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MEADOWS COLLECTS
TOYS FOR TOTS
Staff and friends of the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas, collected an
array of toys for children of all ages for the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign.
From left, are Heidi Marr, volunteer; Phyllis Sorber, Brenda Simon and Vickie Sedorovich, Mead-
ows employees; Corporal Noel Becerra and Sgt. David Hummel, U.S. Marines; Megan Nemshick,
Christine Beyer and Gary Kirk, Meadows employees.
SENIOR CENTER MENU
Senior Citizens Centers sponsored by
the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne
and Wyoming Counties offer hot noon
als Monday through Friday to people
60 years of age or older. Donations from
participants are gratefully accepted and
needed in order to expand this program.
The following is the menu for the week
of Feb.18:
MONDAY: Centers closed for Presi-
dent’s Day holiday
TUESDAY: Pork chop, roasted brussels
quartered sweet potatoes,
whole wheat dinner roll, cranberry
sprouts,
sauce, apple bread pudding, margarine,
milk and coffee
WEDNESDAY:
mashed potatoes, dilled carrots, whole
wheat dinner roll, cherry crisp, marga-
rine, milk and coffee
THURSDAY: Lemon pepper fish, broc-
coli/cauliflower au gratin, roasted red
skin potatoes, whole wheat dinner roll,
Meatloaf, gravy,
ketchup, tartar sauce, ambrosia, marga-
rine, milk and coffee
FRIDAY: Breaded fish sandwich, vege-
table barley soup, broccoli salad, whole
wheat sandwich roll, crackers, tartar
sauce, ketchup, chocolate pudding pie,
margarine, milk and coffee
OBITUARIES
DUDASCIK - Stephen J., 72,
of Dallas, died Thursday, Feb. 7,
2013, at Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
He was born in Kingston on
i June 7, 1940.
Surviving are daughters, ELi-’
zabeth Ann and Mary Kathryn;
son, Stephen R.; sisters, Ellen
Chopyak and Mary Ann Kasar-
da; a niece and nephews.
JOLLEY - Elsie B., 91, former-
ly of Courtdale and Dallas, died
¢ Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at The Wes-
. ley Village in Jenkins Township.
She was born in Larksville on
: Aug. 27, 1921, raised in Noxen
~ and graduated from Noxen High
School in 1939. She was employ-
ed at the hospital in Johnson
City, N.Y.; Nesbitt Hospital and
Fowler, Dick & Walker, The Bos-
ton Store in Wilkes-Barre.
She was a longtime member
and Past Worthy Matron of Dal-
las Chapter 396, Order of the
tern Star and a member of
Courtdale United Methodist
Church, United Methodist
Women and Irem Auxiliary. She
was an active community volun-
teer for several organizations,
including the American Cancer
Society, American Red Cross,
Ronald McDonald House of Da-
nille, The Meadows and Cam-
pus Ministries of Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Surviving are her children,
= Caroljane, Marion Reilly, Carl,
Robert and David; 10 grandchil-
dren, 12 great-grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to Court-
dale United Methodist Church,
225 Courtdale Ave., Courtdale,
PA 18704.
MAJOR - Harold Lawrence,
67, of Dallas, died Tuesday, Feb.
5, 2013, at home.
He was born in Kingston on
Dec. 27, 1945, and was a mem-
ber of the Lake-Lehman High
a hool graduating class of 1964.
was owner and operator of
arold’s Garage for many years.
Surviving are his wife of 45
years, the former Maureen John-
son; daughter, Tracey, Chase;
three grandchildren; a great
grandson.
OHL - Thomas J. Jr, R.N.
BSN, 61, of Dallas, died Monday,
Feb. 4, 2013, from injuries. suf-
fered in an automobile accident.
He was born in Pittston, grew
up in West Pittston, was a gradu-
ate of Wyoming Area High
School, class of 1969, and a 1977
graduate of Wilkes College with
a Bachelor of Science degree in
nursing.
He was employed at Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital as an emer-
gency room nurse and then
spent 21 years as a nursing su-
pervisor at fhe State Correction-
al Institute, Dallas, until his re-
tirement in 2005. He was cur-
rently employed by Geisinger
Home Health and Hospice.
He was a member of the Kun-
kle Volunteer Fire Company.
Surviving are his wife, Ju-
lianne Stuart; daughters, Jessica
Evans, Plymouth; Meredith A.
Recek, Nanticoke; step-daugh-
ters, Rebekah, Jessica and Shay-
la Stuart, at home; a sister, He-
len Roderick, Sullivan’s Island,
S.C.; two nephews and a niece.
