Battle Creek Enquirer from Battle Creek, Michigan • Page 11

LOCALSTATE FRIDAY, SEPT. 13, 1985 BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER 3B Obituaries ll lb rife Reynolds dies; ex-Dare exec JM I SMMMi Gwendolyn Charles Baker Connors Daniel Hosken David Huibregtse Karen Kathryn VanNortwick White 8 area students are Merit semif inalists Stars. He was a member of St. Philip Catholic Clurch. Surviving are his wife, the former Harriet M.

Dunn; a stepson, Robert D. Lichty of Warren; a stepdaughter, Phyllis Carew of Aberdeen, five stepgrandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; and a sister, Helen Andersen of Santa Rosa, Calif. Services will be held at 1 1 a.m. Saturday in St. Philip Catholic Church.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Arrangements are by the Shaw Funeral Home. Linda M. Ward Linda M. (Lee) Ward, 29, of 163 Webber was stricken at home Thursday and pronounced dead on arrival at Community Hospital.

She had given birth to a son Sept. 3 in the hospital. She was born in Battle Creek, was a 1973 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and attended Kellogg Community College where she was an accounting major. She first was employed by the American Fire Pump Co. until the firm ceased operations in Battle Creek, and for the past five years was employed as secretarybookkeeper by Foote, lies Lloyd, certified public accountants.

She enjoyed sewing and camping. She is survived by her husband, Larry N. Ward; sons Benjamin L. and Timothy J. Ward, at home; her parents, Richard and Elnora Lee of 227 Oak a sister, Karen K.

Rheha of 142 E. Prudence Lane; a maternal grandfather, Ivan Peck of Battle Creek; and paternal grandpar Scott Evans Michael Cuccaro VanNortwick is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren VanNortwick Jr. of 22 Montford St.

She is a member of National Honor Society, has participated in talented-and-gifted student programs, Operation Bent-ley and Model United Nations, was a sophomore debater and a member of the BCCHS Quiz Bowl Team. White is the daughter of Marilyn White of 88 Latta St. She was a sophomore debater, has particpated in varsity volleyball and softball and is a part-time employee at Burger King on North Avenue. Evans is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Stephen Evans of 545 Main Ceresco. He has participated in gift-ed-and-talented student programs, French Club, HCHS computer teams, soccer and attended a summer science seminar at Case Western Reserve. Cuccaro is the son of Col. and Mrs. Joseph Cuccaro of 278 Beach-field Drive.

He is president of the LHS Student Senate, has been co-captain two years of the varsity swimmimg team, participated on the faces charges must decide if there is enough evi dence to warrant a trial on the Canadian charges of attempted murder, theft and illegal use of a weapon stemming from a bungled shoplifting incident July 6 from a department store in downtown Calgary. Ng, a 24-year-old former U.S. Marine, has been charged with murder in the deaths of two women believed to have been killed at the Calaveras County, mountain cabin of Leonard Lake. Une oi tne women is Baker of 5904 N. 31st Richland, and Theresa Baker of Houston, Texas.

She is a member of the National Honor Society and has been a member of the Bio-JETS, French club, fo-rensics team, Science Olympics team, 1985 Wolverine Conference champion quiz bool team and was a finalist in the poetry division of the 1984 National Youth Writing Competition. She has participated in track, cross-country, volleyball, soft-ball, symphonic band, the Women in Engineering program at Michigan Technological Unviersity, the Sum- mer Institute for the Arts and Sciences at Northern Michigan Unviersity and was a volunteer in the March of Dimes Bread Lift. She is imployed at the Park Theatre in Augusta. Connors is the son of Robert and Mary Connors of 1457 W. Gull Lake Drive, Richland.

He has particiapt-ed in cross-country, varsity track, ski club, French club, varsity club, Bio-JETS and the modern art club. He has interests in sailing, running, skiing and plays the guitar. Setting It Straight Robert Byrens plays viola with the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra and on occasion has acted as principal violist. Because of incorrect information, an item in Wednesday's paper indicated that he was princi-. pal violist with the group.

science and Spanish quiz bowl teams and is a student representative on the committee revising academic eligibility requirements for athlets. Huibregtse is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Huibregtse of 867 Sylvan Drive. He is a member of the National Honor Society, has participated in programs for gifted-and-tal-ented students, has been a member of the PHS basketball and golf teams, is treasurer of the Battle Creek Christian Reformed Church youth group and is a part-time employee at Noble's Pennfield Hardware.

