i a “stown, Sunday, November 11, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 @.. - Elizabeth H., 89, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2012, at the Golden Liv- ing Personal Care Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Tunkhannock “on Oct. 1, 1923, was a retired reg- istered nurse graduating from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and served as site director for 1'URS in Tunkhannock prior to her retirement. | Surviving are sons, Patrick Jo- : seph, of Boise, Idaho; William Da- (vid, of Tunkhannock; daughter, | Alice Samantha, of Tunkhan- ‘hock; four grandchildren; two “great-grandchildren. & BALTIMORE - Martin Joseph, 190, a former resident of Kingston and Dallas and currently a resi- “dent of Edwardsville, died on ‘Nov. 2, 2012, in Commonwealth jiompes of Wilkes-Barre. He was born on Sept. 2, 1922, ‘in Pittston and grew up in Wilkes- Barre. He was a graduate of ‘ Meyers High School, class of 11940, attended the Citadel and graduated from Colgate Universi- : tyin1947. He enlisted in the Unit- ied States Marine Corps and ‘served in the Pacific Theater in - World War II. He was recalled to the Corps during the Korean ' Conflict in 1951. ' After serving in the Corps, he returned to Wyoming Valley. He entered the family business, ‘Bloch Brothers, founded by Clemence Bloch in 1920, eventu- ally becoming its owner. He was a member of The Inde- pendent Agents Association and PACE. He was a member of Ma- sonic Lodge 655 and the Lodge Council Consistory Valley of Scranton for over 50 years. He was a member of Fox Hill Coun- Club and Valley Tennis and ®: Club. He was also a mem- r of Temple B'nai Brith of Wilkes-Barre. He was a Life Master in the card game, Bridge. He wrote a book called BALTO Variations, a scientific bidding system for bridge. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Ruth Betty Bloch; his sister, Joy Greenwald; daughter, Fran- ~cie Baltimore Handman; son, ‘Sandy; five grandchildren. BARRETT - James J. Jr., 82, of Trucksville, formerly of Long ¢ died Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at e. Je was born in Wilkes-Barre, ‘and was a graduate of St Vincent ide Paul High School, Plymouth, Class of 1947. During his lifetime ‘he was employed by Fairchild Aircraft Corporation, Hager- Md.; Kanarr Corp., ‘Wilkes-Barre; Valley Brook Ma- chine Tool Corp., Long Valley, N.J.; and Cook’s Pharmacy, Dal- las. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. lumber woods. this past September. Surviving are her husband, John, with whom she celebrated her 27th wedding anniversary this past September; sons, Ri- chard Merchant Jr., Milford; Da- vid Merchant, Lyons, N.J.; Mi- chael Merchant, Ithaca, N.Y.; daughter, Kathy, Trenton, N.J; four grandchildren; one great- grandson;nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to The American Diabetes Association , c/o 63 N. Franklin St., Wilkes- Barre, PA 18702. HADSALL - Clara Blizzard, 92, of Beaumont, died on Nov. 1, 2012. She was born in Bowman's Creek on Feb. 18, 1920, and, as a girl, worked with her father in the She attended schools in Lemon, Ellsworth Hill and Evans Falls, graduating from Beaumont High School in 1938. She and her husband, Wayne Richard Hadsall, operated the family dairy and fruit farm in Beaumont. She was a member of Beau- mont Union Gospel Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She served as an auditor for Monroe Township, was on the local election board and helped organize the first Beaumont High School home- coming. Surviving are her brother, Ray- mond Blizzard, of Center More- land; children, Susan Davi, Beau- mont; Richard, Beaumont; Bar- bara Field, Noxen; Gail Thomp- son, Falls; Alan, Beaumont; Alice Davis, Elmira, N.Y.; Kathryn Thompson, Evans Falls; Laura, at home; Roger, Beaumont; 14 grandchildren; two step-grand- children; nine great-grandchil- dren. Memorial donations to S.P.C.A of Luzerne County, 524 Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, or the Kunkle Fire and Ambulance, 3943 SR 309, Dallas, PA 18612. HOWELL - James “Jim” Ho- well, 53, of Harveys Lake, died at home on Now. 1, 2012. He was born on April 4, 1959, was a graduate