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THE DALLAS POST
Sunday, February 27, 2011
CHURCH BRIEFS
Night at the Races
set for March 5
Our Lady of Victory
Church, Harveys Lake, will
hold a Night at the Races/
Mardi Gras on Saturday,
March 5. Doors open at 6
p.m. and post time is 7 p.m.
Admission is $10 or free
with the purchase of a
horse. Beer, soda and mun-
chies will be served.
For more information, call
639-153.
Turkey dinner
slated for March 5
The Trucksville United
Methodist Church will hold
its fourth annual turkey
dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Saturday, March 5 at the
Dickson Educational Facility,
Church Road.
Take-out orders will start
at 4 p.m. Sit-down family
style service will be from 5
to 7 p.m.
Tickets are $8.50 for
adults and $4.50 for chil-
dren and can be reserved by
calling the church office at
696-3897 from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Pancake supper set
A pancake supper and
bake sale will be held from
5 to 7 p.m. on Shrove Tues-
day, March 8 at the Noxen
United Methodist Church,
Route 29, Noxen.
Menu consists of pancakes
(plain or buckwheat), fruit
toppings, sausage or ham,
scrambled eggs, applesauce,
juice, coffee or tea. Dona-
tion is $5.
Concert set
for March 12
Selah’s “Shelter Me Tour”
featuring Aaron Shust and
Shaun Groves will perform
at 6 p.m. on Saturday,
March 12 at the Cross Creek
Community Church, 370
Carverton Rd., Trucksville.
Tickets, at $10 in advance
and $15 at the door, can be
purchased by calling 696-
0399.
KENYON COLLEGE CHAMBER SINGERS WILL PERFORM
The Fine Arts Committee of Shavertown United Methodist Church will host a performance by the The Kenyon College Cham-
ber Singers at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 6 at the church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown.
The concert is open to the public and a free will offering will be received.
The Chamber Singers, consisting of 54 undergraduates chosen by competitive audition, is Kenyon's premier touring en-
semble. The group is noted for its versatility of vocal style and broad repertoire.
The Chamber Singers will present an eclectic mix of a cappella choral repertoire on their 201 Spring Tour. Music by Johannes
Brahms, Jan Sweelinck, Randall Thompson, L. Dean Nuernberger and Roelof Temmingh will be performed in addition to music
from South Africa, which this year includes “Bawo, Thixo Somandla"” (Lord, God Omnipotent), arranged by Mzilikazi Khumalo,
and "UMaconsana” (Moonshine) by Reuben Tholakele Caluza.
For more information, call 881-9468.
Members of the Kenyon College Chamber Singers are, from left, first row, Laura McHenry, Molly McCleary, Emma Sajsa, Julia
Tidona, Shelley Fort, Carling FitzSimmons, Ellen Kaufman, Ally Schmaling, Vibha Mishra, Olivia Siulagi, Ariana Chomitz, Jen
Baker, Chrissy Ostrowski. Second row, Mary Jeanne Harwood, Kelly Boland, Ali Stamatoiu, Marcie Schwartz, Julia Dopp, Beth
‘Hyland, Lili Martinez, Rachel Max, Claire Cameron, Gillian King, Marissa Hartman, Maya Artis and Liza Ziering.
OBITUARIES
ARNOLD - Thomas Carl, 73,
of Hunlock Creek, died on
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Med-
ical Center, Plains Township.
He was born September 10,
1937, in West Nanticoke, and
graduated from Harter High
School, West Nanticoke. He had
been employed as a LPN at Re-
treat State and Danville State
Hospitals until his retirement.
He was a member of the Muh-
lenberg United Methodist
Church, Hunlock Creek, and al-
so was on the Board of Trustees.
Surviving are his wife of 52
years, the former Nancy Ilene
Benscoter; daughter, Debra
Blaine, Hunlock Creek; two
grandchildren; a sister, Janet Ro-
berts, Nanticoke; nieces and ne-
phews.
Memorial donations to the
Muhlenberg United Methodist
Church Memorial Fund, c/o
Harry Birth, 144 Sweet Valley
Rd., Hunlock Creek, PA 18621.
BELLES - Edgar A., of Prevost
Lane, Tunkhannock, died Fri-
day, February 11, 2011, at home.
He was born in Dallas Town-
ship on March 10, 1914, and was
a graduate of Dallas High
School, class of 1932.
Prior to his retirement, he was
employed by Kanarr Tool and
Die Maker in Kingston for more
than 40 years. He was a member
of the Church of the Nativity
B.V.M. in Tunkhannock.
Surviving are a son, Roger,
Tunkhannock; daughter, Chris
LaBar, Tunkhannock; 10 grand-
children.
