The Dallas Post NEWS Sunday, October 19, 2003 7 @° FB! TUARIES 1 i i n ® | | i... Eo ) s——S” rm LOUIS ACHUFF Was POW in WWII Louis C. Achuff, 78, of Pikes Creek, died October 13, 2003 at home. Born June 8, 1925, in Kingston, he was a son of the late Sterling and Edna (Gladey) Achuff. He graduated from Dallas Township High School. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was.prisoner of war in Germany. He worked for Air Products Inc. He was a mem- ber of Community Bible Church, Sweet Valley, where he served on the deacon board and the mission board. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Mar- guerite Corcoran; and brother, Robert. Surviving are his wife of 21 years, the former Audrey Ed- wards Boone; son, John, Pine- hurst, N.C.; daughter, Patricia Pollick, Ventura, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; four great grandchildren; step-son, Dale Edwards, Sweet Valley; step- daughter, Brenda Morgan, Bloomingdale; and brother, Sterling, Sherman, Ill. Interment, Memorial Shrine Park, Franklin Township. Memorial donations may be made to the Community Bible Church of Sweet Valley or to the ALS Foundation, Greater Philadelphia Chapter, 321 Nor- ristown Road, Suite 260, Am- bler, PA 19002. MARTHA HARGRAVES Sister, son live in Shavertown Martha Jane (Lingertot) Har- graves, formerly of Lee Park, died October 11, 2003 at the Valley Crest Nursing Home, Plains Township. Born July 6, 1910, in Pittston, she was a daughter of \\_ ‘the late Emil and Elizabeth Jane (Davis) Lingertot Sr. She ttended Lee Park School and anover Junior High School, and worked for the American Tobacco Co. She was a member of Peter's Evangelical Luthe Church and was a member of its Ladies Aide Soci- ety and Senior Citizens Club. She also belonged to the Lee Park Towers Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin C. Sr; daughter, Dorothy Harrington; brothers, Emil Lingertot Jr. and Ernest Lingertot; and sisters, Ethel Lingertot and Dorothy Pearson. Surviving are sons, George H., Shavertown; and Franklin C. Jr, Trailwood; daughter, Elizabeth Pierson, Lee Park; eight grandchildren, 11 great- grandchildren, two great-great- grandchildren, sisters, Mildred Williams, Levittown; and Eliza- beth Roberts, Shavertown; and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment, Maple Hill Ceme- tery, Hanover Township. Memorial donations may be made to St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Choir Fund or Altar Flower Fund. JUNE VOSBURG STEPHENS Harveys Lake native June Louise Vosburg Stephens, 81, of Cartersville, Ga., died October 7, 2003 at home. Born June 2, 1922, at Har- veys Lake, she was a daughter of the late Elwood E. and Bertha E. Oney. She worked for Bell Atlantic Telephone Co. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reginald P. Vos- burg Sr.; son, Reginald P. Vos- burg Jr; sisters, Pauline Gam- rot, Jean Macri and Ruth Harri- son; and brother, Byron Oney. Surviving are her husband, Charles P. Stephens Jr.; daugh- ters, June Dalton, Mary Beatty, Brenda Corbett, Janice Irvin, Shirley McDaniel, Sandy Torquato and Bonnie Cornett; sons, Robert Vosburg, David Vosburg and Charles Joseph Lance; 35 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren, two great- great-grandchildren, sisters, Betty Strzelczyk, Mable Ma- tovsky, Janet Andrews, Becky Widdick, Eunice Sorber and Lois Newbald; brothers, An- drew, George and Fred Oney. Interment, Northview Ceme- tery. The Post publishes obituaries of Back Mountain residents and close family members without charge. -stepbrother; EDWARD BARRETT Sister lives in Trucksville Edward Barrett, 46, of North Fort Myers, Fla., died Oct. 4, 2003, in Lee Memorial Hospi- tal, Cape Coral, Fla. Born in Hagerstown, Md., he was a son of James Joseph Bar- rett of Hellertown and the late Betty Mae (Garey) Barrett. He worked in the marine construc- tion trade in the Fort Myers, Fla. area. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Deborah Bogert; brothers, James, Thomas and Philip. Surviving in addition to his father, are his son, Edward J., and daughter, Autumn L., both of Exeter; three grandchildren; brothers, Michael, =. Broad- headsville; Richard, Reading; Paul, Wyoming; sisters, Debo- rah, Hellertown; Linda Cooper, Ashley; Catherine Shook, Trucksville;, Mary Olszyk, Tunkhannock; Amy Lynn Schmidt, Chandler, Ariz.; a two stepsisters; nieces and nephews. ELIZABETH NEWMAN CHALLIS Owned The Nuthatch Mrs. Elizabeth Newman Challis, age 88, of Harvey's Lake and Wilkes-Barre, died October 13, 2003 at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 27, 1915, daughter of the late Wayne and Blanche (James) Newman. She was a graduate of St. Anne’s Academy and G.A.R. Memorial High School. Prior to her retirement in 1995, she was the proprietor of The Nuthatch in Dallas. Mrs. Challis was a former member of the First Welsh Presbyterian Church of Wilkes- Barre and presently a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 60 years, Evan D. Challis; her daughter, Linda; and her broth- ers, Earl Newman and James Newman. Surviving is a son, E. Donald Challis, II, Wilton, Conn. daughters, Mrs. Henry (Judith) Parsons, Williamsport; and Mrs. John (Suzanne) Joseph, Wilkes-Barre; grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Internment, Fern Knoll Bur- ial Park, Dallas. Contributions in her memory may be sent to the Autism Re- search Institute, 4182 Adams Avenue, San Diego, Calif. 92116 or to the Noonan Syn- drome Support Group, PO Box 145, Upperco, Md. 21155. HANNAH FREDERICI Member of Idetown UMC Hannah E. Frederici, 89, of Lake Township, died October 10, 2003 at Fernwood Manor, Pikes Creek. Born Aug. 24, 1914, in Scranton, she was the daugh- ter of the late Ralph C. and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Miller. She worked for Native Textiles, Dallas and the Lake-Lehman School District as a cafeteria cook. She was a member of Idetown United Methodist Church, Dallas. Surviving are nieces and nephews. Interment in Lake Winola Cemetery, Lake Winola. Memorial donations may be made to the Idetown United Methodist Church. GENEVIEVE WISHNESKI Kingston Township resident Genevieve Wishneski, 87, of Bodle Road, Kingston Town- ship, died October 9, 2003 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Mount Carmel, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Julia (Muroski) Wishneski. She worked for RCA, Newark, N.J. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Church, Port Griffith. She was preceded in death by her sister, Marion Kostecki; brothers, Victor, Leo and Frank Wishneski. Surviving are nieces and nephews. Interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton, Kingston Township. CHARLES BRAY Lake Township High graduate Charles Robert Bray, 85, of Wyoming, died October 15, 2003 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born Oct. 1, 1918, in Larksville, he was a son of the late Caleb and Louise (Selesky) Bray. He graduated from Lake Township High School. He served in the US. Air Corps during World War II in Eng- land. He worked for the Acme Warehouse in the maintenance department. He was a member of the Wyoming Avenue Christ- ian Church, Forty Fort. and the Teamsters Local 401. He was preceded in death by ‘his sisters, Ruth Ashton and Sarah Hughes. Surviving are his wife, the former Jean Philo; son, Robert, Carlisle; a grandson; and broth- er, George, Loyalville. Interment, Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carverton, Franklin Township. M. CHARLOTTE WEAVER Graduate of Dallas Township High School M. Charlotte Weaver, 86, of Meadows Apartments, Dallas, died October 9, 2003 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Town- ship. : Born in Dallas, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Ada (Pembleton) Gold- smith. She graduated from Dal- las Township High School and Bloomsburg State Teachers College and attended College Misericordia and Penn State University. She worked as a special education teacher for Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18, assigned to Lake Township schools. She was a member of East Dallas United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter M.; sis- ters, Irma and Emily Gold- smith. Surviving are her sons, W. Benjamin, Wesley Chapel, Fla.; Ellis, Amarillo, Texas; John, Dallas; daughter, Emily Bain- bridge, Partlow, Va.; 11 grand- children; and 11 great-grand- children. Interment, Marsh Cemetery, Center Moreland. Memorial donations may be made to the East Dallas United Methodist Church. GALEN (Buddy) WALKER US Navy veteran Galen (Buddy) Walker, 66, died Thursday, September 