nation of school 5 The Dallas Post NEWS Sunday, November 14, 2004 @VESTERDAY es i (wontinusd from page 4) A 200-pound registered calf almost met his Waterloo last \ Saturday night when he became hopelessly mired in a sludge pit at the American Asphalt Paving Co., Chase Road. Exhausted and chilled, the calf had to be rescued from the pit with ropes by its owner, Eugene Crumley. His daughter, Joyce, a neighbor, John Filip, and a watchman at the paving company assisted him. 20 Years Ago Nov. 14, 1984 MEAD RESIGNS FROM SCHOOL BOARD A motion to accept the resig- director Barbara Mead was passed at - the November meeting of the " Dallas School Board held Monday evening. Mrs. Mead, hose seat at the meeting remained empty throughout . the evening, offered her resig- nation to the board via letter. Rebecca Osborn, a resident of Shavertown, has been named to the staff of the Family Counseling Service of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Quakers), according to word received from Philadelphia this week. Mrs. Osborn, who received her MSW from Ohio State University School of Social Work, will remain in the area as a family and marriage coun- :selor. Smokers at College -Misericordia, who are trying to kick the habit during the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 15, can call “Smoke Busters” for help. Smoke-Busters are students from the college’s tudent Nurse's Association. In Presponse to calls to the nursing rdepartment, I'will immediately arrive on the scene offering alternatives, lol- «lipops, gum or a lecture, Smoke-Busters whichever works best for smok- ers. “'The Post publishes obituaries of local residents, natives or those who have a long connection to the area. Send obituaries to: J Tue POST & 15 N. Main St. Wilkes-Barre PA 18711 OBITUARIES MAGGIE SMITH Retired seamstress Maggie Estella Smith, 92, passed away Nov. 5, 2004, at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. She was born Aug. 15, 1912, in Eaton Township, a daughter of the late Byron and Frances (Stickler) Harding. She gradu- ated from Tunkhannock High School in 1930. Mrs. Smith was an emeritus member of the Eaton Baptist Church, having served through the years as a church clerk, Sunday School teacher, and in the Mission Outreach Programs. She was a retired member of the ILGWU, having worked as a seamstress for 28 years in the dress facto- ries in Tunkhannock. Her enjoyment was crocheting baby sets for family and friends. Preceded her in death was a husband, Westover Smith; son, Nelson; granddaughter, Beth Scranta. Surviving are her son, Arthur and ‘his wife, Janette, Levittown; daughter, Jean, at home; daughter-in-law, Nancy Smith; daughter, Joyce and hus- band, George Race, Falls; grandchildren, Joseph, Richard and Theodore Smith; Gary, Glenda and Greg Race; David Smith; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Agnes Ross, Johnston, NY. Anna Miner, Tunkhannock; several nieces and nephews. Interment, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Eaton Baptist Church, with the Rev. Brian Hill and Dr. Guy Rathmell officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Missions of Eaton Baptist Church, 820 state Route 295, Tunkhannock, PA 18657; the CEF of Wyoming County, Box 73, Tunkhannock, PA 18657; or WPEL Montrose Broadcasting Corp., 9 Locust St., Montrose, PA 18801. EDNA LIPINSKI Cook who loved Polish recipes Edna M. Lipinski, 85, of Tunkhannock, died Nov. 7, 2004, at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Stanley Lipinski. Born In Duryea on Dec. 9, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Walenty and Katazyna (Wieczerzak) Surowiec. She was a 1936 graduate of Newton Ransom High School. She was a member of the Church of Nativity B.V.M. in Tunkhannock and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She enjoyed cooking, especially Polish cuisines and new recipes. She also received great enjoy- ment working with flowers and being with her grandchildren and great-grandson. She was preceded in death by sisters, Helen Bodnevich and Josephine Kenia; brothers, Edward and Joseph Surowiec. She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Kovalchick, of Tunkhannock; sons, David Lipinski, of West Chester; Thomas Lipinski, of Indiana; nine grandchildren; one great- grandson; several nieces and nephews. Interment, Pieta Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Memorial contributions may be made to Tyler Memorial Hospital, 880 State Route 6 West, Tunkhannock, PA 18657. OTIS ALLEN Graduate of Laketon High School Otis A. Allen, Jr., age 82, of Fort Wayne, Ind., formerly of Harveys Lake, Nov. 4, 2004, at the University Park Nursing Home Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born in Sweet Valley, April 25, 1922, and was the son of the late Otis A. and Evan (Stevens) Allen Sr. He resided at Harveys Lake for many years and has resided at Fort Wayne for the last three years. He graduated from Laketon High School. Prior to retire- ment, he was employed by the former Back Mountain Lumber & Coal Co., Shavertown, and the former Stull Brothers, Kingston. He was a member of MAIN HARDWARE Thue lalue Help Is Just Around The Corner. 110% OFF LIGHTS « ORNAMENTS ¢ FLAGS LIGHTED FIGURES & MORE 642 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA « 823-3938 Open 7 Days A Week ~ Christmasland is OPEN at ies ® All Christmas ems Shop Early and Save the Huntsville Christian Church and the George M. Dallas Lodge 531 F&AM. His wife, the former Ethel Harris, died in 1966. He is survived by daughters Janet Steadman, Fort Wayne; Wendy Auerbach, Marbleton, Ga.; sisters Bethia King, Dallas; Hilda Leinhall, Harveys Lake; four grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. Interment, Bloomingdale Cemetery, Ross Township. Memorial contributions may be sent to University Park Nursing Home Inc., 1400 Medical Park Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. S() FRANK BOYLE BURNSIDE Business and community leader Frank Boyle Burnside, Harveys Lake, died November 6, 2004, at the age of 90 at Lakeside Nursing Home follow- ing a long illness. Born in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Helen DeRemer Burnside and Francis Patrick Boyle and adopted son of Malcolm MacNair Burnside. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary and Haverford College, where he was captain of the varsity football, wrestling and golf teams, and attended Harvard Business School. He was general manager and presi- dent of Fowler, Dick and Walker, The Boston Store, and is remembered for a distin- guished career of leadership in the retail industry and in com- munity service. Mr. Burnside was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre and served on its board of trustees. He was commissioned an ensign in the Supply Corps of the Naval Reserve during World War II. After the war, he became active in organizing local efforts to promote economic diversifi- cation and jobs in the Wyoming Valley. He served as chairman of the steering committee of the Committee of 100 and chairman of the “Operation More Jobs” campaign of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund, and played a lead role in attracting many large employ- ers to the Wilkes-Barre area. He was appointed to Luzerne County's first planning commis- sion, named chairman of the regional Share-in-America cam- paign for U.S. Savings Bonds by Secretary of the Treasury Robert Anderson, and served as the youngest president of the Wilkes-Barre Community Chest, precursor to the United Way. He served on the boards of Wyoming Seminary, Wilkes College, the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, the Wyoming Valley Veterans Building, Inc., the Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County Merchants Association, Heritage House, the Georgetown Settlement Association, and the Harveys Lake Protective Association, where he was instrumental in the formation of Harveys Lake Borough. 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Mr. Burnside was president of the Pennsylvania Retailers Association and a director of the National Retail Merchants Association, where he received numerous awards for his work in the taxonomy of retail mer- chandise and authored that group’s guidebook on the sub- ject. He brought many leading- edge concepts to the Boston Store, including point-of-sale inventory control systems -and the city’s first covered parking garage. The Boston Store park- ing deck became a focal point for rescue and recovery after the 1972 Agnes flood. In addition to his activities at The Boston Store, he served as a director of the United Penn Bank and its successors, the Glen Alden Corporation, Continental Data Processing, and was appointed by Governor William Scranton to Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Council of Business and Industry. He served 20 years as a director of Commonwealth Telephone Company, retiring as chairman of the board of directors in 1984. He is credited for his role in the development and transition of the company to a diversified, modern telecommunications organiza- tion. Mr. Burnside was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, the former Peggy Rutter Davis; a grandson; and his brother, Robert Burnside. He is survived by a sister, Mary Burnside Mangelsdorf, Newtown Square, Pa., and Falmouth, Mass.; his daugh- ters, Diane Haddle, Murrells Inlet, S.C.; Patricia Post, Mercersburg, Pa., and Keedysville, Md.; Bonnie Mills, Lehman Township; his son, Frank (Mike) Burnside Jr., Harveys Lake; grandchildren, Elizabeth Post McKelvey, Rebecca Post, Marion Mills Conyngham, Jenifer Mills Roginski, Peggy Mills Sneed, Marianne Revie, = Michael Burnside and Holly Burnside, and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Geisinger Health System Foundation, 100 N. Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822-4000; the Luzerne County Historical Society, 49 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701; or the charity of the donor’s choice. CHARLES METZGER U.S. Army veteran Charles M. Metzger, 81, fcr- merly of Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown, died Nov. 3, 2004. Born in Wilkes-Barre on May 11, 1923, he was the son of the late Henry and Bertha Beeman Metzger. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by sister, Bertha Senchak; broth- ers, Edward, William, Alfred and Donald. Surviving are sister, Genevieve Cobleigh, Luzerne; brothers, Frank, Weehawken, N.J.; Carl, Wilkes-Barre; Harry, San Bernadino, Calif.; numer- ous nieces and nephews. Interment will be in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shavertown. JOSEPH BORTON U.S. Navy veteran Joseph J. Borton, 72, of Centermoreland, formerly of Shavertown, passed away Nov. 5, 2004, in the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Harveys Lake, he was a son of the late Harold and Alice (White) Borton. He was a graduate of Dallas Township High School. Before retiring he was employed as a machinist foreman by the Nicholson Division of Daytron Corp., Wilkes Barre. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean conflict. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Centermoreland, longtime member of the Nittany Lion Club and the Penn State Club of Wyoming Valley, past officer of the Dallas Booster Club, past member of the Back Mountain Wrestling Club, Back Mountain Baseball for Boys. He was preceded in death by brothers, John and William. Surviving are his wife of 47 years the former Janice Yozviak; sons, Joseph P. “Chip”, Harding; Michael H., Dallas; daughter, Lynn E. Matus, Harveys Lake; brother, James, Shavertown,; sister, Ann Halpin, Halstead; Mildred Hykes, State Line; grandchil- dren, Courtney Matus, Jennifer and Kyle Borton, Adam and Megan Borton. Interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Meadows Nursing Center Auxiliary. 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