Sunday, August 27, 2006 COMMUNITY THE POST PAGES OUR LADY OF VICTORY HOLDS FIRST COMMUNION sacrament of Holy Eucharist. Members of the first Holy Communion class and their instructors, from left, first row are Cameron Brennan, Rachael Lacey, Maranda Lacey and Jackson Shaver. Second row: Ben Brooks, Julia Hutsko, Julia Adonizio and Jacob Corey. Third row: Zachary Corey, Kayla Marie Carrera, Jessica Ulozas, and Sam Parente. Fourth row: Jacob Garnett, Anna Giaco- metti, Kristin Kalish and Nicholas Eury. Fifth row: Adam Jacobsky, Jenna Mortenson, Sarah Schul- er and Zachery Garnett. Sixth row: Brian Orbin, Karlie Lobitz, Jillian Ambrose and Kyle Katchko. Seventh row: Maureen Devine, CCD coordinator; Sarah Navin, teacher's aide; the Rev. E. Francis Kelly, pastor; and Cathy Hosey, teacher. CHURCH BRIEFS Trucksville UMC sets meatloaf dinner The Trucksville United Methodist Church will hold a meatloaf din- ner from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 in the educational building. The menu includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, carrots, applesauce and dessert. The tickets are $7 and a limited number of re- served-only seats are available. To make a reservation, call Betty June Mathers at 696-2214 or the church office at 696-3897 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Special services peing held Sept. 8-10 The Apostolic Faith Tabernacle will hold Harvest in the Wild- wood, three nights of gospel singing and preaching, Sept. 8-10 at the church on Village Road in Orange. The services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8; 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9; and 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. A dinner will be held after the Sept. 9 service. There is no ad- mission charge and the public is invited. For more information, call 333-5172. Ruggles UMC plans bake sale The Ruggles United Methodist Church of the Noxen Charge will hold a bake sale from 7:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 3 at the Harveys Lake Country Store near the Sandy Beach portion of the lake. The women of the church will be selling homemade bread, pies, cakes, loafs, cookies, fudge and several special surprises. River of Life moving in September River Of Life at Kingdom Power Ministries is moving to its new location at 219 N. Memorial High- way in Shavertown in September. The building is located between Dreier’'s Auto Sales and Dy- mond's Farm Market. River Of Life at Kingdom Power Ministries will also expand its schedule. Beginning in late October, gath- erings will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. six nights a week, Tuesday through Sunday. Healing, intercessory prayer, training in the interpretation of dreams and visions, soaking prayer, and instruction on being able to see and understand spiri- tual things, will continue. Sunday celebration will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. The public is invited. Prince of Peace sets rummage sale The Prince of Peace Episcopal Church will hold a rummage sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 and Saturday, Sept. 9 at the church, 420 Main Street in Dallas. There is no ad- mission charge or charge for parking. Saturday is $1 bag day. Loyalville UMC plans ham dinner The Loyalville United Methodist Church will hold a roast turkey dinner from 4:30-6:30. p.m. Sat- urday, Sept. 9 at the church on package brie Loyalville Road. The church is located one-half mile off Route 29 south and 4 miles west of Dallas from Route 118. There will also be a bake sale. Takeouts will be available and orders should be called in ad- vance. Dinners are $8 for adults and $3.50 for children under age 12. For takeout orders or more information, call 477-3521. Center Moreland UMC holding corn roast The Center Moreland United Methodist Church will hold its Fun Day/Corn Roast at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20 at the church on Creamery Road in Center More- land. Corn, meat and place set- tings will be provided. Guest may bring a finger food and a lawn chair, if desired. For more in- formation, call 836-1843 or 333- 4354, The church will not hold an 11 a.m. worship service Sunday, Aug. 27. The 8:30 a.m. worship service will be the only service that day. Men's breakfast held each Tuesday The Shavertown United Metho- dist Church recently began hold- ing a weekly ecumenical men's breakfast. The group meets at 8 a.m. each Tuesday at Pickett's Charge restaurant on Route 415 in Dallas. The Dutch treat break- fast is followed by fellowship and a short devotion period. The breakfast, fellowship and devo- tion period last no longer than one hour. Men from all Back Mountain churches are encouraged to attend. cave $8. IRENE SCOTT Dallas resident for last eight years Irene Scott, 52, of Davenport Street, Dallas, died Wednes- day, Aug. 16, 2006 at home. Mrs. Scott was born in New- ton, N.J., and was a daughter of Kenneth and Marion Gradwell. She graduated from Belvedere High School, Belvedere, N.J., and has resided in Dallas for the last eight years. She is sur- vived by her husband of 33 years, Marvin W. Scott; sons, Aaron and Mark, both at home; and a niece, Tracey Osmon. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association, 71 N. Fran- klin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701; or the charity of the do- nor’s choice. CHARLES W. KLINE Resident of Noxen Charles W. Kline, 50, of Tan- nery Road, Noxen, died Satur- day, Aug. 19, 2006 at his home. Born in Bloomsburg, he is the son of William and Geral- dine Kasson Kline. Mr. Kline was employed at Ray Mociun, Tunkhannock. Surviving in ad- dition to his parents are sister Rayann Brown, Dallas; broth- ers Timothy Kline, Noxen; Thomas Kasson, Evans Falls; nieces and nephews. Interment, Chapel Lawn Cemetery in Dallas ALBERT H. PARRISH Noxen native, Lake-Lehman graduate Albert H. Parrish, 55, of Pitt- ston, formerly of Noxen, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at Kingston Commons, where he been a resident for the last three years. Mr. Parrish was born in Tay- lor, April 11,1951, and was a son of Elsie Williams Parrish, Nox- en, and the late Arthur G. Par- rish. He graduated from Lake- Lehman High School, Class of 1969. He was employed by Lu- zerne Products, Plains, for 30 - years and American Litho- graph, Pittston, for several years prior to retiring due to poor health. He was a member of St. Luke’s Reformation Luth- eran Church, Noxen, where he served as a substitute organist and an acolyte. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, William, on June, 24, 2006. Surviving in addition to his mother are a daughter, Sarah, Pittsburgh; a brother, Ted, Lin- colnton, N.C; sisters Doris Ma- gee, Harveys Lake; Lissa Par- rish, Benton; aunt Elizabeth Covert, Dallas; nieces and ne- phews. + Interment, in the Dymond section of Orcutts Grove Cem- etery, Noxen. ELEANOR JOHNSTON Born in Pikes Creek Eleanor Johnston, 73, of Tucson, Arizona, died Satur- day, August 19, 2006 at Wilkes- Barre General Hospital. She was born on March 20, 1933, in Pikes Creek, Hunlock Creek, a daughter of the late Clifford and Lillian (Hagel) Martin. She was preceded in death by her brothers David Martin, Bruce Martin and Harold Shaw. Surviving are her daughter, Ruth Ann Blessman, Tucson, Arizona; sisters Grace Beahm, Dallas; Cora Harmon and Irene Yeager, Hunlock Creek; broth- ers Alfred, Joseph, Carl, Claude, Thomas and Harry, all of Hunlock Creek; and Clyde, Noxen. Interment, South Lawn Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona. PATRICIA L. WEST Avid quilter, aided fund-raising efforts Patricia L. “Lynn” West, of Golf Lane, Shadow Brook, Tunkhannock, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 14, 1957, a daughter of Robert Hebner, of Payson, Ariz., and Janice Whitt Bennight, of Phoenix, Ariz. A graduate of Trevor Brown High School, Phoenix, Ariz., she was an Air Force veteran, serving stateside from 1978 to 1982. While serving in the Air Force, she attended the Com- munity College of the Air Force. She was employed by as Composite Technician for Be- loit — Manhattan Ivy Industrial Park in Clark Summit, for 12 years. A member of the Communi- ty Bible Church of Tunkhan- nock and avid quilter, she do- nated many of her quilts to civ- ic organizations for their fund- raising efforts. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, James (Jim) West. They would have celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on Au- gust 23, 2006. Also surviving are son Airman 1st Class Sean PI. West, of Tunkhannock; daughters Jessica A. (Brian) Lopez, of Omaha, Neb.; Vanes- sa G. (Josue) Melendez, of Au- gusta, Ga.; and Calista H. West, of Nantucket, Mass.; brothers Robert Hebner, Payson, Ariz.; Michael Hebner, of Phoenix, Ariz.; sisters Theresa Gail Hall- stead, of Fairfield, Calif.; and Sharon Jacobson, Phoenix; four grandchildren; and nu- merous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the local Pro- Life Chapter. Money talks. Ours never shuts up. 459 LEONARD M. MAHON 94-year-old Dallas resident Leonard M. Mahon, 94, of Dallas died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. Born January 19, 1912, in Plymouth, he was a son of the late James and Katherine Ma- hon. He was a member of St. Vincent De Paul Church, Ply- mouth, and he had by employ- ed by the Glen Alden Coal Co. Mr. Mahon was preceded in death by his wife, the former Helen Minnick; a son, Donald; brothers Leo and James; and sister Mary. Surviving are children Joan Pall, Sweet Valley; Charles, Be- thlehem; and Mary Lou Stuart, Hunlock Creek; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Interment, St. Mary’s Ceme- tery in Berwick. EDWARD F. PALL Member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Edward F. Pall, 77, of Sweet Valley, died Sunday, August 20, 2006 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Mr. Pall was born in Ross Township, April 1, 1929, and was a son of the late John and Mary Bogaroski Pall. He was a life member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Lake Silk- worth, and was a former presi- dent of its Holy Name Society for four years. He was also a vested member of Laborers Lo- cal 215. Mr. Pall served for two years in the U.S. Army during the Ko- rean Conflict. He received the Army Occupation Medal Ja- pan, the Korean SVC Medal with two Bronze Stars and the United Nations Service Medal. He was employed by S.A. Pol- lock, Sweet Valley, for six years; the Sordoni Construction Co., Forty Fort, for five years; and Culp Brothers Construction, Kingston, for 30 years, retiring in 1991. He was preceded in death by brothers Walter, Anthony, John and Joseph: sisters Stella Sayre and Mary Kulakowski. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Mildred Yockavitch; a son, Edward M. Pall, and his wife, Jean, Shaver- town; a daughter, Diane DeBar- ry, and her husband, Paul, Say- lorsburg; brother Robert, Sweet Valley; sisters Jennie Ku- lakowski, Hunlock Creek; Albi- na Lapinski, Mocanaqua; Irene Stasko, Sweet Valley; grand- children Tara Swoboda and her husband, Mike; Brandon Pall; Afton and Zachary DeBarry. Interment, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Lake Silk- worth. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Sweet Valley Ambulance Assoc., PO Box 207, Sweet Valley, PA 18656. Introducing the ENCB® Performance Money Market Account At ENCB® we put our money where our mouth is. 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