THE TRIBUNE APRIL 20, 1994 Obituaries Funeral notices BROWN, MARION a guest of the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility, formerly of 530 Clay Apt. 406, graveside services will be conducted on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the East Lawn Cemetery Chapel, Ithaca, New York, by the Rev. Philip W. Snyder, pastor, St.
John's Episcopal Church, Ithaca. Interment, East Lawn Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements by the Durkan-CuffKearney Funeral Home, 125 North Main Ave. BURKE, CHRISTINA Union Dale, formerly of Dunmore and Scranton, today at 10:30 a.m.
from the Davies and Jones Funeral Chapel, 135 South Main with services at 11 in Providence United Presbyterian Church. Interment, Cathedral Ceme- CERRA, FRANK 192 S. Main Archbald, Thursday from the Louis J. Rapoch Funeral Home, 420 Church Archbald, with Mass at 10 a.m. in St.
Thomas Aquinas Church, Archbald, to be celebrated by the Rev. Richard Ghezzi. Interment, 'St. John's Cemetery, Jessup. Friends may call today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the donor's favorite charity. CONNOR, CORRINE RECH, a South Scranton resident, Thursday with services at 11 a.m. in the Arthur E. and Brian A. Strauch Funeral Home, 602 Birch by the Rev.
Paul Palmer Green, pastor, Trinity Baptist Church. Interment, Dunmore Cemetery. Friends may call today, 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday, 10 a.m. until time of service. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 1546 Monsey 18509.
COOPER, B. Waverly, AVAROLD tosday at the convenience of the family in Church of the Epiphany, Glenburn, by the Rev. Stephen Matylewicz, interim rector. Interment, private in Dunmore Cemetery, Dunmore. Memorial contributions may be made to Church of the Epiphany, Glenburn, or the YMCA, .706 N.
Blakely Dunmore. Arrangements, the Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson Ave. DECKER, MARY 204 Washington Jermyn, today from the Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home, 74 N.
Main Carbondale, with Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale. Interment, Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery. ENSMINGER, CEIL 150 S.
Lincoln today at 10:30 a.m. from the Durkan-Cuff-Kearney Funeral Home, 125 N. Main with Mass at 11 in St. Patrick's Church. Entombment, Cathedral Cemetery mausoleum.
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HOPKINS, MILDRED, Jackson Heights Apartments, today at 9:30 a.m. from the Frank M. Regan Funeral Home, 715 Linden with Mass at 10 in Immaculate Conception Church. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St.
Ann's Restoration Fund. KING, ROBERT Box 144, Dutch Road, Camden RD 2, N.Y., a former Scranton resident, Thursday at 9 a.m. from McGoff Funeral Home, 1401 Capouse with Mass at 9:30 in St. Paul's Church. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery.
Friends may call today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. KISH, ELIZABETH, 350 Beach 54th Rockaway, N.Y., Tuesday with services in the John F. Glinsky Funeral Home, 445 Sanderson Throop, by the Rev. Michael Hughes, pastor, Providence United Presbyterian Church. Pallbearers: and Michael Maruzzelli, Pietro Paul Zilla, Edward Barbolish and Gus Franchetti.
Interment, Dunmore Cemetery. JOSEPH 921 Hill St. Jessup, Thursday from the Louis M. Margotta Funeral Home, 511 Church St. Jessup, with Mass at 10 a.m.
in St. Michael's Church, Jessup. Interment, parish cemetery. Friends may call today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. LONG, KATHRYN, Peckville, today at 9 a.m.
from the Robert E. Decker Funeral Home, 702 River Peckville, with Mass at 9:30 in St. Adalbert's Polish National Catholic Church, Dickson City. Interment, parish cemetery. LOPATOFSKY, ALEXANDER RR 1, Waymart, Clinton Township, Thursday from the Herbert E.
Jenkins Funeral Home, 269 Belmont Waymart, with services at 11 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, Waymart. Interment, Holy Trinity Cemetery, Simpson. Friends may call today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Rosary recitation will be at 7:30. Memorial contributions may be made to Wayne County Memorial Hospital. MATRISIAN, NICHOLAS, 1209 Olga Dickson City, Tuesday from the Frank Mazur Funeral Home, 519 Dundaff Dickson City, with Requiem Service in All. Saints Russian Orthodox Church by the Rev. Peter Dubinin.
Pallbearers: Harold Nudelman, John Tomko, Ronald Frekey, Robert Bobrowski, Simon Jadick and Michael Michalowski. Interment, All Saints Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Peckville. McHUGH, RONALD T. 70 Eighth Carbondale, Tuesday from the Edward A. Wade Funeral Home, 4 Morris Place, Carbondale, with Mass in St.
Rose Lima Church, Carbondale, concelebrated by Monsignor Paul Purcell, pastor, St. Paul's Church, Scranton, and the Rev. William Feldcamp, pastor, St. Rose of Lima Church. Pallbearers: Ed Nocella, Joe Gallagher, Harold Cummings Dr.
Thomas H. Coleman, Tom Coleman, Jim Moore and Tim Mindas. Interment, Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greenfield Twp. MEISSNER, THE REV. ELMER Stroudsburg RD 6, memorial service, Saturday at 1 p.m.
in the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 500 Luzerne West Pittston. His body was removed to the Humanity Gifts Registry, Philadelphia. Arrangements, the Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home, 23 N. Ninth Floral Your Full Service Florist Specializing in Funeral Arrangements! TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS 200 Wyoming Ave.
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Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 196 Washington East Stroudsburg 18301. MILEWSKI, JOSEPH 85-43rd Carbondale, Thursday from the Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home, 74 North Main with Mass at 9:30 in St. Rose of Lima Church. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery.
Friends may call today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. OKRASINSKI, JOSEPH, a guest at Laurel Hill Nursing Home, Dunmore, formerly of Scranton, today with Mass at 10 a.m. in Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, South Scranton. Interment, at the convenience of the family in the parish cemetery. No calling hours.
Arrangements, the Nicholas Chomko Funeral Home, 1132 Prospect Ave. PIETRAS, MRS. WANDA, a resident of Spojnia Manor, Waymart, formerly of North Main Avenue, Thursday from the Joseph J. Sznyter Funeral Home, 1101 Prospect with a blessing service at 9:30 a.m. Interment, parish cemetery.
Friends may call today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. SAWYER, STEVEN RICHARD, of RR1, Box 1593A, Gouldsboro, Tuesday from the Jennings-Calvey Funeral Home, 111 Colburn Clark's Summit, with Mass in Our Lady of the Snows Church, concelebrated by John Bendik, the Revs. James Nash, David Cramer, Ronald H. McKinney SJ, Brendan G. Lally SJ, Bernard R.
Mcllhenny SJ, Donald Pantle SJ, Bruce Bidinger SJ, Roydan B. Davis SJ, J. Albert Panuska SJ, Thomas D. Masterson SJ and Richard A. McGowan SJ.
Pallbearers: Joe Engel, Richard Engel, William Layo, Charles Sawyer, Michael Simons, Lee Wontroski. Interment, private at the convenience of the family. Memorial. contributions be made to Molecular Biology Institute, University of Scran- ton, 18510. SCONE, MILDRED M.
KIRKEN- DOLL, 1168 Division today with services at 10 a.m. in the Carl J. Savino Funeral Home, 157 S. Main by the Rev. Norman T.
Faux, assistant pastor, Elm Park United Methodist Church. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery. SHARPE, DONALD of Moscow RD 1, Salem Township, funeral services with military honors will be Tuesday in the Snowdon Funeral Home 401 Church Moscow, by the Rev. Robert Wood. Pallbearers: Michael Hunter, Owen, Tim and Dan Gumble, Carl.
Tucker, Paul Morgan. Interment, Fairview Park, Elmhurst. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hollisterville United Methodist Church, Moscow RD 1, 18444. MaServices will be conducted this evening at p.m. Also surviving, a daughter, Jean Cleek, Hartsley, Ala.
STEVENS, CLARA Lake Winola, Thursday with services at 11 a.m. in the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, 73 W. Tioga Tunkhannock, by the Rev. Richard S. Wenzel, pastor, Lake Winola United Methodist Church.
I Interment, Jersey Hill Cemetery, Auburn Susquehanna County. Friends may call today, 2 to 4 and 7 THEOBALD, LYNNE Maplewood, Lake Ariel RD 2, Thursday with services at 11 a.m. in the Wilson Funeral Home, Route 296, Lake Ariel, by the Rev. Ron Onder, pastor, Lake Ariel United Methodist Church. Interment, Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst.
Friends may call today, 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Mercy Hospice, 746 Jefferson Ave. TIERNEY, CATHERINE, formerly of 66 Seventh Carbondale, today at 10 a.m. from the Edward A. Wade Funeral Home, 4 Morris Place, Carbondale, with Mass at 10:30 in St.
Rose of Lima Church, Carbondale. Interment, St. John the Evangelist Cemetery, Pittston. WALSH, JOSEPH of 6 Villa Circle, Endicott, N.Y., today at 9 a.m. from the Allen Memorial Home, 511- 513 E.
Main Endicott, with Mass at 9:30 in St. Ambrose Church, Endicott. Interment, Vestal Hills Memorial Park, Vestal, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to the West Corners Lions Club, 249 Antoinette Drive, Endicott, N.Y. 13760, or Actions for Older Persons, 30 West State Binghamton, N.Y.
13901. Memorial service set for Rev. Ruth E. Curry A memorial service has been scheduled for the Rev. Ruth E.
Curry, a resident of Wesley Village, Jenkins and an Avoca native, who died April 1, 1994. The service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Concord United Church of Christ, William and Wayne Streets, by the Rev. Ronald Kauffman, pastor. Memorial contributions may be made to the Children's Defense Fund, 122 C.
Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. Louis E. Mayer April 18, 1994 Funeral services will be conducted for Louis E. "Luke" Mayer, South Lackawanna Trail, Dalton, who died Monday in Mercy Hospital after a brief illness.
The funeral will be Thursday with services at 10:30 a.m. in the Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson by the Rev. Marilyn Barnard, pastor, Dalton United Methodist Church. Interment, Abington Hills Cemetery, South Abington Township.
Friends may call today, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Members of the Dalton Fire Co. will meet at the funeral home today at 7 p.m. and the Northeast Volunteer Fireman's Federation will meet at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dalton United Methodist Church, Dalton, or the Dalton Fire Dalton.
Linda M. Holmes April 16, 1994 Linda M. Holmes, 77, formerly of Towanda and Moscow, died Saturday in Morristown-Hamblen Hospital, Morristown, following an illness. She was the widow of Earl R. Holmes who died in 1993.
Born May 23, 1916, in Towanda, daughter of the late Edwin and Marion Kershner Mobley, she was educated in Towanda public schools graduating in 1934. She was a hairdresser for several years, until she entered the U.S. Signal Corps as an inspector. She later worked at Westinghouse in Baltimore, Md. She moved to Moscow in 1954 and lived there until 1993.
She had been active with the Girl Scouts, the Lackawanna Astronomical Society, the Moscow Senior Center and was a member of the Moscow United Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Nora D. Bromberg, Talbott, and Deborah A. Palmer, Nashua, N.H.; three grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m.
in the Bridgers United Methodist Church, Morristown, by the Rev. Jeremy Morse. Arrangements, the Allen Funeral Home, 200 Jaybird Road, Morristown. Memorial contributions may be made to the Moscow United Methodist Church. Peter R.
Boyko, a resident of Chapman Lake, Orange City, and Queens, N.Y., died Saturday in DeBary, after an illness. His widow is the former Joan Ann Fuchs Horchak Boyko. His first wife, the former Catherine Deitz, died in August 1984. Born in Old Forge, son of the late Wasyl and Mary Yaworski Boyko, he formerly resided and was educated in Taylor. He was a member of St.
Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Scranton, and was a member of the Ukrainian National Association. Also surviving are two daughters, Diane Lynch, Astoria, N.Y., and Carol Rosiecki, Clark's Summit; a son, Peter Allentown; a stepson, Nelson Horchak, New Hyde Park, N.Y.; two sisters, Sophie McCracken, Bolivar, and Anne Evans, Lake Carmel, N.Y.; a brother, Paul, Sommers, N.Y.; seven grandchildren; a stepgrandchild; five great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Urso; a sister, Julia Jaeger, and a brother, William. The funeral will be Friday at 8:45 a.m. from the Ryczak-Harrison Funeral Home 901 Lackawanna Mayfield, with Divine Liturgy at 9:30 in 1 St.
Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Interment, parish cemetery. Friends may call Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Parastas, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Edward S.
Balczeniuk April 18, 1994 Edward S. "Buzz" Balczeniuk, 904 Johns Drive, Moosic, died Monday in Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. His widow is the former Angeline Molenda. Born in Dickson City, son of the late Stephen and Lucy Balczeniuk, he was a graduate of Dickson City High School. An Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was a retired employee of the Jewel Companies Inc.
and was employed by Holy Family Residence. He was a member of VFW Post 5937, American Legion Post 665, both of Dickson City, St. Mary's Czestochowa Church, Greenwood, and its Holy Name Society. Also surviving are a son, the Rev. Mark assistant pastor, St.
