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MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2005 ASBURY PARK PRESS BARNEGAT, died on Friday, April 8. Mr. Eshleman was born in Palmerton, and had lived in Tuckerton before moving to Barnegat nearly 60 years ago. He was employed by and retired from the New Jersey Highway Authority working out of Barnegat as a highway supervisor. Mr.

Eshleman was a U.S. Navy Veteran who served during Korea. His hobbies included remote control model airplanes, hunting and fishing. Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Leticia F. Eshleman; three sons, Juan Michael and Steven and one daughter, Diana Chaney.

Also surviving are three sisters, Ann, Betty and Gerry along with 10 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday from St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 747 W. Bay Barnegat.

Interment will follow in Barnegat Memorial Cemetery. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The University of Pennsylvania, Office of Gift Planning 621 Franklin 3451 Walnut Philadelphia, PA 19104-6285 in Mr. Eshleman's memory.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the BugbeeRiggs Funeral Home, 335 S. Main Route 9, Barnegat. EDWIN A. ESHLEMAN, 76, MARYANN T. FAHEY, 62, of New York City, whose brother lives in LAVALLETTE, died Friday, April 8, at Roosevelt Hospital, New York City.

Born in Plainfield, she was raised in Westfield, before moving to New York City 35 years ago. She was a graduate of Holy Trinity Grammar School and High School in Westfield. She then graduated from the University of Connecticut, receiving a bachelor of arts degree in French. She also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She worked as an administrative assistant at Bookspan in Manhattan, N.Y.

Prior to that, she was a marketing manager at Dr. Juran OBITUARIES Additional obituaries A12 Institute in New York City for many years then worked for UNICEF at the United Nations. Miss Fahey was an off-Broadway actress and performed at on the road Dinner Theatres. She was predeceased by her parents, Michael F. Fahey Sr.

and Maryann Baranowski Fahey. Surviving are a brother and sister-in-law, Michael F. Fahey Jr. and Donna Fahey of Lavallette; two nephews, Michael F. Fahey III and Matthew Fahey; a niece, Daryl Sue Fahey Barker; and five grandnieces and nephews, Cassidy, Kate Delaney Fahey, and Morgan and Trey Barker.

A funeral service will be offered at a later date. Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 706 Grand Central Lavallette, is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent via email to www.ryanfuneralhome.com. LUCIA "LUCY" PASQUALINA FUCCI, 78, of TOMS RIVER, died Saturday, April 9, at Kimball Medical Cen- ter, Lakewood.

She rishioner was a paof St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, To River, and past president of the Knights of Columbus, Brooklyn, N.Y. Born in Italy, she was formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Toms River six years ago. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Nicholas Fucci of Toms River; a daughter and son-inlaw, Donna and William FucciWheeler of Auburn, two sons and a daughter-in-law, Michael Fucci of California and Nicholas and Doris Fucci of Belmore, Long Island, N.Y.; and grandchildren, Billy, Michael Jr. and Danielle, and Amanda and Lauren.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the D'Elia Funeral Home, State Signs of spring are blooming Highway 70 and Vermont Avenue, Lakewood. Cremation will be private. Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454.

MAE TRIPOLI GIALANEILA, 83, of TOMS RIVER, died Saturday, April 9, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Passaic, she was a longtime resident of Newark, before moving to Toms River in 2001. She was a parishioner of St. Michael Roman Catholic Church, Newark. Her husband Nicholas predeceased her in 1978.

Surviving are a son, Frank of Seaside Park; a sister, Nancy Prato of Passaic; and two granddaughters, Tracy and Valerie both of Barnegat. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 145 St. Catherine Toms River.

A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Maximilian Kolbe Roman Catholic Church, Berkeley. Committal will be private. Condolence may be sent to www.ryanfuneralhome.com.

HERTA HARBORD, 97, of SOUTH TOMS RIVER, died Sun- day, April 10, at Green Acres Manor, Toms River. Born in Germany, Mrs. Harbord lived in New York, moving to South Toms River in 1996. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry, in 1973. Surviving are four sons and three daughters-in-law, Al and Ruth Harbord of Toms River, Harold Harbord of Fredericksburg, Egmont and Rosa Harbord of Poughquag, N.Y., and Gerhard and Marga Harbord of West Islip, L.I.; a brother, Kort Polke of Germany; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Kedz Funeral Home, 1123 Hooper Toms River. Funeral services will be offered at 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, followed by interment at People walk by the Tidal Basin Sunday in Washington, with the famous cherry blossoms in full bloom.

The Jefferson Memorial can be seen in the distance. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Officials suspect Rudolph had help during his five years in wilderness MURPHY, N.C. Kenny Jane Wade understands the anti-government sentiment that may have led some people here to help feed and shelter serial bomber Eric Rudolph during his years on the lam. Wade, who owns a cabin near where some of Rudolph's stash of explosives was found this week, said the mistrust has been part of mountain culture since the days of the so-called revenuers federal agents who arrested people for making moonshine during Prohibition. "My grandfather owned a store," said Wade, a 58-year-old retiree.

