The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 17

WILKES-BARRE RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1939 Seventeen dolDh Charnev and Matthew Orez- Bl. Mr. RnM Dutl WllltU. klewlcz. Interment was In the parish FUNERALS OBITUARY A.H.

Whipple, Salesman, Dies Spanish War Veteran Was Connected With Auto In- dustry for 30 Years Lamoreaux, Hugh Jones, William Walters, Frederick Knight and Stephen Kerpet WALENTY WOJNAROWSKI Many friends and relatives attended the funeral of Walenty WoJ-narowskl held yesterday morning from the home, 547 West Eighth Street, West Wyoming. A high mass of requiem was celebrated in St Joseph's Polish Church, Wyoming, by the pastor, Rev. J. J. Loslenlecki.

Honorary bearers, directors of Polish Alliance headquarters at Plymouth, were John Nlezgoda, Martin Zola. John Godck. M. J. Krawiec.

by Rev. C. A. Staib. Interment was in Wardan Cemetery, Dallas, where Rev.

Father Staib pronnounced final benediction. Bearers were Martin Stoltz, Patrick Loftus, Calvin Wood, Raymond Martlnn, Frank Eckhardt and Martin Kane. JAMES V. HEARN James V. Hearn, former well known' local baseball player, who died of a heart attack at his home' in Germantown, Philadelphia, was buried yesterday morning from 64 Spruce Street, city.

Brief services at the Hearn residence were followed by a solemn requiem mass in St Patrick's Church. Officiating were Rev. Martin Schmltt. S. a teacher in St Peter's College, Jersey City, and a brother-in-law of Mr.

Hearn, celebrant; Rev. Martin Roche, deacon, and Rev. Thomas Horan, sub-deacon. Rev. J.

E. Lynott was seated in the sanctuary. The soloist was Miss Margaret Melan, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. William Kane. Bearers, employes of Packard-Oldsmobile Company, Philadelphia, of which Mr.

Hearn was manager were James Bradley, John Murphy, Arthur Mooney, Daniel HIckey, Harry Fleming and Edward Cowley. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. fred'e. may Funeral of Fred Mat, mam tinM cemetery.

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James, 223 Spring Street, West Pittston. and he had many friends in that place. Funeral will be at Vandling Friday at 2. -v MRS. FRANCES T.

DERRIG Mrs. Frances T. Derrig, widow of Thaddeue Derrig and an esteemed Pittston resident, died yesterday morning at her home, 102 Carroll Street; where she bad lived for almost 60 years. Mrs. Derrig had been ill for aome time past and lately, her condition had been critical.

Funeral wilt be Friday, at 9 with mass at 9:30 at St John the Evangelist Church. Burial will be In the parish cemetery. Deceased was born near Castle-bar, County Mayo, Ireland, but came to America with her brother, the late Andrew Quinn, who for many years was employed by the Theodore Strong family In West Pittston. Mrs. Derrig's husband died about 30 years ago.

During her long and useful life at Pittston, Mrs. Derrig acquired the respect of numerous residents of that community and her death is widely mourned there. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. r- She Is survived by a number of nieces and nephews in Pittston, Including Mrs.

Catherine Burke, Main' Street, Sebastopol, who had lived with Mrs. Derrig in recent years. MRS. GEORGE MAGEE Mrs. George Magee, a former resident of White Haven, died on Monday at the home of her son, Harris Magee, Pcnn Street Yeadon, a suberb of Philadelphia, fallowing a brief illness.

Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. George Adams, Dickson City; three brothers, William Culbert, Pittsburgh; Albert Culbert, Dallas, and Samuel Culbert, Jersey City, and a niece, Mrs. John Weiss, Freeland. The funeral will be held this afternoon with burial in Laurel Cemetery, White Haven. CLINTON D.

GILBERT Clinton D. Gilbert, 69, died on Monday in Hazleton State Hospital after a lingering illness. He was a native of West Penn Valley and had lived in Hazleton for 45 years. Surviving are seven children, Mrs. W.

