IRVIN G. BROOKS

SHOHOLA, PA — Irvin G. Brooks died July 19, 2003 at home. His widow is the former Louise Helms Brooks, who died in 1993. The couple was married for 72 years. He was 94.

The son of the late George and Catherine Gallagher Killam and adopted as an infant by the late Willard and Minnie Killam Brooks, he lived in Lake Ariel and operated the GLF, now known as the Agway Store, until 1953, when his family moved to Shohola Falls. He and his wife operated a tourist business there until 1979, at which time it was sold to his son Kenneth.

He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He attended both the Avoy Christian Church in Lake Ariel and the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Milford.

Survivors include two sons, Bruce Brooks of Lake Ariel and Kenneth Brooks and wife Lucie of Shohola Falls; two daughters, Kathryn and her husband Joseph Schollar of Layton, Utah and Carol and her husband Charles Evans of Valparaiso, FL; seven grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A fall memorial service will be held.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Avoy Christian Church, 261 Avoy Road, Lake Ariel, PA 18436 or to the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Fifth and Catharine Streets, Milford, PA 18337.

WILLIAM W. BRUNS

LACKAWAXEN, PA — William W. Bruns died Tuesday, August 5, 2003 after a short illness.

The son of the late Frederick and Marichem Buddie Bruns, he was born March 10, 1951 in Port Jervis, NY.

Survivors include his companion of 10 years, Debbie Beisel; her daughter, Tara and her sons; one sister, Joan Knoll and her husband John of Lackawaxen; a sister-in-law, Jean Bruns of Eau Claire, WI; eight nieces and nephews; and 13 greatnieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his brother Fred of Eau Claire, WI.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 37, Shohola, PA 18458 or to the charity of one’s choice.

EVELYN BRUSTMAN

OBERNBURG, NY — Evelyn Brustman, a homemaker and a lifelong area resident, died Tuesday, August 5, 2003, at the Grover M. Hermann Division of the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Callicoon. She was 85.

The daughter of the late William and Elsie Theadore, she was born April 9, 1918, in Roscoe, NY.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church and the Rosary Society of the church, both in Obernburg.

Survivors include her husband, Frederick Brustman, at home; a son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Ruth Brustman; a grandson Brian Brustman and his wife, Lori, all of Obernburg; and two sisters, Eleanor Atkins and Clara Atkins, both of Liberty. NY.

She was predeceased by three brothers, William, John and George Theadore.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Rosary Society, c/o St. Mary’s Church, Obernburg, NY 12767; or to the charity of one’s choice.

ARNOLD GEORGE DANIELS

HAWLEY, PA — Arnold George Daniels died August 2, 2003 at home. He was 74.

The son of the late Charles and Ada Chamberlain Daniels, he was a native of Hawley, PA.

He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean conflict. He was also vice-president of the Dime Bank; he retired in 1988 after 35 years of service and was a member of the Honesdale United Methodist Church, both in Honesdale, PA.

Survivors include his wife, Marian M. Daniels; his son, David Daniels of Beach Lake, PA; his daughter, Pam Miszler of Beach Lake; two stepsons, Fred Price of Pilot Mountain, NC and Brett Price of Dobson, NC; two stepdaughters, Sharon Blythe of Kannapolis, NC and Patty Champion of Weaverville, NC; eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.

A memorial register is available at “Funerals Scheduled” at grocefuneralhome.com.

GEORGE E. DEWEY

HAWLEY, PA — George E. Dewey died August 11, 2003 at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. He was 72.

The son of the late Nelson and Myrtle Eade Dewey, he was born in Hawley.

He was employed at J. Vance Hunt and Son and area newspapers. He was a member of Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame, former deputy sheriff and supervisor/deputy warden of Wayne County Prison, co-founder of Hawley Athletic Association and Wayne County Sportsman’s Association and president of Hawley Borough Council on which he served for over 12 years. He was a former Hawley fireman and an early Hawley ambulance driver and Hawley Borough policeman.

He was an avid sportsman, longtime baseball umpire and an active golfer.

