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4-A THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1989 Obituaries Cryus C. Wagner Sr. GALVESTON Cyrus C. Wagner 69, of Galveston, died Monday at St. Mary's Hospital, Services are pending at J.

Levy Bro. Funeral Home of Galveston. Archie Curl TEXAS CITY Archie Curl, 53, of Texas City, died Tuesday at his residence. Services are pending at Emken-Linton Funeral Home, Texas City. Stephen Lee Casey ANCHORAGE, Alaska Stephen Lee Casey, 41, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Feb.

27 in Anchorage. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock, under the direction of James Crowcler Funeral Home of Dickinson, The Rev. Paul Chovanec will officiate. Born Dec.

16,1947, in Galveston, Mr. Casey was a heavy equipment operator, a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Vietnam War. Survivors include parents, Mr. and Mrs.

James Casey; a son, Jimi Troy Casey; a sister, Patricia Mary Holcomb; and a brother, James Joseph Casey; all of Dickinson. Sherman Armstead TRINITY Sherman Armstead, 91, of Trinity, died Saturday in Trinity. Services will be held at noon Saturday, in Mary's Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will be at Trinity Community Cemetery in Trinity, under the direction of Woodley and Wheeler Funeral Home, Donald E. Zahradnik GALVESTON Donald Earl Zahradnik, 22, of Galveston, died Monday, March 6, 1989, at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston.

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 1989, at Malloy and Son Funeral Home, the Rev. Rob- ert Dowdy officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Galveston under the direction of Malloy and Son Funeral of Galveston. Visitation has been set for after 5 p.m.

today, March 8, 1989, at Malloy and Son Funeral Home. A devotional will be held at the funeral home 7:30 p.m. today. Born Jan. 5, 1967, in Galveston, Mr.

Zahradnik was a member of the First Lutheran Church. He was also an avid sportsman. Survivors include his mother, Nancy Schaper Massey of Galveston; his father, John J. Zahradnik grandmothers Leona H. Schaper of Galveston and Edalie Zahradnik of Broadus; a sister, Christina Jean Zahradnik of Galveston; brothers, Johnny J.

Zahradnik of Onalaska and Robert Lee Zahradnik of Galveston; numerous aunts, uncles, and a host of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Joseph Hoffman, Ricky Ester, Dave Kirby, Delton Kelly, Duke Apffel and Johnny 0'Conner. Honorary pallbearers will be Russel Connard, David Schaper, Frank Tropea, Glen Schaper, Bart Quigley and Danny Quigley. National report A view of the partial eclipse from Seattle Crowds flock to view partial eclipse of sun Crockett. Survivors include his two daughters, Willie Mae Child of Dallas and Lue Armstead of Willis; two brothers, Claude Armstead of Trinity and Frank D.

Armstead of La Marque; two sisters, Easter Hines and Marion Butcher, both of Houston; a nephew of Galveston; and numerous other relatives and friends. Vincent T. Cascio GREENVILLE Vincent T. Cascio, 73, of Greenville, formerly of Galveston, died Saturday at South Washington County Hospital, Hollandale, Miss. Services were held 10 a.m.

Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Greenville. Burial followed at Greenville City Cemetery, under the direction of Mortimer-National Funeral Home of Greenville. A rosary was held 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Born April 18, 1915, Mr. Cascio attended Leland Public Schools, graduated from University of Mississippi in 1935 and also attended Tulane University from 1935-1936. He moved to Galveston in 1963 and worked as a medical technologist at University of Texas Medical Branch, retiring in 1983. He returned to Greenville in 1985, was an active member of American Association of Retired Citizens and was a Catholic. Survivors include five daughters, Kathleen Couvillon, Carolyn Rizzutto, Josie Hevert and Gail Tassin, all of Baton Rouge, and Margaret Rose Cascio of Memphis, a son, Gayton Cascio of Greenville, two brothers, Phillip Cascio of Greenville and Thomas Cascio of Monroe, 13 grandchildren.

Aurora P. Scott LEAGUE CITY Aurora P. Scott, 60, of League City, died Monday at Humana Hospital, Clear Lake, Webster. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Jack Rowe Cathedral Chapel, Father John Kappe officiating.