"He knew people that ran moonshine and he wouldn't turn them in because he knew their families would starve." Although no one has admitted assisting Rudolph during his five years on the run in the Appalachian wilderness, investigators suspect he had help. Some here are wondering if there will be additional prosecutions now that Rudolph is talking to authorities as part of a plea deal to spare his life. Rudolph became an almost mythic figure during his years evading police, and many in the region mocked the government's inability to root him out. PAGE A13 ADOLPH J. CYBOWSKI, 82, of South Plainfield, with family in JACKSON, died Saturday, April 9, at his home.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a lifelong resident of South Plainfield. Mr. Cybowski served an enlistment with the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the 10th Mountain Division. Adolph was employed with Reinco Inc.

as a maintenance mechanic and machine assembler for 14 years, retiring in 1987. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in South Plainfield, a life member of the Polish Home, past director of the Polish Home, and Member of the Year in 1980. Adolph was a charter member of South Plainfield Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 6763. He was preceded in death by his brother, who was MIA Paul Cybowski, and his sisters, Lucille Rogers. Jean Sternador, Helen Gryniak, and Estelle Cybowski.

Surviving are his loving wife of 63 years Stella Olencki Cybowski; his dear daughters, Barbara Farley and her husband Bob of The Villages, Jane Fusco and her husband Paul of Jackson, and Linda Kissell and her husband Bob of South Plainfield; his grandchildren, Ken Farley and his wife Tina, Sandy Healey and her husband Ken, Debra Fusco, David Fusco, Mark Malecki and Christopher Malecki; and his great-grandchildren, Deidre and Grace Healey, Chelsie Castronuovo, and Stephen Farley. Funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from the South Plainfield Funeral Home, 2456 Plainfield South Plainfield, followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Liturgy at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, South Plainfield. Interment will be in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield.

Visitation hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Haven Hospice, 65 James Edison. DeLay urged to resign Majority leader questioned amid ethics controversy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Private GOP tensions over Tom DeLay's ethics controversy spilled into public Sunday, as a Senate leader called on DeLay to explain his actions and one House Republican demanded the majority leader's resignation.

"Tom's conduct is hurting the Republican Party, is hurting this Republican majority and it is hurting any Republican who is up for re-election," Rep. Christopher Shays, R- said, calling for DeLay to step down as majority leader. DeLay, GOP R- -Texas, who was TENSIONS admon. GO PUBLIC the ished House by ethics committee last year, has been dogged in recent months by new reports about his overseas travel funded by special interests, campaign payments to family members and connections to a lobbyist who is under criminal investigation. A moderate Republican from Connecticut who has battled with his party's leadership on a number of issues, Shays said efforts by the House GOP members to change ethics rules to protect DeLay only make the party look bad.

Rick Santorum, the No. 3 Republican in the Senate, said Sunday that DeLay needs to explain his conduct to the public. "I think he has to come forward and lay out what he did and why he did it and let the people then judge for themselves," Santorum told ABC's "This Week." DeLay's spokesman, Dan Allen, said the congressman "looks forward to the opportunity of sitting down with the ethics committee chairman and ranking member to get the facts out and to dispel the fiction and innuendo that's being launched at him by House Democrats and their liberal allies." OCEAN Riverside Cemetery, Toms River. CHARLES E. REILLY, 96, of the Whiting section of MANCHESTER, died Sunday, April 10, at his residence.

He was a master of ship for American Export Lines, New York, N.Y., from 1927 to 1969. Mr. Reilly was a ships captain in the Coast Guard Merchant Marines during World War II from 1941 to 1945. He was a member of the Mariner Society of New York City and a member for years of the Springfield Presbyterian Church. Born in East Orange, he lived in Springfield for many years before moving to Whiting.

He was predeceased by his wife, Anna Wagner Reilly, in 2000. Cremation will be private. Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, 115 Lacey Road, Whiting, is in charge of arrangements. HERMAN STERN, 92, of MAN- CHESTER, died Sunday, April 10, at his residence in Manchester. Born in New York, N.Y., and raised in Allentown, Mr.

Stern and his wife Betty lived in Union and Maryland for many years. They then moved to Leisure Village West 32 years ago. Mr. Stern earned a law degree from St. John's University and initially worked for the Department of Prisons in Atlanta, Ga.

He then spent 32 years with the Veteran's Administration, retiring as Chief of Staff, Policy and Legislation, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Stern served in the Army during World War II, and landed in Normandy, France on day six of the invasion. He was awarded the Bronze Star and was a member of the Jewish War Veterans. Mr.

Stern was a volunteer EMT with the Manchester First Aid Squad. He was also an active member of several Leisure Village clubs, Ping Pong, Players, JWV, Service, Helping Hands, and the Yiddish Club. He is survived by Betty, his loving wife of 66 years; a son, Leonard and a daughter, Loretta; a sister, Adelaide Stern of Florida; three grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Graveside services will be offered at 2 p.m. today at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge.Arrangements are under the direction of Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapels.

