The Post NEWS Sunday, March 21, 2004 5 | h _OBITUARIES GEORGE COOLBAUGH JR. Worked for PennDOT George Coolbaugh Jr., 74, of Tunkhannock, died March 10, 2004 at Carpenter Care Center, Tunkhannock. Born April 5, 1929, in Auburn Township, he was a son of the late George and Vio- la Coolbaugh Sr. He was em- ployed on the road crew of Pen- nDOT. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Iva Weaver Coolbaugh; stepson, Thomas Welch; brother, Charles Cool- baugh. Surviving are stepson, Clin- ton Welch, Tunkhannock; sis- ter, Nanabelle Bordenco, Flori- da; three step-grandchildren; a step-great-grandchild. Interment, Sunnyside Ceme- tery, Tunkhannock. ) v) EMMA MALONEY ) ‘4 Native of Lehman Emma B. Maloney, 95, for- merly of Shavertown, died March 15, 2004 at the Mead- ows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Lehman, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Emma Chergosky Barto. She attended the Luzerne schools. Before retiring, she was employed by Endicott Johnson Shoes, Binghamton, N.Y. She was a member of the Huntsville United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Leon Mc- Crell; second husband, Edward Maloney. Surviving are daughter, Mar- lene J. Boezi, Indianapolis, IN; brother, Donald Barto, Shaver- town; sisters, Ann Kreiger, Shavertown; Irene Berg, Dal- las; Josephine Caccia, ingston; three grandchildren; r great-grandchildren. terment, Memorial Shrine Park, Carverton. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Communi- ty Care, 385 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704. RUTH ORLOSKI Long-time Lake Township | tax collector Ruth F. Orloski, age 80 of Loyalville, died March 12, 04, at the home of her ghter and son-in-law, Beth d Len Romanowski, Dallas. She was born in Avoca, Janu- ary 24, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lillian Bidwell Davis. She graduated from Cough- lin High School, Class of 1943. She was employed as a book- keeper by the former Triangle Shoe Co., Edwardsville, for 32 years and served as a tax col- lector in Lake Township for 27 years, retiring in 2002. She was a member of the Loyalville United Methodist Church and attended the Roar- ing Brook Baptist Church, Hunlock Creek. Her first husband, Thomas Donsavage, died in 1968 and her second husband, Edward P. Orloski, Sr., died in 2001. Surviving in addition to her daughter and son-in-law are: Daughter and son-in-law, Amy and John Butchko, Loyalville; stepson, Edward P. Orloski, Jr., outh; step-daughter, Alice Bug Laughlin, South Bend, Indi- : ‘sister, Elaine Wivell, Wilkes-Barre; 5 grandchildren and 5 step-grandchildren. Interment, Maple Cemetery, Pikes Creek. Memorial contributions be sent to the Medical Oncology Associates, Prescription Assis- tance Fund, 382 Pierce St. Kingston. Grove MORTON BLUM Co-owner of Blum Brothers Morton Blum, 90, of Machell Avenue, Dallas, died March 17, 2004 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. ; Born in Wilkes-Barre, De- cember 28, 1913, he was the son of the late Isidor and Sophia Kaufman Blum. He was a graduate of Wyoming Semi- nary, Dartmouth College, with the honor of Magna Cum Laude, and Yale Law School. Mr. Blum was a U.S. Army vet- eran of WWII, serving as a cap- tain with the Air Transport Command. He was a co-owner of Blum Brothers, Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, which was found- ed by his father, Isidor, in 1911. He was a member of Temple Israel, where he was a former board member, a member of the Jewish Community Center, B'nai Brith Lodge, the Jewish War Veterans, Valley Tennis and Swim Club, the PA Bar As- sociation, the Luzerne County Historical Society and the Westmoreland Club. He was also active in the United Way of Wyoming Valley and the United Jewish Appeal, where he was a former chairman, as well as various other religious and civic organizations. He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Klein. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, the former Irene B. Baicker; daughter, Jill Sher- man, Amherst, MA; son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Bonnie Blum, Shavertown; four grandchildren; Amy Sher- man, Kim Sherman, Jennifer Blum, Noah Blum; sister, Ber- nice Sheft, Oak Park, Ill; nieces and nephews. Interment, Temple Israel Cemetery, Swoyersville. Shiva will be observed at the family home, 200 Machell Av- enue, Dallas, Sunday and Mon- day, 2-4 and 7-9. Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Israel, 236 South’ River Street, Wilkes- Barre, or the Jewish Communi- ty Center, 60 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. HARRY J. STEWART Tunkhannock area carpenter Harry J. Stewart of Meshop- pen and Tunkhannock, died March 15, 2004, in Brandy- wine Hospital, Coatesville, Pa. He was born in German- town, Pa. on Dec. 19, 1948, son of Harry and Bernice “Bunny” (Merson) Stewart, Tunkhannock. - He was employed as a car- penter. In addition to his par- ents, he is survived by broth- ers, Mark and Ronald, Newton, N.C.; Robert, Meshoppen; sis- ters, Betty Stewart, Irvington, Ky.; Donna Bingaman, Fall- croft, Pa.; Theresa Stewart, Newton, N.C. Interment, Sunnyside Ceme- tery, Tunkhannock. ROBERT HEFFERS 25-year Army veteran Robert J. Heffers, 80, former- ly of Kingston Township, died March 13, 2004 in the Manor Care Health Services; Kingston. Born in Swoyersville, he was a son of the late Richard and Maryann (Murray) Heffers. He was ‘a graduate of the Wyoming Memorial High School. Mr. Heffers served in the US. Army for 25 years, achieving the rank of Sergeant. He served during World War II and did tours in Vietnam. After retiring from the military, he was employed by Independent Beef, Jenkins Township, for 10 years. Mr. Heffers was a mem- ber of the American Legion of Pittston Post # 477, the VFW of Dupont Post# 4909, and the Big Band Society. Preceding him in death was his longtime companion, Net- tie DeMark. Surviving are his brothers, Leonard and Leo, both of N.J.; Anna Hayko, Philadelphia; nieces and nephews. Interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton section of Kingston Township. RICHARD C. NEWHART Native of Shavertown Richard C. Newhart, 50, for- merly of Shavertown, died at his home at Spring Branch Loop, Kyle, Texas, March 9, 2004. He was born in Kingston, son of the former Frances Peseteski Newhart and the late Claude L. Newhart. Surviving are his mother, Frances Newhart, Shavertown; daughter, Aprille Newhart, Morristown, N.J.; brothers, Michael, Scranton, James, Shavertown, and Paul, West Pittston, and several nieces and nephews. CARL DERHAMMER Born in Beaumont Carl Derhammer, 75, former- ly of Dallas, died March 12, 2004 in the Department of Vet- erans . Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. Born December 28, 1928, in Beaumont, he was the son of the late James and Agnes Hoyt Kraintz Derhammer. He at- tended the Beaumont High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Derhammer was a self-employed carpenter prior to his retirement. Preceding him in death was his wife, the former Mary Niez- goda; sons, Carl Jr.; James; and brother; Harry. Surviving are daughters, Mary Patton, Noxen; Martha Derhammer, Dallas; sons, Dwight, Nicholson; Donald, Dallas; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Interment, Chapel Cemetery, Dallas. Lawn Remember | We've been digging through our pile of old photos, and thought it would be fun to share some of them with you. Space allowing, we’ll publish a scene from the Back Mountain’s past each week on this page. Sometimes we’ll be able to tell you about the event and the people in the frame, and some- times we'll be clueless. That’s when you can help — if you know names and details, please get them to us and we’ll do our best to fill in the blanks for our readers. E-mail is the best communication method, so if you can, send info to: thepost@leader.net. Otherwise, send a fax to 675-3650, call 675- 5211 or drop a note to: The Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre PA 18711. £0 A Keep on truckin' The year is 1953, and members of the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company are pos- ing proudly with their new truck. Well, maybe not brand new; a notation on the back of the photo indicates it might be a 1949 or 1950 model. About that old mill ... More than one reader called to correct our error in identifying the old mill pictured in Remember When last week. We repeated an error made several years ago by locating it in the area of the present Frances Slocum State Park dam. It was in fact the Trucksville Feed Mill, which stood near the inter- section of Route 309 and Harris Hill Road. The mill out on Carverton Road was Hefft’s Sawmill. SENIOR MENUS Senior Citizens Centers sponsored by the Area Agency on aging for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties offers hot noon meals Monday through Friday to people 60 years of age or older. Donations from partic- ipants are gratefully accepted and