Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 12

"Obituaries Mrs. Anna Mrs. Anna Perlis, 75, of 24 Scureman Lyndwood, Hanover Township, died Wednesday morning in Mercy Hospital. She was born April 10, 1906, in Larksville, the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Kazlauskas Polunas. Mrs.

Perlis later moved to Hanover Township, where she had resided most of her life. She was a member of St. Casimir's Church, Lyndwood, its Christian Mothers, Altar and Rosary Society and St. Ann's Society. her husband, Joseph, died Oct.

11, 1949. Surviving are a son, John Perlis, Hunlock Creek; daughter, Dolores, at home; four grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Joseph Polunas, Catonsville, John Polunas, Willowick, Ohio; Mrs. Helen Stiles, Warminster, Mrs. Mildred Remus, Hatboro; Mrs. Nell Roman, Kingston.

Funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 from S. J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main Plymouth, with Mass of Christian Burial at 11 in St. Casimir's Church, Lyndwood, Hanover Township.

Interment in parish cemetery, Muhlenburg. Friends may call Thursday 7 to 9 and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Rosary will be recited Friday evening at 8:15 with Funerals ARMUSIK Charles 400 Columbia Duryea, Friday at 9 from Frank E. Piontek Funeral Home, 204 Main Duryea. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30, St.

Joseph's Church. Parish cemetery. Friends, Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Rosary, Thursday evening at 8. Military services, Friday morning by VFW Post 1227.

BARNI Arthur Box 311-K, Pocono Country Place, Tobyhanna, Saturday at 9 from Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30, St. Anthony's Church, Exeter. West Pittston Cemetery. Friends, Thursday 7 to 9, friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

BEARD J. Ralph, Church Dallas, Friday at 10:30 from Richard Disque Funeral Home, 672 Memorial Highway, Dallas. Services at 11, Dallas Um Church. rev. Douglas N.

Akers officiating. Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas. Friends, Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Memorial contributions, if desired, amy be made to Dallas UM Church. BENJAMIN Mrs.

Tillie formerly of Wilkes-Barre, Friday at 1 in St. James Lutheran Church, Hobbie. Rev. Harold Humphries, pastor, officiating. Lutheran Cemetery, Hobbie.

Friends, Thursday 7 to 9 at Ralph H. Cragle Funeral Home, Hobbie, and at the church Friday from noon until time of service. BENNETT Thomas, 90 E. Pertis Msgr. William J.

Pakutka officiating. Mabel H. Elston Mrs. Mabel H. Elston, 83, of Lehman, died Tuesday night in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.

Born in Lehman Township, 14, 1897, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Wealthy Pembleton Hadsall. A life resident of the Back Mountain, she resided in Lehman the last 24 years. Mrs. Elston was a member of Huntsville Christian Church. She and her husband, Charles R.

Elston, celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary Aug. 15, 1980. Surviving in addition to her husband are daughters, Mrs. Jean Evans, Huntsville; Mrs. Phyllis Jones, Shavertown; Mrs.

Marion Stroud, Sweet Valley; Mrs. Ruth Howell, Dallas; sisters, Mrs. Ethel Keeler, Shavertown; Mrs. Dorothy Bertram, Chase; 19 grandchildren; 25 greatgrandchildren. Funeral will be Friday at 11 from Swanson Funeral Home, Routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with Rev.

Cliff C. Jones, pastor of Huntsville Christian Church, officiating. Interment in Idetown Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 7 to 9. Bennett Kingston, Thursday at 11 from Hugh B.

Hughes and. Son Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Forty Fort. Rev. Richard Farley, pastor, Seventh Day Adventist Church, officiating. Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.

CHISMAR Stephen 12 North Beach Road, Birchwood Hills, Plains, Thursday at 9 from Yeosock Funeral Home, 40 S. Main Plains. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30, Sacred Heart Church. Parish cemetery, Plains. CUNDIFF Edward, RD 2 Orangeville, Saturday at 2 from Clarke Piatt Funeral Home, Sunset Lake Road, Hunlock Creek.

Rev. Fred J. Ney, Sunshine Full Gospel Church, officiating. Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes Creek. Friends, Friday 7 to 9.

DAVIS Mrs. Claire formerly of Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, Thursday at 9 from Joseph J. Nat Funeral Home, Park Avenue and South Street, Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30, St. Nicholas Church.

Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Shavertown. DELINSKI Mrs. Anna formerly of Kingston, Thursday at 10:30 from McLaughlin Funeral Home, 416 Wyoming Kingston. Mass of Christian Burial at 11, St. Ignatius Church, Kingston.

St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Twp. LEAGUS Charlie 10 E. South Wilkes-Barre, Friday at 9 from Leagus Funeral, Home, 281 E. Northampton Wilkes-Barre.

Mass of Edward J. Edward J. Semanski 151 Dickson Duryea, died Tuesday night in Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in Duryea, he was as son of the late Ludwig and Theodora Lubinski Semanski. He was educated in Duryea schools and was a former coowner of Semanski Brothers grocery store, Duryea, retiring several years ago.

He was a member of St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Church, Duryea and its YMS of Society. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Thistle Lodge 512, Pittston. His wife, the former Katherine Makala died July 1 1, 1967. VI Surviving are a son, Edward Riverside, daughter, Mrs.

Adam Walichiewicz, Fairview Park, Ohio; two grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Victoria Walukas, Duryea; Mrs. Mary Yarosz, Union, N.J.; brothers, Frank and Stanley, both of Duryea. A sister, Mrs. Anna Perovich, and brothers, Leo and Richard, preceded him in death.

Funeral will be Monday at 9:45 from Frank B. Funeral Home, 204 Main Duryea, with Mass of Liturgy at 10:15 in St. Mary's Church, Duryea. Interment in Christian Burial at 9:30, Holy Trinity Church. Parish cemetery, Bear Creek.

Friends, Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to9. LYNCH James Lambert Pittston, Friday at 9 from Donnelly-Callahan Funeral Home, 802 Susquehanna West Pittston. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30, St. John the Evangelist Church. St.

John's Cemetery. Friends, Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 09. MARTIN Bernard 401 N. Seventh Allentown, native of Forty Fort, Friday at 11 from Hugh B. Hughes and Son Funeral Home, 1044 Wyoming Forty Fort.

Rev. Dr. James A. Baker, pastor, Forty Fort UM Church, officiating. Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.

Friends; Thursday 7 to 9. O'BRIEN Francis (Dewey), 924 Wood Avoca, Friday at 9 from A.F. O'Malley Funeral Home, 728 Main Avoca. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30, St. Mary's Church, Avoca.

Parish cemetery. Friends, Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. PAHL Robert 512 Delaware West Pittston, private funeral services at convenience of family from Harold E. Howell Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming West Pittston. Rev.

Paul Fitzpatrick, pastor, St. John's Lutheran Church, officiating. Mountainview Cemetery, Harding. No calling hours. POWELL Charlotte 221 Broadhead Sugar Notch, Thursday at 11 from Semanski parish cemetery.

Friends may call Saturday 7 to 9 and Sunday 2 to 04 and 7 to 09. Anna M. Lipinski Mrs. Anna M. (Flanagan) Lipinski, 519 Matthews Blackwood, N.J., died Tuesday morning at the Cooper Hospital, Camden, N.J., after a short illness.

Born in Shamokin, she resided in Wilkes-Barre most of her life before moving to New Jersey. She was employed by Prestige Shoe Factory of Wilkes-Barre, retiring in 1962. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Baltier, Kingston; Mrs. Leona M.

Keller, Blackwood, N.J.; Mrs. Joan Gracaitis, Dover, N.J.; Mrs. Sandra Williams, Rockaway, N.J.; Mrs. Pamela DiCinti, Hudson; 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral will be Saturday at 9 from the Joseph C.

Betz Funeral Home, 568 Bennett Luzerne, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 in St. Joseph's Church, Hudson. Interment in Fern Knoll Cemetery, Dallas. Friends may call Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Rosary will be recited Friday afternoon at 2 by Rev.

Victor C. Zawadzki. George A. Strish, Inc. Funeral Home, 105 N.

Main Ashley. Services by Rev. Dr. Larry Saxe. Fern Knoll Cemetery, Dallas.

QUEALLY John, 75 Lakeview Drive, White Haven, friday at 9:30, from Torregrossa Funeral Home, 2265 Flatbush Brooklyn, N.Y. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:15, Holy Cross Church, Brooklyn. St. -John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y. Friends, Thursday 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 in New York.

