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4 Friday, November 23, 2007 REGION The Indiana Gazette James Campbell Sr. James Vernon "Crow" Campbell 58, of Homer City, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, in Evansville, Ind. He was born May 19, 1949, in Dilltown. James was the son of Cyrus and Frances (Oshell) Campbell Sr.

He was a member of the Homer City Church of the Nazarene, Red Barn Sportsman's Club and the Club Savoy. He is survived by three daughters: Cindy Campbell, of Homer City, Amanda and husband, Manish Malhotra, and Amy Miller, all of Evansville, four grandchildren: DJ Campbell, Joshua Jones, Jessica Jones and Eshaan Malhotra; and brothers and sisters Dorothy and Robert Hemming, of Blairsville; Cyrus "Popeye" Campbell of Dill- town; Elizabeth Cott, of Cleveland; Ann Marie and Bob Vargo, of Cleveland; and Charlotte and Lee Hoover, of Black Lick. James was preceded in death by his parents; a son, James Vernon Campbell and a brotherin-law, John Cott. Friends will be received from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the C.

Frederick Bowser Funeral Home, Homer City, where a memorial service will take place at 5 p.m. The Rev. Paul Price will officiate. Interment will be at McDowell Cemetery. GO Send Condolences Order Flowers at www.bowserfh.com OBITUARIES Tommy Lichtenfels Lichtenfels band Michael, of Robinson, Rita Oravic and husband Michael, of Harrisburg; brother Rex Lichtenfels and wife Patricia, of New Florence; father-in-law Tony Bernabo, of Bolivar; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters Sandy Lee Hoffman and Terry Brown. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Kenneth A. Stuart Funeral Home, New Florence, where a service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday with Pastor Rex R.

Lichtenfels, officiating. Interment will follow in the Bolivar West View Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by local veterans' organizations. McNaughton David K. McNaughton David K.

McNaughton, 62, died on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Indiana Regional Medical Center. A son of John H. and Dorothy Kennedy McNaughton, he was born July 13, 1945, in Indiana. He loved business and the art of the sale as owner of McNaughton Oil Co.

and later as a Realtor for Previte Realty. David was an Eagle Scout, a graduate of Washington Jefferson University, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity; and retired a First Lieutenant of the U.S. Army, for whom he served during the Vietnam War. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner and was a loyal member of the Elks, Moose, Eagles, American Legion and many other local civic organizations. A tried and true fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he also loved golf and bowling.

Always a loyal family man, he is survived by his mother, Dorothy McNaughton, of Indiana; his wife, Helen M. McNaughton, of Indiana; two children: David McNaughton of Harrisburg, Kelly Yohe and husband Chad, of Polk; a brother, Warren "Jackie" McNaughton, of Polk; two grandchildren: Colton and Baby Yohe. He was preceded in death by his father. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Robin- Tommy G.

Lichtenfels, 61, of Robinson, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Born Oct. 25, 1946, in Robinson, he was the son of the Thomas G. and Betty Pauline (Shetler) Lichtenfels.

He was a former employee of Florence Mining Coal Co. and Tipon Electric. A U.S. Army veteran, Lichtenfels was a member Duane Boring VFW Post 9310 in Robinson. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Judy (Bernabo) Lichtenfels; children Tammy Sue Campbell and husband Keith, of Blairsville, Rodney A.

Lichtenfels and wife Susan, of Indiana; sisters Sue Ann Malnosky and hus- son-Lytle Inc. in Indiana, where Indiana Lodge AM will hold a service at 7 p.m. A memorial service for family and close friends will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday with Rev. David Hanna officicating.

Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by Indiana VFW Post The family asks that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Indiana Unit, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-4620 or the Shriner's Children's Hospital, 1645 West Eighth Street, Erie, PA 16505, Attn: Receptionist. Beatrice States Beatrice Beatrice Lambing States, 85, of Indiana, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at Communities at Indian Haven. She was born in 1922 in Indiana County to Oran and Alice Caylor Lambing.

