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THE NEWS JOURNAL FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 1996 Obituaries MARY OTTEY BARKER, 92, of Landenberg, died Wednesday in Southern Chester County Medical Center, Jennersville. Mrs. Barker had arranged and packed flowers at the West Grove Greenhouses. Later, she cared for children and assisted with the elderly.

She formerly taught Sunday school at West Grove Presbyterian Church and was a member of Landenberg United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, Estel son, Luther O. of Landenberg. Service: noon Saturday, Cleveland Gofus Funeral Home, Third Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Avondale. Visitation: 10 a.m.

Burial: Hockessin (Del.) Friends Cemetery. RUFUS J. BENJAMIN 82, of 1001 Craigtown Road, Port Deposit, died Wednesday of respiratory failure in Union Hospital, Elkton. Mr. Benjamin owned Benjamin Brothers Farm Equipment dealership and was a school bus contractor for Cecil County for several DEATHS The following is a list of people whose obitu uaries were provided Thursday to The News Journal.

Full obituaries may or may not appear in all of the paper's editions. For more information, contact the funeral home. Barker, Mary Ottey, 92, of Landenberg, Oct. 23, Cleveland Gofus Funeral Home, Avondale. Benjamin, Rufus J.

82, of 1001 Craigtown Road, Port Deposit, Oct. 23, R.T. Foard Funeral Home, Rising Sun. Chance, Ernest E. 61, of Carneys Point, N.J., Oct.

23, Adams Funeral Home, Penns Grove. Criel, Martha 69, of 4618. Muggleton Road, Limestone Acres, Milltown, Oct. 24, McCrery Memorial Chapel, Marshallton. Drive, Seaford, Oct.

24, Watson-Yates Funeral Curry, a Stanley Reynolds 64, of Oaks Home, Seaford. Fenimore, William Lance, 25, of Georgetown Apartments, New Castle, Oct. 21, SpicerMullikin Funeral Home, Wilmington Manor. Grady, Betty Dale Benham, 67, of Westover Hills, Greenville, Oct. 24, Chandler Funeral Home, Sharpley.

Grant, Lucy 87, of Hockessin, formerly of Penns Grove, N.J., Oct. 24, Chandler Funeral Home, Hockessin. Huddle, Mary, 84, of Townsend, Oct. 23, Daniels Hutchison Funeral Home, Middletown. Kadushin, Sadye Levin, 87, of Aldersly Retirement Home, San Rafael, Oct.

17. Lebidziewicz, Anthony 76, of 802 Thornhill Drive, Newark, Oct. 23, John F. Yasik Funeral Home, Wilmington. Manchester, Laura 48, of Four Seasons, Glasgow, Oct.

23, Robert T. Jones Foard Funeral Home, Newark. Mcintire, Joseph 68, of Parkesburg, Oct. 21, Wilde Funeral Home, Parkesburg. Miller, Rosemary, 82, of Dover, Oct.

23, Torbert Funeral Chapel, Dover. Moore, Alice 90, of West Minquadale, Oct. 24, Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, Wilmington Manor. Myers, Carl 81, of York, Oct. 23, Etzweiler Funeral Home, York.

Perham, Harold 79, of Norman Eskridge Highway, Seaford, 24, Berry-Short Funeral Home, Milford. Poole, Roscoe 83, of Milton, Oct. 23, Watson Funeral Home, Millsboro. Pusey, Catherine Cedar Neck Road, Ocean View, Oct. 23, Melson Funeral Services, Frankford.

Ross, Marie 83, of Delmar, Oct. 23, Short Funeral Horne, Delmar, Del. Ruggles, Jean 84, of Ingleside Care Center, Hockessin, Oct. 23, McCrery Memorial Chapel, Kirkwood Highway and Duncan Road, Marshallton. Stewart, Roberta 78, of Courtland Manor Nursing Home, Dover, Oct.

23, Pippin Funeral Home, Wyoming. Vavala, Alyce, 66, of Bear, formerly of Cranston Heights, Oct. 23, Doherty Funeral Home, Pike Creek. In Memoriam It's been 10 BOYCE, years today VOORHEESE Oct 25th arid the hurt has yet to cease. Who would have known that you'd have to go So suddenly, so fast How could it be that our sweet memories would be all that we have left Now that you're gone every day we go on But life is not the same We're still empty inside and the tears we cannot hide.

