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Bro. Carl Edward Johnson Sr., formerly of Dallas, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at Keystone Villa in Douglasville. He was a graduate of Kingston Township High School and worked as a pipe fitter and foreman for 20 years with Air Products, Hanover Township, and later worked as a bus driver for Martz Trailways. He had served in the U.S. Army during WW II. Brother Johnson became a member of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 in 1953. He was also a member of the Irem Shine, the Irem Shepherds, and the  Valley of Bloomsburg.

Masonic Funeral Services were conducted by Lodge 531. Interment was held in Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Johnson.

Bro. George B. Marut, 60, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at the Doylestown Hospital. Brother Marut became a member of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 in 1982. He was also a member of Caldwell Consistory and the Irem Shriners, as well as the Irem Clown Unit, Caldwell Consistory.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Marut.

Bro. Robert N. Nygren Sr., 85, of Sweet Valley, passed away Friday, February 18, 2011, at Bonham’s Nursing Center, Stillwater. Mr. Nygren was born March 30, 1925, in Wilkes-Barre, and was a son of the late Oscar and Mildred Hedden Nygren. He graduated from Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre, in 1943 and served in the US Navy during WW II. Prior to retiring, he was employed by the former Native Textiles, Dallas, for 42 years. Brother Nygren became a member of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 in 1955 . He was also a member of Caldwell Consistory and Irem Temple.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Nygren.

Gordon M. Fairchild, 75, of Shavertown, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011. He was a graduate of Meyers High School, class of 1953, and Milligan College, Johnson City, Tenn. Before retiring, he was employed as a textile designer at Summit Weaving, Exeter, and later at American Silk, Plains Township. He  served with the US Marine Corps Reserve. Brother Fairchild became a member of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 in 1962 and resigned in 1975.

Interment was held in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Fairchild.

Bro. Earl C. Swan Sr., 92, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at his home in Loyalville. He graduated from Kingston Township High School, class of 1936. He served in the US Navy during WW II on the USS Telamon and the USS Hector, receiving the Pacific Theater Ribbon, the American Theater Ribbon, and a Victory Medal. He worked in commercial construction all of his life for various contractors including Raymond R. Hedden Co., Dallas, and Sordoni Construction, Forty Fort, retiring in 1984. Brother Swan became a member of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 in 1961.

Interment was held in the Kocher Cemetery, Ruggles.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Swan.

Walter I. Galka, 78, of Noxen passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011. Born in Noxen, he graduated at Lake Noxen High School. Before retiring, he was employed as a surveyor, foreman and assistant superintendant by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Tunkhannock, for 41 years. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He became a member of George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 in 1978.

Entombment was held at Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Masonic Funeral Services were conducted by Lodge 531.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Galka.

Bro. Raymond James Daring, 84, of Dallas, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the second son of the late Arthur W. Daring and Gertrude Bruggeman Lenzi. He attended Hanover High School and Wilkes College (University). He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the USS Sigourney in the South Pacific. He was a well-known local businessman who owned and operated Daring’s Market on Memorial Highway in Dallas along with his wife, Nancy, for 35 years before retiring in 1992. Brother Daring  became a member of George M. Dallas Masonic Lodge No. 531 in 1954. He was also a member of Caldwell Consistory, Royal Order of the Jesters Court 154, Irem Temple, and the Irem Golf Association.

A private interment was held at Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas. George M. Dallas Lodge No. 531 will conducted Masonic Funeral Services at the funeral home.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Daring.

Bro. Arthur J. Garinger, 89, of Dallas, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011. He was a graduate of Dallas Township High School. Before retiring, he was employed as a machinist by American Party Favor, and later by Party Time Manufacturing Company. Following his retirement he owned and operated Dallas Rental, as well as working as a machinist from his home. He became a member of George M. Dallas Lodge 531 F. & A.M.in 1964. Interment was at Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Garinger.

Bro. Peter Paul Mahalick, 72, of Dallas, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the Meadows Nursing in Dallas. He graduated from Swoyersville High School in 1959, and spent his entire career in the textile industry in various positions including plant manager for companies in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Brother Mahalick became a  member of George M. Dallas Lodge 531 in February 2007 and joined Irem Temple where he was very active with its golf association and Shrine Circus.

Masonic Funeral Services were conducted by Lodge 531 and Interment was held in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Swoyersville.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Mahalick.

Dr. George Alan Stolarick, 59, of Dallas, passed away Friday, March 16, 2012. Brother Stolarick was a graduate of Dallas High School and College Misericordia, and also The Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. He became a member of Lodge 531 in January 1995. He was also a member of the Irem Temple Shriners. He had operated his Podiatry practice in Dallas for the past several years.

Please join us in prayer and remembrance of Brother Stolarick.