needed in order to expand this program. The following is the menu for the week of Mar. 812. All menus include mar- garine, milk and coffee. The Se- nior Center is located at 22 Rice St., Dallas. MONDAY: Beef Stroganoff over noodles, peas & carrots, orange juice, chocolate pud- ding. TUESDAY: Chicken Floren- tine, brown rice, cauliflower, banana. WEDNESDAY: Liver & onions, “<whipped potatoes, minestrone soup, chilled peach- es. THURSDAY: Baked pork chop with bread stuffing and gravy, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, chocolate chip cookie. FRIDAY: Pierogi, pickled egg, green beans, tossed salad, orange. Q: Where do you find the most Back Mountain news each week? 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OBITUARIES MARTHA SMITH Member of Irem Temple Ladies Auxiliary Martha A. Smith, 89, of Dal- las, formerly of Wyoming, died March 16, 2004 at the Mead- ows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born on June 13, 1914, in Wyoming, she was the daugh- ter of the late Edgar and Myr- tle Shafer Clark. She was a graduate of Wyoming High School. She was employed many years with Fowler, Dick and Walker, the Boston Store, Wilkes-Barre, as a training di- rector of sales personnel and worked out of the personnel of- fice. She last worked at the Bon-Ton store, York, as opera- tions manager before retiring. She was a member of the Luzerne United Methodist Church and the Ladies Auxil- iary of Irem Temple. She also taught Sunday School and the Wyoming United Methodist Church for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton D., December 28, 2003; brothers, Stewart, Edward Wilber and Elwood Clark. . Surviving are son, Robert H. Yetter, Dallas; granddaughters, Darcie Gudger, Denver, CO; and Tammie Rao, Philadel- phia; two nephews. Interment, Carverton Ceme- tery, Carverton. CHARLES YOLACK Served with CAC in North Africa during WWII Charles Anthony Volack, of Dallas, died March 9, 2004, at Valley Crest, Wilkes-Barre. Born May 22, 1919,in Swoy- ersville, son of the late Andrew and Antoinette Frystek Volack. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Center Moreland and was a member of its Holy Name Society. After attending Drexel University, he spent two years in North Africa serving in the Civilian Air Corps during World War II. Pri- or to retiring, he was employed for 30 years by Bendix Corpo- ration. In that time, he also built a nine hole golf course. Mr. Volack was a member of the Franklin Twp. Lions Club. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen Repak; son, Charles Jr. Surviving are daughters, Kathleen Kane, New Bedford, Mass.; Christine Mission, Or- ange; sons, Gerard, California; Walter Stook, Swoyersville; eight grandchildren; sisters, Stella Bazozi, Allentown; Marie Rajchel, Plains; brothers, Bernard, Emmaus, Pa.; Robert, Arizona. Interment, Mount Cemetery, Carverton. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Olivet MICHAELINE SKIBITSKI Member of Church of the Nativity Michaeline J. Skibitski, of Shupp Hill, Tunkhannock, died March 14, 2004 at the home of her granddaughter, Melissa Henn of Tunkhan- nock, surrounded by loving family members. She was born in New York Mills, New. York, on July 22, 1915, daughter of the late Ignatius and Mary (Piekielniak) Soter. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a seamstress for the Rowker Dress Company in Tunkhannock and was a mem- ber of the Church of the Nativ- ity BVM in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry; daugh- ter, Barbara Spillar; and a brother, Edward J. Soter. Surviving is a son, Ray- mond, of Scranton; daughter, Michaeline Wiernusz, of Tunkhannock; brother, Stanley Z. Soter, of Albrightsville; sev- en grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Interment, Pieta Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Soci- ety of Lackawanna County, 967 Griffin Pond Rd., Clarks Summit, PA 18411. The Post publishes obituaries of Back Mountain residents and close family mem- bers. Send obituaries to: The Post, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre PA 18711 Lee Ciarmatori Senior Vice President Relationship Manager A lot of businesses appreciate the fact that we have a wide variety of commercial loan products, numerous commercial - deposit options and cash management services. Others just appreciate the fact that we have Lee. & First Federal Put a great bank behind you. Shavertown Office 196 N. 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