ad PAGE 8 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, May 31, 2009 BUFALINOS DONATE TO WVCA Atty. C.J. and Maureen Bu- falino, of Dallas, recently made a donation to Wyoming Valley Children’s Association, an agency which provides therapy for local children who have developmental and neur- ological disabilities, including speech delays, and preschool education to all children. Shown here, in front, is Abi- gail Frazier. Second row, Mau- reen Bufalino, Kristina Ra- mos, Clarissa Snyder, Dawn Gaudino, board member, Wyoming Valley Children’s Association; Atty. C.J. Bufali- no and David Drauschak. OBITUARIES CASE - Alice B., 91, of Tunk- hannock, died Tuesday, May 19, 20009. Born in Wyoming on Septem- ber 14, 1917, she is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Robin- son, of Tunkhannock; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grand- children; brothers, Joseph Dy- mond, of Baltimore; and Herb- ert Dymond, of Tunkhannock. GROSE - Melba Thomas, 80, of Pomona Street, Forty Fort, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at her home. Born in Forty Fort on October 9, 1928, she was a graduate of Forty Fort High School and Wyoming Seminary School of Business. Although she resided in Dal- las for a few years, she spent most of her life in Forty Fort. While in Dallas, she and her hus- band, Robert N. Grose, owned and operated Colonial Restau- rant in Dallas. She had been em- ployed as a secretary at the Forty Fort High School and later for Forty Fort Borough. She was a member of Forty Fort United Methodist Church for over 65 years and a Sunday school teacher for over 55 years. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women and the Amicitia class at the church. Surviving are ‘her ‘daughter, Amy Grose-Fugate, of Forty Fort; son, Robert, of Forty Fort; brother, Charles Thomas, Forty Fort; one granddaughter. HOYT - Margaret “Elsie,” 88, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Lakeside Nursing Center, Har- veys Lake. Born in West Hazleton on June 30, 1920, she resided in the Back Mountain/Dallas area most of her life. She was a mem- ber of the Huntington Mills Church of Christ. Surviving are her sons, Ger- sham, of Mountain Top; Glenn, of Tunkhannock; Oscar, of Ply- mouth; and Leonard, of Harveys Lake; daughters, Shirley Zaj- kowski, Connie Dymond and Bonnie Goodrich, all of Beau- mont; and Theda Cragle, of Shickshinny; 24 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, David “Mitta” Keiper, of Kingston; and sisters, Theda “Dolly” Cook, of Wilkes-Barre; and Lois “Tootie” Lamoreaux, of Mountain Top. Memorial donations to the Residents Fund at the Lakeside Nursing Center, RR 4, Box 357, Dallas, PA 18612. LUNDY - Grace S., of Tunk- hannock, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 in Mountain View Care Center in Scranton. Born in Kingston, she was a 1945 graduate of Kingston High School and a graduate of Wyom- ing Seminary. She was employ- ed by the Department of De- fense in Washington, D.C., for several years. She then returned to Pennsylvania and founded the Lundy Real Estate Office in Tunkhannock, which she ran until her retirement. She was a member of St. Pe- ter’s Episcopal Church in Tunk- hannock, board member of Wyoming County Board of As- sistance, board member of Rural Health of NEPA, Wyoming County Republican Women and the Tunkhannock Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 74. Surviving are a sister, Helen Dewar, of Tunkhannock; broth- er, James W., of Tampa, Fla.; two nephews and a great-nephew. Memorial donations to the Humane Society of Wyoming County, P.O. Box 219, Tunkhan- nock, PA 18657 MRAK - Genevieve, of Shaver- town, died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at home. Born in Plains Township, she was educated in the Plains Township schools. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by the Wilkes- Barre General Hospital as a die- tary aide. She resided in Plains Town- ship until moving to Shaver- town in 1984. She was a volun- teer at the senior center in Dal- las and a member of St. There- se’s Church, Shavertown. Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Louis; sons, Louis Jr., Flager Beach, Fla; Robert (Rocky), Plains; three grandchil- dren; and a brother, Anthony Malys. When you're buying or selling real estate, you need a professional to guide you. Contact me with your commercial/ industrial or residential needs! 