Born in Woodstock, Va., he was
the son of the late Fred Gordon and
Rena Keller Wolverton Sr. He re-
sided at Pikes Creek prior to mov-
ing to Shavertown 32 years ago.
He graduated from Woodstock
High School and the Woodstock
Business School in Virginia and
attended the Shenandoah Conser-
vatory of Music, Dayton, Va. He
was an Army veteran of World War
II and served with the 634th Head-
quarters Company Tank Destroyer
Battalion in Europe. He was em-
ployed by American Stores Co. for
36 years, retiring in 1985.
He was a member of St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Shavertown. He
was a member of the Odd Fellows
Oneida Lodge #371, Shavertown.
He served as former choir director
of St. Paul's Lutheran Church; the
Wyoming Ave. Christian Church,
Kingston; the Dallas United Meth-
odist Church, and the Huntsville
United Methodist Church.
He and his wife, the former He-
len R. Frick, celebrated their 44th
wedding anniversary in Septem-
ber.
He was preceded in death by
brothers, Charles and Irving.
Surviving in addition to his wife,
are a son, J. Charles, Williamsport;
daughters, Lorraine Heydt, Ash-
ley; Jeanette Martin, Chase; sis-
ters, Mary Ann Fadely and Evelyn
Crabill, both of Woodstock, Va.;
Jane Vehrencamp, Wrightwood,
Calif.; six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11
a.m. Tuesday, from the Curtis L.
Swanson Funeral Home.
Interment, will be in the Wood-
lawn Cemetery, Dallas.
Memorial donations may be
made to Hospice St. John, 665
Carey Ave., Wilkes-Barre, 18702
or to the charity of the donor's
choice.
HELEN WELLMAN
Helen L. Wellman, 78, of Car-
penter Road, Harveys Lake, died
Nov. 22, 1992 in the Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
Born in Waterbury, Conn., she
was a daughter of the late Harry
and Josephine Simon Stieler.
She had been a resident of Har-
veys Lake for the past 17 years.
She was a member of Our Lady of
Victory Church, Harveys Lake and
St. Anthony's Church, Prospect,
Conn.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Sterrie.
Surviving is a sister, Gloria Sti-
eler, Prospect, Conn.
Interment, Prospect Cemetery,
Prospect, Conn.
George W. Kanarr, 80, of Ide-
town, Huntsville Road, Lehman,
died Nov. 21, 1992 in the Geisinger
Wyoming Valley Medical Center,
Plains Township.
Born in Luzerne, he was the son
of the late Charles and Grace Wal-
lace Kanarr. He was a graduate of
the former Kingston High School
and the former Wharton School of
Business, Wilkes-Barre.
He also graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania. He had
been a resident of Lehman since
1978. Previously, he lived on Sut-
ton Road, Trucksville, Kingston
Township, for 21 yars.
In 1945, he established the
Kanarr Corp. and served as its
president and chief executive offi-
cer. In 1972, he formed the Rude-
bon Corp. of Luzerne,and later
Trulux Manufacturing Co. of
Luzerne, where he worked until his
death.
He was a member of the Dor-
ranceton United Methodist Church,
Kingston, where he previously
served as president of the Adminis-
trative Board and as chairman of
the Finance Committee. He also
previously served on the Wyoming
Conference Board of Directors of
the United Methodist Church.
He was a member of the
Westmoreland Club, King David
Lodge No. 763 F&AM of Kingston,
the Caldwell Consistory of
Bloomsburg and the Irem Temple
of Wilkes-Barre.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, Charles B., who died in
1985.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Ruth Eddy; daughters, Mrs.
Debbie Deubler, Lehman; Mrs.
Bonnie Brakefield, Trucksville;
sisters, Mrs. Charles Mannear,
Rush; Mrs. George Bierly, Sweet
Valley; Mrs. Adrian Pearsall, Forty
Fort; six grandchildren.
Funeral services willbe at 2 p.m.
Tuesday from the Hugh B. Hughes
& Son Inc. Funeral Home, 1044
Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, with
the Rev. W. Charles Naugle, pastor
of the Dorranceton United Meth-
odist Church, Kingston, officiat-
ing.
Interment will be in Memorial
Shrine Cemetery, Carverton.
Memorial contributions can be
made to Memorial Fund of the
Dorranceton United Methodist
Church, 549 Wyoming Ave., King-
ston, 18704 or the Institute for the
Advancement of Human Potential.
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