L. Butterwick, Mrs. Earl Smith, and Clyde Gilbert, Hazleton; Mrs. Lucy Keiber, Mrs. Andrew Merritt arid Mrs.

Andrew Lindsey, Rochester, N. and Earl Gilbert, Tamaqua. Three grandchildren 190 survive The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 from the Grebey Funeral Home, Hazleton, with Rev. H. Clay Bergstresser officiating.

Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Fkrre, and four brothers, Harry David Culver. Carver'ton, and Albert and George vuiver, rony run MARVIN EDWARDS Marvin Edwards, 49 South Grant Street, who died suddenly Saturday night In the cloak room at Irem Temple of a heart attack, wil. be burled this afternoon at 2:30 from the Kniff en Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street. Services will be In charge of Rev.

George C. Westberg, pastor of Memorial Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. Gardiner M. Day. rector of St Stephen's Episcopal Church.

Interment will be in Hol-lenback Cemetery. Casket bearers will be Fred Adams, Henry Davis, Charles-Hart-man, Edward A. Miller, Wayne Newman and John B. Tamblyn. MRS.

CARRIE I LEWIS Mrs. Carrie L. Lewis, 77, of 121 North Main Street, widow of William J. Lewis, died at her borne Tuesday morning at 2:30 of complications after a two months' illness. She was a native of Berkshire, England and member of St Stephen's Episcopal Church.

Funeral will be held from the Kniffen Funeral Parlor, Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Thursday at 2, Rev. Gardiner M. Day officiating. Interment in Denison Cemetery, Forty Fort She is survived by the following children: E. Hilda Lewis, nurse at Kirby Health Center in the State Department; Dr.

Irene E. Lewis, nurse and chiropodist; Joseph Arch Lewis, Brooks Building; William H. LewlB, engineer for the Repp Construction Company, Scranton and Dr. George Lewis, chiropodist, city. There are two grandchildren, G.

Larkcom Lewis and Edith Louise Lewis. Five sisters and one brother live in England. BENJAMIN. BUCK Benjamin F. Buck, 67, died on Monday at his home, Selinsgrove, after an illness of several months.

He was born in Roarlngcreek Valley and for many years was a successful farmer of Grovania. Surviving are his wife and a son, Miller I. Buck, Bloomsburg, three sisters, Mrs." G. E. Reynolds, Wyoming; Mrs.

Jacob Krum, Bloomsburg, and Mrs. H. E. Haussler, Scranton, and two brothers, Allen Buck, Stillwater, and Jonathan W. Buck, Bloomsburg.

Funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 from the Dyke Funeral Home, Bloomsburg, with Rev. Norman S. Wolf of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Bloomsburg, officiating. Interment in Grovania Lutheran Cemetery.

ALFRED TREVARTHAN Alfred Trevarthan, 65, Vandling, died of pneumonia at noon yester-day. His wife was Miss Mary jj CHOCOLATES LEO i. ELLIS Funeral of Leo J. Ellis, who was crushed to death under a tractor truck in Washington last week, was held yesterday morning from th home of his uncle, Salem (Elias) Ellis, 108 Hickory Street A requiem mass was celebrated in St. Anthony's Church by Rev.

John Koury, assisted by Rev. Joseph Solomon. Flower carriers were Thomas Ferris, Thomas Morris, John Sodd, Frank Sam, Martin Asald, Lucas Assld, Anthony Joseph, Stephen Assld, Anthony Shaker, Catherine George, Sally Joseph, Leo Ellis. Floyd Oliver, Elisabeth Harry. Sadie Bolus, Mary Sodd, Catherine Ferris, Julia Ferris, Celia Sam, Delma Shaker, George Anthony and John Walekonla.

