‘Gone” erson, elease” by Sunday, October 20, 2013 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 OBITUARIES OLYPHANT — Terry Cruikshank, 49, of Olyphant, passed away Oct. 6, 2013, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following a brief ill- ness. Terry had family in Dallas. Memorial services were held Oct. 11 at the Hudak-O’Shea Funeral , 115 Garfield ome Inc e., Olyphant. TUNKHANNOCK -- Paul Reed, 58, of Tunkhannock, died Oct. 1, 2013, at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. A graveside service was held at 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock. SHAVERTOWN — Russell Edmund Smith, 75, of Shavertown, passed away Oct. 7, 2013, at the United Methodist Homes Wesley Village Campus, Jenkins Township. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Oct. 10 in St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown. A prayer ser- vice was held Oct. 11 at the Bailey Funeral Home, 48 Broad St., Plainville, Conn. SHAVERTOWN oe Edward A. Lipski, of Shavertown, beloved hus- hand, father and grand- @ = passed peacefully ito eternal life on Oct. 8, 2013. Funeral services were held Oct. 11 at the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larksville, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Victory Church, 16 Second St., Harveys Lake. WEST PITTSTON — The Rev. George B. Czar, 85, of West Pittston, passed away Wednesday at The Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas. The Rev. had fam- ily in Franklin Township. A memorial service was held Oct. 13 in First Presbyterian Church, 97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes- Barre. HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Michael C. Fedak, 80, of East Newport Street, Hanover Township, passed away Oct. 9, 2013, :zat-' the Golden LivingCenter- Summit, Wilkes Barre, after a lengthy illness. Michael had family in Harveys Lake. Funeral services were held Oct. 14 at George A. Strish Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N. Main St., Ashley, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Leo’s/Holy Rosary Church, Ashley. SWOYERSVILLE — John “Yank” B. Bosak, 87, of Milbre Street, Swoyersville, and former- ly of Shavertown, died Oct. 11, 2013 at home, surrounded by his fam- ily. Funeral was held Oct. 14 at Lehman Gregory Funeral Home Inc., 281 Chapel St., Swoyersville, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Family Parish, Luzerne. DALLAS — Robert A. Crawford Sr., 87, of Dallas, passed away Sept. 21, 2013. Memorial ser- vice will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 18 in Mercy Center Chapel, campus of Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas. PLAINS TOWNSHIP — Vincent “Vinnie” Michael Pisaneschi, 67, of Plains Township, passed away Oct. 10, 2013, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Vinnie had family in Shavertown. Funeral was held Oct. 15 at Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc., 55 Stark St., Plains Township. SHAVERTOWN re Kenneth G. Cooper, 87, of Shavertown, passed away Oct. 12 at his home. A private memorial service was held at the family’s convenience. PITTSTON oe Geraldine M. (Volpetti) Bufalino, of Pittston, passed away Oct. 13, 2013, at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton. Geraldine had family in Shavertown. Funeral ser- vices were held Oct. 17 at Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. A Mass of Christian Burial was held in St. Joseph Marello Parish, Pittston. SHAVERTOWN ee William “Bill” Harabin, 82, of Shavertown, passed away suddenly on Oct. 13, 2013, at Geisinger CMC, Scranton. Funeral ser- vices were held Oct. 17 at S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St., Plymouth, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, Kingston. PITTSTON — Rita 'R. (Solano) Zangardi, of Pittston, passed away Oct. 8, 2013, in Wesley Village, Pittston. She was the wife of the late Gennaro Zangardi and had a daughter in Dallas. Funeral services were Oct 11 at Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Marello Parish. New books make their way to library shelves The following new hoks have been added to the shelves of the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, for the month of October 2013: EXPRESS “The Husbands Secret” by Liane Moriarty, “Gone” by James Patterson, “Catch and Release” by Lawrence “Silencing Eve” by Iris Johansen, “Ghost Gone Wild” by Carolyn Hart, “Loss of