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Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Friday, March 17, 2000 Obituaries Thelma P. Bainbridge Thelma P. Bainbridge, 95, formerly of Conyngham, died Thursday morning at the Fritzingertown Senior Living Community, Drums, where she had been a resident for the past 3 years. Born in Conyngham, Aug. 26, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Carrie (Rarich) Miller.

In addition to being a former resident of Conyngham, she and her family summered at Lily Lake, from 1961 to 1971 and she and her husband spent their entire months in Florida from 1971 to 1992. She also traveled with her family throughout the United States and Canada. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Conyngham. She attended Center Hill School and was a member of the Rebecca Lodge, Wheel Estates Travel Club, and was past president of the Butler Township Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary.

Mrs. Bainbridge and her husband owned Bainbridge Electric and Gas Company, Conyngham, from 1956 to 1970. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, Edward, in 1996; brothers, Lester, George, and Paul Miller; sisters, Marion Kellner, Florence Mowery, and Meta Hess. Surviving are a son, Thomas, Conyngham; a daughter, Mrs. John (Marion) LaRock, Wilmington, three grandsons, two great-granddaughters and four great-great-grandchildren.

Nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral will be held Saturday at the family's convenience from the Mark S. Harman Funeral Home, (East) Butler Drive, Drums. The Rev. William Fairchild will officiate the services.

Burial will be in Conyngham Union Cemetery. No viewing is scheduled. Memorial contributions to Christ Lutheran Church, Conyngham, 18219, or Historic Brainerd Church, Jane Engle, 90 Main Conyngham, 18219, would be appreciated. Arlene Florence Kile Arlene Florence Kile, 82, of Glencoe, Ky, formerly of Hazleton, died Tuesday in a Glencoe area hospital. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Paisley, and a 1935 graduate of Hazleton High School.

While in Hazleton, she was employed as a housekeeper and at the Geisler Knitting Mill. Mrs. Kile and her husband, the late Clifford W. Kile, lived in Hazleton until moving to California in 1954. Mr.

Kile died in 1978. She was a member of the Eastern Star, New Virginia, Iowa. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Larry (Patricia) Sadler, with whom she lived; and Dale Ann Kile, Boise, Idaho; a sister, Elizabeth Brown, Ridley Park, two grandsons and one granddaughter, two great-grandchildren, and two nephews. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.

from the Merle Hay Funeral Home, Des Moines, Iowa. Interment will take place in Chapel Hill Garden Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY OFFICE 24 West Centre Shenandoah, PA 462-4440 462-4442 874-0711 FAX 462-4446 TAMAQUA AREA OFFICE 35 West Broad Tamaqua, PA 668-2933 668-5773 FAX 668-1239 PLEASE NOTE For Your Convenience We accept both Mastercard and VISA for All Transactions! VISA SUNDAY Published Everyday Hazleton Speaker, Inc. 21 North Wyoming Street Hazleton, PA.

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Bodnar Sr. Joseph G. Bodnar of 146 W. Blaine McAdoo, died Wednesday evening at HazletonSt. Joseph Medical Center.

Born in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Stephen and Anna (Nisky) Bodnar, and lived in Janesville before relocating to McAdoo, where he's lived the past 15 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and served with the 575th Engineering Battalion. He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, the U.N. Service Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge, and the Korean Service Medal with two bronze Ronald J. Crockford Ronald J.

Crockford, of the trucking firm Bi-Ro Transportation died Wednesday following a traffic accident on U.S. Route 17 near the GeorgiaSouth Carolina border. Crockford was 66 at the time of his death and was a resident of R.R. 1 Hazleton. Born in Fall River, May 19, 1933, he was the son of the late Joseph T.

and Marie Louise (Kenney) Crockford. He spent the past 10 years in Hazleton. Prior to that, he lived in Conyngham. He was a member of St. John Bosco Roman Catholic.

Church, Conyngham; the Valley Vets Post No. 8161, Conyngham; the Pulaski Club, West Hazleton; the Club, West Hazleton; and the Teamsters Union. He was also an avid golfer. Surviving are his wife of 36 years, the former Barbara A. Blose; a daughter, Mrs.

John (Eileen) Good, and a son, Keith Crockford, both of Hazleton; brothers, Joseph T. Crockford, Conyngham; and Roger F. Crockford, Eagle Rock; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Mark S.

Harman Funeral Home (east), Butler Drive, Drums. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. John Bosco R.C. Church.

Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Drums. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mary F. Corigliano Mary F. Corigliano, 73, of 433 E.

