The Post NEWS Sunday, March 28, 2004 5 Ql ARIES MARY MILLER Beaumont native taught at Dallas Township School Mary J. Miller, 93, of West Hartford, Conn., the beloved wife of Henry E. Miller, died at the New Britain General Hospi- tal on March 15, 2004. Born in Beaumont on De- cember 1, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Stanley A. and Ada (Wood) Jackson. She was a teacher at the Dal- las Township School before volunteering for service in the American Red Cross. She served 18 months with the 101st General Hospital in the European Theater of Opera- tions for which she was hon- ored by the Red Cross. Following her marriage, she moved to Connecticut, where she returned to teaching, her @® i profession. She was ap- pointed a consultant for visual- ly impaired students where she remained until her retirement in 1974. Both Mr. and Mrs. Miller enjoyed traveling with friends and visited Japan, Chi- na, Europe and Australia. She was a member of the Retired Teachers of West Hartford, Hartford County Association of Exceptional Children, the Con- necticut Braille Association, first president of the West Hartford Belles, the Belles Book Club and the West Hart- ford United Methodist Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by her sister-in-law, Barbara B. Miller, East Hart- ford; several nieces and nephews, Lois and David Ny- gren, New Hartford; Louise and Charles Atwater, Sims- bury; Donald J. Trice and Paul D. Trice of Fla.; Clarence Jack- son and Florence and John reenley of Pa.; and Philip Q. and Marion Jackson Reeves of Va. Burial will be at the conven- ience of the family. Memorial donations may be sent to the West Hartford Unit- ed Methodist Church. GEORGE B. SCHOOLEY Born in Noxen George B. Schooley, 72, died Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at Palms of Pasadena in St. Pe- tersburg, Fla. He was born in oxen, and lived in Dallas un- 1 1976. He was the son of the late Dr. Frank “Bud” Schooley and Florence (Turner) Schooley. He was a retired building con- tractor. He served in the U.S. Navy as a DC3 in the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion, the St. Pe- tersburg Coin Club, the Avian Society, the Greater Brandon Avian Society, and he was the founder and former owner of Crazy George B. Bird Supply, Inc. in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was preceded in death by his sister, Nancy. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sylvia; sons Douglas, St. Petersburg, Fla., and his wife, Karen; David, Dallas, Pa., and his wife, Fern; daughter, Deborah Atherholt, Largo, Fla., and her husband, Stephen; sis- ter, Jeane Fetsko, Dallas, Pa.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. / Lee Ciarmatori Senior Vice President Relationship Manager NOLA HOLLAND Daughter lives in Shavertown Nola S. Holland, 87, of Lime- wood Road, Shavertown, died March 20, 2004. Born February 7, 1917, in Old Forge, a daughter of the late Andrea and Antoinietta Delicati Pagliarini, she attend- ed Old Forge schools and grad- uated from Duryea High School. Employed by Taylor Hospital, prior to marriage to Joseph Ronchetti, she resided in New York City and Washing- ton, D.C., for many years. She attended Southeastern Busi- ness College and worked for the Phelps-Roberts Company in Washington. She was later married to Hal Shaw and Paul Holland before returning from Washington. A resident of Wyoming, Mrs. Holland was employed by Wyoming Quality Beverage and Apex Building Products before accepting the position of office manager for M.J McLaughlin Company in 1968. She resided in Wilkes-Barre un- til her retirement in 1986. She was a member of St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Con- ception and its Altar and Rosary Society and assisted in counting weekly collections un- til October 2003. She was also a member of Catholic Daugh- ters of America, Quota Club, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Little Flower Manor Auxiliary and Ladies of Chari- ty. An infant son, Anthony Joseph Ronchetti, preceded her in death. Sisters, Marguerita and Feliciana Altobelli, Ada Sirianni, Zola Joyce, Idea De- Vries, Val Marsh and Gera Ler- ma; and brothers, Dick, Nick and Charlie Altobelli and Lee Templar; and a niece, Frances A. Sperlunto also preceded her in death. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Toni Jo and David Parmelee of Shavertown,; grandchildren, Benjamin, Su- sanna, Andrea and Michael Parmelee; nieces and nephews, John Altobelli, Pittston; Katherine Cilinski, VA; Gloria Hampten, MD; Lewis Sirianni, MD; Dr. Andrea Ackerman, CT; Nicki Johnson, Jean Joyce and Tonette Skuba, KY; Arnal- do Lerma, VA; and Dr. Mona DeVries, NC; great-nieces and nephews. Interment, St. Mary’s Ceme- tery, Hanover Twp. Remembrances may be sent to tribute@mjmclaughlin.com. JEAN E. SETZER Brothers live in Tunkhannock Jean E. Setzer, of Virginia Drive, Tunkhannock, died March 23, 2004, at Beverly Health Care in Tunkhannock. She was born in Wyoming County on June 12, 1930, daughter of the late Leslie and Louise (Wall) Roberts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Setzer; sister, Grace Squier; great- grandson, Aries Houser. Surviving