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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 11

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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1942 li Eleven 2 Sisters Die Drowning Victim William Jumper Dies FRANK RENN Funeral services for Frank Renn, FUNERALS liiiai 1 ramie Judge Lewis Will Be Buried Monday Morning Funeral services for Judge William R. Lewis, 75, retired Lackawanna County jurist who died at hla home. 614 Nnfth Main Avauita Seventh Day Adventlst Church. Suniiy-slda Cemetery. Russell Davis from Harold C.

Snow-don Funeral Home, 64 North Franklin Street, Monday 2, Rev. Gordon G. Berry officiating. Hollenback Cemetery. Michael Delaney from 302 Koiclutzko Street, Nantlcoke, Saturday Requiem mass 9:30 St.

Francis' Church. Nantlcoke. Parish cemetery. ,1 Mrs. Agnes Geary from home of daughter, Ralph Thomas, 3 Courtrlght Street, city, Saturday Rev.

George Bamford and Rev. Frank if i i i 289 Bennett Street, Luzerne, were held yesterday morning from the home followed by solemn high mass in Sacred Heart Church, Lu zerne. Kev. ueorge uoeckel was celebrant of the mass; Rev. Joseph Lukslc, St Nicholas Church, city, was deacon; and Rev.

George Forve sub-deacon1: -Interment was in St. Ignatius uemetery, rringie, wnere Rev. jfatner porve gave tne benediction. Military services were conduct ed by Louis Pugh, Henry Comorow-ski, Anthony Bush and Joseph Fetcko, under the command of t'apuin Henry comorowski. AH are meoioers or American Legion Post and Post 525, Luserne.

Bearers were James Graham, Alfred Benson, "John Petio Jnhn Perye, Joseph Sarnock and Bruno uui nari. MRS. ROBERT BORTHWICK Funeral of Mrs. Robert Borthwlck of 187 Main Street Avoca. wu hflrt yesterday afternoon from the home, wun tov, a.

u. cenrenos of Lng-cliffe Pi-esbyterian Church, Avoca, In charge. Interment wae in Ablng-ton' Hilta Cemetery, Scranton. Bearers were William Thom Harry Knight, Lester Sanders, James Bird, Lester Williams and Ifugh Jones, Sr. VmilAM SHRADER Funeral of Willi am TTnmld Shrader.

infant son of Mr Harold Shrader, 372 Wlnola Avenue, Kingston, was held yesterday afternoon from the home of his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Shrader, 15 Brown Street, Ashley. Rev.

Claude Kum-merer of Belheada Congregational Churchy Edwardsville, was In charge of the services. Interment was in Maple. Hill Cemotei-y. Scranton, Thursday night, will be ueia irom tne iamiiy come Monday at 11. 1 5 Rev.

Dr. A. D. Upton, pastor of Plvmnilth HnnvfAMtlnnat i7kninh and Rev.R. J.

Williams of Ebenezer Welsh Presbyterian Church will officiate. Interment will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly. EDWARD DUNN Funeral of Edward Dunn was held yesterday morninK from Mc- uaugnun unerai Home, 142 south Washington Street. Requiem mass was offered in St. Mary's Church by Rev, Reymond O'Neill who also gave benediction at St.

Mary' cemetery, Hanover. Hearers were Philip Richards, Thomas Sheridan, Frank Feather- stone, Jacob Long, Philip Barrett, Neil Gallagher. FUNERALS Berktnt, Anthony Brlghtnsupt, Alvln. Br. Jonei, Minnie Mlnemler, Ocorge Nowk, Joieph i Bominiki.

Frances Htraatntkl, Oeorr Zlotek, Philip Clayton, Mae Davis, Bunnell Delaney. Michael deary, Agnes Anthony Berkant from home of daughter. Mrs. George Dobllas. UK chooley Street, Exeter, Saturday 8:30.

Kequiem mass at. Church, Pittston. Parish cemetery. Alvln Brlghthaupt, from home at St. Johns, Monday 1:30.

Mrs. Mae A. Clayton from homey Tunkhannock, Sunday; Services 2 Within Single Day Mrs. Catherine' Monahan, former resident of this city, died yesterday morning at Scranton State Hospital from a stroke. She was stricken a day after her sister, Mrs.

