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BOBITUARIES
Harold J. Rose, Jr, 68, of
ake Township, died May 2,
212004 at Hospice Community
Care Inpatient Unit at Mercy
"Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Kingston, Nov. 20,
935, he was a son of the late
arold J. Sr. and Verna Mary
enkins) Rose. He was a 1953
graduate of Westmoreland
‘High School, where he served
as class president and was cap-
the United States Army from
11954 to 1957. Mr. Rose began a
distinguished career in banking
The Wyoming National Bank
. of Wilkes-Barre. From 1958 to
970, he served in the positions
f assistant cashier, cashier and
ce president. In 1970, he was
appointed President and Chief
‘Executive Officer and served in
that capacity until 1985. Fol-
lowing a merger with Mer-
chants Bancorp, Inc., he served
om 1985 to 1989 as Chairman
of the Board and Chief Execu-
-—tive Officer of Merchants Bank
(North) and as President and
Chief Operating Officer of Mer-
chants Bancorp, Inc., Allen-
town. From 1989 to 1990 he
served as Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Offi-
adrcer of Merchants Bancorp, Inc.,
i-Allentown; as Chairman of the
Board of Merchants Bank, N.A.,
Allentown; and Merchants
Bank (North), Wilkes-Barre.
_ From 1990 to 1994, he served
_as a partner in RK Associates, a
"" management consultant, real
... estate and investment firm. He
“was a member of the North
East Advisory Board of Wa-
““'chovia Bank. He had also
\ @® on the boards of The
oming National Bank of
“I'Wilkes-Barre; First Fidelity
Bank, Wilkes-Barre; Merchants
21'Bank, N.A., Allentown; Mer-
“chants Bancorp, Inc., Allen-
sntown; Fidelity Bank, Philadel-
HAROLD ROSE
Bank executive
phia; Fidelcor, Philadelphia; Fi-
delity Bank Delaware; Pennsyl-
vania Millers Mutual Insurance
Company, Wilkes-Barre; Ameri-
can Millers Insurance Compa-
ny, Wilkes-Barre; Chenango
Mutual Insurance Company,
Norwich, N.Y.; and Mercom,
Inc., Wilkes-Barre. Mr. Rose
was a founding member of the
Board of Directors of Earth
Conservancy and had served as
the interim CEO from May
1993 to April 1994. He was a
past trustee of Wilkes Universi-
ty, was past chairman of the
Committee for = Economic
Growth, Inc., and past board
member of the Greater Wilkes-
Barre Partnership, Inc. and the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
of Commerce. In 1976 he
served as Chairman of the Unit-
ed Way Campaign and as Presi-
dent of the Wyoming Valley
Chamber of Commerce. He was
a member of the Senior Group
who spearheaded Fund Raising
Committee for Economic
Growth. He was a member of
Our Lady of Victory Church,
Harveys Lake.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Barbara E. Williams;
children, Harold J. Rose III, St.
Simons, Ga.; Kevin Lee Rose,
Trucksville;, Mary Rose Foltz,
Mountain Top; Robert E. Rose,
serving with the U.S. Navy in
Germany; eight grandchildren;
stepmother, Laura Rose, Forty
Fort; sisters, Penny Lutz, Flori-
da; Janice Durbin, Michigan;
five nieces and two nephews.
Private funeral services will
be held at the convenience of
the family.
Memorial donations may be
made to United Way of
Wyoming Valley, 450 Citizens
Bank Center, 8 W. Market St.,
Wilkes-Barre; St. Vincent De-
Paul Kitchen, 39 E. Jackson St.,
Wilkes-Barre, or to the SPCA of
Luzerne County, Fox Hill Road,
Plains.
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Harold Saffian, of Dallas,
died April 30, 2004, at: the
Meadows Nursing Center, Dal-
las.
Surviving are his wife of 58
a the former Gertrude
aper, at home; son and daugh-
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HAROLD SAFFIAN
Dallas man
ter-in-law, Scott and Amanda,
Mill Valley, Calif.; son, Robert,
Media; two grandsons, Myles
and Gavin; and brother, Marvin,
New York City.
Interment, B'nai B'rith Ceme-
tery, Hanover Township.
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LORETTA E. REESE
Sunday School teacher
Loretta E. Reese, 65, of Dal-
las died April 29, 2004, at
home.
