PAGE 6 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, June 15, 2008 George A. McCutcheon will be missed George Albert McCutcheon, who had spent a lifetime pro- moting youth activities in the Back Moun- tain, died on Sunday, June 1, 2008, at a re- tirement com- 1 ; munity in San » Antonio, Tex- : as. He was 90 years old. Born in Wilkes-Barre on March 29, 1918, he graduated from Coughlin High School in 1935. He received his bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg Uni- versity, where he lettered in var- sity baseball. He earned a mas- ter’s degree in counseling from New York University and com- pleted additional studies at Col- gate, Pennsylvania State, Wilkes and West Chester universities. He joined the Navy in 1941 and survived the sinking of the USS Tasker Bliss, a transport in- volved in the invasion of North Africa. He then served on sub- marines, including the USS Ti- lefish in the Pacific during World War II and the USS Cla- magore during the Korean con- flict. He earned the highest score in the entire Pacific fleet for copying radio code through Japanese “bagpipe jamming.” He retired from the Naval Re- serve in 1964 after 21 years of service. From 1945 to 1959, he served as teacher, class advisor, drama director, assistant football coach, assistant and varsity bas- ketball coach and varsity base- ball coach in Kingston Township and Dallas. During that time, he also coached the Plains Metho- dist Basketball Team, directed the American Legion District sports program and was presi- dent of the Back Mountain Church Basketball League. In 1959, he became director of guidance for the Dallas School District, retiring from that posi- tion in 1966. In 1967, he was the first local educator to be hired by Luzerne County Community College. During its initial stages, he established the Ad- missions, Athletic, Recruiting and Placement, Continuing Education and Counseling de- partments, as well as the Alumni Association. He went on to serve as director of Student Activities and as advisor to the Student Government Association. At the time of his retirement from LCCC in 1983, that associ- ation established the George McCutcheon Scholarship. In 1995, he was inducted into the LCCC Wall of Honor for his out- standing contribution to the col- lege. He was a member of Dallas Ki- wanis for 49 years, serving as president and lieutenant gover- nor of Division 15. In 1976, he es- tablished a second club in the ar- ea, the Back Mountain Kiwanis Club. He was Kiwanis state chairman of the Quality of Our Environment Committee from 1970-72. Along with his long-time best friend and fellow Kiwanian, Bob Dolbear, he initiated the Dallas Kiwanis Club All-Star Softball Tournament, held each June to show appreciation for women’s sports in the area. In 1985, he was presented with the Legion of Honor Award for years of ser- vice to the Dallas Kiwanis Club. Through his affiliation with Ki- wanis he volunteered at the Meadows Nursing Home, rang bells for the Salvation Army dur- ing the holiday season, and as- sisted with the annual Hallo- ween parade. He was advisor to the Dallas High School Key Club and su- pervised its four marching units from 1962-67. One unit, the Rifle Drill Team, performed at the Ki- wanis International Convention in Denver, Colo., in 1962. For his outstanding work with youth, he was awarded the Valley Forge Freedom Foundation Medal in 1964. In 1972, under his super- vision, the Luzerne County Community College Circle K Club became involved in Hurri- cane Agnes flood recovery work. For this effort, the students were presented with the two highest awards given at the internation- al convention. In 1974, he re- ceived the Circle of Service Award, the top honor given for outstanding community service through Circle K. 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Recreation Committee. He orga- nized and chaired the Back Mountain Environmental Group and was treasurer of the Back Mountain Medical Intensive Care Unit. He was a member of the board of directors of the Lu- zerne County Fair, Back Moun- tain Library and American Red Cross. He served as director of the Leaders Rotary Camp for youth. He was a member of Dal- las Masonic Lodge 531, Blooms- burg Consistory, Irem Temple and the Irem Legion of Honor Drill Team. For his service to the commu- nity, he was honored as “Citizen of the Year” jointly by the Ro- tary, Lions and Kiwanis clubs of the Dallas area. In 2003, George and his wife, Dorothea, moved to Quarry Hill, a retirement community in Camden, Maine, to be closer to their daughter, Georgia, and her family. There, George started a singing group, the Quarry Hill Choristers, which performed for the residents and other senior facilities in the area. He also vol- unteered in the assisted living and Alzheimer facilities at Quar- ry Hill. In 2005, the family moved to San Antonio, Texas, where Do- rothea and George lived at Inde- pendence Hill, also a retirement