Dolores Krause Barsavage

P. DEAN HOMER FUNERAL HOME 206 WATER STREET PO BOX 1 DUSHORE, PA 18614 TEL 570 928-8163 FAX 570 928-8116 Email pdh@epix.net OBITUARY May 26, 2009 Mrs. Dolores Krause Barsavage, age 81, of Montoursville, PA formerly of Dushore, PA passed away on Monday, May 26, 2009 at the Williamsport Hospital after a brief illness. Dolores was born on May 12, 1928 in Mount Clemens, MI a daughter of the late Clyde A. & Anna Kochen Krause. She was raised in Dushore, PA and graduated from the Dushore High School a member of the class of 1946. She enrolled in Madam Fenwick’s Beauty Academy in Wilkes-Barre, PA from which she graduated in 1948. She worked at different salons in Wilkes-Barre before she and her sister Jane Krause Kerstetter opened up a salon which was located across from the Monument in Dushore. Dolores married Joseph Paul Barsavage from Mildred, PA on September 17, 1960; Joe predeceased her on June 20, 1976. In 1961, Jane married and Dolores continued as a beautician in Dushore, eventually moving her shop to her home on S. German Street until her retirement in 1994 when she moved to Montoursville. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Montoursville, and a former member of St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, PA. While in Montoursville, she was active with the area Girl Scouts, the YMCA, Cancer Society, the Williamsport Historical Society, and the Center for Independent Living. Surviving: Sister: Jane Kerstetter Montoursville, PA Brother: Mike (Rose) Gregori Dushore, PA Brother-in-law: Stephen Sysock Mildred, PA Nieces: Lisa (Domenick) Durinzi Indianapolis, IN Ann (Rick) Day New Market, MD Michelle (Mark) Minier Dushore, PA Nephews: Charles (Cindy) Kerstetter Williamsport, PA Michael Gregori Dushore, PA Great nieces: Jayna, Markie , Shelby and Whitney Great nephews: Charles and Cody A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00 Noon at St. Basil’s Church on Saturday, May 30th, 2009 with the Rev. Joseph R. Hornick, pastor, presiding. Interment will be in St. Basil’s Cemetery and will be private. The family will be receiving friends and celebrating Dolores’s life at St. Francis Hall in Mildred immediately following the Mass. The family will provide the flowers, and direct that memorials be sent to the Center for Independent Living, 210 Market St., Suite A., Williamsport, PA 17701 Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water St., Dushore, PA. To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please go to homerfuneralhome.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Dolores Krause Barsavage, please visit our flower store.