PAGE 4 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, October 30, 2011 OBITUARIES BAER - Leonard R., 78, of Sweet Valley, died Saturday, Oc- tober 15, 2011, in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Cen- ter, Plains Township. He was born April 29, 1933, in Koonsville, graduated from Garrison High School, Shick- shinny, in 1951 and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was employed by U.S. Air for 36 years, retiring in 1991, and was a member of the Em- manuel Assembly of God Church, Harveys Lake. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, the former Muriel Belles; daughters, Karen Bogdon, Sweet Valley; Lois Citsay, Wilkes-Barre; and Sharon Van- Horn, Cambra; three grandchil- dren; one great-granddaughter. DEEBLE - Nancy Joan, 77, of Shavertown, died Thursday, Oc- tober 20, 2011, at the VNA Hos- pice of Northeastern Pennsylva- nia, Wilkes-Barre. She was born May 22, 1934, in Danville, was a graduate of Shamokin High School, class of 1952 and was formerly employ- ed by Pennsylvania Gas and Wa- ter Co. and Commonwealth Tel- ephone Co. She retired in 2001 from Wilson H. Flock Insurance Inc. A resident of Shavertown since 1957, she was a member of Shavertown United Methodist Church and its Priscilla Circle. Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Robert J. Deeble, Sha- vertown; son, Paul D, Harrison- burg, Va.; two grandchildren; sister, LaRue Fetterman, Elys- burg; one niece. Memorial donations to Sha- vertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown, PA 18708; or the Prescription Assistance Fund, Medical Oncology Associates, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704. DeREMER - Lewis M., 89, of Vernon, died Monday, October 17, 2011, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born in Vernon and was educated in the Beaumont schools. He was a self-employed contractor and owned and oper- ated Dream Homes for many years. Surviving are his wife of 69 years, the former Grace Levitt; children, Tom, Vernon; Mary Ann Morin, East Jordan, Mich.; and Betty Lou Hadsall, Beau- mont; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Louise Taylor, Falls; nieces and nephews. FORTE - Helen C., of Tunk- hannock, died Sunday, October 16, 2011, in her home. She was born in Hazleton on December 1, 1917, was a gradu- ate of Hazleton High School and the Hazleton General Hos- pital School of Nursing. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by Clark Summit State Hospital for 21 years. She was a member of the Church of the Nativity B.V.M. in Tunkhan- nock and a former member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church of Hazleton. Surviving are a daughter, Car- ole Forte; sons, Garry, James and Michael, all of Tunkhan- nock; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to the Church of the Nativity BVM, 99 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, PA 18657. FRITZEN - Mrs. Dorothy , 94, of Shavertown, formerly of Ply- mouth and the Meadows Ma- nor, Dallas, died Saturday, Octo- ber 22, 2011, in the United Methodist Homes, Wesley Vil- lage Campus, Jenkins Town- ship. She was born in Forty Fort and graduated from Forty Fort High School, class of 1936. She was a member of the former United Methodist Church, Ply- mouth, Methodist Women’s Group, Plymouth Junior Wom- en’s Society, Shawnee Senior Citizens and AARP. Surviving are a daughter, Bar- bara Stephens, Shavertown; son, Jeffrey, Shavertown; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren; a sister, Jeanne Rifendifer, Oakdale. LADNER - Richard D., 79, of Noxen, died Monday, October 17, 2011, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. He was born July 22, 1932, in Wilkes-Barre, and served as a mechanic in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Prior to retiring, he was em- ployed as a mechanic by Vitale Ford, Montrose, for many years. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, the former Nettie Traver; sons, William, of Noxen; and Robert, of Rockingham, N.C; six grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; brother, James, of Montrose; and sisters, Kath- leen Dunbar and Nancy Jen- nings, both of Meshoppen; and Ruth Ann Scapillato of Buffalo, N.Y. PESTA - Margaret Mesaris Pesta, 94, of Centermoreland and formerly of Exeter, died Monday, October 17, 2011. She worked in the Duplan Silk Mill in her younger years and as a cook at Grico’s Restau- rant in Exeter until her retire- ment. She was a lifelong mem- ber of St. John the Baptist Par- ish in Pittston and a member of the Confraternity of Christian Women. She was one of the founding members of the Pennsylvania Quilters and past president of Exeter Branch 7, Ladies Penn- sylvania Slovak Catholic Union, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are sons, Joseph M., Pittston; Thomas J., Young- stown, Ohio; and a daughter, Margaret Jollimore, of Center- moreland, with whom she resid- ed since January 2006; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; six step-great- grandchildren; one great-great- granddaughter; nieces and ne- phews. Memorial donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospi- tal , 120 S. Franklin St., Wilkes- Barre, PA 18701. PETCHALONIS - Antoinette A., 97, formerly of Pittston and a 26-year resident of Tunkhan- nock, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, where she had been a guest for two weeks. She was born in Pittston on November 17, 1913, and, for more than 25 years, was em- ployed as a seamstress in a local Pittston dress factory. While living in Pittston, she was a member of St. Casimir’s Catholic Church and a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock. Surviving are a son, Anthony T., of Tunkhannock; brother, Stanley Stankavage, of Spring- ville; sister, Helen Williams, of Dallas; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. VIOLINI - Patricia A., Hun- lock Creek, died Sunday, Octo- ber 16, 2011. A graduate of Plymouth High ‘GUYS AND DOLLS’ COMES TO HOLY REDEEMER Holy Redeemer High School will present the musical “Guys and Dolls” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12 in the school's McCarthy Auditorium. Tickets for the performance are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for students. They may be purchased at the door the night of the performance or in advance in person at Holy Redeemer from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cast members are, from left, first row, Beth DeMichele, Wilkes-Barre; and Mary Katherine Evans, Mountain Top. Second row, Patrick Loftus, Mountain Top; Tyler Floryan, Forty Fort; Anthony Gialanella, Dallas; Thomas Caffrey, Hanover Twp.; Ron May, Hanover Twp.; and Nicholas McCarroll, Dallas. Third row, Angela Costigan, Mountain Top; Louis Jablowski, Wilkes-Barre Twp.; Ben Nause, Swoyersville; and Eva Smith, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are her husband, Donald; daughter, Donna Rine- himer, West Nanticoke; son, Do- nald, Hunlock Creek; grandchil- dren; great-grandchildren; brother, Dr. Leo Oakchunas; and sister, Adeline Zawatski. YARASAVAGE - Gladys Jones, 88, of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Osterhout on July 18, 1923, and was a gradu- ate of the Falls-Overfield High School, class of 1941. After high school, she moved to New York City where she worked during World War II be- fore returning to the Tunkhan- nock area. She was an active member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Edward Yarasavage; her children, Dale, of Tunkhan- nock; William, of Tunkhannock; Patty Nelson, of Charlotte, N.C; John, of Bellefonte; and Jan Cadwallader., of Fort Mill, S.C.; nine grandchildren’ two great- granddaughters. Memorial donations to the Tunkhannock Public Library, 220 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, PA 18657; or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Route 6 West, Tunk- hannock, PA 18657. Online con- dolences may be sent to School, she was employed at www.sheldonkukuchkafuneral- Downing Dress. home.com. 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