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Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Grace (Mammy) Reese
Graveside services to be held in Muncy on Friday
Grace (Mammy) Reese, born June 16, 1917, in Columbia County, passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, in a Fort Smith Hospital in Arkansas, after an extended illness, at the age of 86. She was a homemaker who, for several years, ran the Kerr McGee Service Station in Mansfield, Ark., with her husband, Carl.
Preceding her in death, were her husband, Carl, her parents, O.B. and Elsie (Rider) Lawton, brothers, Kenneth and Stanley Lawton, and a granddaughter, Christina Reese, and a son-in-law, George Ball.
She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law: Phyllis Jane Ball of Mansfield, Ark.; Karen and Gene Van Winkle of Vancleave, Miss.; and Crickett and Rick Thomas of Mansfield, Ark.; a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Thresea Reese of Greenwood, Ark.; two sisters, Ida Kennedy of New Berlin, Wis.; and Thelma Burgard of Pennsdale; ten grandchildren: Linda McMahon, Sharon McDaniel, Roger Ball, Lori Cramer, Lorie Stone, Lonnie Van Winkle, Missy Ward, Michal Reese, Katelin and Blake Thomas; great-grandchildren: Tiffany and Crystal McMahon, Megan and Nick Ronzzo, LeDonna Wille, Rhonda and William Ball; Nicholas and Coty Stone, Amber and LaShawnda Elmore, Tye Head, A'leighsha Price, Brittany Ward, Haylie and Jadeyn Reese; great-great-grandchildren, Chasity and Trenton Wilie. Additionally, she is also survived by her special family Carl, Rosemary, Zachary, Joshua and Tyler Underwood of Charleston, Ark., as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers are Roger Ball, Michal Rees, Lonnie Van Winkle, Jim McMahon, Rick McDaniel, Mike Cramer, Willie Stone, Carl and Robert Reese, Garry Burgard, Zachary, Joshua and Tyler Underwood.
A memorial service was held Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m. at the Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Mansfield. A visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, at Twin Hills Memorial Park, Muncy. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mansfield First United Methodist Church. Bunnell Funeral Home Inc., 179 E. Main St., Millville, is in charge of local arrangements.
Wilbur J. Redclift
Wilbur J. Redclift, 86, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Born in Maple Hill, Jan. 3, 1917, he was a son of the late Hugh and Ellen (Davies) Redclift. Mr. Redclift was raised by his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Derr.
He served with the Army Air Corps as a staff sergeant.
Mr. Redclift was a supervisor for 45 years at Wise Potato Chip Co., Berwick, and also belonged to the Foreman's Club at the plant.
For more than 50 years, he was a member of Bethany EUB Church and was also a member of the Vigilant Bible Class.
An avid sports fan, Mr. Redclift was a Berwick Bulldog fan.
Survivors include his wife, the former Florence Dietterick, Wichita Falls, Texas, whom he marriage Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Chapel of Hampton Vaughan Crestview, Wichita Falls, with Dr. Mike Evans officiating. Burial will follow at Crestview Memorial Park, Wichita Falls, under the direction of the Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home.
The Rev. James T. Berger
The Rev. James T. Berger, 76, of 54 Roemerville Road, Greentown, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003, at his Green Township home, where he had resided since 1986.
Father Berger was born March 11, 1924 in Lehighton, a son of the late Floyd Allen and Rose Ann (Evert) Berger.
He graduated from Lehighton High School in 1943, Denver University in 1951 and the Philadelphia Divinity School in 1955. He was ordained to the priesthood on Nov. 26, 1955.
Father Berger served as vicar and canon in St. Mary's Church at the Cathedral, Philadelphia, from 1955 through 1969.
Father Berger became rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bloomsburg, Oct. 1, 1969. He served this parish, the community of Bloomsburg and Bloomsburg University for 17 years before retiring from active ministry Nov. 1, 1986. Upon retirement, he was elected by the parish as rector emeritus of St. Paul's Church, Bloomsburg. Within the diocese, he served as dean of several youth conferences, member for several terms on the Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, chairman of the Diocesan Committee on Aging; and board member of the Diocesan Home in Shippensburg. He also served several terms as convener of the Susquehanna Convocation.
