Sunday, December 30, 2012 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 11 UTTON -Lois Anderson, 78, \ allas, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at her home after a 7-year battle with cancer. She was born on June 1, 1934, attended the Dixon Grade School, the Gravel Hill School and graduated from Tunkhan- nock High School with the class of 1952. She worked at the Keystone State Shoe Factory and in the housekeeping department at Shadowbrook Country Club. She retired from the housekeep- ing department of College Mi- sericordia in Dallas. She also cleaned the Tractor Store in Dal- las for a number of years. She was a member of the Northmoreland Baptist Church and the Franklin Township Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving are her children, Paul, of Liberty, S.C.; Brenda Bresnahan, of Meshoppen; Claud, of Falls; five grandchil- dren; two great-grandchildren; step-great-grandchildren; sis- ters, Shirley Weaver, of Huson, Mont.; Thelma Anderson, of Scranton; brothers, John, Ralph and Lyle, of Tunkhannock; Nel- son, of Easton; and Raymond, of Meshoppen. Memorial donations to Fran- klin Township Ladies Auxiliary, 436 Village Road, Dallas, PA 18612. CRONAUER - Robert, 81, of Shavertown, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital following an illness. He was born in Wilkes-Barre and was a graduate of the class of 1949 Plains Memorial High School. He had been employed in the garment industry most of his life and worked for Peerless rtswear and H.T. Alter Co. \ e was a member of Good Snepherd Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre and had been an usher, member of the Duo Club and the church bowling league. He had also been a member of the former Christ Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, and of the church bowling team. Surviving are his sons, Robert, Waterbury, Conn.; Kenneth, Shavertown, with whom he had resided; brothers, James, Wilkes-Barre; Glenn, Bear Creek; nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to the rne County S.P.C.A., Fox - Road, Wilkes-Barre PA 18702. JONES - Donald R, 97, of Vil- lage Road, Dallas, died Wednes- day, Dec. 19, 2012, at The Lau- rels, Kingston. He was born July 1, 1915, and attended Kingston schools, graduating from Kingston High School, class of 1933. In 1943, he entered the U.S. Navy, took basic training and at- tended storekeepers school at Sampson Naval Training Center. He served in the Pacific aboard the USS Dixie AD 14 during World War II. He started to work for Fowler, Dick and Walker, the Boston Store in 1932, where he worked for 47 years. He was a Master Mason in Kingston Lodge No. 395, F & AM. He received his 50-year pin and served as Master in 1958. 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LONDON - Richard C., 75, of Ceasetown, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. He was born May 22, 1937, at Harveys Lake and was a 1955 graduate of Lake Noxen High School. After graduating, he en- tered the Army in Feb. 1960 and became an Army Specialist 5 at Battery D, armed with the Nike Hercules Missile. His unit was assigned to Fort MacArthur in California and was part of the na- tionwide U.S. Army Air Defense Command. He was a member of the Unit- ed Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America for 46 years. He was a member of Victo- ry Baptist Bible Church and, lat- er, Outlet Bible Tabernacle; he was on the Deacons Board at both churches. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, the former Barbara Sor- ber; sons, Anthony and Brian, both of Ceasetown; one grand- daughter; brother, Pete; sisters, Ethel Bielecki, of Harveys Lake; Marian May, of Harveys Lake; and Flora Milbrodt of Stanfield, Ore. MILLER - Kevin Francis, 5, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, as are- sult of a hit-run accident. He was born April 22, 2007. He was a member of St. Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre, and at- tended kindergarten at I'm Big Now Learning Center, Dallas. Surviving are his parents, Dr. Stephen F. Miller and attorney Caroline (Prebola) Miller, Dal- las; his twin brother, Christoph- er; and older brother, Stephen; maternal grandparents, Thomas and Theresa Prebola, Kingston; paternal grandparents, Dr. James and Frances Miller, Bear Creek; aunts, uncles and cou- sins. MURRAY - Matthew John, 18, of Tunkhannock, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, from injuries sus- tained in an auto accident. He was born in Kingston, was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School, class of 2012, and had just finished his first semes- ter at Luzerne County Commu- nity College, Nanticoke. He was employed at Independent Graphics, Pittston. He received his sacraments at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Tunkhannock. Surviving are his mother, Megan Rosenbaum Murray, Tunkhannock; father, John Mat- thew Murray; stepmother, Ann Marie Murray, Harveys Lake; maternal grandmother, Lynne White, Kingston; maternal grandfather, Roy Rosenbaum, Center Moreland; paternal grandparents, John O. and Jean Rose Murray, Dallas; paternal great-grandmother, Helen No- wak, Wilkes-Barre; aunts, uncles and cousins. SASSAMAN - Shirley E. (Ha- vard), 82, of Shavertown, died on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospi- tal following a prolonged illness. She was born May 6, 1930, in Carbondale, was educated in the Carbondale schools and was a member of the 1948 graduating class of the Ben Franklin High School. She continued her edu- cation by attending the Wyom- ing Seminary Business School. Until her retirement, she had been employed for the Joy Man- ufacturing Company of Forty Fort. Prior to that, she worked as a secretary for the McDonough Law Offices, of Scranton. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Irem Road, Dallas. Surviving are her daughter and caregiver, Karen S., at home; one grandson; one great-grand- daughter; a nephew, a niece, a great-nephew and a great-niece. Memorial donations to the Trinity Presbyterian Church Women’s Group, 105 Irem Road, Dallas, PA 18612. STRAWSER - Carl J, 86, of Dallas, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Hospice Community Care, Wilkes-Barre. THE POWER TO CONQUER UTILITY BILLS =. 15 NOW WITHIN YOUR GRASP. With the HYBRID HEAT © dual fuel system by Bryant, you'll never fear another yn utility bill again. You can also feel confident that you're getting the 8 most from your heating dollar. In fact, the cost to heat with a HYBRID § HEAT® system is less than that of any gas furnace alone. It looks like utility bills will never be the same again. Whatever it takes.” Broker, GRI, SRES Atlas Realty, Inc. 829-6200 « www.atlasrealtyinc.com Charles A. 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