The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Sunday, August 22, 1999 Obituaries JOSEPH TRAPANI August 20, 1999 died oseph ha Friday Trapani, at the 90, Skilled of Dushore, Nursing Unit of the Memorial Hospital in Towanda. Born April 14, 1909, in Trapani, Sicily, he was the son of the late Sebastian and Mary Victoria Trapani. He came to the U.S. at age 4 and resided in Mildred. He attended school in Mildred and became an apprentice shoemaker at age 12.
He also worked at the former Connell Coal Mines in Mildred. He began a shoe repair business in 1928 in Towanda and sold it in 1931, when he moved to Mildred. He then worked as a timekeeper and foreman for the WPA. He was the inheritance tax collector for Sullivan County for nine years and was employed: as the train dispatcher for Dupont at White Deer Valley in Muncy. He worked for the EndicottJohnson Shoe Manufacturing Co.
in Mildred from 1948 to 1957. He then purchased the Shoe Repair Shop of Howard Mortgage in Troy, retiring in 1972. He attended St. John's Church in Troy and was a member of the Troy Grange, Troy Fire and Ambulance Association, director and past president of the Troy Rotary Club and director of the municipal authority for 11 years. He moved to Dushore in 1981 where he was a member of St.
Basil's Church, the Dushore Fire Co. and Ambulance Association and the Colley Grange. He also spent several years in New Smyrna Beach, with his wife, the former Dorothy Lamphere. He was preceded in death by his wife; daughter, Mary Hoodak; grandson, Joseph Hoodak; sisters, Philomena Franco and Celia Lenzo; brothers, Anthony and Vincent Trapani. Surviving are his son, Sebastian Trapani, Dallas; sisters, Mary Levendusky, Hazleton; Lucille Sokalsky, Scranton; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three greatgreat-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday from the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water Dushore, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi Church in Mildred, with the Rev.
Joseph P. Rafferty, of Our Lady of Victory Church in Harveys Lake, officiating. Interment will be in St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Mildred. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday. Memorial donations may be made to the Dushore Ambulance Association, PO Box 1, Dushore, 18614, or to St. Basil's Restoration Fund, PO Box 307, Dushore, 18614. ISABELLE DIXON August 20, 1999 sabelle M. (Larrabee) Dixon, 87, of I RR 3, Meshoppen, Auburn Center, died Friday at the Meadowview Senior Living Center in Montrose.
Born April 5, 1912, in Bradford County, she was the daughter of the late John and Lena Larrabee. She was employed as a seamstress at the Sportswear in Meshoppen for over 20 years. She was a member of the Meshoppen Biblical Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard J. Dixon; daughter, Beva Preston; and brother, Jake Larrabee.
Surviving are her daughters, Lillian Dixon, Auburn Center; Janice Woodruff, Wyalusing; Myrna Kinney, Herrickville; Nancy Sarnosky, Tunkhannock; 15 grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Sheldon Funeral Home, Main Street, Meshoppen, with the Rev. Gary Myers, of the Meshoppen Biblical Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in South Auburn Cemetery.
Friends may call from 1 p.m. until the time of services Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Meshoppen Biblical Baptist Church. Funerals BRANNAN Helen of Plains Township, 9 a.m. Monday from the Corcoran Funeral Home, 20 S.
Main Plains Township. The Bell Telephone Pioneers will conduct a service at 2:15 p.m. today. CHUPIL Veronica C. (Yudichak), of Susquehanna Township, 10 a.m.
Monday in Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Harrisburg. CROSS Anna (Hajel), formerly of North Arch Street, Allentown, and WilkesBarre, 11 a.m. Monday from the Simon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136 Maffett Plains Township. KARPIEN Rose formerly of New Street, Hudson, Plains Township, 9 a.m.
Monday from the Mark V. Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark Plains Township. MESITE Valentina of East Franklin Street, Shavertown, 9:30 a.m. Monday from the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, 672 Memorial Highway, Dallas.
MOSER Dorothy of Grove Street, Wilkes-Barre, 11 a.m. on Aug. 28 at the Leo P. Lehman Funeral Home, 689 Hazle NARESKI Joan, formerly of Davenport Street, Plymouth, 9 a.m. Monday from the S.J.
Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main Plymouth. EMILY KOENIG August 13, 1999 dent mily A. of (Jones) Michelle Koenig, Drive 75, in a Larks- resiville, and formerly of North WilkesBarre and Pompano Beach, died Aug. 13 at her home, following a lengthy illness.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late, Joseph F. and Maida James Jones. She was a graduate of Coughlin High School and Empire Beauty School, both in Wilkes-Barre. She formerly resided in North Wilkes-Barre where she operated a beauty shop. She moved to Pompano Beach in 1964 and returned to the Wilkes-Barre area in 1989.