Bearers, all associates of deceased at Washington, were Lawrence Manchlo, Charles Merrick, Philip Coniglio, Joseph Sudol, Dom-lnick Petrone and Salvadore Sca-fldo. Interment was in St Marys Cemetery, Hanover. JAMES DILLON Funeral of James Dillon was held yesterday morning from the home, 162 East, Noble Street, Nan-ticoke. A requiem mass was read in St. Francis's Church by Rev.

Dr. Joseph Gllbrlde. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Bearers were Daniel O'Brien, James Dillon, John Burke, Dennis O'Brien, William Burke and Owen Owens. WADIC WYDOTIS Funeral of Wadlc Wydotls, victim of an automobile accident, was held yesterday morning from the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Adel- 1 90 Tln Strnt Hun. JI1V aiIUM miv over Section of Nanticoke. A re quiem mass was read in St. Joseph's Lithuanian Church by the pastor, Rev. V.

A. Simkonls. Interment was in the parish Bearers were Joseph Vayvada, Joseph Christian, Joseph Nedalis, Joseph Razavich, John Petritis and Anthony Kembert JOHN BtTsMITH John H. Smith, former Heights hotel proprietor, was buried yesterday morning from the family home, 351 East Northampton Street, with many friends attending the funeral. A requiem mass was celebrated in St.

Nicholas' German Catholic Church, South Washington Street, Amdurs Have Son Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Amdur, 186 Charles Street, announce the bH-tl of a son at Genera? Hospital yesterday. Mrs. Amdur Vas the fdr-mer Miss Sara Siegel, 'daughter of Mr.

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D. II. Cowcn Optometrist In Charge Located on the Main Floor at POMEROY'S ma 8 A. H. "Doc" Whipple, 69, well known automobile salesman, and a Spanish' American War veteran, died at 7:20 yesterday morning at the family borne, 27 Spencer Street, after 12 month' illness of complications.

Mr. Whipple was born in Sham-okin and had been a resident of Wilkes-Barre for more than 50 years. For 80 years he was associated with the automobile industry and was known in Wyoming Valley. Late years he had been connected with the sale department of the Kirby-Covell Corporation, Kingston. He served in the Spanish American War and was a member of Erskine L.

Solomon Camp, and First Methodist Church of this city. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Augusta Whipple; a daughter, Mrs. Edward Kern, Idetown; a sister, Mrs. Frederick Dunstan, and a brother, George Whipple, both of Wilkes-Barre.

The body was removed to the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home, 64 North Franklin Street, and will be returned to the family home th's afternoon. The funeral will be held from the home on Friday afternoon at 2 with services in charge of Rev. Dr. George Phillips, pastor of First Methodist Church.

Lieut. Erskine L. Solomon Camp 19, United Spanish War Veterans, will assembly at Memorial Hall Friday at 1:30 p. m. to attend the funeral of late comrade A.

H. Whipple. Transportation will be furnished by the camp. Commander P. J.

Dougherty requests all members to be present. Burns Arc Fatal to Former Local Nurse Burns suffersd seven weeks ago resulted in the death yesterday at Jewish Hospital. Brooklyn, N. of Elizabeth Carroll, former well kaown Pittston resident. The young woman was to have been married to James Renard, Brooklyn, at St.

John the Evangelist Church on Thanksgiving Day. Body will be taken to the home of her aunt, Mrs. James O'Boyle, 117 Lambert Street, Pittston, from where the funeral will be held. Miss Carroll was the daughter of the late Mi. and Mrs.

Timothy Carroll, early residents of the greater Pittston area. While a resident of Pittston she was a member of St. John's Church and was a graduate of St. John's High School and Mercy Hospital Training School for Nurses, this city. For the last three years she had been employed at Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn.

Besides Mrs. O'Boyle, she is survived two uncles, Leo and James Carf oil, Pittston Township. JOSEPH ZIJUS Joseph (Zuis) Zijus, 57, of 178 South State Street, city, died at 3:20 a m. yesterday of complications. He was formerly of Inkerman.

