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State Edition The Des Moines Register Page6A Thursday, January 15, 2009 NORMA JEAN H0LBR00K Panora JAMES HARLESS Des Moines ry" James Har- rt NABIL AL-JURANIASSOCIATED PRESS An Iraqi policeman stands guard as campaign posters for the upcoming provincial council election loom in the background on Monday in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city. In southern Iraq, Shiite rivalry marks elections JOHN M. HART0G Omaha John M. Hartog, age 86, passed away peacefully January 13, 2009. He was born June 9, 1922, on Borneo Island, Indonesia, to the late Pieter and Cornelia (Van Der Burg) Hartog.

John graduated as 3rd Mate from Abel Tasman Merchant Marine Academy in Holland and served in the Dutch Resistance Organization during World War II. After the war, John returned to Indonesia as a stevedore where he met and married his wife, Alida, who was a Dutch nurse. They moved to America in 1956, and raised their family in Iowa, becoming naturalized U.S. citizens in 1968. In 1987, John retired after 29 years as an artist with the Omaha World Herald.

John was politically active as a member of the Fully Informed Jury Association and served as the Iowa State Coordinator for ten years after which he championed a cause for the rights of the wrongfully imprisoned (for justice and mercy). John is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Marjorie; and brother, Reinier. He is survived by his wife, Alida sons, Maurits Hartog, Martin Hartog, and Michiel, and his wife, Beth Hartog; daughter, Monique Hartog; brother, Lodewijk Hartog; sister, Paulien Hermsel and four grandchildren, Ken, Ryan, Nikki and Kyla Hartog. Funeral Service is Friday, 11 a.m., at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. Family will receive friends during the hour prior to the service.

Interment will follow in Walnut Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to: Fully Informed Jury Association of Iowa, PO Box 16223, Des Moines, IA 50316 Cutler-OTVeill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home Associated Press Basra, Iraq Freed last year from the grip of militias, Basra has emerged as the main battleground for rival Shiites in elections for control of the oil-rich south a race that will test the power of religious parties and the influence of neighboring Iran. The Jan. 31 ballot, in which voters across the country will choose ruling provincial councils, will be the first since U.S. -backed Iraqi forces wrested control of Basra from Shiite militias and criminal gangs.

American officials will be watching the outcome for any sign that the militias might return in Iraq's second largest city of about 2 million people, located only a few miles from the Iranian border. More than 1,000 candidates have entered the race for Basra's 35 council seats, filling the city with campaign posters and flyers that give the city a festive look. The outcome will help shape the political future of the southern Shiite heartland ahead of national elections expected by year's end. The battle for Basra is now being fought politically, with Shiite religious parties more divided than ever following their emergence as Iraq's dominant political force after the ouster of Saddam Hussein's Sunni-led regime in 2003. Chief among the competitors in Basra are the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, the country's largest Shiite party and Iran's main ally in Iraq, and Fadhila, a smaller religious JOHNSON A memorial service for Kenneth will be at 11 a.m., on Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Union Missionary Baptist Church, E.

University and McCormick. Kenny passed away peacefully at his home in Denver. He was born in Lovilia, IA, on January 17, 1938. He graduated from Lovilia High School, Class of 1957, and joined his family in Des Moines. Kenny retired from EFCO, where he worked as a machinist for 25 years.

His enjoyments were watching football and basketball and listening to music. Kenneth was preceded in death by his father, Everett A. Johnson, Sr. Those left to honor his memory are his mother, Frances D. Johnson; son, Tyrone Scott; step-daughter, Teanna Scott; siblings, Ernestine Tindrell, Everett Johnson, Leonard Johnson, Martian Tate, Shirley Daniels, and Dave Johnson, all of Des Moines; also several nieces, nephews, cousins, and a very devoted friend, Penny Ware, of Denver.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Cannon Mortuary on Kenny's behalf 1451 East Grand, DM, IA, 50316 JAMES E. DEHECK Des Moines James Edward DeHeck 72, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Fleur Heights Care Center. He was a graduate of Dowling High School, attended Drake University and was employed for many years at Kinley Golf and Sports. Jim had a favorite saying "Not all Trappers Wear Fur Hats" and if you knew him well, you knew what it meant. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, of Des Moines; sister, Mary (Tom) Laughlin, of Houston, TX; brother, Richard (Phyllis) DeHeck, of Montgomery, AL; and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be 10 a.m., Friday, at Hamilton's Southtown Funeral Home with burial following at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home with a rosary beginning at 7:30 p.m. The family wishes to thank the staff at Fleur Heights for their skilled care and compassion they showed James and his family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa. often without giving medicine alone a chance to work.

