obituaries

CARSON - Larry W., 68, formerly of Dallas, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009.

Born March 22, 1940 in Syracuse, N.Y., he graduated from Bucknell University and had a long career with Sandoz Pharmaceuticals. He was an Eagle Scout Troop leader, a volunteer fireman and ambulance member.

Surviving are his wife, Jean; daughters, Holly Mayer, Bridgewater, N.J.; Camille Stern, Annandale, Va.; son, Matthew Carson, Ellicott City, Md.; six grandchildren; and brother, Dr. Robert, Oneonta, N.Y.

Memorial donations to Dallas Fire and Ambulance Inc., 184 E. Center Hill Rd., Dallas, PA 18612.

DICK - Nancy C., 73, of Lake Silkworth, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born in Kingston on Oct. 30, 1935, she graduated from the former Lake-Noxen High School in 1954 and retired from the Leslie Fay Co., after working there for 35 years. She was a member of the Lake Silkworth Volunteer Fire Co.

Surviving are her husband of 28 years, Bernard; daughter, Beverly Belcher, of Lake Silkworth; sons, David Harris, of Lake Silkworth; and Carl Harris, of Pikes Creek; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Leah Newberry, of Nanticoke; and Martha Cragle, of Hunlock Creek.

EVANS - LouAnne Michaela, 46, of Kingston Township, formerly of Plains Township, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 in Old Forge, New York.

Born in Germany on Feb. 16, 1962, she was a 1980 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. She attended L.C.C.C. where she became certified in dental assisting. She was a dental assistant for several years until she was an equipment operator at Buck Mountain Quarry.

She was a member of St. Peter and Paul Church, Plains and a coach for the Bear Creek Bobcats.

Surviving are her parents, Francis and Renate Schmidt Sott, of Plains Township; daughters, Nicole Evans, of Wilkes-Barre; Michelle Evans, of Swoyersville; and companion, John Bradaric, of Kingston Township.

Born in Nanticoke, she was a 1963 graduate of Lake-Lehman High School and a former restaurant owner.

Surviving are her husband of 45 years, Robert E.; sons, Robert R., Vernon; Joseph G., Harveys Lake; and Franklin F., Dallas; brothers, Donald R. and William L., both of the Outlet section of Harveys Lake; sister, Eileen Sgarlet, Harveys Lake; and six grandchildren.

GEORGE - John P., 89, formerly of Dallas, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 in Dalton, Mass.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 6, 1919, he was a 1936 graduate of Coughlin High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a Chief Petty Officer. Before retiring, he owned “The Hoagie Bar” in Dallas for 22 years.

He was a member of Daddow Isaacs American Legion, Post 672, Dallas, a former member of the Dallas and West Side Technical High School Boards. He was a PIAA official for over 25 years, Luzerne County Court Officer for 20 years, a professional boxer and a member of the Dallas Lions Club.

Surviving are his daughter, Linda Anne Harvey, Carmichaels; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Margaret Dmuchosky; many nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations to the Back Mountain Food Pantry, 40 Knob Hill, Trucksville, PA 18708.

HARVEY - Marion W., 92, of Dallas, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Born in Meeker, Lehman Township, she was a graduate of Lehman High School and Empire Beauty School. Before retiring, she was a lace worker for Native Textiles, Dallas. She was a member of the Dallas United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 396, Dallas; the Ladies Auxiliary of Daddow Isaacs American Legion Post 672, Dallas, and the Back Mountain Senior Citizens Center.

Surviving are her daughter, Karen Johnson; two grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations to the Dallas United Methodist Church, the American Cancer Society or the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

Born in Wilkes Barre, she was a 1942 graduate of Wyoming Seminary, a 1946 graduate of Wellesley College and a 1948 graduate of Brown University. After graduation, she moved to New York where she worked for six years with Nelson Rockefeller and acted as a linguist and travel coordinator for the family.

While living in the Philadelphia area, her fundraising efforts received $1,800,000 in grants for the restoration of the Old Mill House and, by 1987, another $75,000 was given to the mayor for work at the Water Works in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Junior League.

In April 1987, Susan was recognized by the City of Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Goode for outstanding volunteer efforts in a ceremony held at the Convention Center.

Surviving are her daughter, Laurie Campbell Myers, of Brussels, Belgium; sons, George Campbell Jr.; Jeffrey Cullen; Gregory Burchard; three grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. A. DeWitt Smith (Bobbie), of Dallas and Naples, Fla.; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations to the Susan Myers Restoration Fund, c/o The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. 27 W. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003.

NOVITSKY - Edward J., 68, of Kingston Township and Carverton, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born Dec. 19, 1940 in West Pittston, he was a member of St. Frances Cabrini, Carverton. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by PP&L.

Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Ann Andrejko; son, Edward, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.; daughter, Jeanne Scandle, of Snydertown, Pa.; two grandchildren; sister, Terry Howard; nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations to the Salvation Army, 214 Luzerne Ave., West Pittston, PA 18643.

Born in Springfield, Mass., she attended Springfield schools. Before moving to Dallas, she had resided in Tobyhanna and Centermoreland and was a volunteer at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas.

Surviving are daughters, Mary Kapschull, Clarks Summit; Irene Newton, Tobyhanna; a son, James J., Endicott, N.Y.; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

SABRA - Anna L., of Newberry Estates, Dallas, died Jan. 19, 2009 at the Hospice Unit of Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.

Born Sept. 25, 1919 in Flushing, N.Y., she was a graduate of Kingston High School and attended Julliard School of Music, New York City. She resided in Summit, N.J., for 30 years before to moving to Dallas in 1988. Prior to her retirement, she taught for the Summit New Jersey Catholic School System. She was a member of St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown.

Surviving are seven nieces and nephews; 16 great-nieces and nephews; eight great-great-nieces and nephews.

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