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(USPS 322-840) PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY The Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE LUZERNE LEGAL REGISTER, 200 N. River Street, Room 23, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-1001 Periodical postage paid at Wilkes-Barre, PA and additional office. Price $100. Per Year Single Copies $2.00 Advertising Must Be Received By 12 O’Clock Noon, Tuesday In The Week of Publication Established 1872 (Cite Vol. 107 Luz. Reg. Reports) VOL. 107 Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friday, October 13, 2017 NO. 41

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(USPS 322-840)PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY

The Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE LUZERNE LEGAL REGISTER, 200 N. River Street, Room 23, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-1001

Periodical postage paid at Wilkes-Barre, PA and additional office.

Price $100. Per Year Single Copies $2.00Advertising Must Be Received By 12 O’Clock Noon, Tuesday In The Week of Publication

(USPS 322-840)PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY

The Wilkes-Barre Law and Library Association

Established 1872 (Cite Vol. 102 Luz. Reg. Reports)

VOL. 102 Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friday, February 17, 2012 NO. 7

COMMONWEALTH v. GUZMAN .................................................. 1POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE LUZERNE LEGAL REGISTER,

Room 23, Court House, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-1001 Periodical postage paid at Wilkes-Barre, PA and additional office.

Price $40. Per Year Single Copies $1.00Advertising Must Be Received By 12 O’Clock Noon, Tuesday In The Week of Publication

Established 1872 (Cite Vol. 107 Luz. Reg. Reports)

VOL. 107 Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friday, October 13, 2017 NO. 41

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Joseph P. J. Burke III, EsquireEditor-in-Chief

andReporter of Decisions of the

Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County

Kristin R. BreazealeBusiness Editor -

Commercial Advertisingand Legal Notices

Gail KopiakBar News Editor

Tel. 570-822-6712 Fax 570-822-8210WEBSITE ADDRESS:

www.LuzerneLegalRegister.com andwww.luzernecountybar.com

All legal notices must be submitted in typewritten form and are published exactly as submitted by the advertiser.

Neither The Luzerne Legal Register nor the printer (Clare Printing) will assume any responsibility to edit,

make spelling corrections, eliminate errors in grammar, or make changes to content.

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Notice is hereby given to all persons concerned that accountants in the following es-tates have filed their accounts in the Office of the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Or-phans’ Court of Luzerne County and unless objections are filed thereto, said accounts will be audited and confirmed by the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County at 9:30 A.M. on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, in Courtroom C, Third Floor, Penn Place, 20 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA.

NO. NAME OF ESTATE ACCOUNTANT FIDUCIARY CAPACITY

1. Michael Lee Culver Scott Roat Culver Executor 2. Neil T. Dwyer, II Elaine Zarosky Executrix

The Luzerne County Orphans’ Court, located at Penn Place, 20 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA is a facility accessible to persons with disabilities. Please notify a member of the staff of the Honorable Richard M. Hughes, III, Judge at (570) 408-8190, if special accommodations are required.

NOTICE

It is strongly recommended that all attorneys having a matter on an Audit List of the Orphans’ Court be present at the call of the Audit List. Any attorney seeking to be excused from attending the call of the Audit List must contact the staff in Judge Hughes’ Chambers in advance of the call date in order to obtain permission from the Judge to be absent.

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DECEDENTS’ ESTATESNotice is hereby given that

letters testamentary or of admin-istration have been granted in the following estates. All persons indebted to said estates are re-quired to make payment and those having claims or demands to present the same without de-lay to the administrators or ex-ecutors named or their attorneys

FIRST PUBLICATION

ESTATE OF PATRICIA A. ATHER-TON, late of Wilkes-Barre (died September 3, 2017), Debra Mras, Executrix; Catherine R. O’Donnell, Esquire, O’Donnell Law Office, 267 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF DOUGLAS J. AYERS, late of Kingston (died September 12, 2017), Deborah DeMuro, Ex-ecutrix; Robert E. Marsh, Jr., Esquire, Marsh & Associates, LLC, 140 Maffet St., Plains, PA 18705