While in Bloomsburg, he served as president, vice president, secretary and treasurer for several terms with the Bloomsburg Ministerium, was active with the Migrant Ministry Program in Columbia County, served with the American Red Cross Board and as field director for the Salvation Army.
Upon retirement, the Town Council of Bloomsburg presented him with a plaque for his many years of service to the community. During his ministry, he had been presented with a certificate from the Maria Assunta Society of Berwick and St. Joseph's Catholic Parish, when he shattered tradition and became the first clergyman of a major religious faith, other than Catholic, to address the annual Communion breakfast attended by 300 men of the parish.
Since Father Berger's retirement, he has served many parishes within the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania: St. James Episcopal Church, Muncy; All Saint's, Williamsport; Holy Trinity Church, Shamokin; St. Stephen's Church, Mount Carmel; and Good Shepherd Church, Upper Fairfield. In the Diocese of Bethlehem, under the Rt. Rev. Paul V. Marshall, he served St. John's, Hamlin; St. George's/St. James, Jermyn; Christ Church, Forest City; Trinity Church, Carbondale and Promised Land Community Church, Georgetown.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Frances V. (Kresge) Berger; a son: James T. Berger Jr. and daughter-in-law, Betsy Berger of Greentown; a daughter: Rebecca Ann Dooley of Stroudsburg; four grandchildren: Reachel Lee Wasniewski of Redwood City, Calif.; Brian Thomas Wasniewski of Seaside Park, N.J.; James Thomas Berger III and Jennifer Elizabeth Berger, both of Greentown; three great-grandchildren: Kayla Marie Wasniewski of Stroudsburg; Akira Lynn Wasniewski of Seaside, N.J.; and Kyle James Schilling of Columbia, N.J.; and from a family of 12 children there are two sisters surviving: Ida Hibbler of Jim Thorpe, and Ruth Kline of Easton.
The Burial Office and Holy Eucharist will be Monday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Main and Iron streets, Bloomsburg. Friends will be received Monday from 1 p.m. until time of services. Burial will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Gnaden Huetten Cemetery, Lehighton. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Paul's Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 764, Bloomsburg. Arrangements are under the direction of the Allen Funeral Home, 745 Market at Eighth Street, Bloomsburg.
Patricia E. 'Pat' Eveland
Patricia E. "Pat" Eveland, 73, of 311 Burger Ave., Catawissa, died 5:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, 2003, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Catawissa, March 17, 1930, she was a daughter of the late David and Daisy Reigel Breech. She had lived previously on Grovania Drive.
She worked as a beautician and enjoyed crocheting.
Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Budd R. Eveland, July 2, 1994; three brothers: Ambrose "Ham", Ralph and Fred Breech; and two sisters, Margaret "Tootie" Fowler and Pauline Tyson.
She is survived by a daughter: Mrs. Larry (Denise) Recla Jr., rural Bloomsburg; two grandchildren: Larry Recla II and Michael Recla; brothers and sisters: Robert "Bob", Pearl Karns, Betty Pehowic Harry, and Mrs. William (Charlotte) Stellfox, all of Catawissa; Nancy Wynings, Legion Road, Bloomsburg.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Harold A. Wulfert Funeral Home, Catawissa, with the Rev. M. Jane Hess, pastor of Faith United Church of Christ, Hazleton, officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband in Hillside Cemetery, Catawissa. Calling hours are from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
Frederick G. 'Ted' Startzel
Frederick G. "Ted" Startzel, 85, of Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village Nursing Center, Lewisburg, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at the nursing home.
Born in Riverside on April 15, 1918, he was a son of the late Harry and Helen (Shannon) Startzel.
Mr. Startzel served with the 28th U.S. Division in Europe during World War II.
For a number of years, he was employed as a tower operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and he retired from Danville State Hospital in 1980.
Mr. Startzel was a member of Milton Church of the Nazarene. He also belonged to the Danville VFW and the Danville American Legion.
His wife, the former Harriett Baylor, died in 1992.
Survivors include a brother, Gerald Startzel, Tucson, Ariz.; and a sister, Mrs. Robert (Jean) Brandenburg, Minneapolis, Minn.
Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at the Brady Funeral Home Inc., 320 Church St., Danville, with the Rev. Robert Morris, Milton First Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be in Straub's Lutheran Cemetery, Danville.
Anthony P. Cerullo Sr.
