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The Des Moines Register State Edition Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Page 7A Obituaries Submit an obituary and search a database of recent obituaries at DesMoinesRegister.comobituaries. ALICE VIOLET CUPP Stuart MARVEL GRAHAM BUTLER Norwalk GWENDOLYN H0LLINGSW0RTH Clive MARY M. HANNA Webster City Mary Hanna, 94, formerly of Webster City, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Lutheran Home in Perry. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thurs-day September 11 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Webster City with interment at Grace-land Cemetery, Webster City.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 10 at Foster Funeral Home in Webster City. Mary Margaret Melson was born to Randall and Fern Melson on October 17, 1913 in Garfield Township, Pocahontas County and grew up on Highland Farm outside of Bradgate. She graduated from Rolfe High School in 1930 and Morningside College in 1934. During her school years she spent her summers working as a waitress in Estes Park, CO and was Secretary to the Dean of Women at Morningside College.

Mary taught English and Latin at Milford for 3 years, and was Principal of Ankeny High School for one year. In 1938 she married John Hanna. They moved to Webster City in 1941 where John farmed. While in Webster City Mary taught high school English at Blairsburg from 1957-1959, and American Literature at Webster City High School from 1960-1964. After the death of her husband, she enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, receiving her Masters of Library Science degree in 1966.

She was Director of Kendall Young Library, Webster City from 1966-1979. She served on the Hamilton County Board of Education and on the Webster City Community School Board for two terms. With continuing interest in education, she spent two winter terms as a volunteer librarian at Rust College, Holly Springs, MS. In later years, she volunteered as a teacher in the Adult Literacy Program sponsored by Webster City Community College. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Quill Club, Travel Club, League of Woman Voters, and PEO.

She enjoyed traveling, Iowa history, and writing. In 2000 she moved to the Des Moines area to be near her family. She was preceded in death by her parents Randall and Fern Melson, brothers, Robert Melson, Richard Melson, sister Elizabeth Melson, husband, John, and infant daughter Cynthia Anne. She will be missed by her sister, Barbara Olerich, Rolfe, son, Frank Hanna (Joan) Urbandale, Carolyn Snell (Gary) Urbandale, grandchildren, Cynthia Santos (Efren) Marina Del Rey, CA, Diana Hawkins (Tim) Ankeny, great-grandchildren Blaine and Ella Hawkins, Amelia Santos. MARLIN CHARLES CLARK Des Moines Marlin Charles Clark, 89, passed away September 4, 2008.

A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Satur-day, September 27 at Chapel Hill Gardens in Des Moines. Merle Hay Funeral Home LORAINE MONROE Castalia Loraine Monroe, 77, passed away at her home on Sunday, September 7, 2008. Funeral services will be 1 1 a.m. Wednesday, September 10 at Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia.

She is survived by her husband, Henry Monroe Jr. Imtt. Gwendolyn "Gwen" 85, formerly of 111 West 4th Street in Boone, cur rently of 9738 Clark Street in Clive, passed away at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on Monday morning, September 8, 2008. Gwendolyn was born April 14, 1923 in Garden Township rural Madrid, Iowa the daughter of Glenn and Grace (Mondt) Mayer. She enjoyed her retirement years when the couple moved to the West Haven Apartments.

Gwendolyn recently moved to Manor Care in West Des Moines. She was a member of the Evangelical Free Church, teaching many Sunday School classes and assisting with Pioneer Girls. In her free time, she enjoyed playing Skip-Bo and other games with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. Her parents and husband Walter, in April of this year, preceded her in death. Survivors include her children Dewell (Maureen) Hollingsworth of Boone, Devon (Carol) Hollingsworth of Dekalb, Illinois, and Cheryl (Elias) Devoto of Clive, Iowa; 9 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; 4 sisters Wilda (Wesley) Kooker of Altoona, Ramona Korbel of Madrid, Iowa, Glenda Nehring of Slat er and Verna Hodges of Des Moines; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Services will be held on Thursday afternoon, September 11th at 1p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Boone with Pastor Luis Martinez officiating. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery north of Madrid, Iowa. Friends may call at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone on Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday morning at the Evangelical Free Church from 9 a.m.

