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The Salina Journal On the Record Sunday, February 14, 1988 13 Deaths funerals Virginia M. Wallace The funeral for Virginia M. Wallace, 68, 523 Kirwin, will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, the Rev.

William Surmeier officiating. Burial will be in the Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Mrs. Wallace died Friday, Feb. 12, at the Ottawa County Hospital In Minneapolis. She was born Feb.

3, 1922, in Bennington. She had worked for 17 Mrs. Wallace years as a teller at the Planters State Bank in Salina. She was a member of St. Mary Queen of the Universe Catholic Church and St.

Mary's Altar Gulld. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Madeline Brown. Survivors include her husband, Jim of the home; three sons, John of Jacksonville, Bill of Denver and Mike of Horton; a brother, Eugene Winans of Cottonwood, a sister, Thelma Winans of Manhattan; and three grandchildren. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at the Ryan Mortuary.

4 Visitation is at the funeral home. Kenneth L. Britt Kenneth L. Britt, 68, 1364 Parkwood, died Saturday, Feb. 13, at St.

John's Hospital. Mr. Britt was born Aug. 5, 1919, in DuBois, Neb. He moved to Salina in 1984 from New Blaine, Ark.

He had worked for the civil service in the U.S. Defense Department. He was a member of the Elks Lodge No. 718 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1432, and he was a veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred the home; a sister, Lucille Lucky of Eskridge; and many nieces and nephews. memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Ryan Mortuary, the Rev. Troy Bowers officiating. may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

"The body was cremated. Ralph Charles Bell "ELK, Wash. Ralph Charles Bell, 79, Elk, formerly of Salina, died Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Holy Family Hospital in Spokane. arrangements will be announced by the Ryan Mortuary, Salina.

Herbert H. Blase SYLVAN GROVE Herbert H. Blase, 81, Sylvan Grove, died Saturday, Feb. 13, at Asbury-Salina Regional Medical Center, Salina. -Mr.

Blase was born Aug. 15, 1906, in Sylvan Grove and was a lifetime resident of the area. He was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Sylvan Grove. His wife, Nora, died in 1977. include two sons, Donald of Sylvan Grove and Dale R.

of Forest Grove, a daughter, Wanda Steuber of Salina; two sisters, Nettie Blase and Martha Blase, both of Mesa, 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church, Pastor Jack Karch officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Sylvan Grove. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

will be at the Rodrick Minear Funeral Home, Sylvan Grove. Evelina M. Courville CONCORDIA Evelina M. Cour- ville, 84, Concordia, died Saturday, 13, at St. Joseph Hospital, Concordia.

Mrs. Courville was born Jan. 21, 1904, at Miltonvale. She was a homemaker and a lifetime resident of Cloud County. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Concordia, the church altar society and the auxiliaries of St.

Joseph Hospital and the American Legion. Her husband, Lefty, died in 1981. Survivors include a daughter, Ina Garrison of Concordia; two sons, Elmo of Leawood; and Donald of Dodge City; a sister, Marcella Plante of Plainville, 12 grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church, the Revs.

Roger Meitl and John Lahey officiating. Burial will be in St. Concordia Cemetery. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Monday at the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Chapel, Concordia.

Memorials may be made to the organ fund of the church. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today, all day Monday and until the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Beulah Gotti TESCOTT Beulah Gotti, 88, rural Tescott, died Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Ottawa County Hospital, Minneapolis.

Funeral arrangments will be announced by Ryan Mortuary, Salina. Wilma R. Reed BENNINGTON Wilma R. Reed, 79, rural Bennington, died Saturday, Feb. 13, at Asbury-Salina Regional Medical Center, Salina.

Mrs. Reed was born Oct. 18, 1908, on a farm In Ottawa County. She was a homemaker and a member of the H.G.L. Club.

Survivors include her husband, J. Harold of the Mrs. Reed Mrs. Reed home; a son, Melvin of Bennington; and two granddaughters. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday at the United Church of Bennington, the Rev. Ron Robbins officiating. Burial will be in Bennington Cemetery, Memorials may be made to the kidney foundation. Visitation will be at GeisendorfRush Smith Funeral Home, Salina, after 4 p.m. today, until 9 p.m.

