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Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Friday, January 20, 1995 Obituaries Obituaries Harry Haas Harry August Haas, 81, of 27 Valley Gorge Mobile Home Park, White Haven, died Thursday at his home. Born in Allentown, he was 1 the son of the late Harry G. and Emma (Stephens) He was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeland. After retiring from 20 years' of service with the Army at Tobyhanna, Haas owned and operated Haas Green House for 10 years in Sandy Valley.

He recently relocated to White Haven from Fredericksburg, where he served with the Lake of the Woods Fire and Rescue Co. He was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by a sister, Mrs. Jack (Anna) Barthold, and a brother, Edward." Surviving are his wife, Gladys; daughters, Mrs. Alfred (Patricia) Stiller, Morgantown, W.V.; and Mrs. Phillip (Susan) Adamczyk, Tallahassee, brothers, Warren, John and James, all of Allentown; sisters, Mrs.

Robert (Miriam) Meas, Old Town, and Mrs. Charles (Ruth) Fair, Quakertown; and five grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. A memorial service will be held for the family at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Freeland.

Interment will be in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the White Haven Ambulance, the American Heart Association, or St. Luke's Evangelical Church. If You Need Tol CALL US! Phone List 455-3636 OR OUT OF THE AREA TOLL FREE 800-843-6680 FAX 455-4244 I CIRCULATION TO START THE PAPER EXT. 263 REPORT DELIVERY ERROR EXT.

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Stoffa of Hubert, N.C., died Jan. 13 at his home. Born in Freeland, he was the son of the late Joseph. J. and Anna (Grega) Stoffa Sr.

Stoffa was an honorary life member of the Knights of Columbua in 1 Swansboro, N.C.; a Fourth Degree Assembly, Jacksonville, N.C.; association member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles; a member of the Fleet Reserve Association in Jacksonville; and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose in Swansboro. He served on the Scout Committee for Troop No. 347 in Hubert, N.C, and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Freeland. Before retiring, Stoffa was in the Marine Corps and served during World War II and the Korean War. He was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by his brother, Thomas, and sisters, Anna Starrick and Dorothy Buda.

Surviving are his wife, Marguerite (Gomez) Stoffa; a daughter, Marguerite, Brandon, brothers, Edward, Drifton; Francis, Sayre; Albert, Quakake; and George, Cocoa, Fla; and sisters, Margaret Prokop, Drifton; Betty Behm, Drums; Marie Jackson, Merritt Island, Pauline Leary, Lake Clarke Shores, and Anges Cepil, Harleigh; and two grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was held in St. Mildren's Roman Catholic Church, Swansboro. A military funeral was held Tuesday at the North Carolina Vets Cemetery, Jacksonville. Guido Bussolon Guido Bussolon, 63 of Las Vegas, Nevada, and formerly of Hazleton, died unexpectedly Jan.

11 at his home. Born in Weston, June 26, 1931, he was the son of the late Corino and Elvira Bussolon. He was a resident of the Hazleton area most of his life. He moved to Las Vegas 16 years ago. He was a graduate of Black Creek Township High School and was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Weston.

He was formerly employed by Sentinel Electronics in Hazleton for a number of years and later by the Imperial Palace Casino in Las Vegas. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Bussolon was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by a brother, Bruno. Surviving are his wife, the former Ellene Dickerson; a daughter, Mrs. Gary (Corine) Sworen, Mountaintop; stepchildren, William Burgie, Henderson, Robert Bruzgulis, Utica, N.Y.; Charles Bruzgulis, Saylorsburg; and Ellena Cannon, Las Vegas, Nev; two granddaughters and one step-granddaughter.

Funeral services were held at the Palm Mortuary-Downtown, Las Vegas, Nev. Committal services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Weston. Perdue steps down BALTIMORE (AP) No more Mr. Tough Guy for Frank Perdue.

After appearing in 171 commercials since 1971, the tough man who made tender chickens is stepping down as the face of Perdue Farms Inc. In a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign that starts Monday, the 74-year-old Perdue will introduce his son, Jim, as "a little project I have been working on for the past 45 years." The first commercial shows the elder Perdue pacing in an office, saying his competitors "are still waiting for us to get soft." He then walks into an egg hatchery and opens a door, revealing his son in a white lab coat inspecting chicken eggs. my son Jim," the elder Perdue says. "He may be even tougher than I am." Card Of Thanks ELIZABETH C. WAGNER We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all our kind relatives, neighbors and friends who assisted and consoled us during the illness and death of our beloved mother, Elizabeth C.

Wagner. Also, to the pallbearers, those who sent spiritual or floral bouquets, donors and drivers of cars and all others who assisted us in any other way. Sons and Families Joseph Gregoria Joseph "Nitchie" Gregoria, 96, a barber for more than 63 years in the Hazleton area, died Wednesday at Weatherwood, Carbon County Home for the Aged, Weatherly. He operated Nitchie's Barbershop in the city, and trained many local barbers. During World War II he was a civilian barber for the Army at Fort Indiantown Gap.

Born in Hazleton, Oct. 21, 1898, he was the son of the late Michael and Annuntiatae "Nancy" (DeFilippi) Gregoria. He was a member of St. Nicholas Church, Weatherly. Preceding him in death were his wife, the former Mary Tanner, in 1989; brothers and sisters, Daniel, Leo, James, Angelo, Anthony, Mildred Gregoria and Mary Caso; and one great grandson, Brian Van Horn.

Suviving are son, Michael, New Jersey; stepson, Joseph Tanner, Weatherly; sister, Anna Gregoria, Hazleton; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home, Weatherly, on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. in St.

Nicholas Church. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, McAdoo, at the convenience of the family. Calling hours will be held from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home on Saturday.

Catherine Mondell Catherine Mondell of 342 Tresckow Road, McAdoo, died Thursday evening at the Leader Nursing Home, Allentown. She was employed at Hazleton-St. Joseph Medical Center, and was a member of St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, McAdoo. Complete information will be announced by the Damiano Funeral Home, McAdoo.

Quake (Continued from page 1) ding Kanto plain. By evening, 656 people were still missing and more than 23,600 were injured, police said. Nearly 41,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. An aftershock of magnitude 3.6 jolted Kobe today. Seismologists said it was among the strongest of more than 800 aftershocks since Tuesday's quake of magnitude 7.2.

Three days after the quake, some 110,000 households in and around Kobe still had no electricity and nearly 850,000 had no natural gas. Kansai Electric Power Co. said it hoped to restore service within a few days. But the local gas company estimated it would take a month to repair broken lines and restore service. The scope of the devastation shattered Japanese confidence that one of the world's most technologically advanced nations could insulate itself from nature's power and cope with the aftermath.

is imperative that we rethink and restructure our disaster-relief policies for the whole of Japan," Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama told parliament today. Murayama said the government must reconsider construction guidelines and re-examine the system for responding to natural calamity. Death notice CORRIGAN At Hazleton General Hospital, Thursday, January 19, Mrs. Margaret (Kennedy) Corrigan. The funeral will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

from the Joseph B. Conahan Funeral Home, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Church. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call this evening at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions may be made to the charity of ones choice. Card of Thanks JOHN E. SCHUETRUMPF We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all our kind relatives, neighbors and friends who assisted and consoled us during the recent illness death of our beloved husband father, John Schuetrumpf. Special thanks to Dr's.

Roda, Ghandi, Antolick, Gutterman, Butt and Bender. Also to the Staffs of Hazleton General, St. Josephs and Miners Memorial Med. Ctr, Coaldale and the staff of H.A.T.S. Also thanks to the pallbearers, donors and drivers of cars, those who sent floral or spiritual gifts and monetary donations or who helped in any other ways.

WIFE AND CHILDREN Firefighters sift through the rubble of three homes in Mahanoy Plane that were destroyed in Thursday morning's blaze. (Photo by Frank Andruscavage) Man, 92, dies of heart attack during blaze in Gilberton By FRANK ANDRUSCAVAGE Standard-Speaker Staff Writer MAHANOY A 92-year-old man died of a heart attack as fire destroyed his home and two others in the Mahanoy Plane section of Gilberton Borough Thursday morning. The body of William J. Chappell was found in the bathroom area at the rear of his High Street home. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 10:30 a.m.

by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Joseph Yachura of Girardville. Chappell's body was taken to Pottsville Hospital where an autopsy was performed by Dr. Richard Bindie, county pathologist. Bindie determined that Chappel had died of a heart attack. Burns turns 99 LOS ANGELES (AP) George Burns and Gracie Allen have been reunited at the intersection of Gracie Allen Drive and George Burns Road.

Burns, who turns 99 today, made his first public appearance in months at the dedication of a street named for his late wife and comedy partner. She died of a heart attack in 1964. "It's nice to be here, nice to be on the corner of Burns and Allen. When you're 99 years old, it's nice to be anyplace," Burns said Thursday. It was Burns' first appearance since undergoing surgery to drain fluid that built up in his brain after he fell in his bathtub on July 13.

Funerals The funeral of Catherine Journick of Centown, Beaver Meadows, who died Monday at Hazleton General Hospital, was held Thursday from the Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Inc. The Rev. John Duminiak gave the blessing at the funeral home, celebrated the Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary's R.C.

Church, and gave the final blessing in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Zubick, Cary Wagner, Bill Bachart Jr. and Edward Kauer, nephews, and Mario and Frank Katona. The funeral of Veronica Hudock, 1162 Ridge Freeland, who died Monday morning at her home, was held Thursday morning from the McHugh-Wilczek Funeral Home, Freeland. The Rev.

Basil Schott gave a blessing at the funeral home, celebrated the Divine Liturgy With the Office of Christian Burial in St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, Freeland, and delivered the final blessing in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert, Richard and William Marchetti, grandsons, and Mickey Ferrari, Mark Kuzminski and David Gavinski. 7 When planning for FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS Always specify SMITH FLORAL CO. 4.1, E.

