i 1 & 6 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, January 26, 2000 "OBITUARIES CATHERINE ASKEW Catherine P. Askew, 55, of Chase Road in Shavertown, died Jan. 16, 2000, at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of Helen (Sojak) DiGiosa, of Dallas, and the late Charles DiGiosa. She was a graduate of Lake- Lehman High School and had re- sided in Jackson Township for the past 35 years. She was a member of Gate of Heaven Church in Dallas, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employ- ges. Surviving, in addition to her mother, are her son, Daniel C., and daughter, Doreen Askew, both at home; and brother Anthony DiGiosa, Chase. Memorial donations may be ‘made to the Make-A-Wish Foun- ; dation. MARY JANE B. CLEMENTS Mary Jane Burke Clements, of Lehman, died Jan. 17, 2000 at home, following and illness. Mrs. Clements was born Nov. 30, 1914, in Wilkes-Barre, daugh- ter of Mark L. Burke and Mabel Clark Burke. Her husband of 52 years, Dr. Robert D. Clements, Sr., died in Oct. 1998 and her sister Beth Ann Trapold died in Dec.. 1998. She is survived by daughters, Mrs. Joseph E. (Molly) Shaughnessy, Lehman; Mrs. Bruce E. (Betsy) Gover, Lehman; and son, Dr. Robert D. Clements, Jr., DDS, Shavertown, PA; broth- ers Mark C. Burke, Tucson, Ari- zona and J. Clark Burke, Sum- mit, N.J.; and grandchildren, Bruce dJr., R. Clements, and Mary Jane Gover, and Jane, Elizabeth, Julia and Catherine Clements, and nieces and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas; the American Cancer So- ciety Wyoming Valley Unit, or the charity of the donor's choice. EVELYN DALEY Evelyn M. (Savage) Daley, 75, of Ridge Street, Dallas, died Jan. 21, 2000, at Wilkes-Barre Gen- eral Hospital. Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret Petro Sav- age. She was a graduate of Beau- mont High School and resided in Dallas for the past 45 years. Be- fore retiring, she was employed as awaitress at the former Forty Fort Dairy Bar, Dallas, and Grotto Pizza, Harveys Lake. She was also self-employed in home health care. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Shavertown, and its Dorcas Society, and was a Luther League youth adviser and Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the Dallas Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary, Nesbitt Hos- pital Auxiliary, Girl Scout leader for 20 years, Red Cross volunteer and Meadows Nursing Center Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick S.; broth- ers, Anthony, Edward and Roland Savage. Surviving are her daughters, Marguerite Hawk, Atlanta; Mary Lou Button, Dallas; Karen Daley, Minotola, N.J.; Ruth Jesso, Or- ange; Patricia Daley, Moscow; sis- ter, Dolores Pepas, Swoyersville; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren. Interment will be in Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Memorial donations may be ‘made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church Building Fund. MELVINA EMIL GRAY Melvina Emil Gray, 82, of Kingston Township, died Jan. 18. 2000, in the Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit at Mercy Hos- pital in Wilkes-Barre. . | Born Nov. 15, 1917, in Kingston Township, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Gertrude (DeRemer) Bunn. She had at- tended Kingston Township Schools. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Emil; sec- ond husband, Charles Gray; son, Fred Emil; companion, Harold Gale; several brothers and sisters and one granddaughter. Surviving are her sons, John, Dallas; Charles, Kingston Town- ship; and James, Jenkins Town- ship: daughters, Sarah Derhammer, Kingston Township: and Betty Duda, Hunlock Creek; 16 grandchildren, several great- grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Interment will be in Carverton Cemetery in Kingston Township. ANNA DURKIN Anna Joan Durkin, 85, of High- land Beach, Fla., and Dallas, died Jan. 20, 2000, at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born Oct. 4, 1914, in Danville, she was a daughter of the late David Edward and Elmira (Foust) Edmondson. She was the general manager of Durkin Enterprises, Dallas, from 1947 to 1989. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jamesd., Sr., whom she married in Aug. 17, 1937. Surviving are her sons, James J.,dJr., Shavertown and West Palm Sea, Fla.; and Edward E., Harveys Lake; daughters, Carol Bevevino, Dallas and Naples, Fla.; and Bar- bara Kirmse, San Francisco; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grand- children; ‘and : sister, Carol Edmondson Boedker, Danville. Interment will be at Odd Fel- lows Cemetery, Danville. Memorial donations may be made to Geisinger Medical Cen- ter, Danville; or to the Luzerne Foundation, Wilkes-Barre. THOMPSON HAGGERTY Thompson G. Haggerty, of Skyview Drive, Dallas, and for- merly of Kingston and Forty Fort, died Jan. 21, 2000, at Wilkes- Barre General Hospital. Born July 30. 