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First Posted: 9/12/2013
BIERBACH – William R. “Bill,”, 63, of Upper Raven Creek Road, Benton, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at his home.
He was born Dec. 16, 1949, in Wilkes-Barre, and was a 1967 graduate of Coughlin High School. In 1969, he entered the U.S. Air Force and served his country in the Vietnam War as a jet engine mechanic.
He had been employed as a pipefitter for Penn State Mechanical Contractors in Wilkes-Barre for 22 years.
He was a member of the Benton United Methodist Church, a past master of the Benton Masonic Lodge and currently a member of Oriental Lodge F. & A. M. in Orangeville. He was also a member of Caldwell Consistory of Bloomsburg.
Surviving are his father, William R. Bierbach, of Wilkes-Barre; his wife, Cheryl B. (Harvey) Bierbach, with whom he celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary on April 8; his three children, Amy Bell, of Manheim; William R., of Benton; and Robyn, of Falls Church, Va.; two grandchildren; four sisters, Karolyn Lockner, of Duryea; Christine Hughes, of Wilkes-Barre; Ellen Ducey, of Hunlock Creek; Dorothy Harvey, of Bethel Hill; a brother, Raymond, of Hunlock Creek; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the Benton Area Food Bank, c/o NCCCC, P. O. Box 305, Benton, PA 17814.
BIERMAN – John Jr., 54, of Lehman Township, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, after a long illness.
He was born Sept. 30, 1958, in Kingston, and was a member of the Wilkes-Barre Salvation Army.
He was employed many years at McCarroll Precast in Lehman.
Surviving are his wife of 34 years, the former Donna Zerfoss; sons, John III, at home; Charles, Tunkhannock; three grandchildren; sisters Rosette Evans, of Chase; and Ruth Ann, of Jershey Shore; aunts, nieces and nephews.
BRDARIC – John Jr., 60, of Bunker Hill, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, after a tremendous accident while doing what he loved to do – tear things apart.
He was born Aug. 4, 1953, in Kingston, and was the owner/operator of Brdaric Excavating Co. and Buck Mountain Quarry. He was president of the Bunker Hill Outlaws.
Surviving are his mother, Helene Lazar Brdaric; his children, Jamie Fedor and John, both of Kingston Township; three grandchildren; his former wife, Nancy Brdaric.
GREY – Linda L., 68, of Dallas, died Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.
She was born in Kingston and was a graduate of Dallas High School, class of 1963.
Prior to retirement, she was employed by Kuharchick Construction of Exeter for more than 20 years. She was a leader of Luzerne County 4-H Horse and Pony of Luzerne County.
Surviving are her children, Wendy Cadwalader, Monroe Township, and John, Tunkhannock; three grandchildren; brother, William Smith, Penfield, N.Y.; sister, Norma Mullison, Westville, N.J.; half-brothers, Jonah Smith, Beaumont; and Ronald Wright, Noxen; half-sisters, Nancey Gallup, Beaumont; and Bonita Wilmont; nieces and nephews.
Memorial dontions to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 1541 Alta Drive, Suite 204, Whitehall, PA 18052; or the Carrie Martin Scholarship Fund of the The Luzerne Foundation, 140 Main St., Second Floor, Luzerne, PA 18709.
KING – Margarete Luise, 86, of Dallas, died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at her home.
She was born in Nuremberg, Germany, and was a fashion buyer for a large department store in New York City. Surviving are her husband, William O. King; three children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
PAWLASKI – Stanley J., 64, of Hunlock Creek, died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at the family home.
He was born Aug. 28, 1949, in Larksville, and was a graduate of Wyoming Valley West High School and Penn State University, where he received a degree in engineering.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion, Post 495, of Shickshinny.
He was last employed at Core-Mark Corp., Hanover Township. Prior to that, he was employed by Royer Foundry Kings and International Paper Corp., Hazleton.
He was an assistant Boy Scoutmaster for Troop 379 of Wapwallopen, as well as for a troop in Shickshinny, for more than five years. He was also involved in training seminars and was a merit badge counselor.
In past years, he was involved as a coach for the Ed-Lark Little League and Teeners League.
Surviving are his mother, Leona Jankowski Pawlaski, of Hunlock Creek, his wife, Chris; children, Karen Rakowski, Plains Township; Stanley, Pittsburgh; and Kevin, Indiana; stepchildren, Rachel Hiller, Harrisburg; Paul Hiller, U.S. Air Force, stationed in New Mexico; and Andrew Hiller, U.S. Air Force, stationed in South Dakota; four grandchildren; brother, Jerry, Wilkes Barre; sister, Julie Ann Scott, Hunlock Creek; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the American Cancer Society.
ROGERS – Emily Ruth, 90, of Sweet Valley, died on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at home.
She was was born in Noxen on Nov. 9, 1922, graduated from Beaumont High School and was employed by the U.S. Census Bureau in Washington, D.C. during World War II, retiring from Owens-Illinois.
Surviving are her daughters, Margo Kirkwood, Brownsville, Texas; Genevieve Ross, Bend, Ore.; Yvonne Romano, with whom she resided; and Sonya Rogers, Hanover Township; 14 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren.