Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 8

'I'w'san Lansing State Journal TuesdayApril 29, 1 986 2B Digest lottery Corrections Monday's daily numbart 545 Monday's Daily-4 9021 Frandor to host Lung Awareness Day The third annual Lung Awareness Day will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Frandor Shopping Center. The purpose is to increase public awareness of the respiratory system and its vital function. Physicians and other health care professionals will speak at the event, sponsored by the Michigan Society of Respiratory Therapy's pulmonary rehabilitation committee and the American Lung Association.

'LCC video magazine to debut new video magazine program featuring Lansing Community College people and programs makes its debut on cable television this week. "Inside LCC will be broadcast on LCC cable Opportunities fortlispanic students John Ray Castillo, director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, will be the featured speaker during an open house for Hispanic high school students at Lansing Community College Mon- open house is designed to make Hispanic stu- afykaware of the opportunities in higher education at LCC and provide information that will help them prS2are enrolling in college. The program, which is being coordinated with the Lansing Public Schools, will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. more information call Rogelio Alfaro at 483- 1207.

f. 1 LCC International Night slated Lansing Community College's International Night, an evening featuring an international buffet and entertainment, is scheduled for May 30. The program will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner in we Arts and Sciences cafeteria. Entertainment will follow in Dart Auditorium.

Tickets are $6.50 for adults and $3.50 for children. fLmore "formation call Satnam Bhugra at 483-1136 or 483-1126. Compiled from staff and Associated Press reports. A story in Saturday's editions incorrectly reported, because of inaccurate' informa--tion supplied by Lansing police, the name of an armed robbery victim in an apartment at 3933 Hartford St. The victim was Lori A.

Horn.t- fj i -B Sunday's Perspective Section included some incorrect property tax and sales tax figures. The state returns more than $580 million a year to taxpayers through the homestead credit program, rather than $700,000, as stated in a story on home buying. In addition, a 1-cent increase in the state sales tax will generate about $600 millionrather than the $600,000 as reported in an article on the property tax load, or about $500 million if utility bills were exempted. The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a man arrested for allegedly throwing his 18-month-old baby out a window. The correct name is Fred Purcell.

ductible membership -payment entitles donors to newsletters with progress For more information, contact Vivian Van Norwick, project director, at 288-31 13. Free hearing tests offered Free hearing tests by certified audiologists will be offered to anyone 34 years and older every Saturday in May at local Meijer stores. The May 3 testing will be done from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a mobile test unit at the Okemos Meijer near the west entrance.

Five Michigan State University hockey players Mike Donnelly, Bob Essensa, Don McSween, Mitch Messier and Kevin Miller will be on hand. The testing, offered by the Michigan Association for Better Hearing, also will be offered May 10 at the South Pennsylvania Avenue Meijer; May 17 at the Lake Lansing Road Meijer; and May 24 at the West Saginaw Meijer. Channel 33 in Lansing and on cable Channel 21 in East Lansing at 7:30 pjn. Wednesday and at 7 p.m. Friday.

Durand depot restoration in works Durand Union Station Inc. has begun a project to restore the depot and establish the State Railroad History Museum and Information Center. A tax-de- 7 MSU students win fellowships Suit Authority From 1B From 1B 10 with senior citizen programs each week. The board also agreed to terminate their contract with Frank Stover for assessing. Stover was hired last fall after the death of Thomas Woodruff.

Mann said Joy Koutsoubos, secretary to trie-assessor's office, has passed the Level I assessor's test and will soon take the Level II1 test Until she can take Mann said, outside assessors will be called as necessary. Churchill Fellowship to study at Cambridge University in England. Other MSU winners are: Stanley Heckman, a physics major from Beaumont, Texas; Estelle Hrabak, a botany and plant pathology major from McKees Rocks, David Lawson, a biochemistry graduate from Toledo, Ohio; Andrew Nicholson, a geochemistry major from Lubbock, Texas; Mary Russell, a microbiology major from Thousand Oaks, and David Shao, a The DNR dug in the pit on March 27 and found no additional illegal material, according to a letter to Mann from Mark Stephens of the DNR's groundwater quality division. Stephens also suggested the pit be allowed to operate and that monitoring wells Deinstalled. At the April 14 meeting Snyder appeared with other residents and additional trash and the board revoked the permit Also Monday, the board hired William Baumgardner, 26, of Lansing, to replace Jean Cook as parks director.