1921, in Kingston, he was the son of the late Peter and Treyallen Thomp- son Haggerty. He was a resident of Kingston for most of his life and resided in Dallas the past 11 years. He was preceded in death by brothers, James, Joseph and Pe- fer, Surviving are his wife, the former Doris Pelletier, with whom he celebrated 26 years of mar- riage on Oetl. 17, 1999; sons, Donald M. Wilkins, Kingston; John A. Wilkins, Hanover Green, Hanover Twp.; William D. Wilkins, San Diego; six grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment will be in the veter- ans section of Chapel Lawn Me- morial Park, Dallas. Memorial donations may be made to the Lions Eye Bank. fi Obituaries are published ) free of charge. Priority is given to residents of the Back Mountain. Relatives of residents are published as space allows. 7 The Dallas Post 7 agency that has VanOrden, Luzerne. Shavertown. JEREMIAH VAN ORDEN AND MEGAN MORAN Megan Moran to marry Jeremiah Van Orden Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Moran of Dallas announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Megan, to Jeremiah VanOrden, son of Mrs. Linda Rowett, Shavertown, and Mr. Clark Miss Moran is the granddaughter of Elna Lauridsen and the late Hal Lauridsen, South Carolina, and the late Mr. Mrs. Robert Moran, Forty Fort. Mr. VanOrden is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Cook, Shavertown, and Ms. Audrey VanOrden, Dallas. The bride-to-be is a 1992 graduate of Dallas High School, and a 1997 graduate of Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. where she received a masters of science degree in physical therapy. She is employed as a physical therapist at Bryn Mawr Terrace, Bryn Mawr, PA. The prospective groom is a 1992 graduate of Dallas High School, and a 1998 graduate of Mansfield University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice. He is employed as a counselor/teacher at Glen Mills Schools, Concordville, PA. The wedding is set for June 17, at St. Therese's Church, IMOVERS AND SHAKERS Margaret R. Spencer of Dal- las AARP, has been reappointed Coordinator for Health Advocacy Services in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Spencer joins more than 2,500 AARP members who serve as vol- unteers across the state. Health Advocacy Service vol- unteers provide information on a variety of health topics including long-term care and understand- ing Medicare, Medicaid and health insurance, including Health Main- tenance Organizations. [XX J Sister Marie Parker , a mem- ber of the leadership team of the Sisters of Mercy, Dallas, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania " Catholic Health Association's Board of Directors. PCHA repre- sents 26 Catholic hospitals and 37 nursing homes throughout the state. [XX] Ms. Cynthia Pritchard- Edmiston was recognized by Who's Who of Top Executives. She is an Associate Agent at the Pritchard Agency of Nationwide Insurance and Financial. in Trucksville for 8 years. She isthe third generation of the Pritchard served the Back Mountain for over 40 years. She has done programs on Long Term Care for the LUTC training programs. Prior to joining the Pritchard Insurance Agency she served as Admissions / Marketing and Social Service Di-" rector at Highland Manor Nurs- ing Home and has done private consulting in Long Term Care. Ms. Pritchard-Edmiston’s com- munity and civic service has been a keystone of her success in the business world. She currently serves as Regent, Wyoming Valley Chapter of Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution; President of the Friends of the Wyoming Free Li- brary; Majority Election Inspec- tor 3rd Ward Wyoming. She is a life member of the Wyoming Monu- ment Association and the Wyo- ming United Methodist Church. She Past Matron, Harmony Chap- ter #58, Order of the Eastern Star; board member of the Eastern Star Nursing Home in Warminster; and member of the National Welsh American Foundation. Ms. Pritchard-Edmiston, has received recognition for her work in the DAR by being selected the 1997 Pennsylvania State Society Outstanding Junior and is a life member of the Lambda Sigma Honor Society. She was a mem- ber of the 109th FA, Pennsylvania National Guard. She is an Alum- nus of Mansfield University. Ms. Pritchard-Edmiston resides in Wyoming with her 3 children; Wayne, 13, Jack, 12, and Hannah, 9. Trucksville UMC Women to meet Feb. 1 The United Methodist Women of the Trucksville United Methodist Church will gather in the Memorial Room (lower level) of the church at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2000 for their regular monthly meeting. Evelyn Roberts, president will preside. Nancy Dukes, coordinator for Spiritual Growth will lead devotions and present the program for “Call to Prayer and Self Denial.” Preparations for the annual Pork and Sauerkraut Dinner and the Soup and Bake Sale will be discussed. The serving committee for this meeting is Betty June Mathers and Ruth Q: Where do you find the most Back Mountain news each week? A: Only in The Dallas Post. The Dallas Post Now you can send letters and other material by e-mail, to dalpost@aol.com But