community. There, George con- tinued his volunteer work, lead- ing exercise classes and raising money for the employee appre- ciation fund. An area newspaper article about him quoted an indi- vidual as saying, “Where there are projects for youth, the com- munity or the common good, there you will find George McCutcheon.” George and Dorothea cele- brated their 63rd wedding anni- versary on May 28, 2008. She survives him, along with their daughter, Georgia Zwartjes, of San Antonio; two grandchil- dren; sister Aline Sprau, of Sha- vertown. Memorial donations may be made to the George McCutche- on Scholarship at Luzerne County Community College, Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary or Shavertown United Methodist Church. The family may be contacted at 20450 Huebner Rd, Apt. 12114, San An- tonio, TX 78258. OBITUARIES GIBERSON - Britney K., 17, of Tunkhannock, died Friday, June 6, 2008 from injuries suf- fered in a motor vehicle acci- dent. Born in Wilkes-Barre on June 21, 1990, she was a 2008 gradu- ate of Tunkhannock High School and attended cosmetol- ogy classes at the Elk Lake Voca- tional School. She was a mem- ber of the Tunkhannock High School Football Cheerleading Squad and planned to attend Al- lied Technical Career School to study massage therapy starting in July. Surviving are her parents, Ha- rold Giberson, of Mehoopany; and Tammera McCormick Gi- berson, of Tunkhannock; step- parents, Thomas Corker Jr., of Factoryville; and Lisa Kalacin- ski, of Mehoopany; brothers, Harold Giberson Jr., Mehoopa- ny; step-brothers, Tommy Cork- er, of Factoryville; and Jacob Ka- lacinski, of Mehoopany; sisters, Elizabeth Giberson and Alicia Giberson, both of Mehoopany; step-sister, Fawntay Paxson, of Wellsboro; maternal grandpar- ents, Barbara and James Yurks- za, of Tunkhannock; paternal grandparents, Harry and Pearl Giberson, of Tunkhannock; sev- eral nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. HUNSINGER - Brooke Leanne, 17, of Meshoppen, died Friday, June 6, 2008 from inju- ries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on August 4, 1990, she lived near Meshoppen all of her life and was a student of the Elk Lake School District where she was currently finishing up her junior year. She was also a stu- dent of the Susquehanna Coun- ty Career and Technology Cen- ter at Elk Lake and was enrolled in the Health Assistance Pro- gram since her freshman year. While in school, she was named as the Student of the Month for December 2007 and was recently named one of the V.L.P. award winners for the ju- nior class as well. She earned high honors at the S.C.C.T.C,, was a member of the Elk Lake High School S.A.D.D. and was also a blood donor for the Amer- ican Red Cross. Surviving are her parents, Ricky E. and Diane L. Solsman Hunsinger, of Meshoppen; brother, Jeremy P., of Lawton; sisters, Danielle C. Hunsinger, of Mehoopany; and Jamie E. Hunsinger, of Auburn; two niec- es; paternal grandmother, An- nie May Hunsinger, of Spring- ville; maternal great-grand- mother, Mrs. Stella Rumovitz, of Dickson City, Pa.; aunts, un- cles, great-aunts, great-uncles and cousins. Memorial donations to the Brooke Leanne Hunsinger Me- morial Fund which will be set up through the Peoples Nation- al Bank, Meshoppen, PA 18630. MURRAY - Brandon D., 19, of Tunkhannock, died Friday, June 6, 2008 from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Born February 7, 1989 in Tunkhannock, he was a 2008 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. His future plans were to work with his adopted father, Michael Chase, of Tunkhan- nock, in his construction busi- ness. Surviving are his parents, Timothy Murray, of Pennsylva- nia; and Shalene Beck, of Tunk- hannock; brothers, USMC Sgt. Dustin Murray, of Camp Le- June, N.C.; USMC Cpl. Jeremy Murray, of Camp Pendleton, Calif; grandmothers, Sherri Austin, of Tunkhannock, and Carol Murray, of Springville; adopted grandfather, Edward Chase, of Tunkhannock; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Memorial donations to the Tunkhannock Area Vocational Instruction, Tunkhannock Area School District, 41 Philadelphia Ave., Tunkhannock, PA a NEIMAN - Leona J., 94, of Dallas, died Monday, June 9, 2008, at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was educated in the Wilkes-Barre city schools and worked with the former General Cigar Com- pany, Kingston, for many years. She was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. Surviving are sons Philip, Beaumont, and David, Dallas; five grandsons; numerous niec- es and nephews. SPENCER - Nicole M., 21, of Lehman Township, died as a re- sult of an automobile accident on Interstate 81 near Ravine. Born in Kingston, she was a graduate of Bishop O'Reilly High School and was a member of the senior class of Mount Saint Mary’s University, Em- mitsburg, Md. She was a mem- ber of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. 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