PATTON - Patrice Dougherty,
83, of Dallas, died Wednesday,
Feb. 6, 2013.
She was born in Pittston and
was a graduate of St. Mary’s
High School, Wilkes-Barre.
Prior to her marriage, she was
a customer service representa-
tive for the Bell Telephone Co.
in Wilkes-Barre. She was a mem-
ber of Gate of Heaven Catholic
Church, Dallas.
Surviving are sons, Robert,
San Diego, Calif.; John, Kenne-
saw, Ga.; Jerry, Swoyersville; Jo-
seph, at home; daughters, Carol
LaRose, Centreville, Va.; Mary
Ellen Schall, Kingston; nine
grandchildren; sister, Sr. Mary
Clare Dougherty, R.S.M., Dal-
las; brother, Charles Dougherty,
Port St. Lucie, Fla.; a niece, sev-
eral nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews.
Memorial donations to Mercy
Center, 370 Lake St., Dallas, PA
18612.
SAMSON - Barbara F., 77, of
Dallas, died Wednesday, Jan. 30,
2013, in the Wilkes-Barre Gener-
al Hospital.
She was born in Dallas and
was a graduate of Westmoreland
High School, class of 1953. She
was a member of St. Paul’s Luth-
eran Church of Dallas and the
Dorcas Society.
Surviving are her children,
Tammy Hagey, Cuyahoga Falls,
Ohio; Jeffrey, Stow, Ohio; Gre-
gory and Rodney, both of Lu-
zerne; 10 grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren,; sister, Jean
Franklin, Dallas; nieces and ne-
phews.
Memorial donations to St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church, 474 Yal-
ick Road, Dallas, PA 18612.
SHAVER -Crystal J., 80, of Ed-
wardsville and formerly of Bun-
ker Hill, Kingston Township,
died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013.
She was born in Kingston
Township and attended the
Scranton School for the Deaf.
Surviving are her six children,
Walter, Aston; Danny, Dallas;
Dorothy Brown, Edwardsville;
Barry, Noxen; Betty Sims, Ha-
nover Township; Gail, Hanover
Township; 14 grandchildren; 28
great-grandchildren; three sis-
ters, Novella Huey, Shavertown;
Linda Clement, Wyoming; Kay
Miller, Wyoming; five brothers,
Keith Harvey, Tunkhannock;
Roy Harvey, Wyoming; Robert
Harvey, Harveys Lake; Glen
Harvey, Dallas, Richard Harvey,
Wyoming; nieces and nephews.
STRUCKUS - Thomas James,
64, of Orange, died Tuesday,
Feb. 5, 2013, at his home.
He was born in Philadelphia
and was a graduate of Wilkes-
Barre Township High School,
class of 1967. He was a combat
veteran serving with the 1st Ma-
rine Division in Vietnam.
He was a member of the La-.
borers Union Heavy and High-
way Local 158. Over the course
of his career, he worked for vari-
ous companies, among them
B.G. Coon Construction with
whom he spent 25 years.
He was a member of the Buck-
stoppers Gun Club and St.
Frances Cabrini Church, Carver-
ton.
Surviving are his wife of 44
years, the former Mary Smith,
Orange; son, T.J., King of Prus-
sia; daughter, Jennifer Howe,
Warminster; five grandchildren;
sisters, Maryann Groblewski,
Shavertown; Rita Mozdian, Lau-
rel Run; brothers, John, Forty
Fort; Richard, Florida; nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews.
Memorial donations to the
Wounded Warrior Project, PO
Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
WATCHULONIS - Ann Ma-
rie Bilbow, 75, a longtime resi-
dent of Shavertown, died
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at Lau-
relwood Care Center in Mary-
land on what would have been
her 53rd wedding anniversary.
She was born Jan. 30, 1938 in
Kingston.
Surviving are her children,
Lynn Antonitis, Elkton, Md;
Bill, Dallas; Joann Pipan, King-
ston; Tracee Kremski, Wapwal-
lopen; 10 grandchildren.
Memorial donations to
act.alz.org/goto/annma-
rie.watch.
Shown here during a check presentation from Sweet Charity to Saint Joseph's Center in Scranton
are, from left, Char Jeffers, founding member of Sweet Charity; Sr. Maryalice Jacquinot, IHM, direc-
tor of St. Joseph's Center; Kathy Elgaway, founding member of Sweet Charity; and Rev. James Pais-
ley, founding member of Sweet Charity and pastor of St. Therese's Parish in Shavertown.
