PAGE 4 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, October 2, 2011 OBITUARIES BAUR - Regina Catherine Dur- kin, 83, of Kingston and Harveys Lake, died Monday, September 19, 2011, at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. She was born in Wilkes-Barre. on June 14, 1928, was a Kingston native and .attended Kingston ° schools. She was a lifetime mem- ber of St. Ignatius Church, King- ston, anf volunteered at Central Catholic High School. She was employed by Max Fac- tor, demonstrating makeup appli- cation at Pomeroy’s in Wilkes- Barre. She was also a face and shoulder model and was featured in various publicatiQns. Surviving are two children; Linda Chase, Fairfax Station, Va.; and Robert J. Jr., Dallas; three grandchildren; a sister, Rosem- ary Schultz, Kingston; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to the Meadows Nursing Center Auxil- iary, 4 E. Center Hill Rd., Dallas, PA 18612. BRUNGES - Richard M., 49, of Kingston Township, died Satur- day, September 24, 2011, in his home. He was born in Kingston, was a graduate of West Side Area Voca- tional Technical School, Pringle, and attended Luzerne County Community College. He was self-employed doing various types of jobs and was a member of St. Frances X Cabrini Church of Carverton. Surviving are his mother, Joan Barbacci Brunges, Kingston Township; brothers, Floyd J, Westfield, Mass.; and Julio P., Franklin Township; nieces and nephews. DRAKE - Alma L. Drake, 88, of Forest Hill, Md., died Sunday, September 4, 2011. She was born April 29, 1923, in Wilkes-Barre, was a 1941 gradu- ate of Dallas Borough High School and a former member of Dallas United Methodist Church until moving in 2004. She was a current member of Churchville Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her children, Vir- ginia A. Cannon, of Kingsville, Md.; Frederick Jr., of Tunkhan- nock; Gale, of Livonia, N.Y.; and Gary, of Forest Hill, Md.; eight grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Memorial donations to Har- ford Hospice, 8003 Corporate Dr., No. G, Nottingham, MD 21236-4984. GOLDEN - Lottie Eva, 94, died Thursday, September 22, 2011, at the Golden Living Center, Tunk- hannock, where she had been a resident for four years. She was born August 13, 1917, in Dupont. Surviving are two sons, Je- rome, of Fredricksburg, Va.; and Michael, of Tonawanda, N.Y.; daughter, Karen Rowlands, of Centermoreland; 10 grandchil- dren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. : Memorial donations to the Golden Living Center, 30 Beverly Dr., Tunkhannock, PA 18657, At- tention Kathleen. HOEGEN - Maureen Therese McGovern, 71, of Kingston Township, died on Monday, Sep- tember 26, 2011, at her home af- ter a lengthy illness. She was born October 5, 1939, in Carbondale, was a 1957 gradu- ate of St. Rose High School in Carbondale and earned her Bach- elor of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University in 1961. In her early career, she served as a public health nurse in Washing- ton, D.C., and also worked as a clinical nursing instructor at St. Joseph’s Hospital in South Bend, Ind., and at College Misericordia in Dallas. For many years, she was active in the Pro-Life Movement in Northeastern Pennsylvania and also served on the Bishop’s Com- mission on Ecumenism and Hu- man Affairs in the Diocese of Scranton. Surviving are her husband, Pe- ter J. Hoegen, with whom she cel- ebrated 50 years of marriage on June 17, 2011; children, Frank, Kingston; Rose Curtin, Rich- mond, Va.; Katie Arensmeyer, Kingston; Joe, Carlisle; and Dan, Kingston Township; 13 grand- children; two great-grandsons. Memorial donations to Medi- cal Oncology Associates Pre- scription Assistance Fund, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704; or to St. Vincent De Paul Kitchen, Catholic Social Services, 33 E. % Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. JEFFERY - James J. Jr., 73, of Sweet Valley Road, Hunlock Creek, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at his home. He was born August 16, 1938, in Pittston, served in the U.S. Na- vy and was a retired employee of the International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Al- lied Workers Local 38, Wilkes- Barre. Surviving are his daughters, Deborah Douglass, White Plains, N.Y.; and Lynn Rosengrant, Ham- lin; son, Thomas, Falls; step-son, Frank Cummings, Dallas; seven grandchildren; a brother, Wil- liam, West Wyoming. KNORR - Alice, died on Fri- day, September 23, 2011, in Heartland Hospice House in Wil- mington, Del., at the age of 85. She was born August 21, 1926 in Dallas, and graduated from Dallas Township High School in 1946. Shortly after graduation, she moved to Wilmington, Del, where she made her home and re- sided for over 60 years. She was employed for many years at Dan- neman’s Fabric Store. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of the Atonement. Surviving are a brother, Ho- ward Ellsworth; a sister, Eliza- beth (Betty) Gronski; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to the United Methodist Church of the Atonement, 3519 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE 19703. LOPASKY - Joe, of Willis, Tex- as, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 after a battle with cancer. He was born on September 16, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was an athletic standout at Lake-Leh- man High School in Lehman, let- tering four years in football, bas- ketball and baseball. He also achieved the All-Scholastic award in several sports at Lake- Lehman. He continued his athletic suc- cess at the University of Houston, where he played both football and baseball. He went on to play semi-pro ball for the Scranton Miners and was recruited by sev- eral NFL teams before his career ended with a knee injury. After graduating from the Uni- versity of Houston, he taught and coached football, baseball and golf for Alief Hastings High School. He ended his career as Transportation Director for the Alief School District. Surviving are his wife of 36 years, Shirley Lopasky, of Willis, Texas; sons, Casey Joseph, of Kyle, Texas; and Cody Lawrence, of Katy, Texas; sister, Patricia Brooks, of Lehman; brothers, Ri- chard, of Spring Hill, Fla.; and Bill, of Lehman; nieces and neph- ews. Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society , P.O. Box 570127, Houston, TX 77257; or to the University of Houston Alumni Association, P.O. Box 230345, Houston, TX 77223. RICHARDS -DorothyR., 91, of Hi-Meadows Apartments, Dal- las, died Thursday, September 22, 2011, in the Hospice Commu- nity Care Inpatient Unit at Geis- inger South Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Lackawanna County, resided in Kingston most of her life and had been employed by the former Youth Center in Ed- wardsville, a specialty clothing shop for children. She was active in various groups with the Hi-Meadows Apartments. She was a member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are her daughter, Barbara Burke, Dallas; son, John H., Kingston; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to St. Ste- phen’s Episcopal Church, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. RIKER - Leland Robert, 80, of Tunkhannock, died Saturday, September 24, 2011, in Tyler Me- morial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Scranton on June 13, 1931, was a graduate of Hartford High School, class of 1949, and was an U.S. Army veter- an of the Korean Conflict serving with the Signal Corps. He was employed by Union Carbide in Niagara Falls, N.Y., then retired from Sire Power in Tunkhannock after 34 years of service. He was a member of the Eaton Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Marjorie Steele Riker; sons, Leland G., Tunkhannock; David, Federal Way, Wash.; daughter, Patti Lou, Afton, Va.; three grandchildren; one great- granddaughter; brother, mond, Montrose; sister, Jean Carter, Dimock. Memorial donations to the Eat- on Baptist Church, 820 Hunter Hwy., Tunkhannock, PA 18657. ROST - Frederick H., 59, of Larksville, died Tuesday, Sep- tember 20, 2011, at his residence. He was born in Philadelphia, was educated in Dallas schools and was a graduate of Dallas High School, class of 1970. A veteran of the U.S. Navy serv- ing for 20 years, he was formerly employed by the Unemployment Bureau of the State of Pennsylva- nia. Surviving are a son, Greg, El Paso, Texas; a daughter, Kelly, Virginia Beach, Va.; wife, Joan, Virginia Beach, Va.; and longtime friend, Barbara Stupak, Larks- ville. SIEGEL - Charles J., 54, of Sha- vertown, died unexpectedly Fri- day, September 23, 2011, at his home. : He was born in Kingston, he was a graduate of Dallas High School, class of 1974. He was employed for many years as a manager at Stroud’s of Wilkes-Barre and had currently been employed as a retail sales as- sociate for Sears in the Wyoming Valley Mall. He was a member of St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Edwardsville. Surviving are his father, Char- les E. Siegel, Rome; his wife, the former Irene Wolensky, Shaver- town; son, Charles “Chas” S., at home; sisters, Elizabeth Spacia- no, Trucksville; and Patricia Gob- ble, Wysox; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to a schol- arship trust for his son, Charles “Chas” S. Siegel, c/o PNC Bank, 325 Memorial Hwy., Dallas, PA 18612. STOLARICK - Susan Zurinski, 78, of Dallas, died Monday, Sep- tember 19, 2011, at her residence. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, was a graduate of Luzerne High School in 1950 where she was class valedictorian. She was also a 1954 graduate of College Miser- icordia. She was a teacher with the Lu- zerne schools and retired from Lake-Lehman School District in 1993. She was a member of the PSEA and also a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Hun- lock Creek. Surviving are a son, Michael, Lehman; and a daughter, Diane Stefanowicz, Lehman; four grandchildren. TOMASURA - Albert J., 57, of Chase Road, Shavertown, died Friday, September 16, 2011, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Med- ical Center, Plains Township. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 19, 1953, and was employed by the Lion Brewery, Wilkes-Barre, as “Boilerman.” He was a member of the Internation- al Union of Operating Engineers Local 367. Surviving are his sons, Mi- chael, Stephen, Richard and Al- bert; one grandson; a sister, Ma- rietta Garr; three nieces and one nephew. WILDONER - Milton “Mick,” 57, of Main Road, Hunlock Creek, died on Friday, September 23, 2011 at home. He was born November 4, 1953, in Corning, N.Y., and was employed by Ken Pollock Truck- ing Company for 30 years. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Mary Shields; daughters, Ro- byn Wildoner, Hunlock Creek; Rachael Mott, Stillwater; son, Mick, at home; seven grandchil- dren; brothers, Jodi, Glen Lyon; Glynn, Nanticoke; Charles, Glen Ray- A historic Conyngham family picture taken at Hillside Cottage shows, from left, William L. Co- nyngham, George Guthrie Conyngham and John Nesbitt Conyngham. The Back Mountain Histor- ical Association is offering the presentation, “From Letterkenny to Hillside: A Conyngham Family Story,” at its fall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Misericordia University. BMT Historical Association offers presentation on Conynham family The Back Mountain Histori- cal Association is offering the presentation, “From Letterken- ny to Hillside: A Conyngham Family Story,” by Frank Co- nyngham and Chip Morgan at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11 in Mi- sericordia University’s Lem- mond Theater in Walsh Hall. The program is open free to the public. Today, The Lands at Hillside Farms is a regional asset that has become a destination point for regional residents and out- of-town visitors. Conyngham will talk about the historic cottage and great family traditions, while Mor- gan, volunteer chairman of the cottage committee, will provide an update on the many pro- grams being offered at The Lands at Hillside Farms. After the presentation, those in attendance will receive a ® sample of Hillside Dairy cream. Those interested in at- tending are asked to register for the event by calling 674-8036. PROGRESSIVE DINNER WILL AID FLOOD VICTIMS The American Culinary Federation, Professional Chefs of Northeast Pennsylvania will hold their annual progressive dinner on Monday, Oct. 24 at Genetti Best Western Hotel and Confer- ence Center, Wilkes-Barre. Cost of the dinner is $100 per person and proceeds from this year's event will benefit area flood victims. Members of the Executive Board of Directors planning the event are, from left, seated, Chef Blaise Alan Dente, CCC (Certified Chef de Cuisine) HAAC (Honorary fellow American Academy of Chefs), Chapter President; and Chef Biagio Dente, CEC (Certified Executive Chef) , AAC, HOF (Hall of Fame fellow American Acedemy of Chefs), Se- nior Board Member and charter member of the organization. Standing, Chef Jacob Hizny, CEC - Progressive Dinner chairperson; Chef Stephen Anania, CEC; Chef Doug Petruzzi, CEC- Pro- gressive Dinner co-chairperson; and Chef Michael Tibbs, CEC. For tickets and/or further in- formation, call 655-0801. Boback participates in assistance hearing Rep. Karen Boback (R-Co- lumbia/Luzerne/ Wyoming) recently participated in a joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees to examine the feasibility of establishing a state disaster assistance pro- gram. : “People in my area are real- ly hurting from the double impact of Hurricane Irene Lyon; sister, Leona Price, and Tropical Storm Lee,” Bloomsburg. said Boback. “Residents who never got water in their homes were inundated dur- i Power Washers Sump Pumps (ab Contractor Bags Shop Vacs LUMBER 445 MAIN STREET LUZERNE, PA 18709 570-287-1177 Cleaning Products - Generators Chemical Resistant Gloves ...more than just great lumber! www.LuzerneLumber.com or order online www.AceHardware.com & have it shipped to our store ing these storms, and those who did not have flood insur- ance have little recourse.” A member of the House committee and subcommit- tee chairman of Military and Veterans Facilities, Boback noted that the House desig- nated September as Emer- gency Preparedness Month in the Commonwealth. She urged Pennsylvanians to pre- pare in advance for disaster. She also advised those who already experienced property damage in the recent storms to register for federal assist- ance with the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency (FEMA). THE MUSIC BOX DINNER PLAYHOUSE 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville, PA 18704 presents SEPT. 23 TO 25, 30 TO OCT. 2 CALL: 283-2195 or 800-698-PLAY AUDITIONS FOR WHITE CHRISTMAS Oct. 2 at 7pm & Oct. 3 at S8pm ® o |
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