So we try to face the pain of missing you Deeply missed Vernon, Kevin, Sheilda, Robyn, son daughter-in-law and grandchildren BOYD, Percy Alvin. Another star added in Heaven. Remembrance, of my brother Percy, one year today. Like a Bird he's free. Forever, buried deep in my heart with Mom Mike.

Surely loved missed, Twin Sister, Peggy Cannon (Boyd) LOTHARP- Henry Lotharp, October 25th your birthday, 69 years. We love miss you so very much. Miss you always, Wife Clementine children SKINNER, CHARLES W. (CHUCK) in memory of your 48th birthday. We miss and love you so very much.

Mom, John, sister Sandy, and family. VIETRI, Jr. Anthony P. To my beloved husband Tony, on this, the third anniversary of his death Count every star in the midnight sky, Count every rose, every firefly Because that's how many times I miss you, Heaven knows I miss you. Count every leaf on a willow tree, Count every wave on a stormy sea Count every star and darling when you do, You'll know the times I've cried for you.

With all my love, Ann VIETRI, JR. In loving memory of our Dad Pop-Pop, Tony Vietri, who passed away three years ago today, Oct. 25, 1993. Remembering you with fond memories always "Love ya" Linda, Rick, Tricia, Ricky Tony Card of Thanks TALMO The family of Ralph Talmo would like to express their heartfelt thanks to their family and friends for all the kindness and sympathy they have shown at a time when it was deeply appreciated. The Family of Raiph Talmo years.

He retired about 20 years ago. He was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church, where he had been Sunday school superintendent and chairman of the administrative board. Survivors: wife, Ruth daughters, Patricia Ann McMillan Rising Sun and Evelyn Clark, Edwina Ewing and Louise Frist, all of Port Deposit; son, R. "Jimmy" III of Port Deposit; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m.

Saturday, Hopewell United Methodist Church. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, R.T. Foard Funeral Home, 111 S. Queen Rising Sun. Burial: Hopewell Cemetery.

Contributions: Hopewell United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home, Box 248, Rising Sun. ERNEST E. CHANCE 61, of Carneys Point, N.J., died Wednesday of cardiac arrest in Christiana Hospital, Stanton, Del. Mr. Chance had been an supervisor in the i instrument-electrical department at DuPont Chambers Works plant in Deepwater, retiring in 1992 after 35 years.

Later he was a computer instructor at Woodstown High School night school. He was a member of Masonic lodges in Penns Grove and Salem, and the Tall Cedars. He was a trustee of Calvary Baptist Church, Carneys Point, attended First Baptist Church, Pedricktown. Survivors: wife, Marion sons, Ernest E. Jr.

and Von, both of Delaware; father, Atwell of Pennsville; sister, Patricia Chance of Maryland; five grandchildren. Service: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Adams Funeral Home, 18 Maple Penns Grove. Masonic and Tall Cedar service: 11 a.m. Burial: Private.

Contributions: Calvary Baptist Church, Carneys Point, or First Baptist Church, Pedricktown. VIOLA C. CLENDANIEL, 91, of Atlantic Avenue, Milton, died Tues- day of heart failure in Lewes Convalescent Center, where she was a patient for a week. Mrs. Clendaniel was a member of the Maull family, who founded Lewes in the 17th century.

She was a member of American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and Goshen United Methodist Church, both in Milton. Her husband, Lester died in 1981. Survivors: daughters, Wanda C. King, Emily C. Black and Caroline C.

Donovan, all of Milton, and Martha C. Fisher of Claymont; son, Lester E. Jr. of Augusta, 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Service: 2 p.m.

Saturday, Short Funeral Services, Federal Street, Milton. Visitation: 1 p.m. Burial: Fellows Cemetery, Milton. Contributions: Goshen United Methodist Church, Milton. MARTHA A.