570-696-6553 or email adombroski@poggi-jones.com Prudential Poggi & Jones REALTORS® # 28 Carverton rofl Shavertown, PA 570-696-2600 dh wf Un. A CN od Say goodbye to burning, stinging, shooting, SANTANIELLO - Rose Marie, 89, of Shavertown, died Thurs- day, May 21, 2009 at home. Born July 22, 1919 in Scran- ton, she graduated from Scran- ton Technical High School and then worked in the business of- fices of the International Corre- spondent Schools and the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. She was employed over the years at several positions, in- cluding the tax collector’s office at the Lackawanna County Courthouse and as a ward clerk at Moses Taylor Hospital. Her last job was as a volunteer coor- dinator at the Mercy Hospital, from where she retired at the age of 79. She also volunteered as an inspector during local elec- tions and at the Ronald McDo- nald House. Surviving are her daughters, Katherine Bacon, of Bingham- ton, N.Y.; Christine Balavage, of Shavertown; sons, Joseph, of New York City; Frank and Mi- chael, both of California; six grandchildren; one great-grand- child; sisters, Ida Sabatella and Ann Nappi, of Scranton; and nu- merous nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to Hos- pice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. WOLFE - Nora M., 85, of Dal- las, died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the Mercy Center, Dallas. Born in Hamlin, she was a graduate of Dunmore High School. Before retiring, she was employed as a payroll clerk at Natona Mills, Dallas, from 1956 until 1986. She was a 50-year member of the Dallas United Methodist Church and a member of the Harveys Lake Yacht Club for 53 years. Surviving are her husband of 66 years, Ernest D.; daughter, Nancy Campbell, Dallas; two granddaughters; four great- grandchildren; and a brother, John R. Kimble, Naples, Fla. Memorial donations to the Dallas United Methodist Church. Summer reading starts June 1/ at the Back Mountain Library The Back Mountain Memo- rial Library will kick off the na- tional summer reading program, “Be Creative @ Your Library,” with a visit from the Scranton/ Wilkes Barre Yankees on Wednesday, June 17, and a Clay- mation program with Noah Sun- day-Lefkowitz on Thursday, June 18. Both programs begin at 11 am. Pre-school through sixth grad- ers may enroll for summer read- ing before or after the programs and throughout the summer. Summer reading is fun and simple! Here’s how it works: If you are a reader, you promise to read eight books over the summer. If you are not a reader yet, your parent or guardian promises to read eight books to you. You come to the library any- time during our regular hours to check out books and record your titles and minutes read on a reading log that stays in the library. Or, if your parents work and you can’t get into the library ev- ery week, you can use the new on-line summer reading log to keep track of your books. Just go to our website and look for the summer reading icon (backmountainlibrary.org). There are prizes each week, fun programs and, when you complete your eight books, you will receive a grand prize and a concert ticket to see the local singing sensation group, The Karaoke Kids, at the final party! Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz will demonstrate the art of Claymation at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, at the Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary. Attend one or all of these cre- ative, fun programs at the Back Mountain Memorial Library: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, Wednesday, June 17, 11 a.m; “Claymation with Noah,” Thurs- day, June 18, 11 a.m.; “Dance Styles” with the Joan Harris dancers, Monday, June 22, 6 p.m.; “Watercolor with Jill,” June 30, 4 p.m.; “Nature Won- ders with Kathy Kelchner,” Wednesday, July 15, 2 p.m. “Pottery with Skip,” a two-part make and learn about pottery project, Tuesdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on July 21 and 28; “La Nota Latin Dancers,” Thursday, July 23, 2 p.m.; “Music with Crescen- do of the Philharmonic,” TBA and the Final Party Concert with The Karaoke Kids on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1 p.m. The annual Luzerne County Library System program will once again be held in the Shee- hy-Farmer Campus Center at King’s College. 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