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PAGE: Funeralnotices ofSt.Charles,Missouri,died 67. Hewasthebelovedsonofthe lateLouisS.andJuliaNance friendofKarenKalinvitch. JonwasamemberoftheFra- ternalOrderoftheEaglesand enjoyedplayingvideopokerand traveledtovariouscasinos.He wasagraduateofEasternIlli- noisUniversityandworkedasa chemistfortheUnitedStates DepartmentofAgriculturefor twenty-threeyears. Services: Thefamilyisbeing servedbytheBAUEFuneraland icesareprivate.Memorialsmay choice.Shareyourcon- dolencesandmemories atwww.baue.com. Rosie 20,2007.

BeloveddaughterofJoann lovedforever. Services: Funeralserviceatthe SCHRADERFuneralHome- Friendsmaysignthe bookatSchrader.com. a.m.—12:30p.m.Wed.at ThomasSaksaF.H.,GraniteCity. 22,2007. Belovedhusband ofPeggyJ.Melchior ofJohn Jack Melchiorandthe cousinanddearfriend.

Mr.Melchiorwasaveteranof theUnitedStatesMarineCorps andservedintheKoreanWar. HewasalifememberofV.F.W. anauxiliarypoliceofficerfor manyyears. Services: FuneralThursday JOHNL.ZIEGENHEIN&SONS, 7027Gravois.IntermentNa- tionalCemetery.Inlieuofflow- wouldbeappreciated. alongtimeKirkwoodresident, passedawayonSun.Jan.21, 2007.

Beloveddaughterofthelate FranklinandEffie(neeHughey) Gene dearcousinandfriend. ters.ThelmareceivedherB.S.in teacherinCahokiaComm.Unit 1978after31yearsofservice. Thelmalovedchildrenandthose own.Shewasananonymousbe- nefactortomanystudentsand othercharities.Thelma’sother deningandreading.God,educa- her Pam. Hereloquenceof speechandundyingloveforher familywillbemissed.Herfam- ilyandfriendsfeelfortunateto havehad Pam intheirlives. Services: Funeral10a.m.Wed.

atJOHNL.ZIEGENHEIN&SONS FerryRoad.IntermentValhalla JayFaweMusicEducationFund, careofthefuneralhome, areappreciated.Visita- tionTues.4-8p.m. 22,2007. Belovedwifefor53yearsof WilliamH.Nimmo;dearest motherofMichael(Cindy)Rich- grandmotherof12andgreat- many. Services: FuneralatKUTIS termentNationalCemetery. Contributionstothede- GreeffHospiceHouseap- preciated.Visitation Tues.3-9p.m.

Jan.22,2007.Visit9:30—11a.m. Jan.24,PeaceLutheranChurch, VisitationTues.8-10a.m.Fu- neralTues.10a.m.atSpengel- BoulangerFuneralHome. theSacramentsofHolyMother BelovedwifeofDonQuante; dearmotherofDebbie(Dennis) Donnie(Sheila)Quanteand grandmotherof15andgreat- motheranddearfriendto many. Services: MemorialMassFri- makedonationstoCardinal GlennonHospital. withtheSacramentsofHoly MotherChurchonTuesday, DearmotherofLauraand giniaRehmeNordandthelate AnnRehmeAchtenberg(Joel), thelateWilliamandGeorgiaV.

BehanandthelateJ.Harry RehmeandVincentiaRehme andfriendtomany. Janewasagraduateofthe classof1968atVillaDuchesne HighSchoolandattended MarymountCollege.Shewas alsoamemberoftheJunior League. Services: FuneralMasswillbe 11a.m.atChurchoftheAnnun- ziata.IntermentBellefontaine Cemetery.Visitationwillbe wood.Memorialscontributions maybemadetothe A.L.S.AssociationorVilla DuchesneHighSchool. Belovedhusbandofthelate RuthCameronReidenbaugh; dearfatherofKarenLeeRogers deargrandfatherofKristinaL. ElizabethCameronRogersand KatherineC.Rogers;special friendofMargaretMcDonald; dearbrotherofthelateBert in-lawandfriendtosovery many.

