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C2 Local Journal and Courier riday December 28 2001 4) fc' '''''5 LtaiilX St at ufr 1 ywWSz mMMMfapw BMiffi BMggBgg v' rx' g' 'j 3 By Michael HeinzJournal and Courier LOOKING BACK: Lafayette ire Department Battalion Chief Jerry Reynolds reminisces Wednesday about Station 2 which will be closed for major renovations for most of 2002 IREHOUSE Continued from Page One leak has steadily damaged the exterior wall on the back side where orange bricks have gradually pulled away from the framing over the past 32 years wall crack it was early Reynolds said roof leaked and water got in there and it freezes in the But LD officials solved at least one serious water problem ago you could watch wa ter run down the back wall and into the electrical Reynolds said had to open it to keep the water from building up and shorting everything That happen anymore though Beyond those problems Grifis sees a good solid fire station you get its problems solved it really is a great building to work out he said Morrow said he expects to re open a renovated No 2 station as a working firefighting station even if he does not yet know when that will happen Looking ahead at ive points Lafayette officials have two sug gested uses for the ol(d Lafayette ire Department Station No 3 at ive Points The station built in 1921 will become empty in 2002 when crews move to a new No 3 station under construction at 18th and South streets A year ago Mayor Dave Heath said the city would not demolish the building and his administra tion helped underwrite a historic preservation study that led to the two suggestions Redevelopment De partment provided matching funds that allowed the Wabash Valley Trust for Historic Preservation to receive a $2000 grant from Indiana Historic Landmarks oundation The money paid for an architec tural study that found the building in solid condition after 80 years A preservation plan also paid for by the grant funds suggested the city move an office to the old station or LD use it for fire and safety education City officials continue consider ing those alternatives The study gave Wabash Valley Trust officials enough reason to remove the ive Points fire station from its list of 10 Most Endangered buildings Widow of factory shooting victim considers lawsuit By The Associated Press GOSHEN The widow of a fac tory manager killed in a shooting spree by an employee is consider ing suing the city alleging police act quickly enough Michelle Oswald met with city attorney on Thurs day She has filed a tort claim notice with the northern Indiana city the first step in pursuing a lawsuit husband Greg was shot by Robert Wissman on Dec 6 at Nu Wood Decorative Mill work Wissman also shot six oth er employees before killing him self The six other employees sur vived their wounds but one man still remains in critical condition Police say Wissman was dis traught over a at work when he opened fire at the factory Oswald says police waited two hours to enter the plant after the shooting began and then took nearly five hours to inform her about her death She also says her husband called police before the shooting to tell them that Wissman posed a threat Police say they find a record of the call was just sheer Oswald told The Goshen News on Thursday need to learn real quickly that this is hot going to happen claim is for unspeci fied damages said her attorney Mike Anderson of South Bend Claims against governmental bod ies such as a city are typically lim ited to $300000 under state law Anderson said there are ways around the limit such as seeking multiple $300000 payments for each incident of alleged negligence Goshen has 90 days to either ac cept or deny the claim Anderson said City Attorney Larry Barkes could not be reached for comment Thursday A phone message was left at his office Mayor Allan Kauffman said city officials were not surprised to re ceive the notice of intent to sue In a meeting Thursday Oswald also gave city officials her account of what happened on the day her husband was killed Organization seeks insurance coverage of birth control By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Indiana is among 31 states to receive an in a report by a national repro ductive choice organization large ly because state law does not re quire insurers to cover prescrip tion birth control The NARAL oundation in Washington which released the study earlier this month is affili ated with the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Thirty other states also received failing grades The gave only a dozen states an Planned Parenthood of Greater DAUGHTER Continued from Page C1 knowledge of her whereabouts Halcomb is incarcerated at Pendle ton Reformatory