PAGE 4 THE ‘DALLAS POST Sunday, September 16, 2012 Coast Guard veterans participate in Fun Fest Members of the NEPA Coast Guard Veterans Association partici- pated in the annual Fun Fest in Hazleton recently and were wel- comed by Congressman Lou Barletta. From left, are Jack Sidorek, Dallas; Ken Bogert, Edwardsville; Bob Youngblood, Hanover Twp.; Joe Katchko, Edwardsville; Don Miller, Joe Scarcella, Hazleton; Jeff MacMillan, Congressman Barletta holding his grandson Gabriel; Tim Healey, Neil Morrison, Pringle; George Fetchko, Swoyersville; Joe Slakis, West Wyoming; Tom Butchko, Wyoming; and Jim Law, Nesquehoning. Absent at the time of the photo was Walt Nestorik. OBITUARIES ANSILIO - Philip, 84, of Dallas, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at Hospice Community Care in Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. He was born in Kingston on May 1, 1928, and was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1946. Upon graduation, he at- tended Wyoming Seminary. He resided in Dallas since 1963 and was a member of Gate of Heaven Church. His family owned California Fruit Markets with locations in Kingston, Dallas and West Pitt- ston. In the 1960s, he partnered with his father, brother, Tom, and brother-in-law, Ted Popielarz, and established California Flow- er Company. Surviving are his wife, Joan Hines, with whom he celebrated 61 years of marriage; his daugh- ter, Terry; two grandsons; a brother, Tom; nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorial donations to The Sisters of Mercy, P.O. Box 370, Dallas, PA. 18612. BLAZES - Nestora C., 90, Dal- las, died Thursday, September 6, 2012, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born in Wilkes-Barre and was a graduate of Plymouth High School and Drexel Universi- ty. She was employed by Berg- man’s in Edwardsville for many years. She was a member of St. Frances X. Cabrini Church. Surviving are a daughter, Con- nie Edward Dorrance, Dallas; a sister, Narda Volinsky, Carroll ton, Texas; four grandchildren. BLIZZARD - Marie Elaine, 61, of Noxen, died Friday, September 7, 2012, in the Hospice Commu- nity Care Inpatient Unit of Geis- inger South Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, was a graduate of Lake-Lehman High School, class of 1969, and received her associate’s degree in journalism from Luzerne County Community College. She contin- ued her education at Misericor- dia University, where she re- ceived her bachelor’s degree in journalism. She was employed at Miser- icordia for 15 years, and prior to her illness, was employed at Tem- ple Israel of Wilkes-Barre from 2002. She was a member of St. Luke’s Reformation Lutheran Church of Noxen. Surviving are her daughter, Sa- ra (Blizzard) Horvath, and her fiancé, Eric Sickler, Noxen; step- grandson; Stephen Horvath, Beaumont; cousins. A memorial service will be held during church services at 11 a.m. today, Sept. 16 in St. Luke’s Reformation Lutheran Church, Noxen, with the Rev. Marty Ever- hart officiating. BROBST - Doris S., 87, Dallas, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at the Laurels Nursing Cen- ter, Kingston. She was born in Kingston and was a graduate of Dallas Borough High School. She was a teller with the United Penn Bank, later becoming Mellon Bank, Dallas. She was a member of The Dal- las United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She was also a member of the Dallas Legion Auxiliary and the Dallas Jr. and Sr. Women. Doris also bowled with the Thursday Girls Bowling League. Surviving are her son, H. Lee, Longwood, Fla.; daughters, Bon- nie J. Valentine, Reading; Patti Morgan, Shavertown; sister, Ruth Rogers, Dallas; three grand- children; two great-grandchil- dren. Memorial donations to the Dallas United Methodist Church, 4 Parsonage St., Dallas, PA 18612. BULFORD - William B., 80, of West Wyoming, died Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Common- wealth Hospice Care, St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre, following an illness. He was born in Tunkhannock, attended West Pittston High School and had been employed in the mining industry for some time. He had worked for American Chain and Cable Co., West Pitt- ston, and had been a distributor for Ma’s Old Fashioned Root Beer Co., Wilkes-Barre, until its clos- ing. He also owned and operated a butcher shop in Kunkle and later, a grocery store in Wilkes-Barre Township. He also operated a flea market on Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, prior to his retirement. He was a veteran of Army ser- vice during the Korean