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Page 4 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 REGION The Indiana Gazette Gary Gary W. Boring, 62, of Indiana, passed away Friday, April 4, 2008, at his home. He was born on April 4, 1946, in Johnstown to Ray and Julia Settlemire Boring. Mr. Boring was a member of the St.

Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council 1481 and Local 154 of the Boilermaker Union. Gary was employed as a boilermaker for 25 years, working for various employers throughout the United States. He loved to fish, hunt, and most of all, spend time with his family. He was a wonderful and dedicated husband, father and grandfather who always provided well for his family. He was a family man who adored his wife, children and grandchildren.

He was a wonderful friend and advocate for others' rights. Gary is survived by his wife, Francine A. Dabbs Boring, Indiana; five daughters and one son: Scarlett Margetanski and husband Daniel, Bayonne, N.J.; Lori Kelley and husband, 1st Sgt. Daniel, Gainesville, Carolee Johnson and William Benish, Stahlstown; Gary L. "Clay" Boring, San Francisco; Julia Lentz and husband Gregory, Louisville, Ohio; and Nicole Greene and husband Robert, Columbus, Ohio; eight grandchildren: Brittany, Bradley, Patrick, Karis, Anastasia, Caitlyn, Jayla and Brady; three brothers: Wayne Boring and wife Patricia, Armagh; Galen Boring and wife Boring OBITUARIES LATE DEATH DEYARMIN, Elizabeth Mae (Keith), Rairigh Funeral Home (814) 743-6833 Joseph Slansky Joseph Frank Slansky, 68, of Indiana, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at his home.

He was born in 1939, in Clune, to Edmund F. and Jessie Sobieray Slansky. He attended the Kinport Assembly of God Church, Kinport. He was self-employed for most of his life in the trucking business, as proprietor of an ARCO station and as a painting contractor for many years. His most recent adventure was owner of his funnel cake business, which he thoroughly enjoyed.

Joe had a warm and outgoing personality and had many friends. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and was loved by all. Joseph is survived by his wife of 48 years, M. Frances Leatherwood Slansky, of Indiana; a son and a daughter, Barry L. and wife Pamela, Columbia, Barbara J.

Lewis and husband Thomas, Vero Beach, three granddaughters: Rachel M. and Heather N. Slansky and Amanda N. Lewis; his mother, Jessie Slansky, of Indiana; a sister, Carolyn Smith and husband Harold, Indiana; his mother-in-law, Lois Styfurak, of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and I his brother, Edmund Jr.

"Smokey." Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday with Pastor Bob Kurka officiating. Interment will be made in the Oakland Cemetery. www.bowserminich.com Edward Stanislaw Edward A.

Stanislaw, 68, of Bolivar, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at his residence. He was born Oct. 25, 1939, in Fairfield Township to Steven Sr. and Katherine (Ridilla) Stanislav. A life-long farmer, foundry worker, union laborer and timber contractor, Mr.

Stanislaw was a member of St. Stephen the Protomartyr Orthodox Church. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed fishing as a pastime. He was a loving father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Pamela (Palombo) Stanislaw; one son, Joseph Stanislaw, and his wife Becky, of Illinois; four daughters: Rebecca Bacan-Silvis and her husband, Christopher, of Greensburg, Marianne DiMatteo and her husband, Steve, of Greensburg, Virginia Ribblet and her husband, Harry E.

III, of Blairsville, and Susie Marie Stanislaw, of Bolivar; one brother, Steve Stanislav, of New Florence; five sisters: Margaret Cook-Ferkler and her husband, Frank, of Michigan; Catherine Volchko, of Latrobe; Rose Marie LaFountain-Langeland and her husband Harold, of Michigan; Agnes Kowalczyk, of Sharon; and Mary Jane Westbrook, South Carolina; one sister-in-law, Laverne Stanislaw, of Ligonier; five grandchildren: Maria DiMatteo, Victoria DiMatteo, Vincent DiMatteo, Anastasia Ribblet and Briana Stanislaw; and by a number of nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Brian Stanislaw; four brothers: George Foley's attorneys ask judge to dismiss charges The Indiana Gazette Lynne, Atlanta; and Terry Boring and wife Susan, Johnstown; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Ray Jr. and Vernon Boring; and three nephews: Ryan Boring, Derek Rodkey and Stephen Boring. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

today at Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Church, Indiana, with the Rev. Fr.

