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THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected] - PAGE 5 Area Obituaries SEAN P. McGRAW, ESQ. Attorney-at-law WILLS & ESTATES Patricia M. Prezelski Honesdale Patricia M. Prezelski, 70, of Honesdale, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born March 7, 1947, in Car- bondale, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Mary O’Koren Prezelski. She was a member of Ascension Parish, Forest City, and active in St. John the Evan- gelist Church, Honesdale. She participated in Bible study at both churches. Her Catholic faith was very important to her. Pat was a graduate of Forest City Regional High School and East Stroudsburg University. She was an elementary teacher in Maryland and then Los Angeles, California, for many years. She returned to Pennsylvania and worked as a substitute teacher and later worked in a law office in Honesdale. She was also caretak- er for her parents and a member of the Slovenian Heritage Club. She was a very generous person and will be sadly missed by all of her family and friends. Surviving are a sister, Karen Schaefer and husband, Andrew, Binghamton; a nephew, Andrew; and a niece, Stephanie; several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Kathleen Gos. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Sept. 7 in St. Joseph’s Church, Forest City. Interment, St. Joseph’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to As- cension Parish, Forest City, or St. John the Evangelist Church, Honesdale. Condolences: www. lesjackfuneralhome.com. Rolland (Ron) White Tompkinsville Rolland (Ron) White, 79, of Tompkinsville died accidently Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, while doing what he enjoyed, farming. He is survived by his wife, Lois (Vergano) White. They were married on April 21, 1962 and enjoyed over 55 years together. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Eloise Goodrich, Annabel Wells, and Vina Go- odrich. He is survived by three sons, Dean White and wife Wendy, David White, and Daniel White and wife Lau- ra, all of Tompkinsville Pa; grandchildren, James White, Heather Johnson and her hus- band Tom, Cassandra White, Cody White, Colby White; and great grandchild, Daisy May. He also had five nieces and nephews including, Judy Short, Shirley Iyoob, Mary Brown, Douglas Goodrich, and the late Ken Goodrich. Born March 26, 1938 at Carbondale General, the son of the late Earl and Agatha (Powell) White. He aended Greenfield Township school and was a graduate of Sco Township High School. He served in the U.S. Army stationed in Seoul Area Com- mand, Korea and later sta- tioned in St. Louis, Missouri, where he met his wife, Lois. He was employed at Pica- tinny Arsenal, Dover, NJ for 10 years, where he held nu- merous sporting records in baseball and basketball some of which still stand today. In 1974 he returned home to Tompkinsville, and retired from a career of photography at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in 1990 at age 52. His passion since retire- ment was operating White’s Farm along with his three sons. The farm has been in the family in excess of 150 years. He managed a herd of Registered Polled Herefords and Black Angus cale, from which he received so much enjoyment and where he spent his final moments. His faithful friend, Doug Merkel was always available when he needed a helping hand. He aended the Elkdale Baptist Church of West Clif- ford. He will be dearly missed by his loved ones and all who truly knew him. He is now at peace and in glory with his Creator. The funeral was held Sept. 6 from the Elkdale Baptist Church of West Clifford, Clif- ford Township, celebrated by Rev. Frank Bissol, pastor. In- terment with military honors, Tompkinsville Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by the Shifler-Parise Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Clifford. To share condolences and photos with Rolland’s family visit his book of everlasting memories at www.parisefu- neralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memo- rial donations can be sent to the Elkdale Baptist Church of West Clifford, 45 State Route 2014, Clifford Township, Pa 18470. Left to Right: Tammi Mowry, SCCTC Adult Continuing Education Office; Peter Quigg, President of the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains; Richard Ely, Veter- ans Affairs: Joe Andre, VETS Fund, John Reynolds, VETS Fund; Dr. Alice Davis, Executive Director of the SCCTC, and County Commissioner Alan Hall. Scholarship Established for Military Veterans Local representatives at- tended the placing of a new plaque, being prominently dis- played in the entrance of the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center (SCCTC), to recognize the donors