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THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected] - PAGE 5
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Area Obituaries
Donald F.
Gumpert
Dundaff
Thomas S.
Dombrowski
Scott Twp.
On the evening of Friday,
June 3, 2016, Thomas S. Dombrowski, of Scott Twp., passed
away peacefully in his sleep.
Tom was 78. He is survived by
his loving and devoted wife of
52 years, the former Ann Marie Kazmierski.
Born in Peckville, he was the
son of the late Stanley and Agnes Pacanowski Dombrowski
and attended St. Vianney Parish at Corpus Christi Church,
Montdale. He attended St.
Mary’s Parochial School, Dickson City, and Dickson City
High School until he enlisted
and proudly served in the Marine Corps as sergeant in the
H&S Company, 3rd Battalion,
2nd Marines Division, FMF,
Camp Lejeune, N.C. After
his honorable discharge, he
founded, owned and operated
Tom’s Auto Ignition, Dickson
City, from 1963 until his retirement. He remained very fond
of creating inventions using
his interminable passion for
mechanical engineering.
He leaves behind daughter, Maria Kierrah Chamberlin and companion, Randy
Nein; grandchildren, William,
Angeleah and Camron, all
of Ohio; and daughter, Lisa
Dombrowski and companion,
John Litwinsky, Lackawanna
County; granddaughter, Hollyann and husband, Ryan,
New Jersey; a son, Mark
Dombrowski, Clifford; granddaughter, Danielle; a brother,
Stanley Dombrowski, Dickson City; sisters, Theresa Pawlowski, Dickson City; Barbara
Stolten and husband, Ernest,
Scranton; Rosemary Gustave
and husband, John, Berwyn,
Pa.; and Jane Demkovich and
husband, William, Dickson
City; nieces and nephews.
A brother, Leonard Dombrowski, preceded him in
death.
The family would like to
thank Dr. Sheela Prahalad for
her kind and compassionate
care.
A memorial Mass was celebrated on Friday, June 10,
2016 at St. John Vianney Parish, Corpus Christi Church,
Montdale.
Interment with military
honors followed at St. Joseph’s
Cemetery, Scott Twp. Memorial contributions may be made
to St. John Vianney Parish,
Corpus Christi Church, 704
Montdale Road, Scott Twp.,
PA 18447.
Arrangements are by the
Frank T. Mazur Funeral Home
Inc., 601 Dundaff St., Dickson
City, Pa. To leave an online
condolence, visit the funeral
home website.
James P.
Sposito
Carbondale
James P. Sposito, P.G., 49, of
Carbondale, PA, died Wednesday,
June 8, 2016 at home after a brief
battle with cancer.
Born November 21, 1966 in
Carbondale, PA, he was the son of
Atty. James A. Sposito of Crystal
Lake, PA and Karen Mascelli Riffe
and husband Delmer of Carbondale.
Jim was a 1984 graduate of Carbondale Area High School and
received his bachelors of science
degree from Elmira College. He
furthered his studies for his career
at North Carolina State University
in soil science, the Army Corps of
Engineering Wetland Delineation
and Management Training and
the New Jersey Institute of Technology in hazardous materials.
He was a licensed professional
geologist in the State of Pennsylvania, was certified by the Board
of Geologists in the State of Delaware and was the owner of James
P. Sposito Associates, Environmental and Geological Consultants, Carbondale.
Jim was a member of the
Elkview Country Club, Crystal Lake, the Carbondale Planning Commission, Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce, the State
Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors
and Geologists and Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Church, Carbondale.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing,
golf, hockey and was an antique
car collector. He especially enjoyed
his time as a DJ on college radio in
Elmira and later for WCDL Radio
in Carbondale.
He is survived by one daughter: Nicole Sposito of Carbondale, PA; his Fiancee: Marie Elena
Bintliff of Carbondale, PA; sister:
Angela Sposito of St. Petersburg,
FL; step sisters: Lynn Gerke of
Menomonee Falls, WI and Tracy
Hofmann of Fort Wayne, IN; step
brothers: Greg Riffe of Zeeland,
MI and Jeff Riffe of Troy, MI; nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death
by his grandparents: Albert and
Edna Bei Mascelli, Anthony and
Hortense Tallarico Sposito; an
aunt: Darlene Sposito.
The funeral was Saturday, June
11 from the Carmine J. & Louis C.
Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Farview and
41st Streets, Carbondale, with a
Mass of Christian Burial in Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Church,
15 Fallbrook Street, Carbondale.
Entombment, Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greenfield Township, PA.