Donations in Mr. Stern's memory may be made to B'nai Israel Jewish National Fund Project. LOUISE P. WASHBURNE, 91, of LAKEWOOD, died Friday, March 25, at home. Born in Jersey City, she lived in West Orange before moving to Lakewood in 1977.

She was a personnel manager with Colonial Life Insurance Jersey City, for 15 years before her retirement in the 1960s. She was an active member of The Old Bergen Dutch Reformed Church, Jersey City, before moving to Lakewood. She was past president of the Jersey City Junior Women's Club; a volunteer at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood; a member of the Leisure Village Circle; the Church in Brielle; the Ladies Guild for Service at the Church, and the Leisure Village Golf Club. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Washburne. Surviving are nieces, Gwen Piercy of Benicia, and Ellen Campbell of Williston, a nephew, Kenneth Washburne also known as Brother Sylvestro of the Franciscan Brothers and Sisterhood of Mary, Darmstadt, Germany; grandnephews, Ryan and Colin Campbell of Vermont; and cousins, Carol and Edward Miller of Oceanport, and Barbara Molteni of Paramus.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Church in Brielle, Brielle. Cremation will be private. Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, Ocean Unit, 1035 Hooper Toms River, NJ 08753. D'Elia Funeral Home Hwy.

70 Vermont Ave. Lakewood, NJ 08701 MGR: Jason Lic. No. 4207 PH: (732) 363-1987-FAK (732) 363-0047 New minivans perform better in crash tests 4 GM models earn top safety marks WASHINGTON The 2005 Chevrolet Uplander, Pontiac Montana SV6, Saturn Relay and Buick Terraza, newly redesigned General Motors Corp. minivan models, offer better protection for occupants than do earlier versions, according to the results of crash tests conducted by the insurance industry.

The Uplander and its three corporate cousins earned the top overall rating of good from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an industryfunded organization. The group, which released the test results Sunday, noted that GM's earlier minivan designs were among the worstperforming vehicles in the institute's frontal offset crash tests. For example, tests of the 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport found "massive collapse of the occupant compartment," with a test dummy's head snapping back violently and the dummy's metal foot breaking off, said Adrian Lund, the group's chief operating officer. He contrasted that with the Uplander's performance: "The occupant compartment stayed intact, so the driver's survival space was well-maintained." Lund said it was "a huge improvement." The institute gave the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1996-2005 models of the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari and the 1997-2005 models of the Pontiac Trans Sport, Pontiac Montana and Chevrolet Venture its lowest overall rating of poor. The tests, performed under the same conditions, were last conducted in 1996.

The institute simulates a severe crash. A pickup or minivan strikes the front of a barrier meant to represent another vehicle of similar weight at 40 mph. A poor rating means a high chance of serious injury in a similar crash. If a vehicle earns a good rating, it means a driver wearing a seat belt would most likely receive minor injuries in a similarly severe real-world crash. In tests of small pickup trucks, four vehicles the Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier were rated good.

The Tacoma earned a "best pick" designation. Three pickups the Dodge Dakota, Ford Ranger and the Mazda B-Series received the second-highest mark of acceptable in the frontal offset crash test performance. Lund said the pickups had improved from previous tests. "The manufacturers are paying attention to these tests and making improvements in how small pickups protect people in serious frontal crashes," Lund said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "If he would have come here, I'd have fed him.

What would you do if Jesus came to your door, would you feed him? What he has done, God will forgive you for this." Mary Jo Dockery, a 65-year-old retiree Two country-western songs were written about Rudolph and a top-selling T-shirt bore the words: "Run Rudolph Run." When he was captured scavenging for food behind a SaveA-Lot food store here, authorities said he was healthier and better groomed than they would have expected from a man surviving in the woods. Skip Long, who lives in a cabin not far from Wade's, described the residents of Murphy as good law-abiding Christians. He said if Rudolph had knocked on his door, he would have let the law know. "People don't put up. with foolishness here," Long said as he pulled out the derringer he carries in the pocket of his overalls.

Charles Stone, a retired Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent who helped oversee the bombing probe, said he doesn't expect Rudolph to give up the names of anyone who is still alive. "Obviously, the deal is he tells you everything he knows," Stone said. "But the investigators have to know what type of questions to ask him. Mr. Rudolph is intelligent enough.

I don't think he's going to give up information the government doesn't already know or has reason to suspect. "My observation is I don't believe Mr. Rudolph would turn snitch. I might stand corrected tomorrow." After all, Stone said, "I didn't think he'd plead guilty." Rudolph is scheduled to enter his plea Wednesday to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and setting off three other blasts in which two people were killed and more than 120 injured. The plea deal calls for four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Although he is believed to be a follower of a white supremacist religion, some investigators said government was a more likely motivator for those who may have helped. UPLANDER FOR INSURANCE MICHWAY SAFETY INSTITUTE CEF0508 The 2005 Chevrolet Uplander earned the top overall rating of good from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety..