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Page 4 Section Belleville (III) News-Democrat Thursday June 22 1995 Deaths 1 Death notices that include name age community date of death and funeral home are published free Free obituaries are accepted by telephone at 234-5578 from noon to 8 pm Monday through Friday and from 2 to 8 pm Saturday and Sunday Further information may be published for a standard $2625 fee under Photos and foneral notices are $625 each Paid obituaries are accepted by telephone at 234-5578 or fax 235-6846 from noon to 5 pm Monday through Friday and from 2 to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday ENGLISH Robert 81 of Springfield Mo formerly of East St Louis died TUesday June 20 1995 Visitation after 6 pm Thursday at the funeral home Funeral 2 pm Friday at the cemetery chapeL Burial in Lake View Memorial Gar- died Friday June 16 1995 Visitation from 6 to 8 pjn Friday at the funeral home Funeral 10 am Saturday at die funeral hone Burial in Calvary Cemetery Glen Carbon Laughlin Funeral Home Troy WEINLAND Donald 62 of Collinsville died TUesday June 20 1995 Visitation from 4 to 8 pjn Thursday at the funeral home Funeral 10 am Friday at the funeral home Burial in Sunset Hill Memorial Estates Glen Carbon Herr Funeral Hone Collinsville YOUNG Viola nee Goewert 78 of Breese died TUesday June 20 1995 Visitation from 4 to 9 pjn Wednesday and from 8 am to 12:45 pm Thursday at die funeral home Funeral 1 pjn Thursday at St Johnk United Church of Christ Breese Burial in St Johnk Cemetery Breese Moss Funeral Hone Breese dais Fajview Heights Greenlawn Funeral Home South Chapel Springfield Mo HOLAHAN Agnes nee Lekosky 80 of St Louis formerly of East St Louis died TUesday June 20 1995 Visitation after 4 pm Thursday at the funeral home Funeral 11 am Friday at the funeral home Burial in Mount Carmel Cemetery Belleville Kassly Colonial Mortuary Fairview Heights JENKINS Andrew 69 of Granite City died Tuesday June 20 1995 Visitation from 9 to 10 am Friday at the funeral home Graveside services 10:45 am Friday at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery St Louis Irwin Maryville Road Chapel Granite City JURGENA William A 78 of Hamel formerly of Edwardsville died TUesday June 20 1995 Visita tion from 4 to 8 pm Thursday at die funeral home Funeral Mass 10 am Friday at St Maryk Catholic Church Edwardsville Burial in Calvary Cemetery Glen Carbon Mateer Funeral 1 Home Edwardsville LEACH Irene nee Bullard 90 of Freeburg died Tuesday June 20 1995 Visitation after 10 am Friday at the funeral home Funeral 1 pm Friday at the funeral home Burial in Lake View Memorial Gardens Fairview Heights Pete Gaerdner Funeral Home Belleville' NEWELL Lorine nee McCul-ley 68 of East Alton died TUesday June 20 1995 Visitation from 4 to 8 pjn Thursday at the funeral home Funeral 11 am Friday at the funeral home Burial in Valley View Cemetery Edwardsville Weber Funeral Home Edwardsville TOPAL Albert 70 of Dray Donald Weinland Donald Henry Weinland 62 of Collinsville 111 born Sept 28 1932 in East St Louis 111 died Tuesday June 20 1995 at Anderson Hospital Maryville 111 He was the former owner and operator of the Weinland Shell Mobile Station and was a former member of East St Louis Club board member of Southern Illinois Credit Union associate member of East St Louis Police Association active Boy Scout aster and Eagle Scout and attended Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Collinsville 111 He was preceded in death by his parents Henry and Ella nee Glarmann Weinland and a granddaughter Aimee Surviving are his wife Mary nee Cook Weinland of Collinsville 111 a son Doanld Weinland of Collinsville 111 a daughter Mary Kay (Ed) Raybom of Pierron 111 five grandchildren Brittany Donald II Donna Sanna and Jonathan and a sister Lillian (Harry) Oppermann of St Louis Mo Funeral services will be held at 10 am Friday June 23 1995 at Herr Funeral Home Collinsville 111 with the Rev Michael Walther officiating Burial will be in Sunset Hill Memorial Estates Edwardsville 111 Friends may call from 4 to 8 pm Thursday June 22 1995 at the funeral home Memorials may be made to St Childrens Hospital 505 parkway Memphis Tenn 38173 Rita Huff Rita Huff nee Blaies 62 of Belleville 111 bom Sept 13 1932 in Belleville 111 died