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A12 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28.1994 VITAL STATISTICS KOKOMO TRIBUNE OBITUARIES Ralph S. Nelson Ralph S. Nelson, 58,1415 S. Elizabeth died at 9:20 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 26,1994, in Saint Joseph Hospital Health Center. He was born Aug. 13, 1936, in Koochkhing County, to Bert T. Nelson and June Mastin.

His father is deceased and his mother lives in Ben-fen Springs, Mich. On Nov. 19, 1960, in Kokomo he married Lorraine Farmer, who survives. He retired from the Air Force as master sergeant. He served in the Vietnam War 1968-1969.

He taught electronics at Indiana Vocational Technical College from 1985-1990 and was a driver for Overnight Express. He was a member of St. Jpdn of Arc Catholic Church, Vet- orans of Foreign Wars Post 1152 Heritage Foundation at Grissom Air Force Base. Also surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Steven and Melissa Nelson, Tony and Robin Nelson and Brian and Candra all of Greentown; two brothers 'and a sister-in-law, Paul and Shirley Nelson of Athens, 111., and Jack Nelson of Saint Paul, a half brother and spouse, F. Dean and Rose Mastin of Berrien Springs; a sister and brother-in- law, Maxine and Don Sjlen of Duluth, four half sisters and three spouses, Marie and William Raber, Elaine and Michael Luten and Linda Hoadley, all of Niles, and Sally and Robert Greathouse of Berrien Springs; and seven grandchildren, Andrew, Jessica, Matthew, Jamie, Jennefer, Breeanna and Amanda Nelson.

Preceding him in death were his stepfather, Fay Mastin; a son, Michael Darren Nelson; a half brother and a half sister. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Hasler-Pickett Funeral Home at Greentown. The Revs. David Hellmann and Rick Morris will officiate.

Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery at Greentown with military rites by VFW. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Eileen Wendling INDIANAPOLIS Eileen E. Wendling, 80, Indianapolis, died Monday, Dec.

26,1994. She retired from the transportation department at Fort Benjamin Harrison Finance Center. She was a member of Galveston First Baptist Church. Surviving are a sister, Helen Singer and two grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband, Robert Wendling; and a son, Charles Wendling.

Services were at 2:30 p.m. today in Anderson Cemetery. Shirley Brothers Funeral Home handled arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Galveston First Baptist Church. John W.

York FORT WAYNE, Ind. John W. York, 36, 1526 Tecumseh, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994, at the intersection of Dupont and DeBold roads here.

He was born Oct. 28, 1958, in Peru, to Shelton and Martha (Robinson) York. He was a mill wright at Laclede Steel in Fremont. He was a 1977 graduate of Oak Hill High School. Surviving are his parents of Amboy; a son, Spencer York of Fort Wayne; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Darrell and Susann York of Kokomo, Max E.

and Tina York of Donna, Texas, and Ronald and Kim York of Frankfort; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mar- lene Maywood of Clearwater, and Ruth York and Tommy Rojas of Fremont, and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Laird Funeral Home at Amboy. Ronald Shaner will officiate. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery at Amboy.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Timothy Coble LEWISVILLE, Texas Timothy Dane "Little Angel" Coble, 3, Lewisville, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 1994. He had fought an 18-month battle with brain cancer.

He was born April 30, 1991, in Dallas, to Steve and Beth Coble, who survive. Also surviving are a sister, Ashley Coble of Lewisville; two brothers, Blair and Collin Coble, both of Lewisville; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Stephenson of Shreveport, and Carl L.

Coble of Kokomo, and great-grandmother, Mrs. J.R. Coble of Kokomo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Valley View Christian Church in Farmers Branch.

Weidon Gilmore will officiate. Burial will be in Hilltop Memorial Park in Carrollton. Friends may call today at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Cancer fund, Make a Wish Foundation or Valley View Christian Church. Oscar Abney LAKELAND, Fla.

Oscar E. Abney, 81,5210 N. Road 33, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994, in Lakeland Regional Hospital.

