3 | ; @ August 21, 2005 CIVIC THE POST PAGE 3 gris OBITUARIES Tip pin fo appear at the A WILLIAM R. O'NEILL CHARLES “CHUCK” MELVIN HOUTZ Wyoming Co. Fair on Sept. 4 The appearance of county mu- sic star Aaron Tippin highlights the annual Wyoming County Fair, which will be held Aug. 31 through Sept. 5 at the fair- ~ grounds on Route 6 in Meshop- pen. Tippin’s performance is sched- uled for Sept. 4. Reserved seats are $10. Tippin began singing as a child while bailing hay, running com- bines and plowing the fields. In order to hear himself over the diesel engine of the tractor, he had to develop some pretty strong vocal cords. The popular singer has pro- @: dozens of hits, including gold albums and one plati- num album. His latest recorded CD “Stars & Stripes” features the hit single “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagles Fly” and contains Tippin’s single “Love Like There’s No Tomorrow.” Nashville star George Canyon will be performing at 7:30 p.m. ~ Sept. 3. The 34-year-old singer has two hit singles and has won three East Coast Music Awards, in- cluding entertainer of the year. Reserved seats are $5. _ For entertainment reservation tickets, send a check payable to the Kiwanis Wyoming County Fair, along with a stamped ad- dressed envelope to: Corey Susz, 10 Karin Drive, Tunkhannock, Pa., 18657. For more information call 836- 9992 or email i30@mymail. comemcyber.com. On the midway other enter- tains include Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey clown Cash- ew, puppet Grandpa C Ratchet, and Big Cat Encounter as daily performers. Rides will be available on a monster truck and there will be a chess tournament at this year’s fair. The Junior Fair Queen will be crowned at the Gazebo at 4 p.m. Sept. 2 and the Fair Queen will be crowned at noon Sept 3. Action on the track includes truck pulls, working farm tractor pulls, Super Farm Stock Tractor Smokers with two separate stock runs, a “tuff truck” and a horse pull. 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Surviving are his wife of 55 years, the former Mary Uczen; daughter, Romaine Bohl, and son-in-law, Shawn, Hunlock Creek; one grandson, Curtis Bohl, Hunlock Creek. He was preceded in death by his brother, Stanley. Interment in Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes Creek. ERNEST F. THIEMAN World War II veteran Ernest E. Thieman, 78, of Prichards Road, Hunlock Creek, died at his home Thurs- day, August 11, 2005. He was a former resident of Connecticut before residing in Pennsylva- nia. He was born February 26, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, a son of the late George and Clara (Smith) Thieman. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was employed at Pratt Whitney Air- craft. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice; sister, Marie Evans; and brother, Walter. Surviving are stepsons, Ri- chard Burr, Jerry Burr, and John Burr, all of Connecticut; Ronald Burr, Florida; and niece, Beverly Ide of Dallas. Interment in Oakdale Ceme- tery, Hunlock Creek. Veteran of Korean conflict William R. O’Neill, of Thomas Drive, Tunkhannock, died at his home on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on July 8, 1930, son of the late John and Alvina Boyden O’Neill. He was an Army veteran of the Korean conflict, member of the Black Walnut American Legion Post No. 510 and the Tunkhan- nock Moose Lodge. He attended the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock and was a mem- ber Fr. Francis Perkosky Knights of Columbus Council No. 5942. Surviving are his wife of 34 years, Mary Ann Stickevers O'Neill; son, John J. O'Neill of Tunkhannock; daughters, Bren- da Curci of Carl Place, NY; Lau- retta Galm of Dallas; Maureen Weber of Jermyn; Carolyn Hub- ert of Shirley, L.I.; Elizabeth Gi- nas of Waldorf, Maryland; and 19 grandchildren. Interment in Pieta Cemetery, Tunkhannock. STEVEN A. MARTIN Sweet Valley resident Steven A. Martin, age 32, of Sweet Valley, died Thursday, Au- gust 11, 2005, at the Hershey Medical Center. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 1, 1973, and was the son of Robert S. Martin, Sweet Val- ley, and Janet S. Gordon Martin, Pittston. He was employed by the Lato- na Trucking Co., Pittston, for five years and the Franzosa Trucking Co., Hazleton, for the past two years. Mr. Martin was a member of the Sweet Valley Church of Christ. ; Surviving, in addition to his parents, are children, Michael Steven Martin and Jennifer L. Martin, Pittston; sister, Robin Yatsko, Center Moreland; ma- ternal grandfather, Eugene Gor- don, Pikes Creek; half brother, Robert = Williams, Kingston; aunts, uncles, and cousins... Memorial contributions should be sent to attorney Vito Deluca, agent for Martin, at 34 Hanover St., Nanticoke, PA, 18634, to be put in trust for Mar- tin’s children. Wed., Aug. 24 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 THEATER Tunkhannock 996-1500 www. dietrichtheater.com Former Irem Temple C.C. manager Charles “Chuck” Melvin Houtz, retired bar and events manager at the Irem Temple Country Club and a Wilkes- Barre resident, died unexpect- edly at his home on Friday, Au- gust 12, 2005. He was 72. The son of the late attorney H. Monroe and Martha Oliver Houtz, Chuck was born August 7, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre. Chuck graduated from Wyoming Sem- inary in 1951 and was appointed to the United States Navel A- cademy in Annapolis, Md., where he graduated in the class of 1957. Chuck always knew how to have a great time and truly en- joyed being with friends. He lived his life to the fullest and had no regrets. Chuck was an associate member of the Daddow-Issacs Post 672, American Legion Home Association, and was a board member and part-time bartender at the St. Conrad’s Society Social Club in Wilkes- Barre. He was a member of the Dal- las Masonic Lodge and the Irem Temple Shrine. His most celebrated joy was from his children, Nancy M. Houtz of Philadelphia and Dia- na J. Kudrich of Matamoras, who he raised successfully as a single father. Charles is also survived by his sister, Martha Redding of Lake Carey; his ne- phew, Steven Redding of Tunk- hannock; and his special love, granddaughter, Ava Marie Ku- drich. Interment in Sunnyside Cem- etery, Tunkhannock. Memorial contributions should be made to the Humane Society of Port Jervis/Deer- park, Inc., 2002 Route 209, Port Jervis, NY, 12771. REBECCA ANNE TEEL Tunkhannock resident Rebecca Anne Teel of Iron- wood Street, Tunkhannock, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She was born in Utica, N.Y., on Jan. 26,1950, a daughter of Dominic Joseph and Macey L. Tata Blase of New Hartford, N.Y. 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