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Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Robert Blase Koslosky Ph.D.
Robert Blase Koslosky Ph.D., 70, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Peg, and his family.
He was born on Feb. 3, 1933, in New Philadelphia, a son of the late Peter and Margaret (Cooper) Koslosky.
Dr. Koslosky received his B.S. and M.Ed. degrees in art education from Kutztown University. He received his Ph.D. in art education from Penn State University, in 1985. He was also a registered expressive art therapist.
Dr. Koslosky established the Allied Artists Association of Pottsville, where he served as a judge for many years. He was an art instructor at Blue Mountain and Pottsville Area High schools prior to becoming an art professor at Bloomsburg State College in 1970, where he taught many different classes. He will be most remembered for his highly popular and much loved Intro to Art class. While at Bloomsburg University, Dr. Koslosky was a distinguished scholar, a great master teacher and a recipient of many honors and awards. He was awarded the first Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Distinguished Teaching Chair, in 1975, and was named a Pacesetter in Art Education by the Pa. Art Education Association. He was also named a Compatriot in Education by Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society. He was a keynote speaker at various commencements and seminars, and served on numerous committees.
Dr. Koslosky was also an eminent art historian and expert in art therapy, having written several monographs on these subjects. He was especially interested in the autistic child, due to his experiences with his own "special" son, Tom. He was in the process of writing a book entitled "Mr. Tom."
He retired in 1995, after 25 years of service with Bloomsburg University. During his retirement, he enjoyed pursuing his artistic endeavors and spending time with his family and friends at his cottage on Fishing Creek. He served locally as a police sketch artist and hospice volunteer. One of his favorite post-retirement activities was serving as a volunteer art therapist with terminally ill patients at Geisinger Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Margaret (Cunningham) Koslosky; seven children: Robert Jr. of Bloomsburg; Mary Margaret, wife of Lawrence Kubin of Oakton, Va.; Barbara, wife of Dr. Randall Rhodes of Belvidere, Ill.; Thomas of Bloomsburg; David, husband of Victoria, of Newtown Square; Patrice, wife of Dale Coombe Jr. of Bloomsburg; and Andrew, husband of Tara, of Bloomsburg; 13 grandchildren: Jared, Kyle and Cailyn Kubin; Jason, Ryan and Tessa Rhodes; John David Koslosky, Dale "DJ", Daniel, Jacob, Cassandra and Dominic Coombe and Ethan Koslosky; a sister, Patricia Herrity of Bloomsburg; and a brother, Paul Allan Koslosky of English Center. He will be lovingly remembered by his family and greatly missed by his friends.
In celebration of his life, friends will be received Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. with a wake service at 8 p.m. at the Allen Funeral Home, Market and Eighth streets, Bloomsburg. A concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial John G. Thomas
John G. Thomas, 85, of Furnace Street, Shickshinny, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Tuesday morning, Dec. 2, 2003, in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born Jan. 12, 1918 in Buffalo, N.Y., he was a son of the late Walter and Elizabeth Curwood Thomas.
He graduated from the former Shickshinny High School, and served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was first employed by the former A&P store in Shickshinny, then for the former First National Bank of Shickshinny, and was last employed as a field auditor for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for 23 years.
Mr. Thomas was a member and served as an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Shickshinny. He was a member of the VFW Post and American Legion Post, both of Shickshinny. He was a member of Sylvania Lodge 354 of Shickshinny, Caldwell Consistory of Bloomsburg, and Irem Temple of Wilkes-Barre, where he was a member and former secretary of the Irem Temple Chanters.
He was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by a son, Gary Thomas, and by two brothers, Richard and Robert Thomas.
