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a a a a a a a Standard-Speaker, Monday, March 24, 1997 Bridge exhibit tricks the eye WASHINGTON (AP) Weatherbeaten beams have been hammered together with rusty nails to form a decrepit 60-foot-long wooden bridge or so it seems. In fact, although the skillful detail of the work on show at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery sustains that illusion, its title, "Bridge: Illusion in Clay," reveals the truth. The ceramic work is the creation of Taiwanese artist AhLeon and it will be on show through July 6. It took him almost four years to make.

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Born in Gardner, he lived in Frackville for the past 25 years. He was the son of the late Jean and Irene (Cormier) Richard. Before retiring he was the dog law enforcement officer in Schuylkill County for over 20 years. A veteran of World War II, he served with the Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operation. He was a member of the Englewood Fire Frackville, and the Fraternal Order of Police.

Surviving are his wife, the former Louise Wagner; sons, and Laurence, both of Frackville; a daughter, Bonnie Morgan, Ashland; sisters, Jeanette Apel, Colombus, Ohio, and Rita Goguen, four grandchildren; two grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. in St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Frackville, with the Rev. Keith Bowie, pastor, officiating.

There will be no viewing. Burial will be in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale. Arrangements are under the direction of the Nice Funeral Home of Frackville. Elizabeth Pellock Elizabeth Pellock, 75, of 16 N. Lincoln McAdoo, died suddenly Sunday at Hazleton-St.

Joseph Medical Center. Born in McAdoo, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Horgash) Madochick. She was a member of St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church, McAdoo. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, John; a granddaughter, Melissa; brothers, John, Jack, Anthony, George and Joseph; and a sister, Anna Wendel.

Surviving are sons, John, Oakmont Acres, Gabriel, Hazleton, and Thomas, McAdoo; daughters, Mrs. Gene (Maryann) Lucadamo, Macungie, and Mrs. Mark (Betty May) Polumbo, McAdoo; eight grandchildren; a brother, Emro, McAdoo; sisters, Vera and Mary DeBalko, both of McAdoo; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. from the Damiano Funeral Home, Blaine and Cleveland streets, McAdoo, followed by the Office of Christian Burial at 10 in St.

Michael's B.C. Church. The Rev. Leonard Hollick will be the celebrant. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Panachida service will be held Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. A Memorial Liturgy will be held April 3 in St. Michael's B.C.

Church at a time to announced. GENETTI'S Presidential Ballroom Available For FUNERAL BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHEONS Please Call 454-2494 Genettis Route 309 Hazleton In Memory ELI ORESSIE It has been one year since you're gone and I can't begin to say how much you are deeply missed each and everyday. I never thought I'd see the day I would have to say I love you so much it just makes me want to cry. But If I I I I I I I I I know you'd wipe my tears away and whisper, "It's okay, don't worry about me, I am fine and I will always watch over you all of the time." I never knew how much death hurt until we lost you, for you meant so much to everyone, because we love you and we miss you. So when the flowers bloom and the sun shines bright, I know its a message from you telling us everything is "The Beat Goes On!" Amy R.

97-10-03 We miss you Poppi. Your Family Sarah H. Davies Sarah Harris Davies, 88, of Apartment 8, Fritzingertown Senior Living Community, 1162 Old Turnpike Road, Drums, formerly of Ninth Street, Hazleton, died Sunday morning at Mountain City Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Jeanesville. Oct.

14. 1908, she was the daughter of the late William and Emma (Morton) Harris, and spent most of her life in the Hazleton area. For 17 years she and her husband lived in Levittown. Before retiring, she was employed for 17 years as an operator for Bell Telephone and was last employed in garment factories. She was a member of St.

John's Primitive Methodist Church, Hazleton, and held perfect Sunday school attendance for 12 years. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was a sister, Anna Grouleff. Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Henry "Hopkin," a guest at Fritzingertown; a sister, Mrs. Frank (Evelyn) Slack, West Hazleton; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.

from the Krapf Hughes Funeral Home 426 W. Broad Hazleton. Her pastor, the Rev. Neal E. Smith, will preside.

Burial will follow in Mt. Laurel Memorial Park, Hazleton. Friends may call Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Genevieve E.

Dolan Genevieve E. Dolan of 422 W. Green Hazleton, died Friday afternoon at Hazleton General Hospital. Born in Freeland, she was the daughter of the late James V. and Sarah (Gallagher) Gallagher.

