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Dorothy K. Nasser OBITUARY

Dorothy K. Nasser, 93, formerly of Robert Street, Sheatown, passed away Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, at Mercy Center Nursing Unit, Dallas, where she had been a resident for the past 4½ years.

She was born in Nanticoke on March 11, 1926, the daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Kowalski Kamon. She was a member of the graduating class of 1944 of Nanticoke High School.

After graduation, she became employed by the Army services, working as a stenographer in the Artillery Division Cannon Branch at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Later, as she returned to the local area, she was employed from 1961 to 1989 as the office manager by Brunozzi Chevrolet, Nanticoke, which then became Ertley Motorworld, retiring in 1995.

She was a member of St. Faustina Kowalska Church, Nanticoke, and also the former Holy Child Church, Sheatown, until its closing. She was a former president of the West Side Playground Auxiliary, a member of the Phi Beta Gama and the Confraternity of Christian Mothers of Holy Child Church.

Dorothy was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved gardening and sharing her Polish traditions with her family. She taught her children and grandchildren the importance of having a strong work ethic and the need for independence. Most of all, she taught them that family was always the most important thing in their lives and to always help one another.

Dorothy never missed the opportunity to attend any family get-togethers. She never missed a graduation, bridal or baby shower or a wedding for any of and grandchildren. She relished the fact that she could attend the annual family vacation in August every year because she would able to be with, and enjoy, her entire family.

Grammy, as she was affectionately known to her…

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Leonard S. Stigora OBITUARY

Leonard S. Stigora, 92, of 75 Pine Valley Drive, Hunlock Creek, and formerly of Nanticoke, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, June 15, 2013, at home with his son and daughter-in-law at his side.

Born on September 26, 1920, in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Stanley and Frances Nalepka Stigora. He resided in Nanticoke most of his life and was a graduate of Nanticoke High School where he excelled in football. After high school he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked briefly at American Car and Foundry in Berwick, before enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard. During his service he completed the Columbia University Pharmacy Service School and received the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, Coast Guard Good Conduct Medal, American Area Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal and World War II Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged on March 5, 1946, attaining the rank of Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class. Although he was offered a scholarship to Villanova University following his military service, he opted instead to marry the love of his life, Mary Salkiewicz.

Early in life Mr. Stigora was employed in the mines, and in construction. For a brief time he also resided in Jersey City, NJ working in construction. He was last employed by Proctor and Gamble, Mehoopany, for twelve years, retiring in 1985.

He was a member of St. Faustina Kowalska Parish, Nanticoke, and Holy Trinity Church prior to the consolidation of the parishes and a 63-year member of American Legion Post # 350, Nanticoke. He also loved going to the Rose Tucker Senior Center, Nanticoke.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Mary Salkiewicz Stigora, on March 12, 2007; a son, Dr. Leonard J. Stigora, DDS, on May 25, 1991; and sisters,…

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