Monday and until the service Clara R. Ellsworth HILL CITY Clara R. Ellsworth, formerly of 329 S. Ninth in Salina, died Friday, Feb. 12, at Dawson Place Nursing Home, Hill City.

Mrs. Ellsworth was born in Salina. After moving away for a while, she returned to Salina from 1940 to 1980, when she moved to the nursing home. Survivors include a son, Arnold Ellsworth of Hill City; a daughter, Alene Griffin of Edmond, a stepsister, Wuanita Wineland of South Carolina; three grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. A service will be 11 a.m.

Monday at Roselawn Memorial. Park, the Rev. Troy Bowers officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Visitation is at Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Horne, Salina, after 4 p.m.

today and before 10:30 a.m. Monday. Mary Hett MARION Mary Hett, 88, Marion, died Friday, Feb.12, at the Salem Hospital in Hillsboro. Mrs. Hett was born Aug.

1, 1899, in Marion County and had been a lifetime resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of the Strassburg Baptist Church of Marion. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred. Survivors include a son, Wilbur of Hillsboro; a brother, Elmer Schlotthauer of Hillsboro; two grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be 10 a.m.

Monday at the Strassburg Baptist Church, Marion, the Rev. Steve Vetter officiating. Burial will be in the Marion Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church. Visitation is at the ThompsonHarp-Zeiner Funeral Home, Marion.

Margarethe W. Kruckenberg LINCOLN Margarethe W. Kruckenberg, 85, Lincoln, died Friday, Feb. 12, at the Mid-America Nursing Center in Lincoln. Miss Kruckenberg was born Aug.

18, 1902, in Lincoln. She was a lifetime resident of the area and a member of the Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russell. Survivors include a sister, Erna Fischer of Lincoln; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hall Memorial Chapel, 1 Lincoln, the Rev.

Donald D. Laude officiating. Burial will be in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery, south of Lincoln. Memorials may be made to the church.

Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Monday and until the time of service Tuesday at the funeral home. Catheryn Anne Sjogren CONCORDIA Catheryn Anne Sjogren, 2-year-old daughter of Timothy and Lisa Sjogren, Concordia, died Friday, Feb. 12, at the University of Colorado Science Center in Denver. Catheryn Anne was born Oct.

8, 1985, in Lakin. Survivors in addition to her parents include her grandparents, Jim and Marcia Sjogren of Concordia and Larry and Linda Nobert of Ames; and her great-grandparents, Ruth McDaniel of Concordia, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Moore of Farmington, N.M., and Dorothy Sjogren of Concordia. The funeral will be 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the Presbyterian Church, Concordia, the Revs. Darrell Silkman and John Walsh officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia. Memorials may be made to the Inherited Metabolic Disease Clinic. Visitation will be after 3 p.m.

today at the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia. August Cari Kuhlmann SMITH CENTER August Carl Kuhlmann, 88, Smith Center, died Friday, Feb. 12, at the Bethesda Care Center in Smith Center. Mr. Kuhlmann was born April 18, 1899, In Athol.

He was a retired farmer and a member of the Amerlcan Lutheran Church in Smith Center. Survivors include a son, Norman of Smith Center; a daughter, Delores Jacobs of Smith Center; three grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Simmons Mortuary Chapel, Smith Center, the Rev. Duane Thompson officiating.

Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center. Visitation will be until 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Grace Stahl PLAINVILLE The funeral for Grace Stahl, 68, Plainville, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville, the Rev.

Emil Labbe officlating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Mrs. Stahl died Thursday, Feb. 11, in Denver.

She was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Plainville, and had been a pharmaceutical clerk. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Plainville, and the Daughters of Isabella in Hays. Her husband, Bernard, died in 1975. Survivors include three sons, Gael of Nashville, Michael of Sacramento, and Marcel of Oakland, five daughters, Theresa Wellbrock of Lakewood, Joan LaCoste of Nevada City, Sister Marilyn Stahl of Washington, D.C., Mary Stahl of Newton and Bernadette Hatch of Nashville; her mother, Clara Bissett of Plainville; two brothers, Robert Bissett of Littleton, and Herman Bissett of Tulsa, two sisters, Marcellene Stahl of Plainville and Sister Donada Bissett of Concordia; and 13 grandchildren.

