/ / = 7 Dallas Post Dallas, PA March 14, 2001 2 OBITUARIES MARGARET LEVENDA Daughter lives in Kingston Twp. Margaret B. Levenda, of South Walnut Street, Wilkes-Barre Township, died March 8, 2001 at the Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit at Mercy Hospi- tal, Wilkes-Barre. Born April 15, 1910, in Wilkes- Barre Township, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Dominica (Keller) Oldziejewski. She was the last surviving member of the 1928 graduating class of Wilkes-Barre Township High School. She was a banquet hostess for many years at the former Master Host Inn and nu- merous other catering facilities in the area. She was a member of St. Joseph's Friary, Wilkes- Barre Township. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; brothers, Fred, Stanley and Joseph Old- sey; and sisters, Helen Gnazzo and Genevieve Jones. Surviving are her daughter, Nikki Lavenda, Carverton Heights, Kingston Township; son, Thomas Lavenda, Carmichael, Calif.; seven grand- children, seven great-grandchil- dren, nieces and nephews. Entombment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery Mausoleum, Kingston Township. Memorial donations may be made to Greater Wilkes-Barre Association of the Blind, 63 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Reach us by e-mail: Dalpost@epix.net LEONA MIKINA Belonged to Gate of Heaven Church Leona Mikina, 76, of Church Street, Dallas, died March 9, 2001 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born April 11, 1924, in Ply- mouth, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Gleba and Anna Zukoski Matcovich Gle- ba. She attended Plymouth High School. She resided in Dallas for more than 30 years. She was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas, and a former member of St. Mary's Nativity Church, Plymouth. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Vincent, Joseph, Michael and Peter Matcovich. Surviving are her husband, John, with whom she celebrat- ed their 60th wedding anniver- sary on Sept. 30, 2000; daugh- ters, Roberta Prego, Mont- gomeryville; Andrea Dougherty, Dallas; Janine Snyder, Forty Fort; sisters, Maria McDaniels, Hanover Township; Anna Far- rington, Long Island, N.Y.; five grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment; St. Mary's Ceme- tery, Plymouth Township. M. VIRGINIA PARSONS Was one of 10 siblings M. Virginia Parsons, of Main Street, Dallas, died March 10, 2001 at Hospice Community Care at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes- Barre. Born Jan. 21, 1920, in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Florence Troster and Daniel Bynon. She was em- ployed at Ann Will Garment, Kingston, before retiring. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Kingston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph; brothers, William, David and Curtis Bynon. Surviving are daughters, Dorothy Eipper, Exeter; Alice Tarnecki, West Virginia; son, Daniel, Dallas; sisters, Doty Wilmont and Margie Sullivan, both of Morrisville; Jen Blaine, Trucksville; Florence Peters, Fairless Hills; Beverly Honey- well, Dallas; brothers, Bernard Bynon, Dallas; John Bynon, Mount Pocono; six grandchil- dren; and five great-grandchil- dren. Interment; Chapel Lawn Memo- rial Park, Dallas. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Community Care in Kingston. REGINA INMAN CHARLOTTE NOWICKI Taught classes in Polish Charlotte Nowicki, formerly of Union Street, Nanticoke, died March 5, 2001 at Mercy Hospi- tal, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Makowski. She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School and Wilkes-Barre Busi- ness College. She and her late husband, Edmund H., Sr., taught Polish classes at Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, for about 10 years, owned and operated Modern Electronics Supply Co., Wilkes- Barre, and Voss Sales, Nanti- coke, retiring in 1972. She was a secretary of the Polish Nation- al Alliance. She was a member of Holy Trinity Church, Nanti- coke, its choir and Catholic Womens' Council. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Rev. Edward J., Frank and Zigmund Makowski; and sister, Lillian Pluta. Surviving are her sons, Ed- mund, Dallas; and Robert, Elmhurst, N.Y.; three grandchil- dren, four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Interment; Holy Trinity Ceme- tery, Nanticoke. Managed book store at College Misericordia - . Regina M. Inman, 83, of the Shavertown section of Kingston Township, died March 7, 2001 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. 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