ESTATE OF GEORGE T. DURANGE, JR., late of Freeland (died July 14, 2017), Mary Ann Durange, Ad-ministratrix; Anthony J. Dixon, Esquire, 120 E. Broad St., West Hazleton, PA 18202

ESTATE OF JAMES CLIFTON KEL-LUM, SR. a/k/a James C. Kellum, late of Huntington (died July 23, 2017), James C. Kellum, Jr., Hope E. Walsh and Penny Switzer, Ex-ecutors; David W. Saba, Esquire, 400 Third Ave., Suite 101, Kings-ton, PA 18704

ESTATE OF MARION KUNIGONIS a/k/a Marion A. Kunigonis, late of Dallas (died September 6, 2017), Dennis Garvey, Executor; Charles D. McCormick, Esquire, One S. Main St., 3rd Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

ESTATE OF DOROTHY M. LONG, a/k/a Dorothy May Long, late of Shickshinny (died July 13, 2017), Kenneth L. Long, Executor; Mari-anne E. Kreisher, Esquire, Krei-sher & Gregorowicz, 401 S. Mar-ket St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815

ESTATE OF CHARLES JOSEPH MARTIN, late of Hughestown (died August 22, 2017), Charles J. Mar-tin, II, Executor; Michael E. Brier, Esquire, 3738 Birney Ave., Moosic, PA 18507

ESTATE OF JEAN MARTIN a/k/a Jean E. Martin, late of Wilkes-Barre (died September 18, 2017), James Martin, Executor; Charles D. McCormick, Esquire, One South Main St., 3rd Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

ESTATE OF JAY B. MORRISON, late of Pittston (died September 13, 2017), Linda Shurmaitis, Execu-trix; John R. Sobota, Esquire, 8 West Market St., Suite 960, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

ESTATE OF FRANK PALERMO, late of Hazle Twp. (died February 18, 2017), Diane Johnson, Adminis-tratrix; Zachary A. Morey, Es-quire, Hoffert & Klonis, P.C., 536 Court St., Reading, PA 19601

ESTATE OF MARGARET POINTEK, late of Swoyersville (died October 13, 2016), John Pointek, Execu-tor; Tellie & Coleman, P.C., 310 East Drinker St., Dunmore, PA 18512

ESTATE OF JOAN PREISS, late of South Abington (died August 15, 2017), Michael Reilly, Executor; Gregory S. Skibitsky, Jr., Esquire, Skibitsky & Molino, 457 North Main St., Suite 101, Pittston, PA 18640

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ESTATE OF JO ANN ROTH, late of Fairview Twp. (died August 19, 2017), Brian C. Roth, Administra-tor; Stephen J. Bachman, Es-quire, 26 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF MARY SCHRAEDER a/k/a Mary Yuhas, late of Nanti-coke (died July 8, 2017), James D. Schraeder, Jr., 138 Alden Mountain Rd., Nanticoke, PA 18634, Executor

ESTATE OF DOROTHY R. SMITH, late of West Hazleton (died Sep-tember 6, 2017), Denise R. Wolfe, Executrix; The Seach Law Offices, 53 West Foothills Dr., Drums, PA 18222

ESTATE OF JUSTINE STASKO, late of Plymouth (died March 10, 2016), Susan Stasko-Cefalo, Ad-ministratrix; Kevin R. Grebas, Esquire, Colbert & Grebas, PC, 210 Montage Mountain Rd., Suite A, Moosic, PA 18507

ESTATE OF ANN E. THOMAS, late of Dallas (died April 29, 2017), Nancy Jane Thomas, Executrix; Matthew P. Kelly, Esquire, 400 Third Ave., Suite 205, Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF ANTHONY J. WORONKO a/k/a Anthony Woronko, late of Wilkes-Barre (died September 25, 2017), Kim Woronko, Executrix; Stephen J. Fendler, Esquire, Fendler & Associates, P.C., The Park Building, 400 Third Ave., Suite 309, Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF FRANCIS P. ZELENAK, late of Drums (died August 25, 2017), Elaine Zelenak, 714 West 10th St., Hazleton, PA 18201, Executrix

