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THE DALLAS POST
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BOWLS GENERATE FUNDS
FOR FOOD PANTRY
At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Back Mountain Food Pantry, a donation was
presented by Skip Sensbach, owner of Green Dog Pottery, Dallas. Sensbach is also an Artist in
Residence at Misericordia University's Art Studios on Lake Street, Dallas. During the 201 Luzerne
County Fair, Sensbach hand crafted and sold more than 100 bowls for $10 each, bringing in a
donation of $1100. Several volunteers from the food pantry were on hand to help sell the bowls as
well as were two Misericordia students, Kristin Egbert and Amanda Peslak. From left, are Chris-
topher Czekalaski, food pantry board member; Sensbach, Carol Eyet, food pantry manager; Lena
Baur, Carolyn Straka, Vesta Fountain, food pantry board members; Ginger McCabe, food pantry
board recording secretary.
REITZ JOINS ROTARY CLUB OF DALLAS
&
The Rotary Club of Dallas recently welcomed and installed new member Kris Reitz. From left,
are Rotarians Kerry Freeman, Reitz, Ken Chapple, club president; and Paut Rodda.
Shown here with a Nativity created by members of the local Vietnamese community for St.
Frances Cabrini Parish are, from left, Ha Le, Hanh Le, Father Vincent Dang, pastor; Loc Le and
Hong Le.
Church boasts custom Nativity
St. Frances X. Cabrini Par-
ish, 585 Mt. Olivet Rd., cele-
brated the Christmas season
with a custom created and dec-
orated Nativity. The Nativity is
specially designed each year by
a member of the Vietnamese
community.
Father Vincent Dang is the
pastor of St. Frances Cabrini
Parish and also ministers to
the local Vietnamese commu-
nity.
Father Dang celebrates a
Vietnamese Mass at 2 p.m. on
the third Sunday of the month
at St. Frances.
The Vietnamese community
will celebrate Vietnamese New
Year with a Mass at 2 p.m. on
Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Franklin
Township Fire Hall
For more information, con-
tact Fr. Dang at 696-3737.
Shape Note
Singers will meet
The Endless Mountains
Shape Note Singers meet
from 3 to 5 p.m. today,
pal Church, Route 6, one
mile east of Tunkhannock.
All singers, as well as
interested listeners, are
welcome. There is no ad-
mission or audition.
The group sings a cap-
pella four-part shape note
Harp,” a collection of sa-
cred songs”’and anthems
published .continuously
since 1844 (loaner copies
Jan. 8 at St. Peter’s Episco-
music and uses the "Sacred
CHURCH BRIEFS
are available).
For further information,
call David Martin at 333-
4007.
Meat loaf
dinner set
A meat loaf dinner and
bake sale will be held from
4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sat-
urday, Jan. 14 at the Loyal-
ville United Methodist
Church.
Cost is $8 for adults and
$3.50 for children under 12
years of age.
For takeouts, call 477-
3521 and leave a message
with your name, phone
number, number of dinners
requested and pickup time.
Breakfast slated
at HUMC
The Huntsville United
Methodist Church, 2355
Huntsville Rd., Shavertown
will host a breakfast from
8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday,
Jan. 14.
Breakfast includes scram-
bled eggs, pancakes, sau-
sage, hash browns or toast
and a beverage
Cost is $7 for adults, $4
for children age 6 and un-
der and free for senior
citizens.
For tickets, call 477-3748.
OBITUARIES
BOYES - Margaret “Peggy” L.,
82, Dallas, died Friday, Decem-
ber 30, 2011, in Golden Living
Center, East Mountain, while
convalescing after surgery.
She was born in Plymouth and
was a graduate of Kingston High
School, class of 1947. She retired
from the Dallas School District,
where she worked as a school sec-
retary. She was a longtime mem-
ber of the Shavertown United
Methodist Church.
She volunteered for many
years as a Cub Scout den mother
and a Sunday school teacher.
Surviving are her three sons,
Warren, Peachtree City, Ga.; Jef-
frey, Sweet Valley; and Hugh,
Dallas; seven grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; nieces and
nephews; sister, Delphine Evans,
North Lake; brother, Thomas
Frantz.
COOPER - Elizabeth, 99, Dal-
las, died Thursday, December 29,
2011, at her residence in Dallas.
She was born in Scranton and
attended the Edwardsville
Schools. She had worked in the
Ladies Garment Industry in Ed-
wardsville for many years, retir-
ing in 1974.
She was a member of Imma-
nuel Baptist Church, Edwards-
ville and The Ladies Auxiliary of
Irem Temple.
Surviving are her sons, Donald
and Edward, with whom she re-
sided, both of Dallas; sister, Do-
rothy Blakeslee, Ashley; 13
grandchildren; 22 great-grand-
children and eight great-great-
grandchildren.
Memorial donations to Imma-
nuel Baptist Church, 25 Zerby
Ave., Edwardsville, PA, or Hos-
pice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Bal-
imore Dr.,, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
GIACOMO -Raymond J., 87, of
Dallas, died Thursday, December
29, 2011, at Hospice Community
Care, Inpatient Unit, Geisinger
South Wilkes-Barre, following a
brief illness.
He was born on January 7,1924
in Swoyersville, raised in
Swoyersville and attended local
Swoyersville schools. A United
States Army Air Force veteran,
he honorably served his country
during World War II with the
452nd Air Service Group. During
his time of service, he was sta-
tioned in the European Theater.
A decorated veteran, he was
the recipient of three Overseas
Bars, the European-African-Mid-
dle Eastern Campaign Medal
with Four Bronze Stars, the
World War II Victory Medal, the
American Campaign Medal and
the Good Conduct Medal. Upon
his honorable discharge on No-
vember 8, 1945, he had attained
the rank of Corporal.
Prior to his retirement in 1985,
he was employed for 31 years by
General Motors, Linden, New
Jersey. In his earlier years, he
worked in the local coal mining
industry.
He was a member of Holy Fam-
ily Roman Catholic Parish, Lu-
zerne.
Surviving are his son, Louis
James, of Fairport, New York; his
daughter, Kimberly Riley, of
Swoyersville; four grandchildren,
two great-grandchildren, a sister,
Helen Lezoli, of Ridge, New York;
nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to Hos-
pice Community Care, 601
Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA
18704.
KROHLE - Frederick J., 76, of
Lake Township, died Sunday, Ja-
nuary 1, 2012, at the Hospice
VNA, Northampton Street,
Wilkes-Barre. '
He was born in Ashland, gradu-
ated from Weatherly High
School, Wilkes College and Drex-
el University with a Master’s De-
gree in Library Science. He
served in the Army from 1957 to
1959.
He had been employed for 33
years by Wilkes University as a
reference and collections devel-
opment librarian, and had been
the manager of the “Slightly
Read Book Store” of the Back
Mountain Memorial Library
since 2001.
He was a member of the Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are his wife, Jean;
stepsons, Leonard Kryeski, Gil-
bertsville; Kevin Kryeski, Mount
Holly Springs; two grandchil-
dren.
Memorial donations to Slight-
ly Read Book Store at the Back
Mountain Memorial Library, 96
Huntsville Rd., Dallas, PA 18612.
PENKROT - Leonard, 74, of
Shavertown, died Monday, De-
cember 26, 2011, at the Hampton
House, Hanover Township.
He was born on February 3,
1937 in Ashley, was raised in Ash-
ley and was a graduate of the for-
mer Ashley High School, Class of
1954.
A peace-time veteran, he hon-
orably served his country with
the Army National Guard of
Pennsylvania. During his service,
he was stationed with Battery B
of the 109th Field Artillery, Nanti-
coke. He was honorably dis-
charged from his service on No-
vember 16, 1962, having attained
the rank of Corporal.
Prior to his retirement in 1999,
he was employed for 31 years by
Procter and Gamble, Mehoopa-
ny. He was a member of Holy
Family Roman Catholic Parish,
Luzerne.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara
(Gutowski) Penkrot, with whom
he celebrated his 52nd wedding
anniversary on September 26,
2011; his son, David, of Wilming-
ton, Del.; his daughter, Amy Sy-
meon, of Shavertown; four grand-
children; sisters, Helen Przew-
locki, Irene Matukaitus and Glo-
ria Deitz, all of Ashley; nieces and
nephews; and his beloved dog,
Nala.
Memorial donations to Holy
Family Parish, 574 Bennett St.,
Luzerne, PA 18704.
SPENCER -Ethel L., 95, of Ide-
town, died Monday, December
26, 2011, in the Star Hill Rest
Home, Monroe Township.
She was born in Lehman Town-
ship.
Surviving are a son, Bruce Jr.,
Forty Fort; daughter, Nancy Wes-
ley, Idetown,; four grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; broth-
er, Ralph Cisco.
ST. CLAIR - Charles “Chuck”
R.,, of Tunkhannock, died
Wednesday, December 28, 2011,
in Tyler Memorial Hospital in
Tunkhannock.
He was born in Eatonville on
January 4, 1926, and, prior to his
retirement, was employed at the
Procter & Gamble plant in Me-
hoopany for over 18 years. After
his retirement, he worked for the
Mayflower Florist in Tunkhan-
nock as a delivery man for over 18
years.
He served as Tunkhannock
Borough Councilman for 12
years, was a member of the River-
side Park Commission and of the
Mehoopany Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 63
years, Edith Cadden St. Clair;
sons, Duane, Columbia, Md.;
Thomas, Tunkhannock; sisters,
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and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations to Me-
hoopany Baptist Church, PO Box
162, Mehoopany, PA 18629.
VAN BODEGOM-SMITH -
Todd Neil, 49, of Trucksville,
died Saturday, December 31,
2011, at home.
Diagnosed with ALS (Lou Ge-
rig’s Disease), he continued his
journey for nearly 11 years, far
surpassing all Western medical
expectations.
He was born May 3, 1962 in Pa-
terson, N.J.,, was a graduate of
Voorhees High School, Glen
Gardner, N.J. and a graduate of
East Stroudsburg University.
He lived four years in Kunm-
ing, China, practicing healing
through acupuncture, herbs and
Tai Chi. Along the way, he re-
ceived formal training in hypnos-
is, neuro-linguistic programming
and life coaching.
Surviving are his father, Neil
Van Bodegom-Smith and Louise
Haught; sisters, Jill Van Bode-
gom-Smith and Heidi Van
Deutsch; brothers, Billy and Kai;
three nieces.
Memorial donations to the
documentary film, “Happy,”
which Todd was passionate
about at www.thehappymo-
vie.com/get-involved/.
WIKOSKI - Betty Dymond, 84,
of Tunkhannock, died Monday,
December 26, 2011, in the Golden
Living Center in Tunkhannock.
She was born on September 5,
1927, and worked as a seamstress
in several different dress facto-
ries in the area. She was a mem-
ber of the church of Nativity
B.V.M. in Tunkhannock, and the
Tunkhannock Moose Lodge.
Surviving are her sons, Wayne,
Tunkhannock; Stephen, Spring-
ville; daughters, Lori Rogers,
Tunkhannock; and Teri Rewt,
Charleston, S.C.; brothers, Frank
Dymond and Joseph Dymond;
sisters, Florence Lucky, Shirley
Staufflet, Sandra Rater and Mary-
lou McDonald; seven grandchil-
dren; 19 great-grandchildren; -
nieces and nephews.
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