—_— i | Sunday, January 6, 2013 THE: DALLAS POST PAGE 5 ® Library patrons Hannah Ostrowski, left, and her sister, Marlena, of Dallas, refresh themselves with cookies and punch at the Back Mountain Memorial Library's Christmas Open House. Celebrating at the library ight refreshments and soft instrumental holiday music were part of the Back Mountain Memorial Library’s Holiday Open House on Dec. 19. LEFT PHOTO: Steve Flannery, of Wilkes-Barre Twp., works for the PA Inter-Library System and grabs a much-appreciated cookie for the road. RIGHT PHOTO: Duane Dicker, of Dallas, takes a cup of punch at the Back Mountain Library's Christmas Open House. CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Library employee Krista Connolly, left, offers patron Anastasia Baney, of Dallas, a treat during the Back Mountain Library's Christmas Open House. PROPERTY TRANSFERS The following Back Mountain real estate transactions were re- corded in the Luzerne County Of- fice of the Recorder of Deeds for the week of Dec. 17, 2012: Thomas Maransky (executor), Peter A. Maransky (estate) to Sweet Valley Ambulance Associ- ation Inc, Ross Township; $130,000 Charles W. Gordon Jr. to Char- is W. Gordon Jr. and Karen cott, 3138 Memorial Hwy., Dal- las Township; $1 James and Sandra Faulls to An- drew F. Straub Jr., 2 acres, Dallas Township; $150,000 Beverly J. and Edwin J. Wiego- polski to Walter S. and Deborah R. Schimpf, 50 Sunset Terrace, Harveys Lake Borough; $60,000 Victoria Perugino estate to Ma- ry L. Millington, 2.06 acres, Dal- las Township; $121,000 Luzerne County Tax Claim Bu- reau, John T. Pitcavage (per tax claim) to Jessica Skoloda, West Point Avenue, Harveys Lake Bor- ough; $807 Luzerne County Tax Claim Bu- reau, David J. and Kimberly A. Gronski (per tax claim) to Quad Holding, LLC, 73 Crossin Road, Lehman Township; $35,000 Luzerne County Tax Claim Bu- reau, Bernard and Jessica McGa- hee (per tax claim) to Brian Meeker, Goodwin Drive, Lehman Township; $10,000 Friendly Silverman Holding Corporation to Weis Markets Inc., Dallas Borough; $950,000 Joseph Gomba to David and Catherine Chesnalavage, 29 Jumper Road, Lot 7, Lehman Township; $328,500 Mark Zalewski to Edward Mar- tin Van Why Jr, 122 Butternut Road, Kingston Township; $134,900 Patricia L. Nardone to JP Nar- done Family ITD Partners, Lot 14, Hayfield Farms, Lehman Township; $1 John D. and Patricia L. Nar- done to JP Nardone Family LTD Partners, Pall Road, Ross Town- ship; $1 John D. and Patricia Nardone to JP Nardone Family LTD Part- ners, Lakeside Drive, Harveys Lake Borough; $1 John D. and Patricia L. Nar- done to JP Nardone Family LTD Partners, Jackson Road, Lehman Township; $1 A&R Group, L.L.C. to JP Nar- done Family ITD Partners, 13.811 acres, Dallas Township; $120,000 Robert L. and Susan M. Yocum to Anthony Christopher Sacco, Lot 3, Kingston Township; $182,500 The following Back Mountain property transfers were recorded in the Luzerne County Office of the Recorder of Deeds for the week of Dec. 24, 2012: Joseph A. Paglianite to Turkey Hill, LP, Lots 2 & 3, Paglianite subdivision, Dallas Township; $950,000 Ralph C. and Mildred S. Leibig to Ralph C. and Mildred S. Lei- big, Lots 37, 38 and 39, Hemlock Gardens, Harveys Lake Borough; $1 Francis M. and Kimbelry But- cofski to Bernard and Lisa Banas, Lots 289 & 29, Harveys Lake; $675,000 Herbert Neil Avert and Helene Ann Brand-Avart to Joseph A. Malley, 2895 Lakeside Dr., Har- veys Lake Borough; $237,000 David D. and Diane FE. Raspen to Mark Jr. and Brittany Van- Tuyle, Lot 33, Oakhill Subdivi- sion; $255,000 OBITUARIES BARBER - Robert D. Sr., 86, of Tunkhannock, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Kingston Com- mons. He was born in West Pittston on August 24, 1926, was a gradu- ate of Wyoming High School, re- ceived a bachelor’s degree in Ec- onomics from Wilkes College and later became a certified pub- lic accountant. He also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of St. Pe- ter’s Lutheran Church, Hughes- town. He was employed by Sordoni Construction Co. as the vice president of finance and retired from Commonwealth Telephone mpany as treasurer. He served on the Board of Di- rectors of the former Wyoming National Bank and of the Home/ Health Services of Luzerne County. He was also a former member of the Pittston Kiwanis Club, the Scranton Canoe Club and the Lake Winola Cottagers Association, where he served as a director. Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Jane Adams Barber; his son, Robert Jr, Lake Winola; daughter, Susan Bunnell, Tunk- hannock; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. BARCHIK - Joseph J., 42, of Range Road, Hunlock Creek, died on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at his home. He was born Dec. 8, 1970, in Wilkes-Barre and was an auto body mechanic and auto painter. Surviving are his mother, Jean Skameritz Long; stepfather, Al- vin Long, Shickshinny; sisters, Romaine Petry, Shickshinny, Charmaine Klepacki, Mountain Top; and Diane Barchik, Hanov- er Township; stepbrother, Brent Long, Wyoming; an uncle, nieces and nephews. Memorial donations to 261 Cope Road, Shickshihny, PA 18655. BLACKWELL - Ralph Jr., 69, of Center Moreland, died Tues- day, Dec. 25, 2012, in the Wilkes- Barre General Hospital. He was born on March 8, 1943, and was a graduate of Tunkhan- nock Area High School, Class of 1961. After high school, he at- tended Penn State University and Wilkes University. Prior to his retirement, he was employed at Procter & Gamble for 32 years. After retiring, he was employed part time at Little Flower Manor and St. Therese Residence of Wilkes-Barre. At one time, he was one of the largest grain and tomato farmers in the area. Surviving are his children, Sa- rah Blackwell, Center Moreland; Ralph III, Scranton; Blackwell, Maryland; and Lisa, Maryland. BROWN - Jerome H., 78, of Dallas, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at home. He was born in Kingston and attended the Lake-Lehman High School. He was a machinist with Wip- co in West Wyoming, retiring be- cause of ill health. He also had worked ‘with The Kanaar Corpo- ration and with Pagnotti Enter- prises as a heavy-equipment op- erator. He was a Korean War veteran, serving in the Navy. He had attended the Idetown United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Judith Calkins, with whom he celebrated 51 years of mar- riage; son, Jerome David, Coo- persburg; daughter, Kelly Yurko, Idetown; five grandchildren; brother, Joseph, Eden, N.Y.; and sister, Jean Gildea, Dallas. Memorial donations to the SPCA, Jumper Road, Wilkes- Barre. FISKE - Loren C., 90 of Dallas, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after being stricken earlier at his home. He was born in Shickshinny and was a graduate of Dallas Borough High School. He was a self-employed auto body repairman, operating P & K Body Shop in Dallas with his brother. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Daddow-Isaacs American Le- gion Post 672, Dallas. He also was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Mary Monast, with whom he celebrated 63 years of mar- riage; sons, Michael, Shaver- town; Matthew, Kingston; and Anthony, Dallas; daughter, Lau- rel, New York; two grandchil- dren; brother, Paul, Dallas. MANNING - Frank A., 63, of Monroe Township, died Mon- day, Dec. 24, 2012, in Common- wealth Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. He was born in Johnson City, N.Y. and attended Johnson City schools. He then enlisted in the US. Army. He later became a tradesman and worked for many years with Baut Studios, Larksville. Surviving are his companion of more than 32 years, Joanne Olexy; a daughter, Angel Gresh; four grandchildren; brothers, Raymond Westcott and Arthur Manning; sisters, Joyce Madge, Carol Plummer and Cathy Smith; nieces and nephews. OBUHOSKY - Sarah, 66, for- merly of Trucksville, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Hospice Community Care, Inpa- tient Unit at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, was a graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, and earned a nursing degree at Lu- zerne County Community Col- lege, Nanticoke. She was employed as a Licens- ed Practical Nurse at Manor Care, Kingston. Surviving are a daughter, Deanna McCorquodale, Ply- mouth; a son, Robert D., Hun- lock Creek; three grandchildren; sisters, Katherine Johns and Ma- ry Krull; several nieces. Memorial donations to the Lu- zerne County SPCA, 524 E. Main St., Fox Hill Road, Wilkes- Barre, PA 18702 or to Blue Chip Farms Animal Refuge, 974 Lock- ville Road, Dallas, PA 18612- 9465. SORBER - Robert W., 77, of Hunlock Creek, died on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. He was born on April 24, 1935, in Hunlock Creek and owned and operated Sorber Well Drill- ing from 1962 until he retired in 2000. He was a veteran of the Ko- rean War. He was a member of the Faith Bible Church of Hun- lock Creek and was a life mem- ber of the Sweet Valley Volun- teer Fire company. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Barbara Ann Bradford Sor- ber; sons, Robert and Greg, both of Hunlock Creek; daughters, Candy Zapotoski, Cindy Kan- zenbach and Betsy Ferraro, all of Florida; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Ro- nald, of Sweet Valley; and a sis- ter, Dolores Yascavage, of King- ston. TRUESDALE - Joyce K., 69, of Tunkhannock, died on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. She was born in Tunkhannock on Jan. 31, 1943. After 10 years of dedicated ser- vice, she retired from The Foley Law Firm in Scranton. She wor- shipped at the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church and was a member of the Eastern Star. Surviving are her son, Robert, of Taylor; stepdaughter, Melody Soltis, of Lansdale; sister, Marga- ret Lillie Wanick, of South Abington Township; two step- grandchildren; a niece and neph- ew.
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