Obituary of Pauline Hiris

Pauline Hiris, age 94, of Hawley died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at home. Mrs. Hiris was born September 17, 1920 in Zeljne, Yugoslavia formerly known as Gottschee and was the daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Kraker) Samide. She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, William Hiris in 2002. Pauline was the last surviving member of her family, she was predeceased by three sisters, Sophie Stampfel, Stephanie Koenig, Maria Schleimer and one brother, Richard Samide. She was a homemaker who loved to cook & bake and share her Old World specialties such as strudel, nussbrot and Easter villa with family and friends. She always kept a garden and enjoyed the bounty of the harvest and beauty of the flowers and plants she arranged inside and outside of her home. Mrs. Hiris was a member of Altar & Rosary Society at Queen Of Peace RC Church in Hawley, PA 18428 and Forest Volunteer Fire Dept Ladies' Auxiliary. She waited tables in the dining room at Lukan's Resort for many years. She is survived by a daughter: Cindy Hiris of Lyndhurst, NJ and a son & daughter-in-law, Richard & Eloise Hiris of Verona, NJ, many nieces & nephews and great and great, great nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be Tuesday, November 25th from 9 to 10:30 AM at Teeters' East Chapel, 505 Church St, Hawley, PA, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 at BVM Queen Of Peace Roman Catholic Church, 314 Chestnut Ave, Hawley by Rev. Richard W. Beck, Pastor. Burial will be in B.V.M. Queen Of Peace Cemetery, Hawley.