He was formerly of Kokomo, Ind. Arrangements are pending at Ellers Mortuary Main Street Chapel in Kokomo. Rita Hopson PHOENIX, Ariz. Rita K. VanHorn Hopson, 49, 6520 W.

Granada, died at 4:25 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23,1994, in an auto accident at 75th and Glendale avenues here. Arrangements are pending at Stout Son Funeral Home at Russiaville, Ind. Thelma Sullivan Thelma M.

Sullivan, 86, 1933 S. Indiana died at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994, in Saint Joseph Hospital Health Center. Arrangements are pending at Fenn Shirley Mortuaries.

Violet Heinmiller Violet Heinmiller, 78, Kokomo R.R. 3, died at 7:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26,1994, in Saint Joseph Hospital Health Center. She was born Sept.

20, 1916, in Kokomo, to John and Bessie L. (Morris) Irick. March 1, 1941, she married Joseph W. Heinmiller, who died Feb. 28,1978.

She was a homemaker and member of Galveston United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, Joseph Lee Heinmiller of Spencer and Douglas K. Heinmiller of Fort Pierce, a grandson, Christopher Heinmiller of Spencer; brothers, Raymond Irick, Lloyd Irick and John Irick all of Kokomo, Maynard Brick of California and Floyd Irick of Louisiana; sisters, Dorothy Shivery and Lucille Collins, both of Kokomo; and special friends, Steve, Sue, Kim and Stephen Kitts, all of Galveston. A sister preceded her in death. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Friday in Murray Funeral Home Galve- ston Chapel. The Rev. Jonathan Gosser will officiate. Burial will be in Galveston Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church, American Cancer Society of a favorite charity. DEATHS Thomas W. Dye TIPTON, W. Dye, 70, 360 N.

Main died at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27,1994, in St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center at Lafayette. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Friday in Leatherman-Morris-Boyer Funeral Home. The Rev. Harvey Herring and Elder Robeton will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

today at the funeral home. Floyd Ramsey TIPTON, Ind. Floyd E. Ramsey, 83, Autumnwood Extended Care Unit of Tipton County Memorial Hospital, died at 2:25 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994, at the health care center.

Services at 11 a.m:Friday at Young-Nichols Funeral Home. The Rev. Byron Kaiser will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at the funeral home. Anna Keaffaber PERRYSBURG, Ohio Anna Mae Keaffaber, 73, 17 Olde Orchard Drive, died Monday, Dec. 26,1994. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Witzler-Shank Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Fort Meigs Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. FUNERALS Burrous, Mildred Marie, services 11 a.m. Thursday, Murray Funeral Home Galveston Chapel.

Napolitano, Joseph services 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Patrick Catholic Church. Obituary information American flags like the one shown here that appear with some obituaries in the Kokomo Tribune signify that the deceased was a military service veteran. The Tribune charges funeral homes for obituaries and arrangements pending.

The charges are $80 for an obituary with a head-and-shoulders picture, $75 for an obituary without a picture and $15 for arrangements pending. There is no charge for obituaries of trustee-paid funerals, Death notices and Funerals. All obituaries and death notices must include: name; age; address of deceased; and time, day, date and location of death. Lost at sea WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) American naval officer Johnston Blakely was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1781.

His family emigrated to America in 1783, and in 1800 Blakely entered the Navy and rose to the rank of captain. In 1814, in the sloop-of-war Wasp, Blakely appeared in the English Channel and defeated the British vessels Reindeer, Avon and Atlanta Where did the money go? 14 years after $250,000 embezzlement, she's broke ByfflCKVANftANT Scrtpps Howard News Service CINCINNATI After 25 years of marriage and four children, Earl Strub thought he knew his wife. "She was the best," Strub said. "You couldn't ask for a better wife or mother. "But it appears she had a double life, a split personality.