Hosken is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hosken of 10480 East OP Scotts. He is a part-time student at Western Michigan University as well as at Climax-Scotts High School. He has participated in football, band, choir, Leadership Forum and Sing-Out Kalamazoo and attended WMU's summer music seminar and a science and engineering seminar at the U.S.

Naval Academy. Baker is the daugther of Kenneth at hearing Brenda O'Connor, a former Cold- water, resident who has been missing along with her daughter since mid-May. The body of her fiance, Lonnie Bond, was found in a shallow grave near the Lake cabin in mid-July. Bond and O'Connor lived next door to the Lake cabin. Sharon O'Connor, Brenda's mother, said today she hasn't heard anything new about her daughter's fate.

Assistant City Editor Denis Wolcott contributed to the story. Eight area high school students are among 15,000 in the nation who have been named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are: Karen VanNortwick and Kathryn White, Battle Creek Central High School; Scott Evans, Harper Creek High School; Michael Cuccaro, Lakeview High School; David Huibregtse, Pennfield High School; Daniel Hosken, Climax-Scotts High School; Gwendolyn Baker and Charles Connors, Gull Lake High School. National Merit finalists are eligible for $2,000 National Merit scholarships, corporate-sponsored scholarships of $500 to $4,000 and college-sponsored scholarships of $250 to $2,000. To advance to the finals, the students must take another scholastic aptitude test and submit more information about school and community activities, personal interests and goals.

Here is some background on the semifinalists: Ng testifies, The Associated Press Charles Ng, charged with two slayings in a string of grisly torture murders in California, appeared in court in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday for a preliminary hearing on charges arising from his capture in Canada. Because one prosecution witness was unavailable Thursday, lawyers for both sides said they expected to complete the hearing at another session on Nov. 5. At that time, Judge Hubert Oliver rv.i iiiai i.iii.iv-', i James J. Reynolds, 70, of 55 SVoodward a retired industrial Executive, died Wednesday in Community Hosptial, where he had been a patient 10 days.

He was bora in Chicago, 111., and formerly was employed there by the Montgomery Ward Co. He moved to Battle Creek in 1946 and was treasurer of Dare Products Inc. until 1977, when he retired. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving as a bomb sight specialist in the Philippines, and received three Bronze Dr. Ralph Stocker Dr.

Ralph R. Stocker, 51, of Santa Ana, and formerly of Battle Creek, died Sept. 4 in his home. He was bora in Illinois, was raised in Battle Creek and graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1951. He was an honors graduate of Western Michigan College, and graduated in 1958 from the University of Michigan dental school.

He was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy, and served two years assigned to the U.S.S. Yorktown. In 1961 he moved to Santa Ana, where he established his dental practice. He helped found the Santa Ana chapter of the Cosmopolitan Club and was the club's international president in 1975.

He also was an active member of the First Congregational Church in Santa Ana and was an avid ham radio operator. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Stocker, daughters Joanna Hollings-worth of Yorba Linda, and Nancy and Terry Stocker, both of Villa Park, stepdaughters Karen and Pamela Vidier, both of Corona del Mar, his father, Oscar Stocker of Battle Creek; and sisters Marguerite Eagles of Battle Creek and Heidi Stocker of Sunnyvale, Calif. Services were in the First Congregational Church in Santa Ana. Memorial donations may be made to the parsonage fund at the church. Beatrice M.

Wendel DELTON Beatrice M. (Baum) Wendel, 74, of Delton, died Saturday in the home of her sister-in-law, Frances Openo of Central Lake. She was born in Hastings, resided there many years and formerly was employed by the Hastings Manufacturing Co. She later moved to Belle- 1 fue and then was employed by mart in Battle Creek. After retirement she and her husband moved to Delton.

She is survived by her husband of 5 years. Donald E. Wendel; a son, John Wendel of Cedar Springs; daughters Betty Cooper of Kent City and Joanne Phairas of Coldwater, 1 6 grandchildren; and 23 greatgrandchildren. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Red Pine Bible Church in Kent City.