War and served as a Private First Class at Fort McClellan, Alabama, earn- ing the National Defense Service Medal. He was a member of the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars and of the Ea- gles, both of Wyoming and of Wyoming Hose Co., #2. He was a member of the Country and Western Association. Surviving are children, Nancy Masher, Dorothy Leake, Jeanie Terrell, Francis Bulford, Ray- mond Masher and Michael Za- rychta; brothers, Ernest amd Da- vid Bulford, John and David Ri- dley; sisters, Barbara Stanczyk, Carolyn Ridley, Ellen Van Luven- der and Mary Ann Faust; 22 grandchildren; 22 great-grand- children; nieces and nephews and his companion, Linda Hobbs, and her son, James McGrath. Memorial donations S.P.C.A. of Luzerne County, Fox Hill Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. CHARLES - Charles J, of Tunkhannock, died Friday, Sep- tember 7, 2012, in Mercy Center in Dallas. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on August 22, 1922, was a 1940 graduate of GAR High School and was a U.S. Marine Veteran, serving with the 4th Division in World War II, having fought in Iwo Jima and other parts of the Pacific. He and his brother, Sam, start- ed the Charles Brothers Super- market in 1947 in Tunkhannock, which they owned and operated for 50 years. He was the director of the Wyoming Valley Distribu- tors. He was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM, Tunkhannock, and attended Mass daily at the Mercy Center, Dallas. He was a 4th Degree. Knight in the Father Francis Pre- kosky Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Tunkhan- nock Kiwanis, joining in 1954, serving two terms as Lieutenant Governor and receiving the Ki- wanis International Hixson Award. He was an active member of the Triton Hose Company, a founding member of the Tunk- hannock Ambulance Association and helped to start the Tunkhan- nock Baseball Association, work- ing on the construction of the Art Keefer Little League Park. He was a former director of St. Michael's School for Boys and a former director of Catholic Social Services for the Diocese of Scran- ton. Surviving are daughters, La- Donne Kelly, Wyoming; Mary Clare Thomas, Tunkhannock; son, Joseph , Tunkhannock; six grandchildren; four step-grand- children; sisters, Martha Tudgay, Theresa Shiner and Pauline Evans, all of Wilkes Barre; and brother, John, Connecticut. Memorial donations to the Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen, 74 Warren St., Tunkhannock, PA 18657 or to Interfaith Friends, 57 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, PA 18657. CRISMAN - Nancy M., 74, of Woodland Way, Tunkhannock (Eaton Hills), died Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhan- nock. She was born on March 4, 1938, and was a graduate of the Mesh- oppen High School, Class of 1956. She was employed at Penns Best in Meshoppen, retiring in 1996 as their comptroller in the accounting department after working there for 16 years. She was a member of the Meshoppen United Methodist Church and the Retta United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Retta Birthday Club. Surviving are her husband, Paul E., whom she married on September 15, 1956; daughters, Tammy Perry, Tunkhannock; twins, Teresa Hennessy, South Waverly; and Lisa Tesluk, Tunk- hannock; four grandsons; broth- ers, Richard Tyler, N.C.; Charlie Tyler, Wyalusing; nieces and ne- phews. Memorial donations to the Ret- ta United Methodist Church, RD 5 Box 36, Montrose, PA 18801 or to the Tunkhannock Ambulance Association, 195 Bridge St., Tunkhannock, PA 18657. CRONAUER -Margaret M., 84, of Shavertown, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday, Sep- tember 9, 2012, in the Inpatient Unit, Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born in Wilkes-Barre and was a graduate of the Class of 1946 of James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre. She had worked in the marking room of the former Pomeroy’s Depart- ment Store, Wilkes-Barre, for some time and was later employ- ed by the Burger Barn, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, and the Wyoming Valley Mall. She had al- so been a sales lady for Avon Products. She was a member of Good Shepherd = Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, and had been a member of the former Christ Lutherans Church, Wilkes-Barre, where she had been a Sunday School teacher and had produced each Sunday’s bulletin for the church. Surviving are her husband of 58 years, Robert Cronauer, at home; sons, Robert W., Waterbu- ry, Connecticut; and Kenneth E., at