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MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2001 DAILY HERALD SECTION 4 PAGE 3 Wireless com sanies hit obstacles in launching high-speed services Associated Press all the glitches and delays overseas with cool new technologies for mobile phones, you may have hoped the kinks would be worked out in time for a smooth launch here. But so far it doesn't look very promising. Cingular Wireless, which had been planning to roll out the first of the new services in June, has postponed its U.S. introduction until late surh- i mer. And phone makers and wireless carriers, which love to show off their latest handsets well in advance, have paraded precious few in public.

Nevertheless, top wireless players insist they are on schedule to introduce advanced wireless services by year-end. Their main goal is to provide speedier connections for mobile phones so they can rece ve e-mail and Web content faster, or even be hooked up as a wireless computer modem. The first versions of these next-generation, or 3-G, services promise to provide download speeds five times faster than current wireless networks and phones. But new technologies usually come with bugs, and the wireless industry has been buzzing all year about difficulties with network upgrades and new handsets. "These are the most complex handsets that have ever been made short of some military equipment.

So you're trying to bring out super advanced technology at a consumer price," said Ray Jodoin, analyst for Cahners In-Stat Group. Companies want to roll out these services as soon as possible to get subscribers to use more minutes to offset the huge investment cellular companies have made to expand and upgrade their Perhaps that's why Cingular held out so long before scrapping plans to grab an early lead by introducing of next-generation services in California and Nevada. It wasn't until Thursday that Cingular acknowledged that the June launch was being delayed. Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS and Wireless have been more sketchy about their plans, but all three maintain they'll launch next- generation, services during the sec- ondhalfof2001. In the United States, Cingular and are adopting a next-generation technology known as GPRS, the standard that most European carriers are going with.

Verizon and Sprint are using the next-generation of CDMA, the dominant wireless format in the United States and Korea. i Roots: A hobby you never finish Continued from fbge 1 genealogical information," said Gehring, Ancestry.com product in charge of the site's databases. "Since we add new databases toViur subscription every day, a cus- torner's subscription becomes more valuable all the time." touts itself as the i Web's third largest paid-subscription Consumer Reports Online (operated by Consumers Union of the United States Inc.) and Wall StreetVurnal Interactive (operated by Dowfones Co. Ancestry.com currently has more than 350,000 paid subscriptions. Subscriptions-are MyFamily.com's main revenue stream, according to spokesman Rahn Rarnpton.

Site users pay $19.95 for a quarterly site subscription and $59.95 for an annual subscription. For their money, these users gain access to more than 1 billion names in about 3,000 genealogical databases. Starting June 15, Ancestry.com's annual subscription to the main databases will be $69.95. A separate subscription allows users to access original census images online instead of at a library. Ances- try.com's subscription includes the 1790,1880,1910 and 1920 census images.

The company's goal is to have the entire census collection (datasets for every 10 years from 1790 to 1920) online and indexed later this year. "Scans of original documents allow us to deliver a lot more genealogical data to our customers," Gehring said. "It's like broadband for genealogy. As faster transmission speeds and more storage space become available, we "Scans of original documents, allow us to deliver a lot more genealogical data to our customers." Jake Gehring, Ancestry.com can reliably deliver terabytes of image data to our users and stay within a cost structure that makes sense for our business." (A terabyte is a unit of measurement for physical data storage equal to 2 to the 40th power, or the equivalent of 1 billion business letters that would fill 150 miles of bookshelf space, according to Newton's Telecom Dictionary.) Ancestry.com began as a publishing company in 1984, expanding online in 1996. It publishes Ancestry magazine subscribers), Genealogical Computing quarterly journal, CD- ROM data collections and various books.

The number of recipients of the company's e-mail newsletter, the Ancestry Daily News, and its digest-form weekly companion has quadrupled in the past year to more than 1.2 million readers. "Every time we mention something in the Daily, it drives sales home, "said Daily News Editor Juliana Smith of Hammond, Ind. "The newsletter educates people on how to do genealogy. The more they learn, the more they stay on the site, because genealogy is a hobby that is never finished." Ancestry.com's greatest competition comes from Genealogy.com, pro- ducer of Family Tree Maker software. The company has changed hands several times since its creation in 1989 (concurrent with the software's birth).

best known through its History and Biography TV channels, completed its acquisition of Genealogy.com in February for an undisclosed sum. brings us a stability we haven't had before," said Chris Andersen, vice president of marketing. sees us as being an integral part of extending its Biography and History brands." Beginning in the third quarter, Ge- nealogy.com plans to begin promoting its Internet presence on television programs through ads and show sponsorships. One plan will integrate family history with the TV show Biography. On specific weeks, Genealogy.com will research and provide family trees of the celebrities and historical figures featured on Biography.