Baumgardner is a senior working on a bachelor's degree in religious education at Great Lakes Bible College in Lansing. He will earn $6.25 an hour for working 20 hours in parks and Lansing State Journal Seven Michigan State University students, including Rebecca Ellis Dutch of Okemos, have won coveted National Science Foundation Fellowships. The fellowships provide tuition plus annual stipends of $11,100 for winners to pursue graduate study in science and engineering subjects at universities of their choice. Dutch, a senior majoring in biochemistry, also recently won a make it or break it" McKane last week withdrew the name of William Boettcher of East Lansing, secretary-treasurer of Liebermann's gift store, from consideration for the appointment to make room for a person from Delta Township. Dines was recommended for the position by Joseph Drolett, supervisor of Delta Township.

mathematics major from Kirks-ville, Mo. Deaths and Funerals Obituaries derson, Pastor of Columbia Road Baptist Church officiating v- Benjamin R. Leyrer, educator Interment in Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason! Casket bearers will be members of the V.F.W. Jean R. Anderson Post 7309 of Ma Robert L.

Murphy in 1977. Religious services will be conduted by Rev. Fr. Albert Hornberger of St Casimir Catholic Church at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel with interment in St Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

Funeral Home visitation will begin at 12 Noon Tuesdy and the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. son. Friends may call at the Chapel, 9 to 9 on Marie, and Christa; brothers, Sherwood Bennett of Richmond, MI, her twin brother, Harold Bennett and Howard Bennett both of Lansing. A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday at 12 Noon at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 955 Alton East Lansing.

There will be no visitation at the Funeral Home. For those wishing, contributions may be made to the American Cancer The family is being served by the Gorsiine-Runciman Lansing Chapel. Tuesday and until ser vice time on Wednes day. Lansing State Journal Benjamin R. Leyrer, principal at Everett High School for 19 years before retiring in 1970, died Monday.

Leyrer, of 1622 Lindbergh Drive, was a native of Lansing and had long been active in edu- cational and community affairs. Following his retirement, Leyrer worked part time as a field secretary for the Michigan Association of Secondary School-Principals, an organization of which he was also a past presi-, dent The association honored Leyrer for distinguished service in 1980. He was a 1934 graduate of Alma College and two years later joined the staff at Eastern High School as a teacher. Funerals He served as a lieutenant and a naval pilot navigation instructor in the U.S. Navy during World WarlL Leyrer became known to hundreds of Lansing youth in the late '30s and early '40s as "Benny," while working as a counselor and later director at the YMCA's Mystic Lake Camp.

He was appointed assistant business manager for the Lansing School District in 1946 and the following year became assistant principal at Eastern. He assumed the principalship at Everett in 1951 and received his master's degree from Michi-, gan State University in 1953. Services are being arranged by the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing ChapeL ton Lake Lions Club. He is survived by his wife, Gladys with whom he would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, June 6, 1986; 1 daughter, Mrs. Partrick (Cherie).

Buron of Traverse City; 2 sons, Russell Jenkins of Lansing and Richard Jenkins of Arizona; 6 grandchildren, Tammy Sigman, Rickey Jenkins, Carrie Roebuck, Renee, Heather and Michelle Buron; 2 great grandchildren, Jason Sigman and Cassandra Roebuck; 3 sisters, Virginia Naomi Roberts and Zora Denda, all of Lansing; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 1:00 p.m. at the Gorsiine-Runciman Lansing Chapel with the Rev. James A. Schalkhauser, Pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church officiating.

