CAROLYN A. CICCONE

HAWLEY — Carolyn A. (Vannatta) Ciccone, a housekeeper at Silver Birches Resort in Tafton, PA, died at home on June 15, 2002. She was 58.

The daughter of the late Ward and Etta Card Vannatta, she was born in Damascus.

Ciccone was very involved in the activities of her daughters and grandchildren.

Survivors include three daughters, Daun Ciccone of Hawley, Lisa Riddle of Vanleer, TN, and Gina Ehrhardt of Paupack; a sister, Gladys Stanton of Port Orange,FL; two brothers, Willard Vannatta of Milford and Eugene Vannatta of Daytona, FL. There are five grandchildren, Garrett, Dalton, Cole, Raeann and Ryan.

Funeral services are at Hawley United Methodist Church on Thursday, June 20 at 11:00 a.m. presided by Rev. Martin L. Cox, Jr. Arrangements are by Teeters’ Funeral Chapel.

Memorial contributions can be made to Cherry Ridge Veterinary Clinic, RR#2, Box 1030, Honesdale, PA 18431 or Dessin Animal Shelter, RR3, Box 3043, Honesdale, PA, 18431.

ANDREW E. DULEY

HONESDALE — Andrew E. Duley, “The Little Giant,” a retired furniture assembler for the S.J. Bailey & Sons Furniture Company of Honesdale, died on June 9, 2002. He was 92.

The son of the late John and Catherine Timko Duley, he was born in Dupont.

Duley was a talented baseball player and played for the Honesdale Team in the 1930’s and 1940’s. He was an outstanding veteran pitcher in the Wayne County League where he got the nickname, “The Little Giant.” He was thought by many experts of the day as the brainiest pitcher in the league at that time. He was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Honesdale, a life-member and past president of the Cherry Ridge Fishing Club and a member and one of the founding fathers of the Friends of Bill W’s in Honesdale in the early 1950’s.

Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Joan Duley of Honesdale; a sister, Ann Wyatt of Tulsa, OK; two grandsons, Andrew William Duley and Kevin David Duley and wife Carlyn of Hoensdale; three great grandchildren, Jennifer Lynn, Zachary James and Ciara Lynn; nieces and nephews.

The widower of Garnet L. Roberts, his wife of 64 years, he was also preceded in death by a son, Andrew W. Duley in 2002; two sisters, Mary Bendzel and Kate Kleback; and five brothers, Anthony, Edward, John, Joseph and Charles.

Private funeral services will be conducted by the family from the Hessling Funeral Home, 428 Main St., Honesdale, by the Rev. Kenneth Buckwalter, Pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Honesdale. Interment was in Indian Orchard Cemetery, Texas Township.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Honesdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, PO Box 71, Honesdale; or the Wayne Unit of the American Cancer Society, 617 Main Street, Honesdale, PA. 18431

EDMUND A. ENGLERT

GREELEY — Edmund A. Englert, an independent truck driver, of Greeley, died on Monday, June 10, 2002 in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was 63.

The son of the late Edmund and Helen Sieber Englert, he was born in Patterson, NJ.

Survivors include his ex-wife, Irene Englert, of Greeley; a son, Edmund Englert of Ohio, three daughters, Debbie VanOrden of Rowland; Lorraine Englert of Lords Valley; Kim June Ocwieja of Scranton; a daughter, Sara Slater; and two grandsons, Jarred Ocwieja and Connor Ocwieja.

A memorial service was held at Teeters’ East Chapel in Hawley. Cremation took place in H.G. Smith Crematory in Stroudsburg.

Memorial contributions may be made to Greeley Fire Department or Lackawaxen Ambulance Service.

ROBERT JOSEPH KING

MONTICELLO — Robert Joseph King, a carpenter and lifelong resident of the area, died at home on Saturday, June 8, 2002. He was 38.

The son of Margaret Swingle King and the late Thomas R. King, he was born September 13, 1963 in Monticello.

Survivors include his mother, Margaret King of Kauneonga Lake; one son, Alex Puchalski of Monticello; his companion, Boni Puchalski of Monticello; two brothers, Thomas King of Wurtsboro and William King of Monticello; one sister, Connie DeFazio of Monticello; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services were held at the Van Inwegen-Kenny, Inc. Funeral Home. The Reverent Gene Smith officiated.

Cremation was at Cedar Hill Crematory in Newburgh, NY. Interment of his ashes will be made at the convenience of the family in the Rock Ridge Cemetery, in Monticello.

Memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Church of Monticello, NY 12701.

ELLA POPOLILLO

CALLICOON — Ella Popolillo, an artist and sales clerk at the “Band Box” in Callicoon and Nurses Aide at Callicoon Hospital, died Friday, June 14, 2002 in Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. She was 79.

The daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Pottfay, she was born August 2, 1922 in Czechoslovakia.

The widow of Frank Popolillo, she was a volunteer librarian at Delaware Public Library in Callicoon. She attended Cooper Union Art Institute in New York City.

Survivors include four daughters, Karen Fanti of Boynton Beach, FL, Donna Weed of Rock Hill, Joyce Sykes of Callicoon, Linda Grossman of Milford, PA; one sister, Josephine Kurutz of Trenton, NJ; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one nephew and two nieces.

Funeral services were held at the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, Inc. in Callicoon. Father Ignatius Smith, O.F.M., officiated.

Burial was in Callicoon Cemetery, Callicoon, NY.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Callicoon Fire Department, PO Box 806, Callicoon or Upper Delaware Ambulance Corps, Box 238, Hankins, NY 12741.

RONALD F. WEINBERGER, SR.

HONESDALE — Ronald F. Weinberger Sr., a lifelong Honesdale resident and owner and operator of RW Loft Studio, died Wednesday, June 12 at home after an illness.

The son of the late Clara Richter Weinberger Smith and the late Francis Weinberger, he was a 1970 graduate of Honesdale High School. He received an associate degree in photography from Antonelli School of Photography, Philadelphia.

A Texas Township supervisor, he was an experienced carpenter and worked for Hayden Construction and Camp Towanda.

A volunteer for American Cancer Society, he also served as Republican Committee person for Texas Township. A member of the Clover Leaf Huntington Club and the Cherry Ridge Fishing club, he collected antiques, enjoyed travel and loved Hawaii.

Survivors include three sons, Ronald Jr., Richard and Robert at home; his former wife and caregiver, Maje Kropf Weingberger; two sisters, Deanna and husband Vincent Bates, of Honesdale, and Margaret Bagdonas of Waymart; nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Mass was celebrated at St. John the Evangelist Church in Honesdale. Internment was in St. Mary Magdalen’s Cemetery, in Honesdale.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the Wayne Unit, American Cancer Society, 627 Main Street, Honesdale, or St. John’s Parish, 150 Terrace St., Honesdale, PA 18431.