Surviving are his wife, the former Edith E. Killian, whom he married on March 27, 1938; a son, Kevin Thomas of Berwick; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Karen) Capwell of Ann Arbor, Mich.; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gary (Shirley) Thomas of Moultrie, Ga.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, at 2 p.m. from the First Presbyterian Church of Shickshinny, with the Rev. James Parks officiating. Burial Jacob J. Trivelpiece
Jacob J. Trivelpiece, 18, of 560 Summerhill Road, Berwick, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Tuesday morning Nov. 18, 2003, at his home. Jacob had just celebrated his birthday as he was born on Nov. 17, 1985. He was a son of Joseph H. and Debra Slusser Trivelpiece, with whom he lived. He had been a student at Berwick Area High School.
He was employed at Laubach's Gas Station and Sitler Construction, and was presently employed at his brother's business, Avoid The Hassel.
He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also loved animals and was an accomplished artist.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Joseph J. and wife, Kristen, and their two daughters, Regen and Maddison Trivelpiece of Berwick; his sister, Rachel E. Trivelpiece, at home; paternal grandparents, Curtiss and Joyce Trivelpiece of Berwick; paternal great-grandmother, Flora Freas of rural Berwick; maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Shirley and Carl Plock of Orangeville; maternal grandfather and step-grandmother, Richard and Junita Slusser of Mifflinville; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, from the James L. Hinckley Jr. Funeral Home, 1024 Market St., Berwick, with the Rev. George R. Bryson, pastor of Berwick Bible Church, officiating. Burial Leona Florence Kyttle
Leona Florence Kyttle, 95, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, at Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater.
Born in Shickshinny Valley on Feb. 28, 1908, she was a daughter of the late John and Emma (Gensel) Robbins.
Her husband, Edward, preceded her in death, as did a daughter, Arlene, and two grandchildren.
Surviving are her daughter, Charlotte Atkinson, Shickshinny; three sons: Carl and Garnett, both of Shickshinny; and Edward of Bloomsburg; 19 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Dorothy Crane of Laceyville.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. on Wednesday from the Clarke Piatt Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Road, Hunlock Creek, with the Rev. Karen W. Atanasoff officiating. Burial Patricia A. Grassley
Funeral services to be announced
Patricia A. Grassley, 56, of 31 Stone Church Road, Berwick, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Funeral services, under the direction of the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 110 Chestnut St., Berwick, will be announced.
Chester Collin Lutz
Services in Washington for Shickshinny native
Chester Collin Lutz, 73, of Ephrata, Wash., Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, in Moses Lake, Wash.
Born in Shickshinny, Dec. 16, 1930, he was a son of the late Beach and Emma Lutz.
Mr. Lutz was a veteran, serving in the military from 1947 to 1956 as a radio operator during the Berlin Airlift.
Survivors include his wife, the former Agnes Loewen, whom he married March 3, 1959; two sons, Mark and Randy Lutz, both of Ephrata; and a daughter, Linda Madison, Gold Bar, Wash.; three sisters: Jean Augustine, Buffalo, N.Y.; Irma Wilson and Evelyn Rychlenske, both of Taylor, Mich.; two brothers, Ralph Lutz, Glen Lyon; and Edgar Lutz, Berwick; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Nicoles Funeral Home Chapel, Ephrata, under the direction of Nicoles Funeral Home, 157 C St. N.W., Ephrata, Wash.
Grace I. Kirk
Danville native, homemaker, resident of Florida
Grace I. Kirk, 88, of Kenneth City, Fla., Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, at St. Petersburg General Hospital.
Born in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Claire Moser, formerly of Riverside.
Mrs. Kirk was a homemaker and belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary 104, Pinellas Park, Fla.; VFW Auxiliary 6827, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and Order of Eastern Star Chapter 134, Elkland.
Preceding her in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death were three siblings: Alma Johnson, Mildred Bittenbender and Clarence Moser Jr.
Survivors include her daughter, Lois C. Paul, Pinellas Park; two grandchildren; a great-grandson; and a sister, Eleanor Hall, Sebastian, Fla.
