¥ hod tld WS NW Pe we | ena, on mR Ld je. J The Post MILESTONES Sunday, June 20, 2004 5 Gary H. Whitesell Wilkes and LOCC graduate - Gary H. Whitesell, age 58 of Sweet Valley, died June 8, 2004, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born in . Kingston, December 28, 1945, v.and was a son of the late Howard and Dorothy (Har- mond) Whitesell. He graduated from Dallas b "High School, class of 1963, re- «ceived! a B.S. degree in bio- chemistry from Wilkes College and a degree in computer pro- gramming from Luzerne Coun- ty Community College. He taught a motorcycle safety pro- gram| for several years at . Luzeme County Community College. He was also a member @° the “Circle Eighters Square - ancers.” He was associated . with’ the former Whitesell L Brother's Hardware and con- © tracing business, Dallas, and ~ was most recently employed as a computer consultant. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, the former Sandra JANE RIGGI Mercy Center Auxiliary member Jane V. Riggi, 71, of Robbins Road, Dallas, died June 9, 2004, at her home. Born in Dunmore, she was a daughter of the late John and Beatrice (Murphy) Murtaugh. She attended Dunmore schools. Before retiring, she was employed in the cafeteria at College Misericordia, Dallas Township. She worshipped at Mercy Center Chapel, Dallas, and was a member of the Mer- cy Center Auxiliary and the Dallas American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She was pre- ceded in death by brothers Vincent and Thomas Mur- taugh. Surviving are daughters, Pamela Weber, Harveys Lake; and Nicole Clemow, Dallas; sister, Mary Zlotnicky, Dickson City; and one granddaughter. Interment, Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Hoover; brothers, Ron White- LMER LAMOREUX nt Wien Doggles World War II veteran and nephews. and corrections officer Interment, Maple Grove esl Cemetery, Pikes Creek. Elmer B. Lamoreux, 86, of Dy The family requests that me- Midland Drive, Dallas, died "“'morial contributions be sent to June 11, 2004, in the Mead- _ the American Diabetes Associa- ows Nursing Center, Dallas. i tion, Attn: ADA Web, P.O. Box ny 2580, N. Canton, Ohio 44720. zd GWEN LONDON 150 Member of the Outlet Free Methodist Church _. Gwen L. London, 66, of Har- @eys Lake, died June 10, 2004, _¥at home. She was born in Wilkes ..;: Barre, Nov. 15, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Mr. i»; and Mrs. Charles Updyke. - She attended Lehman High i» ~School and was a member of Jaythe | Outlet Free Methodist Va Church. ; [ .bn-She was preceded in death ' “by her husband, Ernest, and a « son, Robert. : iiitw She is survived by daugh- Ditters; Linda Carey, Hunlock Creek; and Nancy London, Sweet Valley; sons; Daniel, "Harveys Lake; David, Shick- 8 and Donald, Harveys ‘ake; sister, Irene Schydlows- 15K, Swoyersville; and 12 grand- Born in Huntsville, he was a son of the late George E. and Helen (Morgan) Lamoreux. He was a graduate of Lehman High School and Wyoming Seminary. Mr. Lamoreux was a veteran of World War II, serving with the 3rd Infantry Division. He received the EAMETO Ribbon with three battle stars for serving in Sici- ly, Tusisia and Naples. Before - retiring he was a corrections officer at the State Correction- al Institution at Dallas. He was a member of the East Dallas United Methodist Church, Daddow Isaacs American Le- gion Post 672, Dallas, and the Disabled American Veterans. He was preceded in‘'death by son, Elmer P.; sister, Phoebe Louise Derby; brother, George M. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth “Betty” Keller ‘Lamoreux; son, William and his wife, Deborah Dymond Lamoreux, Center Moreland; daughter, Gail Janine Kashu- lon and her husband, Vincent, +" children. Raleigh, N.C.; grandsons, “7 Interment, Chapel Lawn Bradley and David Lamoreux; a “Memorial Park, Dallas Town- pieces and nephews. : ship. Interment, Forty Fort Ceme- LIVI t ery. Memorial contributions FRANCIS STOCK may be made to the American | Diabetes Foundation or the U.S. Marine Corps American Heart Association. veteran “"" Francis C. Stock, 63, of Dal- >: Jes died June 11, 2004, at the MARION SABOL piviaeatows Nursing Center, Dal Member of the Outlet pnp pllowing an extended ill mahemacle Bible Church ness. Ban in Blossburg, Oct. 11, 194(, he was a son of Dorothy (Hansworth) Stock of Liberty, and the late Ralph Stock. He was a graduate of Blossburg High School. Mr. Stock had serred with the United States ‘Maines. He had been em- ployed as a police officer for I:nsfield University. 