She resided in Wilkes-Barre and Kingston before recently moving to Larksville. She was a member of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Pompano Beach. She was manager of the parish thrift store and a member of the altar guild and outreach programs. She was a member of the former Calvary Episcopal Church (now Holy Cross Episcopal Church,) in WilkesBarre and rejoined the church upon her return from Florida.
She was a member of the altar guild and assisted in the Sunday school for several years. She was also a member of Chapter 90 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Wilkes-Barre for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Koenig. Surviving are her daughters, Lynn Berent, Pompano Beach; Emily Ariel, with whom she resided, Larksville; Charlene Koenig, Kingston; son, Charles Koenig, Belle Glade, twin sister, Evelyn A. Jones, Wilkes-Barre; brother, Joseph J.
"Junior" Jones, Wilkes-Barre; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson. A Memorial Service with Burial Office and Requiem Eucharist will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 375 N. Main Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. Daniel G.
Jones officiating. The family will receive friends after the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Holy Cross Episcopal Church. Arrangements are by the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home, 451 N.
Main Wilkes- EDWARD SHAMUS August 20, 1999 dward Lake, Shamus, and formerly RR of Ed- 2, wardsville, died Friday the Summit Nursing Center in Wilkes-Barre. Born in Edwardsville, he was the son of the late Anthony and Margaret Shumbris Shamis. He was a graduate of Edwardsville High School. He was employed by the Gold Cup Bakery in Forty Fort and later by the Pennsylvania Public Assistance Office. He was a member of St.
Mary's Annunciation Church in Kingston. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Anna Evanauskas; daughter, Annette Andrejko; brothers, Anthony and George; and sister, Margaret Chesluk. Surviving are his sons, Edward, with whom he resided; Raymond, Bear, eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Private funeral services will be at the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Kingston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Annunciation Church.
Interment will be in the parish cemetery in Pringle. There will be no calling hours. ALBERT TROMOVITCH July 24, 1999 A Ibert Worcester, Tromovitch, of and Orient formerly Street, of Edwardsville, died July 24 at the Mediplex of Millbury, Mass. Born Aug. 1, 1909, in Edwardsville, he was the son of the late Con and Anna Tromovitch.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran and deep sea diver of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Stella Zelinski; son, Dr. Theodore Tromovitch; sister, Helen Matinas, Albina Homick, Julia Birtz, Verna Kapral; and brother, Edward Tromovitch. Surviving are his sister, Anna Bartuska, Nantico*ke; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held from St. Stephen's Church in Worcester. Arrangements were by the Mercadante Funeral Home, Worcester. MARY SHETTEL August 12, 1999 ary Aug. (Tomasak) Dearborn, Shettel, Mich.
78, died Born in Lopez, the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Tomasak. She was a graduate of Edwardsville High School. She was preceded in death by brothers, Peter, George, Nicholas, Michael, Paul and Emil; and sister, Katherine Novak. Surviving are her husband, Claude; brothers, Joseph and William Tomasak, sister, Anna Regula, all of Michigan; and many nieces and nephews. Services were held from the Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home, Detroit.
RICHARD DZURENDA August 21, 1999 R. ichard Street in T. Ashley, Dzurenda, died 53, of Saturday Ashley at his home. Born Oct. 27, 1945, in Ashley, he was the son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth A.
Slavitsko Dzurenda. A life resident of Ashley, he was a graduate of St. Leo's High School in Ashley, class of 1963. He attended King's College in Wilkes-Barre and was a licensed optician, working for optical companies in New Jersey. He attended Holy Rosary Church in Ashley.
Surviving are his sister, Lois McManus, Wilkes-Barre Township; daughter, Samantha Dzurenda, Kingston; nieces and cousins. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday from the George A. Strish, Funeral Home, 105 N. Main Ashley, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.
in Holy Rosary Church. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Monday.
LILLIE PIERANDOZZI August 21, 1999 illie old, Jewell died Saturday Pierandozzi, at six Hershey days Medical Center in Derry Township. She was the daughter of Vincent Pierandozzi and Molly Hartwick, of Nantico*ke. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are paternal grandparents, Vincent and Mary Bednarczyk Pierandozzi, Buck Township; maternal grandparents, and Cathy Jewell Hartwick, Reading; and two aunts. Funeral services will be at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Saints Peter Paul Ukrainian Cemetery in Plains Township.
Arrangements are by the Corcoran Funeral Home, 20 S. Main Plains Township. BETTY HORVATH August 21, 1999 etty H. Barre, (Hoskins) died Horvath, Saturday 82, at of her home. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Harold C.
Snowdon Funeral Home, 420 Wyoming Kingston. MARY ZEKAS August 21, 1999 ary M. Zekas, of Pheasant Drive in Larksville, died Saturday in Wilkes General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Kingston. Police Blotter Police cite driver after 3-car crash WILKES-BARRE An unlicensed Nantico*ke driver was cited after causing a chain-reaction crash on North River Street on Friday afternoon, police said.
