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Journal and Courier riday June 30 2006 Waples Smith 1950s Walker Lane Long ESCAPEE Connor Continued from Page B1 1 pm DIG Continued from Page B1 or UNERAL HOME wvt'wmau'ifuneralhomecom Carl Smith 91 ATTICA Carl Smith 91 of 3939 County Road 400 died at 8:20 am Thursday Serving North Central Indiana 765 742 1117 Marie Walker 62 Marie Walker 62 of West Lafayette died at 11:56 pm Wednesday June 28 2006 at St Elizabeth Medical Center No further information was available Dr Lewis Smith Jr 79 Dr Lewis Smith Jr 79 of Springboro Ohio formerly of the Lafayette area died Tuesday June 27 2006 in Dayton Ohio He was born Sept 9 1926 to the late Lewis and Lois Smith in Elkhart He was a veteran serving in the South Pacific during World War II Dr Smith retired in 1995 after more than 40 years as a physi cian He had practiced in Co shocton Ohio West Lafayette and Indianapolis Surviving are his wife Ar deth two sons Eric Smith (wife: Jennifer) of Longmont Colo and Bret Smith (wife: Stepha nie Bond) of Auburn Ala two daughters Heidi Van Zandt (husband: David) and Melinda uneral Chapel Cremation Services Earl Lilly Jr Carl Smith Attica IN 765 764 4418 Wilma Zeider 93 GOODLAND Wilma Zeider 93 of Goodland died at 8:10 pm Wednesday June 28 2006 at George Ade Memorial Health Care in Brook Bom March 6 1913 to the late John and Martha Con nett Young in West Lafayette she had resided in Goodland for 25 years Her marriage was to Kenneth Zeider on Aug 12 1933 in owler and he preceded her in death in August 1982 Mrs Zeider worked in the loan department at National Homes for 25 years She was a member of Good land Baptist Church and enjoyed traveling and gardening Surviving is a son Gene Zeider (wife: Carroll) of Goodland Visitation will be 6 8 pm (CDT) today at Gerts uneral Home in Goodland with service there 10 am Saturday the Rev George Kehler officiating In terment Tippecanoe Memory Gardens West Lafayette Also surviving are 1 grandchild and 2 great grandchildren Preceded in death by a granddaughter Julie Zeider 3 brothers and 2 sisters Memorials may be made to Goodland Baptist Church or Jasper County Hospital Home Health Care and Hospice Gladys Long Mary Griffin Mary Scroggs Monticello wwwfkharluneralchapelcom Also surviving are grand children and great grandchil dren Bella and Cora Comer MG (Kim) Hites Emily and Mary Hites and Caroline (Gary) Comer Preceded in death by two sons Gary and Mike Baker 1 brother and 1 sister Memorials may be made to the Monon ire Dept Monon Public Library the Arthritis oundation Births Home Hospital June 28 Billie Jo and Paul Brown Delphi a daughter Eileen and Scott Cochran Lafayette a daughter White County Memorial Hospital June 28 Regina and John Marx Jr Burnettsville a son June 27 Holly Ann and Robert Earl Spath Jr Buffalo a daughter Ninfa Hernandez and Jose Camarena Reynolds a son Birth elsewhere Kathy and Monty Korte of Zionsville are the parents of a daughter Tess Elaine bom June 27 Local grandparents are rank and Phyllis Storms of Lafayette uneral notice Gladys Long 83 Gladys Long 83 slipped under an overhead door as it was closing at an entrance to the jail Winchester said he suspects Routh will be headed to the Bos well area know anybody else in Benton Winchester said The sheriff said he reviewed recordings of recent telephone conversations Routh had from the jail and found no evidence that Routh got help in his escape or that he was even planning an escape department officials suspect that Routh had faked breathing problems Wednesday night to persuade jail officials to take him to the hospital Hospital staff examined Routh and found he had no medical problems Winchester said As of Thursday afternoon Winchester said jail clothing had not been found Routh is charged in Benton Circuit Court with Class fel ony intimidation in connection with his most recent arrest According to Indiana Depart ment of Correction records he has previous felony convictions for burglary and theft in Henry and Randolph counties respec tively David Waples 66 David Waples 66 of Lafayette died at 9:10 am Thursday June 29 2006 at his ing She was a member of Monon irst Baptist Church Surviving with her husband are two daughters Nancy Hites (husband: Marty) of Buffalo and Buffie John (husband: Tom) of Indianapolis five brothers Herb McGill (wife: Shirley) of Boswell Michelle Swartz 47 Michelle Swartz 47 of Hia leah la formerly of Lafayette died at 7 am Wednesday June 28 2006 in lorida She was bom July 101958 to Dorothy Swisher and the late Robert Goonen in Lafayette am knt nav UU1V1V111K CXI 1XC7A ULiWVllCX vorotny wisner companion: George Reeder) three children Robert Swartz Courtney Swartz and Geoffey Swartz a brother Rodney Goonen (companion: Connie Paxton) and a sister Catherine Loveall (husband Dave) Also surviving is a grand child Jordan She was preceded in death by 2 brothers and a sis ter residence He had battled can cer for the past three months Born July 6 1939 to the late Author and Theda Hub ner Waples in Lafayette he was a 1957 grad uate of South western High School and a life resident He married Sherian A Miller on March 14 1959 and they di vorced He married Pamela Crister on Dec 28 1974 and she preceded him in death on Dec 191976 Mr Waples retired from Purdue University in 1995 after 30 years as a mechanic He en joyed thrift shopping Surviving are a son Sgt Da vid Waples (wife: Verna) of Yuma Ariz and four daughters Daveda Sanfratello (husband: Tony) of Janesville Wis De nise Long (husband: Gerry) of Brookston Dulea McNeely (hus band: Greg) of Lafayette and Sarah Jones (husband: Jeff) of Griffith a sister Micki Guthrie (husband: Wayne) of Lafayette and a brother Joe Waples of Lafayette Cremation to take place Also surviving are a son in law Donald Van Court of Lafayette 11 grandchildren 2 great grand children 2 nieces and 2 neph ews Preceded in death by a daughter Donita Van Court He touched the life of everyone that came into his life Hippensteel uneral Home is assisting the family nails ornaments and jewelry made of copper or silver musket balls gun flints fragments of glass bottles and smoking pipes he said Rick Jones the Indiana state archaeologist at the state De partment of Natural Resources said the name Camp Kethippe canunk appears in records dat ing back to the early 1700s The site was most likely first settled by Wea Indians although that is not definite he said When rench traders and Je suits came to the area is also not known he said Relations were mostly peaceful between the two peoples Jones said was always some hos Jones said the rench lived right there with the Native Americans and vice As the 18th century pro gressed though English and later American settlers began to move westward Strezewski said Indians were resisting he said Kentucky militia came here to punish the Indians for attacking white set Jones said little is known about the Wea The tribe likely lived by farming corn melons and squash and beans gather ing nuts and hunting deer he said Jones said the Department of Natural Resources granted the ort Wayne class money to con duct the dig this year is a preliminary step to ward a preservation of Native American he said an understanding of the influ ence of the Native American how the people adapted and lived in the past Strezewski said places like Camp Kethippecanunk and ort Ouiatenon also in Tippecanoe County present rare chances to learn about the rench who were the first Europeans to set tle Indiana The class would like to return next year but can only afford to do so if it receives an other grant he said can always find more to he said HERSCHEL ORMAN RAY HEIMS JEREY OLIVER RAY HEIMS HAROLD BLESSING BEVERLY VANDEVENTER ROBERT LANE DAVID WAPLES KATHERINE ORD OSg 742 7302 SSSST 9th Salem Hippensteelfuaeralhomecom June 29 2006 at Woodland Manor Nursing Center He had resided there for almost a year Born Oct 22 1914 to the late David Kilbert and Iva Stone braker Smith in Veedersburg he was raised in Attica and was a 1934 graduate of Attica High School He lived near Winthrop since 1947 Mr Smith formerly served in the Indiana National Guard He married Elsie Jane Rhode on Jan 25 1936 in Lafayette She survives Mr Smith worked as a welder and welding instructor for the Boston Navy Yard from 1940 to 1946 before moving to Alas ka to work in Civil Service He later moved near Winthrop and farmed in Warren County and worked for Battery in At tica until his retirement He was a member of the At tica Williamsport Presbyterian Church Eagles Lodge 2596 of Attica and was a former member the Elks Lodge in Crawfordsville He was a recipient of the Golden Eagle Award Mr Smith enjoyed fishing and dancing Surviving with his wife are two sons David Smith (wife: Diane) of Tuscon Ariz and Philip Smith of Elko Nev a daughter Carole Mayrose (hus band: James) of Clay City and a sister Mary Kay Mitchell (hus band: William) of Wingate Visitation will be 4 6 pm Monday at Maus uneral Home Attica There will be no funer al service Also surviving are 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren Preceded in death by a brother Guy Smith and a granddaughter Memorial contributions are preferred to the oundation or to Serenity Hospice Online con dolences may be sent to www mausfuneralhomecom Charles Cox 72 KIRKLIN Charles Cox 72 of Kirklin died unexpectedly Thursday June 29 2006 at his home Bom March 14 1934 to the late Virgil and Lila Grubbs Cox in Bowling Green Ky he at tended Kirklin schools and lived in Clinton County most of his life He was a veteran serving in the Army His marriage was to Dorothy Chambers on July 28 1956 in rankfort and she survives Mr Cox retired from Allison General Motors after 28 years of service He was a member of Ameri can Legion Post 310 in Kirklin Eagles Lodge in rankfort and Siloam Masonic Lodge 609 in Reese Mills Mr Cox enjoyed horse racing hunting and fish ing Surviving with his wife are two brothers Donald Cox (wife: Rita) and Marion Cox all of Kirklin and two sisters Virgie Smith (husband: Ken) of Kirklin and Christine Anderson (hus band: John) of Tempe Ariz Services are Monday in rank fort Stage set for woman's retrial in son's death By The Associated Press CARLYLE Ill Prosecutors who next month will retry Julie Rea Harper on charges that she killed her 10 year old son can use transcripts of a key witness who be available to testify because he is a Marine serving in Iraq a judge ruled Thursday During the last pretrial hear ing before the sched uled July 1 1 start Circuit Judge Barry Vaughan agreed to let jurors hear Dennis pre vious testimony about how he was the police officer who found Joel body in 1997 inside Rea rural Law renceville home She was a graduate student studying educational psychology at Indiana University when she was arrested in 2000 Maiy Jane Baker 70 MONON Mary Jane Baker 70 of Monon died Tuesday June 27 2006 at White County Me morial Hospital in Monticello Born July 31 1935 to the late Herb and Vernice Bulington McGill in Monon she was a life resident Her marriage was to Les ter Baker on Sept 4 1955 in Monon and he survives Mrs Baker was a homemaker and had worked at Ward Pack Neumann (husband: Gordon) ing for several years before retir all ot bpnngboro ana a sister Patricia Weaver of Elkhart amily and friends may call 1 hour prior to and after a 4 pm memorial service Sunday July 2 at Covenant Presbyte rian Church of Springboro Also surviving are 7 grandchildren The family requests no flowers due to allergies Instead those Ebe McGill (wife: Judy) of Pan who wish may donate to any of ama City la Danny McGill the following honor of Lewis (wife: Gaylin) of Sacramento Ca on the memo line): Ra lif Harold McGill (wife: Marge) phael Health Center 401 34th of Monticello and Jim McGill St Indianapolis IN 46205 (wife: Carol) of Monon and a sis Ashland University 401 College ter Pat Anker of Indianapolis Ave Ashland OH 44805 or to A memorial service will be Bethany Village 6430 Inner Mis held at a later date sion Way Dayton OH 45459 SOLLEKgAKER funeral Homes Inc Lafayette Chapel 400Twyckenham Blvd SMITH Steven A RIEGLE William WALKER Marie Stanley Walker 79 Stanley Walker 79 of West Lafayette died at 6:30 pm Monday June 26 2006 at St Elizabeth Medi cal Center Born Aug 23 1926 to the late Bernard and Ruth Miller Walker in Sey mour he was a graduate of West Lafayette High School His marriage was to Dorothy A Blake on June 11 1948 in Lafayette and she survives Mr Walker was a veteran serving in the Air orce for 20 years He was an information of ficer with the Civil Air Patrol He was employed at the Jour nal and Courier for 30 years as an art director before retiring in 1981 Mr Walker was a member of the Elks Lodge and American Legion Post 11 He enjoyed mu sic and classic automobiles Surviving with his wife are a half brother Bernard Walker (wife: Lynda) and a half sister Brenda (husband: James) all of New Hampshire Graveside service riday July 7 at Grandview Cemetery the Rev Dr Clayton Kendall officiating Stanley en joyed eating at and restaurants in West LafayetteThe family asks that no flowers be sent but donations may be made to the Tippecanoe County Humane Society 1705 2nd St Lafayette IN 47905 wwwsoller bakercom John Nast 62 John Nast 62 of West Bend Wis died Wednesday June 28 2006 at his home He was the husband of a former resident Born Nov 20 1943 to red and Milly Benedict Nast Jr in Mil waukee he attended Milwaukee Country Day School and later graduated from the University of Denver in Colorado with a de gree in mathematics He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War Mr Nast worked in California for NASA for a short time before enlisting in the Navy After his military service was over he re turned to Wisconsin and worked for Western Lime Corp He moved with his family to West Bend in 1976 At the time of his death he was president of West ern Lime Corp On June 19 2004 he married Judy Gabriel at Grace Lutheran Church in Lafayette She sur vives He was a member of Trin ity Lutheran Church in West Bend He was active with the Riveredge Nature Trail and enjoyed bike riding camping kayaking and nature He had also helped sponsor children so they could attend YMCA sum mer camps Surviving with his wife and parents are a son Kyle Nast (wife: Sara) of San rancisco two stepdaughters Theresa Prather of Nappanee and Kim berly Mickey (husband: Dan) of Belvedere Ill a brother red Nast of Port Washington Wis and a sister Barbara Hughes of East Hanney Oxfordshire England Visitation will be 5 8 pm riday at Myrh um Patten uner al Home West Bend and 1 hour prior to 10:30 am celebration of life service Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in West Bend the Rev David Schoob officiating Interment Wisconsin Memorial Park Brookfield Also surviving are 3 stepgrandchildren Roman Oritz Prather Kayle Mickey and Garrett Mickey other rela tives and many friends His son Christopher preceded him in death Memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church are appreci ated Online guest book and con dolences may be found at www myrhum pattencom Deaths elsewhere abian Bielinksy director SAO PAULO Brazil a bian Bielinsky who directed the critically acclaimed movie Nine Queens died Wednesday of a suspected heart attack the Ar gentine consulate said He was 47 Bielinsky was best known for his 2000 film Nine Queens which told the story of small time criminals who try to rob a rare stamp collection The film received prizes at festivals in Bi arritz Bogota Lima and Olso Last Monday he received a prize for his 2005 film The Aura Johnny Jenkins musician MACON Ga Johnny Jen kins a guitarist who worked zv 4 zx W1U1 VL1B XVCVIUlllg ill VI 1C UO1 1960s and influenced Jimi Hen drix through his acrobatic play ing style died Monday accord ing to Jones Brothers Eastlawn Chapel He was 67 In the late 1950s and early Jenkins toured around the South playing fraternity par ties and various venues with his band the Pinetoppers The Associated Press West Lafayette Chapel 1 1 84 Sagamore Pkwy WALKER Stanley Dayton Chapel 730 Walnut St MURPHY Harriette Obituary Line 474 31 13 ADM PHONE: 474 1111 wwwsoller bakercom of Lafayette died at 10:30 pm Thursday June 22 2006 at a 1 Village in Lafayette She had been in fail ing health for several years and was ad mitted to Rosewalk in March for re habilitation following hospitalization at Home Hospital Bom Aug 3 1922 in Win chester she was the daughter of Whitcomb and Eth el Hollcraft Noe She was di vorced from Harry Long who preceded her in death The family moved from Ko komo to the Lafayette area in 1933 Gladys was was valedictorian of her graduat ing class at Jefferson High School in 1941 She worked as a rural mail carrier in the early 1970s and later as a clerk for the United States Postal Service in Lafayette In 1982 she was recognized for her exemplary perfor mance in the service of USPS from which she retired in the early 1990s Gladys regularly attended Grace United Meth odist Church until the early 1970s Beginning in 1983 and continuing for nearly 20 years she and her daughter met for lunch every Tuesday at Bob Evans Restaurant on Indiana 26 She is survived by a daugh ter Belinda Long Lafayette a son Randy Long Lafayette 3 sisters Hazel Munger of California Eldora Cohen (husband: Leo) formerly of Lafayette and Lois Crain all of Indianapolis and a grand daughter Crystal Daugherty Lafayette riends may call 1 hour prior to 2 pm memorial service today at isher Loy uneral Chapel Interment Battle Ground Cemetery Contributions may be made to the following: Lafayette Jefferson High School The und (www lafayettejefforg) or Wildcat Wildlife Center Inc 4709 400 Delphi IN 46923 Deaths Robert Lane 93 Robert Lane 93 ofLafayette died Wednesday June 28 2006 at Saint Anthony Health Care Bom July 21 1912 to the late Oscar and An nie Reed Lane in Shadeland he was a life resi dent of the area He married Mary Alice Hum phrey on March 14 1932 and she oreceded him in death on June 7 1998 Mr Lane worked for the Sheet Metal Workers Local 89 (now Local 20) for more than 32 years and had been a business repre sentative for the union for more than 10 years He had served in the civil ser vice in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands Mr Lane enjoyed camping Surviving are three sons Bob Lane (wife: Shirlee) of Monticello George Lane (wife: Barbara) of Lafayette and Joseph Lane of lorida and two daughters Sha ron Galloway (husband: Rich ard) of New Palestine and Jenny Ready of ort Myers la Visitation will be 5 8 pm Sunday July 2 2006 at Hippen steel uneral Home with ser vice there 10 am Monday July 3 2006 Interment Tippecanoe Memory Gardens Also surviv ing are 13 grandchildren 3 step grandchildren 30 great grand children 1 stepgreat grandchild 11 great great grandchildren and his faithful companion Sunny Preceded in death by a daughter Sandra Jean Lane a granddaughter Connie Gal loway Molton 2 brothers and a sister Memorial contributions can be made to In The Mist of Angels an organization created to raise the awareness to the early detection of ovarian can cer Amcast to close Gas City plant By The Associated Press GAS CITY Ind Amcast Industrial Corp will close its Grant County factory today and lay off 200 workers The company which makes aluminum wheels for General Motors vehicles filed for bank ruptcy protection in December four months after it emerged from another bankruptcy B2 Local State i i WSEhlirl kJ IT KBL SfiH Hr Im.