to the time of service. The family will be at the Stark-Welin Chapel on Wednesday evening from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to greet friends. Memorials may be given to the Evangelical Free Church in Boone.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.starkwelin.com Stark-Welin Funeral Directors in Boone is in charge of arrangements. ANNE P0LANSKY Des Moines Anne Polan-sky, 52, died September 6, 2008 at Mercy Medical Cen-ter in Des Moines, IA. A visitation will be held Wednesday, September 10, 2008 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Anne is survived by her mother; Doris Englert, sons; Ryan and Todd Polansky, daughter; Jenny Weber, sisters; Diane and Kathy Englert, Yvonne Bunth, and Deborah Scott, brothers; Wiliam Englert, Gary Englert, and Earl Schwabe.

Anne was preceded in death by her father, William Englert. RITA C0N0VER ANDERSON Des Moines Rita Conover Anderson, 71, of Des Moines, passed away August 29, 2008, at home. Rita is survived by her sister, Jo Richards of Des Moines. Per Rita's wishes she was cremated and there will be no formal funeral services. Dunn's Chapel 2121 Grand Ave.

ROGER HANES Ad JJl Rnppr Hanps 90, of Adel, passed away surrounded by his family on September 7, 2008 at Adel Acres Care Center. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at McCal-ley Funeral Home in Adel with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Roger was born in 1918 in Fort Dodge to Harley and Jenny Hanes. He graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1936 and married Wanda Sanderson of Grand Junction, in 1941.

Wanda preceded Roger in death in 2004. Roger served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a B-26 flight mechanic. After his discharge, Roger and Wanda lived in Rutland, IA. They later moved to Fort Dodge, where Roger was a musician, piano and organ teacher, piano tuner, and inventor. He belonged to the Toastmasters and the Musician's Union.

He is survived by five children, Connie Hanes, Muscatine, IA, Roger T. (Debbie) Hanes, Norman, OK, Norma Pohlad, Belle-view, NE, Susan (Walt) Handy, Richmond, KY, and Jim (Cathy) Hanes, Adel, IA; eight grandchildren; and 1 1 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be directed to Adel Acres Care Center. C0LLETTA MAE CHRISTIANSEN Des Moines CollettaMae Christiansen, ff" :3 80, died at her home Sunday, 4.vaJJ September 7, tVl 2008. Funeral fjpLLl services will be held at 1 1 a.m.

Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Rising Sun Cemetery. Colletta was born March 8, 1928 in Lacona, Iowa to Glenn and Flossie Baker.

She lived in the Des Moines area for over 60 years and was a member of Grand-view Park Baptist Church. Colletta is survived by her sons, Tracy (Barbara) Christiansen and Lonnie (Millie) Christiansen; daughter, Linda (David) Baessler; sisters, Eloise Bauer and Janice McCal-lough; brother, Orlo Baker; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents: two sisters; three brothers; and her husband, George. Hamilton's Funeral Services wwH.HaniiltonsFuneralllome.com Hamilton's 605 Lyon Street 243-5221 David A. Erickson 1 1 AM Wednesday at Evangelical uonvenant onurcn Anne Polansky 5-8 PM Wednesday at the funeral nome John H.

Swacker 10 AM Wednesday at Berwick Cemetery Hamilton's Southtown 5400 SW 9th Street 285-391 1 Albert "Bill" C. Benson 1 0 AM Wednesday at Avon Cemetery Intormation- 243-5221 arole J. Andersen Freel Beener Mae Christiansen Bob Palmer Virgil L. Thomas Online condolences may be madf vmw.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com 1 hi i A ljtolldtti Mi Stimulus cash goes to child support In all, $831 million has been diverted to state agencies. Associated Press Boston, Mass.

Dead-beat dads and moms across the country are discovering that their economic stimulus checks from Washington intended to encourage the purchase of TVs, cars and other goods are being intercepted and fun-neled toward the support of their children. Treasury Department figures obtained by the Associated Press show that more than 1.4 million of the checks have been seized since the payments began last spring. In all, $831 million has been collected by child support agencies nationwide. The parents who are owed child support won't immediately see the money, however. In some cases, they may not receive it at all.

The intercepted checks in Massachusetts, for example, are deposited with the state and held for 180 days to allow the parent to file an appeal. If the appeal is denied, the money is turned over to the custodial parent in most cases, the mother unless she has been on public assistance, in which case the funds can go back to the state and federal government to reimburse the taxpayers. Some states hold the funds longer, others for less time. In California, $97.9 million was collected via 152,877 diverted checks, while Texas brought in $80.3 million from 132,144 payments. Rhode Island saw a $1.9 million boost from 3,465 diverted checks.

Massachusetts took in $1 1.2 million, and Tennessee took in $24.4 million. "It's been a very nice bonus for our children in need of support," said Mike Adams, assistant commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services. "We've been very pleased with the amount of money we've been able to collect." The stimulus program proposed by President Bush and approved by Congress provided $600 checks for most individuals and $1,200 for couples filing jointly, with a $300-per-child credit added on. States submit the names and Social Security numbers of deadbeat parents to the Internal Revenue Service, which cross-checks those names against the lists of taxpayers receiving stimulus checks. The IRS then sends the deadbeat parents' checks straight to state child support agencies.

The diverted ones are just a fraction of the more than 112 million stimulus checks issued as of the start of July. So far, the IRS has dispensed checks totaling $92 billion. It will continue processing tax returns and issuing stimulus checks for much of the year. Ned Holstein, founder of Fathers and Families, a Boston-based organization that supports the rights of fathers, said the seizing of economic stimulus checks ignores the fact that most fathers who owe child support are earning little. "We're trying to support very poor people, the mothers and children, from the pocketbooks of other very poor people," he said.

"There are those who are just downright avoiding their child support payments, but there are many more who just can't make their payments." Alice Violet Merz Cupp, was born January 16, 1915 to Mat-t and Myrtle (Red-shaw) Merz, in Guthrie County, Iowa, and died September 8, 2008 in the Hospice Unit at the Community Care Center at Stuart. On November 13, 1932 she married Otto F. (Jack) Cupp. She was a home-maker, avid seamstress and loved playing any type of board or card game. She made and quilted many quilts for her children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She was a long time member of the Stuart Methodist Church. She is survived by her children Ruth Ellis and friend Sonny Penuel, Clifford Cupp and friend Kathy Eble, Thelma and husband Jack O'Brien, all of Stuart, and Brian Cupp of Montrose, Colorado; twelve grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, and seven great-great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Otto F. Cupp in March of 1986, grandson Brett Cupp, daughter-in-law Mary Cupp, son-in-law Jack Ellis, and granddaughter Leslie Kunkle Roccholz. A visitation will be held at the Ellis home from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, September 13, 2008 with burial at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Stuart Community Care Center andor Iowa Hospice. Online condolences may be left at www.john-sonfamilyfuneralhome.com Johnson Family Funcnd Hume Scrvmi VIRGIL L. THOMAS Des Moines Virgil L. Thomas, 81, died of a broken heart over the loss of his wife Colleen his home Monday, Sep tember 8, 2008 with his daughters by his side and his son, Clarence, there in his heart, Funeral services will be held 1 p.m.

Thursday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Virgil was born May 22, 1927 in Des Moines to Ora and Ethel Thomas.

He was a lifelong resident of the Des Moines area. Virgil worked for Newman Construction until his retirement in 1990. He loved being with his family. Virgil loved the Iowa State Fair. He was proud of his Indian heritage.