Main Girardville, died Thursday at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Pottsville. Born in Girardville, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Elizabeth (Piccolo) Carado. She attended St. Joseph's School, Girardville. Mrs.

Corigliano was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Girardville. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, Peter J. Corigliano, in 1987. Surviving are a son, Frank Corigliano, at home; daughter, Mary Louise Lombo, Palmyra, N.J.; a brother, Frank Carado, Girardville; three sisters, Rose McMonegal, Maryland; Lucy Przybeck and Jean Dolan, both of Girardville; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the Robert M. McDonald Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m.

Monday from St. Joseph's Church, Girardville. Private burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fountain Springs, at the family's convenience. There will be no public viewing.

Funeral The funeral of Charles L. "Chappy" Chapman, Box 95, Main Street, Junedale, who died Saturday at Hazleton General Hospital, was held Thursday from the Damiano Funeral Home, McAdoo. The Rev. Peter Donish was celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial in Ss. Peter and Paul's Byzantine Catholic Church.

Rev. Donish also gave the blessing at the grave in the parish cemetery. The pallbearers were Gerry Donati David Molosky and Jeff Sabrowsky, brothers-in-law; Gerry Donati David Donati, and John William Molosky, nephews. In Loving Memory PETER J. KOMINSKI, JR.

Today, in heaven, you're celebrating your 34th birthday, Here, on Earth, I am missing you more everyday. I have only one picture of you, I look at it and realize how much I love you. I admire my diamond ring, and try to understand everything. I wish you could be here, even just for day, There is so much I never got to do or say. So many questions left unanswered and so much confusion, I wish it all was just an illusion.

All that you did, all that you were, and all that was in your heart, I am extremely happy that I was chosen to be a part. I just wanted you to know that I will always love you. Love, Lori stars. Before retiring, he was employed at the White Haven Center. Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were brothers, Albert and Stephen Bodnar; and sisters, Catherine Accardi, Martha Barbotti, and Anna Sleva.

Surviving are his wife of 45 years, the former JoAnn Bladen; children, Joseph G. Bodnar West Hazleton, James, Jeffrey, and Brian Bodnar, all of Hazleton; Allen and June McAdoo; brothers, John Bodnar, Hazleton; Michael Bodnar, Cranberry; and Francis Bodnar, Reading; a sister, Mrs. Irene Grohol, Hazleton; 23 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the John.

J. Pusti Funeral Home, 480 W. Broad Hazleton. Interment will take place at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Memorial donations to the American Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family. Mary Katherine Konn Mary Katherine Konn, 90, of Konn's Corners, Wright Township, died Thursday afternoon at Davis Manor, Mountaintop. Born in Wilkes Jan. 2, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Katherine Zaklukiewicz. She resided in Mountaintop for the past 67 years.

She was a member of St. Jude's Roman Catholic Church, and its Altar and Rosary Society. Mrs. Konn was also a member of several local card clubs and the WilkesBarre General Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. She and her husband, Anthony F.

Konn to whom she was married 71 years, owned and operated Konn's Store on South Mountain Boulevard, Wright Township, prior to retiring. Preceding her in death were sisters, Stella Manacle and Sally Sliwinski. Surviving in addition to her husband, were daughters, Genevieve Petroski, Roberta Malone, Antoinette Konn, all of Mountaintop; twins, Mary Dopp, Mountaintop, and Anthony F. Konn Stroudsburg; 13 grandchildren and 19 great funeral will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from the McCune Funeral Home, 80 S.

Mountain Mountaintop, followed by a funeral Mass at St. Jude's Church at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Butler Township. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St.

Jude's Church Building Fund, 422 S. Mountain Mountaintop, 18707. John Dobrovolsky John "Sherriff" "Dobbs" Dobrovolsky, 83, of Bergenfield, N.J., died Saturday at Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, N.J. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Rewerts Funeral Home, Bergenfield, N.J. Corrections The White Haven Area Community Library will offer a Red Cross CPR course on March 25 from noon to 4 p.m.

and March 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the basement of the United Methodist Church, White Haven. In Thursday's edition of the Standard the heading incorrectly stated that the church was offering the course. John J. DeRosa 31, of Gastonia, N.C., who died Tuesday in North Carolina, is also survived by his stepmother, Lynn Magaret DeRosa, White Haven.