Heather Koski, 25, was northbound on River Street approaching West Chestnut Street at about 1 p.m. when she saw a car driven by Alma Arias of Pittston stopped in a line of traffic. Koski told police her foot slipped off the brake and she struck the rear of Arias' car. The force of the impact caused Arias' car to strike the rear of a 1995 Lincoln driven by Joseph Augello of Pittston, police said. Arias complained of knee pain.
Augello suffered minor back pain. Both said they would seek treatment on their own. Charges of drivers required to be licensed and driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked were filed against Koski, police said. Lumber, bikes stolen WILKES-BARRE Three residents reported thefts from their properties recently. Raymond Fedor of Scott Street told police that someone stole a quantity of lumber from his property between 5:30 p.m.
Thursday and noon on Friday. Jason McCloe of Avenue reported that someone stole his blue Raleigh M-80 mountain bike, worth $850, from his home. James Bruno of Barney Street told police that someone stole his maroon 26-inch Huffy mountain bike from his residence. Police seek fugitive in Wilkes-Barre robbery WILKES Police are looking for an unidentified man who robbed a bridal shop owner at knifepoint on Saturday. A black male in his late 20s, about 6 feet 1 inch tall and 185 pounds entered the Fairytale Bridal Shop at 431 S.
Main St. at 3 p.m., brandished a knife and robbed the owner of an undetermined amount of cash, police said. The suspect fled on foot south on South Main Street, police said. The robber was wearing blue jeans, a tan shirt, a blue windbreaker and a burgundy baseball cap, police said. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call investigating officer William Walker or Detective Robert Simonetti at 826-8111.
Theater smoke bombings terrorist acts, FBI says Latest incident involved two devices made out of drink cups that cleared a theater complex in Merriam, Kan. (KRT) KANSAS CITY, Mo. The smoke bombing of a Merriam, movie theater Friday probably is related to about a dozen similar incidents elsewhere in the country and is being investigated as a terrorist incident, an FBI spokesman said Saturday. About 1,000 people were evacuated from the 20-screen Cinemark theater complex about 7:30 p.m. after someone ignited two crude smoke bombs that emitted noxious fumes possibly chlorine gas in and near one theater.
FBI spokesman Jeff Lanza said the bombs consisted of two 20- ounce drink cups that had been filed with chemicals and then set on fire. Lanza said one was found under seats near the front of the theater and the second was found in a trash can just outside the theater doors. The bombs were not designed to explode, and no one was injured. Lanza said the technique and the bombs resembled those found over the last couple of months at theaters in Dallas; Chicago; Joliet, and in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Wisconsin. Similar devices also were found at Cinemark corporate offices in Plano, Texas, and at some theaters owned by Kansas City's AMC Entertainment Inc.
"(The bombers) have some issues with the theaters," Lanza said. "We're drawing that conclusion based on the similarities of the crimes. We're looking at this as a terrorist incident at this point." Brenda Nolte, spokeswoman for AMC Entertainment said she wasn't aware of any incidents at AMC theaters. "We have received hollow threats from time to time. None of the threats has been attributed to a single group," she said.
A Cinemark spokesman could not be reached for comment Saturday. Lanza said the bombers seem to be focusing on newer multiplex theaters. He said he knew of no serious injuries at other theaters. China, South Korea eye security security ongyang began shoring up their ties recently. North Korea can't ignore China, which has helped prop up its smaller communist neighbor with grain, oil and weapons.
China promised to give struggling North Korea 150,000 tons of grain as a token of revitalized friendship when Kim Yong Nam, North Korea's No. 2 man, visited Beijing in June. Last year, Pyongyang rattled much of Northeast Asia by launching a rocket over Japan and into the Pacific. The test led Tokyo and Washington to agree to a joint research project on a proposed missile defense system. Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province, said it would be interested in either buying or getting protection from such a shield.
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Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late George and Catherine Yeager. She resided in New Jersey for 25 years before moving to Larksville in 1984. She was a graduate of St. Joseph's School of Nursing and was formerly employed at River Street Manor and Bayda Nursing Service of Kingston, before retiring five years ago. She was a U.S.
Army nurse during World War I1, assigned to the 236th General in France and at the Regional Hospital at Camp Blanding in Florida. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Larksville and the Larksville American Legion Post 655. She was preceded in death by her husband, William; brothers and sisters. Surviving are her son, William Wyoming; daughters, Kathleen Barsh and Helen Wright, both of Larksville; five grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.
services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson Larksville, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1 Wilson Larksville. Interment will be in St.