She was born in Nanticoke,
Dec. 2, 1938, and was the
daughter of the late Joseph
and Eleanor (Oshefski) Men-
drzycki. She was a 1956 gradu-
ate of Nanticoke High School.
Loretta was a member of the
Fellowship Evangelical Free
Church, Dallas, where she
served as a Sunday School
teacher, and was also a mem-
ber of the quilting group.
She was preceded in death
by her brother, Norman Men-
drzycki.
Surviving are her husband of
43 years, James Reese; daugh-
ters, Laura Slocum, Shaver-
town; Kim Jacobs, Dallas;
Tracey Reese, Shavertown;
and Jennifer Paczewski, Dal-
las. She has four grandchil-
dren, Drew and Alex Slocum,
Shavertown; Kelly and Lindsey
Jacobs, Dallas.
Interment, Denison Ceme-
tery, Forty Fort.
Memorial contributions can
be made to the Mercy Hos-
pice, 746 Jefferson Ave., Scran-
ton, PA, 18501; or Fellowship
Evangelical Free Church, 45
Hilderbrandt Road, Dallas, PA
18612.
ALVIN SCOTT
Native of Kunkle
Alvin H. Scott Sr., age 78, of
Kunkle, died May 5, 2004, at
the Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center, Plains Town-
ship.
He was born in Kunkle and
was the son of the late Alvin L.
and Lily Kyttle Scott. He
served in the U.S. Army during
World War II. He was em-
ployed by General Cigar Co.,
Kingston, for 10 years and
Procter and Gamble paper
products, Mehoopany, for 17
years, retiring 15 years ago.
He was preceded in death by
brothers, David C. and Glenn;
sisters, Beatrice Lapallo, Viola
White and Marie Scott.
He is survived by his wife of
50 years, the former Annamae
Wallace; sons, Alvin H. Scott
Jr., Kunkle; Alan M. Scott,
Beaumont; Arthur C. Scott,
Evans Falls; Anthony D. Scott,
Hunlock Creek; daughters,
Ann Weslowski, Moscow; and
Audrey Krispin, Center More-
land; brothers, Allen P. Scott,
Edwardsville; Corey E. Scott,
Beaumont; Gene R. Scott, Nox-
en; sisters, Della Dymond,
Beaumont; Catherine Wilson,
Mehoopany; 12 grandchildren.
Interment, Chapel Lawn
Memorial Park, Dallas.
WILLARD GAREY
Native of Idetown was
seabee in WWII
Willard L. Garey, 96, former-
ly of Lehman, died April 29,
2004 at the Meadows Nursing
Center, Dallas.
Born in Idetown, November
16, 1907, he was a son of the
late Hale and Audrey (Ide)
Garey. He was a graduate of
the Shavertown High School.
He had served with the U.S.
Navy Seabees during World
War II, in Guadalcanal and Oki-
nawa.
Prior to his retirement, he
owned and operated Willard L.
Garey Construction Company.
Throughout his career as a cus-
tom builder he had built new
and remodeled numerous retail
properties. Mr. Garey was the
eldest member of the Lehman
United Methodist Church. He
was a member of the Irem
Temple, AAONMS, the George
M. Dallas Lodge, F. & A.M.
and was a life member of the
American Legion, Dallas.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Hilda Staub Garey in
1984; and by a brother, James
Garey.
Surviving are daughter,
Mary Beth Farrell and her hus-
band, James, of Lehman;
grandchildren, Erin Garey
Brady and her husband, Jeffrey
Day of Pennington, N.J.; and
Sean M. Brady and his wife,
Karen White of Portland, Ore.;
great-grandchildren, Quinlan
and Phoebe Brady Day; several
nieces and nephews.
Interment, Idetown Ceme-
tery, Idetown.
Memorial donations may be
made to Hospice Community
Care, 385 Wyoming Ave.
Kingston, PA 18704 or to the
Meadows Nursing Center, 55
W. Center Hill Road, Dallas,
PA 18612.
DERWOOD DAVIS
Army Air Corps veteran
Derwood Davis, 78, of
Tunkhannock, died May 3,
2004 at the Carpenter Care
Center, Tunkhannock.
Born Dec. 26, 1925, in Forty
Fort, he was a son of the late
Harold C. Davis and Rita Van
Horn Davis. He was a U.S.