Services: Jan.24,11a.m.atBOPPChapel, wood.IntermentatForeverOak HillCemetery.Inlieuofflowers, memorialcontributionsmaybe madetotheCameronReiden- timeofservice. GerryRiordanpeacefullypassed awayathomesurroundedby battlewithcancer. Heissurvivedbyhisloving self-proclaimed sunand moon lotteandthelateJamesW. Ann(Tom)LapidesandMaureen niecesandnephews. Gerrygraduatedwithadegree inAccountingfromSt.Louis thelastthreeyearsofhislife happilyemployedatReinsur- anceGroupofAmerica.His proudestmomentsthoughwere ciallyasacoachforhischil- leaderatalltheirswimmingand schoolevents.Alovingandde- byallthatknewhim.Indeed,he leftatremendouslegacyofhow waysplacingfamilyfirst.Now thewindalwaysatyourback, andtheangelsasyourmuse.

maythegoodLordtrulyhold youinthepalmofhishand. Services: Novisitation.AMass vatefamilyburialwillensue.In madetotheAmericanCancer SocietyortheBJCHospiceofSt. Louis.ABUCHHOLZ MORTUARYWEST SERVICE. Albert Mon.January15,2007. Dearhusbandofthelate fatherofGregg(Eileen)Roby, DebraLankfordandJohn deargreat-grandfatherof5; dearbrotherofFrancesDe- uncleandfriend.Inlieuofflow- theAmericanDiabetesAssoc.or theAmericanHeartAssoc.

Services: Memorialservice nisterPresbyterianChurch, 10126EastWatsonRd. merlyoftheSt.Louisarea,Sat., Jan.20,2007ofnaturalcauses. SonofKatherynandlateArlie Rodgers.Heleaveswife,Heidi, manyfriends. Services: Thebodywillbecre- mated.MemorialMassatOur 2007at11a.m. VisitationThurs.4-8p.m.,Mar- tinFuneralHome.ServiceFri.11 a.m.,WarrentonBaptistChurch.

ServiceWednesday10a.m., KUTISCITYCHAPEL. 10a.m.Tues.,WesleyMemorial tus.ArrangementsbyVinyard’s. Belovedhusband ofJeanRudolph; dearfatherand father-in-lawofDavid(Betsy) RudolphandStevenRudolph fatherofAlexandraandAndrew brother-in-lawofMaxine(late RudolphandAlice(lateStanley) andfriend. Services: Gravesideservice CantonAve.Memorialservice a.m.,atWestLakeCountryClub, 62052.Visitationat10:00a.m. tributionspreferredtotheJer- seyCommunityHospitalFoun- dationfortheEmergencyRoom ExpansionFund.

BERGERMEMORIALSERVICE. BelovedhusbandofJoyR. ofMark(Vickie)andDavid therofCoriandGarrettRumpf, brotherofBerniceFieselerand Services: FuneralfromKUTIS IntermentJ.B.National Cemetery.Visitation fortifiedwiththe SacramentsofHoly MotherChurch, 2007. BelovedhusbandofVivienne G.Salters(neeGriggs);dearfa- Services: FuneralfromKUTIS toSt.AnthonyCatholicChurch IntermentResurrectionCeme- tery.Inlieuofflowers,contribu- tionstoSt.Mary’sHos- piceProgramappreci- ated.VisitationWednes- baptizedintothe 2007. LovinghusbandofthelateLo- lovedsonofthelateJosephand ofJoseph(andthelateMary) SanderandEdward(Janet) many.

Walterwasa55yearmember oftheAmericanLegionPost335 andtheBellefontaineNeighbors SeniorClub. Services: TheStygarFamilyof FuneralServiceiscaringforthe SanderfamilyattheSTYGAR whereserviceswillbeginon proceedtoHolyNameofJesus CatholicChurchfora10a.m. Mass.EntombmentCalvary Mausoleum.MemorialstoThe St.VincentDePaulSocietyat HolyNameofJesusor Massespreferred.Visi- tationWed.2-8p.m. www.stygar.com. BelovedwifeofQuentin Mike MenneandthelateAlbertPrior.

grandmotherandsister. Services: a.m.,Wednesday,Jan.24,at ImmanuelUnitedChurchof atPITMANFuneralHome, VeteransMemorialParkway, WrightCityCemetery.Memori- alsmaybegiventoImmanuel UnitedChurchofChristor AmericanCancerSocietyincare Shareyourcondolencesat www.pitmanfuneralhome.com. Jan.21,2007.Visit4—8p.m. F.H.,Godfrey. BelovedwifeofthelateOtto E.Seidel;dearestmotherof grandmotherofMatthewKevin TedWozniakandGenevieve friend.