Monday June 19 1995 at Memorial Hospital Belleville 111 Campus news Andrew Jenkins Andrew Jenkins 69 of University Manor Edwardsville 111 born April 16 1926 in Murphys-boro 111 died Tuesday June 20 1995 at John Cochran VA Hospital St Louis Mo Mr Jenkins was a retired after 24 years as construction foreman from Fred Lueth and Sons Construction Co in St Louis Mo and was a World War 11 Army Air Corps veteran He was preceded in death by his parents James and Anna Mae nee Whitacker Jenkins and three brothers David Francis Jenkins George William Jenkins and Robert Albert Jenkins Surviving are his former wife of 35 years Virginia nee Schanuel Jenkins of Granite City 111 two daughters Kathi Grant of Belleville 111 Mrs Glenn (Karola A) Cornelius of Glendale Calif a brother James Howard Jenkins of St Louis Mo and two grandsons Timothy Andrew Grant and William Joseph Grant Graveside services will be held at 10:45 am Friday June 23 1995 at Jefferson Barracks National cemetery St Louis Mo with Fr William Davis officiating Friends may call from 9 to 10 am Friday June 23 at Irwin Chapel 3960 Maryville Rd Granite City 111 Memorials may be made to Ju-venile Diabetes Foundation Irene Leach Irene Leach nee Bullard 90 of Freeburg 111 born Oct 11 1904 in Johnsonville 111 died Tuesday June 20 1995 at Free-burg Care Center Freeburg 111 She was preceded in death by her first husband Ivan Earl Wor-low second husband Herschel Leach a daughter Loretta Overturf father Lawrence Bullard mother Emma Bullard nee With-wrow five brothers arid two sisters Surviving are a daughter Gera-lena (Lee) Fischer of Mills tadt 111 a sister Rohoda Bunnell of Cisne 111 five grandchildren seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson and special friend April Anson Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Friday June 23 1995 at Pete Gaerdner Funeral Home Belleville 111 with the Rev Terry Crownover officiating Burial will be in Lake View Memorial Gardens Fairview Heights 111 Friends may call from 10 am until the time of services Friday June 23 at the funeral home George Sturm George Sturm 73 of died Monday June 19 1995 at St Hospital Belleville 111 Dressel of O'Fallon and Gregory LaBuda of Waterloo have earned academic honors for the spring 1995 semester at Pudue University in West Lafayette Ind Laurie Thacker daughter of Charles and Debra Thacker of Belleville and Donna DeLay daughter of A1 and Lucille DeLay of Granite City have been awarded Continuing Student Scholarships at a recent Awards Day Ceremony hosted by Eastern Illinois University in Charleston 111 Bianca Brooks KaKeesha Branigan Keith Derry IL Lakesha Brown and Michael Wilbourn Jr of East St Louis have been awarded the 1995 the scholarships which include a $1000 schol Military news arship a $250 book scholarship from the Brad Wamser Foundation and gift certificates to LG Penney and St Clair Square mall Michelle Johnson Teresa Mason and Shelly Zafe of Cahokia have been awarded the Lifelong Excellence in the Pursuit of Education Scholarship from ScanData Systems Aaron Morrow of Glen Carbon Jennifer Vorpi of Belleville and Michelle Litteken of Denton have been named to the spring 1995 semester deank list at dm University of Dayton in Dayton Ohio Christina Ellis of Belleville and Tiffany Graig of Mascoutah have been named to the spring 1995 Wiltner and Marian Steinheimer of New Athena recently retired from active duty after 21 years of service Navy Fireman Joseph Boehnke son ofVirgil and Grace Boehnke of Collinsville recently wu promoted to his present rank while serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington' homeported in Norfolk Va Navy Seaman Recruit Wesley Johnson of Alton recently completed US Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command Great ftni 111 Marine Pvt Daniel Hollowell son of Michael and Joyce Hollowell of Marissa recently completed training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Sac Diego Calif Army admits testing chemicals in region Katrina A Pinzke- Lisa Adkins and Karen Louis all of Belleville have been named to die honor roll for the spring 1995 semester at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield Mo Susan Hohlt daughter of Raymond and Barbara Hohlt of Millstadt recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston with a bachelork degree in sociology David A Carpenter of Belleville Kendra Nowak and Kelly Souris of Columbia have graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette Ind Matthew Dix and Amy Metzger of Belleville Kevin Nowak of Columbia Kevin I Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Merakl Walker of East St 'Louis recently participated in a commemoration of the end of the World War II as part of New York Cityk Fleet week celebration aboard the aircraft carrier USS America Navy Lt Byron A Ginter son of Carol Augustine of Highland recently reported for duty at Naval Shipyard Portsmouth NH Navy Seaman Recruit Jason Scott son of Kathy Evansco of Belleville recently completed US basic training at Recruit Training Command Cheat Lakes Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Curtis Dukes son of Clarence and Annie Dukes of East St Louis recently participated in a commemoration of the end of World BELLEVILLE MEMORIAL Shad and Daniel Defer of Ruma a girl Juno 16 Alice and Rufus Mosley of East St Louis a girt June 17 Angela Maisel of CoMnsvHe a girt June 17 Lortnda and Chaitee Lamken of Arlington Heights a boy June 17 Ann and Logan Dierksen of Belleville a girl June 17 BARNES HOSPITAL ST LOUIS Jim end Unde Elbe of Belleville girt June 12 ST ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL BELLEVILLE MiMe Latta of Mascoutah a boy Juno 18 Rebecca Wicks of East St Louis a girl June 17 Rochelle and Edgar Lowery of Centre-vtlle a girl June 17 ANDERSON HOSPITAL MARYVILLE Use and Wiliam Barton of Collinsville a boy June 9 O'FALLON POLICE Robert Maxwell 30 of O'Fallon reported criminal damage to property In the 1600 block of West Highway 60 at 5:10 pm TUesday O'FALLON ACCIDENTS Roger Daubarger 51 of Indianapolis was involved in a slngle-veOids accident on the 100 block of Hartman at 2:05 pm TUesday COLLINSVILLE POLICE Brent Cautorae 17 111 Gaylord Drive wu charged with retail theft after he allegedly stole a radar delector erasers 42 Basketball and baseball cards and three packages of condoms valued at $16488 at 10:30 pm Friday from Grandpa's 9525 Collinsville Road Felony charges are pending because Ceutoras hat a prior offense Albert Pearson 67 221 Bend Drive wu charged with retail theft altar he allegedly stole a bag of groceries valued at $1426 at 5 pm Friday from Shop 'n Save 717 Vandalia St Ronnie Wilson 31 of SL Louie wu charged with domestic battery after he allegedly pushed Mona Walsh 30 437 Chestnut SL at 3:15 pm Saturday at her home Dana Bryan 23 of Holiday Mobile Home Park wu charged wftti driving with a suspended Icenae and unlawful possession of marijuana after police topped her vehicle at 5:30 pm Saturday at Hadley and Washington streets A passenger In the vehicle Timothy Ole-son 516 La Rue Ave wu charged with unlawfril possession of marijuana I semester deank list at the University of Tennessee at Martin Tfcnn Elizabeth Damann daughter of Gustave Damann and Mary Jane Soehnlin of Belleville has graduated from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Va with a masterk degree in industrial and systems engineering Gerald Meyer son of Wayne and Beverly Meyer of Edwardsville has graduated foam Virginia Tfech in Blacksburg Va with a doctorate in chemistry Sarah Stewart daughter of Hamilton and Yu Hua Stewart of has graduated cum laude from Harvard University in Cambridge Mass with a bachelork degree in astronomy astrophysics and physics Marine Pvt Robert Goodall son of Joe and Clairice Goodall of Mascoutah recently completed training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Calif Marine Ffc Gregory Mill-sap son of Jerry Millsap of Alton recently graduated from the Unit Diary Clerkk Course at Camp Lejeune NC Marine Pvt Brian Gass son of Donald and Mary Gass of Troy recently completed training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Calif Marine Pvt Jeffrey Chandler son of Danny and Rebecca Chandler of Troy recently completed training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Calif the potential health effects of the Armyk zinc cadmium sulfide testing Some scientists have recently named cadmium as a probable carcinogen Army spokesman CapL Joseph Pick sod Thfc Environmental Protection Agency lists it as a suspected