Army Air Corps veteran of
World War II.
Surviving are daughters,
Rev. Susan Davis, Endicott,
N.Y.; Mary Jo Warring, Albany,
N.Y.; sons, Ted, Tunkhannock;
and Marty, Stroudsburg; an
aunt and uncle; seven grand-
children; and several nieces
and nephews.
Interment, Lacey
Cemetery, Laceyville.
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DOUGLAS F. PERSING
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Douglas F. Persing, 76, of
Auburndale, Fla., formerly of
Dallas, died April 30, 2004 at
his home.
Born in Olean, N.Y., June 24,
1927, he was the son of the
late Leon A. and Minnie Mae
Persing.
He was a graduate of Oliver
High School, New York.
Prior to his retirement, he
had been employed as a pipe
insulator for a power company.
He was a member of the Ma-
sonic Lodge.
He was preceded in death by
his first wife, Susanne Persing
in 1998; and by a brother,
John; and sister, Lorraine
Robins.
Surviving are: wife, Ruby
Persing; daughters, Donna
Persing, Shavertown; Mrs. Bri-
an (Loretta) Brenner, Pittston;
and Julie Persing, Dallas; step-
sons, David Short, Michigan;
Robert Short, Indiana; Paul
Short, Indiana; and John
Short, Indiana; three grand-
children; 11 step-grandchil-
dren; brother, Gerald, Ceres,
N.Y.; sister, Clair Bassett,
Beaver Falls.
Private entombment at the
convenience of the family in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carver-
ton.
Memorial donations may be
made to Life Path Hospice,
115 S. Missouri Ave., Suite
500, Lakeland, Fla.
LORAIN ANTAYA
Shavertown woman
Lorain Antaya, 75, of Shaver-
town, died April 29, 2004, at
the Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-
Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Sept.
9, 1928, she was the daughter
of the late Herman and Pearl
(Livengood) Deppe. She was a
graduate of E.L. Meyers High
School, Wilkes-Barre. Prior to
her retirement in 1993, she
had been employed for 20
years as a switchboard opera-
tor at the Mercy Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre. She was a mem-
ber of the Back Mountain Bap-
tist Church and was a former
member of the VFW, Kingston.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Roger Antaya
in 1979.
Surviving are daughter, Mrs.
Paul (Sherri) Carattini,
Yonkers, N.Y.
Private services will be held
at the convenience of the fami-
ly.
KENNETH COVERT SR.
Graduate of
Laketon High School
Kenneth L. Covert Sr., 84, of
Harveys Lake, died May 4,
2004 at home.
He was born in Lake Town-
ship, Sept. 6, 1919, and was the
son of the late Clarence and
Lydia (Hughey) Covert.
He graduated from Laketon
High School, class of 1937.
He was employed by Somer-
set Construction Co.,
Somerville, N.J., retiring 22
years ago.
As an avid hunter and fisher-
man, he was a member of the
Compass Point Hunting Club,
Lake Township.
He was preceded in death by
brothers, Jack, George,
Charles; and a sister, Bertha
Michaels.
He is survived by his wife of
64 years, the former Mildred
Lee; sons, Kenneth Covert, Jr.,
Harveys Lake; Donald Covert,
Harveys Lake; Larry Covert,
Shavertown; David Covert, at
home; James Covert, Loy-
alville; daughter, Janet Carey,
Noxen; sister, Thelma
Stephens, Waterton; 17 grand-
children; 39 great-grandchil-
dren.
The family requests that me-
morial contributions be sent to
Northeast Health and Hospice
Care, 38 N. Main St., Pittston,
PA 18640.
EVELYN PARKINSON
Survived by
four generations
Evelyn Parkinson, 80, of
state Route 29, Harveys Lake,
died May 4, 2004, at Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital.
Born Jan. 30, 1924, in Nanti-
coke, she was the daughter of
the late Elmer and Beatrice
Goss Souder.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Kirtland; and
brother, Burton Souder.
Surviving are daughters,
Jean Baker, - Mount Holly
Springs; Evelyn Goss, Harveys
Lake; sister, Marjorie Cotter-
man, Harveyville; seven grand-
children; 19 great-grandchil-
dren; one great-great-grand-
child.
Interment, Bethel Hill
Cemetery, Fairmount Town-
ship, Sweet Valley.
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