Services: FuneralWednesday, N.LindberghBlvd.(Bridgeton). Memorialcontributionsmaybe giventotheSusanG.Komen FoundationortoSt. ResearchHospital. Visitation4to8p.m. Tuesday.

enteredintorest, lovedhusbandofthelateDonna dock)enteredintorestonSun- wifeofthelateEldonD.Sleight; LovingparentsofLinda parentsofKyleandErin ther-in-lawofJames(Karin) cousinsandfriends. Services: TheStygarFamilyof FuneralServiceiscaringforthe SleightfamilyattheSTYGAR whereservicewillbeginon Thursdayat11a.m.Interment JeffersonBarracksNational Cemetery.Visitation Thursdayfrom9a.m. untilservicetime. www.stygar.com. afteralongillnessanddisabil- ityfrommyotonicmusculardys- trophy.

brotherRickSmithandsister- in-lawPatSmithofCreveCoeur, nephewSteveSmithofSt. monofHazelwood.Randywas thesonofthelateVeraSchulte SmithandBillSmithofHazel- woodandbrotherofthelate RonSmithofKansasCity.He friendtomany. Thefamilyextendsaspecial thankyoutothekindandgood peopleofMarymountManor NursingCenterofEurekafor ciallytothestaffwhohelped Randyindailylife. Services: VisitationatHUT- a.m.,atHutchensMortuary.In- tery.Memorialsappreciatedto theMuscularDystrophyAssocia- tion.Onlineguestbookathut- chensmortuary.com. Wed.4-8,HempenFuneral Home.FuneralThurs.10:30,St.

BernardCatholicChurch. fortifiedwiththeSacramentsof BelovedhusbandofMary therofMichael(SusanMoses) ther-in-lawofPatriciaMcClain Services: PrivateburialatRes- urrectionCemetery.Memorial massatSt.SimontheApostle CatholicChurchatalater date.Massespreferred.A serviceofKUTISAFFTON Chapel. VisitationTues.4-8p.m.,Weber FuneralHome.FuneralWed.10 a.m.,TrinityLutheranChurch. 2007.Fortifiedwiththesacra- mentsofHolyMotherChurch. BelovedwifeofBillyJ.Sutton; lovingmotherandmother-in- grandmotherandgreat-grand- mother, FroDog Service: a.m.Thurs.,Jan.25from a.m.Mass.IntermentJefferson BarracksNationalCemetery.

tionsmaybemadetotheAme- ricanHeartAssociation. Onlineguestbookat www.hutchensmortua ry.com. PassedawayJan.18,2007. Services: p.m.;Funeral1/25,11a.m.at RonaldL.JonesFuneralChapel. Belovedhusband of60yearsofthe ofthelateJimandAgnesTra- dearson-in-lawofthelateJim friend.

Mr.TraviswasaNavalvet- eranservinginWWII. Services: Private IntermentinMount LebanonCemetery. Paul 70. BelovedwifeofKarenMarie SchoepleinTurgeonfromRocky fer(Rich)HallbladeofShawnee, (Joshua)JacksonofCharlotte, therofLaurenandAlexHallb- haryFischerandClaireTurgeon; (Betty)TurgeonofWolfboro, (Anne)TurgeonofHawkPoint, friendtomany. RongraduatedfromSt.Louis UniversityMedicalSchoolin 1962andwasaPathologistat St.Mary’sHealthCenteruntil hisretirementinSeptember 2006.

Services: Visitationwillbeheld theGreatHallofAMBRUSTER willbecelebratedThursday, TheChurchoftheImmacolata menttofollowinResurrection Cemetery.Inlieuofflowers, memorialdonationsmaybe madetoTheChurchoftheIm- macolataSt.VincentDePaulSo- cietyorSt.Mary’sHealthCenter Foundation.Onlinecon- dolencesiteavailableat DeardaughterofthelateDr. JuliusLouisVerneuilandPhilip- benaMarjorie(neeJones)Ver- lovingauntofAlison(Andrew) (neeVerneuil)RobbinsofChi- auntofReidRobbinsofChicago, IL. MemorialServicetobeheldat alaterdate.HERRFuneral Home. Jan.23at11a.m.atAustin LayneMortuary. 2007.Visitation&Funeralwere peacefullyonSaturday, BelovedwifeofthelateClark M.Young;motherofClark Young.