Michael Sikon as celebrant. Interment will be made in St. Bernard Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to VNA, 350 Hospital Road, Suite 3000, Indiana, PA 15701, or to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pitts- Henry Hild Henry Frank Hild, 97, of Shenango Presbyterian Senior Care in New Wilmington, died April 6, 2008. Born July 13, 1910, he was the son of Henry Hild and Wilhelmina Mehlhorn.

He married Alice Francis Allen on June 9, 1934. He was the vice president of Robert Shaw Controls and manager of two factories in Indiana and Ohio and also worked for Proctor Electric Co. He was a 1933 graduate of Drexel University. Mr. Hild loved to work with his hands and in particular liked to work on machines and cars.

He was a member of New Wilmington Presbyterian Church. He is survived by a son, Dr. David Henry Hild and wife Alyce, of Westbrook, three grandchildren: David, Allison and Jessica; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife in 1999; a daughter, Judy Gay Benjamin, in 2004; and a grandson, Thomas Benjamin, in July 2007. Private calling hours will be from 1 to 2 p.m.

Wednesday at the Smith Funeral Home, New Wilmington. Private services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Robert McCreight, interim pastor of the New Wilmington Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Castleview Memorial Gardens of New Castle.

Memorials may be made to the Indiana Regional Medical Center or the Shenango Presbyterian Home. Carrie Lockard Carrie Emma (Palmer) grandchildren and a great-greatLockard, 93, of Black Lick, passed granddaughter. away Monday, April 7 7, 2008, at She was preceded in death by the Indiana Regional Medical her parents; her husband, Noble Center, Indiana. G. Lockard, on Dec.

1, 1991; a A daughter of Edward A. and brother, David Palmer; and five Finis (Shannon) Palmer, she was sisters: Mary Shirley, Ollie born April 6, 1915, in Black Lick. Shirley, Ethel Lockard, Margaret Mrs. Lockard lived her entire Shirley and Dorothy Shirley. life in Black Lick and attended The family will receive friends the Black Lick Free Methodist from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Church. Wednesday at the Shoemaker Surviving are two sons, Harold Funeral Home Blairsville. M. Lockard and wife Louise, of Funeral services will be held at Blairsville, and Marvin B. 11 a.m.

Thursday at the funeral Lockard and wife Dorothy, of home with the Rev. Fred W. Craig Black Lick; two daughters, Bar- officiating. Interment will be in bara I. Lockard, of Black Lick, Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana.

and Ruth Henry and husband Memorial contributions may Leslie, of Black Lick; eight grand- be made to the Black Lick Free daughters, Debra Ankney, Bren- Methodist Church. da Smatlak, Cindy Weaver, Car- To view the online obituary, olyn Clayton, Becky Daugherty, sign the guest registry or send Cathy Pruszenski, Pam Faulkner condolences, visit www.shoe and Bethany Lockard; 14 great- Paul Rice Paul M. Rice, 87, of Cherry Tree, Hillsdale. A funeral service will died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Miner's Medical Center in Hast- funeral home with Pastor Gerald ings.

Craker officiating. Interment Friends will be received from 1 with military honors will follow to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at at McDowell Cemetery in Green Rairigh Funeral Home Ltd. in Township.

Lois Mae Silvis Lois Mae Silvis, 72, of Coral, and wife Jennifer and Mark and died Sunday, April 6, 2008, at the wife Jamie, all of Creekside; three Communities at Indian Haven. great-grandchildren; a brother, A daughter of William H. and William P. Miller; and numerous Carrie A. White Miller, she was nieces and nephews.

born Oct. 18, 1935, in Indiana. She was preceded in death by Mrs. Silvis was a homemaker her parents; her husband of 35 and attended the Trinity United years, William F. Silvis; and a Methodist Church.

She was a granddaughter, Melissa Ann Silmember of the YMCA Silver vis, in 1982. Sneakers and also the trip coor- Friends will be received from 2 dinator for the Silver Sneakers. to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and She is survived by three sons: one hour prior to the funeral Eugene F. and wife Mary, of Lake- service at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at land, Timothy, L. and wife Robinson-Lytle in Indiana, Janet, of Home; and Christopher with Rev. George E. Porter Jr. offiH.

and wife Julie, of Black Lick; ciating. Interment will be in the four grandchildren: Jennifer and Coral Lutheran Chapel. Daniel Silvis, of Florida; Matthew www.robinsonlytleinc.com TOMORROW'S FUNERALS BORING, Gary 10 a.m., St. Bernard Church, Indiana (BowserMinich Funeral Home) HILD, Henry Frank, 2 p.m., Smith Funeral Home, New Wilmington RICE, Paul 11 a.m., Rairigh Funeral Home Hillsdale SILVIS, Lois Mae, 11 a.m., Robinson-Lytle Indiana STANISLAW, Edward 10 a.m., John J. Lopatich Funeral Home Latrobe The attorneys defending a suspended Pennsylvania state trooper accused in the killing of a Blairsville dentist have asked a judge to throw out the charges because prosecutors have biased the witnesses.

Lawyers for Kevin Foley, of Indiana, lodged the request among a trio of motions filed Friday in the Indiana County Court. Should their plea to dismiss the charges be rejected, attorneys Richard Galloway, Dennis Rafferty and Thomas Johnson also have asked Judge Gregory Olson to move the trial out of Indiana County. And in a discovery motion, they have also asked Olson to order the state attorney general's office to provide DNA analysis and shoe print reports for review by the defense team. So far, no hearing has been scheduled on the motions. Foley was charged in September with homicide in the bludgeoning and slashing death of John Yelenic on April 13, 2006, in Yelenic's home in Blairsville.

He remains in the Indiana County Jail without bond. Galloway signed the latest motions on behalf of the defense team. He charges that Foley is entitled to be released from the charges because prosecutors have told witnesses not to talk to a private investigator or anyone else gathering evidence for the defense. And that, Rafferty claims, has deprived Foley of his right to a fair trial. Galloway also wrote that extensive publicity of Yelenic's murder generated bias against Foley even before he was arrested.

Because Foley had been dating Yelenic's estranged wife, Michelle Yelenic, "the defendant was almost immediately rumored to be a suspect in the homicide," according to Galloway's filing. "The homicide engendered great publicity from the date it occurred to the present. Said publicity was slanted, sensational and inflammatory." Public bias was compounded Sept. 27 when prosecutors held a news conference to report Foley had been charged with the murder, according to Galloway. Prosecutors made statements and speeches and handed out copies of a grand jury presentment, Galloway charges, and the arrest was reported on TV stations and in newspapers in Indiana, Pittsburgh, Johnstown and Altoona.

Although he doesn't specifically mention any in the motion, Galloway wrote that "scientific opinion polls demonstrate that the publicity has saturated Indiana County, prejudiced the defendant and his defense, and made it impossible to obtain a fair trial within Indiana County." Galloway asks the court to move Foley's trial to a different location or to select jurors from another area to hear the case in Indiana. Galloway's motion for discovery includes a copy of a letter he sent on Jan. 22 to Deputy Attorney General Anthony Krastek, of Pittsburgh, the lead prosecutor in the case. In the letter, Galloway asked for copies of lab reports and interpretation of DNA evidence, crime-scene investigative reports and photographs, information related to the shoe prints found in Yelenic's house and the names of all witnesses who were called before the grand jury "relative to the Yelenic murder Kevin Foley's alleged complicity." Because prosecutors haven't voluntarily provided information about the DNA or shoeprint evidence, the court should require the commonwealth to make it available, according to Galloway. Galloway and Rafferty are with the law firm QuatriniRaffertyGalloway, of Greensburg.

Stanislaw, John, Charles and Victor Stanislav; one sister, Lucille Stanislav; and brothers and sisters-in-law Dorothy Stanislav, Richard Jack LaFountain, John Kowalczyk and William Volchko. Family and friends will be received 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the John J. Lopatich Funeral Home 601 Weldon Latrobe. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m.

