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Thursday, July 15, 1993 Page:
PRichard Grieshaber
July 14, 1993
Richard Grieshaber, 93, formerly of Huntsville Road, Dallas, died Wednesday
morning at Leader East Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, KingstonBorn in
Germany, March 24, 1900, he was the son of the late Wilhelm and Victoria Hall
Grieshaber.
He moved to the U.S. in 1924, settling in Wilkes-Barre, where he resided
for many years. He had also resided in Luzerne, prior to moving to Dallas in
1975.
He was a member of St. Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre. He was also a member
of the Knights of St. George, Branch 75; and was a former member of the St.
Conrad’s Young Mens Society.
He was employed for 20 years at the former Okonite Manufacturing Company,
Wilkes-Barre. Later, he and his family owned and operated the Continental Inn
on the Luzerne-Dallas Highway from 1956 until his retirement in 1975.
He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Paula Vogel, in 1985;
brothers, Nicholas, Conrad and Peter; sister, Hilda.
Surviving are a son, Bernard, Dallas; one granddaughter; two
great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Josephine Merkle.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home,
Park Avenue and South Street, Wilkes-Barre, with a funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m.
in St. Nicholas Church.
Interment will be in Mount Greenwood Cemetery, Shavertown.
Friends may call from 10:30 a.m. until time of services.