PAGE 4 THE DALLAS POST Sunday, April 8, 2012 CHURCH BRIEF Breakfast at HUMC The Huntsville United Meth- odist Church, 2355 Huntsville Road, Shavertown, will host a breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 14. Adult tickets are $7 while children and senior citizens eat free. Breakfast includes scram- bled eggs, sausage, home fries, pancakes, toast and a beverage. Roast beef dinner set A family-style roast beef supper will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 374 Yalick Road, Dallas. Take- outs begin at 3:30 p.m. Tickets, at $8.50 for adults and $3.50 for children under 12 years of age, are available at the door or by calling 675-3859. St. Paul's Church is wheel- chair accessible. Vendor /craft fair slated Trucksville Early Childhood Education Center and Trucks- ville United Methodist Church will host a Vendor/Craft Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 14 at the church, 40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville. The fair will showcase ven- dors such as Scentsy, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Tastefully Simple, Lia Sophia, Pond Creek Candles, Tupperware, Silpada, Celebrating Home, Barefoot Books and Epona Equine Edu- cation. Hand made products such as By Brookye, E & R Crafts, jandmade jewelry and more will be offered There will also be a bake sale, lunch and a silent auction. . featuring the participants will S be held from 6 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the Alder- son United Methodist Church, Pole 108, Lakeside Drive, Har- veys Lake. The breakfast includes scrambled eggs, sausage, all- you-can-eat pancakes and bev- erage. Tickets, which are available at the door, are $6 for adults and $3 for children. HUMC plans yard sale The Huntsville United Meth- odist Church, 2355 Huntsville Road, Shavertown, needs ven- dors for a Community Yard Sale scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday April 28. Cost is $10 for reserved space. Call Kris at 477-3748 to reserve your spot today. Dorcas Society plans sale The ladies Dorcas Society of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 474 Yalick Road, Dallas, will spon- sor a rummage and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 4 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5 at the church. Bag Day hours will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. GOH announces summer camp The Gate of Heaven Summer Music Camp for students ages 9-15 will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon July 23-27. Learn to sing like a bird while enjoying games, snacks and making new friends. A special Youth Liturgy be at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July Missionaries visit St. Paul's Church © David Wunsch and Kate Lawler, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Regional representatives to South America, visited St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Dallas on February 4. Their visit includ- ed worship, a supper and a pre- sentation of their missionary work in South America. St. Paul’s Church, a congre- gation of the Northeastern Pa Synod of the ELCA, has a com- panion congregation, San Timoteo, La Plata, Argentina, and supports Wunsch and Lawler. Based in Buenos Aires, Ar- gentina, the missionaries serve as a bridge between the ELCA and companion church- es in Argentina, Uruguay, Bo- livia, Peru, and Chile. Rev. Charles Grube, pastor at St. Paul’s, along with young adult leader, Hannah Grube, and youth member, Adam O’Brien, were selected as par- ticipants in a July 2011 youth servant trip to Argentina sponsored by the Northeast- ern PA Synod where they vis- ited congregations of the grea- ter Buenos Aires area served by the missionaries. Wunsch and Lawler return- ed to the United States for a Home Assignment in January and February to visit support- ing congregations and agen- cies, including St. Paul’s Church. Rev. Charles Grube, left, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Dallas, greets, from left, David Wunsch and Kate Lawler, Lutheran Church Regional Representatives to South America; and Hanna Grube, recent traveler with a church group service trip to Argenti- na. PEOPLE BRIEFS Kappler takes part in dance competition Carly Kappler, daughter of Chas and Leah Kappler, of Dal- las, recently competed in the Performing Art Alliance Compe- tition at King of Prussia. She was awarded first place in solo pantomime, duo panto- mime, duo TV, second place in solo tap, solo specialty, solo ethnic, photogenic and third place for duo jammin’ in the 89 age groups. Kappler qualified to perform at the Performing Arts Alli- ance’s Contest of Champions at King of Prussia. She placed “Tops” in duo jammin’ and duo pantomime categories. She is a student and under ST. PAUL'S BROTHERHOOD PLANS ROAST BEEF DINNER The Brotherhood of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 474 Yalick Road, Dallas, met recently to finalize plans for its upcoming roast beef dinner set for 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. Take-outs will be available starting at 3:30 pm. Tickets cost $8.50 for adults, $3.50 for chil ° 9 29. This year’s theme: “Catholic the direction of Robert and d > ill ilabl h ight of th : loft fi . H : Kristine Oberst, d under 12 and will be available the night of the dinner. From left, first row, are Marty Bisher, 4 Fisherman S Breakfast Symbols Gestures and Trad: he nays aay Carey, Bob Nicely, Bill Peiffer. Second row, Rob Rolland, Lee Fett, Joe Hardisky, Bob McGuire, being planned To. register, call 675-2121 by Dance Studio. Vernon Crispell and Brad Ide. A Fisherman’s Breakfast will July 15. OBITUARIES Margot Stage. the Wyoming Valley Mall. School. website. He was a member of She was born