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THE DALLAS POST
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013
OBITUARIES
BABIS - Mary Kelley, 91, of
Lansdale and formerly of Dallas, died
: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Dock
~ Terrace.
She was born Dec. 3, 1921 in
Philadelphia and was a former active
member of Dallas Methodist Church.
Surviving are her children, Susan
Kelley Misson, Lansdale; Bill, Griffin,
Ga.; Janet Kelley Strickland, Barn-
‘ stead, N.H.; and Bob, Stroudsburg;
* eight grandchildren; 15 great-grand-
“children; a brother, Daniel Wilson,
Elkins Park.
Memorial donations to Seaside
>Home, c/o Pat Smith, Treasurer, 117
Old Pennell Road, Media, PA 19063.
DAY - Helen S., of Dallas, died Sun-
‘day, March 10, 2013, at home.
She was born June 27, 1929 and
was educated in Wilkes-Barre schools.
Upon her husband’s discharge from
the military, they moved to the
family farm in Hunlock Creek. She
continued to be employed by the U.S.
government and the Veterans Admin-
istration.
Upon retiring, she did volunteer
work at John Heinz Center.
She was a member of Holy Resur-
rection Orthodox Cathedral, North
Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are her husband, Edward
A. Day, with whom she celebrated her
60th wedding anniversary in Febru-
ary; her three children, Edward A. Jr.,
Exton; Cynthia O’Brien, Rochester,
Minn.; and Christine Menard, Tyler,
Texas; six grandchildren; a brother,
Andrew Skordinski.
Memorial donations to Interna-
tional Orthodox Christian Charities
(www.iocc.org), or to St. John Or-
thodox Church in Tyler, Texas (www.
stjohnofdamacus.org).
GOODWIN - Marjorie H., 85,
Beaumont, died Wednesday, March
14, 2013.
She was born in Beaumont and was
. a graduate of Beaumont High School
; and Wyoming Seminary Dean School
* of Business.
She was formerly employed in
the bookkeeping department of
Fowler Dick and Walker, The Boston
Store and as a teacher’s aide by the
Tunkhannock Area School District.
Surviving are her children, Sandra,
Beaumont; and Curtis, Shavertown;
one granddaughter.
GRABOWSKI - Douglas Neil
“Doug,” 49, formerly of Benton, died
unexpectedly Sunday, March 17, 2013
at his home in Briar Creek Township.
He was born Jan. 7, 1964 in Peru,
Ind. and was a 1982 graduate of Ben-
ton High School where he was an ex-
cellent basketball player. He attended
Luzerne County Community College
for two years and served in the U. S.
Air Force for four years.
He had been employed as a sales
representative at Homestead Furni-
ture in Nescopeck since 1998. He had
previously worked for Howell's TV
and Flick Brothers in Bloomsburg.
He was a member of the Dallas
Baptist Church and also had attended
the Bloomsburg Southern Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his parents, Ronald L.
and Carol J. (Whitesell) Grabowski,
of Berwick and formerly of Ben-
ton; his wife, Kelly L. (Stackhouse)
Grabowski, whom he married on
Sept. 26, 2010; , a brother, Mark, of
Bolivar, Mo.; a sister, Catherine Kline,
of Berwick; two nieces; three neph-
ews; his mother-in-law and father—in-
law, Guy and Nancy Stackhouse, of
Benton.
Memorial donations to the Ameri-
can Diabetes Association , P. O. Box
4383, Bethlehem, PA 18018.
HIGGINS - Edward Jackson, 63, of
Shavertown, died Sunday, March 10,
2013, at home.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre on
Aug. 25, 1949 and graduated from
Lake-Lehman High School in 1968
where he was an outstanding wres-
tler, later to become a member of the
Lake-Lehman Wrestling Club Hall of
Fame.
He was an IBEW Local 163 member
where he served his apprenticeship
and was employed as an electrician
for 40 years, retiring last year due to
illness.
He was president of the Luzerne
County Branch of ABATE Motorcycle
Club.
Surviving are his daughter, Amy
Chilcote, of Shavertown; son, Edward
M., of Kunkle; sisters, Donna Phillips,
of Kingston; and Violet Milbrodt, of
Noxen; three grandchildren; aunts,
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uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial donations to MOA Pre-
scription Drug Assistance Program,
382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18702.
JOHNSON - Ruth A., 94, of Har-
veys Lake, died Monday, March 11,
2013.
She was born in Rochester, N.Y. on
June 7, 1918 and graduated in 1936
from the former Laketon High School
where she was a star basketball
player. She resided at Harveys Lake
for most of her life.
Surviving are a daughter, Dianne
Gregg; a grandson; three great-
grandsons; and a great-great-grand-
son.
Memorial donations to the Harveys
Lake Fire and Ambulance Company,
1349 Lakeside Drive, Harveys Lake,
PA 18618.
McCLOSKEY - Donald Vincent,
of Lehman Township and formerly of
Taylor, died Wednesday, March 13,
2013, at Lakeside Nursing and Reha-
bilitation Center in Harveys Lake.
He was born in Scranton on Oct.