Interment will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. BALLARD, GARRY W. Lansing BOND, LUCILE Lansing Religious services will be held at; 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel with Louis Bonofiglo, Lansing grocer interment in Evergreen Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Donald Caskey, Michael Caskey, Allan Sandusky, Thomas Eckert, Lee Krispin, and Steven Krispin. The family will receive 'friends at the Funeral Home from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. MEREDITH, GLENDORA (HITE) 1811 N.

Hagadorn East Lansing Age 62, died April 28, 1986 in Lansing General Hospital. Born October 11, 1923 in Shiawassee County, MI, the child of Willie and Nellie (Willoughby) Hite, Mrs. Meredith attended the Owosso Public Schools, and lived in the Perry and Lansing areas all of her life. She was married to Harold Meredith. She attended Community Bible Church of Shaftsburg and was a waitress and homemaker.

Surviving are 1 son, Garry Bakos of Holt; 1 stepson, Harold R. Meredith of Lansing; 1 stepdaughter, Mrs. Harold (Judy) Pittman of Mason; 8 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; and 1 brother, Foster Hite of Morrice. Funeral services will be held at Nelson-House Funeral Home, LaRowe Chapel, Perry, Thursday 11 a.m. Mrs.

Meredith will lie-in-state Tuesday 3-9 p.m. and Wednesday, 9-9 p.m. Burial will be in Oak Plains Cemetery, Shaftsburg. The family suggests donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Age 41, went to be with the Lord, April 26, 1986.

He was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and had been a lifelong resident of Lansing. He was employed with Oldsmobile as a Press Operator. Mr. Ballard was preceded in death by his brother, Tim. He is survived by his wife, Candy; 3 daughters, Cheryl Lynn, Kimberly Ann, Michelle Renae; 1 brother, Richard of Montague; mother and father, Charles and Betty Ballard of Lansing; mother and father-in-law, Roger and Mary Ann Vandervort of California; special cousin, Ray Holt of Riverdale; many relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with Rev. Roger Straub officiating The family will receive their friends Tuesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Tiffany Funeral Home. said on the occasion of his retirement, "This is a wonderful country of opportunity and I love it "Don't say much about me," he told a reporter at the time.

"Just say something nice about my customers. Write something nice about how much I have loved them for the 32 years I have been in business in Lansing." Survivors include Bonofiglo's wife. Rose; a son, Eugene of Grand Rapids; a daughter, Madeline Hicks of Lansing; and six grandchildren. Services Will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at SL Casimir Catholic Church.

Arrangements arejy the Palmer-Bush Funeral Home. Lansing State Journal Louis Bonofiglo. former owner of Bonofiglo Grocery, died Monday. He was 83. Bonofiglo was born in SL Ip-plitto, Italy, and came to the United States in 1919.

He was in business with an uncle in Muskegon until moving to Lansing 1937. He operated grocery stores in downtown Lansing and on Sheridan and Johnson streets before opening a store at 2708 S. Logan. He sold the store and retired in -1969 after 18 years at the location. A modest man who retained his thick' Italian accent, Bonofiglo BONOFIGLO, LOUIS Lansiag Age 83, died Monday, April 28, 1986 at a local hospital.

Mr. Bonofiglo was born in SL Ipplitto, Italy and lived in Lansing since 1937. He was a member of SL Casimir Catholic Church, the Italian American Club, the Waverly 39'rs, and was former owner of Bonofiglo Delicatessen. Surviving are his Rose; 1 son, Eugene and his wife, Barbara of Grand Rapids; 1 daughter, Mrs. Stephen (Madeline) Hicks of Lansing; 6 grandchildren, Robert and his wife, Joan Bonofiglo, Craig Bonofiglo and William Bonofiglo, all of Grand Rapids, Steve Hicks, Jeffrey Hicks, Joseph Hicks, all of Lansing; 1 sister, Rosina Spagnu-olo of Toronto, Canada; 1 sister-in-law; and 1 brother-in-law; several nieces and nephews also survive.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Theresa Spagnuolo of Muskegon. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, 11:00 a.m. at St. Casimir Catholic Church with Rev. Fr.