Bea graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in education. She was self-employed for 20 years as owner and administrator of States Nursing Home in Indiana. Bea served two terms as Indiana County Commissioner from 1982 to 1990. Before that she was employed by Indiana Area Aging Services and was a substitute teacher at area schools. Bea was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, where she served in many local church and conference ministries, including the Sunday school, the Woman's Society of Christian Service and the Administrative Board.

She was also an active member of many organizations, including the American Association of University Women; Quota Club; Business and Professional Women; president of the Talus Rock Girl Scout Council; president of the New Century Club; member of the Indiana Hospital Auxiliary and Authority Board; chairwoman of the Indiana County Democrats; member of the Indiana Democratic Women; RSVP; Parkwood Grange 1645; and the Pamona Grange. She was also a volunteer at the Indiana County Court House. She is survived by her husband, Charles W. States, whom she married Jan. 5, 1945.

Charles is residing at Communities of Indi- an Haven. She is also survived by a son and three daughters: Mary S. Speicher and husband James, Crystal Lake, Tris Nelson and husband Gregory, Maple Grove, Charles W. States II and wife Susan, Richmond, and Catherine S. Drost and husband Albin, Fairfax, and six grandchildren, Katherine and Daniel Speicher, Gregor, Charles and Yale Nelson and Travis Drost.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Doris Peterman Atkinson; and a brother, Derwood "Gerry" Lambing. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the BowserMinich Funeral Home, Indiana, where a funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev.

Brad Lauster officiating. Interment will be in the Marion Center Memorial Cemetery. www.bowserminich.com. Viola Whiteman Viola E. Whiteman, 88, of Indiana, passed away Tuesday, Nov.

20, 2007, at Indiana Regional Medical Center. She was born in 1919 in Indiana County to Milton and Myrtle King Bowman. Viola was the oldest member of the Crete Presbyterian Church, where she enjoyed singing in the church's choir. She was also a member of the Clara Henderson Missionary Society, the GOG Club and the VFW Auxiliary Post 1989. She was a 25-year employee for the Pennsylvania State Employment Agency, retiring in 1979.

Mrs. Whiteman was a loving mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. Viola is survived by her daughter, Sandra E. Carnahan, of Moon Township; a stepson, John L. Whiteman, of Plum; two grandchildren, William B.

Carnahan, of Cranberry, and Michele C. Ruddock and husband Dana of Moon Township; three greatgrandchildren, Sean and Kennedy Carnahan and Reagan Ruddock. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, William R. Edmiston; her second husband, Frank: L. Whiteman; and three sisters, Cordila Helman, Florence Mansfield and Nova Brandt.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Kathyrn Ward-Stear officiating. Interment will be made in the Oakland Cemetery.

www.bowserminich.com Reminisce with Those Old Photos, Saturdays and Sundays. Court: Deputies' powers limited in drug cases Continued from Page 1 They approached Cory J. Dobbins, who escaped on foot, and then came across items used to manufacture meth before obtaining a search warrant. Dobbins, 32, was arrested more than a week later in Elmira, N.Y., and was subsequently convicted of related offenses. He is serving a state prison sentence of four to 23 years.

Dobbins' attorney, Robert G. Fleury, said he expects the charges to be dismissed now because the case hinged entirely on the evidence obtained in the search. "The sheriff's a good friend, and I can see the argument going the other way too, especially in drug cases," Fleury said Wednesday. "It really wouldn't bother me if he had the authority to do so, but it's really not what the law says." The Supreme Court's deci- sion, issued Tuesday, overturned a Superior Court ruling. A dissenting opinion by Justice J.

Michael Eakin said the deputies' legal authority to investigate drug crimes was not relevant to Dobbins' case. "It does not matter whether they came for a quiet stroll, to distribute religious tracts or to investigate the Lindbergh kidnapping," Eakin wrote. Previous Supreme Court rulings allowed deputies to make arrests for vehicle violations, to conduct field-sobriety tests and to file charges for driving on a suspended license. In February 2006, the high court ruled deputies are not investigative or law-enforcement officers and may not perform wiretapping. An exception is in Allegheny County, where a 1995 state law gave deputies the same status as municipal police officers.