is a son, Troy Roberts, of Mehoopany; broth- ers, Mert Roberts and Clifford Roberts, both of Tunkhannock; two grandchildren. Interment, Vaughn Ceme- tery, Mehoopany. EDWARD MUNCIE Lived in Shavertown Edward M. Muncie, 84, Al- sip, Il., died Feb. 2, 2004, at St. Francis Hospital in Blue Is- land, II. Born Dec. 17, 1919, in Olyphant, he was a son of the late William and Annie (Mor- ris) Muncie. He was preceded in death by brothers John, James, Daniel, William and a sister, Margaret White. He was a graduate of Olyphant High School, class of 1939, where he played varsity Greyhound football from his freshman year throughout graduation. He enlisted in the U.S. Ma- rine Corps on. Dec, 7, 1941, and was sworn in on Dec. 17, his 21st birthday. He served on Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima and was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation. He was discharged on Dec. 17, 1945. He worked For the Hudson Coal Co. and the Glen Alden Coal Co. For 20 Years. He was a resident of Shavertown from 1953 to 1965 when he moved to Alsip, Il. and became em- ployed by the Bituminous Ca- sualty Co. He worked for Bituminous until he retired in 1985. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Dorothy (James), a daughter, Barbara Haddle (Blair), a son, Edward, Jr. (Patricia), three grandsons, one granddaughter, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Interment, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, II. Memorial donations may be made to the Marine Corps League, Northeastern Detach- ment and Museum, Inc.,1340 Alder St... PO. Box 1775, Scranton, Pa.18501-1775. MARIE NICHOLS Member of Maple Grove Marie C. Nichols (Johnny), 90, of Trojan Road, Hunlock Creek, Pa., died March 19, 2004, at Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, where she was a two-and-one-half- year resi- dent. She was born Feb. 28, 1914, in Denver, the daughter of the late Henry and Sylvia Nelson John. She was a member of the Maple Grove United Methodist Church and loved singing, prayer, gardening and flowers. She was a graduate student at Gallaudet College for the Deaf. Surviving is a daughter, Sylvia Vanderlick, Berwick; sons, Harry J. and Elling E., both of Trojan Road, Hunlock Creek, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry, in 1977; a brother, Henry John; sisters, Louise Convery and Dorothy Swanson; stepmother, Della John; and two grandchil- dren. Interment, Maple Cemetery, Pikes Creek. Grove 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. 4 First Federal Put a great bank behind you. Shavertown Office 196 N. Main St. (570) 674-6084 1stfederalbank.com =) Equal (p[o1V Ia To WM=Ta To [TR \Y [Tq gl oT-T ll 1B) [© 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 sometimes 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 communica- tion 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. I Ee” pro March Madness, 1959 Participants in the Shavertown recreation program posed for a photo during the basketball season. We believe the photo was taken in the old Shavertown school, which was located near the site of today's Burger King. Anyone out there have more information? Send it to thepost@leader.net. That mill again ... A caller last week said we still don’t have the right location for the old Trucksville Feed Mill. She distinctly remembers it standing near the intersection of the pres- ent Route 309 and Carverton Road, not Harris Hill Road. Franklin Township fire truck was new Sue Hand sent this note re- Gay garding last weeks photo of Seated on truck: unknown, the Franklin Twp. Vol. Fire Co.: Morrie Welsh (?), Elmer Glenna Rozelle and the Phillips, Bob Berlew stored in Bob Snyder’s garage (formerly owned by Ken's fa- ther, Ray Larish, in the late 1920s, early 1930s), which lat- Ladies Auxiliary of Franklin Twp. Fire Co. were able to identify most of the men in the photo. From left, standing: Joe Per- ry, Lenny Dorrance, Bob Sny- der, Bob Jones, Art Gay, un- known, Eddie Dorrance, Ernie We still have not identified the driver. After checking with Ken Lar- ish, he told me the truck was a brand new 1953 chassis with fire equipment installed. He re- members doing a valve job on the fire truck. The truck was er became a village landmark owned by Leon Emanuel. The Fire Co. then built their cur- rent home on the hill above the village of Orange. The photo was taken across the street from the Orange United Methodist Church. 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 participants are gratefully ac- cepted and needed in order to expand this program. The fol- lowing is the menu for the week of .Mar...29-April .2. All menus include margarine, milk and coffee. The Senior Center is located at 22 Rice'St., D4llas. MONDAY: Pepper steak, parsley boiled potatoes, Roman vegetable medley, apple. TUESDAY: Baked ham with fruit sauce, macaroni and cheese, spinach, low-fat yogurt. .. WEDNESDAY: Says and peppers on hoagie “roll,” oven brown potatoes,” va anilla, pud-« ding: & THURSDAY: Baked meat loaf with gravy, whipped pota- toes, corn, fruit cocktail. FRIDAY: Seafood casserole, rice, spinach, sherbet. 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