of a recently established scholar- ship fund for our military per- sonnel. The Veterans Educa- tion and Training Scholarship (VETS Fund) will support local veterans and also reservists and National Guard members. This scholarship is admin- istered by the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains to benefit veterans aending the SCCTC located at the Elk Lake School District campus. Curricula at the SCCTC target adult programs such as welding, nursing, and auto mechanics. The goal of the scholarship is to help broaden a veteran’s career base or create a lifetime occupation. Veterans interested in apply- ing for the scholarship should contact the SCCTC directly at 570- 278-9229 extension 6671, where the staff will schedule a tour of the facility, review curriculum choices, research fi- nancial resources, and provide other pertinent information. Donations to the scholarship fund are key to the overall suc- cess of the endowment. Contri- butions of $1,000 or more will be noted on the new plaque, with the names of individual donors and organizations per- manently affixed. Memorial recognition of a friend or loved one can easily be arranged. Appreciation is extended to all the supporting Ameri- can Legion and VFW posts, as well as to many individuals, for their assistance in geing this new program established. Those wishing to help enhance this permanent scholarship fund are invited to contribute to the VETS Fund at The Com- munity Foundation, 270 Lake Avenue, Montrose, PA 18801, or on line at www.community- foundation.org Your donation will help those who have served our country. Rockhill Plumbing & Heating Inc. (Fully insured & licensed, owned & operated by John & Cheryl Dishong) What do w e do? All Plumbing-Heating-HVAC, including drain cleaning Installation-Repair-Service-Maintenance- Residential-Commercial & More! Emergency Service 24/7 and FREE Estimates 570-785-2350 email:[email protected] Greetings! I would like to send my sincere thank you to the citizens of Forest City for nominating me and electing me as a Distinguished Citizen. It is an honor that I will always hold dear to my heart. Send my thanks to those responsible for preparing for the reception afterwards. It was wonderful to meet my old friends. Thanks again, Joe & Karen Zasik Tyler, Texas Chicken & Biscuit Dinner At Trinity Church Trinity ECW’s Chicken & Biscuit Dinner will be held on Thursday, September 21 from 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River Street, Carbondale. Tick- ets $10.00. To place an order please phone (570) 282-3620 Keith Wilcox Clifford Twp. Keith Wilcox, 58, Clifford Twp., died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at Geisinger CMC, Scranton. Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Edward T. and Rosemary A. Senick Wilcox, he loved his daughters and was a self-employed painting contractor who had a sense of humor and a great heart. Keith was an avid Philadel- phia sports fan, especially a Flyers fan. He liked spend- ing time cuing grass on his tractor. Surviving are daughters, Briany Wilcox and com- panion, Dylan Nissen, For- est City; and Fallon Fay, Johnstown; brothers, Wayne Wilcox, Bensalem; Tony Wil- cox and wife, Pauline, Forest City; Mark Wilcox, Clifford Twp.; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Deborah Ann Wil- cox; a brother, Edward Wil- cox Jr.; and an uncle, Philip Senick. The funeral will be Wednesdy from Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 74 N. Main St., Carbondale, with services at Carbondale United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Interment, Caulkins Cemetery, Damascus Twp. Pennsylvania hunters had one of their safest years on record in 2016. The number of hunting related shooting incidents statewide was the second-lowest ever, and for only the second time on record, a year passed without a single fatality related to gun handling while hunting or trapping in Pennsylvania. There were 25 hunting-relat- ed shooting incidents statewide during 2016. Only 2015 had a lower number of incidents with 23. And the only other year without a hunting-related fatal- ity in Pennsylvania was 2012. The trend of increasingly safer hunting is something of which Pennsylvania’s hunters – and the Game Commission’s team of volunteer instructors – can be proud, said Game Commission Executive Direc- tor Bryan Burhans. Decades ago, hundreds of incidents oc- curred annually, year after year in Pennsylvania. “There’s always work to do when it comes to improving hunter safety, because even one incident is too many,’ Burhans said. “But the fact remains that hunting is safer than it’s ever been, and in Pennsylvania, the credit for that can be shared by the legions of hunters who make a habit out of making good decisions and the dedi- cated