t fer~t Sunday, November 11, 2007 OBITUARIES THE POST PAGES )} ® warry MvERs ®.. Served in Korean War Harry Edwin Myers, 76, of Derrs Road, Benton, died Fri- day, November 2, 2007 at Geis- "inger Medical Center, Dan- ville, following an accident in Fairmount Township. Born December 7, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre, he had been em- ployed as a professional welder at American Car and Foundry (AC&F), both in Berwick and Milton. He retired in 1993 after © 23 years of service. Previously, he had worked for Girton Man- ufacturing in Millville and Car- Mar in Berwick. A lifelong resident of the ar- ea, he had attended Benton _schools and had served in the Korean War, attaining the rank of corporal. An active member of Derrs Christian Church, he - had served as a deacon and a trustee. Surviving are his wife, the whom he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary on July -13; his four children, Alayne Laubach, of Stillwater; Janice Sworen, of Harrisburg; Lisa . Neely, of Fairmount Springs; ~ and Kevin, of Derrs; one grand- + SOI; “three sisters, Dorothy Getty, three granddaughters; Numidia; Audrey Welkom, Nu- midia; and Lois McHenry, Buckhorn; four brothers, Da- _rold, Americus, Georgia; Rob- ert, Danville; Karl, Orange- Nancy Heath, with : HELEN NEWELL Knitted sweater sets for needy babies Helen Marie Newell, of Red- field Street, Tunkhannock, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 in The Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. Born in Springville on March 10, 1920, she was a member of the Eatonville Unit- ed Methodist Church. Helen knitted and crocheted hundreds of baby sweater sets for needy babies and worked on the Wyoming County Elec- tion Board. She worked at the Endicott Johnson Shoe Facto- ry in Tunkhannock as a sewer and at the Prince Hotel and Methodist Manor in Tunkhan- nock as a cook. Surviving are a daughter, Louise Stott, of Louisville, Kentucky; sons, Kenneth, of Tunkhannock; Richard, of Lake Winola; Donald, of Wya- lusing; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. JOHN PERUGINO Retired at 96 years of age John B. Perugino, 98, of Dal- las, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at his home. Born in Curinga, Catanzaro, Italy, on October 18, 1909, he started Perugino Construction Company in 1936 and retired two years ago at 96 years of age. He had just celebrated his 98th birthday with a party at his home for family and friends. Surviving are his wife, Vitto- ria (Galati) Perugino, with whom he celebrated his 74th wedding anniversary this year; his children, Betty Levitsky, of Dallas; Joe, of Kingston; and Kinch, of Endicott, N.Y.; broth- er, Philip Perugino, of Niagara Falls, Canada; 12 grandchil- dren; five great-grandchildren many nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to Hos- pice Community Care, 385 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704. i pie HELEN HORLACHER Member of St. Therese’s Church” Helen M. Horlacher, 86, of Shavertown, died Saturday, November 3, 2007 at Manor Care, Kingston. town. Surviving are her brother, Jo- seph, of Lake Township; sever- al cousins and godchildren; E. ANN CORBETT Was RN for more than 36 years E. Ann Corbett, 78, of Sha- vertown, died Thursday, No- vember 1, 2007 in the Mead- ows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Towanda, she gradu- ated from the Lodi Area schools, New Jersey. She came home to the Wyoming Valley to further her education at the Mercy Hospital Nursing School, Wilkes-Barre. After earning her nursing de- gree, she went to work in the former Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Jersey Shore Hospital, Jersey Shore, Pa. and then later with the former Nes- bitt Memorial Hospital, King- ston. Prior to her retirement, she had been a registered nurse for more than 36 years. Surviving are daughters, Pa- tricia Fox, of New Mexico; and Susie Corbett, of Georgia; sons, Jim Corbett, of Connecti- cut; Bill and Brian Corbett, both of Pennsylvania; 12 grand- children; sister, Jean Bucha- nan, of New York; several niec- es and nephews. eH Memorial donations to the Meadows Nursing Center, 55 W. Center Hill Rd., Dallas, PA 18612. 3 BERTRAM RAKER Longtime resident of Dallas Bertram Raker, 93, of Jack- son, Miss., a longtime resident of Dallas, died Saturday, Octo- ber 20, 2007 at the Myles Re- tirement Center, Jackson, Miss. Surviving are a son, Jim Root, of Ridgeland, Miss.; and one grandson. WALLACE PERRIN Native of Trucksville Wallace F. Perrin, 86, a resi- dent of Abington, Pennsylva- nia for the past 57 years, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at the Abington Memorial Hos- pital. Born in Trucksville on June 26, 1921, he graduated from Kingston Township High School in 1939. He then attend- ed Bucknell Junior College and graduated in 1941. Early in his career, he worked for Mack Manufacturing Company. He later worked as a Project Man- ager for Minneapolis “Honey- well, from where he retired af- ter 39 years of service. Mr. Perrin was an active member of the Abington Pres- byterian Church, where he served as Deacon and Elder and was a member of its Come Double Club. He was also a member of the Upper More- land Golden Age Club. Surviving are his wife, the former Shirley L. Kramer, to whom he had been married for 62 years; his children Corey, Marietta, Ohio; and Vicki Per- rin of Wilmington, DE; a broth- er, Carl, of California; a sister, Louise Philbin, of Westbury, Long Island; three grandchil- dren and several nieces and ne- phews. Memorial donations to the Abington Presbyterian Church - Capital Building Fund, 1082 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001. More obituaries, Page 7 PENNSTATE ville; and Richard, of Numidia. Born in Swoyersville, she at- and her loving cat, Moggie. 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