Elisabeth Elliott, died at her home in Amer Lane, city. She was a sister of Rev. Dr. J. J.

Featherstone, pastor of St Mary's Church, Upper Pittston. Mrs. Monahan resided in Scranton for 20 year after she left this city, She was a daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Burns Featherstone, early residents of this city. While a resident here, she was a member of St Mary's Church. She was a communicant of the Cathedral pariah in Scranton.

Surviving are two John, Scranton, and.lThomaa,.iWilkes-Barre; daughter Mrs. Harry Khoades, nnadeipnia; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mm Mary Heffernan, Mrs. Michael Stout, city; Mrs; Patrick Lloyd, Larksville. 111 1 OBITUARY 'UUU Mrs. Emily Andronlk, 5 Cherry Street, 'i Kingston, died yesterday morning at 9:30 at Nesbitt Memo rial Hospital.

She was taken mere early in the morning. Born in Po land, she came to this country years ago. She was well known resident on the West Side Where she conducted a restaurant. Surviving are her husband Alex ander, and children, Joseph Cresko, in garage business at Kingston; John Cresko, Kingston, engaged in automobile body works business in Wilkes-Barre Stanley Cresko, Kingston, is in business in Forty Fort; Mrs. Mary Besade, New York; Bernard and Helen Cresko, both at home.

Deceased was a communicant of St. Hedwige Church, Kingston. Funeral will be held from the home Monday at 9 with requiem mass at 9:30 at St. Hedwig's Church. Interment will be in St.

John's Cemetery, Dallas. MRS. ANNA NAUGLE Mrs. Anna Smith Naugle, 56, died yesterday morning at her home, 28 East Newport Street. Hanover Town- was a resident of the town ship 2S years and was a member of Ashley Methodist Church.

Funeral will be held Monday at 2 with Rev. Robert Coward in charge of services. Interment will be in Oak-lawn Cemetery. Surviving are these children: Thomas Smith. Montana; Mrs.

Lillian Matten, New York; Sgt. Kenneth Smith, Camp Roberts, Cal. Two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Keller, city; Mrs. Frances Lutz, Sayre also survive.

MRS. ELIZABETH EVERETTS Mrs. Elizabeth Everetts. 74, of 90 Bunny Lane, Edwardsville, died yes terday morning at uenerai Hospital. She waa a former resident of the Heights and Wae a member of Welsh Baptist Church, Edwardsville.

Funeral will be held Monday at 2 from the home with Rev. Byron Jones officiating. Interment will be in Shawnee Cemetery. Mrs. iiiveretts is survived by these children: Daniel, Edwardsville; Charles and William, at home.

A brother Benjamin, East Orange, and a niece, Mrs. William Reese, also of East Orange. Seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild ateo survive. After Injury in Mine Funeral services for William M. Jumper, 51, 150 Lldys Road, who was killed in a fall of roof Wednesday night at Steven Shaft, KehoerSerge Coal Company, Exeter, will be held this afternoon at 2.

Rev. L. L. Collins of Avoca, will officiate. Interment will be In Marcy Cemetery, Duryea.

Snrvivlngr hla mlifanr mi mir children, Shirley, Verna, James and Albert. His father, John Jumper, juuponi, ana iwg orotners, unaries and Roy, Plains, also survive. ,.7 Larned, received minor injuries in tne same acciaem ana was given riiRnensarv treatment at Pittston Hospital. JACOB MILLER Jacob 66. sexton of the Sacred Heart Church 20 years, died yesterday morning at Mercy Hospital.

He made his home at the rectory with his sister. Miss Fredericka Miller, tne Housekeeper there, In addition to his sister, he is survived by a brother, George, scranton. Funeral will be held Monday with high mass of requiem at 9 in the sacred Heart unurcn, wizerne. un Tuesday the remains will be taken to Scranton, where a requiem mass will be celebrated at 8:30 in St. Mary's Church, South Side.

Interment will be in parish cemetery. MISS CATHERINE BRADY Miss Catherine Brady. .81. died at Retreat Hospital on Thursday, where she had been a patient 19 years. Relatives or friends are asked to communicate with Su perintendent George T.