SECOND PUBLICATION

ESTATE OF LESLEY J. ERICKSEN BOMMER a/k/a Lesley Joan

Bommer a/k/a Lesley J. Bommer, late of White Haven (died April 20, 2017), Melissa A. D’Alonzo, Ex-ecutrix; Jeffrey P. Bowe, Esquire, Bowe, Lisella and Bowe, 109 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, PA 18252

ESTATE OF WILLIAM J. GODLEW-SKI, late of Wilkes-Barre (died September 1, 2017), William J. Godlewski, Jr., Administrator; Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C., 600 Third Ave., Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF GENEVIEVE GREGORY, late of Wilkes-Barre (died Septem-ber 1, 2017), Benjamin F. Greg-ory, III, Executor; Gregory S. Skibitsky, Jr., Esquire, Skibitsky & Molino, 457 N. Main St., Suite 101, Pittston, PA 18640

ESTATE OF CHARLES FRANKLIN HESS a/k/a Charles F. Hess a/k/a Charles Hess, late of Wap-wallopen (died October 22, 2016), Leonard E. Danko, Administrator; Robert A. Bull, Esquire, Law Of-fices of Bull & Bull, LLP, 106 Market St., Berwick, PA 18603

ESTATE OF ELEANOR R. JANESKI, late of Laflin (died April 16, 2017), Daniel Janeski, Administrator; Biagio V. Musto, Esquire, 363 Laurel St., Pittston, PA 18640-1719

ESTATE OF STELLA KOTULA, late of Dupont (died September 11, 2017), Valerie Alba, Executrix; Hiscox & Musto, 400 Third Ave., Suite 201, Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF PETER KUZEMKO, late of Plains (died March 20, 2017), Victoria Micheletti and Michael Kuzemko, Co-Executors; Patrick J. Aregood, Esquire, 1218 S. Main St., Hanover Twp., PA 18706

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ESTATE OF FLORENCE MARIE MARKLE, late of Nescopeck (died February 8, 2017), Clarence R. Markle, III, Executor; Anthony J. McDonald, Esquire, Marinos, McDonald & Knecht, LLP, 120 Rear E. Third St., Berwick, PA 18603

ESTATE OF BONNIE W. OLDHAM a/k/a Bonnie Oldham, late of Jackson Twp. (died September 8, 2017), Warren R. Oldham, Ex-ecutor; Robert A. Bull, Esquire, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C., 600 Third Ave., Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF ROBERT E. PARKER, late of Dallas (died July 29, 2017), Robert B. Parker, Execu-tor; Stephen B. Killian, Esquire, 575 Pierce St., Suite 303, Kings-ton, PA 18704

ESTATE OF MAUREEN A. PIEKARA, late of Wilkes-Barre (died August 25, 2017), John T. Piekara, Ex-ecutor; Charles D. McCormick Esquire, One South Main St., 3rd Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

ESTATE OF MARY ANN POINTON, late of Edwardsville (died August 29, 2017), Katherine Ann Walker, Executrix; Richard C. Shiptoski, Esquire, 792 Market St., King-ston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF HELEN IRENE POWELL, late of Plains (died January 3, 2016), Laura C. Dennis, Adminis-tratrix; William P. Opeil, Jr., Es-quire, 843 Exeter Ave., West Pittston, PA 18643

ESTATE OF NORMA ANN SCHMIDT, late of Laflin (died August 27, 2017), Nina Sutton, Executrix; Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, P.C., 600 Third Ave., Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF DOLORES SKITZKI, late of Hazle Twp. (died August 30, 2017), Cecelia M. Wittig, Execu-trix; Frank J. Skokoski, Esquire Skokoski & DeCosmo, 39 North Broad St., West Hazleton, PA 18202

ESTATE OF JOHN ROBERT STE-PANIK a/k/a John R. Stepanik, late of Lehman Township (died June 27, 2016), John P. Stepanik and Susan Miller, Co-Executors; Patrick J. Aregood, Esquire, 1218 S. Main St., Hanover Twp., PA 18706

ESTATE OF NOEL R. TERSHAK, late of Wilkes-Barre (died April 29, 2017), Ronald Murray, Adminis-trator; Law Offices of Bernard Walter, 1674 Memorial Highway, Shavertown, PA 18708

ESTATE OF WILLIAM F. THOMAS, late of Edwardsville (died August 30, 2017), Basil G. Russin, Ex-ecutor; Alexander B. Russin, Es-quire, 575 Pierce St., Suite 501, Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF DEBORAH ANN YAKU-BIK, late of Hazleton (died Febru-ary 24, 2017), Alice M. Keyock, Administratrix; Christopher B. Slusser, Esquire, The Slusser Law Firm, 1620 North Church St., Suite 1, Hazleton, PA 18202

THIRD PUBLICATION

ESTATE OF CHARLES BOTTITA, late of Kingston (died August 13, 2017), Cynthia Byank a/k/a Cyn-thia Mahalick, Executrix; Mat-thew P. Kelly, Esquire, 400 Third Ave., Suite 205, Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF JEFFREY BRANAS, late of Pittston (died August 4, 2017), Francine Arcaro Branas, Admin-istratrix; Bruce J. Phillips, Es-quire, Wetzel, Phillips, Rodgers &

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Falcone, Fox Ridge Professional Center, 1170 Highway 315, Suite 1, Plains, PA 18702

ESTATE OF CATHERINE F. HAWK DRAGO, late of Forty Fort (died August 26, 2017), Frank Hawk, Executor; Frank J. Aritz, Esquire, 23 West Walnut St., Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF JOSEPH F. FLANAGAN, late of Laflin (died August 30, 2017), Michael J. Flanagan and Maureen A. Flanagan, Executors; Eileen A. Reilly, Esquire, 1460 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, PA 18704

ESTATE OF PHYLLIS B. FUNKE a/k/a Phyllis Grace Bitler, late of Mountain Top and Kingston (died August 24, 2017), Susan E. McLain, P.O. Box 20034, Scran-ton, PA 18502, Executrix

ESTATE OF THOMAS MARTIN JONES, III a/k/a Thomas M. Jones, III, late of Kingston (died August 27, 2017), Beth A. Slock, Executrix; Bregman & Lantz, LLC, 1205 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, PA 18704

ESTATE OF ALFRED W. KOTULA, SR., late of Dupont (died August 30, 2017), Alfred W. Kotula, Jr. and Frank E. Kotula, Sr., Co- Administrators; Gene M. Molino, Esquire, Skibitsky & Molino, 457 North Main St., Suite 101, Pitt-ston, PA 18640

ESTATE OF RICHARD KUCHINSKI, SR., late of Dupont (died August 9, 2017), Patricia Bekanich, Ex-ecutrix; Michelle L. Guarneri, Esquire, 49 S. Main St., Suite 400, Pittston, PA 18640

ESTATE OF ROBERT LEWIS, late of Hunlock Creek (died July 31, 2017), Margaret Bacon, Executrix;

Thomas A. O’Connor, Esquire, Law Office of Thomas A. O’Connor, PC, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF JULIA SEMAN, late of Kingston (died May 14, 2017), Donna Menn, Administratrix; Stephen A. Menn, Esquire, 253 South Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

ESTATE OF QUENTON ALQUIN SWANK a/k/a Quenton A. Swank, late of Shickshinny (died July 26, 2017), Alquin Swank, Executor; Thomas A. O’Connor, Esquire, Law Office of Thomas A. O’Connor, PC, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704

ESTATE OF MARY C. THOMSON, late of Shickshinny (died May 3, 2017), Maura T. Celentano, Executrix; Alicia C. Marinos, Esquire, Mari-nos, McDonald & Knecht, LLP, 120 Rear E. Third St., Berwick, PA 18603

——————TRUST NOTICE

———NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that Leonard E. Svetlovski, late of Swoyersville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the Settlor and Trustee under the Revocable Liv-ing Trust Agreement known as “The Leonard E. Svetlovski Revo-cable Living Trust Agreement dated June 20, 2000” died on May 5, 2016.

All creditors are requested to present their claims and all per-sons indebted to Leonard E. Svetlovski should make payment to Judith Day, Successor Trus-tee, 158 East Walnut Street, Apartment 201, Kingston, Penn-sylvania 18704, or her attorney,

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ANGELA F. STEVENS,ESQUIRE

400 Third Avenue Suite 101 Kingston, PA 18704

Oct. 6, 13, 20——————

NOTICE———

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Dissolution of 549 Corp. were filed with the Depart-ment of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on September 27, 2017. The Corporation has vol-untarily dissolved and is now engaged in the winding up and settling the affairs of the Corpo-ration under the provisions of 15 Pa. C.S. Section 1977.