Broad Hazleton 555 N. Broad, West Hazleton. Consult us for your Funeral floral needs: Church, Cemetery, wedding and other special occasions Phone 454-1621 or 454-4471 Gilberton Fire Marshal Stephen Bolusky and Pennsylvania State Police fire investigator Trooper Noel Ruiz, stationed at Troop in Reading, headed the investigation. Late Thursday morning, Ruiz said an exact cause of the fire had not yet been determined because of extent of the damage. Ruiz said the blaze apparently started in Chappell's kitchen, caused by a dual burner hot plate being left on.

The fire was discovered around 4:15 a.m. when Joseph Gutsie, who lives nearby with his wife Mary Lou, smelled smoke. Gutsie went outside his home, saw the fire and summoned help. The Gutsies, along with neighbors Stephen and Joan McCarthy, went to the scene and began banging on doors to alert residents. The only other person living in one of the three homes destroyed was Eugene Miller who escaped without injury.

Chappell's home, as well as a vacant property east, and the Miller home on the end of the three-house row were destroyed. Another home, just west of the Chappell home but not attached, suffered minor heat, smoke and a water damage. The building was occupied by Anna Letunic who a escaped unharmed. About 75 firefighters from Gilberton's American and Continental fire companies, assisted by volunteers from Ashland, Frackville, Mahanoy City and Girardville. Ambulances from neighboring communities were at the scene, along with paramedics from Good Samaritan Regional Medical The funeral of Walter L.

Figas of 671 E. Second Weatherly, who died Friday at his home, was held Monday morning from the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home, Weatherly. The Rev. William Shields was the celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial in St.

Nicholas Church, Weatherly. Assisting was Deacon Ray Wilkinson. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Douglas Pierno, son-in-law, Joseph Gardener, nephew, and David Pierno, George Shinglock, Tom Mulhern, and Jim Lawson. The funeral of Elizabeth C.

Wagner, 707 N. Laurel Hazleton, who died Monday afternoon at the Hazleton-St. Joseph Medical Center, was held Thursday morning from the Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Inc. The Rev.

Andrew Hvozdovic gave the blessing at the funeral home, was the celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph R.C. Church, and offered the final blessing at the grave in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas, Charles and Robert Wagner, grandsons, and Andrew Shuletsky, John Berchin and Robert Long, nephews. Card of Thanks STEPHEN BUGDA, Sr.

We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our kind relatives and friends who consoled us during the recent death of our beloved husband, father, brother and grandfather, Stephen Bugda, Sr. Also, to the pallbearers, those who sent floral and spiritual bouquets, donors drivers of cars and everyone who assisted us in any other way. Wife, Children, Sisters and Grandchildren Center, Pottsville. The homes are located on the south side of State Route 4030. That highway was closed for several hours while the fire was brought under control.

Rock guitarist escapes injury MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia escaped injury when he lost control of his car and crashed into a highway retaining wall. The 52-year-old Garcia was driving a loaner from a BMW dealership Wednesday while his car was in the shop. He hit the wall on the right side of Highway 101 several times, spun around and came to a stop facing oncoming traffic, the Highway Patrol said. 0.J.

(Continued from page 1) Tourtelot and private investigator Anthony Pellicano said they have dug into the pasts of the people making the allegations against Fuhrman and will challenge their credibility in court. If the defense presses the race issue, "it will blow up in their face," Tourtelot said. Law professor Robert Pugsley of Southwestern University said it is particularly important for the defense to be allowed to mention the alleged slur in light of Ito's ruling allowing jurors to hear evidence that Simpson abused Ms. Simpson. "It would seem that logic and symmetry and fairness require the defense to be allowed to knock Fuhrman down a few pegs," Pugsley said.

"But I don't know if the judge is going to buy The two sides also disagree over whether the jury should be told from the start that they must feel a "moral certainty" in order to convict Simpson. Corpse (Continued from page 1) leader's name, Leningrad. Sobchak and others have cited a purported line in Lenin's will -requesting burial, but Lenin's grand-niece has said he never made a will. Izvestia published a letter Wednesday by a biologist who worked in the Red Square mausoleum for more than 30 years, urging the burial of what he said was a decomposing body. But officials at the Volkovo Cemetery in St.

Petersburg, where Lenin's mother and sister are buried, said no preparations have been made to transfer his remains there. Yuri Leonov, spokesman for the president's office, said, "'The president is busy with many things. Who knows if he'll have time to address this." Unlike the many Russians who shrugged off Sobchak's latest appeal, Elena Borisova still feels passionate about the waxy-looking 5-foot, 4-inch corpse, encased in glass for more than seven decades. FUNERAL BREAKFASTS LUNCHEONS In The Library Lounge (Seating available for up to 90 people) Catered By DUBATTO'S Family Restaurant 615 E. Broad St.

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