18, 2003, at Memorial Hospital, York, PA. He was born July 20, 1937, in Shenandoah Co., VA son of the late , William and Mary (Dellinger) Walker. He was a fireman and facili- ties management employee for Montgomery Co., MD Govern- ment for many years prior to 1976-88 when he owned a J's Submarine franchise in Em- maus and Whitehall in Lehigh Co., PA. He then was a groundskeeper at a golf course in Florida and then his last po- sition, prior to retirement, was at Huntsville Golf Club in Lehman. He was a resident of Shickshinny, Idetown and York prior to his death. He is survived by son, Kevin of Dover, PA; daughter Michelle Sager of Byram, MS; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a sister Lillian Pittington of VA and a brother Lloyd of AK. He was preceded in death by a grand- son. Following cremation, a pri- vate burial in the family plot at Trinity Springs Church, Bayse, VA will be held at the conven- ience of the family, ADELAIDE KLINE. Was teacher at Lake Township School Adelaide H. Kline, 89, of Cincinnati and formerly of Kingston and Harveys Lake, died October 9, 2003 at the Marjorie P. Lee Home, Cincin- nati. Born Feb. 22, 1914, in Noxen, she was a daughter of the late William and Lula (Kocher) Hausch. She was a teacher in the Lake Township School. She was a former member of the Alderson United Methodist Church, Harveys Lake. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; brother, Lyman Hausch; sisters, Mildred Garinger and Florence Worth. Surviving are her son, Barry L., Shelby, N.C.; daughter, Di- anne Yaffe, Cincinnati; six grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Interment, Chapel Lawn Memorial ‘Park, Dallas Town- ship. : Memorial donations may be made to the Alderson United Methodist Church, RR 1, Box 234, Harveys Lake, PA 18618. DORIS ROSLUND Sunday School teacher Doris L. Roslund, 82, of Maple Lane, Tunkhannock, died October 8, 2003 in Com- munity Medical Center, Scran- - ton. Born March 31, 1921, in Laceyville, she was a daughter of the late George and Euphra- sia (Wilber) Learn. She gradu- ated from Laceyville High School. She attended Commu- nity Bible Church, Tunkhan- nock. She was a Sunday School teacher and volunteered for lo- cal churches, hospitals, schools and the Tunkhannock Public Library. She served on the li- brary board. She was an avid tennis player and golfer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford R.; and brother, Robert Learn. Surviving are her son, David, Clarks Summit; two grandsons, - sister, Peggy Brewer, Laceyville; brothers, Richard and Ronald Learn, Laceyville; and several nieces and nephews. Interment, Sunnyside Ceme- tery, Tunkhannock. Memorial donations may be made to the Tunkhannock Pub- lic Library or to a charity of the . donor’s choice. WILLIAM HOLLOS Served in D-Day invasion William (Pedro) Hollos, 89, of West Luzerne Avenue, Larksville, and formerly of Nox- en, died October 9, 2003 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in the Georgetown sec- tion of Wilkes-Barre Township, he was a son of the late Michael and Julia Hollos. He © graduated from Noxen High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the invasion at Omaha Beach. He was awarded the Purple Heart. He worked for Armor Leather Tanning Co., Noxen, and for Lacey, Atherton and Davis, Wilkes-Barre. He was a member of St. Casimir’s Church, Hanover Township. He was a member of the VFW Sec- ond Division Association, a life member of the DAV, and the Order of the Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; and brother, Julius Kopcha. : Surviving are his sons, Ed- ward, Richmond, Va.; John, Noxen; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Interment, St. Vincent's Cemetery, Larksville. MOVERS & SHAKERS Joseph R. Mazzoni, CPA, was elected president of the Northeastern Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certi- fied Public Accountants (PIC- PA) for 2003-2004. He succeeds Susan G. Walizer, CPA. Maz- zoni, an individual practitioner in Shavertown, is actively in- volved in the community through his work with Back Mountain Memorial Library. Mazzoni holds a BS from Bent- ley College. He joined the PIC- PA in 1980. LN N J Lynn Schlow, State College, and Harvey's Lake graduated on June 7 from the Barbara Brennan School of Healing in Miami Beach