Dolores Amerman
October 10, 1932 — June 5, 2017
Dolores Amerman, 84, formerly of Kingston, passed away Monday evening in Dallas.
Born October 20th, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late Harold James Smith and Mary Ellen (Hawkins) Smith.
She worked as head of accounts management for Polk Direct in the New York office for 16 years before retiring in 1994. She then moved to Pennsylvania to be closer to her family, where she followed her passion in floral artistry.
Dolores was an avid gardener and loved to read. She enjoyed playing Scrabble and all types of puzzles.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Jerald Amerman, daughter, Mindi Thalenfeld, brothers, Alfred and Harold Smith, and sisters, Irene Atkins and Mary Carr.
Dolores is survived by; her son-in-law, John Thalenfeld, Bear Creek, grandchildren Rebecca Mollie Thalenfeld and Adam Henry Thalenfeld, Dallas, two brothers, Charles Smith, New York & Robert Smith, Florida.
A Celebration of Dolores’s Life will be held on Saturday, June 10th at 1:00 P.M. with Father Joseph Verespy officiating, at Kniffen O’Malley Leffler Funeral and Cremation Services Inc., 465 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Friends may call from 12:00 P.M. till the time of the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking donations to be made to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Manhattan Beach, California.