CRIEL, 69, of 4618 Muggleton Road, Limestone Acres, Milltown, died Thursday of cancer at home. Mrs. Criel was a nurse for the state of New Jersey for 10 years. She attended Holy Angels Catholic Church. Funeral Notices BOSLEY- On October 21, 1996, in the Christiana Hospital, Fulton Lincoln Bosley of Newark, Delaware, age 89.

Husband of the late Frances Marie Bosley (1991), father of Fulton J. Bosley, of Owings Mills, MD, Phillip G. Bosley of Newark, DE, Mariorie L. Schaen of Newark, DE, and the late Beatrice Williams (1994), Brother of Laura E. Wilhelm of Upperco, MD, also survived by 7 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Friends and relatives are invited to attend a memorial service on Saturday, October 26th at 2PM in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 40 Old Newark Rd, Newark, DE 19713. Burial is private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Iron Hill Congregation of the Kingdom Hall in Newark. Arrangements by ROBERT T. JONES FOARD FUNERAL HOME, Newark, DE.

COLLINS On October 22, 1996, John P. Collins, of New Castle, husband of Helen Collins, age 81 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Graveside Services on Sat. Oct 26 at 11 A.M., in the Townsend Cemetery. Friends may call Friday evening between 7-9 P.M.

at the DANIELS HUTCHISON Funeral Home, 212 N. Broad Middletown DURHAM Richard D. Durham, beloved husband of Linda (nee Lemmon), dear father of Brian Chad and Robert dear son of Dwight W. Beatrice B. (nee Blackwell), of Spartenburg, brother of Wayne B.

of West Chester, PA, Anne Blatz of Brewster, MA. Those who wish may make contributions in his name to the Leukemia Society of America, the Hospice of the Western Reserve; or Heights Christian Church, 17300 Van Aken Shaker OH 44120, where friends may call AT THE CHURCH FRIDAY where memorial services will be held at the church, Saturday, Oct. 26, at 11:30 a.m. BROWN-FORWARD FUNERAL SERVICE, Shaker Hgts, OH GENNETT In Christiana Hospital on October 18, 1996, Mary M. Gennett, aged 81, wife of the late Preston Gennett, sister of William McKinley Hovington of Wilmington.

Devoted aunt of the late Gertrude Mae Pritchett, aunt of Gertrude Shipp, Shirley Harrell, godmother of Angela Webster, devoted cousins Paul and Edith Showells and Joyce Showells all of Wilmington. Also survived by a devoted friend Ann Chaney of Wilmington and a host of great-nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Relatives, friends and members of Mahaleth Tent Pocohontas Temple of I.B.P.O.E. of W. are invited to attend the funeral service Saturday, October 26th, at 10am from Mother A.U.F.C.M.P.

Church, 9th and Franklin Streets. Interment Gracelawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the church on Saturday from Lodge services will begin at 9:30. Arrangements by J. LLEWELLYN BELL MEMORIAL CHAPEL.

MANCHESTER In Christiana hospital on October 23, 1996, Laura J. Manchester, of 113 Autumn Horseshoe, Four Seasons, Newark, DE. Age 48. Wife of Jon Riley Manchester, mother of Kimberly Ann and Katherine Eaton Manchester all of Newark, DE. Daughter of Harold A.

Bentley of Malvern, PA and sister of Peter O. Bentley of Phoenix, AZ, Mary B. Rodriguez of, Hilliard, OH, Ruth M. Levan, Lewesville, TX, Carol M. Miley, Media, PA and Betty J.

Cloud of Malvern, PA. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services on Saturday, October 26th at 2PM at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Newark, DE. There will be no viewing. Arrangements by ROBERT T. JONES FOARD FUNERAL HOME, Newark, DE.

When you're planning your estate, please consider a gift to The Needy Family Fund Endowment. A Gift That Lasts Forever The Needy Family Fund provides emergency assistance to families in our area who need help with basic necessities such as food, heat, or rent. Large or small, your endowment gift will join with others to generate a source of perpetual help for our neighbors facing hard times. Contact the Fund Administrator at (302) 324-2545 or your personal financial advisor for more information. Survivors: husband, Lucien; son, Ronald J.

of Newark; daughter, Sonja Botts of Gainesville, three grandchildren. Graveside service: 10 a.m. day, All Saints Cemetery, Kirkwood Highway. Contributions: Delaware Hospice. WILLIAM LANCE FENIMORE, 25, died Monday of a self- inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Georgetown Apartments, New Castle, according to New Castle County police, who are investigating to determine if the shooting was accidental.