of Dallas High School and attended Penn State University. He served as senior vice presi- dent of Quality Collision Inc. and previously as body shop manager at MotorWorld. Aad, (to 5 Years=$495 Value) dy for the ected” FREE! Exeuy Warran OBITUARIES Surviving are his father, Harry Howell, Dallas; his wife, the for- mer Shela Weikel; stepchildren, Jessie and James Dengler, of Ash- land; one granddaughter; sisters, Linda Sofia, of Washington, N.J.; Nancy Ide, of Nescopeck; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to Medi- cal Oncology Associates Pre- scription Drug Assistance Pro- gram, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18702. LORAH - Robert David, 62, of Plum, died Saturday, Nov.3, 2012, at the Canterbury Place Hospice Unit in Lawrenceville. He was di- agnosed with melanoma in July of 2012 and received treatment at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Cen- ter in Pittsburgh. He was born Dec. 20, 1949 in Kingston and had resided in Trucksville at one time. He was a 1967 graduate of Kingston High School and an alumni of the Nesbitt Hospital School of Nursing. After joining the United States Air Force, he completed additional training at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Anesthesia and enjoyed a career of 37 years in Nurse an- esthesia practice both in the Wyoming Valley and recently at the UPMC East Hospital in Mon- roeville. He was a lifetime member and past president of the Columbian Volunteer Fire Department in Kingston and an active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Dallas. Surviving are his wife of 40 years Patricia Ann (Nagle) Lo- rah; sons, Robert Kenneth, of Ve- rona; Richard, of Penn Hills; and Jonathan David, of Plum; three grandchildren; a brother, James Kenneth, of Shavertown; a sister June Shirley, of Forty Fort; niec- es, nephews and cousins. Memorial donations to the Hillman Cancer Center of UPMC (UPMC Cancer Pavilion, Suite 1B, 5150 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232) or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 474 Yalick Road, P.O. Box 802, Dallas, PA 18612. MIHAL ~ Frederick L., 60, of Houston, Texas, formally of Nox- en, died at his home on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. He was born in Kingston on June 26, 1952, attended Lake- Lehman schools and graduated GENERAC —— Honeywell lite Dealer Get a FREE In-Home from West Side Vocational-Tech- nical School, Pringle, in 1970. After graduation, he enlisted into the Army and was a part of the Battery B, 3d Battalion, 7th Air Force Artillery, until 1973. Be- fore he became disabled a few years ago, he was employed for many years in Houston at a local garage as an auto body mechanic specialist. Surviving are his parents, Theresa Kuharcik Mihal Harvey and George Mihal; his brothers, George Mihal Harvey, of West Virginia; John Mihal, of Palmyra; Michael Harvey, of Fleetville; Kenneth Harvey, of Noxen; Tim- othy Harvey, of Old Forge; sis- ters, Christine Chesniak, of Old Forge, and Patricia Harrison, of Chase; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. PERLIS - Ronald Joseph Al- bert, 65, of Lake Silkworth, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in hospice at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 6, 1947, graduated from St. Vincent’s High School, Ply- mouth Township, and became a licensed barber, later serving in the U.S. Navy. Soon after returning from the Navy, he pursued a career in the restaurant field as a business owner, along with his brother, Mark, and brother-in-law, Joseph Costello, establishing III Guys Pizzeria & Restaurant Inc. in Dal- las, Mountain Top and Wilkes- Barre, which is in its 38th year of operation. He was also co-owner of Rocket Enterprises Trucking, which allowed him to travel all over the country. Surviving are his wife of 39 years, the former Maria Borkow- ski; son, Jarrett; daughter, Janelle Jacob; four grandchildren; sister, Debra Costello; brother, Mark; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Memorial donations to Lake Silkworth Ambulance Associ- ation, 1933 St. Route 29, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621 or the SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 E. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. PECSI - Juliet, 80, of Harveys Lake, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at the Hospice Community Care inpatient unit at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Philadelphia. AUTOMATIC STANDBY GEN ty on 8kW a Surviving are her husband, An- drew L. Pecsi, whom she married on July 24, 1954; son, David; daughter, Susan Richardson; two granddaughters. REED - Robert James, 81, of Hunlock Creek, died Saturday, Now. 3, 2012, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born May 31, 1931, at- tended school at Hanover area, and later served our country in the United States Air Force. Prior to his retirement, he was employ- ed for 25 years as a courier for American Computer Enterprises in Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are sons, John, of Hunlock Creek; Robert, of Lake Silkworth; daughters, Donna Swire, of Hunlock Creek; Patri- cia, of Berwick; brother, Richard, of Hanover Township; sisters, Jane Ann Uzdilla, of Hanover Township; Margaret Sweeney, of Silver Spring, Md.; seven grand- children; seven great-grandchil- dren. SAMSON - Daniel A., 73, died at his home at Harveys Lake on Oct. 29, 2012. He was born on July 17,1939, in Klipeda, Lithuania and was raised in Fanwood, N.J., where he attended local schools. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Ma- rine Corps. He owned and operated Car- dan Automotive in the Dunellen/ Piscataway section of New Jer- sey. He moved to Harveys Lake in 1988, where he became the zon- ing officer for Harveys Lake Bor- ough. He was also a member of the Harveys Lake American Legion 967. : Surviving are his wife of 34 years, the former Carole Mergo; daughters, Suzi Siddons, of Al- burtis; Julie, of Alburtis; Marcy Abbs, of Katy, Texas; son, Ken- neth, of Washington; sisters, Mar- gie Cuthberton, of Lake Barring- ton, Ill.; Karen Brucker, of Paso Robles, Calif; four grandchil- dren; one great-grandson; aunts, uncles and many cousins. Memorial donations to Blue Chip Farms, 974 Lockville Road, Dallas, PA 18612 or the Harveys Lake Fire Company, PO Box 56, Harveys Lake, PA 18618. SENIOR CENTER MENU Senior Citizens Centers sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Lu- zerne and Wyoming Coun- ties offer hot noon meals Monday through Friday to people 60 years of age or older. Donations from participants are gratefully accepted and needed in order to expand this pro- gram. The following is the menu for the week of Nov. 12: MONDAY: Veterans Day - centers closed. TUESDAY: Beef cab- bage bake, mashed pota- toes, vegetable medley, whole wheat dinner roll, Oreo pudding parfait, margarine, milk and cof- fee. WEDNESDAY: Chicken and biscuits, corn chowd- er, snap peas, crackers, rice pudding, margarine, milk and coffee. THURSDAY: Thanks- giving Day special lunch - Roast turkey with gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, cranber- ry sauce, pumpkin pie, biscuit, margarine, milk and coffee. FRIDAY: Salisbury steak, gravy, roasted beets, scalloped potatoes, whole wheat dinner roll, birthday cake, margarine, milk and coffee. PROPERTY TRANSFERS The following transfers of Back Mountain proper- ties have been recorded in the Office of the Luzerne County Recorder of Deeds for the week of Nov. 5, 2012: Wilkes-Barre City Indus- trial Development Author- ity to Bank of America, 2325 Memorial Highway, Dallas Borough; $350,000 Bank of America to First Keystone Communi- ty Bank, 2325 Memorial Highway, Dallas Borough; $311,309 6-Month Same-as-Cask fancing teatil (BE oscover Surviving are sons Michael, Marshalls Creek; Richard, Pitt- ston, and Paul, West Wyoming; daughters, Deborah Barrett, Hel- lertown; Cathy Murphy, Trucks- ville; Mary Olszyk, Beaumont; and Amy Anthony, Chandler, Ariz.; brothers, John, Lee Park; Charles, Forest Hills, Md.; Ed- ward, San Antonio, Texas; sis- ters, Maureen Morgan, Wilkes- Barre; and Anne Maher, Swoyers- ville; 18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Estimate today! 1-888-459-3349 www.HomeWireGuys.com Offer good through 11/30/12. 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