For Correct Time Temp. 455-2011 Standard Speaker Lorrie Glassberg Lorrie Glassberg, M.D., of 2118 S. Akin Drive, Atlanta, died Thursday morning at home. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Maurry and Ruth (Frumkin) Glassberg. She graduated from Hazleton High School in 1969, and graduated in 1973 from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

She studied medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1977. She did her residency at the Emory Medical Center, Atlanta, concentrating in emergency medicine. Dr. Glassberg was a certified emergency medical physician. She returned to Emory Medical Center to study psychiatry and had been in private practice as a psychiatrist in Atlanta for the last 8 years.

Surviving are her husband, Jonathan Lee; and a brother, Lee, Beaver Meadows. Nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. from the Fierro Funeral Home. The Rabbi Raphael Miller, spiritual leader of the Agudas Israel Congregation, will officiate.

Burial will be in the Agudas Israel Cemetery. Shiva will be observed at the home of Lee and Marsha Glassberg, 177 R.R. 1, Beaver Meadows, Sunday through Tuesday. Donations may be made to a charity of one's choice. John Ruggiero John Ruggiero, 89, a guest at the Andsher Personal Care Home, McAdoo, formerly of Weatherly, died Thursday at 12:30 a.m.

at Hazleton-St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, Nov. 16, 1910, he was the son of the late Gennaro and Bricita (Qugurano) Ruggiero. During World War II, Mr.

Ruggiero served as corporal in the Army Combat Engineers in France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe. Mr. Ruggiero worked as a postal worker in Fort Leavenworth, and was a barber before retirement. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. The Philip J.

Jeffries Funeral Home, Weatherly, is in charge of the private arrangements. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. By PAT LEISNER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. Versatile TV funnyman Durward Kirby, who for years played second banana on "The Garry Moore Show" and for a time was co-host of "Candid Camera," has died at age 88. Kirby died of congestive heart failure Wednesday at Shell Pointe Village Pavillion, a nursing home in Fort Myers in southwest Florida, his son, Randall Kirby, said Thursday.

Starting out in radio in the Midwest, the tall (6-foot-4), blond Kirby teamed up with Moore off and on for 30 years, serving as announcer and performer on Moore's early, live "The Garry Moore Show" on CBS-TV in 1950- 51 and the highly successful variety show of the same name that ran from 1958-64 and 1966-67. The variety show was known for making a star of Carol Burnett and for its nostalgia segments, called "That Wonderful Year." Kirby was co-host of "Candid Camera" from 1961-66. The show created by Allen Funt, which secretly filmed unsuspecting citizens in amusing situations, had at one point been a segment of "The Garry Moore Show." Kirby occasionally took part in the pranks. Kirby could be sketch actor, singer, dancer and with ease switch from slapstick to suave sales pitches for a sponsor's product. He became so well-known to TV viewers that the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons had a plotline about the search for "Kirward Derby," which could make its wearer the smartest man in the world.

Critic John Crosby called him "one of the most versatile muggers and comedians on the air." "Growing up with him was a lot of fun, a lot of good times, parties, celebrities and laughter," Randall Kirby said Thursday. "He was a funny guy, funnier than most people realized. He could hang in there with the best of them." In a 1960s interview, Kirby said: "I've done just about everything in broadcasting covered news, special events, disasters, sports, political conventions. I've had a news commentary show, done interviews, audience participation shows, sold products." Dow. (Continued from page 1) higher interest investors began returning to some well technology names that have slipped this week.

JDS Uniphase and PMC-Sierra rose. "A lot of these high-growth stocks had gotten to such extreme valuations," said Matt Finn, chief investment officer of the growth and income group at Evergreen Funds in Boston. "They were due to come down." In a sign of investors' optimism, stocks rose even some decidedly mixed news on inflation. The Labor Department's Producer Price Index showed that wholesale prices surged 1 percent in February, the largest gain in nearly 10 years, as gasoline, home heating oil and other energy costs rose. Inflation figures, including the Consumer Price Index due for release on Friday, are sure to be closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it weighs whether still Indicted (Continued from page 1) manslaughter in Kayla's death for allegedly leaving the handgun within easy access of the boy.

He has been jailed since his March 2. Winfrey has been in custody since the shooting on unrelated charges. All three are from Mount Morris Township. Genesee County prosecutors say investigators believe the gun had been left under James' blankets at the house where the boy was staying with Winfrey. The indictment, returned by grand jurors Wednesday, was unsealed after Morris' arrest Thursday at his home.

Morris posted bond and was released into his father's custody. He was ordered to wear an electronic tether, spend weekends under house arrest and remain home unless working. "He hung around with the wrong people. He made a mistake, and now he's going to pay for it," Robert Lee Morris II said about his son. Authorities say the boy told them he took the gun to school to scare Kayla, with whom he had apparently quarreled, but ended up killing her with one shot.