Mr. Fenimore, a 1989 graduate of William Penn High School, was a landscaper for Kokoszka Enterprises, Bear. Survivors: parents, Carla Miller of Fort Loudon, and Thomas H. Fenimore of Wilmington; brother, Ronald P. Carpenter Jr.

of New Castle; sisters, Rose M. Craner of New Castle and Laura R. Fenimore of Wilmington; maternal grandmother, Dorothy Oldham of Wilmington. Service: 11 a.m. Monday, SpicerMullikin Funeral Home, 1000 N.

Du Pont Highway, Wilmington Manor. Visitation: After 10 a.m. Burial: Silverbrook Cemetery, Lancaster Avenue and Du Pont Road. Contributions: Lance Fenimore Memorial Fund, in care of PNC Bank, Penn Mart Shopping Center, New Castle. LUCY C.

GRANT, 87, of Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, formerly of Penns N.J., died Thursday in Cokesbury Village Health Care Center, Hockessin. Mrs. Grant was a member of Carneys Point (N.J.) Presbyterian Church, Penns Grove Women's Club and the Girl Scouts. She moved to Cokesbury in 1988. Survivors: husband, Thomas S.

children, Thomas S. Jr. of Houston, Texas, and Suellen G. Knowles of Alexandria, sister, Rebecca Adams of Bardstown, six grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren. Service: 2 p.m.

Saturday, Cokesbury Village Chapel, Loveville Road. Burial: Private. Contributions: Memorial Fund at Cokesbury Village. MARY HUDDLE, 84, of Townsend, died Wednesday of heart failure in Christiana Hospital. Mrs.

Huddle, a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Middletown, made lace altar cloths for the church. She also made rosaries for the church and other groups for many years. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Arthur died in 1981.

Survivors: sons, Joseph F. of New Providence, and Arthur J. of Warwick, R.I.; daughter, Alice Jane Rohan of Vancouver, 11 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren. Mass: noon Saturday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, West Cochran Street, Middletown.

Visitation: 11 a.m. Burial: St. James Cemetery, Newport. Contributions: St. Joseph's Catholic Church building fund, Middletown.

LAURA J. MANCHESTER, 48, of Four Seasons, Glasgow, died Wednesday of cancer in Chris- Funeral Notices MARCOZZI On October 21, 1996, Rita Angela (Yacucci) Marcozzi, 84, wife of the late Emidio Marcozzi, of Van Dyke Village, New Castle, DE. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter's R. C.

Church, 5th and Harmony New Castle, on Saturday, October 26th at 10 a.m. Interment in All Saints Cemetery. Friends may call at the SPICER-MULLIKIN FUNERAL HOME, 1000 N. DuPont Wilm. Manor, on Friday after 7p.m.

The family suggests contributions to St. Peter's Workforce, P.O. Box 390, New Castle, DE 19720. For 24 hr info. 368-3262.

MARTIN On October 20, 1996, FRED of Forwood Manor, formerly of Madelyn Gardens, age 84 years. Husband of Mary L. Martin. Also survived by 1 son David P. Martin V.M.D., daughter Patricia B.

Alderson and 4 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Friday, October 25, at 11AM at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd; 1530 Foulk Road. Burial and viewing will be private. Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to The National Kidney Foundation of Delaware Valley, 325 Chestnust Street, Suite 1016, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Arrangements by MCCRERY FUNERAL HOME.

MOORE On Oct. 24, 1996, Alice M. (Best) Moore, wife of the late Terrence Moore, of West Minquadale, New Castle, DE. Age 90. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at the Chapel of Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N.

DuPont Minquadale, on Oct. 28th, at 11:45 a.m. Interment in the adjoining mem. park. Friends may call at SPICER-MULLIKIN FUNERAL HOME, 1000 N.

DuPont Wilm. Manor, on Sun. after 7 PM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Minquadale United Methodist Church, Norma J. Peck, 708 Wildel New Castle, 19720.