Relatives are asked to communicate with Charles J. League, funeral director. Mr. Zijus had roomed with Vincent Vranginis. that carry the spirit of Xmas with them SAMUEL J.

PHILLIPS Samuel J. Phillips, a well known resident of Mt Pocono. died on December 10, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Nauman, St Petersburg, and was burled in that city last Wednesday.

In addition yto bis daughter he is survived by a. son, Arthur Phillips, Scranton. Mr. Phillips was a member of the Mt. Pocono Methodist MBS.

MARGARET FLAHERTY Mrs. Margaret Flaherty, 71, widow of Michael J. Flaherty, a colliery superintendent for the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, died yesterday at noon at ber home, 354 High Street Her husband died in 1917. Mrs. Flaherty was a resident of Wilkes-Barre since childhood and was well known and respected.

She was a member of St. Patrick's Church. Surviving are these children, Mrs. John Costello, Georgetown; Mrs Joseph Kennedy, Mrs. Nellie Beck, John Flaherty, Mrs.

Edward Nelson, Mrs. Paul Welch, all of Wilkes-Barre, and a sister, Mrs. Hannah Scorey, Georgetown, and Mrs. William Sponauer, West Nan-ticoke. Twenty-two grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive.

The body was removed to the home of ber daughter, Mrs. Joseph Kennedy, 43 Amhearst Avenue, where the funeral will be MRS. HARRIET BENSCOTER Mrs. Harriet Benscoter, 82, who died on Saturday after a lingering illness, was buried yesterday afternoon from her late home, 67 Union Street, Shickshinny. Services were in charge of Rev.

B. L. Stenger, pastor of Shickshinny Methodist Church. Mrs. Benscoter, a native of Huntington Township, spent most of her life in Shickshinny.

She was the widow of Charles P. Benscoter, who died about three years ago. 'Surviving are a daughter and two sons, Mrs. W. H.

White and W. A. Benscoter, both of Berwick, and R. O. Benscoter, Shickshinny, and a sister, Mrs.

Adella Thomas, Berwick. SAMUEL SINKIEWICZ Samuel SInkiewicz, 64, died early yesterday morning at his home, 33 Covell Street, after a linging illness. Mr. SInkiewicz was born in Lith uania and before establishing residence in this city 30 years ago lived at Shenandoah. He was a member of St.

Aloysius' Church. Surviving are hia widow, Catherine; a daughter, Mrs. Frank Snyder, at home; a granddaughter, Rugina, and two sisters Frank Taylor, Patterson, N. and Mrs. Anna Putas in Lithuania.

Funeral Friday at 9 a. m. with high mass at St. Aloysius's Church at 9:30. St.

Mary's Cemetery at Hanover. MRS. WILLIAM SPEARS Mrs. William Spears, 45, died at 12:30 yesterday morning at her home, 277 River Street, Forty Fort, following 18 months' illness of com plications. The funeral will be held from the home on Thursday afternoon at witn Kev.

Charles a. Frick. pastor of Wyoming Avenue Christian Church, officiating. Interment will be in Fain Knoll Burial Park, uauas. Survlvine are her husband: two daughters, Arline and Grace and four sons, Robert, Russell, Arthur and William, all at home; two sisters, Mrs Lillian Jones.

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Bearers were all grandsons. MRS. ANNA MARION Funeral of lira. Anna Marlon took place yesterday morning from the home, 25 Slocum Street, Swoyer-ville, and was largely attended. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated in Holy Name Church, Swoyerville, by Rev.

Francis Kane, assisted by Rev. Martin J. Fleming, deacon, and Rev. J. L.

Golden, sub-deacon. The soloist was Thomas Foearty. accompanied by Agnes Condon. Flower carriers were Charles Marlon and James McCabe. Bearers were Frank Hosey, James Tonkins, Thomas McCabe, Edward Toole, Matthew Brennan and James Casey.

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