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THE DALLAS POST
Sunday, April 18, 2010
OBITUARIES
ANTONIELLO - Dayna L., 67,
of Sweet Valley, died Friday, April
9, 2010 at her home.
Surviving are her sons, Frank
Jr., Dean, John, Tony, and Tom;
her mother, Wanda; and step-fa-
ther, Gene Dalusio; brothers,
Dave Petrow, Jeff Petrow and
Pastor Jim Petrow; 12 grandchil-
dren.
BRACE - David Emlyn III, 78,
of Noxen, died April 6, 2010 at
home.
Born in Dallas on Aug. 8, 1931,
he attended Wilkes College and
served in the U.S. Navy during
the Korean War.
Surviving are his wife of 50
years, Marie “Ida Mae;” children,
David IV, Steven, Michele Duffa-
ny, Jeff; John, and Jim; eight
grandchildren; and a sister, Con-
stance Voight.
Memorial donations to Shrin-
er’s Hospital for Children, 3551
N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA
19140-4131.
BURNS - Thomas L. “Tucker,”
87, of Shavertown and Harrison,
N.J., died Sunday, April 11, 2010
at his daughter’s home in Lewis-
burg.
Born on Nov. 27, 1922 in Avon-
dale, he was a 1942 graduate of
Saint Vincent High School in Ply-
mouth.
He retired after 42 years as a
steelworker from Driver-Harris
Company of Harrison, N.J. He
was a member of Saint Therese’s
Catholic Church in Shavertown.
Surviving are his children,
Charlotte M., of Shavertown; Ma-
ry Ellen Jansen, of Lewisburg;
Thomas L., of Wayne, N.J.; and
Charles V., of Salem, Va.; nine
grandchildren; one great-grand-
child.
Memorial donations can be
made to the American Cancer So-
ciety.
DOBROSIELSKI - Mary Rita
Fitzsimmons, 86, of Tunkhan-
nock, died Saturday, April 10,
2010 at the Golden Living Center,
Tunkhannock.
Born in Elk Lake on Dec. 8,
1923, she was a graduate of the
Auburn Center High School. She
worked on the family dairy farm
in Auburn Township, Susquehan-
na County, and at various other
jobs, including waitressing atthe .
Montrose Inn, Buck Hill Falls,
Spaulding’s Bakery, a shoe facto-
ry and in the cafeteria at the Elk
Lake High School.
Surviving are her son, Steven,
of Bowie, Md.; her daughter,
Sheila, of Tunkhannock; one
granddaughter; four grandsons;
nieces, nephews, a grandniece
and two grandnephews.
Memorial donations to West
Virginia Council of Churches,
2207 Washington St. East, Char-
leston, WV 25311 or to Alzheim-
er's Disease Research, 22512
Gateway Center Drive, Clar-
ksburg, MD 20871.
HONGACH - Andrew Stephen
IV, 41, of 3 Rails Rd., Tunkhan-
nock, died at his home on Satur-
day, April 10, 2010.
Born in Peekskill, N.Y. on Aug.
7, 1968, he was a graduate of the
Peekskill High School. After high
school, he stayed in the Peekskill
area for many years, where he
was employed as a limousine
driver.
For the last 10 years, while liv-
ing in the Tunkhannock area, he
had been employed as a profes-
sional forklift driver for the Mill-
wood Corp. in Meshoppen.
Surviving are his mother, Anna
Rodak Hongach, of Peekskill,
N.Y.; his wife, the former Terri M.
Miller; his daughter, Jessica, of
Peekskill, N.Y.; and his two sons,
Andrew S.V and Michael, both of
Tunkhannock; two stepdaugh-
ters, Andi (John) Ayers, of Fran-
klindale; and Nika Krager, of
Tunkhannock; two step-sons, Da-
niel Krager and Nathan Krager,
both of Tunkhannock; step-
grandchildren; four sisters, Anna,
of Peekskill, N.Y; Jean, of Mesh-
oppen; Eva Perna, of Long Island,
N.Y; Gladys, of Bunnell, Fla.; two
brothers, Ernest, of Peekskill,
N.Y.; and Michael, of Meshoppen;
maternal grandfather, Richard
Nelson, of Florida; nieces, neph-
ews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial donations can be
made to the Hospice of the Sa-
cred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr.,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702.
KALINOWSKI - Charles E. Sr.,
84, of German Hill Road, Tunk-
hannock, died Monday, April 12,
2010 at home after an illness.