She was a member of St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church of Hazleton, The Golden Agers of the parish, and the Pennsylvania Nurses Association. She was a graduate of St. Ann's High School, Freeland, and Hazleton State Hospital School of Nursing, class of 1934. Before retiring she did private duty nursing in homes throughout the area and at Hazleton State Hospital and St.

Joseph's Hospital. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were brothers, Joseph, Edmund, James V. and John Emmitt, and sisters, Katherine Gallagher, Mary Duffy, Marcilla Hudock and Elizabeth Ruggiero. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth; sons, Robert, Cherry Hill, N.J., Kenneth, Los Angeles, and Thomas, at home; daughters, Mrs. Robert (Sarah) Fiorotta, Northampton, and Mrs.

Fred (Marion Kay) Worcester, Lorton, six grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. from the Turnbach Funeral Home 423 W. Broad Hazleton, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 in St. Gabriel's R.C.

Church, Hazleton. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral Breakfasts and Luncheons call for prices and details Holiday Inn' Rt.

309, Hazleton 455-2061 Card of Thanks HELEN MISHKIN 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 Sister and Aunt, Helen Mishkin. Special Thanks to Msgr. Opalenick and Rev. Clergy, Dr. Washinsky, Dr.

Chikarmane and the staff of the 1st floor Hazleton Geriatric Center. Also to the pallbearers, those who sent spiritual or floral bouquets, donors and drivers of cars others who assisted us in any another way. Sister, Nieces and Nephews Bessie Pompella Bessie Pompigli Pompella, 93, of White Haven, died Sunday at Davis Nursing Home in Mountaintop. Born in White Haven, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Bertha (Meckes) Schoch. A lifelong resident of the White Haven area, she was a member of St.

Patrick's Church, White Haven. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, Dominic, in 1987, and a son, Steven, 1960. Surviving are a son, William, Hazleton; daughters, Margaret Yakubowski and Eleanore Cronick, both of White Haven; a brother, Calvin, Freeland; sisters, Maude Kunkle and Betty Radjavitch, both of White Haven; 10 grandchildren; and eight Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. from the Joseph E. Lehman Funeral Home 403 Berwick White Haven.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery, White Haven.

Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions to St. Patrick's Church, 580 Elmira White Haven, Pa. 18661, would be appreciated by the family.

Franklin D. Schoch Franklin D. Schoch, 56, of White Haven, died Sunday morning at his home. Born in East Side Borough, he was the son of the late William A. and Clara (Hill) Schoch.

He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. A lifelong resident of the White Haven a area, he was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, White Haven, and the White Haven Fire Co. He was also a member of the Kidder Township Fire Co. and the Tannery Rod and Gun Club.

Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, was a sister, Bertha Schoch. Surviving are his wife, the former Irene Mengle; sons, Gerald and Franklin, both of White Haven; daughters, Irene Croughn and Marie Schoch, both of White Haven; brothers, William and Melvin, both of White Haven; sisters, Lillian Swire, Shickshinny, Clara Mae Gelezinsky and Shirley Dreher, both of Freeland, and Cornelia Rose Nicholson, Mechanicsburg; and six grandchildren. Private funeral services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Joseph E. Lehman Funeral Home 403 Berwick White Haven.

Emily Hawk Emily Hawk of R.R. 2, Weatherly, wife of Thomas I. Hawk, died early Sunday afternoon at Hazleton-St. Joseph Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by the Philip J.

Jeffries Funeral Home of Weatherly. Funeral The funeral of Claire Brown of 70 W. Juniper Hazleton, who died Wednesday at the Hazleton Geriatric Center, was held Saturday from the Boyle Funeral Home, Hazleton. The Rev. Michael Delaney was the celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial in St.

Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, Hazleton, and offered the blessing in the chapel in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Terry Woodring, Robert Burns, George Pindar and John Klein. In Loving Memory Of JOHN PERKOSKY Who Passed Away Five Years Ago On March 24, 1992 A special day, another year, A loving thought, a private tear. Quietly today, your memory we treasure, Missing You always, forgetting you never. Like falling leaves, the tears go by, But memories of you will never die.

Deep in our hearts a memory is kept, Of the very best Husband we can't ever forget. If tears could make a pathway, And memories could make a lane, We would walk the road to Heaven And bring you back again. So, no matter what this day may bring, No matter what we do, We never close our eyes at night Without a prayer for you. Wife, Brother, Sisters, Nieces and Nephews Margaret Gambardella Margaret Gambardella of 502 E. Diamond Hazleton, died Sunday afternoon at her home following a brief illness.