please call first. We want to avoid receiving unusable material. So, call us the old-fashioned way at 675-5211 and tell us what you want to send by e-mail. Thanks. ‘Gottshalk. THRU FEB. 5TH IN THE STORE BEGINNING JAN. 31ST Dallas Shopping Center * 674-9591 HOURS: Monday-Friday 9-8, Saturday 9-5 « Sunday 12-4 Visit us on the web at www.localinternet. com/shopping ~ Stock Up for Your Party Now and Save BIG!! Library adds books to collection The Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dal- las, announces the addition of the following books lo their collection: FICTION “In Siberia” by Colin Thubron “Storming Heaven” by Kyle Mills “Pilgrim” by Timothy Findley "Atlantis Found” by Clive Cussler “Saving Faith” ‘by: David Baldacci “Birdman” by Mo Hayder “The Lion’s Game” by Nelson DeMille he “Timeline” by Michael Crichton “The Last Dance” by Ed McBain “Blue at the Mizzen” by Patrick O'Brian “Millennium Rising” by Jane Jensen NON FICTION “Tuesday's with Morrie” by Mitch Albom CURRENT LARGE PRINT NON- FICTION “Civil War Stories” by Catherine Clinton “Forgotten Heroes” by Susan Ware “Lincoln at Gettysburg” by Garry Wills “Unexplained Mysteries of World War II” by William B. Breuer MYSTERY “The Cat Who Robbed a Bank” by Lillian Jackson Braun “Shallow Grave” by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles “Hunting Badger” by Tony Hillerman “Must the Maiden Die” by ji Miriam Grace Monfredo AUDIO TAPES “Back Roads” by Tawni O'Dell “The Ghost” by Danielle Steel “Cape Cod Radio Mystery The- 2 ater-Volume VIII” by Steven Tho- | mas Oney “Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle “Lucky You” by Carl Hiaason “Pearl Cove” by Elizabeth Lowell “Bech at Bay and Before” by John Updike “The Deep End of the Ocean” by Jacquelyn Mitchard Cadette Troop #665 plans cookie booth sales Girl Scout Cookies will be avail- ‘able from Back Mountain Cadette Troop #665 at the following loca- tions: Grotto Pizza, Harvey's Lake: Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5, 4-9 p.m. Thomas’ Market, Shavertown: Saturday, Feb. 5 and Sunday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-4p.m. Cookies may also be ordered by calling 1-888- 6CO0OKIE. There are eight variet- ies, with anew fudge-dipped shortbread cookie added this year. Cookies are $3 per box. Shown, the new shortbread cookie. West Side Professional Women's Club to meet Christine Pagoda, announces the West Side Kingston Business and Professional Women's Club will meet Tues. Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Konefal’'s Réstaurant, Edwardsville. Stella Marconi, Program Chairman, will present a schedule of speakers for the year 2000. Membership is open to all professional women in the community. For additional information call 696-2344. Goodwill Store now accepting donations The Goodwill Store which was destroyed by the fire at Midway Shopping Center is planning to reopen in the Wyoming area within 3- 6 months. Goodwill has set up donation drop boxes across from the Dallas Shopping Center to collect items for the new store. People wishing to donate their gently used items can utilize the drop boxes. TUESDAY - Turkey divan, beets, hot fruit compote, dinner roll, vanilla ice cream WEDNESDAY - Roast pork w/ gravy, whipped potatoes, peas & carrots, cranberry juice, whole wheat bread, mixed fruit cup Senior Citizens Centers spon- sored by the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Bureau for the Aging of- fer hot noon meals Monday through Friday to people 60 years of age or older. Donations from participants are gratefully accepted and needed in order to expand this program. The following is the menu for the week of January 24, 2000. Al meals include margarine, milk and coffee. : MONDAY - Stuffed cabbage w/ tomato sauce, whipped potatoes, green beans, whole wheat bread, glazed crueler THURSDAY - Barbeque chicken, corn, butternut squash, raisin bread, grapefruit juice, applesauce FRIDAY - Egg salad, Manhat- tan clam chowder, pickled beets, carrot sticks, pineapple juice, bagel, oatmeal cookie Am. Legion to hold 40th annual pig roast Daddow-Isaac Post 672, The Dallas American Legion, will hold its 40th Annual Pig Roast at the post home, Memorial Highway, Dallas, on Sat. Feb. 5. Serving will be from 5-8 p.m. with dancing from 9-1 a.m. Call the American Legion at 675-6542 for reservations or further information. Meadows Center plans blood drive The Meadows Nursing Center, will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wed., Feb. 2, from 1 to 6 p.m. Community members are invited to donate at the center. For more information, call 675-8600, Ext. 138. You can send items to the Post by dalpost@aol.com CU “Dr. Musto did my dental implants and guess what happens when I smile?” “I'm not embarrassed anymore. It’s such a relief!” If you've lost one or more teeth or are struggling with uncomfortable dentures, there is a better way. Trust the region’s leading dental implant specialist, Dr. Charles J. 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