2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, March 10, 1999 OBITUARIES dg PAUL JOBSON Paul D. Jobson, Jr’, 36, of Plains Township died Mar.1, 1999 at his home. Born Sept: 10, 1962 in Atlantic City, NJ, he was a son of Paul D. Jobson Sr., of Kingston and Joyce B. Holsomback Jobson, of Harveys Lake. He attended Dallas schools and was a 1981 graduate of Lake- Lehman High School. He was also al986 graduate of Lycoming Col- lege in Williamsport, where he earned his degree in psychology and was a member of the basket- ball team. : He was employed as an inven- tory control specialist at Topps Co. in Duryea. He was a member of Dallas United Methodist Church. He was a Citizens Voice All Scholastic Basketball player and a camp supervisor of the Pro Shot Basketball Camp. He had also served as head coach of Dallas Youth Basketball, as assistant coach of Dallas High School girls basketball and as a PIAA basket- ball official. Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, the former . Sharon Labashousky; daughter, Katie Rose, at home; brother, Scott, Exeter; and sister, Jill Jobson, Jupiter, FL. Interment, Mount Olivet Cem- etery, in the Carverton section of Kingston Township. Memorial donations may be made to Dallas United Methodist Church, 65 Saginaw St., Dallas, 18612; or the ALS Association of North Central Pennsylvania; or to the Paul Jobson Fund, PNC Bank, 14 N. Main St., Plains 18705. JOSEPHINE HEADLEY Josephine J. Headley, 79, of Headley Hill Road, Centermoreland, died Mar. 7, 1999, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in West Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Pasquelina Cardillo Tedesco. She attended the West Pittston schools: and resided . in Centermoreland for the past 46 . years. Before retiring, she was em- ployed at Rex Shoe Co., Exeter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dorrance B.; son, Dorrance “Sonny” B. Jr.; sisters, Jane Lawrence, Mary Deblasio and Tona Natalie. Surviving are her sons. John C., Centermoreland; Thomas J., » with whom she resided in Centermoreland; daughter, Joyce Coolbaugh, Lehman; brother, Jo- seph Tedesco, Lapeer, MI; sisters, Rosine Kaiser, Centermoreland; Jean Stern, Chicago, IL; 10 grand- children; several great-grandchil- dren. Interment, Marsh Cemetery, Centermoreland. ANGELINA VECCHIO Angelina R. Vecchio, 79, of Wellington Drive, Shavertown, died Mar. 1, 1999, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in New York City, she was a daughter of the late Gioacchino “Jack” and Nunzia “Nancy” Grasso Tumminello. She attended Meyers High School. She lived in Swoyersville before moving to Shavertown in 1973. She was a member of St. Therese’s Church in Shavertown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Angelo S. Surviving are her sons, John J., Wamer-Robbins, GA; James J., Forty Fort; Michael A., Edwardsville; and Angelo "M. Gaithersburg, MD; daughter, Gloria Bellas, Bethlehem; six grandchildren; and sisters, Pietra Tuminello and Josephine Koscielski, both of Swoyersville. Interment, Mount Olivet Cem- etery, Kingston Township. HELEN HARDISH Helen Hardish, 86, of Dallas, ‘died Mar. 3, 1999, at the Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. Born May" 19, 1912, in Swoyersville, she was a daughter of the late George and Anna Ontko Hardish. She was a member of St. Nicho- las Byzantine Rite Catholic Church on Tripp Street in Swoyersville. She was employed in the gar- ment industry for several years until her retirement. She was preceded in death by her brothers, John and George; sisters, Mary Sholtis, Anna Ladamus and Susan Hardish. Surviving are her nephews, George and Edward Ladamus, both of Dallas; and nieces Mary Ann Lozier, North Port, FL; and June (Dolores) Newell, Dallas; several great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and neph- ews. SiR Interment, Dennison Cemetery, Swoyersville. Obituary policy Obituaries for residents of the Back Mountain and their relatives are pub- lished free of charge as space is available. We welcome photo- graphs. The can be either black and white or color, no larger than 5" by 7". If the photoistobereturned, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. If you have any ques- tions, please call the edi- tor at (570) 675-5211. WILLIAM FIESELER William R. Fieseler, 78, of the Loyalville section of Lake Town- ship, formerly of Bear Creek Town- ship and Wilke-Barre and founder of the Fieseler Neon Sign Co. in Wilkes-Barre, died Mar. 3, 1999, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospi- tal, following an illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Philip and Mildred Johnson Fieseler. He was a 1938 graduate of Coughlin High School in Wilkes- Barre. He received an associate degree in electrical engineering from the Penn State Wilkes-Barre. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the infan- try as an aide to a commanding field general in the liberation of the Philipphes hr in the Pacific the- atre. He founded the Fieseler Neon Sign Co. in 1947. He resided in Wilkes-Barre and Bear Creek Township before mov- ing to Loyalville, 26 years ago. He was a member of Shaver- town United Methodist Church. Hewasamember Lodge 61, F&AM in Wilkes-Barre; Caldwell Consistory; AASR, Bloomsburg; and Irem Temple, AAONMS, Wilkes-Barre. He was preceded in death by his grandchildren, Kimberly Hendershot and William C. Fieseler Jr. Surviving are his wife, the former Margaret Faye Chase, with whom he had recently celebrated their 59th weding anniversary; daugher, Janie Faye Hendershot, Bear Creek; son, William C. Fieseler, Bear Creek; five grand- children; and two great-grand- children; sister, Elizabeth “Betty” Emery, Kingston; several nieces and nephews. Interment, Oak Lawn Cem- etery, Hanover Township. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice St. John in Pittston; Wyoming Valley Unit of the American Cancer Society or to the Heart Association of North- eastern PA. RAYMOND HOOVER Raymond Hoover, of Henderson, Nev. and a former resident of Trucksville, died Mar. 4, 1999, in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Born in Trucksville, he was the son of the late Ira and Guilda Hoover. He was preceded in death bv a brother, Sheldon Sr., and sister Irma Eicke. Surviving are a daughter, Denise, NV; sons, James, NV; Scott, CA; brother, Lincoln, Inverness, FL; nieces and neph- ews. JUDITH JENKINS Judith (Misson) Jenkins, 47, of Bilbow Street in Edwardsville died Feb. 17, 1999 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Dallas, she was the daughter of Jean (Tredinnick) Donnora of Cocoa, FL, and the late Carl Misson. She was a 1970 graduate of Dallas High School and a gradu- ate of Allied Medical Careers. She resided in Edwardsville for the past 20 years. She was employed by B. Levi Shoes in Kingston. She was preceded in death by her brother, Charles. Surviving in addition to her mother, are her husband, Rich- ard, with whom she would have celebrated their 25 wedding anni- versary July 23; stepfather, Jo- seph Donnora, Cocoa, FL; sons, Richard J. at home; sisters, Pamela Behanna and Cathy Snyder, both of Melbourne, FL and three nieces. Interment, Oaklawn Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre. KRISTIN RITTLE Kristin K. Rittle, 49, of Lehman Township died Feb. 18, 1999, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Andrew M. and Marguerite (Leighton) Hoffmann. She worked as a service super- visor at Pizza Hut in Dallas for 10 years. She was preceded in death by her brother, David on Jan. 14. Surviving are her husband of 29 years, Michael S. Rittle; sons, Peter Kane, Alden; and Michael Rittle, Nanticoke; daughter, Kristin Hummel, Exeter; three grandchildren; sisters, Carol Truson, Ocala, FL and Andrea McGrath., Hunlock Creek, Hunlock Township and several nieces and nephews. Approval sought for four lots James and Geraldine Wisnewski, developers of the Stonehedge-Marlington Court Subdivision in Dallas Borough, are seeking final plan approval. The subdivision contains four resi- dential lots with a new 380-ft cul- de-sac road on over two acres of land. The site is located in a Residential Zoning District and served by public sewer and water. A financial security guarantee in the amount of $110,000 accept- able to the Luzerne County Engi- neer and Planning Commission Solicitor, will be required. The Music Box Players Present The Marvelous [\isadventures of Little Red Riding Hood An Original Children's Muscial Getting to Grandma's house has never been funnier! 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Manuel Evans earns seat on HFMA board of directors Manuel J. Evans, FHFEMA, CPA., has been nominated to the Healthcare Financial Manage- ment Association's (HFMA) Board of Directors. His three-year term begins June 1. A Shavertown resident who serves as vice president of finance at Community Medical Center Healthcare System, Scranton, Evansis the first resident of North- eastern Pennsylvania to serve in this national capacity. He previ- ously served as HFMA’s Region Three Chapter Liaison Representtive for the 1997-1998 fiscal year. Evans is certified in healthcare finance. An expert in managed care and inpatient accounts, he has five years of public account- ‘ing experience and more than 15 years of healthcare finance and operations management experi- ence. He graduated from the University of Scranton with a master’s degree in business ad- ministration and received his bachelor’s of science degree in commerce and finance from Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre. Evans is a certified public ac- countant. He belongs to the Penn- sylvania Institute of Certified Pub- lic Accountants (PICPA) as well as the American Institute of Certi- fied Public Accountants (AIPA). He resides in Shavertown with his wife, Elaine, and their chil- dren Kristen, Alicia and Joshua, New items at BMT library The Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, announces the addition of the following books to their collection: FICTION “The Giant, O’Brien” by Hilary Mantel “Send No Flowers” by Sandra Brown “Be Cool” by Elmore Leonard “An Ocean Apart” by Robin Pilcher “The Desert Crop” by Catherine Cookson NON-FICTION “Record Guide, 1900-1965- Identification and Value Guide to 78s, 45s, and LPs” by Les Docks “Toxic Friends, True Friends” by Florence Isaacs “Celebration of Flowers” by Hardie Newton “Motherland: Writings by Irish American Women about Mothers and Daughters” “Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery” by Stephen E. Ambrose “Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters” by Phillip C. McGraw Anniversary Cookbook - 1847- 1997-Center Moreland United Methodist Church REFERENCE “British Writers, Selected Authors”/ lan Scott-Kilveri, General Editor-3 - Volumes “American Immigrant Cultures” 2 Volumes “Mystery and Suspense Witers’ -2 Volumes “Poets: American and Britsh/lan ih : Scott-Kilveri, Editor-in-Chief- 3 on Volumes “American Writers”/Leonard Uf A. Walton Litz - 3 Volumes - - “The College Blue Book” - 26th Edition - 5 Volumes “The Atlas of Global SHange® = BIOGRAPHY “Ithaka” by Sarah Saffian LARGE PRINT “Why Sinatra Matters” by Pete. Hamill “The Hundred Days” by Patrick O’Brien “Everybody Dies” by Lonrdnle Block “The Voyage of the Narwhal” by. Andrea Barrett : “Silent Wing” by Jose Raul Bernardo “Red, White and Blue” by Susan wn Isaaacs Girls invited to check out Scouts Calling all girls from the Lehman Girl Scout Service Unit 118. Are you ready to find out what Girl Power is all about? 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