Survivors include his wife, Rhoda J. Dewey of Hawley, PA; three brothers, Herbert Dewey of Montrose, PA, Joseph Dewey of Springville, PA and Douglas Dewey of Syracuse, NY; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother Edward and a sister Vivian.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hawley Fire Department, PO Box 61, Hawley, PA 18428 or the Hawley Ambulance and Rescue Company, 219 River Street, Hawley, PA 18428.

ARTHUR JOHN ERICKSON

EAST STROUDSBURG, PA — Arthur John Erickson died Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at home. He was 66.

The son of the late Axel and Gladys Carlson Erickson, he was born in Bay Ridge, NY. He was raised in Dingmans Ferry by his aunt and uncle, Lillian and William Hennessy.

Arthur and Nota Brady Mostellar were the founders and owners of Erickson’s Bakery and Erickson’s Landscaping. He was also the founder and owner of Godfather Exterminating Co., Ericksons Christmas Trees and Erickson’s International. He was formerly quality control supervisor at Ames Rubber Corp. and he also worked as a pre-arrangement counselor for Cook-Waldon Funeral Home, Austin, TX.

Survivors include three daughters, Sally George and her husband Kirk, Elizabeth Erickson Kameen and husband Joe of Dingman’s Ferry, Linda Reisenwitz and husband, Chris; eight siblings, Marylin Tornick of Matawan, NJ, Gladys Herman of Jensen Beach, FL, Lillian Harris of Port St. Lucis West, FL, John Erickson of Narrowsburg, NY, Harry Erickson of Long Island, NY, Jan Morgan of Dingmans Ferry, Donald Holdorff of CA and Fran Bradley of Middletown, NJ; and nine grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a son, Arthur John; and a sister, Gloria Guastella; and his beloved Molly.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 730 Pittston Ave, Scranton, PA 18505; or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Central, PA Chapter, 3607 Rosemont Ave., Suite 404, Camp Hill, PA 17011.

MATTHEW JOSEPH FREDA

CALLICOON, NY — Matthew Joseph “Joe” Freda, owner of Matthew J. Freda Real Estate, died August 7, 2003. He was 84.

The son of Francis Joseph Freda and Grace Reynolds Freda, he was born June 30, 1919 in Hammonton, NJ.

A retired U. S. Air Force Colonel, he flew combat missions in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was awarded two presidential citations and many decorations and service medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal. During World War II his plane was shot down in Chinese territory behind Japanese lines. After parachuting into the Himalayan Mountains, he led his flight crew on a six-week trek to the safety of Allied troops controlling the Burma Road.

After his Air Force career, he founded Matthew J. Freda Real Estate in 1971. He was named Realtor of the Year in 1994 by the Sullivan County Board of Realtors. He served as president of the Sullivan County Board of Realtors, as a director of the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers and as a member of the Pike/Wayne Association of Realtors.

Freda served as president of the Callicoon Kiwanis Club and Master of the Delaware Masonic Lodge. He served on the Callicoon Business Association since its inception. He was appointed by two New York State governors to the Tocks Island Council and by the Governor of Pennsylvania to the Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council. He served on the Sullivan County Environmental Management Council, the Sullivan County Neversink-Delaware Study Commission, as director of the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin and as associate director of the Wayne County Conservation District.

For years he wrote the “River Ripples” column in the Sullivan County Democrat about people in the river corridor. He loved planting and tending his fruit trees, blueberries and roses. He was a graduate of Cornell University where he studied soil science.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty May Robbins Freda; his son Joseph Matthew Freda and his wife Elise of Kenoza Lake; his daughter, Mary Helene Freda Bell and her husband Daniel of Atlanta; his daughter, Lynne Freda Capobianco of Tampa, FL; his daughter, Susan Ruth Freda Woodcock and her husband Ronald, of Framingham, MA; and son Thomas Jesse Freda and wife Cathy of Damascus, PA.

He was the loving and beloved grandfather of 10 grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Peggy Freda, Patricia Willoughby, and Rosemary Freda and by brothers Richard Freda and John David Freda. He was predeceased by a sister, Mary, and a brother, Paul, in childhood.