Concern about stent complications also has made doctors more cautious about elective angioplasty. "It's really raised a lot of question about when is it appropriate," said Dr. Robert Harrington, director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, who had no role in the new study. Blood-flow testing has been around for years but is used in only about 10 percent of angioplasties now, several heart specialists said. More than 1 million angioplasties are done in the United States each year, and about half are the type in this study non-emergency cases involving people with narrowings in two or more major heart arteries.

A second study should quickly be done to see if the benefit can be confirmed, justifying routine use of the blood-flow test, said Dr. Stephen Ellis, a Cleveland Clinic cardiologist who wrote an editorial accompanying the study. KENNETH W. Denver, CO Norma Jean Holbrook, 67, daughter of Herman Ann (Peter- IvW son) Davison, MMjItl was born June 21, 1941, in Gilmore City, IA. She passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at the Panora Nursing Rehab Center.

She grew up in Iowa and attended school in Gilmore City, IA. On February 20, 1958, she was united in marriage to Orlow Holbrook. To this union three children were born; Kim, Brenda, and Rick. Norma was the bookkeeper for her husband's business for 35 years. She enjoyed her three grandchildren, playing cards, going to Prairie Meadows, and family outings.

She is survived by her three children; Kim (Pat) Finnegan, Brenda Holbrook, and Rick (Trish) Holbrook. Her favorite grandchildren; Megan Finnegan, of Cedar Falls, Shane Finnegan, of Panora, and Richard Holbrook, of Yale; sister; Shirley (Ron) Gibbons, of Sergeant Bluff; step-father-in-law, Bert Kuefner, of Redfield. Also surviving are several sisters and brother-in-laws, nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Orlow in 2005, two brothers, Donald and Lewis; and sister, Louise. Services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, January 16, 2009 at Beidelman-Twigg Funeral Home, Panora.

Burial will be in the West Cemetery, Panora. Visitation will be Thursday, January 15, 2009 from 4-8 PM with family present from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be left to Iowa Hospice, Panora. JOHN T. BEEST0N, JR.

Formerly of Des Moines John Thomas Beeston 100, passed away. Visitation is Friday, from 4 to 7 p.m., at lies Funeral Homes-Dunn's Chapel. Funeral service will be held at Dunn's Chapel, on Saturday, at 10 a.m. CHARLES F. COHEN Des Moines Charles, 75, passed away Monday, at Taylor House Hospice.

Memorial services will be held at 1 1 a.m. Saturday, at Hamilton's Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Hamilton's HELEN HENDRICKS Oskaloosa Helen, 88, formerly of Des Moines, died Tuesday, Memorial Service is 10 a.m., Saturday, at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. Her ashes will be interred at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines at a later date.

JACK KLEIN Murray Jack Klein, 68, died 13, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He will be missed by his loving wife, Donna, three daughters and four grandchildren. Private services are planned. Brooks Funeral Care MERLYN F00KEN Bridgewater Merlyn, 74, passed away Tuesday. Memorial services are at 1 p.m., Saturday, in the chapel at Hock-enberry Family Care in Atlantic.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the ser-vices on Saturday, at Hockenberry's. The Des Moines Register has several obituary options available Including free online obituaries with reference in a print directory as well as full obituaries in print and online for a fee per line. Please consult your funeral director, visit us online, or call 515-284-8021 for more information. All obituaries may be viewed online for 120 days at www.DesMomesRegister.com 1 less, 58, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Born on August 5, 1950, James graduated from Des Moines Tech High School in 1968, and married his "beautiful wife" Jeanie in 1970.

He proudly joined the Army and served in Viet Nam. He then joined the Iowa Army National Guard and was the youngest First Sergeant of the l-194th Cavalry. He founded and served as President of the Viet Nam Veterans of America (VVA) of Iowa Chapter 490. James worked for Yellow Transportation for 30 plus years. He most enjoyed time with his family and grandchildren.

He was also very involved with his church, Sunday Church, as the benevolence director and a member of the leadership team. He was steadfast in his faith. James also enjoyed gardening, carpentry, ISU and all college football and was a supporter for the Central Iowa Homeless Shelter. As his last act of giving of himself, he was an organ donor. James is survived by his wife of 38 years, Jeanie; daughter, Dr.

Christi (Rob) Taylor; son, Joe (Amanda) Harless; mother, Helen; grandchildren, Melani, Kate, Ben and Will Taylor, Peyton, Kyle and Jake Harless; sisters, Mary Abbott and Rose Parsons; brother, Russ Harless; brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Cathy Syferd, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Russ. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 17, 2009, at Hamilton's on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, January 16, 2009, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Central Iowa Shelter Services or the Viet Nam Veterans of America Local 490 in loving memory of James.

HOWARD GRIFFITHS Des Moines Francis, 70, died Monday. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at lies Funeral Homes- Grand-view Park Chapel. Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Friday, at the Iowa Veter-ans Cemetery. DONALD ZIMMERMAN Hopkinton Donald, 94, died Tuesday, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home Crema-tion Service in Manchester. EDGAR GRANT H0UGHTALING Des Moines Edgar Grant Houghtaling, "Mr. Ed" went home to be with his Lord on January 14, at Boone County Hospital. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., on Friday, January 16, and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, January 17, at Hamilton's on Westown Parkway, West Des Moines. Ed is survived by his wife, Ruth Anne; children, Dennis, Richard Verbiski, Judi (Bill) Baker, Peggy (John) Denham, and Shirley; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Madrid Home ACTS Fund, Hospice of Central Iowa, or Cornerstone Community Church. WILMA MAY LEAMING Ankeny A memorial service for Wilma will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday at the Berwick Congregational Church. Her body has been cremated and inurnment will be at the Woodward Cemetery in Woodward, Iowa. vw1 group that has controlled local government since January 2005. Also in the mix are followers of radical Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, whose influence in Basra significantly diminished after last year's crackdown.

Al-Sadr, who lives in exile in Iran, is supporting two lists of candidates running as independents. The Dawa Party of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is also in the race. No single party is expected to win a majority of seats. But Fadhila and the Supreme Council, which is allied with al-Maliki in the national government and has been a reliable U.S. ally, are expected to top the winners.

That will likely push them into deals with smaller parties to form a majority. However, some in Basra predict the two biggest parties will suffer from a voter backlash against religious parties, which many urban Shiites believe have failed to provide public services and jobs. For the parties, the stakes are high. Basra and the surrounding province contain 70 percent of Iraq's proven oil reserves of 115 billion barrels. The province also includes the country's only outlet to the sea the Umm Qasr port.

The Supreme Council is pushing for the establishment of a self-ruled area in the south, similar to one the Kurds enjoy in the north. Critics believe such a region would be effectively run by Iran, harden religious divisions and lead to the breakup Iraq. decide when they were truly needed, the study found. Results of the study, involving 1,005 people in the United States and Europe, were published in today's New England Journal of Medicine. Several reports in recent years have suggested that stents and artery-opening angioplasty procedures were being overused in non-emergency cases, Customers a Study: Fewer heart patients may need stent treatment ALBERT "BUD" HALE Manchester Albert "Bud" Hale, 87, died Tuesday.

Memorial Services for Albert will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home Cremation Service. Family will greet friends Friday, 3 to 6 p.m., at the funeral home. MAXINE DANES Albia Maxine, 83, died Wednesday. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m., Friday, at the Winfield Funeral Home and run thoughout the day and evening, family present 6 to 8: p.m. Services are at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at the Winfield Funeral Home.

DEBRA MOON Des Moines Debra 49, died January 11, at Mercy Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 11 to 12 noon, with a memorial service at 12 p.m., January 15, at Hamilton's Southtown Funeral Home. Ilamilton's-Southtown DON BUTTERFIELD Osceola Memorial services will be 2 p.m., Friday, at Kale Funeral Home in Osceola. The family will gather with friends at the Osceola Country Club following services. Don owned and operated an insurance agency, travel agency, and a bail bonds company in Osceola for many years until his retirement.

Survivors include his wife, Miriam, of Osceola; daughters, Toni Woods, of Athens, GA, Jill (Ernie) Backerman, of Shellman's Bluff, GA; son, Wally (Sandy) Butterfield, of Alpharetta, GA. Memorials may go to Hospice of Central Iowa Br 1 Associated Press A new study gives fresh evidence that many people with clogged heart arteries are being overtreated with stents, and that a simple blood-flow test might help prevent unnecessary care. Fewer deaths, heart attacks and repeat procedures occurred when doctors implanted fewer of these tiny artery props, using the blood-flow test to Cass AlONUVl Indoor Display Bronze Memorials Available We Oiler Our High Quality Memorial for Less amilv Owned Operated.