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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Thursday, April 8, 1993 MC8 Obituaries WILLOW GROVE DAY CAMP Edna Wenk, 67; leader in cultural, charitable causes in city, Abington For First Year Campers SUNDAY, APRIL 25th-1 PM to 4 PM FUN JsA gr Established in 1 955, Willow Grove Day Camp offers the most complete instructional and recrentional program in day camping. ACCREDITED otn IP CAMP American Camping Association 41 1 Jj, 1 'J I fj FREE FELDCREST SHEET SET With purchase of select KitchenAid automatic washers receive set of Fieldcrest Cannon sheets including fitted sheet, top sheet, two pillowcases, TriDura' porcelain basket Galvanneal steel cabinet with 5-year warranty tff KsJ I IV v. I By Herb Drill INQl'IKKH C'ORRKSl'ONDKNT Edna Louise Noll Wenk, 67, formerly of Meadowbrook, a volunteer for cultural and medical institutions, died March 30 at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Mrs. Wenk was born in Teaneck, N.J., but lived most of her young life in Greenwich, where she graduated from high school.

Later, she graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Mass. She had lived in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia in recent years. Prior to that, she lived in Scottsdale, San Francisco, and Meadowbrook. was married to Karl E. Wenk president of Ritter Financial Corp.

and then a vice president of the Provident National Bank until his retirement. Mfs. Wenk was a volunteer for Ab-ington Memorial Hcspital, where she had been publicity chairman of the June Fete in the early 1960s. She also served on the Gala Soiree Committee and had helped plan the hospital's annual ball since 1959. Since 1963, Mrs.

Wenk had been a volunteer for International House in Philadelphia and chaired the International House Ball in 1970. She was a member of the Gala Coordinating Committee and Women's Committee from 1969 through 1972. In 1972, she resigned to move to Arizona, where she and her husband lived for several years. A spokesperson for International House said a student fellowship would be named in her honor. During the 1970s, Mrs.

Wenk was a volunteer and helped with fund-raising efforts for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. For the academy, she served on the women's board and chaired the annual ball committee in 1987. Mrs. Wenk was a member of the Cosmopolitan Club in Philadelphia in the 1980s and served on its house and arts committees. She also was a volunteer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

She also had been treasurer of the Society Hill Civic Association and was an active member of the Huntingdon Valley Country Club for many years. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Wenk is survived by two daughters, Thyra W. Easley and Karla W. Kinney; four granddaughters, and a sister.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were completed by the Helweg Funeral Services in Police Blotter Unless otherwise attributed, the following reports are based on statements of local police. Abington An aggravated-assault charge was filed against Ralph Dade, 41, of the 1700 block of Prospect Avenue, Willow Grove, on March 30 after he was accused of striking a constable who had attempted to arrest him on a county warrant the previous day. The nature of the warrant was not disclosed. Police charged that Dade hit the constable with a flashlight and escaped through the bedroom window of his residence.

Dade was found by police the next day, hiding behind his living room couch. Dade also was charged with resisting arrest, escape and disorderly conduct. He was arraigned before District Justice Henry Liss and was taken to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility when he did not post $1,500 cash bail. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for 2 p.m. today before District Justice Joseph Dougherty.

Cash of unknown amount and a VCR valued at $300 were reported stolen from the register of the Sandwich Station, 904 Township Line between 8 p.m. March 30 and 7 a.m. the next day. Entry was gained through a rear window, police said, and the register was pried open with a screwdriver. A theft charge was filed against Westbery Chapman age 34 or 35, of the 6600 block of North 20th Street, Philadelphia, on March 31 after he was stopped by Philadelphia police at Hutchinson and Somerset Streets while driving a 1990 Nissan Stanza that had been reported stolen in Abington.

Abington police said that after Chapman was stopped for a traffic violation, it was discovered that the car had been reported stolen from the Citgo station at 845 Township Line Rd. between 9:15 and 10:15 a.m. March 31. It was valued at $10,000. Chapman was also charged with receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of an automobile.

He was arraigned before Liss and was taken to the county Correctional Facility when he did not post $5,000 cash bail. A preliminary hearing was scheduled this morning before Liss. A 1989 Pontiac Sunbird, valued at $8,000, was reported stolen from the 200 block of Glen Place between 11 p.m. March 31 and 12:40 a.m. the next day.

