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OBITUARIES

May 31

OBITUARIES

CASE - Alice B., 91, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009.

Born in Wyoming on September 14, 1917, she is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Robinson, of Tunkhannock; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brothers, Joseph Dymond, of Baltimore; and Herbert Dymond, of Tunkhannock.

GROSE - Melba Thomas, 80, of Pomona Street, Forty Fort, died Monday, May 18, 2009 at her home.

Born in Forty Fort on October 9, 1928, she was a graduate of Forty Fort High School and Wyoming Seminary School of Business.

Although she resided in Dallas for a few years, she spent most of her life in Forty Fort. While in Dallas, she and her husband, Robert N. Grose, owned and operated Colonial Restaurant in Dallas. She had been employed as a secretary at the Forty Fort High School and later for Forty Fort Borough.

She was a member of Forty Fort United Methodist Church for over 65 years and a Sunday school teacher for over 55 years. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women and the Amicitia class at the church.

Surviving are her daughter, Amy Grose-Fugate, of Forty Fort; son, Robert, of Forty Fort; brother, Charles Thomas, Forty Fort; one granddaughter.

HOYT - Margaret “Elsie,” 88, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Lakeside Nursing Center, Harveys Lake.

Born in West Hazleton on June 30, 1920, she resided in the Back Mountain/Dallas area most of her life. She was a member of the Huntington Mills Church of Christ.

Surviving are her sons, Gersham, of Mountain Top; Glenn, of Tunkhannock; Oscar, of Plymouth; and Leonard, of Harveys Lake; daughters, Shirley Zajkowski, Connie Dymond and Bonnie Goodrich, all of Beaumont; and Theda Cragle, of Shickshinny; 24 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, David “Mitta” Keiper, of Kingston; and sisters, Theda “Dolly” Cook, of Wilkes-Barre; and Lois “Tootie” Lamoreaux, of Mountain Top.

Memorial donations to the Residents Fund at the Lakeside Nursing Center, RR 4, Box 357, Dallas, PA 18612.

LUNDY - Grace S., of Tunkhannock, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 in Mountain View Care Center in Scranton.

Born in Kingston, she was a 1945 graduate of Kingston High School and a graduate of Wyoming Seminary. She was employed by the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C., for several years. She then returned to Pennsylvania and founded the Lundy Real Estate Office in Tunkhannock, which she ran until her retirement.

She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Tunkhannock, board member of Wyoming County Board of Assistance, board member of Rural Health of NEPA, Wyoming County Republican Women and the Tunkhannock Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 74.

Surviving are a sister, Helen Dewar, of Tunkhannock; brother, James W., of Tampa, Fla.; two nephews and a great-nephew.

Memorial donations to the Humane Society of Wyoming County, P.O. Box 219, Tunkhannock, PA 18657

MRAK - Genevieve, of Shavertown, died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at home.

Born in Plains Township, she was educated in the Plains Township schools.

Prior to her retirement, she was employed by the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital as a dietary aide.

She resided in Plains Township until moving to Shavertown in 1984. She was a volunteer at the senior center in Dallas and a member of St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown.

Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Louis; sons, Louis Jr., Flager Beach, Fla.; Robert (Rocky), Plains; three grandchildren; and a brother, Anthony Malys.

SANTANIELLO - Rose Marie, 89, of Shavertown, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at home.

Born July 22, 1919 in Scranton, she graduated from Scranton Technical High School and then worked in the business offices of the International Correspondent Schools and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.

She was employed over the years at several positions, including the tax collector’s office at the Lackawanna County Courthouse and as a ward clerk at Moses Taylor Hospital. Her last job was as a volunteer coordinator at the Mercy Hospital, from where she retired at the age of 79. She also volunteered as an inspector during local elections and at the Ronald McDonald House.

Surviving are her daughters, Katherine Bacon, of Binghamton, N.Y.; Christine Balavage, of Shavertown; sons, Joseph, of New York City; Frank and Michael, both of California; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Ida Sabatella and Ann Nappi, of Scranton; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

WOLFE - Nora M., 85, of Dallas, died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the Mercy Center, Dallas.

Born in Hamlin, she was a graduate of Dunmore High School. Before retiring, she was employed as a payroll clerk at Natona Mills, Dallas, from 1956 until 1986.

She was a 50-year member of the Dallas United Methodist Church and a member of the Harveys Lake Yacht Club for 53 years.

Surviving are her husband of 66 years, Ernest D.; daughter, Nancy Campbell, Dallas; two granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; and a brother, John R. Kimble, Naples, Fla.

Memorial donations to the Dallas United Methodist Church.