Obituaries by LocationCheryl A. Calandrino
(January 19, 1952 - May 1, 2015)
Cheryl A. Calandrino, 63, of Jackson Township, died Friday morning, May 1, at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg. She was the wife of Anthony J. Calandrino, Jr.. Born on January 19, 1952 in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of Patricia (Pettrow) Whitlow of Jackson Township and the late Cecil A. Whitlow. She lived in Monroe County for the past 26 years moving from Long Island, NY.
Cheryl and her husband were foster parents for seven years.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by three children, Cynthia Transue and her husband Matthew of Stroudsburg, Cecelia Calandrino of Jackson Township, and Michael Anthony Calandrino of Jackson Township; seven grandchildren who she loved and helped raise, John, Megan, Leia, Robert, Katelyn, Joshua and Matthew; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Dennis Whitlow. As per her wishes, there will be no services and cremation will be private. Burial will take place at a later date in Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY.
In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made in Cheryl's name to the Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center at Pocono Medical Center, 206 East Brown Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
Russell J. Lesoine
(May 15, 1957 - May 3, 2015)
Russell J. Lesoine, 57, of Stroudsburg, died Sunday, May 3rd, at Pocono Tranquil Gardens in East Stroudsburg.
Born on May 15, 1957 in East Stroudsburg, he was the son of the late Roy E. and Anita M. (Halterman) Lesoine. He was a lifetime resident of Monroe County, and for the past six years has lived with Erica and Jason Barry and their family in Marshalls Creek and spent one weekend a month with his aunt and uncle, Charlotte and Charles Clapper.
Russell worked at Burnley Workshop for many years and loved listening to country western music, eating, going camping and on vacations. He is survived by aunts and uncles, Charlotte and Charles Clapper and Arlene and Jack Lesoine all of Stroudsburg; and numerous cousins.
Viewing will begin at 10:00AM followed by funeral service at 11:00AM on Thursday, May 7, at the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main Street, Stroudsburg. The Rev. Candy LaBar will officiate. Burial will follow at Laurelwood Cemetery in Stroudsburg.
Special thanks to the nurses and staff of Pocono Tranquil Gardens (3rd floor) and Pocono Medical Center (4th floor) for their compassion and care.
In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made to Faith United Methodist, 1106 Clause Drive, Stroudsburg, PA 18360; Special Olympics, P.O. Box 378, Bartonsville, PA 18321; or Helping Hands Outreach Services, 25 North 10th Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.
James E. Cadue
(April 23, 1948 - May 14, 2015)
U.S. Veteran
James E. Cadue, 67, of Reeders, died Thursday afternoon, May 14, at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Helen "Nell" (Bushnell) Cadue with whom he shared 40 years of marriage.
Born on April 23, 1948 in East Stroudsburg, he was a son of the late James and Pearl (Dailey) Cadue and was a lifetime resident of Monroe County. Jim was a 1967 graduate of Pocono Mountain High School and earned a B.A. in Political Science from American University in 1974. He was a United States Army veteran having served as Sergeant in the Armed Forces Police from 1968 to 1970.
In 1974 he became the first Director of Monroe County General Authority (now known as the Monroe County Municipal Waste Authority); in 1980 started working as a Congressional Aide in Washington, D.C. for Representative Musto; and in 1981 served as Tobyhanna Township Secretary. Jim won his first term as Monroe County Commissioner in 1983 and served as Democratic Chairman of the board for two terms from 1984 thru 1991. He served a total of five terms. He had a reputation for honesty and integrity, both locally and on the State and Federal levels, and was also known for willingness to meet controversy head on.