For 24-hr info. 368-3262. PIROZZO At home with her family on Tuesday, October 22, 1996, Rose A. Pirozzo of Villone Village, Elsmere, age 72 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the service at Christ United Methodist Church, 6 N.

Clifton Ave, Roselle on Saturday morning October 26th at 10 AM. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery. Friends may call at the KRIENEN-GRIFFITH FUNERAL HOME, 1400 Kirkwood Highway, Elsmere on Friday evening, October 25th from 6-8 PM. In lieu of flowers donations to Delaware Hospice, 3515 Silverside Wilmington 19801. PITT On October 22, 1996, Emerson D.

Pitt, husband of W. Marie (Crookshanks) Pitt, of Newark, DE. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at SPICER-MULLIKIN WARWICK FUNERAL HOME, 121 W. Park Place, Newark, on Oct. 25th, at 11 AM, where friends may call after 10 Interment in Delaware Veterans Cemetery.

For 24-hr info, 368-3262. QUINN- On Sunday, October 13, 1996 in the Christiana Hospital, Linda M. Hopkins Quinn age 49 of Newark, wife of Thomas R. Quinn, daughter of Vaughn F. Mary E.

Hopkins, sister of Donna Reiter, Susan Hopkins, Robin Russell and Karen Howard. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service at 2PM on Sunday, October 27, 1996 at the NICHOLS-GILMORE FUNERAL HOME, 212 E. Justis Newport. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Association, 110 S. French Wilmington, DE 19801.

ROZMAN Martha A. Roman, age 67, who lived at 241 South Thistle Way, Glasgow Pines 11, Newark, 19702, died Sunday, October 20. Martha is mother to Mary P. Smith, Dennis J. Rozman, Thomas K.

Rozman, Timothy J. Rozman, and Daniel J. Rozman, daughter to Lena Coletta, sister to Florence Moseley and Thomas G. Coletta, and grandmother to four grandchildren. Friends are welcome to join the family in Celebration of her Life at BEESON MEMORIAL SERVICES OF NORTH WILMINGTON, 412 Philadelphia Pike (764-2900), this coming Friday morning, October 25, at 11, procession to Gracelawn Memorial Park and committal at graveside.

You are also welcome to visit at BEESON MEMORIAL SERVICES OF NORTH WILMINGTON Friday morning from 10-11. Cards and notes may be sent to Dennis Roman, 241 South Thistle Way, Glasgow Pines Newark, DE 19702. tiana Hospital. Mrs. Manchester, a registered nurse for 26 years, had worked at the Medical Center of Delaware.

Survivors: husband, Jon daughters, Kimberly Ann Manchester and Katherine Eaton Manchester, both at home; father, Harold A. Bentley of Malvern, brother, Peter O. Bentley' of Phoenix; sisters, Mary B. Rodriguez of Hilliard, Ohio, Ruth M. Levan of Lewisville, Texas, Carol M.

Miley of Media, and Betty J. Cloud of Malvern. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Ebenezer. United Methodist Church, Newark.

Burial: church cemetery. Contributions: Wellness Community of Delaware, 1526 Gilpin Wilmington 19806. JOSEPH T. McINTIRE, 68, of Parkesburg, died Monday of a brain hemorrhage at home. Mr.

McIntire was an engineer at the DuPont Louviers site in Newark, for 27 years. He was a member of Episcopal Church of the Ascension and VFW Robert Montgomery Post 4480, both in Parkesburg. Survivors: wife of 48 years, Mary Lou Rinier McIntire; daughters, Michele Y. Cloud of Parkesburg, Mary Jo Davis of Christiana, and M. Melissa Kennedy of Circleville, Ohio; sister, Judith Fisher of Parkesburg; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter.

Service: 11 a.m. today, Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main Parkesburg. Visitation: 10 a.m. Burial: Upper Octorara Presbyterian Cemetery, Parkesburg. ALICE M.

MOORE, 90, of West Minquadale, died Thursday at home. Mrs. Moore had been an X-ray technician at the A.I. du Pont Institute, Rockland. She was a member of Minquadale United Methodist Church and De La Warr State Service Center, New Castle.