Sweet Charity donates to St. Joe's
Sweet Charity, a non-profit
performance troupe, recently
presented a check in the
amount of $17,500 to Sister Ma-
ryalice Jacquinot, IHM, director
of Saint Josephs Center in
Scranton, to benefit the many
programs the center offers. The
donation resulted from the sale
of Sweet Charity’s recently re-
leased CD, “It’s Beginning to
Look a Lot like Christmas.”
In addition to this project,
Sweet Charity has released four
other CDs and has staged sever-
al productions of “Godspell”
since the group was founded in
1994. To date, the troupe has
raised and given away over
$300,000 to seriously-ill chil-
dren in Northeastern Pennsylva-
nia.
Some of those who have do-
nated their time and talent to
this latest project are Mark
Montella, percussion; Brandon
Shotto, bass guitar; Jeff Leas,
trumpet; the Choirs of Good
Shepherd and First United
Church of Christ in Scranton,
Tom Borthwick and Joe Wegles-
ki of Sound Investment Studios
in Old Forge; Danielle Coons,
cover photo; Tracey Selingo and
Dan Gallagher, advertising/
marketing campaign.
GOH SOCIETY PLANS BLOOD DRIVE
BLOOD DRIVE
BLOOD DRIVE
Gate of Heaven
Catholic Church
Gymnasium
14 Machel Ave - Dallas
Monday, February 25"
1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
The Altar and Rosary Society of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas, is sponsoring a blood drive for
the American Red Cross Blood Services from 1to 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25 at the Gate of Heaven
Church gym. Shown here, from left, are Renee Benedetti, Altar and Rosary president and co-
chairwoman; and Rev. Daniel Toomey, pastor. Absent at the time of the photo was Bette Gillespie,
co-chairwoman.
CHURCH BRIEFS
Lenten services set
Back Mountain churches will
hold their annual Ecumenical
Soup and Scripture during the
five Mondays of Lent. Services
will begin at 6 p.m. following by
soup at 6:45 p.m. Participants
will reflect on the upcoming
Sunday scripture or the scrip-
ture choices of the pastor. Clos-
ing prayers will be held at 8 p.m.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, Feb. 18 - St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, Dallas
Monday, Feb. 25 — Lehman-
Idetown United Methodist
Church, Lehman
Monday, March 4 — Maple
Grove United Methodist
Church, Pikes Creek
Monday, March 11 — Hunts-
ville United Methodist Church,
Huntsville
Monday, March 18 — Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Church, Lake
Silkworth
Meditation duri
Lent at St. Peter's
St. Peter’s Church, 3832 SR 6
East, Tunkhannock, will offer
quiet music and meditation
Wednesdays during Lent, Feb.
20 through March 27, as a way
of opening the “thin place”
between God and people.
Soup Supper will precede the
service. Supper begins at 6:30
p.m. and the services begin at 7
p.m.
For more information, call St.
Peter’s at 836-2233 or Reverend |
Lou at 878-4670.
Spaghetti dinner
set for Feb. 23
A spaghetti dinner will be
held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sat-
urday, Feb. 23 at the Huntsville
United Methodist Church, 2355
Huntsville Road, Shavertown.
Take-outs will be available
from 3 to 6 p.m.
Dinner includes spaghetti,
salad, dinner roll and beverage.
Cost is $7.50 for adults and
$4.50 for children age 6 and
under.
To pre-order tickets, call 477-
3748.
World Day of
Prayer is March 1
This year’s World Day of
Prayer Service will be held at
1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1 at
Trinity Presbyterian Church,
105 Irem Road, Dallas.
Church Women United is
sponsoring the service. There
will be a planning meeting at
1:30 p.m. on Feb. 15 and a re-
hearsal at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 22 at
Trinity Presbyterian Church.
There will be a tea in the
fellowship hall following the
service. Call 675-3131 for more
information.
Craft show at TUMC
Trucksville United Methodist
Church Craft Show will be held
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat-
urday, March 2. This year’s
event includes crafts, jewelry, a
lunch counter and a bake sale.
Vendor tables are $25 to $40
and may be reserved by calling
Noreen at 239-2348.
All proceeds support the
church’s mission projects.
Spaghetti supper set
The Huntsville United Metho-
dist Church will host a spaghetti
dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sat-
urday, March 23. Eat-in or take-
out dinners will be available.
Tickets are $7.50 for adults
and $4.50 for children age 6 and
older and will be available at the
door.
Cross Creek
plans concert
Cross Creek Community
Church and WRGN 88.1 will
feature LIVE Big Daddy Weave
and the Redeemed Tour, along
with Mike’s Chair and Citizen
Way, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 5.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and may be
purchased by calling 696-0399.