Obituaries

Name	Eleanora Alampi
Age
Residence	126 W. Birch Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Monday, August 24, 1970
Place	St. Joseph Hospital, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Reggio Calabria, Italy
Father
Mother
Spouse
Occupation
Other Facts	Member Our Lady of Mount Carmel R.C. Church
Predeceased by	Her husband, Paul, March 26, 1962
Survivors	Her children:  Mrs. Charles (Frances ) Carver, Mountaintop; Cosimo, West Pittston; Mrs. James W. (Mary) Harrington, this city; Daniel, Amityville, N.Y.; and John, Somerville, N.J.; ten grandchildren and a brother, Ernest Pellicone, in Italy.
Date of Funeral	Thursday, August 27, 1970
From	Fierro Funeral Home with Mass at 9 a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Cemetery	Our Lady of Grace Cemetery
Director	Fierro Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA  Wednesday, August 26, 1970  Page 28
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Name	Clara May Snyder Balliet
Age
Residence	Drums, Pennsylvania (formerly of Hazleton, Pennsylvania)
Date of Death	Wednesday, March 3, 1971
Place	St. Joseph Hospital, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Butler Valley, Pennsylvania
Father	Josiah Snyder
Mother	Maria Eroh Snyder
Spouse	Conrad A. Balliet
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of Emmanuel's United Church of Christ, the Sunshine Bible Class of the Drums United Methodist Church, the Senior Citizens of the YMCA-YWCA, and the Dorcas Bible Class of Emmanuel’s UCC.
Predeceased by	Her Husband in 1953
Survivors	Two sons, Karl E., Bedford, Va.; and Conrad A., Springfield, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Date of Funeral	Friday, March 5, 1971
From	Bachman and Rosenstock Funeral Home with Rev. Ghulam M. Nasrani, Pastor of Emmanuel's UCC presiding.
Cemetery	St. John's Cemetery
Director	Bachman and Rosentock Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Thursday, March 4, 1971
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Name	Michael (Sparky) Christina
Age	63
Residence	918 Baltimore Avenue, Elsmere, Delaware
Date of Death	Tuesday, April 20, 1971
Place	At home in Elsmere, Delaware
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Tresckow, Pennsylvania
Father	John Christina
Mother	Catherine Christina
Spouse	Anna C. Christina
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of Corpus Christi R.C. Church, Elsmere, and of the United Mine Workers of America
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, Anna C.; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Buck, Elsmere; three sons, Peter J., Sedgle Farm, Del.; Bernard M., at home; and Robert J., Woodland Heights, Del., three grandchildren, one great grandchild and two brothers, Joseph, West Hazleton police chief and Andrew, Coxeville
Date of Funeral	Friday, April 23, 1971
From	Funeral Home with Mass of Resurrection in Corpus Christi Church
Cemetery	All Saints Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware
Director	Krienen-Griffith Funeral Home, 1400 Kirkwood Highway, Elsmere, Delaware
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Wednesday, April 21, 1971
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Name	Rose Bognet Buchicchio
Age
Residence	635 Garfield Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Tuesday, April 20, 1971
Place	Hilltop Convalescent Home
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Spain
Father
Mother
Spouse	Rocco Buchicchio
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of Most Precious Blood Church
Predeceased by	Her husband, Rocco, in 1966
Survivors	A son, Louis Palermo, Medford, N.Y. and a daughter, Mrs. Francis (Marie) Libonati, Rochester, N.Y. Twenty-two grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren. The following step-children also survive. James Bognet, Mrs. Peter (Pauline) Damico and Michael Bognet, all of this city; Theresa Bognet, at home; and Mrs. Lawrence (Catherine) Curcio, Levittown, Pa.
Date of Funeral	Friday, April 23, 1971
From	Fierro Funeral Home with Mass of Requiem in Most Precious Blood Church, Hazleton, PA
Cemetery	Most Prescious Blood Parish Cemetery
Director	Fierro Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, April 21, 1971
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Name	Ellen Baskin
Age	85
Residence	Lutheran Home, Hazleton, Pennsylvania; Formerly Drifton, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Saturday, February 25, 1972
Place	St. Joseph Hospital, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Drifton, Pennsylvania
Father	Robert Baskin
Mother	Ellen Welsh Baskin
Spouse
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of St. James Episcopal Church
Predeceased by
Survivors	Two sisters and a brother, Mrs. William (Rebecca) Hughes and Thomas H. Baskin, Hazleton, and Mrs. Victor (Edna) Moore, Freeland.