Burial will follow at Houston National Cemetery in Houston, under the direction of the Jack Rowe Funeral Home of League City. Visita- Assoclated Press PASADENA, Calif. Solar telescopes yielded views of flare-producing sunspots and silhouetted mountains on the moon Tuesday as crowds gathered to watch a partial solar eclipse visible across western North America. "There was a childlike delight with the wonder of nature," said Ed Krupp, director of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, where 600 children and at least 400 other people watched the moon block out 37 percent of the sun's surface at 10:50 a.m. PST.

"It was certainly a lively crowd," he said. "There was a festival atmosphere." "It's kind of neat," said map maker Jan Mayne, who was among dozens of people watching the eclipse through two types of solar telescopes at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. As the moon passed between the Earth and sun to cause the partial eclipse, those watching through Caltech's telescopes' could see mountains on the edge of the moon silhouetted against the sun. Also visible were gas jets on the sun's surface and a giant group of sunspots that on Monday produced the most intense solar flare a burst of heat and radiation since 1984. "There was a stunning view of that large sunspot group," Krupp said.

The eclipse was visible to at least some extent west of a diagonal line stretching roughly from Mazatlan, Mexico, northeast to Dallas and Chicago. Several people viewed the eclipse through welder's helmets in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, where the moon obscured 80 percent of the sun at 9:13 a.m. AST. The Gaiveston Daily News U.S.P.S. 21MOO Founded in 1042 Texas'Oldest Newspaper Dedicated to the growth and progress ot Galveston and all of Galveston County.

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Telephone (409) 744-3611 The Galveston Daily News welcomes letters to the editor. These, should be limited to 150 words tion has been set for after 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Born March 10, 1928, in McAllen, Mrs. Scott was a housewife, a member of the Catholic Church and a resident of the community for 14 years.

Survivors include sons, Jesse Scott and Ruben Scott, both of Pasadena, Edward D. Scott of Decatur, Billy Scott of Donna, James Scott of Pecos, and Iram Scott of Pasadena; a daughter, Bonnie Bowlen of Bedford, Ohio; her mother, Juanita Pena of McAllen; brother, Gabino Pena Jr. of McAllen; a sister, Juanita Gonzales of McAllen; and 22 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be family members. Hazel Caesar Denton Hazel Caesar Denton, 77, of Galveston, died Friday at John Sealy Hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy rosary Catholic Church, Father Joseph Waters, SSJ, officiating. Burial will follow at Lake View Cemetery under the direction of Lundy Mortuary. A rosary will be recited 7-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Born Oct. 5, 1911, in Iowa, Mrs. Denton was a housewife. She had been a resident of Galveston for many years. Survivors include three sons, Victor, George and Joseph Denton, all of Galveston; a daughter, Ella Denton Oliver of Galveston; two brothers, Woodman Pat Caesar of Baytown and Peter Caesar of Iowa, and one sister, Vivian Mae Caesar of Galveston.

Pallbearers will be Matthew Oliver, George Denton, James Butler, Ivery Holmes, Tim Holmes Jr. andEarlyHolm.es. Memorials may be sent to Lundy Mortuary. Funerals TODAY James M. Covington 60, of Livingston, died Monday; services 10 a.m.

today, Hayes Funeral Home, Santa Fe; graveside ser- vices 2 p.m. today at Peebles Cemetery in Livingston. Mattie H. Smoot, 99, died Saturday; services 2 p.m. today, Barbour's Chapel Baptist Church in Texas City; burial will follow at Rising Star Cemetery under the direction of Mainland Funeral Home, Gladys Kremling, 91, of Galveston, died Feb.

25; services 10 a.m. today at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Galveston. Patricia Ann Bryant, 47, of La Marque, died Sunday at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston; services 10 a.m. today, Emken-Linton Funeral Home of Texas City; burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock.

John Henry Crockett, 69, of Las Vegas, died Wednesday; services 1 p.m. today, Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas; burial will follow at The Woodlands City Cemetery in Las Vegas under the direction of Palm Mortuary of Las Vegas; local arrangements under the direction of the Mainland Funeral Home of La Marque. Robert Roth, 67, of Galveston, died Saturday; services 2 p.m. today, Lakeview Cemetery under the direction of Malloy and Son Funeral Home of Galveston. THURSDAY Jonathan C.

