The Dallas Post NEWS Sunday, May 8, 2005 @B TUARIES DEBORAH WYSOCKI Gate of Heaven teacher Deborah M. (Debbey) Wysocki, of Wilkes-Barre, died at home Tuesday, May 3, 2005, following a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Wilkes-Barre, February 25, 1952, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Grisko Wysocki of Hudson and the late Chester Wysocki. A graduate of St. Joseph’s Elementary School, Plains Memorial High School, Class of 1970, Debbey earned both a bachelor of arts degree and a master’s degree from Wilkes University. She also attended King’s College, Penn State University, Luzerne County Community College, and East Stroudsburg State College. Debbey was | mployed as a teacher at St. ohn’s and Sacred Heart Elementary Schools of Luzerne; Holy Child Elementary School of Plymouth, Bishop OReilly High School, Wyoming Area and Wyoming Valley West - School Districts and, most recently, Gate of Heaven in Dallas. A Wilkes College Scholar- Athlete, Debbey was also the recipient of the Governor of Pennsylvania Energy 1, 71 Education Award, a Times ir Leader Newspaper in 'S Education Teacher of the Year € nominee, and a Times Leader € Teacher of the Month. She € coached basketball at St. e John’s, Gate of Heaven, Holy }: Child, and Dallas Area, both of tf} which earned championships. : She was also a coach for the i Swoyersville Barilla’s softball championship team, a former secretary of the Swoyersville ) : @:ccrcation Board and n Swoyersville Girls Softball e oo. Organization and a former e | PIAA basketball official. e She was a recent inductee e + into the Plains Sports Hall of r |} Fame. A resident of California for three years, she worked as a — personal assistant to Emmy award winning actress, Sharon Gless, and Emmy award win- ning producer/writer, Barney +" Rosenzweig. Debbey’s love for family always came first and was g | 280 closely followed by her love for i- vi her friends, her godchildren, S @: pets, sports, basketball, t benn State football, English e I” grammar, reading, art, S California, and television. She | subscribed to the philosophy of e Alfred Lord Tennyson who - coined the phrase, “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all,” and - to the writings of William » | Wordsworth Longfellow who t wrote “Ode: Intimations to 1 Immortality.” . Besides her father, she was 1 ..... preceded in death by her grand- mother, Helen Grisko. N Surviving, in addition to her o mother, are a brother, David and his wife, Carol of Plains; S .. godson, Jared; nieces, Alicia t and Leah; great-niece, c Angelina; cousins, aunts, uncles, many friends, and her pets, especially her beloved Amber Leigh. Interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. THOMAS MAKRAVITZ Worked at Natona Mllls ~ Thomas J. Makravitz, 89, of Pinecrest Ave., Dallas, passed away May 4, 2005, at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Peter and Catherine (Martin) Makravitz. He was a graduate of Coughlin High School. Before retiring, he was employed in the pattern department of Natona Mills, Dallas. He was an Army veter- an of World War II. He was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas, and its Holy Name Society. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen (Skillinge) Makravitz, and sister, Eleanor Penxa. Surviving are daughters, Sister Carol, SCC, Dallas; Kathy Manganaro and her hus- band, Michael, Hanover Township; brother, Joseph, Westport, CT. : Interment, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gate of Heaven Building Fund, the Sisters of Christian Charity, or Hospice Community Care. RICHARD DYMOND Dallas native Richard “Dick” L. Dymond, 78, passed away April 16, 2005 in Baltimore, Md. He was born on October 15, 1926, a son of the late Elmer and Eltha Dymond of Dallas, and was married to the for- mer Alice Lewis of Plymouth. He attended Dallas Twp. School, served in the Navy, and retired from Westinghouse Corp. He was an avid golfer and loved to play golf with his brothers. He is survived by his sons, Richard, Elkridge, MD; Thomas, Virginia Beach, VA; daughter, Ann Foehrkolb, Baltimore, MD; nine grand- children; two great-grandchil- dren; brothers, Harold, Mt. Pocono; Albert, Tunkhannock; and Robert, Shavertown; sisters, Carl CARL R. HILL Worked 25 years for PennDOT Carl R Hill, Tunkhannock, died April 29, 2005. His widow is the former Mary Stucky. Born in Binghamton, N.Y., he was a son of the late Edwin H. and Anna S. Hill. He was a resi- dent of Tunkhannock most of his life. Prior to retirement, he worked for PennDOT for 25 years, and was assistant custo- dian at the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church for 14 years. He was a member of Temple Lodge 248 F&AM and other Masonic organizations. He was a member of the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church. Also surviving are a daugh- ter, Kari Ann Kittredge, and her husband, Steve, of McKinney, Texas; two grandchildren, Ethan and Erin Kittredge; a brother, John, of Texas; and a sister-in-law, Gloria Hill, Alaska. A memorial service will be held June 7 at the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund. BETTIE ISAACS Long-time resident of Back Mountain Bettie Harter Beck Isaacs, 84, of Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla., passed away in peace at home August 12, 2004. Born in Kingston, Bettie resided in the Trucksville/Dallas area for over 50 years, where she was a member of the Trucksville United Methodist Church. Florida had been her home for the past 30 years. Bettie is survived by her son, Gregory Beck and his wife, Jeannette of Yardley; two grandsons, Matthew Beck and Ryan Beck of Delray Beach, Fla.; her stepson, George Isaacs and his wife, Carol of Trucksville; and nieces, Mary Lou Nichols, Gail Phillips, and Barbara Wolfe. ; FRED A. SPENCER Lake-Lehman Hall of Fame wrestler Fred A. Spencer, 62, of Sorber Mountain, passed away April 27, 2005, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Mr. Spencer was born in Nanticoke, May 17, 1942, and was the son of the late Ray and Betty Spencer Moore. He grew up in