Her husband, Terrence, is deceased. Survivors: children, William C. Dawkins of Clayton and Grace D. Martin, with whom she lived; brothers, Olis Best of Winter Garden, Lewis Best of Arden and Wilbur Best of Newark; sisters, Rhoda Bosserman of Orrtanna, and Anna Best of Fayetteville, four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a great-greatgranddaughter. Visitation: after 7 p.m.

Sunday, Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 1000 N. Du Pont Highway, Wilmington Manor. Service: 11:45 a.m. Monday, chapel in Gracelawn Memorial Park, North Du Pont Highway, Minquadale. Burial: Adjoining cemetery.

Contributions: Minquadale United Methodist Church. JEAN M. RUGGLES, 84, died Wednesday in Ingleside Care Center, 6525 Lancaster Pike, Hockes- sin, her residence for two years. Mrs. Ruggles, a homemaker, formerly lived in Pleasant Hills, Newport.

She was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa. Survivors: husband of 61 years, Clifford daughter, Ann Jacobs of Wilmington; two granddaughters; five children. Service: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 1700 Limestone Road. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Burial: St. James Cemetery, Newport.

Contributions: Ingleside Care Center, Hockessin. ROBERTA C. STEWART, 78, died Wednesday at her residence, Courtland Manor Nursing Home, Dover. Mrs. Stewart, a homemaker, worked at O.A.

Newton in Bridgeville, and Warner Co. and the DuPont both in Wilmington. She had lived in Bellefonte; Woodside Manor, Seaford; Crossgates and Woodmill Apartments, both in Dover; and The Lorelton, Wilmington. Her husband, James L. died in 1970.

Survivors: son, James A. of Dover; daughters, R. Lynn Soltis of Alexandria, and Elizabeth S. Gregg of Wilmington; brother, Palmer Corey of Bridgeville; sisters, Evelyn C. Bell of Lewes and Alfreda C.

Gardner of Lebanon, and a granddaughter. Service: 11:45 a.m. Saturday, chapel of Gracelawn Memorial Park, North Du Pont Highway, Minquadale. Visitation: 11 a.m. Burial: adjoining memorial park.

Contributions: Roberta C. Stewart Memorial Fund, in care of Delaware Community Foundation (for Parkinson's disease research), P.O. Box 1636, Wilmington, Del. 19899. STROTHER SERVICE: A service for Roce "Earl" Strother, 64, of 514 W.

Sixth Wilmington, has been changed to noon today at Bethel Pentecostal Church, 23rd and Pine streets, where friends may call at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington. ALYCE VAVALA, 66, of Bear, formerly of Cranston Heights, died Wednesday of complications from congestive heart failure in Christiana Hospital. Mrs. Vavala was a practical nurse at Wilmington General Hospital and did private home care for about 45 years.

Formerly of Bryn Mawr, she moved to Delaware 45 years ago. She was a member of Church of the Nativity. Survivors: sons, Robert H. Manougian of Redmond, Peter B. Manougian of Wilmington, David Vavala of Hudson, N.H., and Christopher Vavala of Newark; daughters, Kathryn Elash of Oldsmar, and Lisa Kulesza of Glasgow; five grandchildren.

Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Church of the Nativity, 206 Sykes Road, Manor Park, New Castle. Visitation: after 7 tonight, Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road, Pike Creek. Burial: Private. Contributions: Church of the Nativity, New Castle 19720.

Biden, Clatworthy argue Social Security MILFORD How to secure the financial viability of the nation's major retirement and health programs drew dramatically different responses from U.S. Senate candidates Thursday. Republican challenger Raymond J. Clatworthy told a audience of more than 60 people at a Milford forum sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons that he wants to keep the current Social Security system for people already retired or approaching retirement. But he said he would begin to privatize the system for people in Funeral Notices By NANCY KESLER Dover Bureau chief RUGGLES In Ingleside Care Center, on Oct.

23, 1996, Jean wife of Clifford M. Ruggles, formerly of Wilmington. Age 84. Services will be Sat Oct 26, at 11:00 in the St. Marks U.M.