During his 8 years (2 terms) as Chairman, he saw the need to provide an adequate correctional facility to meet the County s growing corrections needs and by undertook a project to build a new state of the art direct supervision correctional facility in Hamilton Township. Under his leadership, the Board undertook a much needed county-wide reassessment project (1989) . He led the charge for the controversial reassessment project because he believed it was necessary to assure fair and equal taxation to all of Monroe County s residents. Under his direction, the Board brought the project to completion within budget and with no additional tax burden to the tax payers of the County by increasing the county millage for a 2-year period during the project, and then returning the millage to the pre-reassessment rate as he had promised the tax payers. Clean economic growth and development was a priority for Jim and during his 20 year term, he headed an effort to work with all 20 of the local municipalities, and a consultant hired by the County, to develop a plan to create building and development plans at the local level that were cohesive among all the municipalities. He lead the Board to purchase the U.S Senda property off of Route 196 in Mt. Pocono Borough and Coolbaugh township to be used as the first step in building an office park that could attract clean industry and provide better paying job opportunities for Monroe County residents. Jim loved the outdoors and it was his interest in preserving the Pocono s outdoor appeal that lead him to undertake the development of the Monroe County Conservation District Environmental Education Center on the Kettle Creek Property in 1991. In the interest of protecting the public during these changing times, Jim was also instrumental in the planning and construction of the Monroe County Public Safety Center in Snydersville in 1999. He received the Governor s Award For Local Government Excellence from Governor Mark Schweiker in April of 2002.
Even though his 8 years as Chairman were filled with many complex and controversial projects, he still found the time and energy to celebrate the County s heritage by creating a Monroe County Sesquicentennial Celebration committee who raised funds and organized the Monroe County Sesquicentennial Celebration that was held in 1986. He joined the Pennsylvania Game Commission on a project to tag bears in the County. He was fond of a photo from that journey that shows him holding 3 bear cubs uncovered in a den during that process. He also enjoyed participating in many of the parades throughout the County (i.e. Halloween parades, St. Patrick s Day, Veteran s Day) and it was not uncommon for him to be found riding horseback in these parades. He never needed any special encouragement to get that Harley out and ride throughout the County. He also served as a Pocono Raceway Ambassador for many years and was very proud of the personal relationships he had developed with many of the drivers including Richard Petty (another photo which he proudly displayed) .
During his 20 year term as County Commissioner he served on and chaired various committees of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania and the National Association of Counties including; the Courts and Corrections Committee and Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee. He was a member and Past Master of Pocono Lodge #780 F&AM; and was also a member of the B.P.O. Elks, L.O.O. Moose, Monroe Royal Arch, NRA, American Legion, Wilson Fischer Post 413 American Legion, and Tobyhanna Conservation Association. He served as chairman of the VNA Hospice Golf Tournament for 29 years. He enjoyed hunting, skiing and riding motorcycles.
Jim was a loving and devoted husband and father. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Alyssa Cadue of Philadelphia; a brother, John Cadue of New York, NY; several nieces and nephews; and his beloved dogs, Rosie and Bean. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Norma Tiberino and Isabelle Smith. His Commissioner office reflected his love of his family and friends and was always being reorganized to include new family photos of wonderful family vacations and activities.
Jim successfully worked with five boards of Commissioners, two of which were Democratic Majority Boards with fellow Democrat Tom Joyce and Republicans John Parker Sr., (1984-87) and Ed Katz (1988-91) . Even as a minority Commissioner for his last 12 years as County Commissioner, he was able to work successfully with the Republican majority boards to continue to facilitate county projects. He felt that the role of minority commissioner was just as important as the majority positions and didn t hesitate to voice his opinion for what he believed was action that needed to be taken that was in the best interest of the Monroe County residents that he represented. He was quoted as saying No one Commissioner ever gets anything done by himself. It s all about ideology, leadership, compassion and the need to commit to cooperation in government for a better tomorrow . It was very disturbing for him to see cooperation, and the willingness to work together to protect the interests of taxpayers that he was so proud of creating at the County level, fade at all levels of government during recent years.
Memorial services will begin at 11:00AM on Wednesday, May 20, at Pocono Community Church, 1050 Memorial Boulevard (off of Route 611), Tobyhanna, with Rev. Larry Mark officiating. Cremation is private and there will be no visitation. Burial will be at a later date at St. Paul's Cemetery in Swiftwater.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorial remembrances be made to Kettle Creek Environmental Educational Center, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 or VNA Hospice of Monroe County, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
James F. Frailey
(October 21, 1930 - May 20, 2015)
U.S. Veteran
James F. Frailey, 84, of Bartonsville, died Wednesday morning, May 20, at the Pocono Health System Hospice House in East Stroudsburg.
Born on October 21, 1930 in East Stroudsburg, he was a son of the late James F. Sr. and Iva (Cyphers) Frailey and lived in Monroe County until 1994 when he moved to Oak Orchard, DE. He moved back to Bartonsville in 2012.