Date of Funeral	Monday, February 28, 1972
From	Krapf and Hughes Funeral Home with Rev. David Feyrer officiating
Cemetery	Freeland Cemetery
Director	Krapf and Hughes Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Saturday, February 26, 1972 page 24
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Name	Josephine DeGregoria Cara
Age
Residence	681 North Vine Street, Hazleton, Pennsylania
Date of Death	Thursday, May 24, 1973
Place	St. Joseph Hospital, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Italy
Father	Ferdinand DeGregoria
Mother	Rose DeGregoria
Spouse	Philip Cara
Occupation
Other Facts	Lived in Pardeesville PA and Bridgeport, CT for 20 years before recently coming to Hazleton; member of St. Nazarius Church, Pardeesville, and of the Sons of Italy Auxiliary
Predeceased by	Her Husband, Philip Cara
Survivors	Sons and daughters: Carmen and Frank, both of New York City; Mrs. Mary Barek, Irvington, N.J.; Mrs. Frank (Rose) Klatch, Hazleton; Mrs. Dorothy Chenoweth, Bridgeport, Conn.; and Mrs. Mildred Choplo, Madison, N.J.  Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, five great grandchildren; two brothers, John DeGregoira, Pardeesville, and Rocco DeGregoria, Hazleton; and a sister, Mrs. Antoinette Peronese, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Date of Funeral	Saturday, May 26, 1973
From	Moran Funeral Home with Mass of Resurrection in St. Nazarius Church, Pardeesville, PA
Cemetery	Our Lady of Grace Cemetery
Director	Moran Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Friday, May 25, 1973
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Name	Joseph Cervasio
Age
Residence	Brooklyn, New York; formerly of Lattimer, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Friday, July 3, 1970
Place	Brooklyn, New York
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Father	Frank Cervasio
Mother	Ann Cervasio
Spouse	Rose Cervasio
Occupation
Other Facts
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, Rose, a daughter, Ann, one grandchild and these brothers and sisters: Frank, Paul, John, Anthony, Millie, Rose, Anna and Mary, all of Brooklyn; and Grace, Rochester, N.Y.
Date of Funeral	Monday, July 6, 1970
From	In Brooklyn, New York
Cemetery
Director
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Monday, July 6, 1970  Page 24
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Name	Louis F. Corazza
Age
Residence	Freeland R.D., Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Friday, July 3, 1970
Place	At his home in Freeland, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Freeland, Pennsylvania
Father	Louis Corazza
Mother	Mary Arnold Corazza
Spouse	Matilda Pecora Corazza
Occupation	Cabinet Maker
Other Facts	Member of St. Anthony’s Church, Freeland and the National Rifle Association
Predeceased by	His wife, Matilda Pecora
Survivors	His son, Louis, at home; and these brothers and sisters: Frank, Jeddo; Norbert, Drums; Raymond, Bristol; Eugene, Pompton Lakes, N.J.; Victor, Glenridge, N.J.; Mrs. Anna Stine, Wapwallopen; and Mrs. Cecelia Sitch, Hazleton. Also surviving are a number of nieces and nephews.
Date of Funeral	Monday, July 6, 1970
From	McNulty Funeral Home, Freeland; Requiem mass in St. Anthony's Church, Freeland, PA
Cemetery	St. Anthony's Parish Cemetery
Director	McNulty Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Monday, July 6, 1970  Page 24
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Name	Henrietta Semmer Coopey
Age	81
Residence	Snyder Rest Home, 541 South Hanover Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Sunday, April 29, 1973
Place	Snyder Rest Home, 541 South Hanover Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Alden, Pennsylvania
Father
Mother
Spouse	Louis Coopey
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ
Predeceased by	Her husband, Louis, in 1970
Survivors	Her son, Walter E. Coopey,  Harrisburg, formerly of Audenried, who is the personnel director for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and a former chairman of the Carbon County Republican Party
Date of Funeral	Wednesday, May 2, 1973
From	Funeral home with Rev. Louis Falcone officiating
Cemetery	Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Director	Davis Funeral Home, 374 Church Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Tuesday, May 1, 1973
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Name	Dora Eroh Drasher
Age	77
Residence	Watsontown RD 2, Pennsylvania (formerly 618 W Second Street)
Date of Death	Monday, June 28, 1971
Place	Lewisburg Evangelical Memorial Hospital
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Freeland, Pennsylvania
Father	Stephen Eroh
Mother	Amanda Heller Eroh
Spouse	Foster Drasher
Occupation
Other Facts	Raised by John and Hester Stein; member of Emmanuel’s United Church of Christ and the Women’s Guild of that church
Predeceased by	Her husband, Foster, in 1968.