Church, 1700 Limestone Road, where friends may call after 9:30. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Newprot. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Ingleside Care Center, 6525 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, Arrangements by McCRERY MEMORIAL CHAPEL SHARP in the Christiana hospital on Tuesday, October 22, 1996, RAYMOND C. husband of Beverley J.

Sharp of 11 Dempsey Drive, Newark, age 59 years. Services will be on Saturday, October 26, at 10AM from the MCCREY MEMORIAL CHAPEL, Kirkwood Highway and Duncan Roads. Interment in Gracelawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel on Friday evening 7-9PM. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association: 1096 Old Churchman's Road, Newark, 19713 or The Leukemia Society: 824 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, 19809.

STANLEY On Oct. 22, 1996, Nancy (Mitchell) Stanley, wife of Roger W. Stanley, of Caravel Hunt, Bear, DE. Age 56. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service at SPICERMULLIKIN FUNERAL HOME, 1000 N.

DuPont Wilm. Manor, on Oct. 25th at 11:00 a.m. Interment in Gracelawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thurs.

after 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 92 Read's Way, New Castle, 19720. For 24-hr info: 368-3262 WILKINSON At her residence on October 23, 1996, Elizabeth "Betty Jean" Tildon Wilkinson, age 72, of 23 Oakmont Drive. Wife of the late Samuel Wilkinson; mother of 2 foster sons, Charles Glasco, Rudolph Gordy; daughter of Margaret Briscoe, and the late Rufus Tildon. Sister of George Whitting; Louis Briscoe, Betty Sidney; Joyce Tildon Norwood; Priscilla Gardenia Tildon.

Also survived by 1 Aunt: Clara Tildon, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, 2 Sisters-in-Law, 1 Brother-in-law, devoted friend Ruth Ann Peebles, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at New Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 14th Market on Tuesday, October 29, at 8:00 p.m. Viewing p.m. only.

Interment in Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by CONGO FUNERAL HOME. Public DIARY A daily record of public information. Births, fire calls appear daily; CrimeStoppers on Monday; divorces and marriages as available. BIRTHS CHRISTIANA Ashton Denise, Cumberland, N.J., Oct.

23, daughter. Burns Shelby, Wilmington, Oct. 23, daughter. Driesbach Alyce and Edward, Bear, Oct. 23, son.

Figueroa Brenda, Newark, Oct. 23, daughter. Hayslett Patricia, Townsend, Oct. 23, son. Hutchison Susan and Harold, West Grove, Oct.

23, daughter. Jackson Myla and Brian, Newark, Oct. 23, daughter. McTaggart Elizabeth and Timothy, Wilmington, Oct. 19, daughter.

Newton Renee and John III, Bear, Oct. 23, daughter. Reamer Gwen and Michael, Newark, Oct. 23,: son. Sen Chandani, Newark, Oct.

23, son. Welz Christine and Michael, Wilmington, Oct. 21, son. Zell Michelle and John, Wilmington, Oct. 23, daughter.

ST. FRANCIS Bailey Cynthia, Wilmington, Oct. 22, daughter. Duarte Christina, and Anthony Williams, Bear, Oct. 22, daughter, FIRE CALLS Wilmington Oct.

24: 8:31 a.m. 301 S. West St. Investigation. 9:46 a.m.

900 block Lovering Ave. Gas main rupture. 9:51 a.m. East Ninth and North Pine streets. Accident.

10:46 a.m. 409 W. 37th St. House. 12:30 p.m.

409 W. 37th St. Gas leak. 4:19 p.m. -904 Concord Ave.

Accident. 5:25 p.m. 1710 Lovering Ave. Accident. New Castle County Oct.

24: 12:31 a.m. 530 JFK Memorial Highway. Washdown. Christiana Fire Company. 2:58 a.m.

120 Hay Road. Building. Brandywine Hundred, Talleyville, Claymont and Minquadale fire companies. 8:14 a.m. 88 University Plaza, University Plaza Shopping.

Pedestrian struck. Christiana Fire Company. 8:17 a.m. 721 Greenwood Road. House.

Elsmere, Cranston Heights and Five Points fire companies. 8:24 a.m. 3195 Du Pont Highway. Auto. Odessa Fire Company.

