PA APRIL 7, 1996 OBITUARIES LOCAL B11 The Sunday Times Rose Pellicano April 4, 1996 Rose Pellicano, 75, of 101 42nd Carbondale, died Thursday at Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale. She was the wife of Anthony Pellicano. Born Aug. 16, 1920, in Carbondale, daughter of the late Saverio and Mary Felicia Muto, she was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale. A graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, she was a member and past president of the Carbondale PTA.
Also surviving are four sons, Anthony, Brick, N.J., Joseph, Sayre, Saverio, Lindwood, N.J., and Michael, Olyphant; three daughters, Catherine and Mary Pellicano, both at home, and Carolyn Langan, Carbondale; a sister, Mary Ellen Tochelli, East Rochester, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; a great-grandson; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Rose; three brothers, Frank, Peter and Patrick; and two sisters, Carmella Eterno and Jessie Molinaro. The funeral will be Monday at 9 a.m. from the Carmine J. and Louis C.
Parise Funeral Home Farview and 41st streets, Carbondale, with Mass at 9:30 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale, to be celebrated by the Rev. Michael Pulicare. Interment, Calvary Cemetery, Mayfield. Friends may call today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Maude Roberts April 5, 1996 Maude Roberts, a 72-year resident of Tryon Street in Honesdale, died Friday evening at the Julia Ribaudo Home, Lake Ariel, where she was a guest for the last nine months.
Her husband, James E. Roberts, died May 4, 1965. Born May 13, 1899, in Whites Valley, Mount Pleasant she was the daughter of the late Andrew C. and Cora M. Turner Allen.
Before her retirement, she was a long-time seamstress for the former Katz Factory. She was the senior member of the Central United Methodist Church, Honesdale. She was also a member of the Honesdale Senior Citizens Center and a former member of the Indian Orchard Grange. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. George Timko, Levittown, Jane Sasfai, Arlington, and Mrs.
Francis LaTournous, Kearny, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ruth Dexter Tinsman; a son, Lawrence; a brother, Charles Allen; and a sister, Olive Colo. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Hessling Funeral Home, 428 Main Honesdale, with services by the Rev. Gregory Myers, pastor, Central United Methodist Church, Honesdale.
Interment, Indian Orchard Cemetery, Texas Twp. Friends may call Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Michael R. Cipriano April 6, 1996 Michael R. Cipriano, 213 Fourth Blakely, died Saturday at Moses Taylor Hospital after a brief illness.
His widow is the former Ellen Astolfi. They were married more than 35 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Rocco and Philomena De Vito Cipriano, he was educated in Scranton public schools. He formerly was employed by National Pretzel. He was a member of St.
Rocco's Church, Dunmore. Also surviving is a son, Joseph M. Cipriano, Blakely; a daughter, Romayne Maglio Waltz, Blakely; five grandchildren; four brothers, Anthony, Taylor, Rocco and Benjamin, Dunmore, and the Rev. Joseph F. Cipriano, pastor, St.
Mary's Church, Old Forge; a sister, Mary Ardoline, Scranton; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Louis, and a sister, Frances Golden. The funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Albert P. Morell Funeral Home, 301 Chestnut Dunmore, with Mass at 10:30 at St.
Rocco's Church. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery. Louise Moleski April 6, 1996 Louise Moleski of the McDade Apartments died Saturday at home after an illness. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Charles and Sophie Gisler Moleski, she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a member of St.
Michael's Church, Jackson Street. She is survived by three sisters, Martha McElroy, Edna Peffer and Vicki Thiel, all of Scranton; two brothers, John Moleski and Joseph Gruscavage, both of Scranton; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Vilogi and Helen Opshinsky, and two brothers, Charles Moleski and Walter Gruszkiewicz. A memorial Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St.
Michael's Church by the Rev. Vincent Young, R.C.S. Interment, private at the family's convenience in St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.
Arrangements by the Bomberger-Lesko Funeral Home, 1660 N. Main Ave. Friends may call Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Walter J. Chorsencki April 5, 1996 Walter J.
Chorsencki of South Scranton died Friday at Community Medical Center. He was the husband of Joan Sparaney Chorsencki. Born in Scranton, son of the late Walter and Viola Hines Chorsencki, he was educated in Scranton schools. Before his retirement, he was employed as a cab driver for Red Top Cab Co. He was a member of the American Legion and the Ukrainian Veterans Club.
He also was a member of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, South Scranton. He also is survived by two sons, Walter and Joseph, and a stepson, Michael Fletcher, all of Scranton; two daughters, Cindy and Joan, both of Scranton; 13 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. from the Nicholas Chomko Funeral Home, 1132 Prospect with Mass at 9:30 at Sacred. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church.