BOUGHER - Montgomery
“Monty” Walton, of Warden
Place, Harveys Lake, died Fri-
day, February 12, 2011.
He was born in California and
spent many years in Chicago,
Ill, and on Cape Cod, Mass.,
where he was an avid sailor.
Surviving are his longtime
companion, Linda Shurmaitis;
his daughter, Megan, of Florida;
several brothers and one sister.
CRANE - Charles E., 73, of
Meeker, Lake Township, died
Thursday, February 17, 2011, at
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar
Crest, Allentown.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre
and was a graduate of Lake-Nox-
en High School. Before retiring,
he was employed as a mainte-
nance technician by Procter and
Gamble, Mehoopany. He served
in the US. Army.
He was a member of Our Lady
of Victory Church, Harveys
Lake.
Surviving are his wife, Mary
Jean Morrow Crane, to whom
he was married for 50 years;
children, Colleen Sutliff, Har-
veys Lake; Charles H., Meeker;
and Christine Orbin, Meeker;
sister, Eileen Foss, Meeker; and
10 grandchildren.
DELANY - Miles R., of Maple
Lane, Tunkhannock, died at his
home on Sunday, February 13,
2011.
He was born in New Hope on
December 18, 1925, received his
GED from New Hope High
School and was a U.S. Army vet-
eran of the Korean Conflict.
Prior to his retirement, he was
a self-employed truck driver
working for various trucking
companies in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. He was a 60-year
member of the New Hope Fire
Department, a 55-year member
of the Flemington, N.J. fire de-
partment, a member of the
Tunkhannock Moose Lodge and
a former supervisor of Washing-
ton Township in Wyoming
County. For many years, he
served as a Republican commit-
teeman in Washington Town-
ship.
Surviving are his wife of 40
years, Eleanor C. Smith Delany;
son, James E., Milford, N.J;
daughters, Grace Finkbeiner, of
Flemington, N.J.; Kathryn
Campbell, of Levittown; and Ja-
net Harabin, of Lawton; four
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
DODSON - Carla Jean, 56, of
Main Road, Hunlock Creek, died
Thursday, February 17, 2011, in
Hospice ‘Community Care,
Wilkes-Barre.
She was born in Nanticoke on
January 3, 1955.
Surviving are her mother, Lois
Arnold Stair, Wilkes-Barre; her
husband, Mark; her sons, Za-
chary and Brice, of Hunlock
Creek; stepdaughter, Amy Weso-
loski, of Plymouth; five grand-
children; sisters, Joyce Jones,
Wilkes-Barre; and Lois Stair,
Hunlock Creek; brothers, Dean
Stair, Hanover Township; and
Bert Stair, Arlington, Texas;
aunts, uncles, nieces and neph-
ews.
Memorial donations to the
Mill Memorial Library, 495 E.
Main St., Nanticoke, PA 18634,
and the American Cancer Socie-
ty.
FOY - Lillian S., 71, of Dallas,
died Sunday, February 13, 2011,
in the Wilkes-Barre General Hos-
pital.
She was born in Wilkes-Barre,
and was a graduate of Larksville
High School, class of 1956.
She was formerly employed
by Regina Manufacturing, Po-
meroy’s Department Store and
Old River Road Bakery in Sha-
vertown. She and her husband,
Thomas, owned and operated a
gas station in Islen, N.J..
She was active in the Back
Mountain Girl Scouting Organi-
zation and Band Parents Associ-
ation.
She was a former member of
St. Casimir’s Catholic Church,
Lyndwood, and a member of
The Catholic Community of
North East Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are daughters,
Lesha Cajka, Wyoming; Tracy
and Roxanne Foy, both of Dallas;
two grandchildren; sisters, An-
toinette Chintalla, Breslau; and
Mildred Smith, New Jersey;
brother, Stanley Fimowicz, Cali-
fornia; and nephews. :
LAMOREAUX - Kathleen A.,
58, of Dallas, died Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 15, 2011, at the Geisinger
Medical Center, Danville. =»
She was born July 18, 1952,
and graduated from Lake-Leh-
man High School in 1970. She
was a member of the Emmanuel
Assembly of God Church at Har-
veys Lake.
Surviving are her parents,
Roswell E. and Kathleen Smith
Bixby, Sorber Mountain; her
husband, Woodrow, with whom
she celebrated their 40th wed-
ding anniversary last June 20;
sons, Vincent, of Trucksville;
‘and Robert, of Lake Silkworth;
four grandchildren; brother, Ros-
well Bixby Jr., of Sorber Moun-
tain; sister, Stephanie Deckilder,
of Lake Wales, Fla.
Memorial donations to Ruth’s
Place House of Hope, 425 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre,
PA 18702.
NELSON - Joseph M., 78, of
Kingston and Beaumont, died
Monday morning, February 14,
2011.
- He was born in Wilkes-Barre,
attended Wyoming Seminary
and was also a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania.
He and his brother, Charles,
owned and operated Nelson and
Sons Furniture Manufacturing
Company until 1990. He was a
Realtor with Lewith and Free-
man for several years and, most
recently, managed Nelson Store
Secure.
He was a past president of
Temple B'nai Brith and the
Westmoreland Club. He was a
past board member of North-
eastern Bank, Girl Scouts of the
USA, the Westmoreland Club
and the Salvation Army. He was
a member of the Masonic Order
and Keystone Consistory.
Surviving are his wife of 52
years, the former Louise Bren-
ner; sons, Mark, New York City,
N.Y.; and Robert, Montville, N.J.;
three grandchildren; sister, Mi-
riam Fleischman, Syracuse, N.Y;
nieces and nephews.
NYGREN - Robert N. Sr., 85,
of Sweet Valley, died Friday, Feb-
ruary 18, 2011, at Bonham’s
Nursing Center, Stillwater.
He was born March 30, 1925,
in Wilkes-Barre, and graduated
from Meyers High School,
Wilkes-Barre, in 1943. He served
in the US. Navy during World
War II.
Prior to retiring, he was em-
ployed by the former Native
Textiles, Dallas, for 42 years. He
was a member of the Maple
Grove United Methodist
Church, Pikes Creek; the George
M. Dallas Lodge No. 531,
F&AM, the Irem Shriners and
the Caldwell Consistory,
Bloomsburg.
Surviving are his wife of 61
years, the former Ruth Fitser;
sons, Robert Jr., Dale and David,
all of Sweet Valley; three grand-
children; two great-grandchil-
dren; a sister, Nancy Garrahan,
of Wilkes-Barre.
Memorial donations to the
Maple Grove United Methodist
Church, 5876 Main Rd., Hun-
lock Creek, PA 18621.
PAWLUSH - Lawrence A., 70,
of Oval Drive, Dallas, died
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at
home.
He was born on February 17,
1940, in Glen Lyon, was a gradu-
ate of Newport High School,
class of 1958, and earned a bach-
elor’s degree from King’s Col-
lege. He then earned a master’s
degree in aquatic biology from
East Stroudsburg University.
He was employed for over 40
years by the Department of En-
vironmental Resources of the
State of Pennsylvania, serving as
the water quality manager for
Northeast Pennsylvania prior to
his retirement in 2003.
He was a member of the Pol-
ish Falcons Nest 163 Mocanaqua
and the White Eagle Club at
Kieler’s Lake.
Surviving are his former wife,
Maryann Pawlush; his fiancée,
Sandy Robbins; children, Cheryl
Boberick, Daryl, Denise, Gina
Bartoletti, Lawrence W., Mi-
chele Fountain, Renee Smith,
Daniele Wadas, Josue Duarte
and Janel Leitner; 15 grandchil-
dren; and sister, Christine Kize-
lowiczas; nieces.
Memorial donations to the
Youth - Advocate Endowment
Fund for Autism, P.O. Box 5683,
Harrisburg, PA 17110.
RACE - Lawrence E., 92, of
Noxen, died Monday, February
14, 2011, at the Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
He was born October 6, 1918,
in Kingston, graduated from
Noxen High School and served
in the U.S. Navy during World
War ILI:
He was employed by the Gen-
eral Motors plant in Tonawanda,
NY. for 30 years, retiring in
1981. He was a member of the
United Auto Workers Union Lo-
cal No. 774, Buffalo, N.Y.
Surviving are children, Rod-
ney E. and Marjorie (Midge)
Hubbell, both of Noxen; six
grandchildren; sisters, Hazel
Casterline, Wilmington, N.C;
and Beatrice Goble, Noxen.
- Memorial donations to the
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation,
1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New
York, NY 10018.
ROSS - Richard M. Jr., 81, of
Dallas, died Thursday, February
17, 2011, at the Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital.
He was born May 18, 1929, in
New York, N.Y., graduated from
Phillips Academy Andover in
1948, Cornell University in 1952,
and served in the US. Army
from 1952 to 1954.
Beginning his career in bank-
ing with Hanover Bank in New
York City, N.Y., he was a Certi-
fied Financial Analyst and
earned an M.B.A. in Finance
from New York University in
1957.
He was the president and
C.E.O. of First Eastern Bank and
First Eastern Corporation from
1975 to 1987 and served as chair-
man and C.E.O of First Eastern
from 1988 until his retirement in
1992.