Fairmount Twp. and Greene N.Y. He was a 1960 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School where he was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame. He was employed by the former Stabler Construction Co., Harrisburg, until his retirement in 1990. He was an avid sportsman and gardener and donated tractors and equipment for ball parks and conservation projects in Noxen. Fred enjoyed sleigh riding and fishing with his grand- children and great grandson. He was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie. He is survivied by his wife of 45 years, the former Betty Honeywell; children, George of Sorber Mountain; Mrs. Craig (Belinda) Yanchik of Loyalville; Donna Weaver of Old Forge; Mrs. Greg (Sharon) Sorber of Hunlock Creek; Mrs. Rick (Beth) Clemow of Dallas; and Kari at home; grandchildren, Brian Weaver, Melissa Sorber, Evonne and Coleen Spencer, Brandon Clemow and great grandson, Andrew Weaver; sisters, Joyce Faux, Vernon; Eileen Sgarlat, Harveys Lake; brothers, Donald Spencer, Lehman; William Spencer, Sorber Mountain. Interment, the Cemetery, Ruggles Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to the Ruggles United Methodist Church, c/o Joyce Honeywell, - 439 Sorber Mountain Road, East, Noxen, PA 18636. Kocher TREES Continued from Page 4 a plan for road access. Allow for a good buffer of undisturbed vegetation along streams. If you have to cross streams, do so at right angles (This may require a state permit to cross a waterway. Check with your county conservation district to be sure you are working within regulations.) Note areas where drainage = structures can decrease runoff and erosion. Determine who will travel your roads: ATVs, cars, skidders and horses make use of different types of access. Think about what equipment will go into your woods. Larger equipment, for example skidders, requires a wider route to travel — so - plan accordingly. In mid-sum- mer the bark on the trees is tight. Less damage will occur to the trees should an acciden- tal bumping occur. There are bulletins to help you with access issues. The Forest Stewardship Series Bulletin #12: Best Management Practices for Pennsylvania Forests is available at http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreeP ubs/pdfs/uh102.pdf. It out-. lines specific tasks and the best management practices to con- sider before starting’ work of any kind. Outcomes: When consider- ing a harvest, think about what you want as your end result and work backwards from there. Ask for help from natural resource professionals. Consider regeneration, improv- ing growth on existing trees — what are your objectives? For a picnic area, you might want a level site and open space on which to place a table or a blan- ket. When trail building consid- er scenic views, steepness, rocks or other objects that my force you to re-route paths. Now is also the time to find natural resource professionals to help you with your planning and the activities themselves. Contact your Service Forester for lists of available foresters and loggers. Talk to your neigh- bors about their experiences with forestland activities. You just might find a willing coop- erator to make some tasks that much easier, or, at a minimum, good advice on who to use and to avoid. The Pennsylvania Forest Stewardship Program provides publications on a variety of top- ics related to woodland man- agement for private landown- ers. For a list of free publica- tions, call 1-800-235-WISE (toll- free), send e-mail to RNRext@psu.edu, or write to: Forest Stewardship Program, Forest Resources Extension, The Pennsylvania State University, 7 Ferguson Building, University Park, PA 16802. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry and USDA Forest Service, in partnership with the Penn State's Forest Resources Extension, sponsor the Forest Stewardship Program in Pennsylvania. Event Calendar NORTHEAST PA (Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Monroe, Northumberland, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming coun- ties) Sunday, May 22. Central Susquehanna Woodland Owners Association: Improving the value of your woodlands. Presentation by Bob Harris, CSWOA member near Catawissa, Columbia County. For more information contact Fred or Kathie Fries, 570-784-8490. Saturday, June 4, Measuring the Forest. Learn skills needed to measure tree diameter and height, deter- mine individual tree volume, estimate the volume of a wood- lot. Keystone Junior College, Water Discovery Center, La Plume, 9 am.-1 p.m. Contact Bob Hansen, 570-265-2986, to register ($15 fee includes tree scale stick) or for more infor- mation. NSWERS | g Doris Pyatt, Silver Springs, Memorial contributions may : : 2 5 ; x : Puzzles ap pS a MD; Eula Lewis, Dallas; be made to Hospice Care PlU[L[L APE Pag Nancy Bartlebaugh, Southeast Florida, 309 SE 18th Ra TAY ee Rational Walkersville, MD; Betty Lou Street, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., See i Gansel, Point of Rocks, MD. 33316, or the Trucksville alL]i]B CT answers Interment ~~ was in United Methodist Church MS 0 SHE HOS Meadowridge Memorial Park. Building Fund. A NElclolp T|Y[E C|K|S|H|E|E TAM | |A[L S|E Y SENIOR MENUS Rialaly Hes Senior Citizens Centers MONDAY: Vegetable o SE sponsored by the Area Agency lasagna with cheese sauce, on aging for Luzerne and hot fruit compote, vanilla ice [A AlHIA Wyoming Counties offers hot cream. A, 2 z > noon meals Monday through TUESDAY: Kielbasa, pars- [3 olla Friday to people 60 years of age or older. Donations from participants are gratefully accepted and needed in order to expand this program. The following is the menu for the week of May 9-13. All menus include margarine, milk and coffee. The Senior Center is located at 22 Rice St., Dallas. ley boiled potatoes, vegetable medly, pineapple. WEDNESDAY: Roast chick- en breast, risi bisi, carrots, vanilla ice cream. THURSDAY: Cheeseburger on roll, potato puffs, carrots, chocolate pudding. FRIDAY: Stuffed cheese shells, spinach, peaches. Need extra copies of this week’s Post? 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