Survivors	Two daughters, Mrs. Bernice Pickenheim, Tamaqua, and Mrs. John (Gladys) Reed, Watsontown RD2, with whom she made her home; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren
Date of Funeral	Friday, May 2, 1971
From	Kraph and Hughes Funeral Home; Rev. Ghulam Nasrani, of Emmanuel’s United Church of Christ, will officiate
Cemetery	St. John's Cemetery
Director	Krapf and Hughes Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Wednesday, June 30, 1971
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Name	George W. Eckrote
Age
Residence	37 Spring Street, Upper Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Friday, April 9, 1971
Place	St. Joseph Hospital
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Dorrance, Pennsylvania
Father	Daniel Eckrote
Mother	Catherine Warner Eckrote
Spouse	Mary Motzkus Eckrote
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of American Legion Post 473, Freeland; United Mine Workers of America, Local 1376; and Freeland Barracks 1910, Veterans of World War One
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, the former Mary Motzkus, a son, Leroy, Freeland R.D.1; two grandchildren and three sisters: Mrs. Anna Rumpilla, Nuangola; Mrs. Martha Eroh, Dorrance; and Mrs. Henry (Ruth) Kling, Mountaintop.
Date of Funeral	Monday, April12, 1971
From	Cotterall Funeral Home, Freeland PA; Rev. H. Raymond Jones pastor of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Freeland will conduct the services
Cemetery	Freeland Cemetery
Director	Cotterall Funeral Home, Freeland PA
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Saturday, April 10, 1971
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Name	Clara A. Echroth (Eckrote)
Age	83
Residence	Russo Nursing Home, Cponyngham PA (formerly 507 Allen Street, West Hazleton PA
Date of Death	Thursday, June 15, 1972
Place	Russo Nrsing Home, Conyngham PA
Date of Birth	March 21, 1889
Place of Birth	Dorrance, Pennsylvania
Father	Elmer E. Eckroth
Mother	Savilla Flickinger Eckroth
Spouse
Occupation	Physician's assistant in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Other Facts	Most of her life had been spent in Wilkes-Barre.  Resided in Allentown prior to moving to West Hazleton.  Miss Eckroth was a member of Dubbs Memorial United Church of Christ, Allentown. She was a graduate of the Wyoming Valley Hospital School of Nursing, Wilkes-Barre
Predeceased by
Survivors	Three sisters: Mrs. Howard (Sarah) Kisenwhether, Drums RD; Mrs. Milton (Emma) Hontz, Berwick; and Mrs. Bruce (Elda) Ruckle, Pond Hill. There are a number of nieces and nephews
Date of Funeral	Saturday, June 17, 1972
From	Krapf and Hughes Funeral Home; Rev. Carl O. Trexler, of the Dubbs Memorial UCC will officiate.
Cemetery	Dorrance Cemetery
Director	Krapf and Hughes Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA, Friday, June 16, 1972
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Name	Sterling L. Eisenhauer
Age
Residence	119 Chesterfield Drive, New Castle, Delaware
Date of Death	Saturday, August 28, 1971
Place
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Tomhicken, Pennsylvania
Father
Mother
Spouse	Anna Cheslock Eisenhauer
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of St. Mary’s Church, New Castle
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, the former Anna Cheslock, West Hazleton; and the following daughters and son: Mrs.. Rose Callahan, Mrs. Theresa Smith, Mrs. Eleanor Knorr, Mrs. Anna Brown an Miss Nancy Eisenhauer, son Larry, all of Wilmington, Del.; 12 grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Sula Meredith, New York City; Herman Bickham, Wilmington, Del.; Mrs. Bernice reamer, Allentown; Mrs. Dorathy Sweda, New Coxeville; Luther Bickham, this city; Bernard, Falls Church, Va.; Perry, Trenton, N.J., and Mrs. Mary Salesski, Trenton, N.J.