1 Joseph Grassoni Joseph A. "Punchie" Grassoni, 81, of Josephine, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at UPMC, Pittsburgh. He was born Aug. 30, 1926, in Coral to Julius and Louisa (Bevilacqua) Grassoni.

He was a member of the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Coral; the VFW Post 1989, Indiana; American Legion 0493, Homer City; and the U.S. LST Association. He was also a member of the Coral Sportsman's Club and the Burrell Township Rod and Gun Club. He was an avid fisherman and hunter.

Joseph was a board member on the Burrell Township Water Board. He retired from Westinghouse in Blairsville in 1990, where he was a union representative. He was a collector of model trains. Joseph was a Navy veteran, having served in World War II. He is survived by a daughter, Rita and husband Rick Stipcak, of Josephine; three grandchildren, Tyler, Victoria and Rychele, all at home; a stepgrandson, Brandon Bostaph in the Air Force serving in Iraq; two sisters, Eva Cravotta, of Black Lick, and Geneva Wolford, of Coral; a beloved friend, Elva Jean Rose, of Blairsville; and many nieces and nephews.

Joseph was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, the former Irene Spiaggi; a son, Eugene Grassoni; an infant son and a daughter; and four sisters, Emma Yanoschick, Mary Pernici, Jenny Cerovich and Della Fivash. Friends will be received from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the C. Frederick Bowser Funeral Home, Homer City, where a Vigil service will be recited at 8:30 p.m. A Blessing Service will be held at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Coral, with Monsignor Larry Kiniry as celebrant. Interment will follow in the St. Francis Cemetery.

Send Condolences Order Flowers at www.bowserfh.com TANG MEMORY Barbara Haranus Haranus Rend and Martha Pettenati. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the C. Frederick Bowser Funeral Home, Homer City. A Parastas service will be recited at 2 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home. A Panachida will be offered at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home followed by a Funeral Liturgy at noon at Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Homer City, with Father Cuthbert Jack as celebrant. Interment will follow in the St. Bernard Cemetery, Indiana.

nephews, including a special niece, Deborah VanTassel, of Coral. Send Condolences In addition to her parents, she Order Flowers at was preceded in death by a www.bowserfh.com brother, John, and four sisters, LANG Mary Etzel, Anna Medvetz, Julia She was born Dec. 20, 1926, in Indiana to the late Metro and Julia (Burdash) Haranus. Miss Haranus worked at Campus Sportswear, Indiana, until her retirement. She was a lifelong parishioner at Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Homer City.

She is survived by two sisters, Pauline Genta, of Homer City, and Katherine Skinner, of Waverly, Ohio; and several nieces and Barbara Haranus, 80, of Homer City, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Margaret Kuffa Margaret J. Kuffa, 82, of Beyer, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, at Beacon Ridge Nursing Home, Indiana, after a long illness.

She was born in 1925 in Armstrong County to James and Marianna DeFranco Bruno. Margie was a member of the former Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Sagamore, where she was an active member of the Altar Rosary Society. She was employed at Berlin Metals in Punxsutawney. She was also a homemaker and enjoyed canning, gardening, deer hunting season and mostly being with her family. She is survived by four sons and one daughter: Frank and wife Mary Ann (Renosky), North Ridgeville, Ohio; Richard and wife Deborah (Spencer), Beyer; Ron, Beyer; Leonard and wife Tammy (Talleri), Beyer; Marianne Slovinsky and husband Joseph, Beyer; 10 grandchildren: Renee, Rachelle, Robyn, Vince, Tracy, Teri, Darlene, Jeremy, Eric and Tara; and 15 great-grandchildren.

She is also survived by one brother and one sister, Rudy Bruno and wife Gertrude, Home; Rose Perry and husband Fred, Beyer; former daughters-in-law Marilyn and Veronica; two sisters-in-law, Suzanna Runco, Beyer; and Tillie Greene, Michigan; and many nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by all of her family and friends, especially those at Bea- con Ridge who cared for "Mama Kuffa." She was preceded in death by her parents, by her husband Frank "Ty" Kuffa, whom she married on Nov. 1, 1941, by two brothers Anthony "Bruce" and Carlo, and by one sister, Yolanda Koutnik. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Plumville.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Yatesboro, with Rev. Fr. Michael Sikon the celebrant.