State Prison on a minor parole violation after serv ing time for dealing cocaine Bish op said No arrest has been made in the case family has been con ducting its own investigation in addition to the ongoing police in vestigation A $1 15000 reward has been of fered for information leading to her location including $30000 Indiana and other reproductive rights advocates support state leg islation to make coverage manda tory State Rep Vanessa Summers Indianapolis tried to gather sup port for such a law during the last legislative session but her bill died Maureen Dobie of Planned Par enthood of Greater Indiana said her organization supports traceptive Last December the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that exclusion of prescription contraceptives by health plans constitutes discrim ination on the basis of sex and pregnancy from Castle Records of Nashville Tenn The president and CEO of Castle Records Eddie Ray Rus sell is cousin A trust fund has also been es tablished at National City Bank to collect contributions for 9 year old daughter and 15 year old son you lose a child to an auto accident or an illness tough but at least you have closure and a chance to Bishop said when facing the un known you just have that pain that never David A 77 David A 77 of Heritage Health Care formerly of riend ship House died at 5 am Tuesday Dec 25 2001 at Home Hospital He was bom May 3 1924 in Lafayette He graduated from Jef ferson High School and attended Eastern New Mexico University He married Bernice Lepper on Dec 31 1949 in Los Angeles and she died Jan 8 1981 Mr served in the Army Air Corps and Air orce during World War II and the Korean con flict He was self employed He was a member of Veterans of oreign Wars Pbst 1154 DAV Post 27 past member of American Legion Post 11 and was a founding member of Air Museum Great Britain Surviving are two sons Gilbert of Lafayette and Patrick of Monon There will be no services Verlin Murphy 71 OWLER Verlin Murphy 71 died Thursday Dec 27 2001 in Valparaiso as a result of an auto ac cident No further information was available BUSCH Continued from Page C1 or a refrigerator Some of his neigh bors have a television but the only station available is the national network The main food staple is pronounced with a long a millet pudding served with okra sauce but most American volunteers live on rice and pasta Busch described the residents as open and welcoming with high respect for their ancestors He said the area is comprised of Christians Muslims and traditional ani mists who celebrate each holidays I could pick one thing to bring back it would be said Busch who joined the Peace Corps after graduating from Indiana Uni versity with degrees in math envi ronmental studies and geography He said he received an out pouring of sympathy when the vil lage learned of the Sept 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon He was the only Amer ican many of them had met and most had never seen an airplane or a building taller than two stories had a lot of people offer con he said had a mo ment of silence in our school and I was the one to say Section of Lindberg Road closing today Motorists will find Lindberg Road closed from just east of Wil low Brook Apartments and West Lafayette Christian Church be ginning todayLindberg has for all intents and purposes disappeared as Atlas Excavating crews have dug it up preparing to build a new wider road irst they must squeeze moisture from the dirt that will support the new bed a process that will take much of 2002 to complete Anyone wishing to visit Celery Bog Park will have to take Mc Cormick Road to Kestral Boule vard to Lindberg Road and follow detour signs Staff Reports Interim head picked for extension office Staff Reports An interim director has been se lected to oversee the Tippecanoe County Extension Office until a re placement is chosen for Scott Rumble whose last day in the office is today Jeff Phillips the county exten educator for agriculture will temporarily fill the vacancy created by retirement Phillips has worked with numerous agricultur al producers and has a background in agronomy Rumble said Rumble 55 is retiring after 16 years as director of the Tippecanoe County Extension Office His career has spanned 32 years in county ex tension offices both in Tippecanoe County and southern Indiana fiiraro''5 Home Hospital Dec 24 Shawn and Zalika Johnson Lafayette a son Dec 25 Clayton and Ruby Allen Lafayette a son Bradley and Aubrey Clayton Mul berry a son Mark and Cheryl Gretencord Remington a son Sujey Lopez Lafayette a daughter Jose Olvera and Stefahie Row land Lafayette a daughter 3 Mike and Cari Dexter Lafayette a snn Ryan and Julia lynn owler a son Dec 26 Chris and Myra Kate