Albert Hornberger as the Celebrant Interment will follow at SL Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive their friends Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Palmer-Bush Funeral Home, where the Rosary will be prayed Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Msgr. Ma-cEachin Scholarship Fund or to the Michigan Kidney Foundation in memory of Mr.

MORRIS, JERRYS. 1347 Glenrose Age 53, died April 27, 1986. Born June 26, 1932 in Missouri, Mr. Morris had been a resident of Lansing since 1955, and was employed with the Lansing School District. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving with the U.S.

Army. He is survived by his wife, 1 Gloria 4 daughters, Mrs. Valerie Cobb of Iowa, Mrs. Michael (Linda) Gabriel of Washington, Mrs. Richard (Pamela) Jones and Mrs.

William (Jera) both of Lansing; 3 grandchildren; mother, Mrs. Lu-cile Morris of Lansing; 5 brothers, Pete, Ralph, Quinn, Larry, and Bob Morris; 1 sister, Mrs. Evelyn Forist; also several nieces and nephews and great nieces and great Funeral services will be held Thursday, 2:30 p.m. at the Gorsiine-Runciman Lansing Chapel with Elder John L. Robison of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Interment will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Tuesday; 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m For those wishing, contributions may be made to Mrs. Morris. HOESMAN, DR.

JONATHAN R. 2CllWyckham Religious services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Central United Methodist Church, with interment in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Richard Bates, Phillip Kurth, Martin Sherman, Richard Roush, John and Jack Walker. The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 7-9 p.m.

Tuesday. Dr. Hoesman will then be taken to Church on Wednesday to Lie-in-State from 12 Noon until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to Central United Methodist Church Music Dept in memory of' Dr. Jonathan R.

Hoesman. WALKER, VENAE. East Lansing Age 80, died April 27, 1986. Born November 4, 1905 in Sickles, ML Mrs. Walker was a graduate of Lansing Central High School and Acme Business College.

She was a member of Peoples Church. Mr. and Mrs. Walker were former members of Walnut Hills Country Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nolan Walker (1983).

Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Mar-jorie and William Eck-hart of Haslett; 2 granddaughters, Mrs. Leo (Sheryl) Durfey of Florida and Mrs. Sharon Getzen of Holt; 3 great granddaughters; 2 great grandsons. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. at the Gorsiine-Runciman East Chapel, East Lansing with the Rev.

Mary A. Hansen, Associate Pastor of Peoples Church officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Active casket bearers will be Leo Durfey, Thomas Jury, Gary Walker, Harry Eck-hart. Burton Bussard, and William Sapila.

Honorary casket bearers will be Philip May, James Chapman, Charles Phillips, and Robert Hill. The family will receive friends at the 'Funeral Home Tuesday. 2-4 and 7-9 p.m Friends desiring may make contributions to the American Heart Association or to the American Lung As-, sociation. BALLARD, GARRY 41, of Lansing, Oldsmobile press operator, died Saturday. Services 1 p.m.

Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Arrangements by Tiffany Funeral Home. BRANCH, THREASA J. (MURPHY), 87. of Mason, died Sunday.

Services 1 1:30 ajn. Wednesday at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. CARN, ARTHUR 57, of Arlington. Texas, formerly of Lansing and East Lansing, died April 22. Services were held.

DAVIS, BRUCE 19. of Sumner, died Monday. Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Schnepp Funeral Home, Crystal. FURNEY, ETHEL 87, of Lansing, died Monday.

Arrangments by Estes-Leadley Holt Chapel. HASKINS, GERALD 63. of Lake Odessa, died Sunday. Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa.

JENKINS, T.M. (TOM)' 73 of 201 w- Jolly Road. Oldsmobile employee, died Monday. Services 1 pan. Thursday at Gorsiine-Runciman Lansing ChapeL MAGGARD, ISHMALE, 60.

of 710 Forest Charlotte, died Monday. Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte. MEREDITH, GLENDORA (HITE), 62. of 1801 N. Hagadorn, East Lansing, waitress, died Monday.

