! Sunday, December 2, 2007 OBITU ARIES THE POST PAGE7 ENGLEMAN - Edward L. Sr., 97, of Sorber Mountain Road, Noxen, died Friday, November 23, 2007 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Noxen on May 23, 1950, he was employed by the for- mer Native Textiles of Dallas for 26 years. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Ida Magee, of Laceyville; son, Edward L. Jr., at home; sis- ter, Betty Shook, of Noxen; one grandson. FRANQUET - Carl R., 81, of Dallas, died Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born September 22, 1926 in West Pittston, he formerly lived in San Francisco, Calif.; Hunts- ville, Ala.; and Burlington Coun- N.J. Mr. Franquet attended est Pittston public schools, Ala- bama State University and sever- al business and technical schools. He retired from the U.S. Army after having served 20 years with the 6th Ranger Battalion during World War II and is also a Korean War and Vietnam War veteran. He worked as a technical publica- tions manager or an editor /tech- nical writer for Siemens Corpora- tion, Philco-Ford, General Elec- tric and Bridgeport Machines. He wrote the first maintenance and repair manuals for the U.S. Air Force Sidewinder Missile System. He was also the mainte- nance manager for Phelps-Dodge Brass Co., Dayton, N.J. He owned and operated an in- surance investigation business in - New Jersey. He retired in 1988 from Plasma-Therm Inc., Voor- hees, N.J. He was a life member of Amer- ican Legion Post 672, Dallas; Na- jonal Association for the Uni- rmed Services and a National Rifle Association and Gun Own- ers of America member. Surviving are his wife, Shino; son, Carl; daughter, Barbara; one granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to the SPCA, Fox Hill Road, Wilkes- Barre, PA 19701. 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He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater. He was on the Sunnyside Cemetery Board and was active in the Republican Party. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Angelique Prevost; his son, Edward, of Tunkhannock; two granddaughters; several nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to Triton Hose Co., P.O. Box 765, Tunkhan- nock, PA 18627. HUMMELL-JuldaF. Irene, 70, of Harveys Lake, died on Sunday, November 18, 2007 at the Wilkes- Barre General Hospital. Born in Glen Robinson, Ohio, she was a member of the Hunts- ville Christian Church. Surviving are her husband of 23 years, James R.; sons, Kerry McCarty, Mark Cross and Duane Cross, all of Columbus, IN; daughters, Rosalie (John) Deck- er, of North Carolina; and Janie Waltham, of Columbus, IN; brother, Charles Linko, of Parks- burg, WV; sisters, Mugs Kane, of Parksburg, WV; Star Carlisle, of Thompson, NC; and Rosemary Littleton, of Denton, NC; several grandchildren and great-grand- children. Memorial donations to the Huntsville Christian Church, 1160 Church Rd., Dallas, PA 18612. KRISPIN - Joseph J., 68, of Chase Road, Shavertown, died on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at the Hospice Community Care In- patient Unit at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Kingston on Septem- ber 14, 1939, he was a graduate of Swoyersville High School and Penn State Technical School. Pri- or to his illness, he was employed at Wegmans, Wilkes-Barre Town- ship, and Wyoming Seminary. He formerly owned and operated Jimmy's Cleaners, Kingston. He was an active member of St. Mary’s Annunciation . Church, Kingston, and was a past presi- dent of the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Men of the Sacred Heart. Surviving are his mother, Ve- ronica Valenta Krispin, of West Wyoming; his wife of 35 years, the former Rosemary Lauer; daughter, Angela Ward, Forty Fort; and Elizabeth Bucholtz, Shavertown; three grandchil- dren; sisters, Frances Krispin, West Wyoming; and Victoria Kasztejna, Saylorsburg; nieces and nephews. MATISKELIA - Paul D., 67, of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at his home. Born in Scranton on March 9, 1940, he was a graduate of St. Ma- ry’s of the Assumption High School, Class of 1958, and a U.S. Air Force veteran of Vietnam. Pri- or to his retirement, he was em- ployed at the Procter & Gamble Plant in Mehoopany as an electri- cian and electrical coordinator for 33 years. He was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock; the National Rail- road Historical Society; and the P&G Retirees Associatio. 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Surviving are her husband, Mi- chael; son, Michael, of Swoyers- ville; daughter, Michelle, of Sha- vertown; one grandson; a sister, Ann (Wienckowski) Graff, of Scranton. PARENTE - Mary (Lemardy) Parente, 89, of Centermoreland, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Rochester, N.Y. on March 22, 1918, she was a mem- ber of Holy Redeemer Church, Harding. Surviving are a son, Alexander Parente, of Hattiesburg, Miss.; daughter, Jean Caruso, of Center- moreland; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. SOWA - James J. “Jim,” 46, of Swamp Road, Hunlock Creek, died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at his residence. Born July 12, 1961, he was a 1979 graduate of GAR Memorial High School. Surviving are his parents, James and Alice (Ross) Sowa, of Slocum; his wife of 22 years, the former Kathy Helmecki; son, Jesse, Courtdale; sisters, Susan Malkemes, Mountain Top; and Jill Bernetski, Slocum; four niec- es; one nephew. WHITNEY - Chester, of Tunk- hannock, 83, died on Sunday, No- vember 18, 2007 at home. Born July 20, 1924 in Sanford, Maine, he lived most of his adult life in Edison, N.J., retired in Ringtown, Pa. and recently relo- cated to Tunkhannock. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Helen; five children, Ste- phen, of Tunkhannock; Thomas, of South Plainfield, N.J.; Tim- othy, of Edison, N.J.; Christine Whitney, of Rahway, N.J.; and Gail Gamez, of Bensalem; 14 grandchildren and 15 great- grandchildren. WILSON - Martha Jean, 80, of Tunkhannock, formerly of Mon- trose and Rushville, died Mon- day, November 19, 2007 at the Golden Living Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. Born December 23, 1926 in Ce- dar Rapids, Iowa, she is survived by her son, Robert Clyde, of Me- hoopany; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. RARITY Continued from Page 1 another playing the piano or or- gan in between his other favor- ite activities of mowing the grass, using the leaf blower, the edger and trimmer, vacuuming the house and riding his bike. The bike needs new brake pads and that would make a great Christmas present, Mark mentions. Although he has tried most every sport, Mark doesn’t find any of them enjoyable and has interest only in playing the or- gan. The young musician aspires to be an organist and likes to play because, as he puts it, he feels close to God. “I feel like he’s (God) sitting next to me,” he says of how he feels while playing the organ. So unfettered, unstructured and completely unselfcon- scious and composed, the young boy sits for an interview, folds his hands and straightens himself up. 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