A guild rosary will be said at 3 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary at 3:15 p.m., and a parish wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the Mosher-McMillin Funeral Home, Plainville. Memorials may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic School. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

today at the funeral home. Ruth L. Rhodes MARION Ruth L. Rhodes, 85, Marion, died Friday, Feb. 12, at St.

Luke's Hospital in Marion. Mrs. Rhodes was born May 26, 1902, in Iowa. She was a homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian Church in Marion, the Eastern Star and St. Luke's Hospital Auxiliary.

Her husband, George, died in 1974, and a son, George died Jan. 2. Survivors include a sister, Grace Powell of Newton; two grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev.

Clinton Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the Marion Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church. Visitation will be at the ThompsonHarp-Zeiner Funeral Home, Marion. Correction Because of a Journal error, the maiden name of Lavonne Woody was incorrect in a story in the Feb.

7 edition about her husband, Salina Police Chief John Woody. Her maiden name was Webb. Meetings These are the government meetings scheduled for the week of Feb. 15. Meetings are open to the public and convene at the City-County Building, 300 W.

Ash, unless otherwise noted. Monday Central Kansas Mental Health Board, 4 p.m., 809 Elmhurst. Tuesday Salina Library Board, 7 a.m., Kansas Room of the library. Saline County Commission, 10 a.m., room 209. Salina Recreation Commission, 1 p.m., room 200.

Salina City Planning Commission, 4 p.m., room 200. Wednesday Salina School Board, 4 p.m., Whittier Elementary School. Thursday Salina Board of Zoning Appeals, 4 p.m., room 200. Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, 4 p.m., Smoky Hill Museum. Salina Housing Authority, 4 p.m., 469 S.

Fifth. George L. Oxandale Jr. HERINGTON George L. Judd Oxandale 77, Herington, died Friday, Feb.

12, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. Mr. Oxandale was born Aug. 3, 1910, In Netawaka. He was a past president of the Herington Chamber of Commerce and had been honored as the Herington Citizen of the Year In 1961.

He had been a teacher and coach at the Netawaka High School and was a partner with the AndersonOxandale Rock Products Co. in Herington. He was a member of the Herington United Methodist Church, the DixDay Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1281, the Clary R. McClaren American Legion Post No.

12, the Polar Star Lodge No. 130 AF AM of Netawaka, Kansas Contractors Agsociation and the Kansas Limestone Association. He served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star and eight combat ribbons. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of the home; a son, Sidney of Emporia; a daughter, Nancy Hatterman of Lost Springs; four brothers, Harold of Herington, Melvin of Holton, Warren of Wetmore and Glen of Netawaka; three sisters, Reona Calvert, Bernice Boettcher and Velma Bunton, all of Holton; and two granddaughters.

There will be a memorial service at 7 p.m. today at the Donahue Funeral Home, Herington, the Rev. Ron Williams officiating. Another me- FBI (Continued from Page 1) checking into bombings of federal buildings and facilities of defense contractors. The documents were among some 2,000 pages of FBI records on investigation of the El Salvador committee released under the Freedom of Information Act.

Large portions of the requested documents were either blacked out by government censors or withheld entirely. References to the bombings were the only indications of what the FBI was seeking in its investigations. 2 teens convicted of station robbery Two teen-aged men were convicted Friday of the robbery of a Salina service station clerk after they pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. James G. Craig, 18, 1833 S.

Ninth, Apt. 13, admitted he was the one who on Jan. 25 entered the East Crawford Amoco service station, 707 S. Ohio, armed with a knife and wearing a mask. William D.

Mathenia, 19, also of 1833 S. Ninth, Apt. 13, admitted he acted as a look-out for Craig. Craig reportedly ordered the attendant to lie on the floor and took about $200 from the cash register. Craig is a former employee of the station.

The two originally were charged with aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. The conspiracy charge was dismissed and the aggravated robbery charge was reduced to robbery in exchange for their guilty pleas. Sentencing was set for March 21. mortal service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church, Netawaka, the Reva.