Interment will be made in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sagamore. www.bowserminich.com TOMORROW'S FUNERALS BURKETT, Homer Glenn, 10:30 a.m., First Church of Christ, West Bolivar (Kenneth A. Stuart Funeral Home) GRASSONI, Joseph 10 a.m., St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Coral (C. Frederick Bowser Funeral Home) HARANUS, Barbara, noon, Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Homer City (C.

Frederick Bowser Funeral Home) Crew, travelers rescued from ship Continued from Page 1 An Argentine rescue and command center received a first distress call at 11:30 p.m. EST Thursday from the Explorer amid reports it was taking on water through the hull despite efforts to use onboard pumps, said Capt. Juan Pablo Panichini, an Argentine navy spokesman. A navy statement said the captain ordered passengers to abandon ship about 90 minutes after the first call and that they and the crew took to eight semi-rigid lifeboats and four life rafts, with the captain leaving the ship later. The statement said Explorer was some 475 nautical miles southeast of Ushuaia, the southernmost Argentine city and a jumping-off point for cruise ships and supply vessels for Antarctica.

Seas were calm and winds light at the time, what Panichini called "optimal conditions for carrying out the evacuation," G.A.P Adventures is a tour company that provides ecofriendly excursions with an environmental focus. The Explorer was in the midst of a 19-day circuit of Antarctica and the Falkland Islands that allowed passengers to observe penguins, whales, and other forms of local wildlife. The Nordnorge, built in 1997, is 403 feet long and has a capacity of 691 passengers in 214 cabins. The Canadian Press contributed to this story from Toronto. New budget shows no tax increase The Indiana Gazette East Wheatfield Township's budget next year tentatively calls for no tax increases, and will be open for inspection from Monday to Dec.

18, when it will be voted on. The street lights in Charles received a special assessment due to electric bills going up, the addition of another light and other factors. The increase in assessment is figured in front footage and was previously 40 cents for occupied lots and 10 cents for unoccupied lots, per foot. The new assessment is 45 cents per front footage on occupied lots, and 11.3 cents on unoccupied lots, per foot. In other business, the township: Adopted an ordinance to comply with a state law to change the name of the Emergency Municipal Services Tax to the Local Services Tax.

Approved a revised vacation schedule. Discussed sending a letter EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP to the Wheatfield fire company to thank them for their help on the Trindle Road project. The township replaced a culvert pipe and received assistance from the fire company to finish the project. "Our guys just couldn't have done it without them," said Roberta Naugle, township supervisor and secretary. Made a motion to return some money in the land use account.

When subdivision and land use projects are being worked on, the companies or individuals involved must deposit a certain amount of money to the land use account so the township can reimburse for legal fees. Heard from Ray Hedges, who discussed putting a boat dock on the Conemaugh River. The township's next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4.

Children's bureau head retiring GREENSBURG (AP) The under fire for its handling of a executive director of the West- 4-year-old's custody case. moreland County Children's In 2002, the Bureau is retiring at year's end starved her to death in girl's parents Armafter overseeing the agency strong County, not long after through some of its most trying the Westmoreland bureau years. awarded the pair custody. McSparrin informed county of- A federal lawsuit against Fifty-eight-year-old Marilyn ficials she is ending her 35-year Westmoreland and Armstrong career with the bureau. counties is pending.

McSparrin was appointed ex- The Children's Bureau has a ecutive director of the bureau $16 million annual budget and in 2003, while the agency was serves about 4,000 families. KUFFA, Margaret 11 a.m., St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Yatesboro (BowserMinich Funeral Home) LICHTENFELS, Tommy 1 p.m., Kenneth A. Stuart Funeral Home, New Florence MANNING, Eleanor 11 a.m., The Bennett and Houser Funeral Home Clearfield WHITEMAN, Viola 11. a.m., Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana May we all give Thanks for the Many Blessings Joy We Have Given.

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