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2010

Buck, Thomas

Fields, Irene C.

Kovacic, Frances Katherine

 

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Buck, Thomas      March 2, 2010       [click here to email online condolence]

Thomas Buck, 45, of Forest City, died Tuesday at home.  He is the companion of Darlene Hunt, Forest City.

Born December 17, 1964, in Carbondale, he is the son of Walter J. and Mary Faye Riggs Buck, Clifford Twp.  He was a graduate of Mt. View High School and a self employed Mason.  He enjoyed the outdoors and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Also surviving are two brothers Walter, NY and Stephen, Forest City; Three sisters, Mary Sherrin, Olyphant, Linda Haney, Forest City, and Lisa Hescock, Oregon.  Several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth; a brother, Ronald; and a nephew Matthew.

Funeral on Monday from the Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, 513 Main Street, Forest City, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Joseph's Church, Forest City.  Interment in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Forest City.  Viewing Sunday from 6-8 pm.

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Fields, Irene C.  January 23, 2010  [click here to email online condolence]

Irene C. Fields, 88, Jensen Beach, FL, died January 23rd in Florida. She was the wife of the late Kenneth A. Fields who passed away on July 16, 2009.

Born September 23, 1921 in Forest City, daughter of the late Jacob and Anna Novak Cempre. She lived in Jensen Beach, FL for 34 years , coming from Kenya, Africa. She was a member of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, The Martin County Golf Association, and the Stewart Woman's Club, all of Jensen Beach. She was a former, North Carolina and South Carolina State Ladies Skeet Shooting Champion. She traveled all over the world and she liked playing bridge and golf. Irene enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren and she will be greatly missed by her family.

Surviving is a son Robert and wife Barbara Fields, Vandling; four grand children, Robert, David, Jonathan, and Kathryn; four great grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by a brother John Cempre.

A mass of Christian Burial took place on January 25th in St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Florida.

A graveside service will take place in St. Joseph's Cemetery at a later date.   

Memorial contributions can be made in memory of Irene C. Fields, to: Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.

Local arrangements by Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home.

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Kovacic, Frances Katherine  January 24, 2010  [click here to email online condolence]

Frances Katherine Kovacic, 87, of Uniondale, died Sunday afternoon at home. She was the wife of the late Evan Kovacic who died January 27, 1996. They were married on February 11, 1950.

Born December 1, 1922, in Canadian, TX, she was the daughter of the late William and Carmen Dickenson Crow. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Community of Forest City and Pleasant Mount, she was a 1940 graduate of Canadian High School and she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas State College for Women, Denton, TX in 1944. Frances worked as a laboratory researcher for Phillips Petroleum Company, Borger, TX for 1944 to 1949. She has resided in Uniondale since 1979. 

Surviving is a son William Kovacic and wife Kathryn Fenton, Clifton, VA; a daughter Mary and husband George Ippolito, Carbondale; a sister Elizabeth Wills, Hereford, TX; a granddaughter Jennifer and husband William F. Esbrandt, Jr., Dunmore; a grandson Christoper DeHaven and wife Jill, Uniondale; and two great-grandchildren Noah and Kaylee.

She was preceded in death by two brothers James Dickenson Crow and William Randolph Crow.

Funeral will be Saturday at 9:30am from the Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, 513 Main Street, Forest City, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am in St. James Church, Pleasant Mount. Interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Forest City. Viewing Friday from 5 - 8pm.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of Frances K. Kovacic to: St. Joseph's Center Foundation, 2010 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509

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