Date of Funeral	Tuesday, August 31, 1971
From	Spicer Mullikem Funeral Home, Wilmington Manor, New Castle, Delaware
Cemetery
Director	Spicer Mullikem Funeral Home, Wilmington Manor, New Castle, Delaware
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Monday, August 30, 1971
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Name	Charles H. Engler
Age	62
Residence	391 E. Green Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Tuesday, October 20, 1970
Place	Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Father	Esra Engler
Mother
Spouse	Elsie Wolever Engler
Occupation	Child care worker at the Glen Mills School, Glen Mills, for the last 13 years
Other Facts
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, the former Elsie Wolever; a son, William, Havertown; his father, Ezra; three sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Eckrote, Mountaintop; Mrs. Charles Rhenard, Wilkes-Barre; and Arlene Engler, Hamburg; and two brothers, Robert, Troy, Ohio and Ezra, Scotia, N.Y. There is one grandson.
Date of Funeral	Friday, October 23, 1970
From	Funeral Home at Prospect Street, Nanticoke PA
Cemetery	Hanover Green Cemetery, Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Director
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA  Thursday, October 22, 1970 Page 28
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Name	Alberta Buchman Fayert
Age	56
Residence	5 Terry Circle, Havertown, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Monday, June 25, 1973
Place	St. Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Morea, Pennsylvania
Father
Mother
Spouse	Edmund G. Fayert
Occupation
Other Facts
Predeceased by
Survivors	Her husband, a son George and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Gunsenhouser, four brothers: Charles, George, William and Edward; and two sisters, Mrs. Clara Freil and Margaret Buchman
Date of Funeral	Thursday, June 28, 1973
From	Donohue Funeral Home; Mass of Resurrection in Church of the Sacred Hart, Havertown PA
Cemetery	Ss. Peter and Paul's Cemetery, Marple, Pennsylvania
Director	Donohue Funeral Home, West chester Pike at Lynn Boulevard, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Tuesday, June 26, 1973
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Name	Joseph A. Fellin
Age
Residence	754 McKinley Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Wednesday, October 3, 1973
Place	St. Joseph Hospital
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Sheppton, Pennsylvania
Father	Joseph Fellin
Mother	Barbara Fellin Fellin
Spouse	Pearl Bartlett Fellin
Occupation	News Telegrapher
Other Facts	Retired in 1959; served as an AP telegraph and teletype operator for Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre newspapers for 33 years. He had been with the Times-Leader Evening News and Wilkes-Barre Record from 1936 until 1959. Previously he had been employed at the Associated Press Bureau in Philadelphia, where he began his employment in 1924 and for 10 years had been assigned to the Standard-Sentinel and The Plain Speaker, predecessors to the Standard-Speaker.  Veteran of World War I, serving as a private with Battery D. 314th Field Artillery, 80th “Blue Ridge” Division; participated in the offensives of St. Michiel and Meuse-Argonne in France in 1918. Past commander of American Legion Post 76 and a member of Drake-Wear Post 589, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Past deputy commander of Luzerne County District 12, American Legion.
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, the former Pearl Bartlett; one son, Daniel, Waterbury, Conn.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Charles Hill, Wilmington, Del.; two grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one brother, Louise, Pittston; and two sisters, Mary Fellin, Drums and Olive Fellin, this city.
Date of Funeral	Friday, October 5, 1973
From	Military Funeral from the funeral home; mass of Resurrection in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Cemetery	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Weston, Pennsylvania
Director	Turnbach Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Thursday, October 4, 1973 page 28
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Name	Clara Miller Fuehrer
Age	89
Residence	636 Lincoln Street, Hazleton Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Saturday, November 18, 1972
Place	In her home on Lincoln Street
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Father	George W. Miller
Mother	Lydia Woodring Miller
Spouse	Adam Fuehrer
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of Christ Lutheran Church, Hazleton PA.
Predeceased by	Her husband, Adam in February 1933.
Survivors	Two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Thelma) Evans, of Spring City; and Miss Grace Fuehrer, at home; one grandson and three great-grandchildren, three brothers, George Miller, of Philadelphia; Victor D., Chester and John, of Whiting, N.Y.