Arrangements were by the National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Madge Poward
Among survivors of Benton native is local sister
Madge Poward, 91, daughter of Thomas and Carrie Kearkuff, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, in Baltimore, Md., at St. Elizabeth's Nursing Home. Madge is survived by her son Gard (Cathy) and daughter Ann McMullen (Edward), and her sister and brother-in-law, Ina (Kearkuff) and Tony Pavalonis of Benton. Her brother Clyde Kearkuff preceded her in death. She had four grandchildren, two great-grandsons, and a niece, Cara (Kearkuff) Apgar. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested donations be made to St. Elizabeth's Nursing Home, 2nd Floor Unit, 3320 Benson Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21227.
Enid M. Recla
Woman enjoyed gardening, crossword puzzles
Enid M. Recla, 83, of 1013A Pine St., Berwick, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died early Tuesday morning, Dec. 2, 2003, at the home of her daughter, with her family at her side. She had been in failing health for several months.
Born June 14, 1920, in Nuremberg, Schuylkill County, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Sarah A. Hopkins Nicolodi.
She graduated at the top of her class from the former Rock Glen High School and was also at the top of her class when she graduated from McCann's Business College.
Mrs. Recla worked in the cafeteria at Berwick School District and in the office at Berwick Weaving, retiring in the early 1980s.
She was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, where she was very active in the Bible study groups, helped publish the church newsletters and taught Sunday school for the youth for many years. She was also a former member of the Berwick Moose. She enjoyed gardening and crossword puzzles.
She was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by her husband, Lawrence A. Recla, who Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died in 1962. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Mrs. Recla is survived by one son, Pastor Lawrence R. Recla, and his wife, Sherry, of Queen City, N.Y. Pastor Recla has two sons: Mark R. Recla of Durango, Colo. and Lawrence R. Recla Jr. of Colo. Springs, Colo. Lawrence Recla Jr. is married to Sharri. The couple has one daughter, Katelyn Recla, also of Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Recla is also survived by one daughter, Cathie Chupka, who, with her husband Paul of Mifflinville, has two daughters of her own. The first, Nichole Reeder of Danville, is married to Josh and has a daughter, Calla, also of Danville. The second is Sarah Chupka, a student at Wilkes University.
Funeral services for Mrs. Recla will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1600 Fowler Ave., Berwick, with the Rev. John R. Koons, her pastor, officiating. Burial Francis J. Neary
Francis J. Neary, age 74, of Berwick, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003. He was beloved husband of Dolores J. (Raczkowski) Neary; father of Michael F. (Megan) Neary; grandfather of Ryan, Joshua, Kevin, Samantha, Chad, Terra, Ross, Jamie, Kaysie and Eric; brother of the late Patrick, Edward, James, Vincent and Harriet Laughlin; and also uncle to many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at William Slater II Funeral Service, Pittsburgh, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday only. A Mass of Christian Burial Jollan L. Flaherty
Jollan L. Flaherty, of Florissant, Mo., Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003, at the Manor Care Center nursing home in the St. Louis, Mo. area. Ms. Flaherty was born in Berwick.
Funeral services will be at the St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in the Florissant area at 11 a.m. on Monday. Burial Guy Cleveland Miller
Guy Cleveland Miller, 101, of 1024 State Route 239, Wapwallopen, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, at Berwick Retirement Village I.
Born in Hetlerville, July 27, 1902, he was a son of the late Hiram Miller and Polly E. (Andreas) Miller.
In his youth, he hauled milk for 11 years. He also worked at the AC&F for a year and the Multiplex for 11 years. Mr. Miller later worked at the Berwick Golf Club, where he was greenskeeper for eight of his 33 years of employment. He was instrumental in the layout of Arnold's Golf Course.
Mr. Miller was the eldest member of St. Johns United Church of Christ, Wapwallopen.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by his wife, Edna E. (Whitebread) Miller, whom he married Jan. 14, 1987; a brother, the Rev. Philip Miller; and a sister, Blanche Shiner.