Born in Falls, he was a retired
dairy farmer and active on many
agricultural committees.
He was a member of the
Church of the Nativity B.V.M.,
Tunkhannock.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Veronica “Ronnie” Sawicki,
with whom he celebrated his
64th anniversary in June 2009; a
son, Charles Jr., of Tunkhannock;
a daughter, Susan, of Lewisburg;
a brother, Henry, of Tunkhan-
nock; seven grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; nieces and
nephews.
WILTSIE - Gloria G. “Bridget,”
69, of Tunkhannock, died Sunday
April 4, 2010.
Born on Jan. 23,1941, she was a
graduate of Tunkhannock High
School and a member of the Unit-
ed Methodist Church, Russell
Hill.
Surviving are her husband,
Herbert; son, Timothy, of Har-
veys Lake; daughter, Amy En-
gland, of Alabama; five grandchil-
dren; four great-grandchildren;
brothers, Donald, of Noxen; Da-
vid and Nelson, both of Tunkhan-
nock; Carl, of Forkston; and a sis-
ter, Kimberly, of Harveys Lake.
Memorial donations to Herb
Wiltsie, c/o First Liberty Bank,
198 E Tioga St., Tunkhannock,
PA 18657.
YOUNG - Damon Allen, 59, of
Centermoreland, died Monday,
April 5, 2010 as a result of Mul-
tiple Systems Atrophy (MSA).
Born in Kingston on June 19,
1950, he graduated from Dallas
Senior High School in 1968 and
continued his education at West
Chester State College, graduat-
ing with a Bachelor of Science de-
gree in health and physical educa-
tion in 1973.
He began his career as a teach-
er and a swim coach in the Wyom-
ing Valley West School District.
In 1975, he joined the Wilkes-
Barre Family YMCA as the phys-
ical director and was instrumen-
tal in starting the first Cardiac Re-
habilitation Program in the
Wyoming Valley.
Six years later, he accepted a
position as the executive director
of the Susquehanna River Tri-
State Association. He was pre-
sented with the Regional Envi-
ronmental Action Award by the
Northeastern Pennsylvania Envi-
ronmental Council for outstand-
ing contributions in improving
the environmental quality of life
in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
In 1984, he went on to become
the founder and President of Al-
lied Medical and Technical Ca-
reers, a vocational-technical post-
secondary career training center.
In 1999, he retired and founded
Young’s Lawn and Property Care.
He was a member of the Cen-
termoreland United Methodist
Church, served on the board of
various organizations and was a
PIAA sports official.
Surviving are his mother, L.
Myrl (Steele) Young; wife, Su-
zanne M. Haws Young; son, Ken-
ny, at home; daughter, Sara Lu-
pinski, of Tunkhannock; two
grandchildren; and a brother,
Bruce Young, of Drums.
Memorial donations can be
made to the Damon S. Young Me-
morial Scholarship Fund, c/o
People’s National Bank, P.O. Box
149, Tunkhannock, PA 18657.
Robert Baird will be a featured
guest when "Songs for All Sea-
sons’ will be presented at the
Shavertown United Methodist
Church.
SUMC plans night
of music April 25
The Fine Arts Series of the
Shavertown United: Metho-
dist Church will present
“Songs for all Seasons” at 7
p.m. on Sunday, April 25, at
the church, 163 N. Pioneer
Ave.
Featured will be vocal and
bell choirs from SUMC and
guests, along with congrega-
tional singing of favorite
hymns with organ, bells,
trumpet and choirs.
Special guests will be
Robert “Bobby” Baird, long-
time area trumpet player,
and pastor Gideon Gaitano,
tenor and pastor of the New
Life Community church.
A free-will offering will be
taken and a reception will fol-
low the concert.
For more information, call
675-3616.
Students inducted into
nursing honor society
Back Mountain residents
were among 30 students in the
Misericordia University Nurs-
ing Program recently inducted
into the Theta Phi Chapter of
the Sigma Theta Tau Interna-
tional Honor Society of Nurs-
ing during an induction cere-
mony in Sandy and Marlene
Insalaco Hall.
Honored students are An-
drew Breazeale, Dallas; Sarah
Henry, Seven Valley; and Joan
Luksa, Dallas.
