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Sunday, July 23, 1995 Page: 9A
Walter Kresge
July 22, 1995
Walter I. Kresge, 80, of RR 1, Wapwallopen (Pond Hill), died Saturday at
the
Mercy Health Care Center, NanticokeBorn Dec. 18, 1914, in Pond Hill, he was
the son of the late Irvin and Bertha Keiner Kresge.
He was a 1932 of Shickshinny High School and served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II.
He worked as a car salesman at Kishbaugh Toyota in Beach Haven for many
years and he was also known for calling square dances in the area.
He was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Pond Hill, and was a member
of its council.
He was a member of the Polish Falcons and the Sporting Club, Mocanaqua, the
American Legion Post, Nanticoke, and the Pond Hill-Lily Lake Fire Co.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Mary Koons in 1989;
brothers, Russell and Howard; sister, Ruth Shipman.
Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Clarence E. (Lois) Smith, Pond Hill; Mrs.
Alvin (Bonnie) Balliet, Pond Hill; four grandchildren and one great-grandson;
brother, Roy, Shickshinny; sisters, Cereta Scott, and Mrs. Alfred (Marie)
Yeager, both of Shickshinny.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Mayo Funeral Home
Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny, with the Rev. Art Turfa officiating.
Interment will be in Pond Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.