Survivors include a son, Guy E. Miller, Catawissa; a daughter, Dorothy Wegst, Wapwallopen; three grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday from the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 110 Chestnut St., Berwick, with the Rev. William Mackey Wisor officiating. Burial Harold J. Lawrence Jr.
Harold J. Lawrence Jr., 78, of 1912 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died at 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at the Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where he had been a resident for two weeks. He had been in failing health for three years.
Born in Dover, N.J. on June 1, 1925, he was a son of the late Harold J. Sr. and Ella (Berthold) Lawrence.
Mr. Lawrence was a 1943 graduate of Roxbury Township High School in Roxbury Township, N.J. He spent his early life in the Roxbury Township area before moving to the Bahama Islands, where he lived until 1985, when he moved to Espy.
He served with the Navy during World War II and was employed for more than 30 years as a stock clerk with the former Autech Corp., a division of RCA.
Mr. Lawrence enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and coin collecting. He also bowled for many years in a league at the P-Nut Bowl, Bloomsburg.
He was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by a sister, Carroll Ryver, and two brothers: Leon Lawrence and Russell Lawrence.
Survivors include two daughters: Lisa C. Zielske, Vero Beach, Fla., and Wanda Lawrence; a son, Kevin Lawrence, West Palm Beach, Fla.; two grandchildren; and two brothers: Raymond Lawrence, Succasunna, N.J.; and Leroy Lawrence, Cranberry Lake, N.J.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the Dean W. Kriner Inc. Funeral Home, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg.
Emma P. Auten
Emma P. Auten, 85, of 409 Fairfield Church Road, Montoursville, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died at home Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003.
Born July 4, 1918, in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Annie Springer Forsyth.
Mrs. Auten was a member of Montoursville Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Robert J. Auten Sr., Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died in 1984. The following family members also Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died previously: a brother, Johnedward Forsyth; a sister, Mary McCormick; and a granddaughter.
Mrs. Auten is survived by a son, R. James Auten Jr., Northumberland; two daughters: Mrs. Charles (Ethel M.) Cornell, Jacksonville, Fla.; and Mrs. William (Doris L.) Messersmith, with whom she lived; 14 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Spitler Funeral Home, 733 Broad St., Montoursville, with her pastor, the Rev. G. Oliver Wagner, officiating. Burial Daniel G. 'Dan' Arner
Wife predeceased former Berwick man in 1966
Daniel G. "Dan" Arner, 90, formerly of Berwick R.R. 2, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003, in Balanced Care-Bloomsburg, near Lightstreet, where he had been a resident since March 30, 1999.
He was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by his wife, the former Jean Harman, on Oct. 29, 1966.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fowlersville United Methodist Church with William Noss, his son-in-law, officiating. Burial Herbert I. 'Herb' Mowery
Herbert I. "Herb" Mowery, 67, of 85 Hobbie Road, Nescopeck, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died at 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, in the emergency room at Berwick Hospital Center, after being stricken ill at his home.
Born in Nescopeck, Feb. 9, 1936, he was a son of the late Ivan and Christine (Bower) Mowery.
Mr. Mowery had been employed for 40 years at Marelli Construction, Hazleton, until his retirement.
He was an active member and former chief of the Nescopeck Township Volunteer Company No. 1.
Mr. Mowery was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by a sister, Ruby Bower.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, the former Marlene Kishbaugh; four children: Alan Mowery, Briggsville; Mrs. Albert (Brenda) Klinger, Catawissa; Terry Mowery, Briggsville; and Mrs. Joseph (Lori) George, Berwick; seven grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; two brothers: Clyde Mowery, Berwick; and William Mowery, Huntington Mills; and two sisters: Mrs. Arthur (Linda) White, Selinsgrove; and Mrs. Robert (Carrie) Hower, Berwick.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Heller Funeral Home, Nescopeck, with Autumn Kishbaugh, his niece and lay minister, officiating. Burial
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