Programs, classes on toys slated at Meyer's Toy World ents, Earl and Grace Conners of 802 E. Michigan Ave. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to the Michigan Heart Association. Olive K. Carman COLDWATER Olive K. Carman, 71, of the Englewood Apartments, was found dead Thursday in her home. Arrangements are pending in Putnam's of Tekonsha.

Lena M. Goodrich MARSHALL Lena M. Goodrich, 92, of 13043 Drive died today in Leila Hospital in Battle Creek, where she was admitted Thursday. Arrangements are pending at the Craig K. Kempf Funeral Home.

Wayne F. Bradfield Wayne F. Bradfield, 66, of 31 E. Kingman died Thursday in Lakeview General Hospital. Arrangements are pending in the Far-ley-Estes Funeral Home.

Gladys F. Ruble Gladys F. Ruble, 8 7, a former Battle Creek resident, died today in the Vista Grande Villa in Jackson. Arrangements are pending in the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home.

tend all four by paying $10. On Thursday, Beckley will present a class and displays focusing on Madame Alexander Dolls. On Monday, Sept. 23, Rosemary Davidson, who collects and repairs teddv bears, will present a free pro gram on teddy bears. In addition to answering questions about bears, she will do minor repairs on teddy bears.

Beckley will present a program on Effanbee dolls on Tuesday, Sept. 24, anH on dolls bv Mattel. Voeue. Ideal and Babyland General (Cabbage Patch Kids) on Thursday. Sept.

26. Because space is limited, people are being advised to preregister for the sessions by calling 963-2os. Fire of armed robbery male were filled mostly with pennies. Police iwi avom. Area auto dealers find tires slashed DELTON Sixty slashed tires and four broken windows were found Thursday at two Delton auto dealerships.

cto nntirf iH the windows were emachpH and 30 tires slashed at Smith Doster Inc. and 30 tires were slashed at Dewey's Car raiace. The cost of the damage has not been calculated, but an olticer saia wu be in the thousands ot aouars. The case is under investigation by both the state police and the Barry County Sheriffs Department For the next two weeks, Meyer's Toy World will present a series of one-night programs and classes focusing on various aspects of toys and toy collecting. The series will open Monday with a program on toy trains by Mike Schmitzer, president of the Battle Creek Model Railroad Club.

There will be no charge to attend. On Tuesday, Diane Beckley, founding president of the Battle Creek Area Doll Club and Meyer's manager and doll buyer, will open a four-part series on dolls with a class on doll collecting. There is a $3 charge for anyone ol the doll classes, or a person may at Police and corvice station taraet 7 mm? rT 77n7 NCVV IV IMUE III tj2reJ -vA III Tabloid Size. A 1 Features will include the ffZX Ikij 1 New network shows, cable ijs LS II I offerings, at-a-giance tv i 11 lG Wv program listings, plus the fjU sjgjA xS5- Bl rAtriilnr fpatnrpc that have LS" AVV1 4 I Two men one of them armed with a rifle, escaped with an undetermined about of cash after entering the Clark Oil Co. gas station at 328 S.W.

Capital Ave around 8:30 p.m. Thursday and ordering an attendant to empty the cash drawer into a paper nag. fi. man stabbed in arm durinq argument maS the TV magazine the jv information source you JfS MKk y. rW tumtoforTWiewing.

Mm f1 ISI I A 2 1 -year-old Battle Creek man was treated at Community Hospital early today for a knife wound to the arm. John Thurman, 17 E. Alden told police he was arguing with a man in a parking lot on East Michigan Avenue when the man cut mm. uiamoH ahnnt fair a mils of dimes i' Battle QjreeK IVICI lHO! I WW 1VW giving merchants rolls of dimes that are warning mercnauia iu ucn tBirths BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY Bradley and Sarah Simmons, 181 Hunter a son Sept. 12.

I Dale and Diana Coffman, 240 N. a daughter Sept. 12. -Danny and Viola Gipson, 133 Summerset, a son Sept. 12.

'r ALBION COMMUNITY Mark Grab and Patricia Tucker, 105 S. Berrien Albion, a son Sept. 11. HAYES-GREEN-BEACH CHARLOTTE -Gerald and Marilyn Gilding, Charlotte, a son Sept. 12.

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