A military funeral and burial will be held in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 27 at 11:00 a.m.

EUNICE LARSEN

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — Eunice Larsen died Tuesday, August 5, 2003, at the Seelig Division of the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris. She was 81.

The daughter of the late James and Edna O’Hare McGee, she was born March 18, 1922, in North Bergen, NJ. She was the widow of Frederick B. Larsen.

Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Patricia Larsen of Washington Township, NJ and Richard and Betty Larsen of Great Meadows, NJ; a brother, John “Bud” McGee of WA; and six grandchildren.

WASYL NAUM

GLEN SPEY, NY — Wasyl Naum, a retired banquet waiter at the Hilton Hotel, New York City, and a 14-year resident of the area, died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at his home. He was 87.

The son of the late Kyrylo and Alexandra Naum, he was born June 10, 1916 in Ford City, PA.

At the age of five, he went to Ukraine with his parents, where he grew up. He was a member of St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Glen Spey, the Ukrainian National Association, the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Organization for the Defense of the Four Freedoms of Ukraine.

Survivors include his wife, Stefa Szewczyk Naum, at home; and his son Taras Naum of Phoenix, AZ.

He was predeceased by a son, Roman Naum.

Memorial contributions may be made to The National Tribune/Shlach Permohy, 136 Second Ave. New York, NY 10003.

MILDRED L. SCOTT

BEACH LAKE, PA — Mildred L. Scott, a retired housekeeper and lifetime resident of the area, died Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at Murry-Tufts-Garret Manor in Beach Lake, PA where she had been a resident for over 15 years. She was formerly from Fosterdale and Jeffersonville. She was 87.

The daughter of Walter and Ida Layton Scott, she was born August 23, 1915 in Fosterdale, NY.

Survivors include three nieces, Betty Morse of Clintondale, NY, Beverly DiCapua of Highland, NY and Marilyn Slizewski of Poughkeepsie, NY; and one nephew, Robert Williams of Monticello, NY.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Fosterdale United Methodist Church, Fosterdale, NY 12735.

MICHAEL A. SCULLION

COCHECTON, NY — Michael A. Scullion, an employee of Allied Movers in New York City, died Saturday, August 2, 2003, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Castle Point. He was 49.

The son of Allan and Joan Shaw Scullion, he was born April 29, 1954, in Wilmington, DE.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

Survivors include his parents of Cochecton; four children, Angela, Richard and Erica Scullion of FL, and Jessica Scullion of Queens; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Linda Scullion of Long Island, John and Veronica Scullion of Port Chester and James and Susan Scullion of the Bronx; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Brenda Scullion of Long Island, Nancy and Harold Rhodes of Jeffersonville and Wendy and Richard Sontag of AZ; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Hudson Valley Regional Office, 95 Schwenk Dr., Kingston, NY 12401.

WAYNE D. WELLS

CALLICOON, NY — Wayne Douglas Wells of West End, NC died at his home on Saturday, August 2, 2003. He was 67.

The son of the late Earl and Ada Wells, he was born August 18, 1935, in Callicoon.

He completed the machinist apprentice course at General Electric in 1956. He received a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Union College in Schenectady in 1960 and was employed at General Electric for 10 years. He retired in 1991 from IBM, after 25 years of service during which time he was a manager in Research Triangle Park, NC. Since his retirement, he enjoyed woodworking and landscaping.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Joann Ann Wells, at home; two daughters, Terry Wells Baker of Raleigh, NC and Diane Wells Pace of Cary, NC; two sisters, Norma Aaron of West End, NC and Berniece Haas of Eldred; a brother, George Wells of Cookeville, TN; five grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

He was predeceased by a son, Glenn Douglas Wells and a sister, Dorothy Wells.

Memorial contributions may be made to FirstHealth Hospice, P.O. Box 1956, Pinehurst, NC 28374 or to the Jimmy V. Foundation, 100 Towerview Court, Cary, NC 27513.