Sister in Berwick among survivors of Hazleton man
Anthony P. Cerullo Sr., 85, of 719 N. Locust St., Hazleton, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, at St. Luke Pavilion, Hazleton.
Born in Hazleton, he was a son of the late John and Carmella (Ruggiero) Cerullo.
Mr. Cerullo was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Prior to retirement, he was an electrician and branch manager of Koser Electric, Williamsport.
He was a member of Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, and was also a member of the Hazleton Lions and Owls clubs and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 686. Mr. Cerullo served on the board of directors of the Hazleton Sewer Authority and was an active volunteer for the Commission of Economic Opportunity.
Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were a daughter, Marian Booth; sisters Anna and Adeline Cerullo; and brothers Louis and John Cerullo.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, the former Irene Zunski; two sons: Anthony Cerullo, Huntsville, Ala.; and Timothy Cerullo, Hazleton; two daughters: Mrs. Larry (Cheryl) Antolick, Sugarloaf; Mrs. Edward (Carmella) Donald, Camp Hill; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; a brother, Leonard Cerullo, Hazleton; and three sisters: Phyllis Bangor, Hazleton; Lena Romano, Schenectady, N.Y.; Carmella Reap, Berwick; and Marian Allegretto, Hazleton.
Funeral services will be 9 a.m. today from the Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th St., Hazleton, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, Hazleton. Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum, Drums.
Betty I. Norton
Betty I. Norton, 86, of Wyoming Street, Lee Park Section of Hanover Township, died Friday, Sept. 19, 2003, in Hospice Community Care, Wilkes-Barre.
Born Nov. 10, 1916, in Bloomsburg, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Dorothy Myers Summers.
Before retiring in 1979, Mrs. Norton was employed as a cutter by Pioneer Dress Factory and Woodberry Manufacturing.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Norton was also a member of the Firwood Senior Citizens and St. Aloysius Senior Citizens.
Her husband, Allen F. Norton, died in 1956. Two sons, Henry L. and Allen F. Jr., also died previously, as did two sisters: Marie Deterick and Louise McDivitt.
Mrs. Norton is survived by two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a brother, Luther Summers, Berwick.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Kniffen O'Malley Funeral Home Inc., 465 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. Robert F. Sauers officiating. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Herbert I. 'Herb' Mowery
Fausnaught, Robert S.
Robert S. 'Bob' Fausnaught
WWII Army veteran enjoyed playing guitar
Robert S. "Bob" Fausnaught, 81, of 114 Upper Mulberry St., Danville, died Sunday evening, Aug. 3, 2003, at his home.
Born in Danville, April 24, 1922, he was a son of the late Charles and Annie (Haas) Fausnaught.
Mr. Fausnaught attended Danville schools and served with the Army during World War II.
He was employed as a baler for Roselon Yarns in Danville.
A dog and animal lover, Mr. Fausnaught also enjoyed playing guitar.
Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death: Harry, Ezra and Joseph Fausnaught, Mabel Rooke and Florence Hartman.
Surviving is his wife of 41 years, the former Helen M. Cashner, whom he marriage Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Miller-Visneski Funeral Home, 10 W. Mahoning St., Danville, with the Rev. Kenneth Force officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Danville.
Anetta Eloise Parsell Jeck
Anetta Eloise (Parsell) Jeck, 81, died at her home in Lakewood, N.J., Friday, Aug. 1, 2003.
Born in Emeigh, Sept. 11, 1921, she was a daughter of the late John and Marie Parsell.
Mrs. Jeck was a 1939 graduate of the former Orangeville High School and attended Sibley Memorial Nursing School, Washington, D.C., where she successfully completed registered nurses training.
During World War II, she served in the Army Nurse Corps and achieved the rank of lieutenant. She was a practicing R.N. for 45 years.
Mrs. Jeck was predeceased by her husband, James P. Jeck, in 1978; and by her daughter, Sheila Petrone, in 2001.
Surviving are her children: Barbara Petrone, of Texas; John A. Petrone of Vermont, and Pamela Banin, at home. Additional survivors include a brother, George Parsell; and sisters Althea Gunnison, Joanne Cain and Barbara Parsell, all of Pennsylvania, and Judith Scott of New Jersey; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Orangeville United Methodist Church, Orangeville.