Innocence” by Richard North Patterson, “The October List” by Jeffery Deaver, “Storm Front” by John Sandford, “Doing Hard Time” by Stuart Woods, “Starry Night” by Debbie Macomber, “The Lowland” by Jhumpa Lahiri, “The Signature of All Things” by Elizabeth Gilbert, “The Returned” by Jason Mott FICTION by James “Catch and Lawrence, “Silencing Eve” by Iris Johansen, “Loss of Innocence” by Richard North Patterson, “The October List” by Jeffery Deaver, “Storm Front” by Joh Sandford, “Doing Hard Time” by Stuart Woods, “Starry Night” by Debbie Macomber, “The Lowland” by Jhumpa Lahiri, “The Spymistress” by Jennifer Chiaverini, “The Signature of All Things” by Elizabeth Gilbert, “Unseen” by Karin Slaughter, “After Her” by Joyce Maynard, “Roxy’s Story” by V.C. Andrews, “The Quest” by Nelson DeMille, “The Mourning Hours” by Paula Treick DeBoard, ~~ “Robert = B. Parker’s Wonderland” by Ace Atkins, “Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do” by Michael Brandman, “The Plum Tree” by Ellen Marie Wiseman. Also, “The Double” by George Pelecanos, “Longbourn” by Jo Baker, “The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell” by William ~~ Klaber, “The Tilted World” by Tom Franklin, .* + | “Rasputin’s Shadow” by Raymond Khoury, “Bitter River” by Julia Keller, “Mary. Coin” by Marisa Silver,” “Crime of Privilege” by Walter Walker, “The Girl You Left Behind” by Jojo Moyes NONFICTION “Killing Jesus” by Bill O'Reilly, “Minimalist Parenting” by Christine Koh, “Engineers of Victory” by Paul Kennedy, “Treasury’s War: The Unleashingof a New Era of Financial Warfare” by Juan C. Zarate, “Duct Tape Parenting” by Vicki Hoefle MYSTERY “Ghost Gone Wild” by Carolyn Hart, “Christmas Carol Murder” by Leslie Meier, “Land of the Silver Dragon” by Alys Clare, “Proof of Guilt” by Charles Todd ‘The Dallas United Methodist Church Sister Circle met recently to finalize plans for its annual fall rummage sale to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 and from 9 a.m.’ to noon on Saturday, DUMC Sister Circle plans sale Oct. 26. The sale features clothing for the entire family, shoes, ‘housewares, toys, holiday decorations, jewelry and more. Lunch and a bake sale is available Friday. From left, seated, are: Jean Duda, Rosalie Cunningham, Sharron Lewis and Mary Reese. Standing, Jennie Valick-Kopacz, Jannette Grieves, Lena Baur, Pam Meyer, Barbara Lemmond and Pam Baker. C FS TRUNK OR TREAT The Shavertown United Methodist Church will sponsor “Trunk or Treat” from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Oct. 20 in the church parking lot, Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown. Children are invited to dress in their Halloween costumes, see the decorated trunks and collect treats. Think of it as “Trick or Treating without the door knock- ing.” CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN Randy Stonehill, an American singer/song- writer from Stockton, Calif. best known as one of the so-called “fathers of contemporary Christian music,” will perform at 9:45 and 11 a.m. today, Oct. 20 at the Harveast Cafe at the Back Mountain Harvest Assembly, Carverton Road, Trucksville and at 5:30 p.m. in the Back Mountain Harvest Assembly main sanctuary. For more information, call 570- 696- 1128. HALLOWEEN PARTY The Maple Grove United Methodist Church will host a Halloween party from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 at the Church, 5880 Main Road, Sweet Valley. Participants are encouraged to dress up but asked not to be scary. Donations will be accepted for the Noxen Food Pantry. FALL FESTIVAL A Children’s Fall Festival will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sturday, Oct. 26 at Fellowship Church, 45 Hildebrandt Road, Dallas. Children from kindergarten to fifth grade are invited to wear their Halloween cos- tumes. There will be candy, games, pump- kins and s’mores. SE Senior Citizens Centers sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties offer hot noon meals Monday through Friday to people 60 years of age or older. Donations from participants are gratefully accepted and needed i in order to expand this program. The following is the menu for the week of Oct. 21: MONDAY: Cheese lasagna rollup, Italian CHICKEN AND BISCUIT DINNER Members. of the" Mens Club of Trinity Presbyterian Church will sponsor a chicken and biscuit dinner, including homemade desserts and beverages from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the church, 105 Irem Road, Dallas. Takeouts will be available at 4 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults in advance and $8 at the door and $4 for children. Children 3 years old and younger eat for free. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling the church office at 570-675-3131 or at the door. ‘TRUNK OR TREAT’ VALLEY “Trunk or Treat” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Sweet Valley Church of Christ, 5439 Main Road, Sweet Valley. Call 570-477-2320 for more information. ‘LIGHT THE NIGHT’ “Light the Night” featuring a variety of indoor amusements and the annual chili cook-off will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 at the Rock Rec Center, Carverton Road, Trucksville. Chili contestants should have their chili available no later than 6 p.m. There will be special prizes for first, second and third place. For more information, call 570-696-1128. HAM DINNER A ham dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the Alderson United Methodist Church, Pole 108, Lakeside Drive, Harveys Lake. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. IN SWEET wedding soup, crackers, Italian green beans, Italian bread and parmesan cheese, marga- rine, milk and coffee. TUESDAY: Italian herbed chicken, gravy, roasted potatoes, steamed spinach, whole wheat dinner roll, banana, margarine, milk and coffee. WEDNESDAY: Roast turkey, gravy, quartered sweet potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, ‘bread stuffing, biscuit, cranberry Menu includes ham, green beans, scalloped potatoes, roll and butter, pie and beverage. For more information, call 570-639-5688 or 570-333-4218. CHICKEN DINNER A baked chicken breast dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Noxen United Methodist Church, Route 29, Noxen. Dinners, at $8 each, include chicken breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, vegetables, cabbage salad, rolls with butter, beverages and homemade pie. Takeouts will be available. SENIOR PROGRAM “Compassionate Senior Care: Looking Out for Our Loved Ones,” will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6 in Father Sammons Hall in the basement of St. Theresa’s Church, Shavertown. Guest speaker will be James Siberski, MS, CMC, Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Gerontology Education and Director of the Geriatric Care Management Program at Misericordia University, who will offer tips for family members and caregivers. The free program is open to the public. For more information, call 570-696-1144. CRAFT FAIR A craft fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church , 1011 Mountain View Drive, Lehman. Shop from local and handmade artisans and crafters with Scentsy, Jamberry and other handmade items. Admission is free. For more information or to request a ven- dor spot, contact Lyndsey at 570-690-2533. sauce, pumpkin pie, margarine, milk and cof- fee. THURSDAY: Roast beef, gravy, red skinned potatoes, mashed cauliflower, whole wheat dinner roll, fruit and yogurt, marga- rine, milk and coffee. FRIDAY: Baked spaghetti, mixed green salad with dressing, lentil soup, crackers, Italian bread, parmesan cheese, sliced pears, margarine, milk and coffee. Members of Trucksville United Methodist Church will once again open an Election Day Café on ies; Tuesday, Nov. 5. Beginning at 7 a.m, the cafe will offer a menu freshly-prepared Ready for 72 Unexpected” to-Go can be ready in just minutes any time during the day. The café, which is completely handicapped accessible, has plenty of seating with table service home- chili; Lunch- AUTOMATIC STANDBY GE ) RATORS FREE! Extended Warranty on 8kW . =3495 Value) = rears LO 0 SEER A oe a FREE In-Home 6-Month Same-as-Cas stimate today! f A hil q varapve 1-888-459-3345 ereip 7 : www.HomeWireGuys.com : = ¢} 3 Offer good through 11/1/13. No cash value, limit one offer per household. See website for details. a if preferred. It will remain open until 4 p.m.. Trucksville Methodist Church is locat- ed at 40 Knob Hill Road, just a few yards off Route 309. It is easily accessed Election Day Cafe at TUMC open to all that includes hot and cold beverages; donuts, sticky buns, brownies and cook- sandwiches, made soups and hot dogs and wimpies. A by turning up Church Road (opposite Carverton Road) Trucksville. E Proceeds will be going towards Mother Teresa’s Haven, previously known as V.I.S.I.O.N. United SR
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