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THE DALLAS POST
Sunday, December 13, 2009
OBITUARIES
BANKS - John FE. “Jack”
Banks, 82, of Dallas, died Sun-
day, Nov. 29, 2009 at his resi-
dence.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Jack
was a Navy veteran specializ-
ing in underwater demolition.
He was a 1952 graduate of
Penn State University where
he earned a bachelor’s degree
in civil engineering.
After graduation, he was
_ part of a joint venture to build
an air base in Greenland. Up-
on completion, he returned to
the area and, in 1954, formed
Banks and Schiel Paving Com-
pany. In 1961, at the request of
his father, he became presi-
dent of American Asphalt Pav-
ing and made building Penn-
sylvania’s roads his life’s work.
He had served as president
of APC (Associated Pennsyl-
vania Constructors).
Surviving are his wife, Jean;
children, Jack Jr, Oakland,
Calif.; Jeffrey, Kingston; Lau-
rie, Swoyersville; Bernard S.,
New City, NY.; Susan, Am-
herst, N.Y.; and Janet, Ash-
burn, Va.; 13 grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; sis-
ters, Florence Reilly, Hohokus,
N.J., and Elizabeth (Beth)
Reilly, York; and a brother,
Bernard, Trucksville.
Memorial donations to Gate
of Heaven Church, 40 Machell
Ave., Dallas, PA 18612.
BARNA - Bernadine Johan-
na, 85, of Fairless Hills, died
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 in St.
great-grandchildren; numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
FRANKLIN - Marion, 81, of
Shavertown, died Sunday,
Nov. 29, 2009 in the Meadows
Nursing Center, Dallas.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she
was a graduate of Coughlin
High School, Class of 1946.
Prior to retiring, she worked
at Pioneer Dress Factory.
She was a member of St.
Therese’s Church, Shaver-
town.
Surviving are her husband
of 54 years, Ben Franklin; nu-
merous nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Memorial donations to
Saint Therese’s Building
Fund, in care of St. Therese’s
Church, 64 Davis St., Shaver-
town, PA 18708.
HALL - Robert L., 82, for-
merly of Tunkhannock, died
Saturday, November 28, 2009
at Long Island Jewish Hospi-
tal, Long Island, N.Y. He had
moved to Bayside, N.Y., four
days earlier.
He served in the US. Air
Force during World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Fel-
icia (Florence) Takarewski;
son, Daniel; four granddaught-
ers; two great-grandsons.
HILL - Timothy C., 40, of
Noxen, died Wednesday, Dec.
2, 2009 at his home following
an illness.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on
June 21, 1969, he was employ-
ed as a boiler maker.
day, December 6, 2009 at the
Golden Living Center Nursing
Home, Tunkhannock.
Born on March 27, 1927 in
Auburn Township, Susquehan-
na County, she worked along-
side her husband, “Dick,” for
many years in the Johnson
Mobile Feed Grinding Ser-
vice. She also worked at Shad-
owbrook Dairy Bar and the
Starlight Drive Inn.
Surviving are her husband
of 64 years, Richard C. John-
son; daughters, Linda Johnson
Rose, of Springville; Nancy
Johnson Stevens; son Mark E.;
sister, Catherine Gyle, of
Meshoppen; nine grandchil-
dren, three great-grandsons,
and one great-great-grandson.
Memorial donations to the
Triton Hose Company, 116 W.
Tioga St., Tunkhannock, PA
18657 or the Tunkhannock
United Methodist Church,
P.O. Box 447, Tunkhannock,
PA 18657.
SHOLTIS - Paul “Butch,”
died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center, Plains Town-
ship.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on
Feb. 10, 1954, he was a gradu-
ate of Dallas High School.
He was the ownedr of Shol-
tis Plumbing and Heating.
Surviving are his son, Jacob,
Hanover Township; sister,
Barbara Jurosky, Dallas; broth-
er, Andrew, Shavertown; niec-
es, nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews.
Nicole Clemson, of Dallas, was the guest speaker at the recent dinner meeting of the Wyoming Val-
ley Lower Eye Bank held at Harvey's Lake. From left, are Bob Shaffer, president, Dallas Lions; Clem-
son, 2009 PA State Fair Queen: Tom Shina, president, Harvey's Lake Lions; and Ed Kelly, vice-presi-
dent, EyeBank.
Clemson speaks at Eye Bank meeting
Nicole Clemson, of Dallas, was
the guest speaker at the recent
dinner meeting of the Wyoming
Valley Lower Eye Bank held at
Harvey’s Lake.
