DESLY BLOCK

MONTICELLO, NY — Desly Block, a retired legal secretary of Cohen & Silverstein Law Office in Monticello and longtime Monticello resident, died Sunday, October 27, 2002 in St. Agnes Hospital in White Plains, NY. She was 78.

Desly was born on June 20, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Sol & Hortense Putterman Hyrkin. She was the widow of the late Ben Block who died in 1970.

She is survived by two sons, Howard and his wife, Linda Block, of Kauneonga Lake, and Paul and his wife, Sora Block, of Far Rockaway; two sisters, Phoebe Lane of Union, NJ, and Adele Stern of Englewood, NJ; one borther, Roy Hyrkin of Westtown, NY; three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 29, 2002 in the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home Inc., 186 Broadway, Monticello, NY. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery, Saddlebrook, NJ.

MARCIA E. GARLANDA

YOUNGSVILLE, NY — Marcia E. Garlanda, a homemaker and gardener, died Thursday, October 31, 2002 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris. She was 53.

The daughter of the late Joseph and Eve Pearl Covens, she was born March 16, 1949 in New York City.

Survivors include her husband, Gino Garlanda at home, and one sister, Barbara Jo Covens of New York City.

A memorial service was held Saturday, November 2, 2002, at the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home in Jeffersonville. Cremation will be in Twin Tiers Crematory, Endicott.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

Arrangements were made by the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home Inc., Jeffersonville.

KENNETH F. HALLOCK

HONESDALE, PA — Kenneth Frank Hallock of Berlin Township and former resident of Monticello, died Sunday, November 3, 2002 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, following a lengthy illness. He was 85.

Born September 24, 1917 in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Ethel Hallock. Ken served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a cook. He retired from the Office of the Aging where he was a driver for Wayne County.

He is survived by his wife of 29 years, the former Joan Ann Trieber; six sons, Michael Hallock and wife, Marilee, of Monticello, Teddy Hallock and wife, Dawn, of Roscoe, Theodore “Ted” Hallock of Swan Lake, Tony Napolitano and wife, Louise, of Lava, Kenneth Trieber and wife, Angel, and Benny Hopkins and wife, Tina, all of Honesdale; a daughter, Mildred Hurley of Florida; 12 grandchildren; a great-grandson; and several other grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by sisters, Marion Virigilo and Emilie Napolitano.

Funeral services were held at the Hessling Funeral Home, 428 Main St., Honesdale, on Wednesday, November 6, 2002, with the Rev. Bryan Wright of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Honesdale, officiating. Cremation followed with the ashes interred in New York.

Memorial contributions may be made to the donors’ favorite charity.

VERSAL S. HENDERSON

PROMPTON, PA — Versal S. Henderson died unexpectedly at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, on Friday morning, of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Duane Henderson, in 1997.

Born in Honesdale, daughter of the late Myron and Myra Keesler Cottell, she was a member of the Prompton United Methodist Church and the Methodist Women’s Society. She also attended the Alkins Union Baptist Church and was a member of the Calkins Ladies Aid and an active volunteer for the American Cancer Society.

She is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Susan and Robert Killam, and Nancy and Thomas Schilling all of Honesdale; two sisters and their husbands, Virginia and Robert Young of Damascus, and Betty and Carl Roberts of Honesdale; three grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Francis and Clinton and two sisters,Lois and Nancy.

Funeral services were held on Monday, November 4, 2002, in the Arthur A. Bryant Funeral Home, 1228 North Main Street, Honesdale with services by Rev. Lane Jones of the Calkins Union Baptist Church, Calkins. Interment will be in the Glen Dyberry Cemetery, Honesdale.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Prompton United Methodist Church or the Calkins Union Baptist Church.

ELIZABETH B. ILOFF

HONESDALE, PA — Elizabeth Blanche Warren Iloff died unexpectedly Monday, October 28, 2002 at her home. She was 74.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Mervin R. Iloff, who died on May 13, 1993.

Born June 20, 1928 in Dalton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Otsego Warren and Florence Sheard Warren R.N. Elizabeth was employed as lead assembler for the former Katz Company in Honesdale until she retired. She was a member of the Prompton United Methodist Church, Central United Methodist Church, Wayne Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary and volunteered her time for the Honesdale Church Community Food Pantry.

She is survived by a son, Mervin W. Iloff and wife, Sherry, of Milanville; four daughters, Sharon Fries of Prompton, Mary Hessling, Susan Fullem and Nancy Brussell, all of Honesdale; two sisters, Janet Loring R.N. and Ann Kinsman, both of Honesdale; 14 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Wallace, and a brother-in-law, Howard Loring.

Her funeral was conducted from the Hessling Funeral Home, 428 Main St., Honesdale on Saturday, November 2, 2002 wth services by Rev. Mark Terwilliger, pastor of Central United Methodist Church, Honesdale. Interment will be in the Calkins Union Cemetery, Damascus Township.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, Wayne Unit, or the Central United Methodist Church.

DOROTHY MARTIN

HONESDALE, PA — Dorothy Martin of Honesdale, died Monday, October 14, 2002 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, after an illness. She was 86.

She was the widow of Earl Martin who died on February 21, 2000.

Born in Girdland, daughter of the late George and Bessie Davis Appel, she was a member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church, Wayne County Republican Women and Pleasant Valley Grange.

She is survived by a brother, Melvin Appel of Honesdale; five sisters, Elma Davis of Girdland, Erma Simpson of Hawley, May Kayes of Honesdale, Viola Holl of Waymart, and Lynetta Davis of Honesdale; four granddaughters, and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, William L. Martin; two brothers, Gordon and Robert Appel; and a sister, Mildred Appel.

Private funeral services were held in the Arthur A. Bryant Funeral Home, 1228 Main St., Honesdale. Interment was at the East Dyberry Cemetery, Dyberry Township.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 63 North Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.

THEODORE S. OLSHESKI

PAUPACK, PA — Theodore S. Olsheski died at home on Wednesday, October 30, 2002, following an illness. He was 75.

He was born in Newark, NJ to the late Stanley and Karoline Rusak Olsheski. He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Magdalena Bauer Olsheski.

He was a flight systems engineer for Bendix Corp. in Teterboro, NJ, where he designed and developed flight control systems. Following his retirement from Bendix, Mr. Olsheski worked at Miller Brothers in Honesdale. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church and served in the Navy and Marine Corps during World War II.

He is survived by two sons, Joseph C. Olsheski of Paupack, and Thomas J. Olsheski of Scranton; a daughter, Karoline Gumble of Paupack; and 10 grandchildren.

Cremation will be at H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg, PA.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Pike Unit, 110 W. Harford St., Milford, PA 18337.