Claudia (Paden) Wilkinson
New Jersey woman was Berwick H.S. graduate
Claudia (Paden) Wilkinson, 86, of Collingswood, N.J., formerly of Market Street, Berwick, died Wednesday, July 30, 2003.
Mrs. Wilkinson was a 1935 graduate of Berwick High School.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Eastern Star of Collingswood and the Order of the Amaranth, all in Collingswood. For more than 35 years, Mrs. Wilkinson was a volunteer with the hospital auxiliary of West Jersey Hospital, Camden.
Survivors include her husband, Frederick L. Wilkinson; children: Barbara McKeever of Merchantville, N.J., and Frederick P. Wilkinson of Blackwood, N.J.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday in New Jersey, under the direction of the Blake-Doyle Funeral Home, 226 Collings Ave., Collingswood, with burial at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden.
Harold C. 'Had' Ulsh
Was volunteer at GMC Hematology Department
Harold C. "Had" Ulsh, 64, of Port Trevorton R.R.1, Union Township, Snyder County, died 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He had been ill for a year.
Born Feb. 6, 1939, in Union Township, Port Trevorton R.R. 1, he was a son of Josephine I. (Herrold) Ulsh, Beaver Creek, Ohio, and the late Merle F. Ulsh Sr.
He was a 1956 graduate of Selinsgrove High School, and a 1959 graduate of Penn State at State College, with emphasis on farm equipment sales and servicing.
Until 1972, Mr. Ulsh operated Ulsh Farm and Home Supply, Port Trevorton, with his father and brother. He was then employed at Herrold's General Store, now Hilshers General Store, Routes 11 and 15, Port Trevorton. In 1976, he began work as a forklift operator for Weis Markets Warehouse, Milton, until 2003.
He was a member and former trustee of the Hope United Methodist Church, Port Trevorton, and was a member of the former St. John's United Methodist Church, Port Trevorton R.R.1, where he served on the administrative board and was a Sunday school class teacher, until the churches merged. For many years, Mr. Ulsh was a member of St. John's United Methodist Cemetery Association.
He was a life member of the Port Trevorton Volunteer Fire Co., and also volunteered in the Hematology department at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Tinkering with small repairs was a favorite hobby, and he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his only grandson.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Ulsh is survived by his wife of 43 years, the former Mary Jane Bickhart, whom he marriage Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday from Hope United Methodist Church, Port Trevorton, with the Rev. Ryan K. Gephart officiating, assisting will be the Rev. Daniel L. Dennis. Burial will be in Witmer's Memorial Cemetery, Port Trevorton R.R. 1, under the direction of the George P. Garman Funeral Home Inc., Mount Pleasant Mills.
Jennings, Sr. Mary Adele
Sister Mary Adele Jennings
Elysburg Carmelite nun was well-known artist
Sr. Mary Adele Jennings, 95, a discalced Carmelite nun from the monastery in Elysburg, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003, in Emmanuel Center, Danville, where she had been a resident since September 2002. She had been at the Carmel in Elysburg since June 1975.
Sister Adele became well-known in the area as a talented artist. For many years, her landscapes were annually awarded in raffles sponsored by the secular Carmelites. Many oil and watercolor portraits or paintings were commissioned by individuals who saw her work on display at the monastery.
Born in Baltimore, Md., May 19, 1908, she was the eldest of three daughters born to the late Michael Joseph and Alice (Cordelia) Jennings. She entered the Carmel of Philadelphia on Feb. 11, 1930, and made her profession of vows on Aug. 17, 1931. Her many years as a professed discalced Carmelite nun were spent in a succession of Carmels. On two occasions, she was asked to help establish or "found" a monastery - in Mobile, Ala., in 1943, and later, in Durham, N.C. in 1965. Upon closing of the monastery in North Carolina, Sister Adele returned to the Carmel of Philadelphia, where she remained until her services as formation directress were requested by the Carmel in Sacramento, Calif.
Sister Adele became a member of the Carmel community in Wheeling, W.Va., when she was no longer needed in Sacramento. In 1975, that entire community moved to Elysburg, merging with the group of Carmelites who had originally lived in Mount Carmel. She spent 28 years there.
Surviving is a sister, Marie Abbott, of Ohio.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Carmelite Monastery Chapel, Elysburg.
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