`hair Dryer Effect' Brought Valley Close To Disaster

Anna Hoblak 
Jan. 19, 1996 
Anna Hoblak, 89, Of Edwardsville, Died Friday In The Leader East Nursing Home, 
Kingston.

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William Benson &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jan. 20, 1996 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; William D. Benson, 53, of Edwardsville, died Saturday at the Wilkes-Barre &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 General HospitalBorn May 13, 1942, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of
Esther Thomas Benson of Kingston and the late Charles L. Benson. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A resident of Kingston most of his life, he was a graduate of the former
Kingston High School. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was formerly employed as a manager by Pantry Quik, Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a member of the Dorranceton United
Methodist Church, Kingston. He was also a member of the Black Diamond Post 395
American Legion, Kingston. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving, in addition to his mother, are brothers, Charles R., Luzerne;
Robert J., Kingston; a sister, Carolee Novak, Nanticoke; a companion, Helen
Suchocki, Edwardsville; several nieces and nephews. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the Karl E.
Blight Funeral Home, 392 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, with the Rev. Michael Willis
officiating. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carverton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 10 a.m. to the time of the service on Tuesday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Memorial donations may be made to the Dorranceton United Methodist Church,
549 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, 18704. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

William Benson Jan. 20, 1996 William D. Benson, 53, Of Edwardsville, Died Saturday At The Wilkes-barre General Hospital.