Services 11 a.m. Thursday at LaRowe Chapel, Perry. MORRIS, JERRY 53, of 1347 Glenrose, Lansing School District employee, died Sunday. Services 2:30 p.m Thursday at Gorsiine-Runciman Lansing Chapel. ROVYE, HARLAN, 66.

of 3100 Holiday Drive, died Friday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Gorsiine-Runciman Lansing ChapeL SAELENS, MARIA 91, of Eaton Rapids, formerly of Mason, died Sunday. Services 1 p.m Wednesday at Ball-Dunn Chapel, Mason.

SHORT, ALICE MAE, 78. of Okemos, died Monday. Memorial services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ingham County Medical Care Facility, Okemos. Arrangements by Gorsiine-Runciman East ChapeL TEMPUN, PEARL 96.

of Mineral Ridge. Ohio, retired beautician, died Friday. Memorial services today at Fairmont Memorial Park. Alliance, Ohio. Arrangements by Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard, Ohio.

WALKER, VENA 80, of East Lansing, died Sunday. Services 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Gorsiine-Runciman East ChapeL WOODLEY, HELEN ELIZABETH, 78. of Haslett, former SL Thomas, Aquinas Catholic Church employee, died Monday. Memorial services noon Saturday at SL Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, East Lansing.

Arrangements by Gorsiine-Runciman Lansing Chapel. SAELENS, MARIA L. Eaton Rapids Formerly of Mason Age 91, died April 27, 1986 in Charlotte. She was born October 24, 1894 in Rousselaire, Belgium and had lived in Mason most of her life. Mrs.

Saelens was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mason, Blue Star Mothers and was active in Red Cross work. Surviving are her daughter. Bertha Burley of Eaton Rapids; son, LeRoy Saelens of Mason; 4 sisters, Jeanette Alverson, Margaret Austin, and Madeline Snow of Eaton Rapids and Elsie Peek of Big Rapids; 2 brothers, Oscar VanSteeland of Grandville and Amos VanSteeland of ML Dora, FL; 3 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the' Ball-Dunn Chapel, Gorsiine-Runciman Company, Mason with the Rev.

Philip G. An- JENKINS, TM. (TOM) WOODLEY, HELEN ELIZABETH Haslett Age 78, died April 28, 1986. Born June 20, 1907, Mrs. Woodley had graduated from Lansing St Marys in 1925 and had lived and worked in Lansing all of her life.

She was employed with Gibbons Plumbing and Heating from 1926-1932, with the State of Michigan in Lansing from 1933-1942 and with St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church from 1955-1972, where she had been an active member since 1955. She had also participated in St Catherines Guild and Capitol Grange Sing-a-Long. She was preceded in death by her father. Sherwood S.

Bennett and mother, Lizzie Bennett Mrs. Woodley is survived by her son, James Wood-ley of Milwaukee, WI; grandchildren, Britt-ney, Catherine, Lynda 201 W. Jolly Rd. Age 73. died April 28, 1986.

Born December 15. 1912 In Williamston, BRANCH, THREASA J. (MURPHY) Mason Passed away on April 27, 1986. She was born in Battle Creek on January 16, 1899. She was a member of the Women of the Moose.

Surviving are son, Michael J. Murphy of Farmington Hills; 3 daughters, Jeanne Fedorinchlk of Travese City, Mrs. Martin P. (Eileen) Mclnerney of Detroit, Mrs. J.G.

(Marilyn) Gehrholz of 14 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Cos-tello in 1959 and a son, Mr. Jenkins had been employed with Olds-- SLIPKOSKL RUSSELL Lansing Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. at the Gorsiine-Runciman Lansing Chapel with the Rev. Thomas H.

Bayes, Pastor of Judson Memorial Baptist Church offfici-ating. Interment will be held in Chapel HiU Memorial Gardens. Casket bearers for Mr. Slip-' koskl will be his nephews. The family will receive" their friends -Tuesday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

mobile for 39 years. He was a iiicmoer or uie National Guard for 20 years, past President of the Lansing Lions Club, past member of Lan sing, Houghton Lake and Traverse City Fraternal Order of Eagles and a former member of the Hough For Paid Obituary Notices, Call 377-1 104 i.