Date of Funeral	Tuesday, November 21, 1972
From	The funeral Home
Cemetery	Vine Street Cemetery
Director	Grebey, Beltz and Gleim Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Monday, November 20, 1972
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Name	Elizabeth M. Gladnick
Age
Residence	210 North Broad Street, West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	April 10, 1973
Place	At her home on North Broad Street
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Father	Irvin Gladnick
Mother	Mary Shoenaner Gladnick
Spouse
Occupation	Employed by Duplan Corp.; retired in 1952
Other Facts	Member of Holy Trinity R.C. Church, the parish’s Altar and Rosary Society and the Legion of Mary
Predeceased by
Survivors	Two sisters, Verna, R.N. and Clara, and a number of nieces and nephews also survive
Date of Funeral	Friday, April 13, 1973
From	Her home on N. Broad Street with Mass of Resurrection in Holy Trinity R.C. Church
Cemetery	Holy Trinity R.C. Church Parish Cemetery
Director
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Wednesday, April 11, 1973 Page 44
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Name	Paul Guidon
Age	71
Residence	1424 Englewood St., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Friday, July 3, 1970
Place	At his home on Englewood Street
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Oneida, Pennsylvania
Father	Michael Guidon
Mother	Anna Hritz Guidon
Spouse	Susan Bernat Guidon
Occupation
Other Facts	Resided in the Bethlehem-Freemansburg area for 41 years.  Member of Ss. Peter and Paul’s Byzantine Catholic Church, Bethlehem and of the St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Lodge, Bethlehem
Predeceased by
Survivors	His Wife, two daughters, Susan, at home and Mrs. Michael (Anna) Rosko Jr., Bethlehem; a son, John, Powhatan, Va.; seven grandchildren and five brothers, Michael, Freemansburg; John and George, Bethlehem; Andrew and Frank, Freemansburg
Date of Funeral	July 6, 1970
From	John R. Shupp Funeral Home with Mass of Requiem in Ss. Peter and Paul's B.C. Church
Cemetery	Holy Savior Cemetery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Director	John R. Shupp Funeral Home, 812 E. Fourth Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Monday, July 6, 1970  Page 24
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Name	Anna Hametz
Age
Residence	57 Dean Street, Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Friday, July 10, 1970
Place	Carbon County Home, Weatherly RD 2, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Junedale, Pennsylvania
Father
Mother
Spouse	Steve Hametz
Occupation
Other Facts	Resided in Beaver Meadows most of her life.
Predeceased by	Her husband, Steve, 11 years ago
Survivors	Seven children: Mrs. John (Helen) Joyce, Fairless Hills; Steve Jr., Silver Spring, Md.; George, Lincoln, Neb.; Joseph, Allentown; Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Mikita, Somerville, N.J.; Paul, West Hazleton; and Mrs. Thomas (Lillian) Saroka, Levittown; 14 grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
Date of Funeral	Monday, July 13, 1970
From	Bonin Funeral Home with mass of requiem in Ss. Peter and Paul's Byzantine Catholic Church, Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania
Cemetery	Ss. Peter and Paul's Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery
Director	Bonin Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Saturday,  July 11, 1970  Page 24
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Name	Frances Bonafair Harris
Age
Residence	Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Friday, March 20, 1970
Place	Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Kelayres, Pennsylvania
Father	Phillip Bonafair
Mother	Marion Bonafair
Spouse	Peter Harris
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of St. Aloysius Church, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Predeceased by	Her husband, Peter, in 1963
Survivors	A daughter, Martha Ann, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Mendicino and Mrs. Sarah Minor, both of Kelayres; six brothers: Joseph, McAdoo; Anthony and Angelo both of Kelayres;  Samuel, McAdoo Heights; Maurice, Harrisburg and James, Seattle, Washington
Date of Funeral	Monday, March 22, 1970
From	Kopicki Funeral Home, Pottstown, with mass in St. Aloysius Church
Cemetery	Immaculate Conception Cemetery, McAdoo, Pennsylvania
Director	Kopicki Funeral Home, 1104 High Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Saturday, March 21, 1970
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Name	Adam Heckrote
Age	71
Residence	Sugarloaf RD, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Friday, March 19, 1971
Place	St. Joseph Hospital, Hazleton PA
Date of Birth	December 4, 1889
Place of Birth	Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania
Father	August Heckrote
Mother	Mary Jane Eroh Heckrote
Spouse	Nola Mae Mowery Heckrote
Occupation	Employed by the Wise Potato Chip Co., Berwick; previously had been a hoist operator at the Tomhicken Mine for several years
Other Facts	Member of Christ Lutheran Church, Conyngham. In his early years he was a member of the now defunct Conyngham Band
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife; three daughters, Mrs. Alvin (Harriet) Cunfer, Drums; Miss Lorriane Heckrote, at home; Mrs. Edward (Helen) Mindick, Philadelphia, and one son, Donald Adam Heckrote, Maple Shade, N.J. Also surviving are four grandchildren and these brothers and sisters: John Heckrote, Hazleton; George Heckrote, Sugarloaf; Mrs. Doris Houseknecht, Sybertsville, and Paul Heckrote, Sugarloaf.