Born in Detroit, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret (Aselt) Dutz, and lived all her life in this area. She was a member of Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Hazleton. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, Andrew, and brothers, Michael, Joseph, John, George, Daniel and Charles Dutz. Surviving are a son, Anthony, Hazleton; daughters, Theresa Schmeer, Hazleton, and Mrs. Margaret Martnich, Delaware; sisters, Loretta Shields, Wilmington, seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

There will be no public viewing. A Memorial Mass will be said Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in Most Precious Blood R.C. Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the DiPronio Funeral Home, 314 E.

Third Hazleton. Memorial contributions to the Make a Wish Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Fred B. Janosky Fred B. Janosky, 72, of 665 N.

Wyoming Hazleton, died Sunday afternoon at the Wilkes-Barre Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Born in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Bernard and Mary (Byorek) Janoski. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church, Hazleton. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Before retiring from Gulf Westron, Valley Forge, where he had been director of industrial relations, he once worked at Autolite of Hazleton as personnel manager.

Surviving are his wife, the former Dolores "Lorry" Locher; a son, Fred Reading; daughters, Mrs. Kurt (Susan) Nenstiel, York, and Mrs. Louis (Nancy) Chupak, Stanford, a brother, Florian, Allentown; a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Marion) Aloi, Sarasota, five grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.

from the Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Hazleton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. in St. Stanislaus R.C.

Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Drums. Friends and relatives may call Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. A Christian wake service will be held at 8 p.m.

Sophia Jacobson Sophia Jacobson, 87, formerly of 605 E. Centre Mahanoy City, died Sunday at Shenandoah Manor Nursing Center, where she had been a guest for the past five years. Born in Bethlehem, July 30, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Barbara (Kiss) Kovacs, and was educated in Bethlehem schools. For the past 50 years she lived in Mahanoy City. Before retiring, she was last employed at the City Shirt Factory of Mahanoy City.

She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Mahanoy City, and the Lutheran. Women's Guild of the parish. She was also a member of the Mahanoy Area Senior Citizens. Preceding her in death, in addition to parents, were husbands, John Coombe, 1960, and John Jacobson, 1976.

Surviving are a son, Edmund J. Coombe, Bradford; stepsons, John Jacobson, Pensacola, and James Jacobson, N.J.; brothers, Louis, Joseph and Albert, all of Bethlehem; a sister, Barbara Weber, New Hope, a granddaughter; a grandson; nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. from the Jane Clifford Ritz Funeral Home, '19 E. Mahanoy Mahanoy City.

The Rev. William Ennis, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, will officiate. Private burial will take place in Sky View Memorial Park, Hometown. Friends may call Wednesday from 9:30 a.m.

until the service. Memorial contributions to St. John's Lutheran Church would be appreciated by the family. SMITH FLORAL CO. 41 E.

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76. of 734 Carson Hazleton, died Sunday morning at Hazleton General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Irma Warg. She was a member of St. John's Primitive Methodist Church, Hazleton, and the Greater Hazleton Senior Citizens.

Before retiring, she was employed at LeeJay Sportswear of Hazleton. Preceding her in death, in addition to her mother, was her husband, Robert who died in 1987. Surviving are a daughter, Ceil Schellhamer, with whom she lived, a grandson and a greatgranddaughter. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Rosenstock Funeral Home, 229 W.

Broad Hazleton. The Rev. Neal Smith, pastor of St. John's Primitive Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Weatherly.

Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions to any charity would be appreciated by the family. James M. Chernick Sr.

James M. Chernick 70, of 40 Rappahannock Girardville, died Saturday in Aristis, Columbia County. Born in Ashland, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary (Sakitis) Chernick. He attended Ashland High School. He retired from Anthracite Technology Lost Creek No.

2. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Girardville. Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, was his wife, the former Genevieve Klimchak, in 1990. Surviving are a son, James at home, nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Vincent de Paul Church, with the Rev. David Liebner officiating. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery, Frackville.

Friends may call Tuesday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Robert M. McDonald Funeral Home of Girardville. Pope opens Holy Week with Mass VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope John Paul II celebrated Palm Sunday Mass before at least 200,000 people in St.

Peter's Square, dedicating the day to young people. Many in the square held sprigs of olive leaves and palm fronds. Carmen's 44 E. Restaurant Broad St. Catering, FUNERAL BREAKFAST $495 2 Entrees, Soup, Multiple Salads Dessert OR LUNCHEON BUFFET $5.45 Dine In A Comfortable Room The Family Service You Expect From Carmen's Call 455-5521 For Details Further MEAT CHEESE TRAYS 455-3700, CARMEN'S DELI.