Misericordia grad wins
Rookie Teacher of Year
Kelly Lenahan Mulhern, a
2008 graduate of the Miser-
icordia University Graduate
Education program and a na-
tive of Dallas, was named the
Rookie Teacher of the Year by
Summerville High School in
Summerville, S.C.
The daughter of Kathy and
Robert Lenahan, of Dallas,
Mulhern teaches ninth-grade
English. Mulhern was a stu-
PEOPLE BRIEFS
dent teacher
at Dallas High
School and
Dallas Middle
School.
A 2003
Mulhern Saher
School, Mulhern earned her
bachelor’s degree in English at
Saint Joseph’s University, Phila-
delphia.
She is married to Dan Mul-
hern, of Dallas, a recent gradu-
ate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
He is stationed at the Naval
Weapons Station in Charleston.
Laffey takes part in
business class project
Ryan Laffey, of Shavertown,
was among Misericordia Uni-
versity business students who
recently applied their class-
room knowledge to help the
Wyoming Valley Country Club
develop new strategic market-
ing concepts for the regional
golf course and country club.
Students conceived three
fresh ideas for the club’s food
and beverage department.
Boy Scout Troop 146 spon-
sored by the Jackson Township
Volunteer Fire Department will
hold its first camp-out at the up-
coming NEPA Council's 100th
Anniversary of BSA Scouting
event, the “Scout-o-Rama” May
7-9 at Kirby Park.
In May, the Scouts will also
participate in the Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre Yankees “Scout
Night & Outfield Campout” and
the Dallas Memorial Day Pa-
rade.
In June, the troop will host a
canoe trip on the Susquehanna
Boy Scout Troop 146 to hold first camp-out
River, visit the Great Wolf Lodge
Pocono Resort and attend the
week-long resident camp at
Goose Pond Scout Reservation
in Lake Ariel.
The troop also plans to con-
duct several service projects
that benefit both the Jackson
Twp. VED and Gate of Heaven
Church.
Boys ages 11-17 are eligible to
join and new Scouts are wel-
come at any time of the year. For
more information, call Amy
Huntington, Troop 146 commit-
tee chair, at 675-7186.
YOUTH GROUP AIDS FOOD PANTRY
Representatives from the youth group at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Dallas, recently con-
ducted a Sunday morning fundraiser for the Back Mountain Food Pantry. The youths used soup
pots from the kitchen to collect $350 in donations from the congregation. More than $100 was
contributed by church member Dave Handley who raised the money by recycling aluminum
cans. Rev. Roger Griffith, a board member at the food pantry, accepted the donation for the
pantry to help neighbors in need. From left are Rev. Roger Griffith, Lauren Cunius, Stephanie
Baines and Mission Outreach chairperson Catherine Bolinski.
CHURCH BRIEFS appliances. the Dickson Educational Facil-
There will also be a jewelry ity, Church Road, Trucksville.
Orders being taken and accessories table. Take-out orders will be avail-
for monthly pastie sale A snack bar and a bakery will able from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
gular . also be featured. Tickets are $8 for adults and
ae pos far monthly Dastle For more information, call $4 for children and must be
United Methodist church will ~~ 696-3897. reserved in advance. Tickets
be held on Thursday, May 22. may be purchased by calling
the church office at 696-3897
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday or by faxing
orders to 696-3898.
Rummage sale set at
Dallas United Methodist
The annual spring rummage
sale will be held from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. on Friday, April 23, and
from 9 a.m. to noon on Sat-
urday, April 24, at the Dallas
United Methodist Church, 4
Orders are due Monday, May
19, by calling 477-5219.
Flea market at TUMC
slated for April 23
The Trucksville United
Methodist Church, 40 Knob
Hill Rd., will hold a flea market
Two-day rummage sale
will be held May 7, 8
The annual spring rummage
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Fri- Parsonage St., Dallas. of the Lehman-Idetown United
day, April 23, and from 8 a.m. Methodist Church will be held
to noon on Saturday, April 24. TUMC Trustees to hold from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday,
Featured departments willbe chicken barbeque May 7, and from 9 a.m. to noon
furniture, books and music, _ on Saturday, May 8.
collectibles, clothing, garden ie Trusts of fhe Tks. Lunch will be served and
items, holiday decorations, will hold their Spring Chicken there will be a bake sale and
children’s items and house- BBQ from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday homemade soup sale.
wares such as china, glass, and Saturday, May 7 and 8, at Saturday will also be bag day.
linens, cookware and small
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