When she was at home, she was one person. But she must have been a different person at work with all that money." "All that money" is $247,826.54 the amount Phyllis Jean Strub is accused of embezzling from the credit union where she worked as treasurer before vanishing from Cincinnati on July 17,1980. She was 42 years old then. For the past 14 years, Mrs. Strub has remained a mysterious fugitive.

There Was no sign of the Harrison, Ohio, woman. Until recently. That's when two FBI agents from New Orleans acting on a tip from the Cincinnati 30 miles west to the tiny bayou community of New Sarpy, and staked out a small shack with a padlock and chain on the door. When William Johnson and his wife, Phyllis Jean Johnston, drove up in an old gray Ford to the shack they called home, FBI agents confronted Mrs. Johnson and asked her if she wasn't really Mrs.

Strub. The 56-year-old woman initially denied the identification but did not resist arrest. A short time later, at a nearby sheriffs office, she admitted she was the former Mrs. Strub. A removal hearing has been scheduled to determine if she should be extradited to Cincinnati.

Mrs. Strub is being represented by public defender Jack Mulvehill. "Since she had to have a public defender appointed, I assume she has no money," Mulvehill said. So, what happened to the money? Adding to the mystery is the fact no one can recall Mrs. Strub ever having any extra money.

The FBI said the money was embezzled by regular withdrawals from the Netherland Terrace Federal Credit Union from Jan. 1,1975, to July 1, 1980. "I think everybody would like to know what happened to the money," Earl Strub said There was no indication in our life that she had any more money than ordinary." Neither Strub nor his four children now aged from 28 to 35 have heard from Mrs. Strub since July 17, 1980, when an auditor showed up for a surprise check of credit union records and Mrs. Strub said she had to go to the bank.

She never returned. FBI agents say they doubt Mrs. Strub had much cash when she left. But she did have some credit cards. From July through November 1980, investigators used credit card receipts to trace Mrs.

Strub's travels through 20 states and over 22,000 miles. When Mrs. Strub's car broke down in Metairie, in November 1980, she couldn't pay for the repairs. "The last sighting we had of her was a mechanic watching her get in a truck with an unknown person," said Cincinnati FBI agent Steve Barnett. The next year, Mrs.

Strub married William Johnson. "She met him in New Orleans and it appears she has been living in the New Orleans area ever since," Barnett said. "She was able to develop a new identity, but there's no indication she ever had much money there." FBI agents got the tip that led to Mrs. Strub's arrest when they reopened their dormant investigation while helping producers of the television show "Unsolved Myster- NEWS OF RECORD ies" put together a segment on Mrs. Strub.

"The TV show renewed our interest in her case," Barnett said. New Orleans FBI agent Freddy Cleveland said Mrs. Strub was living "in what most people would call a shack." "It's about as bad as anything you'd ever see," Cleveland said. "It's rather obvious from the way she was living that there's no money to be recovered." FBI agents say Mrs. Strub apparently kept both her husbands in the dark about what happened at the credit union.

Earl Strub filed for divorce in 1981 to avoid legal problems over property but never remarried. He says he would like to believe his ex-wife is innocent, but admits it's difficult "I hold out that hope, but from what the authorities tell me, if I was on her jury, I'd have to find her guilty," said Strub, who now lives in Lawrenceburg, Ind. "But I hope she doesn't go to jail. I think she's already paid a big 14 years without her children is like being in prison, he said. "I've still got real strong, positive feelings for her.

I would never hold anything against her. If she hadn't remarried, she would still have a home here." Strub says he can't understand how his former wife managed to restrain herself from contacting the children she loved. "I've been wracking my mind for 14 years over that and still have no answer," he said. Lottery UPDATE Lottery Hotline (900)226-0277 95 cents per minute; Touch-Tone telephone required Indiana Births Howard Community Hospital Truesdale, Steven and Jennifer (Bachman), Windfall, a boy, Daniel Joseph, 5 pounds, 15 ounces, at 11:19 a.m. Wednesday, Dec.