Ebert lo ra a daughter Maude Biteler 93 COVINGTON Johnson Biteler 93 died at 6:40 pm Tuesday Dec 25 2001 at The Waters of Covington where she had been a resident the past six years She was bom in Bessemer Goge bic County Mich on March 13 1908 She had lived in St Paul and Chicago before moving to the West Lebanon area in 1949 She mar ried Royal Biteler a tool dye maker in lint Mich on Aug 30 1930 and he died Oct 20 1996 Mrs Biteler was a homemaker and helped her husband operate Biteler Sons Machine Shop of rural West Lebanon She was a member of the Second Church of Christ in Danville Ill and was a former member of the West Lebanon Christian Church Surviving are a daughter Janet Bonneville (husband: rank) of Danville Calif and a son Cor nelius Biteler (wife: Jean) of El lenwood Ga Services will be Monday in Danville Ill Richard Owens 75 MEDARYVILLE Richard Owens 75 of 216 Main St died at 11:10 am Wednesday Dec 26 2001 at Home Hospital in Lafayette He had been in failing health for several months He was born Jan 25 1926 in rancesville He married Norma Jean Apostal on March 20 1955 in rancesville and she died June 19 1995 He then married Dorothy Ail es on June 27 1998 in Medaryville and she survives Mr Owens resided in Pulaski County his entire life He was a member of St James United Church of Christ in rancesville He was a private pilot and had been active in the Indiana lying armers Association and the Pu laski County Club He was a retired farmer and a World War II Navy veteran He had served for many years as a member of the Pulsaki boun ty Aviation Board He also had been a member of the Moose Lodge in Monticello and the ra ternal Order of the Eagles in Lo gansport He enjoyed dancing and Micro Midget and NASCAR auto racing Surviving with his wife are a daughter Toni Hansen (husband: Alvin) of Winamac a son Neil Owens (wife: Debra) of Medaryville two stepdaughters Micki Clouse (husband: Rick) of rancesville and Laurie Hauptli (husband: Gene) of Medaryville and two sisters Maxine Kopka of rancesville and Donna Lou Zeitun of Alexandria Texas Sandra McCollum 63 RANKORT Sandra Mc Collum 63 of 1856 Green St died at 1 pm Wednesday Dec 26 2001 at Home Hospital in Lafayette She had been ill for the past year and ahalf She was bom July 2 1938 She graduated from rankfort High School and also had lived in Mul berry She retired in June of 2000 from a supervisor position at Crellin Plastics having worked there for more than 25 years Surviving are a daughter Jaik ie Ginter (husband: Joe) of Lafayette four sons Rick Mc Collum (wife: Darlene) of rank fort Tab A McCollum (wife: Ron da) of Camden Ohio Todd Mc Collum (wife: Mindy) of rankfort and Scott McCollum (wife: Deb bie) of Russiaville a sister Sonya McMahon (husband: Gary) of Bain bridge and a brother Terry Martin (wife: Kate) of New Palestine Services will be Saturday in rankfort Robert Benson 73 INDEPENDENCE Robert Benson 73 2200 Cicott Road Attica (Indepen dence) died at 10:05 pm Wednesday Dec 26 2001 in the Uliara Health Care System in Danville Ill He was bom in Benson Independence on Jan 5 1928 He was raised in Independence and graduated from Pine Village High School He lived all of his life in Warren County He owned and op erated the Pine Village Grain Co for many years He married Priscilla Ann Kerr on Dec 14 1951 in Attica and she died Sept 91972 Mr Benson was a member of the Riverview United Methodist Church in Independence He was a 50 year member and past master of the Green Hill Lodge 455 AM and a life member of Veterans of oreign Wars Post 3318 of Atti ca He served in the Navy during the Korean conflict At the time of his discharge he had earned the rank of Petty Officer Second Class Surviving are a son Robert Thomas Benson (wife: Bob bi) of Pine Village two daughters Rebecca Sue Guerrero (husband: Juan) of Attica and Cynthia Lynn Laollette (husband: Daniel) of Zionsville and a brother John Benson (wife: Esther) of Lafayette Eva Hendress 66 REYNOLDS Eva May Hen dress 66 of 204 ourth St died at 4 am Thursday Dec 27 2001 at 7616 Posey Lane in Lafayette She had been in failing health the past several months She was born March 11 1935 in White County She lived in Reynolds most of her life and was a graduate of Reynolds High School She was a member of the former Reynolds Christian Church which is now the Reynolds Unit ed Community Baptist Church and played the organ there for many years She married Merle LaVerne Hendress in Reynolds on Oct 3 1953 and he died Nov 19 1997 Mrs Hendress was also the for mer secretary for several years of the Chalmers American Legion Auxiliary retiring because of her failing health She enjoyed baking quilting bowling and playing eu chre Surviving are three daughters Dianna Myers (husband: Larry