Mary's Maternity Church, Wilkes -Barre; a daughter, Miss Susan M. Balczeniuk, Moosic; a sister, Sophie Bielinsky, Dickson City; four brothers, Anthony, Manville, N.J., Steve, Joseph and Stanley Wisniewski, all of Dickson City; nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Thursday at 9 a.m. from the Talipski Funeral Home, 3401 Pittston Greenwood, with Mass at 9:30 in St. Mary's Czestochowa Church.
Interment, parish cemetery. Friends may call today, 6 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's Czestochowa Church, Greenwood. John Brunetti Mary Coyne Lord April 18, 1994 April 15, 1994 John Brunetti, 84, of 150 Con- Mary Coyne Lord, formerly of Minooka and Bronx, N.Y., died Friday in Adams Manor Convalescent Residence, where she had been a guest for 11 years.
She was the widow of Hank Lord. Born in Minooka, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Diskin Coyne. Surviving are nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Patrick, Andrew, Michael Jr. and William, and a sister, Helen.
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KINGSTON. PA JOHN F. CONROY April 19, 1994 Tribune editor's father dies John F. Conroy, 80, of: 964 Constitution Jessup, formerly of McDade Apartments, Scranton, died Tuesday morning at home. He was the husband of the former Jean Yuhas, who died Jan.
5, 1987. Born April 15, 1914, in Jessup, son of the late James P. and Mary Gallagher Conroy, he was a 1932 graduate of Jessup High School. He worked for 30 years as a custodian and crossing guard at the former Robert Morris School in Jessup and for 10 years as a psychiatric aide at Community Medical Center. He was a member and usher at St.
James Church, Jessup, and a member of the church's societies. Surviving are a son, Jim, at home, a copy editor for The Times-Tribune; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by six brothers, Joseph, James, Thomas, Miles, Martin and Eugene, and four sisters, Helen, Margaret, Rosemary and Sister Eileen, SA. The funeral will be Friday at 9:30 a.m. from the Arthur A.
Albini Funeral Home, 1003 Church Jessup, with Mass at 10 in St. James Church, to be celebrated by the Rev. Joseph R. Kopacz, pastor. Interment, Holy Family Cemetery, Throop.
Friends may call Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement, Graymoor, Garrison, N.Y. 10524. Leo J. Flaherty April 19, 1994 Leo J.
Flaherty, 50, of 42 Fallbrook Carbondale, died Tuesday in Marian Community Hosptial, Carbondale, after an illness. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he was the son of the late Leo and Margaret Kellie Flaherty. Surviving are a brother, Jerry, Jersey City, N.J.; three sisters, Maureen Boez and Marion, both of Carbondale, and Nancy Armstrong, Beech Wood, N.J.; nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Friday from the Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home, 2 Hospital Carbondale, with Mass at 9:30 a.m.
in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. Interment, Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Finch Hill. Friends may call Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. stitution Jessup, died Monday in Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville. His widow is the former Helen Vispi.
Born Oct. 18, 1909, in Eynon; son of the late Amadeo and Fosatina Belardi Brunetti, he was a member of St. Mary's Church, Jessup. He was selfemployed as the owner of Brunetti Coal Archbald. Also surviving are a son, John Archbald; two daughters, Marie Rudalavage, Eynon, and Helen Marie Gillott, Jessup; a brother, Alfredo Paprelli; four grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Querrino Brunetti, and four sisters, Amalia, Luisa, Maria Helen. The funeral will be Friday at 9 a.m. from the Louis Margotta Funeral Home, 511 Church Jessup, with Mass at 9:30 in St. Mary's Church, to be celebrated by the Rev. Andrew Gallia.
Interment, Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greenfield Twp. Friends may call Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Catherine D. Frederick April 16, 1994 Mrs. Catherine D.
Frederick, 91, of Belleville, N.J., formerly of Pittston, died Saturday at home. She was the widow of Frank Frederick, who died in 1938. A native of Pittston, she was the daughter of the late John and Wilhelmina Kringe Kress. She moved to Newark, N.J., in 1918, and later moved to Belleville, N.J., in 1925. She was a member of St.
Peter's Church, Belleville. Surviving are six sons, Robert, Thomas, Joseph and Albert, all of Belleville, N.J., and Frank and John, both of Gainesville, and two daughters, Mrs. Dolores Hoffman, Boston, and Mrs. Mary Seller, Belleville, N.J.; 26 grandchildren; 21 great grandchioldren. She was preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters.
The funeral will be today in Belleville..
