Sunday, October 14, 2012
THE DALLAS POST
Nearly 200 guests attended
the Annual Birthday Tea hosted
by the Altar and Rosary Society
at Gate of Heaven Church in Dal-
las on Sept. 30.
Highlights included tables
beautifully decorated for each
month of the year and a birthday
table.
This year’s tables themes were
Valentine’s Day, March Happen-
ings, Easter Resurrection, Most
DeCesaris and Bette Gillespie.
Holy Trini-Tea, Fortnight for
Freedom, Casino Night, Wel-
come Autumn, Halloween, Giv-
ing Thanks, The Most Wonder-
ful Time of the Year, God Bless
the USA and Happy Birthday To
You. :
Reverend Daniel A. Toomey
started the afternoon with a
blessing.
Altar and Rosary President
Renee Benedetti welcomed the
~a\early 200 attend Gate of
Heaven Annual Birthday Tea
crowd and introduced Donna
Trosky, singer.
Following the entertainment,
refreshments were served and a
raffle and door prizes were
awarded.
Chairwomen for the event
were Renee Benedetti, Judy
Adams, Dede Scafella, Nancy
Restaino, Sharon Lubmis, Mar-
ianne Cogan and Dolly Hoffman.
| Shown here at the annual Birthday Tea hosted by the Altar and Rosary Society at Gate of Heaven
Church in Dallas are, from left, first row, Valerie Aiello, Mary Ann Roberts, Rose Schmid, Renee
Benedetti. Second row, Rev. Daniel A. Toomey, Trish Strazdus, Karla Haydem, Kathy Selner. Third
row, Sharon Lumbis, Marianne Cogan, Angie Murray, Sunny Cesarini, Amy Huntington. Fourth row,
Debbie Konnick, Margaret Kopko. Fifth row, Sheryl Gardner-Yeust, Carol Carroll, Linda Scholl, Karen
OBITUARIES
| EVANS - Richard G. (Dick) Jr.,
73, of Dallas, died Friday, Octo-
ber 5, 2012, at his home.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre,
was a graduate of GAR High
School at age 16, Class of 1956,
and was a member of the march-
ing band. He received his bache-
lor’s degree in Commerce and Fi-
nance from Wilkes University
and attended the University of
Hawaii.
He served his country in the
United States Air Force.
His family was the founders
and former owners of WYZZ ra-
dio station, where he served as
vice president. He and his wife,
Mary Lou, were the founding
partners of Sew Fine Draperies
® Interiors.
He was a member of the Irem
Temple Shrine, Dallas Lions
Club, board member for the Back
Mountain Library and Auction, a
board member of the Luzerne
Merchants Association and a
member of the Newberry Home
Owners Association.
Surviving are his wife, the for-
mer Mary Lou McKeown, Dallas;
Robert J., Eagan, Minn.; and Jus-
tyn, Spring Hill, Fla.; daughter,
Susan Naperkowski, Ashley;
brother, Robert L., Wilkes-Barre;
10 grandchildren; nephews, niec-
gids and his “best friend,” Magic.
& Memorial donations to Back
Mountain Library Association,
96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, PA
18612.1
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FOSTER - George G., 99, of
Lake Silkworth, died Sunday, Oc-
tober 7, 2012, at the Meadows
Nursing Center, Dallas.
He was born November 27,
1912, in Thompson, Conn., and
resided in Lehman for most of
his life.
He graduated from South Roy
alton High School, Royalton,
Conn., in 1932. He was employed
as a cattle herdsman for Sordoni
| Farms, Harveys Lake, for many
mond, of St. Petersburg, Fla;
daughter, Patricia L. Spencer, of
Leesburg, Fla.; seven grandchil-
dren; six great-grandchildren;
four great-great-grandchildren.
FREEMAN - Clarence “Butch”
Freeman, 62, of Harveys Lake,
died Sunday, September 30,
2012, at the Hospice Community
Care In-Patient Unit in South
Wilkes-Barre, after a long battle
with Multiple Myeloma.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre,
was a 1968 graduate of E.L.
Meyers High School, attended
Wilkes University and graduated
from Temple University School
of Pharmacy.
For 34 years, he owned and op-
erated the Medicine Shoppe
Pharmacy in Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are his wife of 42
years, the former Marguerite
“Peg” Wilkie; daughter, Heather
Radel, of Harveys Lake; son,
Brent, of Philadelphia; three
grandchildren.
Memorial donations to Medi-
cal Oncology Associates, Pre-
scription Fund, 382 Pierce St.,
Kingston, PA, 18704.
GESKEY -Frank A., died Tues-
®- October 2, 2012, at home.
He was born August 7, 1949 in
Wilkes-Barre but lived most of
his life in Orange, Franklin Town-
ship. Upon graduation from Dal-
las High School, he entered Car-
:
sons, Dr. Richard ITI, Lewisberry;
penters Union Local 514. His ap-
prenticeship was interrupted
when he was called to serve in
the Vietnam War, where he com-
pleted 18 months of active duty
with the U.S. Navy Sea Bees.
For many years, he led the mu-
sical group Reflections, well
known throughout the area.
He was a member of St. Fran-
cis X Cabrini Parish, serving as
Eucharistic Minister and Finan-
cial Council member.
Surviving are his wife of 41
years, Celeste Barbacci Geskey;
sons, Christopher, of Brick, N.J.;
and Frank; three grandsons; sis-
ters, Anne Marie Steinhauer,
Dallas; and Patricia Spudis,
Tunkhannock; nieces and neph-
ews.
Memorial donations to the
Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600
Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre,
PA 18702.
HIGGINS - James Robert Sr.,
56, lost his battle with cancer on
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at
home.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre
on June 21,1956 and was a gradu-
ate of Lake-Lehman High School
in 1975. He was a longtime mem-
ber of the Teamsters Union, be-
ginning 30 years ago with GCIU
local 163.
Surviving are his wife, Penny;
children, Jim Jr., Annie and Bran-
don; three grandchildren; adopt-
ed daughter, Becki Raczkowski;
siblings, Violet Milbrodt, Donna
Phillips and Edward Higgins;
nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the
American Cancer Society, 712 S.
Keyser Ave., Taylor, PA 18517.
KULICK - James, 86, Dallas,
died Sunday, October 7, 2012, at
his residence.
He was born’ in Edwardsville
and was a World War II veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Helen
Hanusin Kulick, to whom he was
married for 60 years; a son, Da-
vid, Gaithersburg, Maryland;
daughters, Sheila Nicholson,
Harveys Lake; Renee Carle, Cape
Coral, Fla.; two grandchildren; a
brother, Donald; nieces and ne-
phews.
Memorial donations to Hos-
pice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Bal-
timore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA
18702.
MORAN - Mary M. Padden,
86, of Orchard West, Newberry
Estate in Dallas and Spanish
Lakes in Fort Pierce, Florida,
died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at her
home in Dallas.
She was born May 30, 1926, in
Plains, and was a graduate of
Saint Mary’s High School in
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She was a member of the Par-
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Surviving are her daughters,
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New Jersey; and Sally Rogers, of
Plains; seven grandchildren; sis-
ter, Margaret Goodsir, of Lake
Ariel; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to Com-
monwealth Hospice, 900 Rutter
Ave., Suite 8, Forty Fort, PA
18704.
SCHELLENBERG - Judith Ni-
cholson, 86, of Orchard East at
Newberry Estate in Dallas, died
Sunday, September 30, 2012, at
Hospice Community Care.
She was born June 5, 1926 in
Wilkes-Barre, attended Kingston
schools and graduated from
Wyoming Seminary. She earned
a bachelor of arts degree from
Wilson College in Chambers-
burg. Following graduation, she
lived in New York City, married
and returned to Dallas.
She was a member of Trinity
Presbyterian Church in Dallas, a
sustaining member of the Junior
League of Wilkes-Barre and an
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Surviving are her daughters,
Darcy Wolf Rogers, of Scranton;
Hildy Archer Ide, of Huntsville.
Memorial donations to Trinity
Presbyterian Church, 105 Irem
Road, Dallas, PA 18612.
SHALES - Evelyn L., 96, of
Kingston Township, died Thurs-
day, October 4, 2012, in the
Meadows Nursing and Rehabil-
itation Center, Dallas.
She was born in Forty Fort,
was a graduate of Kingston
Township High School Class of
1934 and the Smith School of
Nursing, formerly of Kingston.
For many years, she was employ-
ed at Natona Mills, later Native
Textiles, of Dallas and did pri-
vate-duty nursing as an LPN.
She was a member of the for-
mer Carverton United Methodist
Church, Back Mountain Branch
of the former Nesbitt Hospital
Auxiliary and the Dallas Senior
Citizens Center.
Surviving are her children, Da-
vid, Wyoming; Ruth Ann Cook,
Dallas; and Jean Alaniz, King-
ston Township; three grandchil-
dren; six great-grandchildren;
several step-grandchildren and
step-great-grandchildren; sister,
Elizabeth Switzer, Dallas.
Memorial donations to the
Meadows Residents Activities
Fund, 4 East Center Hill Road,
Dallas, PA 18612 or the Orange
United Methodist Church, 441
Orange Road, Dallas, PA 18612.
TAYLOR - Kristie Lynn, 26, of
Hunlock Creek, died on Sunday,
October 6, 2012, at home.
She was born on April 26,
1986, at the Nesbitt Hospital in
Kingston.
She graduated from Lake-Leh-
man High School in 2004 where
she lettered twice in cheerlead-
ing and was part of the team who
took the fifth place in the Nation-
al Competition in Walt Disney
World.
She was employed by Hart
Hanks and NEPA Area Agency
on Aging, where she worked as a
licensed cosmetologist.
Surviving are her son, Taylor
Ryan Sult; her father, Kenneth
Taylor, with whom she resided;
stepmother, Sandra Johns, of
Hunlock Creek; mother, Kelly Di-
Veronica Stair; stepfather, Henry
Scharff; brother, Anthony DiVe-
ronica, of Harveys Lake; grandfa-
ther, Merle E. Taylor, of Hunlock
Creek; stepbrothers, Richard and
Andrew Johns, of Hunlock
Creek; and Jesse, Eric, Brian and
Tyler Scharff, of Harveys Lake;
fiancé, Mark Sult, of Shickshin-
ny; aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial donations to the Su-
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