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THE DALLAS POST
Sunday, May 20, 2012
THIS WEEK'S
MEETINGS
MONDAY, MAY 21
Lehman Township
Old Route 115, Lehman Township
The board of supervisors will
hold a regular meeting at 7 p.m.
- in the municipal building.
CHURCH
BRIEFS
Recipes sought
The Huntsville United Metho-
dist Church is putting together a
cookbook and seeks local reci-
pes.
Anyone who has a recipe they
would like published is asked to
e-mail it to
HUMCI1877@gmail.com.
Memorial Day service
set at church
The Sweet Valley Church of
Christ, 5439 Main Road will
hold a special Memorial Day
service at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday,
May 27. The service will include
a special speaker and patriotic
music to honor men and women
in the Armed Forces.
For more information, call
477-2320.
The church is handicapped
accessible.
TUMC announces
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School will be
held from June 17-21 at the
Trucksville United Methodist
Church Educational Building,
40 Knob Hill Road, Trucksville.
Dinner is provided and starts
at 5:30 p.m. each night. The
opening skit begins at 6:15 p.m.
and the program ends at 8:30
p.m. each night. This year’s
group will go on a safari with
music, mission, games, crafts,
skits, snacks and a lesson.
This year’s Mission Focus
benefits “Nothing But Nets,” a
mission that provides mosquito
nets to families to prevent the
spread of malaria.
LIUM Church plans
Bible School
The Lehman-Idetown United
Methodist Church, Mountain
View Drive, Lehman, will host
its annual Vacation Bible School
from 9 a.m. to noon June 25-29.
“The Good News Games” is
an Olympic-themed program
featuring Bible lessons, crafts,
games, songs and snacks. VBS is
free for children ages 3 through
sixth grade.
A special service to celebrate
the week will be held at 10 a.m.
on Sunday, July 1.
For more information, contact
Mandy Newman at 674-9777 or
Pastor Bob Ryder at 675-5192.
No pre-registration is needed.
GOH announces
summer camp
The Gate of Heaven Summer
Music Camp for students aged
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 fea-
turing the participants will be at
11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 29. This
year’s theme: “Catholic symbols,
gestures, and traditions.” To
register, call 675-2121 by July 15.
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BOOTH - Joan S., 82, of Lake
Township, died on Saturday,
May 12, 2012, at the Meadows
Nursing Center, Dallas.
She was born February 25,
1930, in Plymouth, and gradu-
ated from Harter High School,
West Nanticoke, in 1948.
She was member of the Outlet
Bible Tabernacle.
Surviving are her children,
Gary E., Harveys Lake; Lynn
Browning, West Salem, Ohio;
Carol Glass, Blacksburg, Va;
Beth Sufrinko, Wapwallopen;
Jennifer Acquisto, Mountain
Top; eight grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations to the
Alzheimer’s Association North-
eastern PA Chapter, 63 N. Fran-
klin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.
FORSTER - David B., 74, of
Harveys Lake, died Sunday,
May 6, 2012, in the Veterans Ad-
ministration Medical Center,
Wilkes-Barre.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre,
was a six-year Navy veteran and
was formerly employed by
IBEW Union Local 1319.
He was a member of Ameri-
can Legion Post 967, Harveys
Lake, and was a former Harveys
Lake Councilman. He was a 50-
year member of the Landmark
Lodge, Wilkes-Barre; the
Bloomsburg Consistory, the
Irem Temple Shrine and the
Irem Motor Corp.
Surviving are his daughters,
Bonnie Michaels, Harveys Lake;
Rhonda, Harveys Lake; brother,
Edward (Art); one grandson;
one great-granddaughter; an un-
cle, nieces and nephews.
FRANCE - Joann M. (Joan),
67, of Kingston Township, died
on Sunday, May 6, 2012, at the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
She was born in Ashley on Ja-
nuary 1, 1945, and was a 1962
graduate of Coughlin High
School. She was employed as a
cosmetic consultant for the
Clarins Cosmetic Company at
the Bon-Ton Department Store
prior to her retirement.
She was a member of St.
Frances X. Cabrini Church in
Carverton.
Surviving are children, Renee
Powell, Miners Mill section of
Wilkes-Barre; Andrew T., at
home; Melissa, Orlando, Fla;
one granddaughter; sisters, Do-
rothy Krugel, Wilkes-Barre
Township; Carol Goncalves, St.
Petersburg, Fla.; nieces and ne-
phews.
Memorial donations to the
Medical Oncology Associates
Prescription Assistance Fund,
382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA
18704.
HOOVER - Floyd E., 93, for-
merly of Idetown, died Sunday,
May 6, 2012, at Willow Ridge
Center of Hatboro.
He wasborn in Idetown, and,
prior to his retirement, was a
forklift operator for the Amer-
ican Store Warehouse, Forty
Fort, for 38 years.
He was a member of the Cen-
tral Pennsylvania Teamsters
Union Local 401.
Surviving are his daughter,
Patsy Long; three grand-
daughters; three great-grand-
children; a brother, Lester, Ide-
town; sister, Roxie Haines,
Quakertown.
Memorial donations to the
resident activity fund at the
Willow Ridge Center, 3485 Da-
visville Road, Hatboro, PA
19040-4220.
HUMMEL - Soledad C., 65,
of Hunlock Creek, died Satur-
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OBITUARIES
day, May 5, 2012, in the Francis-
can Hospice House, University
Place, Washington.
She was born in Llorente
Eastern Samar, Philippines on
September 19, 1946, and worked
as a cook at Marty’s Blue Room
in Nanticoke.
Surviving are her son, Loren-
zo Comillo, Hunlock Creek;
daughters, Maria Elena Comil-
lo, Hunlock Creek; Soledad H.
Njenga, Seattle, Wash.; stepchil-
dren, Marie Toles, Okla.; Debra
Caylao, La.; Cindy Thompson,
Ala.; Lester Hummel III, La.; Mi-
chael Hummel, Ala.; five sisters;
one brother; grandchildren;
great-grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
IDE - Elwood C., 90, died
Monday, May 14, 2012, at The
Meadows Nursing Center, Dal-
las.
He was born in Dallas, and
was a graduate of Dallas Bor-
ough High School class of 1939.
After high school, he enlisted
with the Marine Corp. and
served as a Tech Sergeant. He
was an aerial gunner on Medi-
um Bombers (B-52’s), operating
in the South Pacific. He was also
involved in the Asiatic and
American Theaters of oper-
ation.
He had worked for the Dela-
ware-Hudson Railroad for 43
years, starting as a brakeman
and later as a conductor.
He was a member of the Leh-
man/Idetown United Metho-
dist Church, International Or-
der of Odd Fellows, Daddow-
Isaacs, Post 672, American Le-
gion, Dallas, and also the United
Teamsters Union.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Shirley S, Swan; a son, El-
wood C. Jr, Arlington, Wash.;
daughters, Phyllis Sorber,
Sweet Valley; Audrey, Dallas;
five grandchildren, seven great-
grandchildren; sisters, Peg Co-
bleigh, Troy; Barbara Osborn,
Campbell, N.Y.; Janice Russell,
Dallas; brothers, Willis, Sweet
Valley; Kenneth, Clarksville,
Ga.; James, Williamsport, Md.
Memorial donations to Leh-
man/Idetown United Metho-
dist Church, Lehman, PA 18672.
KRIVAK - Irene died Satur-
day, May 12, 2012 at Mercy Cen-
ter, Dallas.
She was born in Dallas on
April 22, 1926, and attended
College Misericordia. She
worked for many years in the lab
at the former Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital, Kingston.
She was active for many years
in St. Therese’s Church, Shaver-
town.
Surviving are sons, John,
Thomas, Andrew and Matthew;
daughters, Anne Hart, Carla
Meister and Michele Kirk; 12
grandchildren; one great-grand-
son, sister, Rosemary Warren.
Memorial donations to Mercy
Center, 301 Lake St., Dallas, PA
18612.
LANSBERRY - Wilma Mae,
74, of Lehman, died Saturday,
May 12, 2012.
She was born in Dallas Town-
ship, on May 24, 1938, gradu-
ated from Dallas Township High
School in 1956 and was employ-
ed as a secretary for the former
Commonwealth Telephone Co.,
Dallas, for several years. She
was later employed by Greco's
Apothecary, Kingston.
She was a member of the Leh-
man-Idetown United Methodist
Church, Lehman.
Surviving are her husband,
Willard Russell, with whom she
recently celebrated her 50th
wedding anniversary; children,
Deborah Misson, Hunlock
Creek; Russell, Lehman; Law-
rence, Lake Township; six
grandchildren; twin brother,
William Weidner, Allegany,
N.Y.; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
Lehman-Idetown United Meth-
odist Church, PO Box 1, Leh-
man, PA 18627.
MAHALICK - Peter Paul, 72,
of Dallas, died Sunday, May 13,
2012, at the Meadows Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center, Dal-
las.
He was born in Swoyersville,
and was a graduate of Swoyers-
ville High School, Class of 1959.
He began a long career in the
textile industry with the former
Fortune Fabric Company,
Swoyersville, where he started
in the mailroom and worked his
way up to plant manager. He fol-
lowed the company as plant
manager when it moved to Ash-
ley, eventually becoming Joffrey
Mills. His job took him to Au-
gusta, Va., where he worked for
and retired from textile manu-
facturing plant, Stillwater Inc.
He was a longtime member of
Odyssey Fitness Center, Wilkes-
Barre; the George M. Dallas Ma-
sonic Lodge 531 and Irem Tem-
ple, where he was very active
with its golf association and
Shrine Circus. He was a mem-
ber of St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, Dallas.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Cynthia Byank, Dallas; chil-
dren, Karen Herrerra, Biscayne,
FL; Frank, Plains; Donna Mahal-
ick Kornfeld, Kingston; Carol
Paul., Shavertown; eight grand-
children; four great-grandchil-
dren, Ashlin, Gavin, Victor, Ela-
na; sisters, Irene Bartkovitz, Ma-
ry Whiteman, Dolores Schreib-
er, nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
Peter and Cynthia Mahalick
Scholarship Foundation c/o Lu-
zerne County Community Col-
lege, 1333 S. Prospect Street,
Nanticoke, PA 18634.
SOLINSKY - Alice B., 71, of
Kingston Township, died
Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at her
home.
She was born in Kingston,
and was a graduate of Lake-Leh-
man High School and the Geis-
inger Medical Center School of
Nursing, Danville.
She completed her student
nursing program at Geisinger
Medical Center, Danville, and
went on to work as a Registered
Nurse at the former Mercy Hos-
pital, Wilkes-Barre, John Heinz
Institute of Rehabilitation Med-
icine, Wilkes-Barre, and retired
as Director of Infection Control
and Quality Assurance at Allied
Services Integrated Health Sys-
tem, Scranton.
She was an active member of
St. Therese’s Church, Shaver-
town, and its Altar and Rosary
Society.
Surviving are her children, Al-
ice Marie Knepp, Harveys Lake;
John J, Kingston Township;
Diane L., Harveys Lake; Peter G.
Jr., Philadelphia; six grandchil-
dren; brothers, Chester Belsky,
East Greenville; Walter Belsky,
Harveys Lake; nieces and neph-
ews.
Memorial donations to St.
Therese’s Church, Pioneer Ave-
nue and Davis Street, Shaver-
town, PA 18708, or Pennsylva-
nians for Human Life, Wyoming
Valley Chapter, 201 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.
YALETSKO -Harry W. Jr., 39,
of Noxen, died unexpectedly
Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Eaton
Township.
He was born June 13, 1972, in
Kingston, and was employed at
the Lowe’s Distribution Center
in Pittston.
Surviving are his parents,
Harry William Yaletsko Sr.,
West Pittston; and Catherine
Chopack Yaletsko, Wilkes-
Barre; his wife of 11 years, the
former Denise Gaines; sons,
Joshua and Bryan “Hubba,”
both at home; brothers, Andrew
and David, both of Wilkes-Barre;
Jason, West Pittston; sister, Su-
san, of Wilkes-Barre; grand-
mother Erma Yaletsko, Phila-
delphia; three nieces.
Memorial donations to the
SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 E.
Main St., Fox Hill Road, Wilkes-
Barre, PA 18702.
PEOPLE
BRIEFS
Two inducted into
honor society
Sarah Hauze, of Sweet Val-
ley, and Marina Orrson, of
Shavetown, were among 10
Misericordia University stu-
dents inducted into the Sigma
Tau Delta International En-
glish Honor Society during an
induction ceremony in the
Founders Room on campus.
The society’s central pur-
pose is to confer distinction
upon students of the English
language and literature in
undergraduate, graduate and
professional studies, accord-
ing to the society.
Three inducted into
honor society
Andrea Carr, of Dallas, Mal-
lory Getts, of Tunkhannock
and Danielle Yurko, of Sweet
Valley, were among 19 stu-
dents in the Misericordia
University biology program
inducted into the Beta Beta
Beta (TriBeta) National Bi-
ological Honor Society during
an induction ceremony in
Sandy and Marlene Insalaco
Hall on campus.
TriBeta was founded in
1922 for students dedicated to
improving the understanding
and appreciation of biological
study and extending bounda-
ries of human knowledge
through scientific research.
Slocum receives
scholar athlete
award
Drew Slocum, of Shaver-
town, was recognized duriggas,
Millersville University of
Pennsylvania’s Honors and
Awards Convocation on April
28.
An undergraduate student
at Millersville University
where he is a member of the
men’s tennis team, Slocum
received the Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference
Scholar Athlete Award.
Two graduate from
Lock Haven Un.
Steven F. Cornia and Aagiah
Mason Smolow, both of S
vertown, received Bachelor of
Science degrees from Lock
Haven Univerity during 2012
spring commencement cere-
monies.
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