Virgil is survived by his children, Sherri (Kelley) Foust, Shanel (David) Dearinger, Kelly (Clark) Shockley, Berneice Thomas, Clarence Thomas, Maria Del Carmen, and John Barach; brother, Glen Thomas; sisters, Gladys Snodgrass, Maxine and Helen Belcher; 11 grandchildren 11 great-grandchildren and 1 great great granddaughter. Virgil was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Colleen, grandson, Joseph Wetzel and great grandson, David McElvogue, 3 brothers, 2 sisters and his parents. Memorial contributions are suggested to his grandson, Noah Anderson to help with medical expenses. KATHERINE "KAY" M. KAIPUST Des Moines Kay Kaipust, 96, passed away on September 7, 2008, at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Raymond Vawter. Interment is at Laurel Hill Cemetery. ILES Grandview Park Chapel 3211 Huhhell Ave. ffei Butler, 94, V- passed away I Vfli Sunday, Sep-y'v I tember 7, I 2008 in Nor-' walk. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m.

Thursday at Norwalk Christian Church with burial at Jordan Cemetery in West Des Moines. Marvel was born in Cre-ston, Iowa and lived in Winterset, Omaha and Des Moines. She had lived in the Norwalk area since 1966 and wintered for several years in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Marvel was a bookkeeper for several businesses in the Des Moines area and she and her husband built, owned and operated the Rolling Hills Golf Course in Norwalk.

She loved animals, nature, flowers, was a wonderful seamstress and a great lover of family. Marvel is survived by her daughter, Marilyn (Dale) Groen; grandchildren, Debbie (John) Hobbs, Den-ise Trester, Jordan, Brett and Justin Rhode, R.J. Hobbs; many nieces and nephews and special friends, the Apana family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph; son, Richard Graham Donovan and sister, Audrey Schwab. Visitation will be from 10 am until service time Thursday at Norwalk Christian Church.

Memorial contributions may be given to the donor's choice. Marvel will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. McLaren's Chapel VWil al Resthaven Cemetery BOB PALMER sf Ankeny p3 Robert "Bob" Palmer, 64, passed away Sunday, Sep-tember 7 onno v. 1 i was born on January 3, 1944 to Eileen and Elwood Palmer. Bob was born in Osceola, Iowa where he attended the Clarke Community Schools.

Bob was in the US Navy and served in Viet Nam, and enjoyed motocross, watching grandchildren participate in sports and spending time with friends and family. Bob worked at Hy-Vee for many years as an equipment technician and a Chemical Dependency Counselor at Powell. He is survived by his loving wife, Betty; three chil-dren, Tracey (Doug) Goforth, Rob (Tonya) Palmer, Kevin (Heidi) Palmer; brothers Don (Carol) Palmer and Dick (Sande) Palmer of Des Moines; six grandchildren, Jared and Stephen Goforth; Ted, Madison, Kennedy Palmer; and Nicole Loomis; three great grandchildren, Roman, Haley and Emilia. He is preceded in death by his parents; and two infant sisters. Funeral Services will be Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10 a.m.

at Ankeny First United Methodist Church, 206 SW Walnut Street in Ankeny. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hamilton's near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave, in Des Moines. Memorial contributions may be made to Powell Chemical Dependency Center in Des Moines. Iowa JOHN LEO COLEMAN (JACK) Norwalk A memorial mass will be held at St.

Pius Catholic Church in Urbandale on Saturday, September 13 at 9:30 a.m. for John Leo Coleman (Jack) who died August 9, 2008. Surviving are his sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen and Gene Needles, nieces, nephew and cousins. John was the artist who designed and built the stained glass windows at St. Pius Church.

Viola Erickson 1 1 AM Wednesday at Westchester Evangelical Free Church Westover Funeral Home 276-4567 ilesfuneralhomes.com 0.