Williams and Ed Medcalf officiating. Burial will be In the Netawaka Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Center for Basic Research at Kansas State University. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mary M. VanAmburg BELOIT Mary M. VanAmburg, 101, Belolt, died Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Hilltop Lodge in Beloit. Mrs.

VanAmburg was born Jan. 6, 1887, In Edgar, Neb. She had lived in Belolt since 1908, moving from Edgar. She was a homemaker and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Her husband, H.H.

died in 1 1947. Survivors Include a daughter, Ethel Hollaway of Beloit; six grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and several great -greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McDonald Funeral Home, Beloit, the Rev. Jim Hutchins officiating.

Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit. Memorials may be made to the Solomon Valley Hospice. Visitation is at the funeral home. Eva Ruth Selves MINNEAPOLIS Eva Ruth Selves, 94, Minneapolis, died Friday, Mrs. Selves was born Nov.

1, 1893, on a farm in Ottawa County, She and her husband had farmed in the Hall community until moving to Minneapolis In 1964. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, and the Rebekah Lodge of Delphos. Her husband, Chester, died in 1976. Survivors Include a son, Murl D. of Tempe, Arlz.

A service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, the Rev. Larre Eschliman officiating. Memorials may be made to the hospital. Visitation will be until 9 p.m.

today at the Shields Funeral Home, Minneapolis. Etta Plala SILVER SPRING, Md. The funeral for Etta Plaia, 72, Silver Spring, was Tuesday, Feb. 9, at St. Andrew Apostle Church In Silver Spring.

Burial was in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring. Mrs. Plaia was born Dec. 4, 1915, in New York City and was a homemaker. She died Feb.

6 at her home. Survivors include her husband, Paul Sr. of the home; a son, Paul six daughters, Anne Nye of Salina, Jean P. Algier, Maria Moxley, Bernice Durbin, Frances Johnson and Rose Hubbard; and 17 grandchildren. The Collins Funeral Home, Silver Feb.

12, at the Ottawa County Hospi- Spring, was in charge of artal, Minneapolis. rangements. The suit was filed on behalf of the committee by the New York Citybased Center for Constitutional Rights. Beth Perry, a spokeswoman for the committee, called the allegations that the committee had a connection to the U.S. Capitol bombing or the bombing at the War College "absolutely ridiculous." Offices close for Presidents Day The kids will be in school Monday, but city, county and federal offices will be closed in observance of Presidents Day.

The City-County Building and the Salina Post Office will be closed. Mail will not be delivered. Banks also will be closed in observance of the holiday. She said some literature on the Capitol bombing was passed out at a committee-sponsored demonstration on Nov. 12, five days after the bombing, but that the committee had nothing to do with distributing that material.

Asked about any plans for violence at the 1984 conventions or Olympics, she said the FBI called the committee's national office to ask what the committee planned. The committee referred the FBI agent to its lawyer, who told the agent that local groups might be planning peaceful demonstrations but no national effort was planned. One of the FBI documents said the Dallas field office received copies of literature produced by the committee at a demonstration on Nov. 12, 1983, five days after the bombing. For your information Hospital admissions Asbury Dorothy I.

Brammer, Kenwood View Nursing Home; Allen V. Burr, 1306 Highland; Joshua A. Caswell, 141 S. Chicago; John R. Huffman, 1417 Haven; Carol E.

Johnson, 3365 W. State Street Road; Erma E. Price, 2345 Edward; Doris Small, 3836 E. Country Club; Judy, K. Sturgeon, 444 S.

Ninth; Kristi Zimmerman, 1310 E. North No. 36; Raymond M. Charles, Gypsum; Roseann B. Davis, New Cambria; Rhonda Lea DeWitt, Minneapolis; Lois T.

Hubalek, WaKeeney; Carl G. Kirk, Colby; Wilma H. Reed, Bennington. St. John's Chester C.

Riddle, 835 A Fairdale; Thomas Jack Ray, 1223 Yale; Edythe P. Davidson, 1108 Stack; Cora C. Farver, Beloit. Roach; Michael J. Gorrell, 818 W.

South; Hospital dismissals Asbury DeLois J. Anderson, 2004 Extended outlook Tuesday through Thursday Seasonal temperatures with no significant precipitation. Highs ranging from mid-30s to mid-40s, lows ranging from mid-teens to mid-20s. Zone forecasts Zones 1, 2 Mostly cloudy today, very windy and colder with a 20 percent chance of light high 30 to 35. North to northwest winds gusty.

A chance for flurries tonight, otherwise decreasing clouds and winds, low in mid-teens. Mostly sunny Monday and not as cold, high in mid-40s. snow or flurries, 25 to 35 mph and Zones 3, 6 Mostly cloudy today, very windy and colder with a chance for flurries, high in upper 30s. North to northwest winds 25 to 35 mph and gusty. A chance for flurries tonight, otherwise decreasing clouds and winds, low in teens.

Mostly sunny Monday, high 40 to 45. Zones 4, 5, 7, 8 Mostly cloudy today, windy and colder with a 20 percent chance for light snow or flurries, high in mid-30s. North to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph and gusty. A chance for flurries tonight otherwise decreasing clouds and winds, low in teens. Mostly sunny Monday, high around 40.

Zones 9, 12 Mostly cloudy today, breezy and colder with a 20 percent chance of light rain or light snow, high 40 to 45 in morning then temperatures falling into the 30s by afternoon. Northerly winds 20 to 30 mph. A 20 percent chance of light snow tonight, then decreasing clouds and winds, low in upper teens. Mostly sunny Monday, high in mid- to upper 30s. Zones 10, 11 Cloudy, windy and colder today with a 30 percent chance of light snow, high in mid-30s.

Northerly winds 20 to 30 mph. A 30 percent chance of light snow tonight, then decreasing clouds and winds, low in teens. Mostly sunny Monday, high in mid-30s. Zones 13, 14, 15 Mostly cloudy today, breezy and colder with a 30 percent chance of rain in the morning and snow in the afternoon, high in low 40s but temperatures Amanda F. Harris, 1403 W.

Republic; Betsy L. Hines and baby girl, 900 Plaza; Shayla C. Betts Lively, 921 N. Ninth; Keisha Robertson, 1116 N. Eighth; Doris Small, 3836 E.

Country Club; Dan F. Spellman, 634 Morningside; Karen M. Weber, 917 E. Magnolia; Della S. Herbel, Lucas.

St. John's Christopher Moran, St. John's Military School; Mark A. McClure, 1615 Cloud Circle; Colter Lewis, 1312 Windsor; Sharon K. Benson, 305 E.

Prescott No. Ellen L. Kohman, Hope. Births Boy: Jerry 0. and Roseann B.

Davis, New Cambria, 7 lbs. 4 born Feb. 12. Girls: Mark M. and Betsy L.

Hines, 900 Plaza, 8 lbs. 5 born Feb. 8. David W. and Judy K.

Sturgeon, 444 S. Ninth, 7 lbs. 7 born Feb. 13. The forecast for this evening.

20 20 CLOUDS (COLD 30 FLURRIES FLURRIES SHOWERS 50 CLEAR 60 WARM CLEAR FRONTS: to falling into the 30s in afternoon. Gusty northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. A 30 percent chance for light snow or flurries tonight, then slowly decreasing cloudiness, low in low 20s. Mostly sunny Monday, high in mid-30s. Zones 16, 17 Mostly cloudy today and turning colder, high in mid-40s in the morning but temperatures falling into the 30s by the midafternoon.

A 20 percent chance of light snow or flurries tonight, slowly decreasing cloudiness, low in low to mid-20s. Mostly sunny Monday, high in mid- to upper 30s. Elsewhere in Kansas Saturday highs, lows and precipitation to 6 p.m. Belleville 59-25, Beloit 64-27, Chanute 58-23, Coffeyville 62-30, Concordia 60-32, Dodge City 69-29, Emporia 60-28, Garden City 70-25, Goodland 61-32, Hutchinson 66-31, Pittsburg 65-26, Russell 65-31, Topeka 58-22, Wichita 67-27. Salina weather At City Airport: Saturday's High 65.

Record is 84 in 1954. Saturday's Low to 9 p.m. 29. Record is -9 in 1936. Today's Sunset Tomorrow's Sunrise 7:22.

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