Date of Funeral	Tuesday, March 23, 1971
From	Krapf & Hughes Funeral Home with Rev. Philip C. Biblehimer, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Conyngham, officiating
Cemetery	Conyngham Union Cemetery
Director	Krapf & Hughes Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Saturday, March, 20, 1971
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Name	Joseph F. Heimbach
Age	86
Residence	Albrightsville, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Early in the week of Monday, June 15, 1970
Place	Hazleton State General Hospital, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Albrightsville, Pennsylvania
Father	Joseph Heimbach
Mother	Mary Wagner Heimbach
Spouse
Occupation	Retired farmer; served as a Kidder township supervisor and a state fire warden for 45 years
Other Facts
Predeceased by
Survivors	12 children; Mrs. Martin (Mabel) Smith, Temple; Mrs. Clarence (Arlene) Bond, Stroudsburg; Mrs. LeRoy (Virginia) Kleinly, East Stroudsburg; Mrs. John (LaRue) Ciminsky, Albrightsville; Walter, Herrin, Ill.; Woodrow, Joseph and Homer, all at home; Allen, Long Pond; Arthur and Clayton, East Stroudsburg; and Charles, Union Hill. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren
Date of Funeral	Thursday, June 18, 1970
From	Kresge Funeral Home, Broadheadsville, Pennsylvania
Cemetery
Director	Kresge Funeral Home, Broadheadsville, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Friday, June 19, 1970 Page 36
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Name	Howard Heiser
Age	63
Residence	528 North James Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Sunday, November 19, 1972
Place	At his home
Date of Birth	October 18, 1909
Place of Birth	Hazleton, Pennsylvaia
Father	John C. Heiser
Mother	Caroline Pein Heiser
Spouse	Loretta Fox Heiser
Occupation	Retired plumber
Other Facts	Member of Christ Lutheran Church
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife; two sisters, Elizabeth and Ruth Heiser, both of Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Funeral	Wednesday, November 22, 1972
From	Krapf and Hughes Funeral Home with Rev. Daniel T. Eckert officiating
Cemetery	Freeland Cemetery
Director	Krapf and Hughes Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Monday, November 20, 1972
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Name	Mamie Norquest Judy (Mrs. Melville)
Age	90
Residence	Lutheran Home, 143 W. Broad Street, Hazleton PA
Date of Death	Monday, August 24, 1970
Place	Lutheran Home
Date of Birth	December 21, 1879
Place of Birth	Williamsport, Indiana
Father	Alf Norquest
Mother	Ida Larm Norquest
Spouse	Melville A. Judy
Occupation	Nurse and school teacher
Other Facts	Member of the First United Methodist Church, Pottsville; guest at the Lutheran Home for the past 2 years.
Predeceased by	Her husband, Melville A. Judy
Survivors	A daughter, Mrs. Earl (Jane) Schafer, Schuylkill Haven; two grandchildren, Robert Schafer and Mrs. Walter Brehm
Date of Funeral
From
Cemetery	Interment in Williamsport, Indiana
Director
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA  Wednesday, August 26, 1970  Page 28
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Name	Henry A. Kling
Age	71
Residence	Church Road, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Tuesday, April 10, 1973 after suffering an apparent heart attack.
Place	While working in Glen Summit, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
Father
Mother
Spouse	Ruth Eckrote Kling
Occupation	A gardner for 25 years; previously worked for American Car and Foundry Co. Berwick PA
Other Facts	Resided in Mountaintop the past 37 years; was a member of the United Church of Christ, Dorrance
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife; a son , Kenneth, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Adam Erwin Myers, of Mountaintop; two grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Cragle, of Forty Fort; Mrs. Henrietta Thomas of Levittown; and Mrs. William Erwine of Kingston
Date of Funeral	Friday, April 13, 1973
From	Yeager Funeral Home with Rev. Harry W. Keppley, Jr. officiating
Cemetery	Dorrance Cemetery
Director	Yeager Funeral Home, Mountainop, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Wednesday, April 11, 1973 Page 44
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Name	Mary Beatrice Finn Klingerman (Mrs. Elder S.)