carcinogen Piek arid But the levels released in the 1957 and 1958 droppings over 39 states were far below current EPA and Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard levels he said Cadmium is used in paint and in the hardening process fin- metals Congressional and public concern about foe chemicals last year led the Army to release foe information about foe spreading of the fluorescent powder Piek said The Armyk own separate reviews conducted within foe last year in four cities show the particles are not hazardous at the levels dispersed he said The cities were St Louia Corpus Christi Tfexas Fort Wayne Ind and Minneapolis operated within the bounds of the law and in an honest professional He said the court made its ruling on technical Beckerk attorney David Brydon of Jefferson City said his client is by the decision Becker and his company were certain from the beginning that they would be completely Brydon said in a statement He said the charges were foundation and intended to influence the question of Mr Becker and his ultimate licensure in Brydon said Becker president of Capitol Queen and Casino Inc will continue trying to get a license to operate a gambling boat on the Missouri River near the Statchouse is pursuing his application for his license and he wants his good name Brydon said Associated Press ST LOUIS The Army has admitted spraying Missouri ami other parts of the Midwest with fluorescent particles under secret biological weapons tests in the 1950s The Army claims the microscopic particles known zinc cadmium sulfide were harmless but some scientists have warned that they present a potential chemical health hazard No biological organisms were released in any of die testa The particles are the same thaw sprayed in St Louia in 1953 in a clandestine test program officials said No biological organisms were released in any of those tests either House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt made the information public TUesday Last summer after revelations about the 1953 St Louis program Gephardt asked the Army for more information about its biological weapons testings The National Academy of Sciences has begun a study to examine He retired from Hussmann Refrigeration in 1986 after 37 years of service was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran He was preceded in death by his parents George and Dorothy nee Rugg Sturm two brothers Donald and Allen Sturm a sister Shirley Haug Surviving are his wife Rose Mary nee Schlattweiler Sturm father of Jean (Mike) Slape of Belleville father to Margie (David) Swann of Plainfield Ind Cathy Dettmer of Indianapolis Ind Michael (Carmela) Schlattweiler of Decatur Ind grandfather of Lori Keeley Lindsey Kee-ley Kaitlyn Slape two sisters Dorothy Brian of Lancaster NY Karolyn (LeRoy) Hangen of Buffalo NY a brother James Sturm of Buffalo NY son-in-law of Mrs Eliabeth Schlattweiler of our dear uncle brother-in-law and cousin There will be no visitation Mr body will be cremated and a memorial Mass will be said at St Clare Church in on Saturday June 24 at 11 am by Father Steven Unver-ferth Donations are preferred to Hospice of Southern Illinois Inc 305 Illinois St Belleville IL 62220 All arrangements were handled by Kassly Mortuary Ltd in Fair-view Heights War II part of New York Cityk Fleet Week celebration aboard the aircraft carrier USS America Navy Petty Officer 3rd Clan Terrell Ervin son of Carl and Dodsie Ervin of East SL Louis recently participated in a commemoration of the rad of World War II part of New York Cityk Fleet Week celebration aboard die aircraft carrier USS America Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton Nowicld of Collinsville recently participated in a commemoration of die end of World War II part of New York Cityk Fleet Week celebration aboard die aircraft carrier USS America Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Ralph Steinheimer son of Deaths elsewhere Michael Greenberg NEW YORK For 30 straight winters Michael Greenberg wu the Boweryk holiday haberdasher single-handedly distributing free gloves to the needy between Thanksgiving and Christinas The 67-year-old advertising executive died Monday of cancer For his first 23 years worked anonymously Bid in 1976 a shopping bag filled with gloves wu stolen as he rode the subway The New York Tunes wrote about his plight and the sidewalk philanthropist attained celebrity Nello Pace BERKELEY Calif Nello Pace who pioneered the study of the physiological effects of weightlessness dial of cancer Saturday He wu78 Pace served a consultant to NASA in the 1960a and conducted some of the first studies of weightlessness on monkeys in orbit Lawsuit- Continued from 3B If Knapp wins there could be another court battle between Montalvo and the city over who must repay the disputed $29448 Montalvo last month filed a countersuit asking the judge to order the city to be responsible for the disputed salary and Montalvok legal feu if Knapp wins his lawsuit Hillcbrand ruled June 1 that Man-talvok countersuit will be addressed after Knappk suit is resolved Montalvo Mayor Roger Cookk former campaign manager worked for five months before his contract wu approved in October 1993 He later resigned citing continued political infighting between the mayor and his opponents on die council Knapp said he filed the lawsuit as a concerned citizen Montalvo is being represented by Belleville attorney Brian McCarthy well acting his own co-counsel Rita Huff Mrs Huff was a cook at ARA Belleville 111 and was a member of Belleville Women of the Moose Chapter 53 She was preceded in death by) her parents Cornelius and Flo-'' rence nee Sutton Blaies a sister Doris Newell and a son Ronnie Lynn Huff Surviving are her husband Charles Huff of Belleville 111 three daughters Clara Mae Huff of San Antonio Texas Linda Sue (Josue) Douglass-Sanchez of Switzerland Joyce Ann (Joe) Col vis of Smith ton 111 three sons Harold Huff of Belleville 111 Charles (Cindy) Huff of Fort Walton Beach Fla Michael A (Susan) Huff of Belleville 111 three sisters Viola (Clarence) Vogel of Belleville 111 Aurelia (Ken) Stod- dard of Atwater Calif Lola Giroux of Tulsa Okla a half-brother Howard Wright of Saratoga Calif 12 grandchildren also surviving are nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am Friday June 23 1995 at Pete Gaerdner Funeral Home Belleville 111 with Jim Houpt officiating Burial will be in Lake View Memorial Gardens Fairview Heights 111 Friends may call from 4 to 9 pm Thursday June 22 at the funeral home There will be a Women of the Moose ritual held at 7 pm Thursday June 22 at Pete Gaerdner Funeral Home Belleville I1L For those wishing memorials may be made to American Heart Association Agnes Holahan Agnes Holahan nee Lekosky 80 of St Louis Mo formerly of East St Louis 111 died at St Louis University Medical Center St Louis Mo Agnes was a retired restaurant manager at Fred Restaurants in various cities and at St Louis Union Station for over 40 years She was preceded in death by her husband Timothy A Holahan and her sister Mary Roberts Surviving are six sisters and four brothers Helen King of Miami Fla Ann Schultz of Webster Groves Mo Edward (Uba) Lekosky of Columbia 111 Joseph (Josephine) LeKosky of Fairview Heights 111 Stella Lekosky of Troy 111 Bernice Panus of Troy 111 Josephine Lekosky of East St Louis 111 Frank Lekosky of East St Louis 111 Rose Sanders of East St Louis 111 and John (Patricia) Lekosky of Fairmont City 111 our dear aunt great-aunt and cousin Funeral services will be held at 11 am Friday June 23 1995 at Kassly Colonial Mortuary Fair-view Heights 111 Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery Belleville 111 Friends may call after 4 pm Thursday June 22 at the funeral home Donations may be made to charity of choice Judge dismisses charges against casino applicant Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY Mo A state judge on Wednesday dismissed misdemeai or charges against Bruce Becker who was denied a riverboat gambling liceise last year after officials said he falsified his application In his ruling St Louis County Circuit Judge Patrick Clifford said Attorney General Jay Nixon lacked authority to bring charges against Becker of Las Vegas who wants to open gambling brat in Jefferson City In March Nixon accused Becker of giving the Missouri Gaming Commission false information about the role of Kansas City attorney Byron Fox in foe proposed Capitol Queen gambling boat In a brief statement Nixon said he would appeal the ruling ensure that gaming in Missouri is.