home; brother, Howard Whip- ple, Harveys Lake; a nephew and a niece. Memorial donations to the SPCA of Luzerne County, Fox Hill Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. GARINGER - Doris, of Tunk- hannock, died Thursday, Sep- tember 6, 2012, in the Wilkes- Barre General Hospital. She was born March 22, 1930, on Corby Hill, Eaton Township, Wyoming County, was a 1948 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and was very active in the Free Methodist Church, Bowman’s Creek. She taught Sunday school in the church for 60 years, served as church secre- tary for 50 years, church treasur- er for 35 years and served as a del- egate to the Free Methodist New York Conference for 20 years. She served as president of the Bowman's Creek Women’s Mis- sionary Society and was presi- dent of Women’s Ministries Inter- national for 15 years. She served on the Year-Round School Com- mittee for the Tunkhannock Area School District, then the Citizens Advisory Council until 2002. Surviving are sons, Verlin and Mark, both of Evans Falls; two grandchildren; brothers, Leland Sickler, Nicholson; John Sickler, Tunkhannock; sisters, Ms. Eliza- beth Sickler, Evans Falls; Grace Rogers, Jenks; Clara Traver, Bow- man’s Creek; and Carol Chisen- hall, Evans Falls. Memorial donations to The Free Methodist Church of Bow- man’s Creek, 2605 SR 29 S., Mon- roe Township, PA 18657. GOSART - Walter G., 92, of Shavertown, died Tuesday, Sep- tember 4, 2012, at his residence. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, and was a graduate of Kingston Twp. High School. He was a gro- cer, owning Gosart’s Grocery in Shavertown. He was a Veteran of WW II, serving with the Army and was a member of Daddow-Isaacs Amer- ican Legion Post 672 and George M. Dallas Masonic Lodge 531. He was a member of St. Paul’s Luth- eran Church. Surviving are sons, James, Nashville, Tenn.; and Alan, Mur- freesboro, Tenn.; one grandson. HALL - David Crawford, 88, of Dallas, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, at his home. He was born March 1, 1924, in Marietta, Ohio, and attended Ma- rietta High School. He was a graduate of Princeton University, where he received a bachelor’s degree, and Harvard University, where he received a master’s in engineering. During World War II, he served his country in the Aleutian Is- lands, working on airstrips that were developed for the war ef- fort. He lived in California for many years where he owned a metal perforating company. For a brief period, he lived in Panama where he did civil engineering work re- lated to canal transportation. Up- on his return to the area, he went to work for his wife’s family’s - company, Diamond Manufactur- ing Company. He moved back to California where he ran Diamond Perforated Metals Inc. in Garde- na, California for many years. He then moved to New York where he lived for about a year, examining potential acquisitions in North and South America for Toyomenka. In the early 1980s, he moved back to the Wyoming Valley and he and Fred Valentine went into the printing business together, buying Llewellyn and McKane, which Mr. Valentine now owns and runs. He served on the board of trust- ees of Wilkes College and the board of the Northeastern Phil- harmonic. He was a founding member of the Huntsville Golf Club. Surviving are sons, David “Deke,” of Leesport; Bill, of Be- thesda, Md.; daughter, Patricia Hall, of New York; stepsons, Jo- nathan Valentine, of Dallas; and Fred Valentine, of Dallas; eight grandchildren. KUCZYNSKI - Genevieve, 93, of Hunlock Creek, died Saturday, September 1, 2012. She was born in Kingston on June 18, 1919. Surviving are her daughters, Rose Deamon, Charlotte Trusko, Verna Schaffner, Maryellen Scan- done; sisters, June Tannenbaum, Helen O’Gorman; brothers, Wil- liam Dauksis, George Dauksis, Edward Day; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Memorial donations to Hos- pice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Bal- timore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, or Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 2011 State Route 29, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621. LYBOLT - Raymond “Ray Crowfeather” of Ideal, Ga., for- merly of Tunkhannock, died Sat- urday, September 1, 2012, in Flint River Hospital in Montezuma, Ga. He was born in Larksville on July 6, 1919, and was of the Mo- hawk Nation. He was a 1937 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, served with the US. Navy Sea Bees and was a member of the AFL-CIO Chapter 167. During his career in the con- struction