Sunday, October 7, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 7 OBITUARIES DGE -Irene J., 89, a for- er resident of Dallas and Forty Fort, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Saint Mary’s Villa Nursing Center, Elmhurst Township, where she was re- cently a guest. She was born on June 30, 1923 in Kingston and was employed as an interior decorator most of her life. For many years, she owned and operated her own in- terior decorating business called the Arledge House in For- ty Fort. Additionally, she also worked for several interior-deco- rating companies throughout the Wyoming Valley. She was a member of Gate of Heaven Roman Catholic Church, Dallas. Surviving are her son, Mark, of Madison Township; three grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; a sister, Con- stance Peters, of Tunkhannock; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to Meals on Wheels of NEPA Inc., 541 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, PA 18509. BOYKO - Donald “Donnie” Jr., 55, of Culver Hill Road, Fran- klin Township, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Celtic Health Care, Dunmore. He was born in Allentown on September 10,1957, and was the owner and operator of Petro- leum Equipment Sales and Ser- vice in West Pittston. Surviving are his father, Do- nald G. Boyko Sr.; his wife, Cin- dy Boyko; son, Jeremy; one grandson; brothers, Carl and Er- ic. CIGARSKI - Joan Shea, 79, Chase Road, Shavertown, died Saturday, September 29, 2012, at River Street Manor Nursing Center, Wilkes-Barre. he was born in Wilkes-Barre, s affiliated with the bank- industry for several years. She was a member of St. There- se’s Church, Shavertown. Surviving are her daughters, Elaine Williams, New Cumber- land; and Eileen Cigarski, Sha- vertown,; five grandchildren; sis- ters, Shirley Krause, Wilkes- Barre; Rita Thomas, Kingston; Dorothy Peters, Luzerne; Anita Petroski, Dallas; Donna Orrson, Edwardsville, and Bernadette Romiski, Wilkes-Barre; nieces and nephews. KRIEL - John, 94, of Harveys died Wednesday, Septem- ® 2012, at home. e was born ona farm in Cher- ry Township, Sullivan County and honorably served in the U.S. Army in World War II. A decorated war hero, he was wounded in two separate battles and survived a torpedo attack on his ship while on his way to Afri- ca. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star among many other commendations and medals. Upon his discharge, he and his wife settled in Harveys Lake, where they have lived for 62 years. He owned and operated John- ny’s Body Shop, an automotive body repair business. After his retirement, he shared his time between Ta- vares, Fla., and Harveys Lake. He was a member of St. Vladi- mir’s Orthodox Church of Amer- ica in Lopez. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Julia Mehalick, with whom he celebrated 67 years of mar- riage on Sept. 2; brothers, Mi- chael, Peter and Steven; sisters, Mary Huray, Anna Borick and Nettie Kriel Jaworski; 22 nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions to St. Vladimir’s Church, P.O. Box 211, Lopez, PA 18628. MARANSKY - Peter A., 69, of Sweet Valley, died Sunday, Sep- tember 23, 2012, at the Mead- ows Nursing Center, Dallas. He was born on May 7, 1943 in Kingston, graduated from Northwest High School in 1961 and was an Army Veteran during the Vietnam era. He retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, St. Louis, Mo. Surviving are a brother, Tom, PACK MOUNTAIN BOWL lian Pizza « Wings Hoagies and More! FIA ELC REL CET Memorial Hwy Dallas « 675-5026 of Hunlock Creek; sisters, Alber- ta Marshallek, of Clinton, Md.; and Irene Cragle, of Sweet Val- ley; nieces, nephews, great-niec- es, great-nephews and cousins. Memorial donations to the Medical Oncology Prescription Fund, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704 or the Sweet Valley Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 207, Sweet Valley, PA 18656. McDERMOTT - Mary R., 58, of Dallas, died Friday, Septem- ber 21, 2012, after a long battle with dementia. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on September 22, 1953, and was a 1971 graduate of Wyoming Val- ley West High School. She was a member of First United Metho- dist Church, Plymouth. She was employed by Phillips Fuel, Ply- mouth. Surviving are her husband of 40 years, James McDermott, Sr.; sons, James Jr., Plymouth; Sean David, Dallas; daughter, Amy, Pringle; six grandchildren; one great-grandson; brother, Ken- neth Roberts, Wilkes-Barre; sis- ters, Joyce Cook, Pittston; Ruth- ann Belles, Berwick; and Susan Swope, Plymouth; her favorite dog, Princess; nieces and neph- ews. Memorial donations to Manor Care-Hampton House, 1548 Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Twp., PA 18706. NEWBERRY -Helen B., 72, of Dallas, died Monday, October 1, 2012, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born in Kearney, N.J., and was a graduate of Northwest High School. She had worked for Commonwealth Telephone Company as a customer service agent until her retirement. She also worked at the Irem Shrine Office in Kingston until her pass- ing. She was a member of Trucks- ville Cross Creek Community Church and of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 396, Dal- las. Surviving are her husband, Willard Newberry; son Kevin, Acworth, Ga.; daughters, Cheryl Belles, Hunlock Creek; Debbie Noone, Wyalusing; and Karen Patterson, Hunlock Creek; five grandchildren; six great-grand- children. Memorial donations to Cross Creek Community Church, 370 Carverton Road, Shavertown, PA 18708. PURCELL - Joseph “Joe” Pur- cell, 55, of Harveys Lake, lost his battle with bone cancer at home on Thursday, September 27, 2012. He was born May 3, 1957, at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre and graduated from Lake-Leh- man High School in 1975. ~ He received a BSN in nursing from College Misericordia in 1984 and earned his license to be a Nurse Practitioner in 1998. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake. His career started in Florida, where he worked in oncology for three years. He returned home to Pennsylvania and furthered his career in Philadelphia at Thomas Jefferson and Hahne- mann Hospitals. He continued his career over- seas in Saudi Arabia, working for the Saudi government at the King Fahd Military Medical Complex. After returning home, he re- turned to pursue a Master’s De- gree to be a Nurse Practitioner while working nights for a home health agency. Upon earning his Nurse Practitioner’s License, he worked at the State Correctional Institution, Waymart. His final employment was as a Nurse Practitioner for Prison Health Services, at the State Correctional Institution, Dallas. Surviving are his mother, Mar- garet O’Boyle Purcell, Harveys Lake; a brother, William F. Jr., Harveys Lake; James, of Coving- ton Township; sister, Margaret Smith, of Carlisle; nieces, neph- ews, aunts, uncles, cousins. Memorial donations to the Medical Oncology Prescription Assistance Fund, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704. ROBERTS - Arthur G. Ro- berts, 81, of Newton Township, formerly of Dallas, died Thurs- day, September 27, 2012, in the Allied Skilled Nursing Center af- ter a battle with lung cancer. He was born in Kingston, was a graduate of Dallas High School class of 1948 and a member of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Shavertown. He was employed at Native Lace and Textile Mill in Dallas out of high school and retired af- ter 30 years of service. ollowing his retirement, he became the proprietor of the Narrows Flea Market and opened the Narrow’s Coin and Gift Shop in Edwardsville. He held a lifetime member- ship to the Steamtown National Park in Scranton. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Louise M. Weiss, with whom he celebrated his 62nd wedding anniversary on May 3; three sons, Arthur, Wilkes Barre; Charles, Dallas; Gary, Newton Township; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, David, Kingston; sis- ters, Margaret Hadsall, Harveys Lake; Evelyn Schultz, Dallas; cousins, nieces and nephews. 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