James, 69, of Galveston, died March services 2 p.m. Thursday, Fields Funeral Home; burial will follow at Lakeview Cemetery; visitation after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home; wake 7-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. James Otha Powell 51, died Saturday; services 2 p.m.

Thursday at Bethel Baptist Church of Jasper; burial will follow at Zion Hill Cemetery. SATURDAY Ernest E. Davis 95, of Hitchcock, died Friday; services 11 a.m. Saturday, Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Hitchcock; burial will follow at Mainland Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Mainland Funeral Home of La Marque; visitation 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home; wake 7-8 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home. Webster Anderson, 56, of Hitchcock, died Friday; services 2 p.m. Saturday, Wilbur Chapel United Methodist Church in Hitchcock under the direction of Mainland Funeral Home of La Marque; burial will follow at Mainland Memorial Cemetery in Hitchcock; visitation 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home; wake 7-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

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Dorothy E. Maragiia GALVESTON Dorothy E. Maragiia, 76, died Sunday, March 5, 1989, at her residence. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at River Cities Chapel, West Sacramento, Calif.

Born June 10, 1912, in Elmdale, Mrs. Maragiia was retired from the California Highway Patrol. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Joe and Barbara Johnston of Madison, daughter and son-in-law Janyce and Tony Blozinski of Galveston; grandchildren Suzanne Johnston of Seattle, Michael Johnston of San Diego, Stefan and Cindy Blozinski of La Marque and Andrei Blozinski of Galveston. Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Galveston County, 1215 44th Galveston, Texas 77550, or the charity of your choice. North judge blasts frivolous claims Associated Press WASHINGTON Judge Gerhard A.

Gesell, irritated by repeated interruptions of Oliver North's trial by claims that national security was about to be violated, warns lawyers in a blistering memo that he will no longer honor claims he considers frivolous. In an order late Monday dis- missing a North contention that prosecutors were guilty of misconduct, Gesell blamed many of the problems in handling secret documents on the Bush administration. The North trial was in recess Tuesday because of snow and freezing rain. It has become clear, Gesell said in the written order, that many documents were classified only for purposes of the North trial, now in its fifth week, when they were not deemed secret before. Not that they all should be out in the open, the U.S.

District judge added. "It is now abundantly clear that many documents that should have been classified from the outset were not classified in any way, at certain agencies such as the National Security Council and Department of he wrote. No effort was made to follow rules set down for classification and "this has resulted in a haphazard process of review of nonclassified materials to determine what can now be released publicly," he said. Woman feared former husband would kill her Associated Press MISHAWAKA, Ind. Lisa M.

Bianco tried to put her past as an abused wife behind her by working at a women's shelter but always feared her ex-husband would return from prison to kill her. "She said her choice at that time would be to run, change her identity and hope he wouldn't identify her, or stay and fight," said Michalyn Chilcote, director of the Elkhart County Women's Shelter. "She wasn't quite sure what was going to happen." On Saturday, ex-husband, Alan L. Matheney, 38, did return and bludgeoned the 29-year-old Ms. Bianco to death outside her home with the butt of a shotgun, police said.

Matheney had been freed hours earlier on an eight-hour furlough from an Indiana prison, where he was serving time for beating his wife and confining the couple's two children, authorities said. Within hours of the woman's death, Matheney surrendered to police and was taken into custody. Murder charges were filed Tuesday. Matheney's arrest "didn't faze him in the least," said South Bend police Sgt. Norval Williams.

"He had, you might say, completed a mission he set out to achieve," Williams said, "and now that he had done what he wanted to do he was ready turn himself in, and more or less ready to pay his dues." Protests mounted over the decision to grant Matheney a furlough from the Correctional Industrial Complex near the Indiana State Reformatory at Pendleton, and Gov. Evan Bayh over the weekend suspended the program. "There are a lot of women who are very, very angry, and angry at the system," said Bonnie Bailey, president of the Mishawaka Commission on the Status of Women. "Lisa did everything she could to legally get into the system and get her husband locked up and the system failed," she said Tuesday after an emotional commission meeting. Ms.

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