21, 1994. Saint Joseph Hospital Health Center Umpleby, James and Laura (Bears), 5729 Wampum Drive, a girl, Kyrsten Ann, 8 pounds, 7 ounces, at 5:55 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18,1994. Troyer, Russell and Katherine (Riley), Tipton, a girl, Shelby Lynn, 8 pounds, at 1:21 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 19,1994. Young, Caresser, 717 E. Havens a boy, Trevavon Teshawn, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, at 8:37 a.m. Monday, Dec.

19,1994. Lange, Randie, 222 S. Jay a boy, Derek Ryan, 7 pounds, 10 ounces, at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20,1994.

Richey, Scott and Paula (Wohlford), 1013 N. Armstrong a boy, Jason Scott, 9 pounds, 9 ounces, at 10:17 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20,1994. Simpson, Michele, 4259 N.

Road 500 West, a girl, Sueann Marie, 7 pounds, 10 ounces, at 6:16 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21,1994. Simpson, Timothy and Lisa (Medlen), Kokomo R.R. 3, a girl, Ariel Delene, 8 pounds, 3 ounces, at 11:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1994. Hopkins, Ava, 112 S. Jay a girl, Barbara Channel, 8 pounds, 8 ounces, at 12:58 am Thursday, Dec. 22,1994.

Rose, Travis and Teresa (Granson), 427 S. Main a girl, Samantha Jo, 6 pounds, 9 ounces, at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22,1994. Bontrager, Christy and Lydia (Miller), Kokomo R.R.

4, a boy, Dwayne Ray, 8 pounds, 7 ounces, at 1:03 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23,1994. IWMTlUCKy INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday in the Hoosier Lottery: Daily Three 1-7-4 Daily Four 3-6-7-6 LuckyS 5-7-13-14-20 Estimated Hoosier Lotto jackpot: $4 million Estimated Powerball jackpot: $33 million Dismissals Tipton County Memorial Hospital Berg, Ann, 307 Columbia Ave. Berry, Phyllis, Anderson Glass, Robert, 827 N.

Main St. Graf, James, 425 N. West St. Herrera, Felix, 454 N. West St.

Hillis, Carlette, Kokomo Johnson, Teresa, Noblesville Kuhlman, Janet, Cicero Lassiter, Jerome, Peru Magnett, Grace, 403 N. Oak St. Overdorf, Allen, 4125 W. 300 South Owens, Eva, Sharpsville Park, Alisha, 6637 W. 100 South Reed, Margaret, Elwood Ripberger, Nora, 410 E.

Washington St. Warren, Ethell, Sharpsville Young, Jack, 543 N. Mill St. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Here are Tuesday's winning numbers selected by the Kentucky Lottery: CashS: 1-14-24-26-30 Estimated Kentucky Lotto jackpot: $6.8 million Ohio CLEVELAND (AP) Here are Tuesday night's Ohio Lottery selections: Buckeye 4-9-16-25-34 Michigan DETROIT (AP) Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday in the Michigan State Lottery: Cash-S 10-17-22-32-37 Tonight Partly cloudy and colder.

Low in the mid 20s. Thursday Partly cloudy and cooler. High in the upper 30s. Friday Chance of rain or snow. Low in the 30s.

High 40 to 50. Saturday Chance of rain or snow. Low in the upper 20s to mid 30s. High in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Sunday Turuijig dry and colder.

Low in the mid 20s lo lower 30s. High in the upper 20s lo mid 30s. South Bend Fort Wayne Kokomo 42 32 Previous day's high and overnight low to 8 a.m. EST at A Cloudy Rain T-storms Ice Flurries Sunrise Thurs. 8:07 a.m.

Sunset tonight 5:25 p.m. First quarter Jan. 8 New moon Jan. 1 Last quarter Jan. 24 Full moon Jan.

16 fct Almanac Normal high: 34 Normal low 24 24 hi precip 0 MojithJy precip 1.92" Avg. monthly precip: 2.64" National Weather for Wednesday. December 28.1994 Bands separate high temperature zones for the day. L. i lite m-r i National temperatures Temperatures indicate Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Columbus Dallas Denver 8 a.m.

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