JONATHAN A. SPOHRER,ESQUIRE

279 Pierce Street Kingston, PA 18704

Oct. 13——————

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

———NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that on September 29, 2017, the Petition of Anthony Michael Al-Daoud, was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne Coun-ty, No. 11333 of 2017, praying for a Decree to Change his name to Anthony Daoud.

The Court has fixed November 30, 2017 at 1:00 P.M., Orphans’ Court, Brominski Building, 3rd Floor, 113 West North Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18711, as the time and place for the hearing on said Petition, when and where all interested may appear and show cause why the prayer of the said Petitioner should not be granted.

Oct. 13

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

———NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that on September 29, 2017, the Petition of Jack Daniel Al-Daoud, was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, No. 11307 of 2017, praying for a Decree to Change his name to Jack Daoud.

The Court has fixed November 30, 2017 at 1:00 P.M., Orphans’ Court, Brominski Building, 3rd Floor, 113 West North Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18711, as the time and place for the hearing on said Petition, when and where all interested may appear and show cause why the prayer of the said Petitioner should not be granted.

Oct. 13——————

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

———NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that on September 29, 2017, the Petition of Joseph Anthony Al-Daoud, was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne Coun-ty, No. 11311 of 2017, praying for a Decree to Change his name to Joseph Daoud.

The Court has fixed November 30, 2017 at 1:00 P.M., Orphans’ Court, Brominski Building, 3rd Floor, 113 West North Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18711, as the time and place for the hearing on said Petition, when and where all interested may appear and show cause why the prayer of the said Petitioner should not be granted.

Oct. 13

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NOTICE———

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation for:

A.M. DRILLING SERVICES, INC.

were accepted as filed by the Corporations Bureau, Depart-ment of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on September 27, 2017. This corporation has been incorporated under the provi-sions of the Business Corpora-tion Law of 1988. This legal ad-vertisement is published in accordance with Title 15 Pa. C.S.A. §1307.

LOUIS S. SCIANDRA,ESQUIRESCIANDRA LAW OFFICE,P.C.

159 South Main Street Pittston, PA 18640

Oct. 13——————

NOTICE———

The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority (the “Authority”) here-by provides notice of its intent to file Articles of Amendment with the Secretary of the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania. Pursu-ant to this notice, the Authority hereby declares as follows:

(1) The Name of the Authority: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Author-ity.

(2) Registered Office of Author-ity: 16 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702.

(3) Governing Statute: The Articles of Amendment are to be filed in accordance with Section 5605 of the Municipality Au-

thorities Act of 1945, as amend-ed and supplemented, 53 Pa. C.S. §5605.

(4) Nature and Character of Proposed Amendment: The pur-pose of the Authority shall be amended to include the authori-zation to acquire, hold, con-struct, improve, maintain, oper-ate, and own storm water systems or parts thereof including the planning, management, and implementation of storm water systems. The term of existence of the Authority will also be in-creased by fifty (50) years.

(5) Time When Articles of Amendment Will Be Filed: The Articles of Amendment will be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth on or before No-vember 13, 2017.

Oct. 13——————

NOTICE———

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Certificate of Organization for:

JOHN/MARC PROPERTIES, LLC

was filed with the Department of State, Commonwealth of Penn-sylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylva-nia, on August 16, 2017. The Certificate has been filed under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law (15 Pa. C.S. §8913).

DAVID W. SABA, ESQUIRESupreme Court ID 19648LAW OFFICE OF DAVID W.SABA, ESQUIRE

400 Third Ave. Suite 101 Kingston, PA 18704 (570) 331-3100

Oct. 13

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LIBRARY PHOTO COPY MACHINE

All W-BLLA attorneys utilizing the Law Library, please see Gail for the photocopy key, before you photocopy, as the W-BLLA Executive Committee has voted to provide all W-BLLA mem-bers with free photocopying as part of your membership perks.

Thank you.

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