Local arrangements by Kniffen Funeral Home. RINEHIMER Miss Car-' rie 815 S. Main WilkesBarre, funeral services at convenience of family from Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 S. Main Wilkes Rev. Charles J.

Hooker, pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, officiating. Hollenback Cemetery. SHINKO Mrs. Shirley 35 Oak Wilkes-Barre, Thursday at 9 from Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade Wilkes-Barre.

Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30, St. Aloysius Church. Rippletown Cemetery, Mountain- top. SKIRMONT Anthony, 3935 Pegounnock Circle, Stratford, native of Nanticoke. Interment Thursday at 1 p.m., St.

Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Twp. Local arrangements by Stanley Stegura Funeral Home, Nanticoke. SLOCUM Mrs. Doris 111 Green Place, Scranton, Thursday at 2 p.m. from Virginia Beckerman Mrs.

Virginia Beckerman, Dan Flood Towers, Kingston, died Wednesday morning in Leader Nursing Center West, Kingston. Born in Wilkes-Barre, daughter of the late Edward and Leona Kitchen Armbruster, she was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1941. She was employed at the Leader Nursing Center West, Kingston, as a registered nurse, retiring in 1977. A veteran of World War II, having served with the Army Nurse Corps, she participated in five campaigns. Surviving are sons, Robert, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.; Donald, Penn Lake; Richard, Forty Fort; duaghter, Mrs.

Cheryl Atkinson, Harding; seven grandchildren. Funeral will be held Friday at 9:30 from the Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral Home, 504 Wyoming Wyoming, with interment in Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society or the charity of the donor's choice. Lawrence E.

Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State Clark Summit. Cremation at Maple Hill Crematory. Hanover Twp. SWANTKOWSKI Emil 100 Hillcrest Drive, Duryea, Saturday at 9:30 from Frank E.

Piontek Funeral Home, 204 Main Duryea. Divine Liturgy at 10, St. Mary's PNC Church. Parish cemetery. Friends, Thursday 7 to 9, Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

WOLFE Oliver, 429 E. Front Berwick, formerly of South Wilkes-Barre, Thursday at 11 from SS. Clement and Peter Church. Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Twp. Rev.

Thomas Ferris officiating. Gertrude Doane Memorial May 9 Memorial services for Mrs. Gertrude Allen Doane, who died March 2 in West Palm Beach, will be held in the First Baptist Church of Mansfield on Saturday, May 9, at 11 a.m. Participating clergymen will be Rev. Benjamin Niven of Mansfield and Rev.

Paul Donecker, rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Lewisburg. Mrs. Doane and her late husband, Dr. John Horton Doane, were residents of Mansfield for many years and had been members of the faculty of Mansfield State College.

Following World War II, Dr. and Mrs. Doane moved to the Wilkes-Barre area, where Dr. Doane established the medical program for veterans in Northeastern Pennsylvania. For six years, Mrs.

Doane served as dean of women at Wilkes College. She also served as president of the Wyoming Valley Woman's Club Surviving are sons, Dr. John H. Doane Winston-Salem, N.C.; Dr. Joseph C.

Doane III, West Palm Beach, Dr. Wilton A. Doane; daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Doane Milne; 11 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. WOLFE Stanley 179 Stanton Wilkes-Barre, Thursday at 8:30 from S.J.

Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main Plymouth. Mass of Christian Burial at 9, St. Mary's Nativity Church, Plymouth. Parish cemetery, Plymouth Twp.

ZANIEWSKI Alex rear 39 Cleveland Hudson, Friday at 9 from Mark Yanaitis Funeral Home 55 Stark Hudson. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30, SS. Peter and Paul Church, Plains. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends, Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

Rosary, Thursday evening at 8. FRANK LUGIANO Mrs. Frank Lugiano and Family want to express their deepest appreciation and gratitude to their friends, neighbors and the people of Wyoming Valley who so honored the passing of Frank Lugiano. Your gifts, flowers, cards and contributions to the Luzerne County Federation of the Blind were greatly appreciated. The Daughter, and Family of the Late MRS.

MARY P. KIEVITZ 163 E. Broad Nanticoke, Pa. wishes to thank all who assisted in any way during its bereavement; also those who sent sympathy cards, flowers, food, Mass cards, memorial gifts and loaned automobiles..