Ignatius Cemetery in Pringle. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hospice Community Care. MARCELLA REES August 21, 1999 Mi Rees, arcella 68, F.
of Third "Marcie" Street in (White) Benton, and formerly of Philadelphia, died Saturday at the Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where she was a resident since June. She was in ill health for the past seven years. Born June 17, 1931, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas White and Anna (Fedorkiw) White. She last worked at the Berwick K- Mart as a cashier and was a member of the Roman Catholic faith. She resided on Third Street in Benton for the past 23 years.
She was preceded in death by her son, Theodore Musial; and brother, William Woytovitch. Surviving are her children, Jane A. Williams, Philadelphia; Marcie Lee DeSimone, Hatboro; Fred Musial, Roslyn; brothers, Frederick N. Woytovitch, Pennsauken, N.J.; Nicholas White Moosehead Lake, Maine; eight grandchildren; and one greatgranddaughter. Private funeral services will be at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements are by the McMichael Funeral Home, RR 2, Benton. SOPHIE BARAN August 20, 1999 ophie R. Baran, of West Chestnut Street in Wilkes-Barre, died Friday at the Summit Nursing Home in Wilkes-Barre. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Apolinia Kuczma Baran. She resided in Wilkes-Barre most of her life and was a member of St.
Stanislaus Kostka Church on North Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. She was preceded in death by her sister, Eleanor Muraso. Surviving are her sisters, Victoria Glogowski, Anna Schultz and Cassie Baran, all of Wilkes-Barre; Albina Koster, Broomall; and Rita Balz, Springfield. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Gosciewski Funeral Home, 845 N.
Washington Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Stanislaus Church. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Carverton, Kingston Township. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m.
Monday. ROST Herbert of Meadows Manor, Dallas, 1 p.m. Monday from the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home, 672 Memorial Highway, Dallas. ROWLANDS Catherine (Simms), of Rowlands Lane, West Wyoming, Memorial Mass at 10 a.m.
Tuesday in Sacred St. John's Church, 601 N. Main Wilkes-Barre, with Monsignor John Sempa officiating. SHONK Marie of Main Street, Inkerman, Jenkins Township, 10:30 a.m. Monday from the Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William Pittston.
STAHLEY Ruth (Evans), of WilkesBarre, 11 a.m. Monday from the Frederick Snowdon Funeral Home, 617 Carey Wilkes-Barre. WHITEBREAD Floyd of Hobbie, with a mailing address of R.R. 2, Wapwallopen, 2 p.m. today from the Heller Funeral Home, 633 E.
Third Nescopeck. WHITT William of Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mount Zion Baptist Church, 105 Hill WilkesBarre. YONKI Michael a native of Pittston, 8:30 a.m. Monday from the Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William Pittston.
I Tension about North Korea to be a major issue as defense chiefs of the two nations sit down for talks this week. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) A half century ago, Chinese and South Korean soldiers faced each other on the battlefield in North Korea. Now, for the first time, the commanders of the two militaries will face each other in the conference room. Once again, North Korea is likely to be foremost on the minds of the defense chiefs of China and South Korea, scheduled to meet Monday to discuss peace and stability in Northeast Asia. North Korea has reportedly completed preparations to testfire a new long-range missile, but has indicated a willingness to negotiate in response to international appeals and warnings to scrap the launch.
Analysts believe the North wants economic and political benefits in return for holding off on a test, which many fear would unsettle security in the region. South Korea and China, which have shed much of their traditional hostility through trade links, might agree on the missile issue. Fearful of attack, U.S.-backed South Korea does not want to see North Korea expand its missile program. Beijing believes North Korea's missile program gives Japan an excuse to boost its armed forces and military ties with the United States. Some Beijing officials think Washington is plotting to contain China through commitments to defend Japan and Taiwan.
"China hardly wants tension rising in the region," said Hwang Byung-moon, a professor at Seoul's Korean National Defense University. South Korean Defense Minister Cho Sung-tae will begin the weeklong trip to China with talks in Beijing with his Chinese counterpart, Chi Haotian. South Korean officials describe Cho's trip to Beijing as a major step in building ties with an old Cold War foe. His trip comes on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the reopening of ties between Beijing and Seoul in 1992 a relationship that has thrived so rapidly that the two countries are now each other's third-largest trading partners, with a trade volume of $23.7 billion. Until now, Beijing had been careful not to speed up military exchanges, which would further estrange North Korea.
Japan, China's second-largest trading partner, and South Korea hope Beijing will help persuade North Korea to abandon its missile program. It's unclear how much China can do. China remains North Korea's last remaining major ally. More than 400,000 Chinese soldiers were killed during the 1950-53 war between the two Koreas. But that relationship has frayed.
While China has gradually opened to the outside, North Korea has remained reclusive and resolutely opposed to foreign influence. Nevertheless, Beijing and Py- To Bill R. Williams Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary August 22, 1959 to August 22, 1999 Love, your wife, Jean.