He was a Korean War Veteran having served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1954.
Jim worked as a lineman for Met-Ed from 1961 until retiring in 1993. He was involved in the Three Mile Island clean-up project in 1979.
He was a member of the Teamster Union Local 2560 in Allentown, American Legion in Delaware and YMCA.
Jim was an avid racquetball player until becoming sick; and he loved all sports, especially watching his grandchildren play ball.
Surviving are a son, Stephen P. Frailey and his wife Donna of Bartonsville; a daughter-in-law, Mary Radke Frailey of Bartonsville; three grandsons, Jody Frailey and his wife Mindy of Lillington, NC, Jamie Frailey and his wife Kim of Bethlehem, and Justin Frailey and his wife Lisa of Bartonsville; seven great-grandchildren, Kylee and Luke Frailey of Lillington, NC, Zion, Anzlea and Amayzia Frailey of Bethlehem, and Kaleb and Wiatt Frailey of Bartonsville; two sisters, Flo Manter and her husband Lloyd of Stroudsburg and Nancy Treible and her husband Raun of Clermont, FL; a brother, Leo Frailey and his wife Nancy of Columbus, OH; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a son, James F. Frailey, III on September 13, 2014; two sisters, Barbara Oyer and Emma Jean Singer; and his former wife, Madelyn (Farber) Frailey.
Visitation will begin at 12:30PM followed by a memorial service at 2:30PM on Saturday, May 23, at the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main Street, Stroudsburg. The Rev. Paul Miller will officiate. Cremation was private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial remembrances be made to Pocono Health System Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18360 or Wounded Warriors www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Gary K. Marvin
(February 24, 1948 - May 19, 2015)
Gary K. Marvin, 67, of Brodheadsville, died Tuesday evening, May 19, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of the late Christine D. (Goble) Marvin who died June 30, 2014.
Born on February 24, 1948 in Stroudsburg, he was the son of the late Walter and Edna (Transue) Marvin and was a lifetime resident of Monroe County.
Gary worked as a maintenance man for the East Stroudsburg Area School District, until retiring two years ago after many years of service. He is survived by three children, Lisa Klemick of Philadelphia, Lynette Miller of Port Charlotte, FL, and Jesse Marvin of Marshalls Creek; and five grandchildren. Cremation will be private and services will take place at the convenience of the family.
David W. Rundle
(September 14, 1952 - June 3, 2015)
David W. Rundle, 62, of Snydersville, found peace on June 3, 2015, surrounded by family after a long struggle with cancer. He was the husband of Kimberly Setzer.
Born on September 14, 1952 in East Stroudsburg, he was the son of Herbert and Hilda (Pensyl) Rundle of Snydersville and was a lifetime resident of Monroe County.
David owned and operated David Rundle Pump and Water Systems for over 35 years. He took great pride in his work and enjoyed the many people he worked with throughout the years.
One of David s favorite pastimes was to go fishing. His ultimate trips were fishing in the ocean, but he enjoyed freshwater fishing as well. He shared this love and knowledge with his children and friends alike.
David was a tomato enthusiast. He loved developing and experimenting with hundreds of varieties. He generously shared this passion and was often seen carrying tomato plants or boxes of tomatoes to hand out freely to friends.
David had an extremely charitable soul. He would put himself out to help friends and strangers alike.
David was always in the company of little Bichon Andy, who was his faithful constant companion.
In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by his three children, Jennifer James wife of Matthew, Megan Johnson wife of Dockhaven, and Ethan Rundle; his grandchildren, Nathan, Mickenna, Kadyn, Austin & Jenna; step-grandchildren, Krista, Nicole, Emily & Mayonna; and newborn step great grandson, Isaac.
David is also survived by his siblings, Wanda Larsen, Sharen Rundle, Brad Rundle and Daniel Rundle; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a sister, Karen and infant daughter, Sara Beth.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 AM followed by a memorial service at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 13, at the William H. Clark Funeral Home. 1003 Main Street Stroudsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to help his son finish his college education. Donations may be sent in care of Jennifer James at 1140 Mutton Hollow Road, Stroudsburg PA 18360.
