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Journal and Courier Tuesday August 25 1998 C2 Local Guenther £el our family cate fat yours JOSEPH WARD BOSWORTH CHARLES RAY WILSON SR UNERAL HOME ING According to the American Med ical Association the past Visitation 5 8 pm Wednesday at Knapp uneral Home Sheldon III Service there 10:30 am Thursday Gary Milton officiating Nine grand children and 23 great grandchildren survive Preceded in death by her par ents 6 brothers and 4 sisters Memo rials to choice LAAYETTE CHAPEL 7 12 7873 Billy Klingler 73 Billy Joe Klingler 73 of Indi anapolis died at 7:40 pm Satur day Aug 22 in Regency Place Bom Sept 29 1924 in Coving ton Okla he graduated from Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis Mr Klingler was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Ko rean War He was a 29 year member of the American Legion Post 34 Robert Kennington Post He was a tool and die maker for Mobile Drilling for 38 years before his retirement Surviving are a sister Joyce Klin gler of West Lafayette and a broth er Donald Klingler of lorence Interment service is today ville The motive for the shootings remains under investigation only thing I have been able to determine after talking to the people in the neighborhood is that Cecil had moved back into the house about a week Zeabartsaid was a little bickering going on between him and Char A LAAYETTE CHAPEL 742 1 117 STOCKWELL CHAPEL 523 2166 HENRY A GUENTHER Margaret White 80 Margaret Timberlake White 80 of LaBar Village Strouds burg Pa died in the Pocono Med ical Center in East Stroudsburg Bom in Lafayette she received her degree in science from Purdue University in 1939 and her degree in education from the University of Penn in 1954 Her husband rancis White is an emeritus professor at the for mer Philadelphia College of Phar macy and Science currently the University of Science of Philadel phia They celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary June 21 Mrs White was a member of the Golden Kiwanis Club of Strouds burg and LaBar Village She en joyed teaching and playing the game of Mah Jong Surviving with her husband are a son John White of Darby Pa four daughters Margaret Kinloch of Ellicott City Md Katherine Heuck of Laurel Md Patricia Skean of Glen Mills Pa and Su san Pasker of Schuylkill Haven Pa Services were in East Strouds burg Other Issues discussed Monday was also a work session for the school board in which they Staff Reports Good weather helped the Indi ana State air set two attendance records this year officials an nounced Monday The 12 day run drew 728724 people exceeding the pri or record of 722218 in 1992 The fair began officially recording at tendance in 1988 The 95040 people who attended Saturday Aug 15 topped the prior single day record of 93647 set two years ago according to fair spokesman Jeff ites By The Associated Press DYER Ind When Dr Alexan der Sterner asked women what they wanted in a health care facility they had lots of suggestions including all female doctors an opinion you pay some attention said Sterner a 49 year old infectious diseases specialist and Dune Acres resident new Health Center opened here on Monday with an all female staff the first of its kind in northern Indiana The $45 million multi discipli nary facility features four female obstetriciangynecologists nurse practitioners and nurse midwives along with an array of diagnostic and pathology equipment and an urgent care center Irene Ashley 98 COLAX Irene Meikel Ash ley 98 of 111 Oakland St died at 2:45 pm Sunday Aug 23 in Mul berry Lutheran Home Born June 12 1900 in Indi anapolis she had lived in Indi anapolis and rankfort Mrs Ashley was a clerk at rank fort Liquor Store for 25 years She enjoyed flowers and cooking She was a member of East Side Christian Church American Legion Auxiliary Post 12 Brother of Rail road Trainment Auxiliary and a life member of Old Stoney Historical Society She the last surviving Gold Star Mother in Clinton County She married Ralph Ashley on July 8 1919 He died eb 10 1980 Surviving is a daughter Mrs James (MaryEUen) Miller of Col fax Services are today in rankfort People who know you People you can rely on Ray Simmons 38 MULBERRY Ray Paul Sim mons 38 of Ocala la died at 10:15 pm Saturday Aug 22 in Monroe Regional Medical Center Ocala He had been hospitalized two weeks Bom July 29 1960 in Lafayette he spent most of his life in Mulberry and moved to Ocala four years ago He graduated from Clinton Prairie High School in 1978 and from Vincennes University in 1988 Mr Simmons drove tractor trail ers on interstate routes for several carriers before retiring due to ill health in 1981 He formerly worked for airfield Manufacturing Co He was an avid sports enthusiast and eryoyed playing pool and fishing Surviving are his parents Ronald booking done with the idea that these students know where going to be assigned They know either going to be in the tem porary housing with us or the apartment style housing This is not sprung on Some overflow students not put in Married Student Housing units have been put into various con verted rooms inside the dorms such as study areas And while the rooms nrnnf no fha cavintf crnnc WlriP enough to swing a cat around or for that matter barely to fit a cat they have the distinct advantage of being single rooms Purdue officials said some of those in the temporary housing especially the apartments will remain there for the year Others will be moved into dorm rooms dur ing the nct few weeks as it be comes more clear which students registered going to show up and which ones already in dorms aren going to stay Adjusting quickly UNERAL NOME ATTICA 764 4418 60 years 822 Ninth St Lafayette IN 742 7302 The record attendance meant a $200000 profit for the event said William Stinson executive direc tor of the Indiana State air Com mission TY7L 21 Xl 1 I IllltJ LI1U lai Hau eve auu TViiw formers such as Garth Brooks and business was booming this year for "Rillxy Pav Purnc fn Hnnaf nftATl dance officials could only credit the weather with this high They had actually expected a de cline in attendance since the fair began a week later this year mean I ing some schools were already in session Mary Laird 86 REMINGTON Mary Laird 86 of Sheldon Ill the mother of a Remington resident died at 10 am Monday Aug 24 in Sheldon Mead ows Born Oct 27 1911 she was a na tive of Brook She married Ray Laird on Oct 3 1931 in Terre Haute He died Nov 16 1979 She was a homemaker and a mem ber of Sheldon Church of Christ Surviving are a son Melvin Laird of Sheldon and two daughters Mar jorie Howell ox of Remington and Mrs George (Arlene Yana) Sennett of Sheldon of Indianapolis and one sister Mrs Charles (Gloria) Robinson of Moors burg Tenn eluding math English science life and family music and art thereby creating a six year cycle within the program The board was asked by Su perintendent Ed Eiler to reconsid er the graduation day for Jefferson High School Eiler said received several comments from parents asking that the graduation cere mony not be held on a riday evening especially because out of town guests often cannot make it for the ceremony on a weeknight Parents also said Saturday a good alternative because some stu dents are competing in the state track meet at that time he said Eiler told board members that leaves Sunday afternoon as a vi able possibility to hold the gradu ation ceremony No graduation date has been set yet for 1999 but the ceremony gen erally occurs on the first riday in June he said The board will offer the Nora Lions roasted com booth 4 been a great fair not too cold not too Matson said The survey indicated other at tractions are the exhibits rides on the Midway and free concerts Linda Thompson director of elementary education made a pres entation to the board on a new Con tent Area Teams program Thompson said the program is unique because it involves a team effort of about 180 LSC teachers and administrators working to gether to focus on the entire 12 curriculum The effort is necessary she said to provide a consistent quality cur riculum and to eliminate any gaps in learning as students move up to higher grades Thompson said high school 7 LCaUlcrb ULLtJLL UUXL AJ1VVV W1ICXU U1C oaiu AV middle school teachers are teach input and vote on the matter later Sylvia Buries 94 MONON Sylvia Burks 304 Race St died at 7 am Sunday Aug 23 in Monticello Healthcare Center one had been in ill health six months She was bom in rancesville on June 29 1904 lived most of her life in Monon and was a 1923 gradu ate of Monon High School She mar HAHN uneral Homes Burks ried Wilbur Burks on May 10 1923 in Monticello He died Oct 13 1979 Mrs Burks was a homemaker and a member of irst Baptist Church in Monon and the Grand Club in Kentland Surviving are three sons Russell Burks of Kentland and George Burks and Ronald Burks both of Monon and three daughters JoAnn Hughes of Chalmers Marjorie De Vault of Reynolds and Sue Dunn of ayetteville NC Still he said quality and one stop shopping ranked highest on the list like to have their mam mograms and ultrasounds per formed under one roof with doctor visits and for the clinic to accom modate privacy he said also wanted access to the best and latest medical information Well have a reading room with text materials and full Internet access what we think people want and what In addition to physician offices Sterner hopes to incorporate geri atric care plastic surgery pediatrics and ear nose and throat specialty care into the center St Anthony Medical Center will onerate the urgent care and occu national medicine center and a Sterner said his surveys showed physical therapy provider will offer women sometimes prefer female doc rehabilitation services tors over males particularly very nprcnnnl find nrtvatp medical serv ices like obstetrics and gynecology decade has witnessed a growing Births Homs Hospital Aug 22 Curtis and Michelle Garrett Lafayette a daughter Aug 23 Chad arid Laura Britton Craw fordsville a daughter Robert arid Christine Campbell Lafayette a daughter Josh and Rachael Hewitt Clarks Hill a son Mikel and Connie Hicks Lafayette a daughter Carlson and Tamara Wadding ton Lafayette a daughter Joe and Michelle Ward Craw fordsville a son St Elizabeth Medical Center Aug 22 Brian and Shari Schrader West Lafayette a son Randy and Krista Truitt West Lafayette a daughter To call us To reach the newsroom call 423 551 1 from 8 am to 5 pm on week days After hours and on weekends call the Local Desk directly at 423 5522 and the Snorts Desk at 423 551 8 Comments also can be sent LAI RD Mary to editors via me internet io learn how to send mail to the Internet from commercial on line services seek posting instructions directly from the service to which you sub scribe Outside Tippecanoe County call toll free (800) 407 581 3 Our AX number is 420 5246 Here are the numbers and mail addresses of newsroom edi tors: Hews executives Ted Haider Executive Editor 420 5242 Carol Kriebel Bangert Managing Editor 420 5262 cbangertjour nal couriercom Letters editorials Shirley Ragsdale Opinions Page Editor 420 5258 editorjournal couriercom Local news Phillip iorini Local Editor 420 5231 fiorini journal couriercom Special proects Dave Bangert Projects Editor 420 5295 bangertjournal couri ercom Nation World news Jerry Morehouse News Editor 420 5350 morehousjournal couriercom Sports Jim Lefko Sports Editor 420 5235 lefkojournal couriercom Staff Reports fund $7 million in the capital proj ing to their students and vice ver ects fund $23 million in the trans sa portation fund and $400000 in the The CAT program will allow special education fund to be aware of what hap Nearly $33 million of the capital pens before they get the projects fund will be used to com she said plete a three year renovation proj The team will focus on only one ect at Jefferson High School ore of six subject areas each year in By Muneera Naseer man said That renovation will to journal and Courier cus on tiie arts and science areas A proposed $56 million budget within the building tor the iaiayette acnooi uorp ror 1999 would increase the tax rate to $521 from $507 for each Hl 100 of assessed valuation The proposal represents an in discussed other non budgetary crease of about $1 million from this items: budget LSC busmess man ager Bob oreman said at a special board meeting Monday The meeting was held to obtain public input on the budget and to offer any questions but no mem ber of the public was present The school board will not vote on the budget until its Sept 14 meeting oreman said the proposed budg et would bring a 3 percent rise in the general fund which makes up for about $41 million of the overall budget because the general fund pays for a majority of school expenses including staff salaries The 1999 budget also includes about $4 million in the debt service Charles Wilson Sr 76 ATTICA Charles Ray Wilson Sr 76 of 112 Bond St med June 25 in MacNeal Hospital in the Chicago area after a short illness Mr Wilson was a master crafts man and was a self employed in the carpentry trade Born May 2 1922 in Attica he graduated from Attica High School in 1940 He attended Minnesota State Teachers College Mr Wilson served in the Army Air Corps from January 1943 to January 1946 during World War II He attended flight training school and was assigned to Algiers Africa He attained the rank of sergeant in the air transportation command He was a member of Veterans of oreign Wars Post 3318 of Attica Survivors include three children from his marriage to Vera Wilson of Chicago Charles Wilson Jr of Harlem Ga and Diana Isaacs and Darla Gruszecki both of Chicago Lost benefits cause mentally ill to become homeless By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS The num ber of homeless people living on the streets of Indianapolis has grown to an estimated 7000 to 9000 in part because of lost Social Security ben efits experts said Mental health agencies and homeless advocates said that while an exact count available noticed an increase have talked to one another and I think everyone is convinced that the number of homeless has gone said Lany Burch execu tive director of BehaviorCorp seem to be more people on the street who are struggling with addictions and mental health Burch said the number of home less mentally ill people began rising last vear when the federal govern ment cut off Social Security dis ability benefits for those with chem ical dependencies About 800 Indi ana substance abusers who receive Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability are ex pected to be affected by the change uneral Homes Inc Obituary Line 474 3113 Chapel 400 Twyckenham Blvd SMITH Ralph West Lafayette Chapel 1184 Sagamore Pkwy MOONEY Richard ADMPHONE: 474 1111 PURDUE Study areas converted Continued from Page 01 said freshman Ky Vanderbush sitting in the apartment he shares at Mamed Student Housing witn two other men But said Vanderbush 19 of In dianapolis more spacious and we can get air conditioning The only bad thing is that not around all the other people in a That can have a positive side though as some noted that while the apartments have counselors and curfews the same as the dorms the layout make those counselors and curfews easier to sidestep In theory In an apartment decorated with equal amounts of Salvador Dali and Kathy Ireland freshman Aaron Endsley 18 of Laontaine was per fectly satisfied or one thing the pooling of re sources with his two other room mates yielded two Sony Play Sta tions And then the shower rather have a single shower between three of us because cautious of Endsley said Contemplating the communal show kn cai'rl tfT want C13U1 auuiAU uuDwa first I too happy about to catch someone foot 35 years retiring in 1982 He also worked for Culligan Softwater Co and the Lafayette ire Department Bom in Gary on Oct 23 1917 he lived in Lafayette most of his life He married Shirley Smith on June 26 1971 in Lafayette She survives and Hellen Downey Simmons df Mr Guenther was a member of Ocala two brothers Dr Mark Sim Eagles Lodge 347 His hobbies in mons of Carmel and Dale Simmons eluded playing euchre and horse of Indianapolis and one sister Mrs shoes and bowling He enjoyed watching NASCAR races boxing and wrestling Surviving with his wife are three sons Harold Guenther Robert Guenther and Charles Guen ther all of Lafayette three daugh ters Mrs Vince (Ann M) Stout of Garrett Mrs Steve (Barbara A) Vandal of Saugus Calif and Mrs Clifford (Pamela R) Barnett of Hen dersonville NC and a brother Lawrence Guenther of Paola Kan State air sets attendance record you have good weather ites said Most come to seethe animals according to surveys conducted by tiie fair ood is a dose second how ever and vendor Bobby Matson said OXORD CHAPEL LINDEN CHAPEL 385 2119 339 1321 MOONEY Richard Graveside service 10 am today Tippecanoe Memory Gardens SIMMONS Ray riends may call 5 8 pm Wednesday at Bodine uneral Home Mulberry Service there 1 1 am Thursday the Rev Phillip Spottswood officiating In terment air Haven Cemetery ive nieces 1 nephew survive Memorials to Ankylosing Spondylitis oundation WILSON Charles Sr Memorial and military service at 1 1 am Saturday at Riverside Cemetery Attica the Rev Jeff Newton officiat ing at the memorial service Maus fu neral directors Attica in charge of lo cal arrangements II uneral notices BURKS Sylvia riends may call at Kellogg uneral Home Monon after 5 pm today Ser vice there at 1 1 am Wednesday the Rev Steve Birch officiating Interment Monon Cemetery Twenty three grand children 39 great grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren survive A son a brother and 2 grandchildren preceded in death Memorials: Monon irst Baptist Church GUENTHER Henry A riends may call at Hippensteel neral Home 5 8 pm Wednesday with Eagles service at 7 pm Service in Hippensteel Chapel at 10 am Thursday Joseph Watkins officiat ing Interment Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Surviving are 12 grandchil dren and 1 2 great grandchildren Pre ceded in death by 2 sons Henry A Guenther Jr and Timothy Guenther 3 sisters and 4 brothers KLINGLER Billy Joe Graveside service 1 1 am today Oak lawn Memorial Gardens Indianapo lis Memorials to American Cancer So ciety lanner Buchanan Mortuary Broad Ripple in charge 2 dead after apparent murder suicide By The Associated Press VINCENNES The body of a man who police believe fatally shot his uncle then took his own life was found Monday in his car about 25 miles south of this southwest ern Indiana city Cecil Myers 78 was killed about 8:30 pm Saturday at his home in Vincennes Shortly after 8 am Monday a farmer found the body of nephew Charles Lester Anderson 46 in side car The vehicle was parked near where the White and Wabash rivers merge Anderson died from a self in flicted gunshot to the head said Zeabart said would be found Knox County Coroner Gordon having taken his own Becher Although his body was not Myers and Anderson lived to found until Monday he could have gether with Aline Anderson Char killed himself within hours of My lie mother and death police said The farmer sister at her home in Vincennes noticed car at the same about 40 miles north of Evans location about midnight Sunday but did not stop at the time amily members anticipated suicide according to Vincennes Police Chief Greg Ze abart we spoke to the family that night (Saturday) they let us knnw that if Charlie was involved in shooting Cecil this would be lie over stuff like smoking beer the scenario we would be and everyday Male doctor opens all female health center number of practices staffed exclu sively byfemale doctors is something been happening more often been popping up lots of said Kel li Mills a spokeswoman for the Alexandria Va based group The all female staff facility is the latest healthcare related venture for Sterner in the past 20 years About three years ago he took over the ambulatory surgery cen Healthcare Centers in Munster His Allfl 23 Munster Medical Center offers spe cialty care in areas of arthritis pul monary medicine and orthopedics along with diagnostic exams He also owns Medical Specialists Inc which specializes in infectious disease and HIVAIDS treatment In addition Sterner is the medical director of a hospice and home health agency operates a regional family practice network and man ages care for local HMO Henry A Guenther 80 Henry A Guenther 80 of 2427 Apache Drive died at 8:54 am Monday Aug 24 in Home Hospital He had been hospitalized the past three weeks Mr Guenther worked in the maintenance de $56 million LSC budget proposed Nearly $33 million of budget would be used to complete three year renovation at Jeff High By Muneera Naseer re oil 'ss.