7-0 Surviving, in addition to his [zimmpther, are wife, the former zicBdith A. Lair; brother, Ralph neSiock and his wife, Linda, Lib- vliety; son, Britt Stock, Boyle- 29/gon, Mass.; daughter, Mrs. Lu- Jias (Sally) Houtman, Culver City, Calif.; stepson, Steven Lair, Ukiah, Calif; and four .S grandchildren. +1 Private funeral services will zvpe held at the convenience of 1 %the family. Marion M. Sabol, age 89, of Pikes Creek, died June 13, 2004, at the Wilkes-Barre Gen- eral Hospital. She was born in Nanticoke, June 13, 1915, and was the daughter of the late Frease and Minnie Fink Hartman. She at- tended the Outlet Tabernacle Bible Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Arnold Hartman. She is survived by sons, Richard Jackson Jr., Hunlock Creek; Frease R. Jackson, Hun- lock Creek; and James Sabol Sr., Oak Hill; brother, Charles Hartman, North Hadley, Mass.; eight grandchildren; 17 great- grandchildren. Interment, Sorbertown Cemetery, Hunlock Creek. Remember When 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 The way they were This photo is marked “Ed Brown's Lumber Camp, South Mountain near Noxen, June, 1915.” Some of the men are identified. As best we can make out, the two men seated closest to the camera on the left are George W. Buckingham and George Baker: The children are Jimmy and Lily Brown. Seated at far right is Lennie Fowler, and to his right is Ambrose Buckingham. Seat- ed at the far left of the second row is Jim Bates. In the top row, Ed Brown is fourth from left and Tom Eckert is third from the right. them to us and we’ll do our best to fill in the blanks for our read- €rs. 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. OBITUARIES RICHARD STANG Dairy farmer Richard A. Stang of Meshop- pen died June 13, 2004, at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. “Born in"' Clarks ‘Green on April 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Lester S. and Lena (Bunnell) Stang. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1946. He was a dairy farmer on the family farm in Washington Twp. for over 60 years. His love for family and farming continued long after retirement. He still enjoyed working on the farm and spending time with his family and grandchildren, sharing all the rewards that farm life had to bring. He was a member of The Springville Baptist Church for 19 years. : He was preceded in death by a sister, Lurline E. Stang. He is survived by his wife, Anne (Cornell) Stang of 47 years; sons, Lee and his wife, Tammy; and Kurt and his wife, Donna~; and daughter, Karen and her husband, Pastor Brian Williams, all of Meshoppen; and seven grandchildren. Memorial Contributions can be made to the Springville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 185, Springville, PA 19844. ~The Post publishes obituaries of Back Mountain residents, na- tives or those who had a long connection to the area. Send obituaries to: The Post 15 N. 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Seeley, Shaver- town, died June 15, 2004, at Summit Health Care Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Willard J. and Ruth Herner Seeley. Prior to his retirement, he owned the National Construction Co., Kingston. Preceding him in death was his wife, the former Rosaline (Rolavage) Rolewicz; brothers, Donald and Allen. Surviving is his son, James Walter, Shavertown; daughters, Deborah Okraszewski, Wilkes- Barre; Patricia Pilch, Warrior Run; Donna Pilch, Lee Park; and Ruth Ann Senkus, Ply- mouth; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Elsie Mae Harris, Wilkes-Barre. ROBERT GRAY Operated Sweet Valley dairy farm Robert E. Gray Sr., age 88, of Sweet Valley, died June 16, 2004, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. He was born in Bethlehem, November 27, 1915, and was the son of the late Walter and Ruth Cutler Gray. He resided in Sweet Valley most of his life, where he owned and operated a dairy farm. He graduated from Hanover High School, class of 1933. He served as a Ross Township supervisor for many years. His wife, the former Jane L. Lewis, died in 1999. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Walter and Eugene; and a sister, Irene Young, He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Robert E. and Wanda Gray Jr., Sweet Valley; and three grandchildren. Interment, Maple Cemetery, Pikes Creek. Memorial contributions be sent to the Sweet Valley Ambu- lance Association, P.O. Box 207, Sweet Valley, PA 18656. Grove Answers LIEJA|S|HEES|L|YBRPIE[A E|L|A|T|/ERE TIO|ERMR[AM A[M[M[A|NEE|B|W]|H] I |T|E I [N|[C]U|R|SEEOIM|E|N AlL|LEMEIN|EREB]|O|A|R|D s|o|N|GED|O|M]|E|D PILIE|A|S|ERMA|V]|O|CIE|T R|A|R|E|RIMO|S|L|O s|E[/o|A|NEED|! IMEEL]!|P c|Lio|cMF]| I [N]I|T|E H|G|W[E[L]L|SEIN]E|W]|E]L w|i [NEE C|OJOBMC|R]| | |[M|E AIN|]YBED|EINBEE|N|S|UJE Need extra copies of this week’s Post? They are on sale at local newsstands through Saturday PROPERTY TRANSFERS The following property trans- fers were recorded recently at the Luzerne County Court- house. Fannie Mae to William Cave and spouse, 80 Elizabeth St., Dallas, $55,000. Estate of Della M. Rodgers to Daniel Flanders and spouse, Highpoint ~~ Acres, - Dallas, $178,500. Joseph Cigan and spouse to Christopher Matus and spouse, Dallas, $180,000. Stephen Traver and spouse to Joseph Yuhas and spouse, 66 Pine Crest Ave. Dallas, $132,000. William W. Richards to Jason Thomas and spouse, Ondish Hills, Dallas Township, $250,000. Mark Saksa and spouse to Patrick Cerza and spouse, Dal- las Township, $155,000. Willard Bullock and spouse to David Gototweski and spouse, Tall Pines Estate, Franklin Township, $40,575. Margaret Truska to Harveys Lake Country Store, Harveys Lake, $155,000. Estate of Katherine Kosten- bauder to Edward Parsons, Harveys Lake, $72,000. Robert Albee and spouse per sheriff to M & T Bank, May- wood Ave., Harveys Lake, $2,576. David Kowalek and spouse to Relocation, Jackson Town- ship, $362,500. Relocation to William Sor- doni and spouse, Jackson Township, $362,500. Matthew Wolfe and spouse to Gregory Nelson and spouse, 555 Mt. Olivet Road, Kingston Township, $161,000. William Munley Jr. and spouse to Brian J. Georgetti, Kingston Township, $64,500. Lynne M. Forte to Michael Meade and spouse, 62 Lehigh St., Kingston = Township, $133,500. Joseph Lombardo and spouse to Richard Honey- church, Sleepy Hollow, Kingston Township, $46,900. Davis J. Zalewski-per, sheriff to Countrywide Home Loans, 98 W. Mt, Airy Road, Kingston Township, $1,453. Glenn T. Johnson and spouse to John Hanish Jr, Lehman Township, $50,000. Ernest Burke and spouse to Thomas Sharon and spouse, Lehman Township, $160,000. Community Banks to Gor- don Banzhoff and others, Coun- ty Crest, Lehman Township, $690,000. Grace Nicholas to William Jones and spouse, Lehman Township, $125,000. Edward Gavlick and spouse to Dorothy A. Fuller, Lehman Township, $69,900. Carl Sgarlat and spouse to Vito Mannino, Lehman Town- ship, $125,000. Grace Nicholas and others to Michael Ell and spouse, Lehman Township, $109,500. Linda Swelgin and others to Martin Montigney and spouse, Lehman Township, $74,000. Theta Land Corporation to Investors Diversified LLC, Lehman Township, $48,000. Maryann T. Bonsavage to Andrew Kopczynski, Lehman Township, $45,000. Maryann T. Bonsavage to Christopher Zavatski and spouse, Lehman Township, $35,500. David Heller and spouse to John Scavozzo and spouse, Ross Township, $135,000. 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 June 21-25. All menus include mar- garine, milk and coffee. The Se- nior Center is located at 22 Rice St., Dallas. i -. 3 Ny | 4 'R. JEEP '97 WRANGLER Red, Soft Top, Auto, 90K Miles $7,995 Route 309 - Dallas, PA (570) 225-1777 www.mrwauto.com Sidewalks * Floors * Patios : * Driveways * Etc. MONDAY: Veal parmesan, rigatoni with marinara sauce, Italian mixed vegetables, gela- tin. TUESDAY: Steak and cheese on hoagie roll, oven brown po- tatoes, seasoned broccoli, oat- meal cookie. WEDNESDAY: Dutch fried chicken, sweet potatoes, peas, banana. THURSDAY: Baked meatloaf with gravy, whipped potatoes, corn, fruit cocktail. FRIDAY: Seafood casserole, rice, spinach, sherbet. h ETRE
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