He was active in numerous
community, professional and
civic organizations, including
the Pennsylvania Chamber of
Business and Industry, Pennsyl-
vania Health Care Cost Contain-
ment Council, the Luzerne
Foundation, the Greater Wilkes-
Barre Chamber of Business and
Industry, Pennsylvania Bankers
Association, Family Service As-
sociation of Wyoming Valley and
the Wyoming Valley United Way.
From 1990 to 1993, he was the
Chairman of the Board of Trust-
ees of Wilkes University and, fol-
lowing his retirement, was an
adjunct faculty member in the
university’s Economics Depart-
ment. He was a member of the
North Mountain Club and the
Westmoreland Club.
Surviving are his wife, Jane
(Kim); daughter, Barbara, of
Somerville, Mass.; son, Richard
(Rip), of Dallas; four grandchil-
dren.
Memorial donations to The
Luzerne Foundation, 613 Balti-
more Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA,
. 18702.
SAMUELS - Evelyn C., 96, of
Dallas, died Sunday, February
13, 2011, at Geisinger Wyoming
Valley Medical Center, Plains
Township.
She was born in Shickshinny,
and was a graduate of Kingston
High School. She was a member
of the First Assembly of God
Church, Wilkes-Barre and of the
Homemakers Club, Bloomsburg.
Surviving are her daughia:
Evelyn Domzalski, Dallas;
grandchildren; two great-grand-
daughters; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to Stand
Up for Kids, 83 Walton St., Ste.
100, Atlanta, GA 30303, or the
Luzerne County SPCA, 524 E.
Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702.
New books are added to
shelves at BMT library
The following new books
have been added to the
shelves of the Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library, 96
Huntsville Rd., Dallas, for
the month of February 2011:
EXPRESS
“Heartwood” by Belva
Plain, “Fadeaway Girl” by
Martha Grimes, “Deep
Black: Death Wave” by Ste-
phen Coonts, “The Sentry”
by Robert Crais
FICTION
“Heartwood” by Belva
Plain, “Fadeaway Girl” by
Martha Grimes, “The Red
Garden” by Alice Hoffman,
“The Sentry” by Robert
Crais, “The Brave” by Nicho-
las Evans, “Breach of Trust”
by David Ellis, “Deep Black:
Death Wave” by Stephen
Coonts, “Shadowfever” by
Karen Marie Moning, “The
Lake of Dreams” by Kim Ed-
wards, “Lucky Stiff” by Deb-
orah Coonts
NONFICTION
“Supreme Power: Franklin
Roosevelt vs. the Supreme
Court” by Jeff Shesol, “Un-
broken: A World War II Story
of Survival, Resilience & Re-
demption” by Laura Hillen-
brand, “Memoir of a Gulag
Actress” by T.V. Petkevich,
“Heaven is for Real” by Todd
Burpo
BIOGRAPHY
“Joe Louis: Hard Times
Man” by Randy Roberts
BOOKS ON CD
“What the Night Knows”
by Dean Koontz, “The J
Gate” by Jack Higgins,
Too Deep” by Jayne Ann
Krentz, “Clara and Mr. Tiffa-
ny” by Susan Vreeland, “Bird
Cloud” by Annie Proulx,
“The * Outlaws” by W.E.B.
Griffin
Babysitting course offered
A babysitting course offered
by the American Red Cross will
be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. on Saturday, March 26 at
the Back Mountain Memorial
Library, 96 Huntsville Rd., Dal-
las.
Teens and tweens 11 through
15 years of age are welcome to
register. Participants will learn
to perform first aid and how to
get professional medical help
fast, identify common safety
hazards and prevent injuries,
perform basic care routines like
diapering, feeding and dress-
ing, handle bedtime issues and
more. :
Interested participants must
pre-register at the library’s main
desk by 8:30 p.m. on Wednes-
day, March 23.
A check (or cash) made out
to the American Red Cross for
$40 must be presented at that
time of registration . A babysit-
ter’s handbook will be included
and distributed at the program.
Participants are asked to bring a
bagged lunch and snacks to the
program.
Young adults with questions
may call the library during regu-
lar business hours at 675-1182.
Lenten services are scheduleg
The Back Mountain churches
will hold an Ecumenical “Soup
and Scipture” on the five Mon-
days during Lent. Each program
will begin at 6 p.m. with a prayer
and soup. At 6:45 p.m., partici-
pants will reflect on the upcom-
ing Sunday scripture with a pre-
sentation from the pastor of that
church and, at 8 p.m., a closing
prayer will be offered.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, March 15 — Lehman-
Idetown United Methodist
Church, Lehman
Monday, March 21 —St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Dallas
Monday, March 28 — Maple
Grove United Methodist
Church, Pikes Creek
Monday, April 4 - Huntsville
United Methodist Church,
Huntsville
Monday, April 11 — Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Church, Lake
Silkworth