Fy | | i { PAGE 8 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, September 14, 2008 BULFORD - Dorothy L., 88, of Sweet Valley, died Friday, August ciation, P.O. Box 162, Geiger- town, PA 19523-0162. 22, 2008 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born January 2, 1920 in King- ston, she and her husband, Ro- land, owned and operated the former Foothills Coffee Shop, Bakery and Grocery Store prior to her retirement. She was a member of the Liv- ing Word Baptist Church, Sweet Valley. Surviving are her daughter-in- law, Louise (Sikora) Bulford, Sweet Valley; sister, Grace J. Cu- reton, Riverton, N.J.; nieces, ne- phews and cousins. DAVIES - Irene V., 87, of Church Street, Dallas, died Mon- day, September 1, 2008 at Wilkes- Barre General Hospital. Born in Dallas, she graduated from Dallas High School and Nesbitt Memorial Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by Nes- bitt Memorial Hospital, King- ston, and was an operating room nurse for many years. She was a member of the Dal- las United Methodist Church since 1949 and was active with the Couples Club. She was a member and served as secretary of the Alumni Association for Nesbitt Memorial Hospital School Nursing. She was also a member of the Audubon Associ- ation. Surviving are her son, Bruce S. III, Bolton, Conn.; sister, Marga- ret Baker, Spokane, Wash.; and three grandchildren. Memorial donations to Dallas United Methodist Church, 4 Par- sonage St., Dallas, PA 18612. DUNGEY - Dana P., 87, for- merly of Dallas, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 in The Easton Home, Easton. Born January 21, 1921 in King- ston, she was a member of Trin- ity United Presbyterian Church, Dallas, where she served as an Elder. She was also a 1939 gradu- ate of Kingston High School. Surviving is her daughter, Car- ol Devlin, Easton; son, Robert, Dallas; sister, Mary Bisher, She- phardstown, W.Va.; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to Pro- JeCt, 320 Ferry St., Easton, PA 18402. HETRICK - Sara. E., 103, for- merly of Dallas, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Tiffany Court, Kingston. Born in Halafax, Pa., she grad- uated from Halafax High School and earned her RN from Harris- burg General Hospital School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse for many years with sever- al local hospitals. Surviving are daughters, Sally Hetrick, New Hampshire; and Amy Stocker, N.C.; five grand- children and eight great-grand- children. KUSMA - Robert, 86, Ply- mouth, died Thursday, August 28, 2008. A 1940 graduate of Larksville High School where he was the class valedictorian, he earned his bachelor’s degree from King’s College and his master’s degree at the University of Scranton. Prior to his retirement, he was a teacher in the Dallas School District. Surviving are cousins. Memorial donations to the Os- terhout Library, 71 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. LEISER - Dolly, 99, a former resident of the Back Mountain, died on Thursday, August 21, 2008. Born in Birdsboro, she was a graduate of Birdsboro High School and worked as a secretary at the Reading Times newspaper. While a resident of the Back Mountain, she lived on Elmcrest Drive in Dallas and then at New- berry Estates. Surviving are her daughter, Joanne Dean, Ontario, Canada; three grandchildren. Memorial donations to The Florida Scrub Jay Trail, P.O. Box 12077, Clermont, FL 34714 or The Hay Creek Watershed Asso- | timesleader.com UNGER - James E., 85, of Co- lumbus, Ohio, formerly of Tunk- hannock, died Tuesday, Septem- ber 2, 2008 at St. Ann’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Born in Fishing Creek Town- ship on April 1, 1923, he was an Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the Philippines. Prior to his retirement, he was employ- ed by Penelec for more than 35 years. He was active in the Tunk- hannock Baseball Association, serving as coach for Turrell’s Lit- tle League team for many years. Surviving are a daughter, Sha- ron Donahue, Gahanna, Ohio; one grandchild; one step-grand- child; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Donald, Falls; Robert, Dalton; Vernon, West Chester; Leo, Shrewsbury; and Furman, Jr., Springville; sisters, Anna- belle Sands, Tunkhannock; and Margaret Roberts, South Point, Ohio; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Association. McANDREW- John EP. “Frank,” 84, of Dallas, died Mon- day, September 1, 2008 at home. Born in Scranton, he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School, class of 1942, and the University of Scranton, class of 1949, with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He started his long distin- guished military career when he entered World War II in January 1943. He served with the 480th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion and General George S. Patton’s Third Army. He participated in the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge and other Eu- ropean operations. He was hon- orably discharged in December 1947 and became a member of the 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division. He served on ac- tive duty with the National Guard until retiring in 1984 where he was a personnel officer. He retired as a Chief Warrant Of- ficer (5), the first in the state to receive that rank. He was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas, and the Daddow Isaac American Legion Post 672, Dallas. Surviving are his wife, Jane Tu- man McAndrew; children, Dr. Frank T., Galesburg, Ill.; John J., Shickshinny; Rosemary Hozem- pa and Christine Grieves, both of Dallas; Paul C., Downingtown; and 14 grandchildren. Memorial donations to Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. MacDOUGALL - Doris, 64, of Oakdale Road, Hunlock Creek, died Friday, September 5, 2008 at Heritage House Hospice Unit. Born January 30, 1944 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a graduate of Harter High School, West Nanticoke. OBITUARIES Surviving are her husband, Ga- ry; her mother, Ann Ostopick, West Nanticoke; son, Curtis, Hunlock Creek; two grandchil- dren; sister, Barbara Coffee, Mountain Top; brother, John (Jackie) Ostopick, Shickshinny; nieces and nephews. PEASE - Francisco David, 17, of Montrose and formerly of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born July 14, 1991 in Quito, Ecuador, he was a student at Tunkhannock High School until the spring of 2008 and would have been a junior at the Mon- trose Area High School. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Montrose, where his late grandfather and adopted fa- ther was the former rector. He was a staff member in train- ing at Camp Lackawanna where he attended camp for the past 10 years and was a previous mem- ber of the junior varsity track and field team at Tunkhannock High School. In the past, he was in- volved with midget football and wrestling. Surviving are his father, John S. Pease; aunt and guardian, Sandra Darde, Montrose; uncle, Joseph Darde, Montrose; broth- ers, Dominic and Simon Pease, Tunkhannock; grandmother, Vi- vian Pease, South Montrose; spe- cial friend, Kenna Bresser, Scran- ton; and cousins Memorial donations to Camp Lackawanna, 550 Madison Ave., Scranton, PA 18510. POST - Richard C., VMD, 81, formerly of Kingston, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at The Village at Greenbriar, Dal- las. Born in Trucksville on July 9, 1927, he earned a Bachelor of Sci- ence degree from Penn State Uni- versity where he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho frater- nity. In 1954, he graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterin- ary Medicine. After graduation, he practiced for a period in Hanover, Pa. where he served as staff equine veterinarian with the Hanover Shoe Farms. Dr. Post served dur- ing World War II, serving both in the Naval Corps and later as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps. He then re- turned to the Back Mountain and, in 1956, established the Back Mountain Veterinary Hos- pital, from which he retired in "1992. He was a member of the North- eastern Pennsylvania Veterinary Association, Pennsylvania Veter- inary Medical Association, Al- pha Psi, a professional veterinary fraternity and Phi Zeta, an honor- ary veterinary fraternity of the University of Pennsylvania. He was a former board member of the SPCA of Luzerne County, was active with the Lehman Horse Show for many years and with the Back Mountain Kennel Club. He was a 50-year member of the George M. Dallas Lodge 531, Caldwell Consistory, Blooms- burg; the Irem Temple, where he was a former member of the Clown Unit and where he served as 54th Illustrious Potentate in 1988; Royal Order of the Jesters Court 154 and the Dallas Amer- ican Legion. He was a past presi- dent of Dallas Rotary, a member of the Westmoreland Club and Eagles Mere Country Club. He was a lifelong member of the Trucksville United Metho- dist Church. Surviving are a sister, Janet Phillips; a niece and a nephew; and longtime companion, Sand- ra J. Knouse. Memorial donations to Trucksville United Methodist Church or Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Kingston. SLAFF - Dr. James, 54, died Friday, September 5, 2008 at Shands Hospital, Gainesville FL, after a lengthy illness. Born January 21, 1954 in Wilkes-Barre, he graduated from Blair Academy as valedictorian of his class in 1971. He went on to Yale University and graduated cum laude in 1975. He graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1979 and completed his medical intern- ship at University of Florida Col- lege of Medicine. He maintained a clinical prac- tice in Gastroenterology and In- ternal Medicine in Key West, FL from 1987 to 1998. In 1999, he re- turned to Gainesville, joined the - teaching faculty at Shands Hos- pital of University of Florida Col- lege of Medicine as a Clinical As- sociate Professor of Gastroente- rology and became the medical director of several Gainesville nursing homes. Surviving are his daughter, Ashley, South Boston, VA; two brothers, Jonathan, New York, NY; and Richard, Shavertown; his long- time companion, Dana Welch, Earlton, FL. Memorial donations to the James I. Slaff M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Attn: Honor and Me- morial Gifts, PO Box 1245, Al- bert Lea, MN, 56007-9976. SLATER - Michele M., of Washington Park Road, Tunk- hannock, died Tuesday, Septem- ber 2, 2008 at her home. Born in San Leandro, Calif., on March 9, 1971, she had been em- ployed by Compassionate Health Care of Dunmore and ARC of Tunkhannock. Surviving are her mother, Judi- th M. Clement, Tunkhannock; daughter, Cheyenne M. 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Surviving are her children, John (Jay) IV, Lakeland, Fla.; Pa- trick G., Lake Monticello, Va.; Annmarie Stenger Narcum, Har- veys Lake; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Memorial donations to Our Lady of Victory Church, RR 1 Box 309, Harveys Lake, PA 18618. THOMPSON - Sharon L., of Lemon Creek Road, Tunkhan- nock, died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at home. Born in Scranton on May 23, 1936, she was a graduate of Tunk- hannock High School, Class of 1955. Prior to her retirement, she was a bus driver’s aide. She was a member of the Lake Carey Fire Company Ladies Aux- iliary, Tyler Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, the Tunkhan- nock American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the Lymanville Ladies Guild. Surviving are sons, Terry , Tunkhannock; Wayne, Washing- ton Township; daughters, Dawn Rogers, Tunkhannock; Shyril and Kelly Thompson, both of Washington Township; Billie Jackson, Meshoppen; brother, Louis Parrish, Montrose; sisters, June Sherwood, South Auburn; Loretta Dilmore, Lemon; 21 grandchildren; 15 great-grand- children; nieces and nephews. WOODLING - Vivian R., 92, of Hoover Road, Lake Township, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospi- tal. She was born in Limestone- ville. Surviving are children, Barry E., Gillette, Wyo.; Marily Lake, Lakeland, Fla.; Thomas A., Mar- tinsburg; Timm E., Naples, Fla.; Susan E. Woodling, Lake Town- ship; sister, Charlotte Winter, Le- wisburg; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. 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