OBITUARIES

GURDIN - Helene Nedell, of Massapequa, N.Y., died Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.

Born on April 14, 1914 in Brooklyn, N.Y., she raised three children in Long Island, N.Y. before moving to Dallas in 1987.

Surviving are her sons, Neil, of Freeport, N.Y.; C. Stephen, of Dallas; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations to Temple B’nai Brith, 408 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704.

HUSTED - Martha Hoyt, 86, of Idetown, died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 at Hospice Community Care, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 18, 1923, she attended Dallas High School and was employed by the former Natona Mills, Dallas, prior to retiring.

Surviving are a daughter, Joyce Sabol, of Oak Hill; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations to Hospice Community Care, 501 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704.

JAMES - Thomas Jr., 89, of Sylvan Lake, Hunlock Creek, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Hanover Township on December 20, 1919, he attended the Ross Township elementary schools and graduated in 1938 from Shickshinny High School. He also graduated from NRI Electronics School NS, Berwick School of Welding and Williamsport Vocational School.

He was employed for 14 years at Glen Alden Coal Company where he was a wireman mechanic. He was a certified welder at Air Products and Natona Mills.

During World War II, he worked at Mare Island Navy Base, Calif., as a welder. While there, he was an amateur boxer for five years. He also owned and operated his own radio and TV repair business. In 1980, he retired from Harte & Company, Mountain Top.

He was a vice-president of the Sylvan Lake Property Owners Association and one of its original founders, past president of the Plymouth P.T.A. and ran for Burgess of Plymouth while residing there for 20 years. He was a former Sunday School superintendent of the Franklin Street PM Church and a member and officer of its Sunday School class, a member of the Plymouth Lodge No. 332, F.&A.M. for 56 years and a member of Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg.

Surviving are his of 65 years wife, the former Betty Hillard; daughter, Diane Munster, of Sylvan Lake; son, Thomas Joseph, of Shavertown; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, James, of Florida; nieces and nephews.

LINCOLN - V. Richard, of Harding, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 in Hospice Care at Mercy Hospital, Scranton.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on August 12, 1938, he graduated from Lake-Lehman High School. He was a member of Mount Zion Methodist Church.

A U.S. Army Veteran, he served his country honorably while stationed in Germany. Upon his honorable discharge, he attained the rank of Specialist 4th Class.

He worked most of his life in the stone quarry business, retiring as superintendent of State Aggregates, Clifford, Pa., in 2000.

Surviving are his wife, Gladys Stanton Lincoln; seven children, Jillian, Jessica, Joshua, Richard, Tom, Tammy and Kim; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

ROWE - Ernest P., 58, of Tunkhannock, died Friday, Sept, 18, 2009 in Tunkhannock.

Born in Meshoppen, he was employed as a mechanic for Sherwood Chevrolet in Tunkhannock for more than 30 years.

He was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School, Class of 1970. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Triton Hose Company.

Surviving are his wife, the former Patricia Tewksbury; a son, Ryan, of Tunkhannock; a brother, Elmer, of Tunkhannock; a sister, Marion Livingston, of Freeport, Texas.

Memorial donations to the Ernest P. Rowe Scholarship Fund, c/o Community Bank and Trust, 74 E. Tioga St., Tunkhannock.

WARNER - Jessica Marie Robinson, of Havelock, N.C., formerly of, Tunkhannock, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 in Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, N.C.

Born in Tunkhannock on April 2, 1980, she was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, Class of 2001. She and her husband of four years, Sgt. Aaron Warner, USMC, just returned from serving three years in Japan.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, are her mother, Janice Paylor Robinson, of Tunkhannock; a son, Curtis “CJ”, and daughter, Harley, at home; brother, James “Skip” Robinson, of Tunkhannock; aunts, uncles and cousins.

WOOD - Bobbi Jo, 26, of Sweet Valley, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at home.

Born in Kingston, Sept. 23, 1982, she graduated from West Side Area Vocational-Technical School, Pringle, in 2002 and received a diploma from Allied Medical and Technical Careers, Forty Fort.

She was employed as a phlebotomist for the American Red Cross and was also a certified nurse’s aide.

Surviving are her daughters, Kailee Anna Steele and Gabrielle Steinruck; sisters, Stacy Altenhain, of Tunkhannock; Russchelle Scott, of Loveland, Ohio; Danielle Tomlin, of Falls; grandmother, Louise Thomas; several nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations to the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, 100 N. Academy Dr., Danville, PA 17822.

ZARNO - Janet L., 91, formerly of Ransom Road, Franklin Township, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 in the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas.

She was a member of the Orange United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women, the Cheerio Class of the Orange United Methodist Church and a charter member of the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary.

Surviving are her son, John S. “Jack,” Franklin Township; brother, Everal Eaton, Franklin Township; nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations to the Orange United Methodist Church, 1633 W. Eighth St., Wyoming, PA 18644.