industry, he traveled throughout U.S., Mexico and Canada. Surviving are a daughter, Joanne Lybolt Chiavacci, of Paw- leys Island, S.C.; son, Harlow C. Lybolt of Waverly, N.Y.; numer- ous grandchildren, great-grand- children, nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to Dis- abled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250, or the American Legion National Headquarters, PO Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. MAGILL - Sister Gerald, RSM, a member of the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mer- cy, died at Mercy Center in Dallas on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. The former Regina T. Magill, she was born in Wilkes-Barre on January 6, 1920, received her ele- mentary education at St. Gabriel School in Hazleton and gradu- ated from St. Gabriel High School in 1937. She entered the Sisters of Mer- cy on February 2, 1938, and pro- fessed her vows on August 16, 1940. She attended College Miser- icordia and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. She attended DePaul University in Chicago, Ill., receiving a certif- icate in special education. During her teaching. profes- sion, Sister taught in the Dioces- es of Scranton, Brooklyn, N.Y., Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. She retired to the prayer minis- try at Mercy Center, Dallas, in 2002. Surviving are her sisters, Mary A Malloy, Elmhurst, Ill.; Sister Paulinus Magill, Dallas; nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandne- phews and the Sisters of Mercy of the Mid-Atlantic Community. a) \ Memorial donations to Mercy Center, PO Box 370, Dallas, PA 18612. ORLANDINI - John Batista, 68, of Shavertown and formerly of Kingston, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012, after a 2 2 year battle with pancreatic can- cer at Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit of Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. He was born March 27,1944, in Eynon, and had served as a sur- veyor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission for 42 years, retiring in 2006. He was a graduate of Wyoming High School, Class of 1962, and received his formal education from Penn State University after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the recipient of the cov- eted Archey award for his wor archaeology in Pennsylvania. / He was a member and past president of the Frances Dor- rance Chapter of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Inc., in 1983. He was involved in the excava- tion of the Spring Lake Woolly Mammoth dig. He served as President of the Board of Directors of the Luzerne County Historical Society. He was a past commandant of the Marine Corps League, Plains Township, a member of the Pitt- ston Riverfest and member of the Mineralogical Society. Surviving are his wife of years, the former Julie Cerulls daughters, Laurie Malesky, King- ston; Dawn Batman, Horsham; three grandchildren; sisters, Jackie Weiss, Wyoming; Gail Te- reska, Beaumont; nieces and ne- phews. Memorial donations to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Net- work, 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, or www.pancan.org. ROHRBACH - Pauline, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday, Au- gust 28, 2012, in the Golden Liv- ing Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Monocacy Sta- tion, Douglassville, Pa., on Au- gust 29, 1924 and, prior to her re- tirement, was employed as school bus driver for Rhoads Transportation in the Daniel Boone Area School District for over 35 years. She was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Bird- sboro and of the Tunkhannock Women’s Club. Surviving are her daughter, Sandra M. (Vidlicka) Lane, of Tunkhannock; son, Russell K., of York; brothers, Robert Millard, Topton; Charles Millard, of Port Townsend, Wash.; two grandchil- dren; four step-grandchildren. Memorial donations to the Four Diamonds Fund, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, PO Box 852, Hershey, PA 17033. WHITING - William S. , 93, of Harveys Lake, died Tuesday, Sep- tember 4, 2012, at home after a lengthily illness. He was born in Carbondale and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Prior to his retirement, he was a baker for many companies, es- pecially Royal Bakery. Surviving are his companion of 30 years, Patsy Honeywell; fo grandchildren; brother, Arth sisters Peggy Keefer and Pearl Stasko. Memorial donations to the SPCA, 524 E. Main St., Wilkes- Barre, PA 18702. ER _.,S ; # i
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