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Journal and Courier Wednesday December 8 1999 Deaths Clever Diana Clem 26 uneral Notices YEAGER LethaM DEBT Parking garage possible Continued from Page C1 REBECCA LANE GIPSON WILMER GOODRICH uneml Homes Inc WILMA MURPHY MARVIN McCARTY wwwsoller bakercom Staff Reports People who know yon People you can rely on UNERAL HOME ING UNERAL HOME ATTICA 764 4418 Supreme Court hears arguments in lottery lawsuit CARLSON Doris Arrangements pending at Maus neral Home Attica LAAYETTE CHAPEL 742 1 117 914 COLUMBIA STREET ormerly Landis Loy BETTY JEAN BENTON KELEHER RUND only clog an already overburdened court system he said in the record suggests he sought an administrative process in this Gutwein said It could be several days or weeks before the high court even decides whether to accept the case alone rule on its merits CLEVER Bertolt Memorial service 4 pm riday at the Unitarian Universalist Church 17 7th St Surviving are two nieces Aubryn and Tavia Murray and a nephew Kyle Murphy Preceded in death by father Dr Ulrich Clever in 1973 Memorials to Heart ailure Transplantation und co Dr William Dec Massachusetts Gener al Hospital Bigelow 645 Boston Mass 02114 Soller Baker uneral Directors in charge of arrangements 60 years 822 Ninth St Lafayette IN 742 7302 WARREN STEPHEN CARR Carl Wilson 84 Carl Wilson 84 of Otter bein died at 3 pm Tuesday Dec 7 1999 in County Care Nursing Center in Williamsport No further information was available no practical administrative reme dies existed for Smith and others in similar situations Waples said that from its in ception in 1989 until the time the lawsuit was filed the lottery nev er publicly announced when games ended He also said it had no real administrative appeals process lottery said there is nothing that can be Waples said He said scores of people have contacted him saying they were denied winnings on similar grounds He suggested that a com mon fund be established and ad RICHARDS LOY WHEELER UNERAL HOME Marvin McCarty 92 Marvin McCarty 92 of Phoenix formerly of Lafayette died Monday afternoon Dec 6 1999 in Village Green Healthcare He was bom on July 7 1907 in Danville Ill and resided in Ari zona since May 1998 He worked for Westside Clean ers for 25 years and for Central Petroleum for 20 years He worked for the former Lafayette National Bank for 10 years as a courier re tiring in 1980 He was first married to Anna Clem on March 21 1931 in Bloom ington Ill She preceded him in death on eb 6 1979 He then married Marie Klinker on May 7 1980 She preceded him in death Mr McCarty was a former mem ber of Brady Lane Church of Christ Surviving are a son Delmar Mc Carty of Austin Texas two daugh ters Mrs Donald (Eleanor) Terry of Mount Dora la and Mrs Mar jorie Kilgallon of Phoenix four stepdaughters Mrs Charles (Lois) Roberts of Lafayette Mrs Joseph (Marilyn) Gick of Otterbein Mrs Thomas (Madonna) Brown of Brookston and Mrs Edward (Joan) Miller of Columbus and a sister Mrs Lee (Madge) Ingrim of Danville C2 Local riends may call 1 1 am to 2:45 pm riday at Maus uneral Home Attica Ladies Auxiliary of the VW service 2:45 pm Services there 3 pm ri day Pastor Harvey Lange officiating Burial in Riverside Cemetery Attica Surviving are 35 grandchildren and 1 7 grandchildren Preceded in death by a brother Ralph Stetler Memori als to the Attica oundation Dorothy Harris 76 Dorothy Harris 76 of Rosewalk Village died at 6:30 am Saturday Dec 4 1999 She was bom on March 29 1923 in Otterbein and attended Otter bein High School She was a life time resident of the area and a homemaker In 1947 she married Richarjd rawley He preceded her in death in 1954 Surviving are a sister Mary Shelle of West Lafayette and two stepsons Charles Harris and Ed ward Harris both of rankfort Memorial services will be at a later date CLEM Diana Calling 5 8 pm today at Soller Bak er uneral Home 1184 Sagamore Pkwy Services there 1 pm Thurs day Pastor Daniel May officiating Interment at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Surviving are maternal grandmother Eleanor Combs of Mon ticello and maternal great grand mother Phoebe Combs of Delphi Patti Smith Deputy LocalState Editor 420 5243 psmithjournal couriercom Life Julie McClure Life Editor 420 5226 jmcclurejournal couriercom Special Projects Jerry Morehouse Sunday Editor 420 5295 morehousjoumal couri ercom Doris Carlson 72 ATTICA Doris Perrigo Carl son 72 607 Jackson St died at 4:20 pm Tuesday Dec 7 1999 in St Vincent Williamsport Hospital No further information was available Trust Lafayette Savings Bank and Huntington Bank agreed to buy the TI bonds West Lafayette of ficials will soon sell to build a garage for Wabash Landing That garage carries an estimated $6 million price tag Most importantly money got wired to West bank Lafayette