Baskett MICHAEL CANYUCH Street, veteran of Spanish-American Ao txA rami afAor mewnlntr nr Vita home following an illness. His rank in liio aiuiy was cniei musician. rection Russian Orthodox Church, Worth Main. Street. Rlirvttlnfyfara tliaA Joseph Canyuch, Key Field, Meridian.

Mini Staff Cot Nir.hrtl stationed in England; Betsy, nurse' at oenevue Hospital, New xork; Anne, nuree at Belle vue Hospital; Mrs John Hnmfolr Hh1ik. ael, Wilkes-Barre; Tatiana, student at (jougniin Hign school; Marie, New York; Olga, at home. a DWtct, 1U1. J. Konstantinovich, city; brothers, juoepn, ixew iora jonn, city; George, Ohio.

i Funeral will be held from the home Tuesday at 8:30 with divine liturgy at HolyReaurrection Rus sian Orthodox Hhnrnh at Tt. ment will be in Russian plot of i'cm xviiuu cemetery. unicers or m. Solomon Camp, United Spanish War Vatarana UM it aa4 meet at GAR Hall Tuesday morn ing at a ana men go to the home of the late Michael Conyoch, 13 East Elm Street, to conduct a. mil itary service.

Officers also will conduct a Service at Fern Knoll Cemetery. Conyoch was camp musician for 31 years. All About Creases Creasing of cotton fabrics is caused by the molecules in the fibers moving into new positions in respect to each other when folded or creased and not returning to original position, says the National Bureau of Standards. Department or Commerce Paid to Priest Hundreds Attend Services Conducted for Rev. John E.

Lynott Hundreds of priests, nun. 1 and friend, joined with relatival and parishioners, yesterday in paying ilnal tribute to the memory of Rev. John K. Lynbtt, pastor of Holy Savior Church, East End, and an outstanding Scranton Catholic Diocese 40 years. pontifical mass was celebrated at 10 in Holy Saviot Church, by Very Rev, William Hafey, bishop of, the Diocese, and Interment was in St.

Catherine's Cemetery, Mos cow. Long before the religious ceremony began, the church was taxed to capacity. Despite the inclement weather scores ol persons gathered in front of the church early in the morning and remained for several hours until the impressive cortege proceeded through East End with a motorcycle escort. A score of altar boys and Boy Scouts forme! honor guards as the officers of the mass entered the edifice from the adjoining rectory and again as Father Lynott was carried from the church where he had remained in state under an honor guard of- the Holy Name Society since Thursday noon. Almost a score of policemen was needed to handle traffic for the funeral which was the largest in tnat section, since the death or Rev.

John McCabe at the eame charge a few years ago. "All intersections in a four-block area were kept clear of traffic for more than two hours. Students of Mackin School were given a recess at the conclusion of the pontifical mass so that students could line up in front of the school and along the curb as an additional honorary escort for Father Lynott. Pupils of Holy Savior Parochial School, dismissed from classes since the death of the clergyman, joined with the Holy Name Society in forming another guard of honor. Assisting Bishop Hafey in the celebration of pontifical mass were: Archprieet, Megr.

Martin J. O'Connor. VGDD; deacons of honor, Megr. William T. Kealy, Olyphant; Msgr: William I Farrell, Scranton; deacon of mass, Rev.

Francis G. McNulty, STD, Williamsport; sub-deacon, Rev. John F. O'Malley, STD, Scranton; master of ceremonies, Rev. Robert A.

McNulty, Scranton; Rev. Vincent T. Burke, STD, Scranton; thurifer, Rev. Gerard Canivan, city; acolytes, Rev. Gerald J.

Bischof, Rev. Martin A. Roche, city; mitre-bearer, Rev. William M. Dunleavy, city; bookbearer, Rev.

William J. Burke, Avoca; candle bearer, Rev. James Lowry, city. Very Rev. Frank P.

McHugh, pastor of Annunciation Church, Wil-liameport, a former curate at Holy Savior Church and former pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church, North Main Street, delivered the sermon. He eulogized the eacred life of a priest and told of the many sacrifices made by the clergy in teaching the word of God. Preceding' the pontifical "mass. Rev.

John J. O'Brien sang mass for JOYCE ANN JUDGE The funeral of Joyce Ann Judfce. 5 months, daughter of Mr. and Mis. James Judare.

Baltimore. formerly residing at no Hospital street. Port Griffith, was held yesterday after noon Irom a iunerai home at 67 William Street Pittston. Inter ment was in St John' Cemetery, Pittston. Mother the former Sophie Wy- aocki, Scranton.

ROBERT H. OLSON Funeral services for Robert Har old Olson wen held yesterday afternoon from the home, 14 East Linden Street, i Rev. W. R. Bergh of Trinity Lutheran Church offici ated.

Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery. Bearers were Edwin swanson. Carl Johneon, Sturel Dahlgren, Martin Munson, Stanley Sullivan, Arvid Pearson. 1 EVAN.HAVARD Funeral of Evan Havard was held yesterday afternoon from th home of hi son, Thomas R. Hav ard, spring street, west Pittston, and was largely attendedjiy friends and relatives.1,: Rev.

W. E. Capper, pastor of First Baptist Church, West Pitta-ton, of which deceased was a member, read comforting passages of Scriptures, prayed and then delivered a short sermon in which he lauded the Christian life of Mr. Havard and his value to the com munlty. i PATSY CAMPANELLA Funeral of Patsy Campanella was held yesterday morning from the home at Yatesvllle followed by requiem mass In Our Lady of Mt.

Carmel Church. Rev. Enrico Gio-vetti celebrated mass. Interment was in parish cemetery. Bearers were Caesar Sagramola, John Fabrizlo, Glrard Butler, Frank Pizzella, Louis- Alexander, Anthony Fabrizio.

NICHOLAS PETRO Many friends and relatives attended the funeral of Nicholas Petro held yesterday morning from the hnmp 2fiO IT.B.t ITnlnn Street, Nantlcoke. There wert numerous floral tokens. At St. Joseph's Church, a requiem mass was celebrated hv Rev. John M.

Puekar, pastor. Mass was read at the side altar by Rev. Stephen Waschik. Flower rarrlara momhara nt St. Joseph's Pennsylvania Slovak Union, were Anthony Galllck, George Murslaw, Joseph Skurga and Stephen Marincko.

Bearers, all prandsonii of the de ceased, were: John, Joseph and Emorv Silvasl Carl and Stenhnn Makuta and Robert Klein. Interment was in the parish cemetery. H. FRANK MARSHALL Many friends and relatives Paid tribute to the memory of H. Frank Marshall yesterday afternoon when, funeral services were held from the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Donald M. Smith. 11 Swallow Street. i-TOston. Deceased had been en gaged in mining in the upper coun ty lor tne past 40 years and served as outside foreman at Not 14.

Penn sylvania Coal Company, 14 years. Kev. Kicnard Kinker, pastor emeritus or mat Presbyterian Church, Pittston, of which Mr. Marshall had been a member, con ducted the services. Bearers were Fred Mitchell, Peter Alpaugh, Thomas Smalles, Hayden Pointen, Martin Holland and Clyde Garrison.

Interment was in Dunmore Ceme tery For Better Picture, AGFA FILL! A8 B2 (120) PB20 (620) 19c D6 (116) PD16 (616) 21c SGT. SAMUEL DELOORSA Sgt. Samuel Delcorsa, 24, of 88 Elizabeth, Street, Pittston, was drowned Thursday while attempting to cross a flooded stream during Army maneuvers in Louisiana. Sgt Delcorsa, one 'of four drowned during the crossing, was widely known in Pittston and had been inducted on January 12, 1940. He was married on July 22 to the former Miss Morris Denahan of Rockville, Texas, in San Antonio.

Besides his widow, he Is survived by two elsteie, Mrs. Nicholas Berenzio, Staten Island, N. and Julia at home. His father; Felice Delcorsa, died in 1918 and his mother in 1920. He was reared by his uncle and aunt, Mr.

and Mrs. Oraaio Mazzeo of Elizabeth Street, Pittston. Sgt. Delcorsa's body will be brought here for burial. children at 8 In the church and one hour earlier Rev.

John G. Gilloegly read the regular parish mass. Upon completion of the cburcn ceremony about 11:15, the casket was opened for the first time and hun dreds oi persons passed Dy tne Dier to pay last homage 10 tne oeioveo Driest Members of tne scranton uiocese Priests' choir who sang during the mass were Rev. A. Raymond Mulligan, Kingston; Rev.