Jones & Brennan Funeral Home
430 Main Street, Forest City, PA 18421
(570) 785-3500
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Joseph J. Brennan, F.D.
John P. Brennan, Jr. F.D.
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Edwin Jay
Decker
Clifford
Edwin Jay Decker, 82, of Clifford, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at
the emergency room of Geisinger
Community Medical Center,
Scranton after being stricken ill at
home. His wife of 38 years is Florence I. Stevens Decker.
Born Jan. 23, 1934, in Binghamton, N.Y., he was the son of the late
Dean Hoffman and the late Evelyn Adams Hoffman Decker, and
the adopted son of the late Albert
Decker.Ed earned a bachelor’s
and master’s degree in physical
education from SUNY Cortland
and served in the Army. He had
a distinguished career as a high
school football coach and athletic
director, and later became an assistant football coach at Columbia
University in New York City and
Ithaca College. He concluded his
coaching career as head football
coach at SUNY Cortland from
1980 to 1982. After coaching, he
had been employed as assistant
superintendant at Salmon River
School District, Fort Covington,
N.Y. and retired from Waverly
Central School District, where he
was an elementary school principal.
He was an avid fan of the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Phillies and knew all the stats on every
player associated with the team.
He was also an avid fly fisherman.
Also surviving are a daughter, Julie Callaghan and husband,
John, Palmyra, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Tammy Lynn Bradford, Trenton, Tenn.; a stepson, Joseph Lee
Frisbie, Castle Rock, Colo.; four
grandchildren, Andrew and Alex
Callaghan and Abigail and Dallas
Frisbie; four sisters and a brother;
several nieces and nephews; and
his faithful dog and cat, Rufus and
Sophia.
He was also preceded in death
by a daughter, Emily Decker.
Per Ed’s request, he was cremated with no services held. Interment will be held at a later date in
Willow View Cemetery, Clifford.
Cremation services are under the
care of the Shifler-Parise Funeral
Home and Cremation Services,
Clifford.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions can be made to the
Clifford Twp. Volunteer Fire
Company, P.O. Box 10, Clifford,
PA 18413.
To share condolences and photos with Ed’s family, visit his book
of everlasting memories at www.
parisefuneralhome.com.
Union Dale Fire
picnic July 7-9
The Union Dale Volunteer Fire
Co. will hold its 2016 picnic on July
7, 8 and 9 at the picnic grounds in
Union Dale.
On Thursday, July 7, fireman’s
parade will be at 7 p.m. The
Crooked Jack Band will play from
6:30-10:30 p.m. Dunk tank is sponsored by Arlo’s.
On Friday, July 8, fireworks
will be at 10:15 p.m. and rain date
will be July 9. A medical helicopter
demo will be at 7:30 p.m. and Blue
London will play from 7 to 11 p.m.
Nagel Jr. Racing is the dunk tank
sponsor.
On Sat., July 9, there will be
lawnmower/tractor pulls at 4
p.m. presented by Power Motor
Sports. Rukkus will play from 6:30
to 10:30 p.m. there will be basket
raffles and 50/50 drawings at 10
p.m. Jonathan Fritz is dunk tank
sponsor.
There will be clams, beer, rides,
food and fun. For more info go to
www.uniondalefire.com.
St. John’s
Dundaff event
Sat., June 18
St. John’s Orthodox Church
in Dundaff (off Route 247) is
holding a Flea Market and Ethnic Food Sale on Saturday, June
18th. Hours are from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Food will be served,
featuring potato pancakes,
halushki, pagach and wimpies
until sold out. Take-outs also
available. For further information, contact 570-955-8758.
Charles W.
Ross Jr.
Nicholson
Charles W. Ross Jr., 71, of
Nicholson, died Friday, June 3,
2016 at Golden Living Center,
Scranton.
Born Jan. 24, 1945 in Glenwood, he was the son of the
late Charles Sr. and Gladys
Hunter Ross. Before his retirement, he had been employed
as a driver for State Aggregates
in Clifford and also worked for
Whengreen Farms, Lenoxville,
and the Smoke Shop, Clifford.
He enjoyed tinkering on cars in
his backyard.
Surviving are one son, Brian
Wertman of Nicholson; three
grandchildren, Briana, Austin
and Justin; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lois
Whitbeck of Lenoxville; and
Gladys Ruth Harvey of Montrose; one brother, James Ross
of Hop Bottom; several nieces
and nephews.
He was also preceded in
death by one son, Charles
“Chip” Ross; two brothers,
Bruce and Jack Ross.
The funeral was Friday, June
10 from the Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, 18 Airport Road, Clifford, with Pastor Levi Ransom,
officiating. Interment, Willow
View Cemetery, Clifford.
To share condolences and
photos with Charlie’s family,
visit his book of everlasting
memories at www.parisefuneralhome.com.
Donald F. Gumpert, 81, of
Dundaff, died Wednesday,
June 8, 2016, at Geisinger
Community Medical Center,
Scranton after being stricken
ill at home. His wife, the former Lois A. Congdon, died
Dec. 21, 2009.
Born in Carbondale, son of
the late Frederick and Eleanor Price Gumpert, he was a
graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale
and received his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from
the University of Scranton.
He had been employed as an
engineer at RCA and retired
from Weston in Archbald. He
was a ham radio operator and
belonged to the Susquehanna
County Amateur Radio Club.
For many years, he was the
sole caregiver to his wife during her battle with Parkinson’s. Before his wife’s illness,
he was an active member of
the Trinity Episcopal Church,
Carbondale, where he served
on the vestry and as treasurer.
He enjoyed painting portraits and landscapes, and
was an avid reader, especially about the civil war, astronomy and science.
He is survived by three
daughters, Sandra Gumpert,
at home; Karen Riccardo and
husband, James, Carlisle; and
Diana Pieski and husband,
Emil, Hendersonville, N.C.;
four grandchildren, Andrew
and Evan Riccardo, and Emily and Elena Pieski; a brother,
Leroy Gumpert, Centreville,
Va.; nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held June
13 from the Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, Clifford, with the
Rev. Edward Erb, officiating.
Interment, Valley View Memorial Park, Montdale.
To share condolences with
Don’s family, visit his book
of everlasting memories at
www.parisefuneralhome.
com.
On Wednesday, July 6, from
6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Pleasant
Mount Public Library, John
Frisbie, an electronics instructor from Pleasant Mount, will
conduct an encore demonstration of a 3D printer.
When Charles Hull of 3D
Systems designed the first 3D
printer in 1984 he set in motion a revolution in technology, manufacturing, medicine,
food and fuel. New applications are being created every
day. Scientists at Glasgow University UK are even working
to establish a universal set of
chemical inks that ultimately
will allow people to print their
own medicine.
Come see for yourself why
this remarkable machine is
showing up everywhere including the International
Space Station. The sky truly is
no longer the limit. This program is offered free of charge
courtesy of John Frisble and
the Friends of Pleasant Mount
Library.
Tick & lyme
disease awareness
talk June 15
Susquehanna
County’s
tick-borne diseases task force
would like to announce a free
educational slide show presentation “Ticks and Lyme
Disease Awareness” by forensic scientist Nicole Chinnici,
M.S. on June 15th at the Harford fire hall, Harford from 6
to 8 p.m.
Nicole Chinnici, M.S. will
be discussing the three most
common ticks in the northeast,
what they look like, the pathogens they carry and transmit,
tick ecology, personal and
home prevention, along with
covering some current research.
Former Ararat
Supervisor to be
honored June 26
Richard G. Cottrell will be
honored at a get-together on
Sunday, June 26 from 1 PM
to 4 PM at the Gelatt Grange
Hall, Rte. 92. Cottrell was a
dedicated Supervisor for Ararat Township for many years.
The public is invited to attend.
Any questions please call 570727-2686
Breakfast buffet
set for Sun., July 3
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A breakfast buffet, sponsored by the Grattan Singer
Hose Co. #1 will be held on
Sun., July 3, from 8 a.m. to
noon at 702 Homestead St.,
Simpson. The cost is $8 for
adults and $5 for children under 12.
Menu items include: eggs,
sausage, bacon, home fries
and pancakes accompanied
by orange juice, water, coffee
and tea.
The buffet breakfast will be
held the first Sunday of each
month. All benefits go to supporting Grattan Singer Hose
CO. #1.
Plot owners at Saint John the Baptist B yzantine
Catholic Cemeteries in Forest City and Richmondale are respectfully reminded payment in the
amount of $30.00 per grave is expected for continuing annual care no later than June 30, 2016. Please
forward payment either by check o r postal money
order to Saint John the Baptist Church, 306 Susquehanna Street, Forest City, PA 18421.
Call 785-3800
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