Bank Trust at 4:45 pm Mon day On Tuesday the Redevelopment Commission and the Board of Works both agreed to use almost all that money with another $300000 from the Tax In Virginia Van Metre 81 Virginia Van Metre 81 of Champaign Ill formerly of Earl Park died at 9:10 pm Saturday Dec 4 1999 in Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana Ill She was bom on Sept 28 1918 in Mumfordville Ky She was a manager for Kentucky ried Chicken in Bradenton la for 15 yearns ormerly she worked at Tri bune Press in Earl Park She was a charter member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 455 of Earl Park Surviving are three sons James Clinton Van Metre of Houston Thomas Van Metre of Birm ingham Ala and John Van Me tre of Champaign and a daughter Bettie Montgomery of Champaign uravesiae services are today in Earl Park EO Chapter AB Surviving with her husband are four sons Ron Schaller of Cincin nati Jerry Schaller of Medford Ore Al Schaller of Portland Ore and Keith Schaller of Seattle two brothers Paul indley of Jack sonville and William indley of East Providence RI and a sister Barbara Stuart of Normal Ill EASTER Lynwood Sr riends may call 9 am riday at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel Services there 10 am riday the Rev Dr Clayton Kendall offi ciating Surviving are 8 grandchildren and several great grandchildren Pre ceded in death by a son Randall Lewis easter in 1955 Those desir ing to make contributions may make them to the American Cancer Soci ety Hippensteel uneral Home is in charge of arrangements Births elsewhere Brad and Joan Sigman of Plano Texas are the parents of a son Nicholas who was born Dec 5 in Dallas The paternal grandparents are Carl and Dena Sigman of Mont morenci To call us To reach the newsroom call 423 551 1 or 420 5239 from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays After hours and on weekends call the Local Desk directly at 423 5243 and the Sports Desk at 423 5234 Comments also can be sent to editors via the Inter net To learn how to send mail to the Internet from commercial online Surviving are a son Ryan Cole Everett of Monticello two daugh ters Malarie Everett of Monticel lo and Breanna Lynne Garner of Indianapolis her parents Jim and Lynne Clem of West Lafayette and five sisters Cheryl Mounce of Tammy Clem of Brook ston Teresa Christopher of Chesterfield Susie Patrick of Knightstown and Tina Adams of Bowling Green ather wanted in death VALPARAISO Police in Val paraiso are searching for a local man they believe beat his two month old baby to death Christian Dumell died of a blunt force injury to his head at the Uni versity of Children Hos pital on riday shortly before his father Grant Durnell 25 was charged with battery Alma Ruth Hamm 89 Alma Ruth Hamm 89 of 609 Oregon St died at 11:20 pm Sat urday Dec 4 1999 in Rosewalk Village She was bom on Dec 17 1909 in Warren County and lived in Lafayette most of her life She was a waitress most re cently at the Grill for 10 years and at the Gun Club Oak land Tavern and Spot Tavern On Dec 24 1949 she married Donald Hamm in Lafayette He preceded her in death on June 26 1987 Mrs Hamm was an avid bingo player and enjoyed crocheting Surviving is a sister Emma Bell Dixon of Oxford Mary Hogg 84 Mary Hogg 84 of 2222 Heather field Drive died at 9:15 am Thurs day Dec 2 1999 in Home Hospital She was bom on May 24 1915 in Herod Ill and was a school teacher She had also worked at Kmart and Warren Paper On Sept 18 1937 she married reeman Hogg He preceded her in death on Jan 13 1987 She was a member of Otterbein Baptist Church Surviving are two sons Dave Hogg of Lafayette and reeman Hogg of Boswell a daughter Mary Kathryn Conger of Lafayette two stepsons Vernon Hogg of Stone fort III and Ervin Hogg of Lafayette and a stepdaughter Gladys Payne of Stonefort crement inance account to elim inate the debt The redevelopment commission had to pay $1033 for title insurance on tbeSears prop erty paying that bill with money Belter noted the TI account has a $565000 balance that will grow with $39000 from the origi nal loan left unspent With the loan paid off the city should have about $300 000 left in the TI account That money willhelp build the parking garage too since Lafayette Bank Trust will act as trustee for the TI bonds The city should issue those bonds in the next six to eight weeks ensuring the city re main debt free for long several injuries on his son includ ing 19 broken ribs a broken leg and head injuries Authorities were expected to upgrade the charges against Durnell to murder $18 million awarded in malpractice case GARY A Lake County jury has awarded a Highland woman $18 million in a medical mal practice case double the damages she had requested Mary Barker 75 filed the law suit in May 1997 against surgeon Ramshi Patel who