The approach with this campaign, as Andersen explained, is to make people say" to themselves, "This person has a great family story. I wonder what mine is." Andersen said Genealogy.com's revenue is balanced between software sales and its online and CD-ROM data projects, most notable of which is the 1900 census images and the index to that database that Andersen said will be completed by die end of May. Genealogy.com's World Family Tree is positioned as the largest user- contributed database online with 130 million names. Its access is limited to subscribers, who pay $19.99 per month peryearto search the names, which are submitted by site users. OWER BREAKFAST Join Lake County's business leaders for a morning of essential networking and dynamic speakers.

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Luner ofOatorook Terrace Funeral services for Marjorie E. Luner, 81, will be held at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, at Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Road, Lombard. Mass will follow at 9:30 a.m.

at Ascension of Our Lord Church. Born Feb. 5, 1921, in Gary, Ind, she died Thursday, May 31, 2001, at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. Interment will be in Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Mrs.

Luner worked in accounting and bookkeeping for a graphic arts business. Marjorie was the wife of the late Harry L. Luner; mother of Laura (Richard) Flick and Carol Anne (Gary) Griese; grandmother of Diane and Julie Flick, Ryan Leo and Sean Thomas Griese; sister of Mildred "Millie" (late John Haney and Joanne (Kenneth) Schiller; and great; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Greater Chicago Chapter, 303 East Waeker Drive, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60601 or the Diabetes Association, 30 North Michigan Suite 2015, Chicago, IL 60602. For information, (630) 932-1500. Jean Margaret Maxwold formerly of Wood Dale Jean Margaret Maxwold (nee Favia), 87, of Phoenix, formerly of Wood Dale, died Thursday, May 31. Arrangements were made by The Oaks Funeral Home, Itasca, (630) 250- Pablo Moreno Sr. of Wooddale for 50 years A funeral Mass for Pablo Moreno 90, will be held at 10 a.m.

Tuesday, at St. Alexis Church, Bensenville. Born Aug. 8, 1910, in Monterey, Mexico, he died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Manor Care Health Services, Arlington Heights. Interment will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery.

Mr. Moreno was a perishable food inspector for the Milwaukee Railroad for 30 years and worked for Berlin Auto Body'for numerous years. He also drove for St. Alexis School in the 1960s. Pablo was the father of the late Pablo Emil (Ida), late Virginia (Gilbert) de Leon, Marie O'Brien, Felicia, Teresa (Kurt) Li'ebhaber and Juanita; brother of Marie Roman Salinas; grandfather of 18; and great-grandfather of 27.

Visitation will be from 2 to 9 today, at Geils Funeral Home, 180 S. York Road, Bensen- viile. For information, (630) 766-3232. fox VALLEY George Fehrmann of Elgin George Fehrmann, 85, died Saturday, June 2. Arrangements were made by Madison Funeral Home, Elgin, (847) 741-1128.

A. Gurke of Plato Township Funeral services for Helen A. Gurke, 86, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at SL John's United Church of Christ, Route 20, Harmony, 111. The Rev.

Dan Hinckley will officiate. Born Aug. 9,1914, in Hampshire Township, 111., she died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Sherman West Court, Elgin. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery. Mrs.

Gurke married Leslie F. Gurke on June 24,1933, in Lena. 111. and they farmed in Plato Township all then' married life. She was a member of the SL John's United Church of Christ in Harmony, 111., the Womens Fellowship and the Kane Co.

Farm Bureau. Helen is survived by her children, Barbara (Alvin) Markham of Elgin, David (Darlene) Gurke of Genoa and Dorothy Gurke of Elgin; grandchildren, Darwin (Earlita) Markham of Sugar Grove, Beth (Damon) Cobb of Elgin, Ralph (Renee) Markham of Maple Park, Roger (fiancee Samantha) Markham of Elgin and Eric (Tammy) Gurke of Elgin; and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister, Ocie Manser of Hampshire. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Emma (Martens) Tamms; husband, Leslie, who passed away on April 4, 1977; and brothers, Gerhard Tamms and Leonard, who died in infancy. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

today, at Fredrick Funeral Home, 284 Park Hampshire and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the church. Memorials in Helen's name may be made to the St. John's United Church of Christ or to the Pingree Paramedics. For information, (847) 683-2711.

The Funeral Service Directory is Published Daily as a Consumer Resource by The Advertising Department of The. Daily Herald. Matha "Aunt Bea" Krehmke ofElffn Funeral services for Matha "Aunt Bea" Krehmke, 93, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at Laird Funeral Home, 310 S. State SL, Elgin.

The Rev. Hannibal Frederich will officiate. Born Aug, 5,1907, in Virgil, 111., she died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Sherman Hospital. Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Park, Mrs. Krehmke was a resident of Elgin most of her life and was an avid gardener.

She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Elgin. Matha is survived by her brother, Raymond Rabe of Madison, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Minnie Rabe; husband, Henry, who passed away in 1988; sister, Edna Weir; and brother, Bernard Rabe. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.

until the time of services Tuesday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Cancer Unit at Sherman Hospital. For information, (847) 741-8800. Shirley Jean Lorenz ofAorora Funeral services for Shirley Jean Lorenz, 74, will begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, from The Dal.

eiden Lake Street Mortuary, 220 N. Lake Aurora, and continue with Mass at 10 a.m., at Holy Angels Church. Born Dec. 5,1926, in Aurora, she passed away Saturday, June 2,2001, at her home. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Mrs. Lorenz was a member of Holy Angels Church. She loved her family, bike riding, knitting and gardening. She had also volunteered as a Waubonse literacy tutor for many years. Survivors include her husband, Merle Lorenz of Aurora; daughters, Janice Lorenz of Chicago, Konnie (Wayne).

Kosek of Batavia and Ann (Mark) Montgomery of Geneva; son, Gary (Shawna) Lorenz of Lake Zurich; and grandchildren, Derek Kosek, Jenna Kosek, Megan Lorenz and Cole Montgomery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Minerva Olson, and one sister. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at the mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice or to the American Cancer Society.

For information. (630) 898-8634. Sadie A. Oglesby a lifelong resident of Huntley Funeral services for Sadie A. Oglesby (nee Ball), 93, will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, at First Congregational Church, 11628 E. Main Huntley. The Rev. Bette J. Zattau will officiate.

Born May 17,1907, in Kingston, 111., to James and Alice (nee Baker) Ball, she died Friday, June 1,2001, at Provena SL Joseph Hospital, Elgin. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Union. Mrs. Oglesby was a member of the First Congregational Church of Huntley and retired from the Union Specialty Corp. in Huntley.

Sadie is survived by her son, Clayton C. (Gwendoline) Peterson of Chicago; daughters, Kathryn (John) Bost of Brooksville, and Elaine (Bruce) Jensen of Algoma, sisters, Viola Knaak and Edna Harting, both of Huntley; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Leslie on Feb. 1, 1980; son, Gordon Lovejoy; six brothers; and one sister. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, at James A. O'Connor Funeral Home, 11603 E. Main Huntley, and from 10 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday, at the church. Memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church of Huntley.

For information, (847) 669-5111. Theresa Leone Starr ofCarpentersville Funeral services for Theresa Leone Starr will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at 1st Congregational United Church of Christ, 30 N. Washington Carpentersville. The Rev.

Kris Hewitt will officiate. Born Aug. 28,1918, in Sharpsburg, she died Friday, June 1,2001, at her daughter's residence. Burial will be in River Valley Memorial Gardens. Mrs.

Starr was a longtime member of 1st Congregational United Church of Christ in Carpentersville, where she served as a deaconess and member of the women's fellowship. She was also a member of the Fox River Rebeltah Lodge for many years and was known as "Grandma" to the members of the Imperial Scots Band from 19841990. Theresa is survived by her daughter, Mary Jane (Albert) Beelow of Elgin; grandchildren, Deborah (Philip) Pierce, James (Mary) Beelow, Susan (Chad) Woodfall and Terry Beelow; five great-grandchildren; five sisters; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Rose Pugliese Leone; husband, Marshall, who passed away in 1985; son, James, who passed away in 1953; and three brothers. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, at the church. Memorials may be made to Provena Hospice or to 1st Congregational United Church of Christ, Carpentersville, IL 60110. Arrangements were made by Miller Funeral Home, Dundee. For information, (847) 426-3436. Frank J.

Stroner of Fox River Grove Funeral services for Frank J. Stroner, 90, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Kahle-Moore Funeral Home, 403 Silver Lake Road, Gary. will follow at 11 a.m. at SS Peter Paul Church.

Born May 4,1911, in Chicago, he died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at Sherman Hospital, Elgin. Burial will be in SL John Cemetery, Fox River Grove. Mr. Stroner married Helen M. Rench on July 11,1936.

He was retired from the Chicago Police Department He also worked for the Ruprect Meat Company, Blue Bird Bus Company and SS Peter Paul and SL Thomas Elementary Schools. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. Frank was a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Illinois Police Association, Retired Chicago Police Association, Crystal Lake Senior Citizens Club and the Senior Citizens of Fox River Grove. Mr.

Stroner was an expert Thoroughbred Racing handicapper and an avid writer and correspondent. Frank is survived by his wife of 64 years, Helen of Fox River Grove; daughter, Sandra Kenneth) Sivulich of Jacksonville, granddaughter, Elizabeth (Patrick) Hunter of St. Augustine, and many nieces, nephews and loving friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank J. and Sophia (Bridle) Stroner; brother, William; and sisters, Zoe Strait and Betty Lau.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that dp- nations be made to the Fox River Grove Public Library. For information, (847) 639-3817. In Loving Memory of Brian W.M.

Kennebeck June 4,1963 Nov. 7,1999 You left us so suddenly one day, We never really said goodbye. You were gone before we knew, and God only knows why. A million, times we thought of you, A million times we cried. If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died.

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