E. A. Bellas, Olyphant; Rev. H. G.

Durkin, Shavertown; Kev. J. u. ODernolzer, Scranton; Rev. J.

R. Lackawaxen; Rev. F. H. Durkin, Wilkes-Barre; Rev.

G. E. Frank, Shavertown; Rev. E. S.

Manikow- ski, Mocanaqua; Rev. M. A. Gilloegly, Scranton; Rev. Vincent Byrne, 'Minooka; Rev.

E. J. Ger-rity, Wilkes-Barre; Rev. J. J.

Ken nedy, Carbondale; Rev. J. T. Shaughnessy, Towanda; Rev. A.

Schmidt, Scranton; Rev. Q. Rauzl, Scranton; Rev. M. F.

Boy lan, Kingston; Rev. Harold Mulrooney, Ashley; Rev. Joseph Madden, Nan-ticoke; Rev. James P. Mc Andrew, Scranton; Rev.

John J. Gorman, city. Bearers were Edward J. Qulnn, Carl Armbuster, Dr. John Hanlon.

John Burns, Joseph i Thomas Conwell, fohn Rooney, John Leonard. Committal services in St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, were in charea of Rev.iU'rantt Mi-Wiio-h sistea py various priests BRILLIANT RE-VU Photo Finish Snapshots Finished I -J -j Complete I Any Size Roll I LJ 1 8 SOUTH MAIN Biw Door, Near Piiblio Square I i LDracup of PM Church officiating. Forty run lametery. Mrs.

Minnie Jones from 183 Nottingham Street, Plymouth, Saturday 1:30. Services 2 Frankllr. Street PM Rev, W. F. Paul officiating.

Shawnee Cemetery. George Mlnemler. late of Hualock Creek, from funeral home. 169 George Avenue, Parsons. Saturday 2..

Edge-hill Cemetery, West Nantlcoke. i Joseph Nowak from 130 West Enterprise Street. Glen Lyon, Saturday 1:30. Requiem, mass St. Adalbert's Church.

Parish cemetery. Mrs, Frances Romlnski from home of daughter. Mrs, Adam Potapczyk, 143 i Honey Pot Street, Nantlcoke, Monday 8:30, Requiem mass 9 St. Mary's Church. Parish Cemetery.

George Straslnskl. from 704 Main Street, Sugar Notch, Saturday Requiem ma.s 9:30 SS. Peter and Paul's Church. Parish! cemetery. Philip Zlotek from 74 Coat Street, Plymouth, Monday 9.

Requlsm niasa 9:30 St. Mary's Nativity Church. Parish cemeteryr Plymouth Township. j. Mclaughlin, inc.

FUNERAL HOME 113 S. Washington Street WUketrBarr West 8Me Office 4l Wyoming Ave, Kingston HOMER I. GRAHAM FUNERAL HOME 824-S26 S. FRANKLIN ST. Wilkes-Barre Established 1871 Miller Funeral Hons Established 1871 JACK S.

BflLLEB, Director N. Main 8t Plains Private Display Boom LUTHER M. KNIFFEN FUNERAL HOME 4M South Slain Street Wilkes-Barre "To Serve as We Would Be Served" PAUL H. PHILLIPS Funeral Home 365 Wyoming Kingston Dial 7-5200 TOKYO Production CommitU 5a, NORTHERN ANTHRACITeJrELD it BERLIN ANTHRACITE is a "fighting fuel" America needs if HOW! Heeds it for heat and power to help produce wns, planes, ships and tanks. That's why anthracite miners are classified as essential war workers, that's why the Anthracite Industry is so vital to the war effort.

America depends on Anthracite for heat and power and more anthracite than ever is needed now because of the oil shortage. It takes skilled workers to mine and prepare anthracite men Working for Victory," backing up our army and navy. Tka important war job for miners is In the mines. No other war work anywhere is more essential. Our armed forces depend upon the anthracite mines to supply heat for the homes of war workers and army camps and power for electric plants serving war industries.

We can't let Ifcfim down we must keep up the good work that will help to win the war. ANTHRACITE MRR rft I A FOR VICTORY! Anthracite War.

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