nrapfinac in Mimc'inr She claimed Patel botched an operation to remove a tumor from her colon causing a severe infec tion and left a surgical clip on her ureter permanently damaging the byway from her left kidney Staff and Wire Reports LETHA MARIE STETLER ALLEN YEAGER DORIS PERRIGO CARLSON McCARTY Marvin riends may call 5 8 pm Thursday at Hippensteel uneral Home Service 1 pm riday at Hippensteel Chapel Interment in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Surviving are 11 grand children and 19 great grandchildren Preceded in death by a son 2 sis ters and a brother Letha Yeager 78 ATT1CA Letha Marie Stetler Allen Yeager 78 414 Maple St died at 2:30 am Monday Dec 6 1999 in her residence She was bom on June 1 1921 in Montgomery County and was raised in the New Richmond area attending school there She had lived in Attica since 1939 She had worked at Radio Mate rial Corp in Attica in the custodi al department at the Attica grade school then in the housing de partment of Harrison Steel Cast ings Co in Attica retiring in 1983 She was first married to Clyde Leonard Allen on Jan 28 1939 in Attica He preceded her in death on Sept 1 1968 She married Ger ald ranklin Yeager on Nov 19 1977 in Hedrick He preceded her in death on June 13 1996 She was a member and past auxiliary president of VW Post 3318 of Attica and a member of the auxiliary of American Legion Post 52 of Attica Surviving are three sons James Allen of Attica Ronnie Allen of West Point and Gerald ranklin Yeager Jr of Omaha Neb nine daughters Mrs Ron (Margaret) Bowles of Glen Ellyn Ill Nancy Woods of West Point Mrs Joe (Bet ty) Schackman of lorida Keys Mrs Duke (Linda) Kams and Tra cy Perrin both of Lafavette Mrs Bill (Cindy) Strickland of Clinton Ark Julie White Mrs Gary (Kris) Simmons and Mrs Scott (Lori) Estes Talbott all of Attica two stepdaughters Yvonne and Dawn Yeager of California and a sister Mildred Meadows of Linden By Mike Smith The Associated Press Writer INDIANAPOLIS The Indi ana Supreme Court heard oral ar guments Tuesday in a class action lawsuit that could force the Hoosier Lottery to pay millions of dollars in prizes previously denied winners The lawsuit contends that while the lottery told players they had 60 days to collect winnings after a game ended it never publicly an nounced the ending date of those games from 1989 until the suit was filed in 1997 to a million or more tick ets are still redeemable and the lottery should pay that said Richard Waples an attorney for Indianapolis resident Tom Smith Attorneys for the lottery and the state told the five justices that Smith did not exhaust all admin istrative remedies in trying to claim a $5 prize on a scratch off ticket before suing for breach of contract SWICK Mary riends may call 4 8 pm Thursday at Hahn uneral Home Linden Ser vices there 10 am riday the Rev Dennis Zetterberg officiating Inter ment at Elmwood Cemetery Rom ney Surviving are 1 1 grandchildren 9 great grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren Preceded in death by daughter Judith Swick brother John Baker and sister Thel ma Perkins Memorials to charity of choice Gutwein said To allow people with similar He said he went to lottery head claims to go directly to court would quarters two days later but was told the game was over and there was nothing he could do to claim the prize He sued but a Marion County judge dismissed the case saying Smith did not exhaust all admin istrative appeals The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed saying Mary Swick 81 LINDEN Mary Swick 81 died at 6 pm Monday Dec 6 1999 in Methodist Hospital in Indi anapolis She was bom on March 15 1918 in Tippecanoe County She lived in Linden for the last 11 years and had formerly lived in New Rich mond She attended Linden schools and was a homemaker On Oct 29 1939 she married John Swick in Otterbein He pre ceded her in death on March 6 1962 She was a member of Christian Church of New Richmond Surviving are three sons Marvin Swick of Linden William Swick of New Richmond and Melvin Swick of Hawkinsville Ga a daughter Carol Gerbens of Tempe Ariz and two sisters Margaret Aleksa of Oaklandon and Reatha Whipple of Crawfordsville WILSON Carl Arrangements pending at Shoemak er uneral Home Otterbein Obituary Line 474 3113 Chapel 400 TWyckenham Blvd HARRIS Dorothy LIKENS Bennie Jr WRIGHT Irene West Lafayette Chapel 1184 Sagamore Pkwy WILEY Eleanor CLEM Diana CLEVER Bertolt ADMPHONE: 474 1111 Diana Clem 26 of 22 Woods Edge Court WL died at 2:45 am Monday Dec 6 1999 in Hancock Memor ial Hospital She was born on April 24 1973 in Monticello and had lived in Lafayette for the past six years coming from Del phi She graduat er facts in the case and make a recommendation and if the Lot tery Commission still ruled against nings on Jan 20 1997 he was told Smith he could then but only the game had ended Sept 30 1996 then take the case to court and the last day to claimthe prize was Nov 29 Clem ed from Delphi Community High School in 1991 She worked as a let waitress services seek posting instructions di Editor 420 5258 journal rectly from the service to which you couriercom subscribe Local news Outside Tippecanoe County call Ph jjp iorini Local Editor 420 5231 journal couriercom Here are the numbers and mail addresses of newsroom editors: News executives Ted Haider Executive Editor 420 5242 haiderjournal couri ercom Carol Kriebel Bangert Manag ing Editor 420 5262 cbangertjournal couriercom Letters editorials Dave Bangert Opinions Page Bertolt Clever 38 Bertolt Clever 38 of 2300 Kopf Lane WL died at 10:03 am Wednesday Dec 6 1999 in St Elizabeth Medical Center emer gency room He was bom on Sept 8 1961 in liibingen Ger many He moved to West Lafayette in 1964 and grew up there He graduated from Harrison High School in 1979 and from Indiana University in 1984 with a degree in English Until 1994 he worked as deputy clerk in federal bankruptcy court in Albany NY Most recently he gave private German instruction He was also a writer and published several works of poetry and liter ature Surviving are his mother Ingrid Winne Clever and his sister Dag mar Clever Murray both of West Lafayette Miriam Schaller 84 Miriam Schaller 84 of ort Collins Colo formerly of Lafayette died riday Dec 3 1999 at Poudre Valley Hospital She was bom on Oct 17 1915 in Mankato Minn She had been a resident of ort Collins since 1982 moving from Salida Colo She graduated from high school in Jacksonville Ill and received a degree in education media from Purdue University in 1973 After earning her degree she worked as a librarian and taught kindergarten and first grade in Lafayette schools' Later she worked as a media specialist for Poudre School District in ort Collins for five years until her re tirement On Aug 1 1942 she married Herbert Schaller in Boston He survives Mrs Schaller was a member of irst Presbyterian Church where she helped to start the church li ministered by a court to decide nr he was aso a member which claims should be paid think the lottery has had am ple time to work this out and it has failed to do Waples said Matthew Gutwein an attorney representing the lottery said Smith could have asked the Indi ana Lottery Commission to review his case and then seek relief through the Administrative Or Smith says his ticket purchased and Procedures Act on Sept 15 1996 contained the An administrative law judge statement prizes must be could have been appointed to gath claimed within 60 days of the an nounced end of the When he presented his ticket for his win Lynwood easter Sr 83 LEBANON Lynwood easter Sr 83 of 1110 Bibler St died at 2 am Tuesday Dec 7 in Witham Hospital after a long ill ness He had been a patient there since riday On Jan 20 1916 he was bom in Maysville WVa He lived in Lafayette most of his life and lived in Lebanon for the last three years He had been a heavy equipment easter operator with the Operating Engi neers of Terre Haute Local 841 for 30 years He had also been a driv er for National Homes in Lafayette On April 2 1939 he married Olive Bell Tull in Lafayette She survives Surviving with his wife are a son Lynwood easter Jr of Lebanon two brothers Otis east er of Americus and William east er of Wisconsin Rapids Wis and three sisters Linda Robinson of Tipton Sandy Johnston of ort My ers la and Mildred Johnson of Wisconsin Rapids LYNWOOD 8 EASTER SR LOCAL IN BRIE Purdue seminar on ag biotechnology Two top Monsanto employees to day will speak about opportunities for private sector firms in agricul tural biotechnology at a free public seminar at Purdue University The International Agriculture Seminar will start at noon in Room 116 of' the Whistler Hall of Agricultural Rpsparrh and ond atl'IRnm The speakers will be Horacio Police believe Dumell inflicted avarrete strategic business team leader small holder and microcredit for Monsanto in St Louis and Ju dith Chambers director of interna tional development for Monsanto whose office is in Washington DC team explores op portunities to support micoenter prises and small farmers in emerg ing economies with appropriate technology skills training credit support and access to markets Chambers is responsible for de signing sustainable agriculture pro grams for emerging nations and serves as a liaison between Mon business sectors and gov ernment policy scientific and reg ulatory staff in the United States and abroad The seminar is sponsored in part by International Programs in Agri culture IBS VI Lafayette Chapel 1104 Columbia St 742 7873 MICHAEL A PRESTI PAMELA JO NOON ALMA RUTH HAMM Linden Chapel 319 South St 339 4321 MARY SWICK SOLLERBAKER 3.