8:29 a.m. 1105 Barley Mill Road. House. Cranston Heights, Five Points and Elsmere fire companies. 9:04 a.m.

400 Moores Lane. Building. Good Will of New Castle, Minquadale and Wilmington Manor fire companies. 9:17 a.m. 126 Wortham Lane.

House. Christiana and Volunteer Hose of Middletown fire companies. 9:56 a.m. 1-95 by the stadium. Accident.

Five Points and Minquadale companies and county Emergency Medical Services. 10:20 a.m. 4550 Linden Hill Road. Investigation. Mill Creek Fire Company.

11:11 a.m. 1601 Concord Pike. Accident. Talleyville and Claymont fire companies. 11:34 a.m.

Philadelphia Pike at Wiltshire. Accident. Claymont Fire Company. 1:29 p.m. Jill Court.

Building. Claymont, Talleyville and Brandywine Hundred fire companies and county Emergency Medical Services. 1:37 p.m. 431 Vanier Drive. House.

Aetna Hose Hook Ladder of Newark and Christiana fire companies. 2:41 p.m. 3204 Kirkwood Highway. Building. Cranston Heights and Elsmere fire companies.

2:52 p.m.- -11 Independence Way. Investigation. Aetna Hose Hook Ladder Company of Newark. 2:55 p.m. 1901 S.

College Ave. Accident. Christiana Fire Company and county Emergency Medical Services. 3:33 p.m. 2515 U.S.

40. Accident. Aetna Hose Hook Ladder Company of Newark and county Emergency Medical Services. 4:27 p.m. 12 Briars Lane.

Investigation. Talleyville Fire Company. 5:05 p.m. 1800 Concord Pike. Accident.

Talleyville fire companies. 5:27 p.m. 1-95 southbound at sandbox. Accident. Minquas Fire Company of Newport and county Emergency Medical Services.

5:37 p.m. 313 Wyoming Road. Investigation. Aetna Hose Hook Ladder Company of Newark. 5:50 p.m.

701 Ogletown Road. Building. Aetna Hose Hook Ladder Company of Newark. 5:51 p.m. 130 Salem Church Road.

Accident. Christiana Fire Company. 6:28 p.m. 2811 Oakland Drive. House.

Cranston Heights and Mill Creek fire companies. 6:31 1400 Red Lion Road. Building. Delaware City, Christiana and Wilmington Manor fire companies. 6:57 p.m.

75 Mercer Drive. House. Aetna Hose Hook Ladder Company of Newark. their 20s, 30s and 40s, by allowing younger people to divert more and more money over a period of years from Social Security contributions into other retirement investments. Clatworthy has said he would look at models of other public retirement privatization, such as an initiative in Chile.

wouldn't even consider Chile," replied Sen. Joseph R. Biden Clatworthy's Democratic opponent. Biden criticized the Chilean approach because it raised employee contributions to their retirement fund from 7 percent to 10 percent of their salaries and removed the requirement that employers contribute to the fund. Although Biden contended the "Social Security system is solvent through the year 2029," neither candidate disputes that changes are needed.

Eventually there won't be enough workers left to support the retirement of the Baby Boom generation. Biden offered several possibilities, including dropping 1 percentage point off the inflation rate used to calculate Social Security retirement increases. That would make the solvent for 75 years, he said. Just increasing the retirement age from 67 to 68 later in the next century would save billions, Biden added. While there are years before Social Security faces financial problems, Medicare is probably solvent only through the year 2001, according to a report from The Medicare Trust Fund Trustees.

Biden wants to go after fraud in the Medicare system to improve its solvency in the next 10 years. "There is no need to affect benefits one penny," he said. But Clatworthy argued that Medicare recipients "need as many choices as possible," and should be able to select from insurance choices programs similar to the range to federal employees. "Competition drives down prices," Clatworthy said. Cecil County, Md.

Oct. 24: 7:26 a.m. 1447 W. Pulaski Highway. Building.

Singerly of Elkton and North East fire companies. 10:46 a.m. 1385 Blue Ball Road. Accident. Singerly Fire Company of Elkton and Medic II.

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