in Punxsutaw- Surviving are four grandsons;a He was a 20-year veteran of the Endless Mountains Chorus. He ney on April 23, 1951, and was BACKES - Helen, 87, of Sha- KESTER - Carolyn J, 87, of granddaughter; eight great- United States Air Force, serving served asa flight instructoratthe employed as a clerk at the Tunk- vertown, died March 27, 2012, at the Lakeside Nursing Center, Dallas. She was born February 4, 1925, in Shavertown and was a gradu- ate of Westmoreland High School. She was employed as a head waitress for Regency Cater- ing/Convention Hall, Pittston. Surviving are a son, Clyde; three grandchildren; two step- grandchildren, Marie Miller and John Miller. CHRISTIANA - Thelma Kathe- rine Clark, 88, of Lehman Town- ship, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. She was born July 29, 1923, in Kingston, and was a member of the Maple Grove United Metho- dist Church, Pikes Creek. Surviving are her daughter, Nancy J., of Lehman Township; son, Jeff, of New Castle; eight grandchildren; and 11 great- grandchildren. Memorial donations to the Ma- ple Grove United Methodist Church, 5876 Main Road, Hun- lock Creek, PA 18621 or the SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 Main Street, Fox Hill Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. EDDY - Sharon Maher, 57, of Dallas, died Sunday, April 1, 2012, at the Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South Wilkes- Barre. : She was born in Kingston and was a graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and College Miser- icordia. She was a sales manager with Integrated Power, Hanover “Township. She bowled in the Saturday night mixed leagues in Dallas. She was also a member of several golf leagues. Surviving are her husband, Da- * vid, Lehman; daughters, Nichole Britt, Lehman; Kate Zartarian, Cambridge, Mass.; Jessica Holt, Knoxville, Tenn.; one grand- daughter. JACKSON - Heather Ann, 37, of Monroe Township, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born November 26, 1974. Surviving are her husband, Charles; daughters, Kayla, Julis- sa and Chasity; sister, Kimberly; brother, Scott; grandmother, y Dallas, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, and attended Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre. She was a technician with Owens Illinois for 26 years. She was a member of The Slov- ene National Benefit Society of Imperial Pennsylvania. Surviving are a daughter, Che- ryl Schechterly, Bloomsburg; a son, Wayne, Dallas; a stepson, Robert, Sun City Center, Fla., one grandson. Memorial donations to The Alzheimer’s Association, 57 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705. LAYAOU -Alan C., of Thurston Hollow Road, Tunkhannock, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on June 11, 1955. He was a 1973 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and worked for 30 years as a boilermaker with the Nation- al Transit Lodge and The Local Lodge 13. Surviving are his wife of 35 years, Dawn Kubick Layaou; daughter, Jami Layaou Hearn, Tunkhannock; two grandsons; sister, Angela Brown, of Tunk- hannock; brothers, sister, nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to Gift of Life Donor Program, 401 N, 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19123-0032. MERITHEW - Lillian S., 95, formerly of Campground Road, Dallas, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, following an illness. She was born in Hudson, Plains Township on February 8, 1917, attended Plains Township schools and spent most of her youth in the Plains and Hudson area. She went to work at an early age to support the family, work- ing in local dress factories. She did housework for several fam- ilies in the area. Her last employ ‘ment was with Artistic Design in BACK MOUNTAIN BOWL Sicilian Pizza « Wings Hoagies and More! EISLER CRIT 4 Memorial Hwy Dallas ¢ 675-5026 grandchildren; sisters, Francis Shutacawski, Hudson; Ceil Rock, Plains; brothers, Clem Paycheck, Sebring, Florida; Leonard Mroz, Wilmington, Delaware; nieces and nephews. MILNES - Eugene S., of Lane Hill Road, Tunkhannock, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhan- nock. He was born in Sayre on No- vember 24, 1936, and was a 1955 graduate of the LaRaysville High in Mississippi, Texas, New Mex- ico, Greenland, Germany, Cali- fornia, Virginia and South Caroli- na. During his military career, he graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in busi- ness. Upon returning home, he be- came the business manager of Milnes Engineering in Tunkhan- nock. He was a member of the Tunk- hannock United Methodist Church, Tunkhannock Rotary Club and worked on the club’s Sky Haven Airport for 15 years. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Marjorie Upham Milnes; sons, Edwin, of Rapid City, South Dakota; Kevin, of Northampton; brothers, Paul and Thomas, both of Tunkhannock; sister, Marcia Platts, of Mehoopany; four grandchildren, Christopher, Al- isha, Gregory and Duane. ROWKER - Roxana, of Kee- lersburg Road, Tunkhannock, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at her home. hannock Walmart. Surviving are her husband, Pe- ter; two daughters, Roxana Cam- eron, of Factoryville; and Kath- ryn Pote, of Richmond, Va.; three sons, Frederick Allenbaugh, of Tunkhannock; Jacob Allen- baugh, of Hop Bottom; an ron Pote, of jr grandchildren; sister, Karen Ko- sinski, of Brockway; an aunt, a niece and two nephews. Memorial donations to the Tunkhannock Public Library or the ASPCA. Geisinger-Dallas Dallas, PA 18612 | 14 Lt. Michael Cleary Drive For every stage in life, choose Geisinger Women’s Health in Dallas. Certified nurse midwife Shelley Faris is welcoming new patients in Dallas. 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