PAGE6 THE POST OBITUARIES Sunday, December 30, 2007 BOWERS - James E., of Quick Road, Meshoppen, died OBITUARIES la; and his daughter, Dr. Carol G Crawford, of Annapolis, Md. Monday evening, December 24, 2007, at his home. He was born in Ridgeway, Pa. on Au- gust 10, 1930. Prior to his re- tirement he worked at Pulp and Talbot in served as constable in Wash- ington Township, Wyoming County for 18 years and was a member of the Tunkhannock Moose lodge 1276. For over 20 years he served as security guard for numerous Tunkhan- nock High School sporting events and high school dances. He was an avid hunter. Surviving are his wife of 42 years Elizabeth L. Gorski; sons, James Bowers Jr., of Phi- ladelphia, Donald Lees and Danny Lees, both of Tunkhan- nock, David Lees, of Meshop- pen, Vince Bowers, of Wilkes- Barre; daughters Diane Cobb, of Louisiana, Donna O’Don- nell, of Philadelphia, Michelle Ganly, of Nicholson, Theresa Bowers, of Meshoppen; 23 grandchildren; 15 great-grand- children. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to the Mer- cy Hospice, Mercy Hospital, 746 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA. 18510. CRAWFORD well, of Old Goss Manor, Dal- las, died Monday, December 17, 2007 at Wilkes-Barre Gen- eral Hospital. Born on Febru- ary 13, 1924 in Nanticoke, he lived his early years in Nanti- coke, graduating from Nanti- coke High School. He received a congressional appointment to the U.S. Mer- chant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. He HARVEY- Laning “Skip” III, 75, of Kingston and Harveys Lake, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at his home. Born Sep- tember 1, 1932, in Wilkes-Barre, he graduated from The Taft School in Watertown, Conn., and attended Lafayette College in Easton. He had most recently worked for Coon Construction and then Wyoming Seminary, be- fore retiring in 1994. He was a life member of the George M. Dallas Lodge and recently received his 50-Year Masonic Service Em- blem. He was an Irem Shriner and was very active in the An- tique & Classic Automobile Unit. He served his country for two years as a member of the U.S. Ar- my during the Korean War. A multi-faceted and talented individual, he had numerous pas- sions during his lifetime. Grow- ing up, he worked with show- jumping horses and rode them at equestrian events, while later in life, he enjoyed working on, driv- ing and showing antique and classic cars. He was a lifelong hunter and was proud to share that love with his son. As a grand- father, he rarely missed an athlet- ic event. Surviving are a daughter, Jean Harvey-Berino and her husband, John, of Hinesburg, Vt.; son, Jay and his wife Judy, of Trucksville; sisters, Anne Howell, Lisa Mor- ton, and Polly Harvey; five grand- children; several nieces and ne- phews. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Harvey/Bar- ney Endowment Fund, c/o De- velopment Office, Wyoming Seminary, 201 N. Sprague Ave., Kingston, PA 18704-3593. Ransom. He - Harry Ho- graduated in 1944 with a bachelor’s degree in marine engineering and dual commissions as an officer in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Maritime Service. He served IDE - Jean A., of Tunkhan- nock, died Friday, December 21, 2007, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, his country in World WarIIand on Feb. 5, 1935, she was a gradu- then returned to the Wyoming ate of James M. Coughlin High Valley. School, class of 1952, Wilkes- An active member ofthe US. Barre General Hospital School of Naval Reserve he was called to Nursing, and received her BS RN active duty in the Korean War, degree from Wilkes University. serving a year at sea, and then was sent to Bainbridge Naval Training Station, where he served as permanent OD for the entire base. After serving his country the second time, he returned again to the Wyoming Valley and worked professionally in sever- al areas of sales. A lifelong in- terest in magic led to change in profession as he and his wife, Gloria, performed profession- ally as stage illusionists for Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a nurse at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhan- nock. She was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock, Wilkes Alumni Association, and the Tyler Me- morial Hospital Retired Nurses Association. Surviving are her husband of 48 years, Denis Ide; son, David; daughters, Donna Clemens and Suzanne Ide, all of Tunkhannock; five grandchildren, one niece and more than 25 years. one nephew. Memorial contribu- Known on stage as Crawford tions may be made to the Tunk- and Gloria, they performed on hannock Library Association. the East Coast from Boston to Florida, including highlights such as the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington, D.C. He was a member of many organizations, including the Westmoreland Club, over 45 years in the Brotherhood of Magicians, Ring 30 and life membership of the Society of American Magi- cians, Assembly 160. His mem- berships included the Ameri- can Legion Post 672, Dallas; the George M. F&AM,; Caldwell Consistory of Irem Temple Shriners AANOMS; Royal Or- der of Jesters Court 154, a life membership; Veterans of For- eign Wars; U.S. Naval Institute, Bloomsburg; LORD -JamesE. Sr., 53, of Sut- ton Creek Road, Dallas, died Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 20, 1954, he attended Lake-Lehman schools and West Side Area Vocational Technical School, Pringle. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves during the Vietnam conflict. He was employ- ed at Offset Paperback Manufac- turers, Dallas, for 31 years. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW of Dallas. Surviving are his mother, Albi- na Boglioni Lord, of Crum- Lynne; his wife, Patricia Mitchell Colarusso Lord; son, James Jr., of Hunlock Creek; daughter, Judith Antonello, of Ashley; stepsons, International Dallas Lodge Project Liberty Ship and the James and Karl Colarusso, both U.S. Navy League. of Shavertown; brothers, Ed- Surviving are his wife of 58 ward, of Plains; Jason III, of Ply- years, the former Gloria Pino- mouth; and Richard, of Ply- HARDWOOD Flooring starting at $999 sq. ft. 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He will be sadly missed by his loving family at the Institute for Human Resources and Services, where he resided for almost 20 years. SHERWOOD - George W., 81, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 in Fayetteville, N.Y. Born March 2, 1926 in Tunkhannock he attend- ed Tunkhannock schools and was a 1944 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, where he was an athlete and member of the varsity football, basketball and baseball teams. ‘ In 1944 he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the 88th Infantry Division of the 5th Ar- my. A Combat Infantryman, he served in the European Theater of Operations and participated in the Special Forces with first wave of the beach invasion of Anzio, Italy, and the campaigns of Rome-Arno, North Apennines and Po Valley. He was decorated for his service on the battlefield by General Mark Clark, Com- manding General of the 5th Ar- my. He returned home after the war to serve in the U.S. Merchant Marines for post war operations. After military service and col- lege, he joined the family busi- ness of Horlacher & Sherwood in Tunkhannock and became in- volved in town and area baseball leagues, the volunteer fire com- pany, starting a family and com- munity service. He joined Graver Tank & Manufacturing Company and traveled the country building water and fuel tanks in the early 1950s. He was involved in the construction of Oahe Dam in South Dakota and he was in- volved with the supervision of many other projects over his ca- reer, including the steel construc- tion of Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Station and Millstone Nu- clear Power Plant in Connecti- cut. He retired from Stone & Webster Engineering of Boston in 1988. In retirement, he was em- ployed by Milnes Company of Tunkhannock until 2004. He was amember of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Tunkhannock, and served as president of the Tunk- hannock Kiwanis and was a member of Mushpaugh Sports- man’s Association, various athlet- ics booster clubs both in Tunk- hannock and Connecticut and the Masons. Surviving are his children, Sandra Sherwood, of Harrisburg; Lindsey Sherwood, of Philadel- phia; Phyllis Chambers, of Oak Park, Ill; Edward and Wendy White, of Skippack; Helene Sher- wood-McCarthy, of Fayetteville, N.Y.; and George and Carrie Sher- wood, of East Lyme, Conn.; 12 grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren. Memorial dona- tions in memory of Jennie Sher- wood to the Wyoming County Historical Society, Harrison Street, P.O. Box 309, Tunkhan- nock, PA 18657. 3? Ax! 4 MEMBERIHP CE / SUBMITTED PHOTO Members of the Meadows Nursing Center Auxiliary who gathered recently to prepare a mailing for the group's 24th annual membership drive are, from left, seated, Hilda Healy, Gertrude Hoyes, Bonnie Ryman, Tex Wilson, Barbarz Wentz and Irene Transue, membership chairperson. Standing, Lloyd Ryman, Pete Klein, Maryan Daily, Bernie Hill, Louise Montigney, Irene Meren, Rita Good and Marilyn Gregorski, volunteer coordinator. Meadows Auxiliary membership drive The Meadows Nursing Cen- ter Auxiliary, Dallas, recently kicked off its 24th annual membership drive that asks the community to help by ei- ther donating $8 as a sustainer member or to actively volun- teer to help residents at the center. Since its inception, the vol- unteers have donated over 288,000 hours of service and more than $184,000 to various departments for essential equipment and have sponsored special events for the residents’ equipment. Thanks to the auxiliary’s support, some residents had an opportunity to attend the Ring- ling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Wachovia Arena this summer. For information about be- coming a member and volun- teer opportunities available, call 675-8600, ext. 195. HARRINGTON INSTALLED AS ROTARY 1 3 MEMBER ih John Harrington, of Dallas, was recently installed as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Wyoming. Harrington, who is employed by Serta International, was sponsored by past presi dent Mark Sobeck and installed by past president Jerry Cegelka. From left, are Cegelka, Har~ rington and his wife, Kathy. LEGION SONS INSTALL OFFICERS The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 672 of the Daddow Isaac Post 672 Dallas held their installation of officers recently. From left, first row, are: John M. Emil Jr., Sq. 672 Sr. Vice Cdr.; Paul Webb, Sq. 672 Jr. Vice Cdr.; John M. Emil Sr., Sq. 672 Adjutant; and Tom Considine, Sq. 672 Commander. Second row, Ed. 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