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Friday, September 23, 1994 Page: 8A QUICK WORDS: OBITUARY FRANCIS
RUSHTON
Francis Rushton
Sept. 21, 1994
Francis A. Rushton, 74, of Carver Street, Larksville, died Wednesday
afternoon at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre,
where he had been admitted earlier following a lengthy illnessBorn in
Wilkes-Barre, on Oct. 4, 1919, he was a son of the late James F. and Ella
Schmidt Rushton Dunbar.
He attended Wilkes-Barre city schools and was a U.S. Army veteran of World
War II.
He was employed as a truck driver for many years and last was employed by
the Harte & Company Trucking Firm, Mountaintop.
He was a member of the Catholic War Veterans Post 274, Ashley, and a former
member of the Empire A.C. Club, Wilkes-Barre.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Thomas, Edward, James Rushton and
James Dunbar; sisters, Katherine Kalesor, Mary Straub, Elizabeth Ruggerio.
Surviving are his wife, Hollie Potter Rushton; daughters, Doris Walko,
Kingston; Linda Rushton, at home; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild;
sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Margaret) Sharp, Sweet Valley; Mrs. Willard (Martha)
Harden, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Ann Ma