Age
Residence	38 North James Street, Hazleton, Pennsylania
Date of Death	Saturday, July 4, 1970
Place	Hazleton State General Hospital, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Park Place, Pennsylvania
Father	Frederick Finn
Mother	Maryann Bacon Finn
Spouse	Elder S. Klingerman
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of Christ Lutheran Church, Hazleton, the Lutheran Home Auxiliary, Mayflower Chapter 107 O.E.S., Hazleton White Shrine No. 4, Mount Vernon Commandary Auxiliary, Jeremiah Rebecca Lodge 93 and was a member of the advisory board of the International Order of the Rainbow Girls
Predeceased by	Her husband, Elder S., in 1955
Survivors	A son, Elder W., at home; a daughter, Thursa H., home; a sister, Thursa G. Finn at home; and a brother, John Hughes, Mahanoy City.
Date of Funeral	Tuesday, July 7, 1970
From	Bachman and Rosenstock Funeral Home with Rev. Daniel A. Eckert, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church officiating
Cemetery	Mount Laurel Memorial Park
Director	Bachman and Rosenstock Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Monday, July 6, 1970  Page 24
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Name	John Kollesar
Age	49
Residence	Harleigh, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Monday, June 28, 1971
Place	At his home
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Jeddo, Pennsylvania
Father	John Kollesar
Mother	Mary Yuda Kollesar
Spouse	Elsie Kyzmicki Kollesar
Occupation	Partner in J&J Kitchens, Route 309
Other Facts	Resided in Harleigh 25 years; 1939 graduate of Hazle Township High School; served as a sergeant in the  Army Air Corps during World War Two; was a member of St. Mary’s Byzantine Rite Catholic Church, the West Hazleton Rod and Gun Club and the Greek Catholic Union Sokol bowling team.
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, his mother, two children, Mrs. Ray (Joanne) Enama, Bellville, N.J.; and John Jr., at home; and these sisters and brothers: Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Stefanick, Hollars Hill; Albert, Wilkes-Barre; Michael and Mrs. Stanley (Helen) Wydock, this city; and Mrs. Steve (Margaret) Nagy, Bridgeport, Conn. Also surviving are a number of nieces and nephews
Date of Funeral	Thursday, July 1, 1971
From	Bonin Funeral Home with mass in St. Mary's B.C. Church.
Cemetery	Calvary Cemetery, Drums, Pennsylvania
Director	Bonin Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Wednesday, June 30, 1971
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Name	Michael Korien
Age
Residence	1141 Livingston Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Thursday, July 9, 1970
Place	Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Father	Joseph Korien
Mother	Susan Greno Korien
Spouse	Patricka Gerlach Korien
Occupation	Employed by Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Other Facts	Member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Allentown
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, his parents of Allentown, four sisters, Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Brand, El Paso, Tex.; Mrs. Donald (Joan) Wilt, Macungie; Mrs. Michael (Irene) Kokosky, Bethlehem; and Mrs. Joseph (Elaine) Solvino, Allentown
Date of Funeral	Saturday, July 11, 1970
From	Weber Funeral Home with requiem mass in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Cemetery
Director
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Saturday,  July 11, 1970  Page 24
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Name	Emanuel P. Korn
Age	73
Residence	222 Crest Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennslvania
Date of Death	Thursday, April 8, 1971
Place	At his home
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Drifton, Pennsylvania
Father	John Korn
Mother	Elizabeth Brier Korn
Spouse	Eve A. Blackwell Korn
Occupation	Employed by Bethlehem Steel Corp as a finish grinder prior to retirement in 1964
Other Facts
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife; a son, Emanuel A., Seaside, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Anthony Ferraira, Bethlehem; Mrs. Robert O’Toole, Durham; and Mrs. Jackie Minich, Allentown; a brother, Adolph, Allentown; a sister, Mrs. Helen Plesh, this city; 19 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren
Date of Funeral	Monday, April 12, 1971
From	Templeton Funeral Home
Cemetery
Director	Templeton Funeral Home, 325 Main Street, Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Saturday, April 10, 1971
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Name	Mrs. Mary Kozel Kusmider
Age
Residence	Upper Shaft
Date of Death	Friday, July 3, 1970
Place	Ashland Hospital, Ashland PA where she was a patient for 2 weeks
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Eckley, Pennsylvania
Father	John Kozel
Mother	Nellie Kozel
Spouse	Charles Kozel
Occupation
Other Facts	Member of St. Casimir’s Church, Shenandoah