Ambler Charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver were filed against Ronald Archdeacon, 26, after police searched his apartment in the 100 block of Poplar Street about 7 p.m. Friday. Found in the apartment, police said, were 35 vials containing a substance suspected of being crack cocaine, more than 100 empty vials, and a number of small plastic bags of the type generally used for transporting cocaine. The search and arrest came after a month-long undercover investigation, police said. Archdeacon also was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was arraigned Saturday morning before District Justice Carrol Rosen-berger and was taken to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility when he did not post $3,000 cash bail. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for today, but was continued until results of laboratory tests on the substance were received. Conshohocken Charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver were filed against David Moore, 37, of the 700 block of Cherry Street, Norristown, after he was arrested at his residence Continued on next page Edna Louise Noll Wenk Madeleine C. Brice, taught Sunday school Madeleine Conley Brice, 91, of Ab-ington, who as a child accompanied her mother in early efforts to secure women's rights, died March 29 at Abington Memorial Hospital. Mrs.

Brice was born and educated in Wilmington. She went with her mother, Lillie Truman Conley, to rallies in support of Susan B. Anthony's fight for women's rights. She also accompanied her mother to Washington to picket in front of the White House. For the last 22 years, Mrs.

Brice had lived in Abington with the family of her nephew, Lesher P. Valentine. Before that, she had lived in Jenkintown and Wilmington. Mrs. Brice was a member of First Unitarian Church in Wilmington for more than 62 years and taught in the Sunday school there for many of those years.

She was proud of her perfect attendance at Sunday school during that time. Her husband of 55 years, Geprge M. Brice, died in 1970. Mrs. Brice is also survived by six grandnephews and grandnieces, and six great-grandnephews and great-grandnieces.

A memorial service was held last Thursday at the First Unitarian Church in Wilmington. Burial was private. Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Book Fund, First Unitarian Church, 730 Halstead Wilmington, Del. 19803. Arrangements were made by the Baron Rowland Funeral Home in John J.

Bizik 55, company president John J. Bizik 55, of Jenkintown, president of a wire-products company, died March 27 at Abington Memorial Hospital. Mr. Bizik was born in Philadelphia, but his family soon moved to Jenkintown. They also maintained a residence in West Virginia.

Mr. Bizik graduated from Staunton (Va.) Military Academy in 1956 and spent the next two years in the Marine Corps as a sergeant. For many years he was employed at his father's company, Bizik Wire Products Co. in Philadelphia, and in 1985 became the company's president. An amateur radio enthusiast, Mr.

Bizik enjoyed photography, classical music and working with computers. Mr. Bizik is survived by his mother, Sophie Jadick Bizik; three daughters, Rebecca J. Bailey, Elizabeth M. and Jessica a grandson, and a brother.

Services and burial were private. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements were made by the Baron Rowland Funeral Home in Abington. Violet C. Nagrant, 80, a resident of Ambler Violet Carter Nagrant, 80, of Ambler, a homemaker, died Saturday at North Penn Hospital in Hatfield Township.

Mrs. Nagrant was born and educated in Philadelphia and had lived in Ambler since 1956. Her husband of 51 years, Joseph Nagrant, died in 1989. Mrs. Nagrant is survived by two sons, David A.

and Robert two daughters, Nancy I. Pierson and Virginia E. Bruntrager; 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a sister. Services were held yesterday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Ambler. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Upper Dublin Township.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Box 50, Memphis, Tenn. 38101-9929. Arrangements were made by the Shaeff-Myers Funeral Home in Ambler. Edna F.

Gormly, 92, a retired secretary Edna F. Gormly, 92, of Rydal Park, a retired personal secretary, died Sunday at Rydal Park Medical Center. Miss Gormly was born and educated in Troy, N.Y., and lived much of her life in New York City. She had lived in Rydal Park for 12 years. Miss Gormly graduated from the Columbia University School of Business and for many years was a personal secretary at Dorr-Oliver Inc.

in New York and in Stamford, Conn. For about 10 years before her retire-mentshe was employed by the Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church in New York. She is survived by two cousins, Douglas Gormly and Josephine Hammond. A graveside service was held at 2:30 p.m. today at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.

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