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George Shock July 27, 2012 L. Shock, 88, WilkesG eorge Barre, died Friday, July 27, 2012
at Hospice Community Care. Born June 13, 1924 in WilkesBarre, he was a son of the late George and Nan Norton Shock. George attended GAR Memorial High School in Wilkes-Barre. An Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, George earned a Purple Heart medal for injuries sustained in combat. George worked for Noble Furniture in Nanticoke before retiring. His wife, Elizabeth Ann Meehan Shock, died June 3, 1995, and daughter, Katherine Mary Shock, died October 8, 2011. Sisters, Marjorie Scott and Doris Keithline, and brothers, William and John Shock, also preceded him in death. He will be greatly missed by his
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Korean War Veterans Association of Wyoming Valley Commander Joe Sincavage, left, accepts a wreath presented by Dupont Rolling Thunder Chapter President Tony Valunas and members Ted Szydlowski and Jack Gorham at a courthouse ceremony Saturday.
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Chinese border are still vivid in his mind, and it’s hard for him to accept that Korea is still considered a forgotten war by some. “People don’t understand,” he said. “Because they always call it the police action, the Korean conflict, the Forgotten War, but I have a list here that came from Washington, D.C., at the Korean (War) Memorial. Dead, United States: 54,240. This was in 37 months. Wounded in Action: 103,284. Missing in Action: 8,177… POWs: 7,140; 2,400 came home.” Of those killed in action, 142
were from Luzerne County. An additional 33 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard 109th Field Artillery, WilkesBarre, were killed in a train wreck in Lafayette, Ohio, prior to deployment in 1950. On Saturday, more than 100 veterans, their families and area officials packed the rotunda of the Luzerne County Courthouse to show Gaylets and the other Korean War veterans that they have not been forgotten. The ceremony, sponsored by the Korean War Veterans Association of Wyoming Valley, marked the 59th anniversary of the signing of the armistice treaty that ended fighting, though a peace treaty was never signed and Korea remains divided into North and South.
Army veteran Tom Gaylets recounts his experiences as a POW during the Korean War at a ceremony Saturday morning.
Retired Pennsylvania National Guard Maj. Gen. Joseph Perugino, who also spoke at the ceremony Saturday, said the Korean War was a conflict worth fighting, despite its indecisive outcome. “Worth fighting? Absolutely,” Perugino, of Kingston, said. “The Korean War made a lasting impact on world history. The communist world got its first lesson of America’s resolve in support of our allies. The newly formed United Nations peacekeeping force, a multinational military theme, was tested, and proved it could respond to aggression. The result was, South
Korea was saved, and the economic turnaround was made possible.” Perugino added that the sacrifice of the soldiers who fought the war have not been forgotten. “Although it’s sometimes referred to as the Forgotten War, I assure you, there are many, many Americans who have not forgotten the great sacrifices made and the hardships endured by veterans of this war,” Perugino said. “A veteran does not die until he or she is no longer remembered,” ceremony Chairman Bob Alper said. “As long as these people remember, they will live on.”
son, Thomas J., and his wife, Judy Shock, Wilkes-Barre; grandsons, Thomas and Jarod; sisters, Helen DiGiuseppe, Shavertown, and Shirley Ferenchick, Plymouth; nieces and nephews. A Celebration of George’s Life will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Visitation will be held at McLaughlin’s on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to the charity of your preference. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with George’s family at www.celebratehislife.com.
Barbara Fisher July 27, 2012 arbara Dumin Fisher, 47, of Horton Street in Wilkes-Barre, B died Friday, July 27, 2012 at Geis-
Debora Idell, Wilkes-Barre; stepson, Louis Fisher, Pittston; and stepdaughter, Grace Fisher, Pittston. A Celebration of Barbara’s Life will be held Monday at noon at McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Visitation will be held at McLaughlin’s on Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Barbara’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com.
inger Wyoming Valley. Born October 14, 1964 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of Herbert Dumin and the late Dolores Dennis Dumin. Prior to her illness, Barbara was employed through Gavlick Personnel Services. She previously worked for Newtown Manufacturing in Wilkes-Barre. Her husband, Larry Fisher died in 1996. A sister, Dolores Simon also preceded her in death. She will be missed by her father, Herb, and his wife, Bonnie; son, Sean Fisher; sisters, Shirley Korey, Ohio; Patricia Krevis and More Obituaries, Page 8A
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