17, 1937 and was a 1957 graduate of
St. Francis Preparatory School, Spring
Grove. He attended Notre Dame
University and St. Francis University
of Loretto.
He was employed as a salesman
and manager for many years, includ-
ing at Bell Electric, Scranton, and
retiring from Bob O’Leary Sports
Supplements, Scranton.
He volunteered many years as a
coach and served as president of
Taylor Missy Softball League. He
coached many teams at the Taylor
Community Basketball League and
was a scorekeeper for the Bishop Han-
nan girls basketball team.
Surviving are a son, Joseph Kad-
lubowski, Dickson City; two daugh-
ters, Ann Marie Michlowski, Virginia;
and Kelly Sabaluski, Lehman; many
grandchildren.
O’TOOLE - Betty J., 90, of Dallas,
died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
She was born in Wilkes-Barre
and was a graduate of Meyers High
School, class of 1940. She retired as a
librarian with the Millburn Public Li-
brary in Millburn, N.J., after 25 years
of civil service.
‘Surviving are brother, Jack Kish-
baugh, Westmont, N.J.; nieces and
nephews.
ROWLANDS - Marian P., 95, died
Friday, March 15, 2013, at Mercy
Center, Dallas, where she resided
since 2011.
She was born in Wilkes-Barre and
was a graduate of E. L. Meyers High
School, class of 1935.
Surviving are her daughter, Sharon
Randolph, of Dallas and Naples,
Fla.; and son, Robert M., Dallas; four
grandchildren; three great-grandsons;
a sister, Elizabeth Parnell, Platts-
burgh, N.Y.; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to Mercy
Center, Box 307, Lake Street, Dallas,
PA 18612.
SAVICKAS - Billie J., 73, of Dallas
and formerly of Irving, Texas, died
Monday, March 11, 2013, at Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital.
She was orn in Crockett, Texas and
worked in the oil industry in both the
United States and abroad.
Surviving are her husband of 36
years, John S. Savickas, Dallas; three
daughters, Lisa Cone, Longview,
Texas; Brandy Hatfield, Seattle;
and Jennifer Boedeker, Katy, Texas;
six grandchildren; a sister, Patricia
Hardy; and her cat, Callie.
Memorial donations to Shriners
Hospitals for Children, 3551 N. Broad
St., Philadelphia, PA 19140.
SKAPURA - Celia H., 98, formerly
of Fairmount Springs, died Wednes-
day, March 13, 2013, at the Lakeside
Health and Rehabilitation Center,
Harveys Lake, where she had been
staying for the past 11 years.
She was born June 7, 1914 in Fair-
mount Springs, was a housekeeper in
New York City and then helped her
late husband operate a chicken farm
in Fairmount Springs.
She was a member of Holy Spirit
Parish/St. Martha’s Church, Fair-
mount Springs.
Surviving are a daughter, Helen
Bogdon, Dallas; six grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and a sister,
Frances Pavalonis, Benton.
Memorial donations to the Al-
zheimer’s Association , 57 N. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.
STROH - Glenn R., 83, of Shaver-
town, died Sunday, March 10, 2013,
at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre and
was a graduate of Kingston Township
High School, Class of 1947.
Prior to his retirement, he was a
longtime employee of Air Products
and Chemicals, Hanover Township,
where he worked as a pipe-fitter and
welder.
He was a life member of the George
M. Dallas Masonic Lodge 531, Dallas
and of Shavertown United Methodist
Church.
Surviving are daughters, Carol
Dietrick, Harveys Lake; and Judit
Bankus, Wyoming; a grandson; a ®
ter, Shirley S. Nicely, Dallas; nieces.
STROUD - Marion E., 91, of Sweet
Valley, died Saturday, March 16, 2013,
at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
She was born April 14, 1921 in
Dallas, graduated from the former
Lehman High School in 1940 and
had been employed as a florist for
Hillside Farms in Trucksville for
many years.
She was a member of the Sweet Val-
ley Church of Christ and was a past
Worth Matron of the Shick-Shawnee
Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are her children, Carol
Holbert, of Allentown; Dick, of Sweet
Valley; Don, of Sweet Valley; Kathleen
Anderson, of Dallas; Allan, of Dallas,
and Janet Tuzinski, of Harrisburg; 14
grandchildren and 20 great-grandchil-
dren.
ZAKJAWSKI - Cecelia (Ceil), 90,
of Shavertown, died Tuesday, M
12, 2013, at Hospice Commins @)
Care, Inpatient Unit, Geisinger Sou
Wilkes-Barre.
She was born on Oct. 3, 1922 in
Ashley and was a graduate of the
former Ashley High School, Class of
1940.
Prior to her retirement, she was
employed for nine years as an as-
sembler for Encon Inc., Dallas. In
her earlier years, she was employed
for 18 years as an inspector for the
former Woodbury Manufacturing Co.,
Wilkes-Barre.
She was a faithful member of St.
Frances X. Cabrini Roman Catholic
Church, Carverton.
Surviving are her daughter, Diane
Kleynowski, Trucksville; one grand-
daughter; sister, Dolores Wojewodzki,
Whitehall; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the Ameri-
can Cancer Society, 712 S. Keyser
Ave., Taylor, PA 18517.
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