She shared her experiences to
Lions members from various re-
gions in the Wyoming Valley re-
garding volunteerism in her com-
munity and across the state
which she has toured during this
year as the 2009 Pennsylvania
State Fair Queen.
Most recently, Clemson was
recognized by Acting Secretary
of the Department of Agriculture
Russell Redding for helping to
make history in Philadelphia in
November for its first-ever Farm-
City Day celebration at City Hall.
Currently a student at The Uni-
versity of Scranton where she is
studying pre-veterinary medi-
cine, Clemson will attend the
Farm Show in Harrisburg in Ja-
nuary before relinquishing her ti-
tle at the end of January.
CHURCH BRIEFS
Candlelight service set £&
Mary Medical Center, Middle- He was a member of the YOST - Kathryn, of Forty : :
town Township. South Mountain Land Associ- Fort, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, | LIUM volunteer and 19. Refreshments will be candlelight Year ie
Born in Trucksville, she had ation, 20 Limited Hunting 2009 at her home after a ill h l available after each presenta- ee SP
: : : will serve nomeiess Pp sented by the church choir at
been a resident of Fairless Club, Camp Felton and the three-year battle with cancer. Memb { the Outreach tion. 5 y
Hills for over 55 years, moving National Wild Turkey Feder- Born in Albuquerque, N.M., SIbErS of the Mytreac For more information, call 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20, at
there from Swoyersville. She ation. on Jan. 31, 1945, she was a | Committee of the Lehman- 477-2320 the Lehman-Idetown United
Idetown United Methodist : Methodist Church.
was a veteran of the U.S. Navy
where she received the World
War II Victory Medal and the
American Campaign Medal.
Surviving are her children,
Richard Nelson Barna, of
Surviving are his mother,
former Peggy J. Patton, of
Noxen; daughter, Brittney,
and a brother, Scott, both at
home.
Memorial donations to Em-
graduate of Forty Fort High
School and received her bach-
elor’s and master’s of educa-
tion degrees from Bloomsburg
State College. She was an ele-
mentary teacher at the Lake-
Church will volunteer to serve a
meal to VISION’s homeless men
at Camp Orchard Hill at 5 p.m.
on Monday, Dec. 14.
Christmas program
presented in Orange
“Home for Christmas” will be
presented live on stage at 6 p.m.
Youth members of the church
will carol following the service
~ and will also hold their Christ-
mas party.
Peach Tree City, Ga; Bruce manuel Assembly of God Lehman School District for 36 | Sweet Valley church on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Christmas Eve
Earl Sr., of Langhorne; Russell = Church, 239 Church Rd., Har- years, retiring in 2002. plans holiday program Apostolic Faith Tabernacle, 536 Candlelight Service set
M. and Mary Frances Hughes, veys Lake, PA 18618. Surviving are her beloved, The Sweet Valley Clinch of Village Rd., Orange. Snow date A an, Eve Candlelight
both of of Fairless Hills; five
Ty Russell; three grandchil-
Christ, 5439 Main Rd., Sweet
is Saturday, Dec. 26.
Service with Holy Communion
PEED eID x goat pad is ge } ani, uncles a cou Valley, will have a free Christ- Admission is free and refresh- will be held at 7 p.m. on Thurs-
Prushko, of Florida and Ver- mas drama presentation titled ments will be served. day, Dec. 24, at the Lehman-
mont; Eugene Prushko, of “House of Holidays” at 7 p.m. For more information, call Idetown United Methodist
Wyoming. QualityCa binets. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 333-0172. Church.
BEGGS - Mary T., 68, of Ne-
vel Hollow Road, Ross Town-
ship, and formerly of Pine
Street, Hanover section of
Nanticoke, died Monday, Nov.
30, 2009 at Hospice Commu-
nity Care, Inpatient Unit at
Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
Born on Dec. 31, 1940 in
Schenectady, N.Y., she gradu-
ated from Mt. Pleasant High
School, and early in life was
employed as a nurse’s aide at
St. Claire Hospital, Schenecta-
dy.
She resided in Texas for
many years and was a sawyer
at Maywood Sawmill, Amaril-
lo. She was last employed as a
waitress at the Howard John-
son Motor Lodge in Pitts-
burgh where she resided be-
fore moving to Nanticoke in
the early 1980s.
She was a member of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Cathol-
ic Church, Lake Silkworth,
and the United Citizens Club,
Nanticoke.
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