Interment, Cathedral Cemetery. Friends may call Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Actress Greer Garson Dies BY JANINE ZUNIGA paedia Britannica and an adver- DALLAS Greer Garson, the vibrant, gallant leading lady in films such as "Goodbye Mr. Chips" and "Mrs. Miniver," died today of heart failure.
Miss Garson died peacefully at about 1:30 a.m. at Dallas Presbyterian Hospital, said John L. Roach, a friend and attorney for the family. Some reference books list her age as 87, but Roach and a hospital spokeswoman said she was giving her birth date as Sept. 29, 1903.
The Irish-born, red-haired Garson won an Academy the Awarding for. "Mrs. Miniver," drama about a British housewife courageously guiding her family through the blitz bombings of World War II. She was nominated for Oscars for, six other roles, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Marie Curie. In a 1990 Associated Press interview, she deplored the violence of many modern films and added: "I think the mirror should Counseling Association Plans Career Seminar The Northeastern Pennsylvania Counseling Association (NEPCA) will sponsor a seminar "Planning a Comprehensive Career Program -K through Adult" April 19 from 8 a.m.
to noon at The Pennsylvania State University Worthington Scranton Campus. Jay Cannon, pupil personnel service adviser for the Bureau of Vocational and Technical Education in Harrisburg, will be the featured facilitator. The NEPCA is a branch chapter of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. The purpose of the association is to stimulate community and professional relationships among those engaged in counseling professions in Northeastern Pennsylvania and to promote the counseling profession. Cannon joined the bureau in 1993 with the major responsibilities of providing technical assistance in career education and counseling services for second- Racetrack Owner Joseph Banks Dies April 6, 1996 Joseph B.
Banks, president of Pocono Downs in Plains Twp. and a resident of the Back Mountain area of Luzerne County, died Saturday in Philadelphia after undergoing surgery in a hospital there. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, and their three children. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Banks attended Wyoming Seminary and received a degree in civil engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1953. While Banks held influential positions with several area construction companies, the greatest engineering feat of his career was his rescue of the harness racing track off Route 315 in Plains Twp.
The business had been in bankruptcy for nine years when Banks, after spending years untangling legal knots, purchased the track in May 1983. He improved the Luzerne County track by adding amenities including closed-circuit television coverage and off-track betting sites in Erie and Allentown and was able to make the business successful. At the time of his death, Banks and his staff were working on adding telephone wagering to the track's list of services. Pocono Downs and its satellite sites employ 900 people. Pocono Downs wasn't Banks' only local entertainment enterprise.
He also was the founder and owner of the Odyssey Fitness Center, Wilkes Barre, and the Roller King Skating Center, Kingston. He also was the Get your SPORTSWORTH every day in The Times Announcing! Remembering Joe Banks. See Pete Banko column, D1. founder and owner of Banks Construction Wilkes Barre. Sunday Times files indicate that Banks was a former president and general manager of East Falls Sand Gravel Co.
Tunkhannock, and director of. the American Asphalt Paving Chase. He also was a former member of the board of directors of the Bituminus Concrete Association of Pennsylvania and the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce. Funeral arrangements had not been completed Saturday night. INSIDE Beef Reef Special Cooper's Seafood Restaraunt Join us in Pittston and Scranton! ASSOCIATED PRESS ary and post-secondary vocational counselors and students.
A resident of Hanover, Cannon is a graduate of Scranton Central High School. He received a bachelor's degree from McPherson College, Kansas; a master's degree and supervisor's certificate in counseling and pupil personnel services from Shippensburg University, and principal's certification from Western Maryland College. In addition to graduate work done in Chicago and Raleigh, N.C., he has been in education the past 18 years, serving as a school counselor within the Littlestown Area Schools, York Vocational Technical High School and the Granville, County Schools of North Carolina. WET BAsem*nT? LIFETIME GUARANTEE AGAINST WATER LEAKAGE 344-2379 -SYSTEM GREER GARSON Dies of heart failure be tilted slightly upward when it's reflecting life toward the cheerful, the tender, the compassionate, the brave, the funny, the encouraging, all those things and not tilted down to the gutter part of the time, into the troubled vistas of conflict." In recent years, she made her mark as a philanthropist, donatmillions to colleges and other institutions. Among her grants was one for the $10 million Greer Garson Theater and film archive at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Her late husband was the oilman "Buddy" Fogelson. They maintained homes in Dallas and Los Angeles and a ranch near Pecos, N.M. Born in County Down, Ireland, to a family with no theater background, Garson performed Christmas plays in her home and gave recitations in the town hall at age 4. She wanted to become a teacher but worked for Encyclo- tising agency instead. After graduating from the University of London and studying at the University of Grenoble, Garson made her professional acting debut in 1932 at the Birmingham Repertory Theater.
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