Florida. Brennan Healing Sci- ence is a complimentary healthcare modality. This non-invasive hands-on healing system is based on an understanding of the Human Energy Conscious- ness system and its relationship to health and disease. Lynn has lived in State Col- lege for twenty-two years with her husband David, a teacher at Penn State. Lynn has two daughters Fara Schlow of State College and Megan Schlow of New York City. Lynn has lived at Harveys Lake during the summer months since 1949. Lynn will be in private practice in State College and Harveys Lake. LN HN J Charlee Trantino of Harveys Lake has just returned from Branson, Missouri, where she successfully completed the course in personal property ap- praisal at the Certified Apprais- ers Guild of America. The concentrated course is conducted by the Certified Ap- praisers Guild of America which is North America’s largest trainer of personal prop- erty appraisers. 2 o00 Leigh Ann M. Jacobson, Dallas, has been named assis- tant director of development at College Misericordia. In this position, Jacobson will manage a variety of programs and activ- ities designed to broaden the College’s donor base. Jacobson will be responsible primarily for implementing all aspects of the Annual Fund, including the phonathon and direct mail components. She reports to Barbara Merdiushev, director of development. Prior to joining College Mis- ericordia, Jacobson was the as- sistant director of development services at Wilkes University. She has also worked for the last 10 years as a freelance writer. Her articles have appeared in several publications, including The Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal and The East- ern Pennsylvania Business Journal. She has also worked as an adjunct faculty member at King’s College and Wilkes Uni- versity, teaching effective writ- ing and English composition courses. Jacobson received her AS. and B.A. from King’s Col- lege and a master’s in Eng- lish/ Writing from Arcadia Uni- versity. IN THE SERVICE Elizabeth A. Muscavage has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Train- ing Corps) ‘National Advanced Leadership Camp at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. The camp provides profes- sional training and evaluation for cadets in the aspects of camp life, administration and logistical support. Although continued military training and leadership development is in- cluded in the curriculum, the primary focus at camp is to de- velop and evaluate each cadet’s officer potential. The cadet command assesses each cadet’s performance and progress in of- ficer traits, qualities and profes- sionalism while at camp. She is the daughter of John J. and Mary L. Muscavage of Hollybrush Drive, Shavertown. The cadet is a 2000 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, Wilkes-Barre. oo 0 Robert C. Gover has gradu- ated from the Army ROTC (Re- serve Officer Training Corps) National Advanced Leadership Camp at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. The camp provides profes- sional training and evaluation for cadets in the aspects of camp life, administration and logistical support. Although continued military training and leadership development is in- cluded in the curriculum, the primary focus at camp is to de- velop and evaluate each cadet’s officer potential. Gover’s parents are Bruce E. and Betsy Gover of Lehman. He is a 2000 graduate of Wyoming Seminary Preparato- ry School, and is currently a student at Muhlenberg College, Allentown. Yesterday (continued from page 1) the $6,433,982 figure that Harveys Lake Borough council president William Hoblak re- cently predicted. The Kingston Township Board of Supervisors has ap- proved for advertising an ordi- nance which would impose a 25-mile speed limit on all town- ship roads. Some of the newest fashions will be introduced at the up- coming Asian Adventure Fash- ion Show which will be pre- sented by Hess’ Department Store for the benefit of the Dal- las Junior Woman’s Club. The show will be held at the Dallas Junior High School Auditori- um. 20 Years Ago October 19, 1983 DALLAS LIONS AID IN PARK IMPROVEMENT Improvements to the Dallas Borough Recreation Center on Burndale Road have been con- tributed by the Dallas Lions Club. 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