Predeceased by	Her husband, Charles, 45 years ago
Survivors	Two daughters: Mrs. Robert (Frances) Thompson, California; Mrs. Joseph (Gertrude) Examitis, Upper Shaft and 8 grandchildren
Date of Funeral	Tuesday, July 7, 1970
From	Oravitz Funeral Home, with requiem mass in St. Casimir's Church, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
Cemetery	St. Casimir's Cemetery, Freeland, Pennsylvania
Director	Oravitz Funeral Home, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Monday, July 6, 1970  Page 24
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Name	Mrs. Angelinia Ulshafer LaRose
Age	90
Residence	107 Fairview Street, Union Hill, Weissport, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Monday, November 9, 1970
Place	Gnaden Huetten Hospital, Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Weston, Pennsylvania
Father	Adam Ulshafer
Mother	Pricella Lutz Ulshafer
Spouse	GeorgeO. LaRose
Occupation
Other Facts	member of Jacob’s United Church of Christ, Weissport
Predeceased by	Her husband, George O. LaRose on December 18, 1946
Survivors	Her sister, Mrs. Lottie Fink, with whom she resided; a daughter, Mrs. Iva Frantz, Lehighton; three sons, Adam, Reading; Harold, Lehighton and Kermit, Bethlehem; nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Date of Funeral	Thursday, November 12, 1970
From	Miller Funeral Home
Cemetery
Director	Miller Funeral Home, 137 Fairview St., Weissport, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA  Wednesday, November 11, 1970 Page 40
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Name	Joseph Lechman
Age
Residence	Drums R.D. 2, Pennsylvania
Date of Death	Monday, April 30, 1973
Place	At his home
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Freeland, Pennsylvania
Father	Peter Lechman
Mother	Susan Evans Lechman
Spouse	Irene Slivasi Lechman
Occupation	Piano Technician
Other Facts	Resided in Hazleton and Freeland before moving to Drums four years ago; veteran of World War II.
Predeceased by	Three brothers, George, John and Peter.
Survivors	His wife; three brothers and a sister, Michael, of Drums; Mrs. John (Mary) Simko, this city; Steven, of Freeland and Andrew, of Drums.
Date of Funeral
From
Cemetery
Director	McNulty Funeral Home, Freeland, Pennsylvania
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA Tuesday, May 1, 1973
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Name	Phillips E. Legault
Age
Residence	Penn Lake, Pennsylvania (formerly of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
Date of Death	Tuesday, October 30, 1970
Place	Hampton House Nursing Home where he was a patient since October 15, 1970
Date of Birth	July 27, 1893
Place of Birth	Hopdale, Massachusetts
Father
Mother
Spouse
Occupation	Master electrician; Wilkes-Barre Lace Co. 25 years until it closed; employed in the metropolitan areas for general contractors until his retirement in 1965.
Other Facts	Lived in Wilkes-Barre for 51 years; Penn Lake residence for the last 3 years; served in the Navy eight years; was a chief electricians mate when he was discharged in November, 1918, following the signing of the armistice. He was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Predeceased by
Survivors	Sons, John, Blytheburn; Phillips E., at home; daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Stone, Prospect Park and Mrs. Melvin Geib Jr., Wyoming; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren
Date of Funeral	Friday, October 23, 1970
From	H. Merrit Hughes Funeral Home
Cemetery
Director	H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home, 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA  Thursday, October 22, 1970 Page 28
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Name	William E. Lentz
Age
Residence	2109 Hildarose Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland (native of Weatherly, Pennsylvania)
Date of Death	Wednesday, July 15, 1970
Place	At his home
Date of Birth	February 4, 1897
Place of Birth
Father	William L. Lentz
Mother	Emma Sevison Lentz
Spouse	Mabel Stauss Lentz
Occupation	Contractor and builder
Other Facts	Lutheran by faith; resided in the Hazleton area until locating in Silver Spring 30 years ago.
Predeceased by
Survivors	His wife, two sisters, Mrs. Edith L. Barr and Mrs. Verna L. James, both of this city; one brother, Derwin J. Lentz, Hamburg; one niece, Mrs. A. Floyd Hand, Northfield, N.J.; and two nephews, E.R. James, Torrance, Calif., and Herbert Henderschedt, this city.
Date of Funeral	Private funeral Saturday, July 18, 1970
From	Grebey, Beltz, and Gleim Funeral Home with Rev. John BRMDJAR of Ss. Peter and Paul's Lutheran Church.
Cemetery	Union Cemetery, Weatherly, Pennsylvania
Director	Grebey, Beltz, and Gleim Funeral Home
Excerpt from an obituary	Published in Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA  Friday, July 17, 1970
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