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CONCERT – Angelo, 73, of Lake Township, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York, N.Y., following a brief battle with cancer.
He was born in Jenkins Township, and served in the U.S. Navy from December 30, 1958, to December 14, 1962.
Semi-retired, he was employed by the Lake View Terrace Water Association as a maintenance technician. He was formerly employed by Emmanuel Bus Lines, the T.C. Lloyd Construction Co. and General Motors Co.
He was a member of the Alderson United Methodist Church, Harveys Lake.
Surviving are his wife of nearly 29 years, the former Nancy Lerch; children, Debbie Bennet, Dollie Hinton, Thomas, Steven, Angelo Jr., Donna Sue, Diana Traver and Christopher; sisters, Rose Concert, of Ft. Myers, Fla.; Patricia Buscemi, of Kingston; Ann Marie Bealla, of Plymouth; and Sally Emanuel, of Dallas; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
EVANS – David Roy, 42, of Hunlock Creek, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, of a lengthy illness.
He was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are his wife of 22 years, Ava Maria; mother, Jean Henderson; stepfather, Jeff Henderson; four children, Devin McPherson, David Leigh and Dylan and Gabrielle Evans; one granddaughter; sisters, Debbie Durst, Deanna Suchoski, Jennifer and Jillian Henderson and Mary Evans; brothers, Danny, Donnie and Roy Evans and Jeff Henderson; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to Ava Maria Evans, P.O. Box 203, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703.
GALKA – Walter I., 78, of Noxen, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas.
He was born in Noxen and was a graduate of Lake-Noxen High School. Before retiring, he was employed as a surveyor, foreman and assistant superintendent by PennDOT, Tunkhannock, for 41 years.
He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Noxen; Daddow-Isaacs American Post 672, Dallas, where he was a past commander and the chairman of the Scholarship Fund; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kingston; Korean War Veterans of Wyoming Valley; Loyal Order of the Moose 1276, Tunkhannock; George M. Dallas Lodge 531 F. & A.M.; Irem Shrine Center, Dallas; Independent Order of the Odd Fellows, Dallas; Pa. Association Retired State Employees; South Mountain Land Association, Noxen; National Rifle Association; the Snake Pit and Bakerfield 9, both of Forkston.
Surviving are his children, Michael W., Sally Mock and Lori Hardik, all of Noxen; brother, Thomas, Shavertown; sisters, Ruth Saus, Croyden; and Susan DiMattia, Yardley; seven grandchildren.
Memorial donations to Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 55 W. Center Hill Rd., Dallas, PA 18612; or St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Noxen, PA 18636.
GARRISON – Helen C. Lange, of Tunkhannock, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, in the Meadowview Senior Living Center, Montrose.
She was born in Springville, on June 14, 1935, and was a member of the Springville Baptist Church where she served as the organist for many years.
She was a 1953 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. Prior to her retirement, she worked in the Poultry Lab at the Department of Agriculture, Wyoming County, as a school bus contractor for the Tunkhannock Area School, where she also worked as a teacher’s aide. For several years, she was active in the Kiwanis Wyoming County Fair, serving as chairman of the committee to elect the fair queen.
Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Clark Garrison; son, Terry, Tunkhannock; daughters, Cindy Stephens, Forked River, N.J.; Pam Eyer, Newville; Kim Jennings, Springville; Becky Williams, Clayton, N.C.; eight grandchildren; step-sisters, Mary Ann Smith, Meshoppen; and Jean Hall, Wilkes-Barre; step-brothers, Raymond Oliver, Montrose; David Oliver, Springville; Dennis Oliver, Springville; Ronald Oliver, Meshoppen; nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
HOLOD – Bertha Stroka, 90, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock.
She was born on March 3, 1921, on the family farm in Sugar Hollow. She was a 1939 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and supported the World War II effort by moving to New York City, N.Y., where she worked at Sperry Gyroscope making the navigation systems for bombers.
She was a full-time homemaker and office manager of Holod Plumbing and Heating, a business her late husband, Dan, founded.
She was a member of The Church of the Nativity BVM Tunkhannock and its Altar and Rosary Society. She was active in the Tunkhannock Women’s Club and Tyler Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Surviving are her children, Kathryn Burnell, of Clarks Summit; Daniel W., of Tunkhannock; Charles, of Augusta, Ga.; and Douglas, of Saint Paul, Minn.; six grandchildren; several step-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations to the Church of the Nativity BVM, Tunkhannock.
JONES – Joseph, 77, of Plymouth, and formerly of Trucksville, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.
He was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre and was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Army.
He was employed by Wilson Foods for most of his adult life, and continued to work in the food industry until his retirement.
Surviving are his two daughters, Patrice and Donna Jones, both of California; stepdaughters, Patricia Nagle Lorah, Trucksville; Maureen L. Nagle, Wyoming; stepson, Bruce W. Nagle, Plymouth; and George R. Nagle, Virginia; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations to the Simon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St., Plains Township, PA 18705.
KING – Elizabeth “Betty” A., of Centermoreland, died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at her home.
She was born in Kingston on August 17, 1943, was a 1961 graduate of West Side Central Catholic and a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM, Tunkhannock.
Surviving are her husband of 45 years, John J. King; son, Stephen, Little Silver, N.J.; daughters, Kelly, Olyphant; and Shannon Schuckers, Sweet Valley; sisters, Kathleen Finarelli, Hunlock Creek; Christine Pizzano, Dallas; six grandchildren.
Memorial donations to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.
SCHAPPERT – Rita J., 81, of Sweet Valley, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
She was born August 6, 1929, in Wilkes-Barre. She received her degree in nursing from Temple University, Philadelphia and, prior to retirement, was employed as a registered nurse at St. James’ Hospital in Newark, N.J. and the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Surviving are her sons, Michael, of Sweet Valley; and Mitch, of Lafayette, N.J.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings, Raymond Migatulski and Dorothy Gill.
STUTZ – Sister Susanne, a member of the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy, died at Mercy Center, Dallas, on Sunday, March 27, 2011.
The former Anna May Augusta Stutz, she was born August 31, 1926, in New Philadelphia. She graduated from Blythe Township High School, New Philadelphia, in 1943. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Misericordia University, then College Misericordia, and a master of arts degree from The University of Scranton.
She was certified as a Chaplain with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. Sister Susanne entered the Sisters of Mercy, Dallas, on February 2, 1944. She professed her vows on August 16, 1946. For 31 years, she ministered in education, serving at schools in the Dioceses of Scranton, Brooklyn and Rockville Center as a teacher and a principal.
Following her career in education, she began Project Remain, a program to serve the elderly in the Wilkes-Barre area. She served as a Pastoral Minister in parishes in the Scranton Diocese and was a Hospice Chaplain and a Bereavement Coordinator at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. She also ministered at the Catherine McAuley House, Plymouth.
Surviving are brothers, James, Florida; Kenneth, Schuylkill Haven; and Walter, Philadelphia; a sister, Margaret Coleman, New Philadelphia; and the Sisters of Mercy of the Mid-Atlantic Community.
Memorial donations to Mercy Center, PO Box 370, Dallas, PA 18612.