Wednesday in the funeral home with the Rev. Nicholas Ferencz officiating. Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery, Wilpen. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family, in care of Marianne DiMatteo, 242 Bonita Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601.

To sign the online guest book, send condolences, or to view detailed obituary information, please visit www.lopatich.com. Wecht case declared a mistrial PITTSBURGH (AP) A federal judge declared a mistrial today in the fraud trial of celebrity, after the pathologist jury said Cyril it could not reach a decision on any of the 41 counts against him. Federal prosecutors said they were ready to retry Wecht, who gained fame by inquiring into the deaths of well-known figures. U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab set a new trial date for May 27.

Schwab made the announcement after the jury, for the second time, gave him a note saying it was deadlocked. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Man charged with rape A TERI THE LOCAL Masonic lodge held its 150-year celebration Saturday at The Rustic Lodge in White Township. Pictured in front row, from left, are Alan Carnes, district deputy grand marshal 39; Thomas Sturgeon, right worshipful deputy grand master; Stephen Gardner, right worshipful grand master; Robert J. Bateman, right worshipful junior grand warden; and Paul Blatt, worshipful master. Middle row, from left: Charles Albright, pursivant; Wayne Murdick, secretary; George Emigh, senior warden; Delbert Baker, treasurer; and Dick Rainey, senior deacon.

Back row, from left: Todd Keener, junior master of ceremonies; Dan Little, chaplain; Lee Williams, tyler; and Brad Bodin, senior master of ceremonies. DISTRICT COURT DOCKET by Indiana Borough police with underage drinking and providing false identification to law enforcement authorities. Bowen was a passenger in a vehicle that had been pulled over on Feb. 16. Police said Bowen failed a breath test given to him to determine whether he could drive the vehicle that had been stopped.

Police also said Bowen lied to them about his identity. Gary Barclay Beatty, 43, of 816 Fairview Indiana, charged by state police with possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia following an Aug. 26, 2007, traffic stop at North Fifth Avenue and North Fourth Street in White Township. Police said they searched The Indiana Gazette and indecent assault. Police said those charges resulted from alleged sex acts between MAdams and a 12- year-old female about 10:45 p.m.

Saturday along Behm Road. MAdams was incarcerated in the Indiana County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. NORTH MAHONING TOWNSHIP State police at Punxsutawney charged a Punxsutawney man with raping a 12-year-old girl in North Mahoning Township. Police identified the suspect as Christopher MAdams, 22, of 107 Jenks Ave. MAdams was arraigned Monday before Magisterial District Judge George Thachik on charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault Several defendants were named in charges filed recently in the Indiana district court before Magisterial District Judge Guy Haberl.

Criminal complaints and affidavits of probable cause are not evidence of guilt in a criminal case. Defendants are entitled to legal representation and have the right to question the witnesses and evidence presented against them during preliminary hearings in the district court and at trials in the county court of common pleas. Named on criminal charges are: Jacob Bowen, 20, of 91 Euclid Brookville, charged The Indiana Gazette Beatty's vehicle and found a pipe with cocaine residue in it. Tonae Geary-Hatch, 18, of 2548 N. Fifth Philadelphia, charged by IUP campus police with providing false identification to law enforcement authorities.

Police said she lied about her identity during a Feb. 12 investigation into a report of people smoking marijuana in Wallace Hall. The case was bound over to court. Shawn Eric Stankus, 27, of 506 N. Fourth Apollo, charged by Indiana Borough police with two counts each of theft, receiving stolen property and forgery.

Police said he stole two personal checks and cashed them for $100 each. All counts have been withdrawn, except for one count of theft, which was waived to court. Evan James Kennerdell, 21, of 125 Settlers Court, Freeport, charged by Indiana Borough police with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. On Jan. 22, police were called to 969 Water St.

to investigate a reported domestic incident. They searched the home and smelled burned marijuana, according to reports. Kennerdell told police he had been smoking marijuana. Kennerdell pleaded guilty to the marijuana possession charge, and the possession of drug paraphernalia charge was withdrawn..