instructors who have trained them so well.” Pennsylvania has compiled data on hunting-related shoot- ing incidents (HRSIs) since 1915. HRSIs in Pennsylvania have declined nearly 80 percent since hunter-education train- ing began in 1959. Prior to 2013, there never had been fewer than 33 incidents reported in a year, and 2016 marks the fourth straight year in which fewer than 30 incidents were reported. The leading causes of hunt- ing-related shooting incidents in 2016 were a victim being in the line of fire, which account - ed for 44 percent of the total, followed by unintentional dis- charge, which accounted for 20 percent of the total. Incidents where the victim was shot in mistake for game remain at record-low levels. “Before hunter-education training first was launched, hunting related shooting in- cidents occurred far too fre- quently, and to see that number reduced to less than 30 in 2016 with no fatalities in Pennsyl- vania is quite an accomplish- ment,” Daley said. “A lot of hard work, and many, many volunteer hours are behind this achievement, and I’m proud to be part of the group working to make hunting in Pennsylvania even safer.” Pennsylvania hunters record Low number of shooting Incidents, no fatalities in 2016 Blessing of Pets In Browndale Sun., Oct. 8 The annual Blessing of the Pets will take place on Sunday, October 8, 2016 from 1 PM to 2:30 PM at the Browndale Fire Station, Rte. 247, 620 Marion Street, Browndale. Bring your properly re- strained companion animals for a special blessing by the Reverend McGinty. All ani- mals/pets are welcome! Refreshments available for purchase, proceeds benefit Dessin Animal Shelter Spon- sored by CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FOREST CITY. TC Sportsman meet Sept. 14 The Tri-County Sportsman Association will resume its monthly meetings Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the VFW Hall, Main St., Simp- son. Dues for 2018 can be paid at this meeting. Blood Drive in Browndale Fri., Sept. 22 The Browndale Fire Station will be turned into a Commu- nity Red Cross Blood dona- tion center from 1:00 to 6:00 PM on Friday, September 22, 2017. The Browndale Fire Sta- tion is located on Route 247, 620 Marion Street, Browndale. Please stop by to donate the gift of life! If you would like to make an appointment to donate blood, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go on-line to: www.redcrossblood.org . You may also walk in. Please help support the Red Cross and donate blood. “Give the gift of life. Give Blood” Kathryn M. Eldred Honesdale Kathryn M. Eldred, 85, of Hon- esdale, died on Thursday, Septem- ber 7, 2017 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born on July 24, 1932 in Read- ing, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Elizabeth Carroll Berger. She was a graduate of Honesdale High School, class of 1950. A loving mother and homemak- er, Kathryn was the former owner of the Red Schoolhouse which is now owned and operated by her son. She later moved to Scranton where she was employed in the cafeteria at Allied Services. Kathryn returned to Honesdale and was employed at Wayne Highlands School District as an office assistant and retired from St. John the Evan- gelist Parish. In her younger years, she en- joyed bowling and was a 4-H leader while for her children partic- ipated. She also enjoyed music and had a wonderful voice. She also en- joyed gardening and flowers. She was a faithful member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Honesdale aending St. Joseph’s Church in Rileyville. There she was a member of its Altar and Rosary Society and participated in their choir. Kathryn and several oth- ers were instrumental in starting a Sunday School program and St. Joseph’s Church. She was also a former member of the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel in Honesdale. Surviving is her daughter Eliza- beth E. Wilson and husband Lew of Honesdale; her sons Stephen Carl Eldred and wife Maryann, and Michael Joseph Eldred and wife Connie all of Honesdale; her grandchildren Jason, Jeremy, Josh- ua, Jacob, and Jackie Eldred and Lexington Wilson; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son Daniel John Eldred, her brothers John and Donald Berger, her grandsons Lewis Nicholas Wil- son III and Stephen Daniel Eldred. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Sep- tember 14th at St. Joseph’s Church in Rileyville at 10 am. Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cem- etery. Friends may visit Hessling Funeral Home, Inc., 428 Main St. Honesdale on Wednesday, 6 to 8. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Joseph’s Altar and Ro- sary Society, PO Box 113, Tyler Hill, PA 18469-0013 or Wayne County Public Library, 1406 Main St. Hon- esdale, PA 18431.