Prosecutors have said they will not charge the boy because he is too young to understand his actions. James and Winfrey were to be arraigned on the federal charges either Friday or next week. ASSOCIATED PRESS Durward Kirby is shown in this 1951 file photo. Kirby, played second banana on "The Garry Moore Show," died Wednesday of congestive heart failure. In television, he explained, "the audience must accept you as a human being before it can accept you as a star, a comedian, an announcer or whatever." Kirby wrote three books: "My Life, Those Wonderful Years," "Bits and Pieces of This and That" and a children's book called "Dooley Wilson." Legendary broadcaster Arthur Godfrey once told Randall Kirby that his father was only guy in show business with whom everyone could get along, the son said.

Born in Covington, Kirby was at Purdue University, studying to be an aeronautical engineer, when he walked past the campus radio station one day and was waylaid to pinch-hit as an announcer. He worked in radio in Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Chicago and served in World War II before beginning his television career in New York shortly after the war. In addition to Randall, of Studio City, survivors include son Dennis, of Ossining, N.Y., and three grandsons. His wife, Mary Paxton, died in 1994. His son recalled the "loose and wild" days of early television and the pranks that stagehands would play.

One time, his father was doing a detergent commercial and was supposed to pick up a gigantic box as a prop. The crew filled it with cement and waited. Kirby picked it up anyway, amazing the stagehands. Book on Hillary not exactly a bedroom story to cool the economy. In a continuing effort Fed to keep inflation at bay, the has raised rates times since last June, and it meets again Tuesday, when investors are expecting a fifth rate hike.

Still, investors were heartened by the fact that the "core" rate of inflation at the wholesale level, which excludes the volatile energy and food categories, matched expectations with a 0.3 percent gain in today's report. "The core rate was in line with what we expected," said Finn. "The Fed is on its way to taking the edge off inflation, and it's looking like they aren't going to have to be excessive to do it." The bond market improved modestly, lending support to stocks. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond fell to 6.05 percent from 6.07 percent late Wednesday. Volatility was magnified because Friday is a "triple-witching" session, a once-a-quarter event when contracts on stock options, index options, and index futures all expire.

Those expirations generally cause increased gyrations on Wall Street. Rape- Rape- (Continued from page 1) The victim told police that Simmons was once a friend of her brother. She said he showed up while she and friends were playing cards, left and returned a couple of hours later. She said Simmons ordered one friend, an 18-year-old boy, to get into a closet and threatened to punch him in the mouth if he came out. She said he then held her arms to restrain her and sexually assaulted her in the presence of a 13-year-old boy.

Both boys told police Simmons kept asking her to have sex with him and she repeatedly said no and protested for him to get off her. Simmons was arrested Dec. 30. The girl told police on Dec. 16 after her brother learned about the incident.

She said she didn't report the rape sooner because she was scared. Simmons also admitted to assaulting James Sokol, who was found lying on the ground, bleeding and unresponsive last April 28. Witnesses told police an argument between them escalated NEW YORK (AP) It's not exactly a bedtime story, but Peggy Noonan says she deliberately wrote her new book about Hillary Rodham Clinton "so that it could be read aloud in bed." "I know couples who are split on Hillary and they talk past each other when the subject of Hillary comes up," said Noonan, President Reagan's former speechwriter and author of The Case Against Hillary Clinton. "So I thought, write a book that can be spoken aloud." Noonan also said Monday that she got so obsessed with writing the book, a sometimes critical view of the first lady, that there were days she didn't bother getting dressed. "I sat down Sept.

1 to write it and I got up Nov. 2," she said. "It was the quickest, most determined work I've ever done. There was a time when I was writing in pajamas. I was going to bed at night and then getting up the next morning to write some more." The book is to be released later this month.

when Sokol began taunting Simmons with a stick and profanity. Simmons allegedly picked up a log and swung if at Sokol, who started walking up porch steps to enter the home. Police alleged Simmons grabbed Sokol from behind and threw him down the steps and he landed on his head. Prince Philip gives leadership award to Nancy Reagan BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (A.P) Britain's Prince Philip presented Nancy Reagan with a leadership award for her work in helping young people, particularly for her efforts to stop drug abuse.

The husband of Queen Elizabeth II presented the honor to the former first lady at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Reagan has been credited for her efforts to stop drug abuse, including leading the "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign during the administration of her husband, President Ronald Reagan..