Services: AMemorialservice 5p.m.atAustinLayne Florissant.Inlieuofflowers,the familyrequestthatdonations bemadetotheWesleyHouse, 63115inmemoryof ConsueloYoung. 20MasonicNotice POLARSTAR-ROSEHILL 11122OliveBlvd. SpecialmeetingTues.1/23/07,7:00 p.m.Catereddinner6:00.Workin ness.Visitingbrethrenwelcome. Visitorswelcome. DouglasR.Hartley,WM 25FraternalNotices LOCAL1 I.B.E.W.

Pleasebeadvised ofthedeathof: Sis.DorothyLittle Production Member43Years Serviceswereheld. StephenP.Schoemehl,B.M. RobertJ.Egan,F.S. Local562 Pleasebeadvised ofthedeathof Richard Chick Maloney Member38years Jan.19,2007 Bus.Mgr. PatrickKellett, Asst.Bus.Mgr.

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Visit www.STLtoday.com and click on the Deaths Obitslink. R. Hal Dean, a retired Ralston Purina Co. executive who led the purchase of the St. Louis Blues, died Monday (Jan.

22, 2007) at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90. Mr. Dean was born in Mitchell, S.D., in 1916 and attended Grinnell College in Iowa, graduating with a degree in economics. He joined Ralston Purina as a clerk in the grain department at Checkerboard Square in 1938.

He held positions in plant management and commodity trading and was responsible for developing the international operations. He was named president of the International Division in 1958. In 1961, he was elected a vice president and director of the company. In 1964, he became president and chief operating of- cer. In 1968, he was elected chairman of the board and chief executive cer.

His directorships included Chevron Mercantile Bancorporation Webster University, the Business Council and Civic Progress, where he was elected president in 1977. Mr. Dean retired in 1982. That year, the Harvard Business Club of St. Louis honored him as business leader of the year, noting that during his tenure as CEO, the net sales increased an average of 22 percent a year and net ts in- creased an average of 26.5 percent a year.

Dean was a man of expansive Dr. William H. Danforth, a former director of Ralston Purina, said in a statement. an active CEO of Ralston Purina he was always looking for new approaches. He will be missed by his friends and the many institutions he W.

Patrick McGinnis, chairman of the present company, Purina PetCare said Mr. Dean was integral part of the emergence of Ralston Purina as a high performance global Mr. Dean was active in civic life while with Ralston Purina, as in the redevelopment of the LaSalle Park neighborhood. One of his biggest civic moves was Ralston purchase of a St. Louis Blues on the brink of the economic collapse in 1977.

The company also purchased the Arena, soon renamed the Checkerdome. Purina have entered the hockey business if we convinced that, unless we bought the team, the Blues would have left St. Mr. Dean told a news conference at the time. stepped in only as a last-ditch, last- resort He later said the purchase a way of saying thank you to the people of St.

Ralston Purina sold the Blues in 1983. In retirement, Mr. Dean served as president of City Center Redevelopment which began the Grand Center redevel- opment. He helped secure rights-of-way for MetroLink, and he founded Executive Service Corps of St. Louis, which matched retired executives with newer companies needing advice.

Services will be held in Scottsdale and later in St. Louis, but details have not been set. Among the survivors are his wife, Gale Dean of St. Louis; a daughter, Donna Doan of San Diego; a son, David Dean of Niceville, stepdaughters Claire Halloran of Chicago and Ann Mullen of Duluth, four grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to a scholarship fund at Grinnell College through the ce of Alumni Relations, Grinnell, Iowa 50112-1690; or the City Academy, 4175 North Kingshighway, St.

Louis, Mo. 63115. R. Hal Dean Led Ralston purchase of Blues Dean B07PI1ME0123 Metro I 1 TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 2007 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH STLTODAY.COM B7 7 7 21:05:51 21:05:51.