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THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected] - PAGE 5
Area Obituaries
SEAN P. McGRAW, ESQ.Attorney-at-law
WILLS & ESTATES
Patricia M. Prezelski
HonesdalePatricia M. Prezelski, 70, of
Honesdale, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.
Born March 7, 1947, in Car-bondale, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Mary O’Koren Prezelski. She was a member of Ascension Parish, Forest City, and active in St. John the Evan-gelist Church, Honesdale. She participated in Bible study at both churches. Her Catholic faith was very important to her.
Pat was a graduate of Forest City Regional High School and East Stroudsburg University. She was an elementary teacher in Maryland and then Los Angeles, California, for many years. She returned to Pennsylvania and worked as a substitute teacher and later worked in a law office in Honesdale. She was also caretak-er for her parents and a member of the Slovenian Heritage Club. She was a very generous person and will be sadly missed by all of her family and friends.
Surviving are a sister, Karen Schaefer and husband, Andrew, Binghamton; a nephew, Andrew; and a niece, Stephanie; several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Kathleen Gotts.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Sept. 7 in St. Joseph’s Church, Forest City. Interment, St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to As-cension Parish, Forest City, or St. John the Evangelist Church, Honesdale. Condolences: www.lesjackfuneralhome.com.
Rolland (Ron) White
TompkinsvilleRolland (Ron) White, 79, of
Tompkinsville died accidently Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, while doing what he enjoyed, farming. He is survived by his wife, Lois (Vergano) White. They were married on April 21, 1962 and enjoyed over 55 years together.
He was preceded in death by his sisters, Eloise Goodrich, Annabel Wells, and Vina Go-odrich.
He is survived by three sons, Dean White and wife Wendy, David White, and Daniel White and wife Lau-ra, all of Tompkinsville Pa; grandchildren, James White, Heather Johnson and her hus-band Tom, Cassandra White, Cody White, Colby White; and great grandchild, Daisy May. He also had five nieces and nephews including, Judy Short, Shirley Iyoob, Mary Brown, Douglas Goodrich, and the late Ken Goodrich.
Born March 26, 1938 at Carbondale General, the son of the late Earl and Agatha (Powell) White. He attended Greenfield Township school and was a graduate of Scott Township High School.
He served in the U.S. Army stationed in Seoul Area Com-mand, Korea and later sta-tioned in St. Louis, Missouri, where he met his wife, Lois.
He was employed at Pica-tinny Arsenal, Dover, NJ for 10 years, where he held nu-merous sporting records in baseball and basketball some of which still stand today. In 1974 he returned home to Tompkinsville, and retired from a career of photography at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in 1990 at age 52.
His passion since retire-ment was operating White’s Farm along with his three sons. The farm has been in the family in excess of 150 years. He managed a herd of Registered Polled Herefords and Black Angus cattle, from which he received so much enjoyment and where he spent his final moments. His faithful friend, Doug Merkel was always available when he needed a helping hand.
He attended the Elkdale Baptist Church of West Clif-ford.
He will be dearly missed by his loved ones and all who truly knew him. He is now at peace and in glory with his Creator.
The funeral was held Sept. 6 from the Elkdale Baptist Church of West Clifford, Clif-ford Township, celebrated by Rev. Frank Bissol, pastor. In-terment with military honors, Tompkinsville Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements by the Shifler-Parise Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Clifford.
To share condolences and photos with Rolland’s family visit his book of everlasting memories at www.parisefu-neralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memo-rial donations can be sent to the Elkdale Baptist Church of West Clifford, 45 State Route 2014, Clifford Township, Pa 18470.
Left to Right: Tammi Mowry, SCCTC Adult Continuing Education Office; Peter Quigg, President of the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains; Richard Ely, Veter-ans Affairs: Joe Andre, VETS Fund, John Reynolds, VETS Fund; Dr. Alice Davis, Executive Director of the SCCTC, and County Commissioner Alan Hall.
Scholarship Established for Military VeteransLocal representatives at-
tended the placing of a new plaque, being prominently dis-played in the entrance of the Susquehanna County Career & Technology Center (SCCTC), to recognize the donors of a recently established scholar-ship fund for our military per-sonnel. The Veterans Educa-tion and Training Scholarship (VETS Fund) will support local veterans and also reservists and National Guard members.
This scholarship is admin-istered by the Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains to benefit veterans attending the SCCTC located at the Elk Lake School District campus.
Curricula at the SCCTC
target adult programs such as welding, nursing, and auto mechanics. The goal of the scholarship is to help broaden a veteran’s career base or create a lifetime occupation.
Veterans interested in apply-ing for the scholarship should contact the SCCTC directly at 570- 278-9229 extension 6671, where the staff will schedule a tour of the facility, review curriculum choices, research fi-nancial resources, and provide other pertinent information.
Donations to the scholarship fund are key to the overall suc-cess of the endowment. Contri-butions of $1,000 or more will be noted on the new plaque, with the names of individual donors and organizations per-
manently affixed. Memorial recognition of a friend or loved one can easily be arranged.
Appreciation is extended to all the supporting Ameri-can Legion and VFW posts, as well as to many individuals, for their assistance in getting this new program established. Those wishing to help enhance this permanent scholarship fund are invited to contribute to the VETS Fund at The Com-munity Foundation, 270 Lake Avenue, Montrose, PA 18801, or on line at www.community-foundation.org
Your donation will help those who have served our country.
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I would like to send my sincere thank you to the citizens of Forest City for nominating me and electing me as a
Distinguished Citizen. It is an honor that I will always hold dear to my heart.
Send my thanks to those responsible for preparing for the reception afterwards. It was wonderful to meet my old friends.
Thanks again,
Joe & Karen ZasikTyler, Texas
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner At Trinity Church
Trinity ECW’s Chicken & Biscuit Dinner will be held on Thursday, September 21 from 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River Street, Carbondale. Tick-ets $10.00. To place an order please phone (570) 282-3620
Keith WilcoxClifford Twp.
Keith Wilcox, 58, Clifford Twp., died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at Geisinger CMC, Scranton.
Born in Philadelphia, son of the late Edward T. and Rosemary A. Senick Wilcox, he loved his daughters and was a self-employed painting contractor who had a sense of humor and a great heart. Keith was an avid Philadel-phia sports fan, especially a Flyers fan. He liked spend-ing time cutting grass on his tractor.
Surviving are daughters, Brittany Wilcox and com-panion, Dylan Nissen, For-est City; and Fallon Fay, Johnstown; brothers, Wayne Wilcox, Bensalem; Tony Wil-cox and wife, Pauline, Forest City; Mark Wilcox, Clifford Twp.; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Deborah Ann Wil-cox; a brother, Edward Wil-cox Jr.; and an uncle, Philip Senick.
The funeral will be Wednesdy from Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 74 N. Main St., Carbondale, with services at Carbondale United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Interment, Caulkins Cemetery, Damascus Twp.
Pennsylvania hunters had one of their safest years on record in 2016. The number of hunting related shooting incidents statewide was the second-lowest ever, and for only the second time on record, a year passed without a single fatality related to gun handling while hunting or trapping in Pennsylvania.
There were 25 hunting-relat-ed shooting incidents statewide during 2016. Only 2015 had a lower number of incidents with 23. And the only other year without a hunting-related fatal-ity in Pennsylvania was 2012.
The trend of increasingly safer hunting is something of which Pennsylvania’s hunters – and the Game Commission’s team of volunteer instructors – can be proud, said Game Commission Executive Direc-tor Bryan Burhans. Decades ago, hundreds of incidents oc-curred annually, year after year in Pennsylvania.
“There’s always work to do when it comes to improving hunter safety, because even one incident is too many,’ Burhans said. “But the fact remains that hunting is safer than it’s ever been, and in Pennsylvania, the credit for that can be shared by the legions of hunters who make a habit out of making good decisions and the dedi-cated instructors who have
trained them so well.” Pennsylvania has compiled
data on hunting-related shoot-ing incidents (HRSIs) since 1915. HRSIs in Pennsylvania have declined nearly 80 percent since hunter-education train-ing began in 1959. Prior to 2013, there never had been fewer than 33 incidents reported in a year, and 2016 marks the fourth straight year in which fewer than 30 incidents were reported.
The leading causes of hunt-ing-related shooting incidents in 2016 were a victim being in the line of fire, which account-ed for 44 percent of the total, followed by unintentional dis-charge, which accounted for 20 percent of the total. Incidents where the victim was shot in mistake for game remain at record-low levels.
“Before hunter-education training first was launched, hunting related shooting in-cidents occurred far too fre-quently, and to see that number reduced to less than 30 in 2016 with no fatalities in Pennsyl-vania is quite an accomplish-ment,” Daley said. “A lot of hard work, and many, many volunteer hours are behind this achievement, and I’m proud to be part of the group working to make hunting in Pennsylvania even safer.”
Pennsylvania hunters record Low number of shooting
Incidents, no fatalities in 2016
Blessing of Pets In BrowndaleSun., Oct. 8
The annual Blessing of the
Pets will take place on Sunday, October 8, 2016 from 1 PM to 2:30 PM at the Browndale Fire Station, Rte. 247, 620 Marion Street, Browndale.
Bring your properly re-strained companion animals for a special blessing by the Reverend McGinty. All ani-mals/pets are welcome!
Refreshments available for purchase, proceeds benefit Dessin Animal Shelter Spon-sored by CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, FOREST CITY.
TC Sportsmanmeet Sept. 14
The Tri-County Sportsman Association will resume its monthly meetings Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the VFW Hall, Main St., Simp-son. Dues for 2018 can be paid at this meeting.
Blood Drive in BrowndaleFri., Sept. 22
The Browndale Fire Station will be turned into a Commu-nity Red Cross Blood dona-tion center from 1:00 to 6:00 PM on Friday, September 22, 2017. The Browndale Fire Sta-tion is located on Route 247, 620 Marion Street, Browndale. Please stop by to donate the gift of life!
If you would like to make an appointment to donate blood, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go on-line to: www.redcrossblood.org . You may also walk in. Please help support the Red Cross and donate blood. “Give the gift of life. Give Blood”
Kathryn M. EldredHonesdale
Kathryn M. Eldred, 85, of Hon-esdale, died on Thursday, Septem-ber 7, 2017 at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Born on July 24, 1932 in Read-ing, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Elizabeth Carroll Berger. She was a graduate of Honesdale High School, class of 1950.
A loving mother and homemak-er, Kathryn was the former owner of the Red Schoolhouse which is now owned and operated by her son. She later moved to Scranton where she was employed in the cafeteria at Allied Services. Kathryn returned to Honesdale and was employed at Wayne Highlands School District as an office assistant and retired from St. John the Evan-gelist Parish.
In her younger years, she en-joyed bowling and was a 4-H leader while for her children partic-ipated. She also enjoyed music and had a wonderful voice. She also en-joyed gardening and flowers.
She was a faithful member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Honesdale attending St. Joseph’s Church in Rileyville. There she was a member of its Altar and Rosary Society and participated in their choir. Kathryn and several oth-ers were instrumental in starting a Sunday School program and St. Joseph’s Church. She was also a former member of the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel in Honesdale.
Surviving is her daughter Eliza-beth E. Wilson and husband Lew of Honesdale; her sons Stephen Carl Eldred and wife Maryann, and Michael Joseph Eldred and wife Connie all of Honesdale; her grandchildren Jason, Jeremy, Josh-ua, Jacob, and Jackie Eldred and Lexington Wilson; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her son Daniel John Eldred, her brothers John and Donald Berger, her grandsons Lewis Nicholas Wil-son III and Stephen Daniel Eldred.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Sep-tember 14th at St. Joseph’s Church in Rileyville at 10 am. Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cem-etery. Friends may visit Hessling Funeral Home, Inc., 428 Main St. Honesdale on Wednesday, 6 to 8.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. Joseph’s Altar and Ro-sary Society, PO Box 113, Tyler Hill, PA 18469-0013 or Wayne County Public Library, 1406 Main St. Hon-esdale, PA 18431.