Jr) of Lake Villa Ill Cheryl Willi son (husband: Jim) of Lafayette and Susan Shidler (husband: John) of Reynolds four sons Kevin Merle Hendress (wife: Debbie) of Monon Dwayne Eugene Hendress (wife: DeLea) of Reynolds Dennis A Hendiess (wife: Tammy) of Brookston and Eric Scott Hen dress (wife: Carol) of Reynolds twin sister Judy Ramey of Love land Colo seven other sisters Karen Mathew of Reynolds Ruth McCormick of Chalmers Marge Lake of Lafayette Ellen Buchs of Waterloo JoAnna Nesbitt of Gar rett Cathy Newman of Lafayette and Tina Coffman of Oxford and six brothers Joe Sain of ort Wayne Kenny Sain of Vermont Gerald Sain of Texas Carlyn Sain and rank Nesbitt both of ort Wayne and Jeff Holeman of Koko mo Services will be Sunday in Reynolds MARGARET ANN SOVICh A LONG ROBERT BENSON James Laffoon 76 AIR OAKS James Robert Laffoon 76 died Wednesday Dec 26 2001 at Jasper County Hospital in Rennselaer He was born Oct 30 1924 in Colfax Township He had been a lifetime area resident He married Marjorie Sullivan in Parr on Dec 21 1946 and she survives Mr Laffoon was a member of the Colfax Township Advisory Board the Soil and Water Conservation Board and the Retired Iron Club He enjoyed working with antique tractors and engines Surviving with his wife are four daughters Gloria Barton (hus band: Neal) of Rennselaer Rober ta Goddard (husband: Garry) of Morocco Tina Brownfield (hus band: Kim) of Otterbein and Lena Steinke (husband: Jeff) of Monon two sons Tarry Laffoon (wife: Jean) and Damon Laffoon (wife: Leisa) both of Morocco a sister Janet Burgess of Tennessee and four brothers Richard Laffoon of Brook Bernard Laffoon of Raub Rex Laf foon of Sheldon Ill and Larry Laf foon of Tennessee Charles Jones 66 OWLER Charles Jones 66 died at 8:10 am Thursday Dec 27 2001 at St Vincent Hospital in Williamsport No further information was available ATTICA 764 4418 MARY GEHRES HART MARY A WILLIAMS HELEN JEAN ZIEGLER BOGDON MAREACHEN MICHAEL HEATH ROBERT EBOES CLARENCE COOK JUDITH SIETSMA People who know you People you can rely on EDWARD A BURKHARDT UNKRAL IIOMK INC 65 years 822 Ninth St Lafayette IN 742 7302 I 1 a DeQuaven McClure Infant DeQuavcn McClure infant son of Jill McClure and LaShawn Williams died at birth at 3:35 am riday Dec 21 2001 at Home 1 los pital UNERAL NOTICES BENSON Robert riends may call from 5 8 Wednesday at Maus uneral Home Attica with Masonic memorial serv ices at 7:30 pm Services at 1 1 am Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev Paul Stamm officiating Bur ial with military services will be held in the Riverside Cemetery Attica Surviving are 6 grandchildren Nick Guerfero Andrea Guerrero Ashley Laollette Dustin Laollette Jacob Benson and Stephanie McGowen Preceded in death by 2 brothers William and David Warren Benson and 4 sisters Dorothy Miller Alice White Alma Braden and Elsie Rain water Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society American Diabetes Associ ation or the Lions Eye Bank HENDRESS Eva Miller Roscka Monticello JONES Charles Windier uneral Home owler LAOON James Visitation 3 8 pm today at Lang neral Home Morocco uneral serv ice at 10 am Saturday at United Church of Moroccoo the Rev Charles Hamby and Pastor Steve Birch officiating Interment will follow in Memory Gardens of Rensselaer Surviving are 19 grandchildren and 1 3 great grandchildren Preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society MURPHY Verlin Windier uneral Home owler OWENS Richard Visitation 2 9 pm Saturday at Quer ry Ulbricht uneral Home rancesville with services there at 2 pm Sunday Pastor Sharon Mad dox officiating Burial Sunday in Roseland Cemetery rancesville American Legion will conduct mili tary graveside services Surviving are 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren Memorials can be made to the American Cancer So ciety Richard loved life He often stat ed am going to enjoy today and I look forward to WIEN Harriet Services 1 pm today at Soller Bak er uneral Home 400 Twyckenham Blvd Pastor Aryn Meritt officiating Burial in Rest Haven Memorial Park Surviving are 4 grandchildren Cindy Hooper (husband: Roger) Kent Wien Mark Wien (wife: Erin) and Matt Wien (wife: Tina) and 3 great grandchildren Brittany and Shelby Keller and Tanner Wien Preceded in death by her parents Roy and Moorette Taylor 1 son in law Ora Coffman 1 grandson Todd Wien and 1 great granddaughter Lindsey Wien In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorial contributions be made to charity of donor's choice Envelopes available at the funeral home ZIEGLER Helen Service at 11 am riday at St Lawrence Catholic Church with a ther Ambrose Ziegler officiating Bur ial at St Joseph's Cemetery in Del phi Preceded in death by her par ents Aloysious Isadore Kirchgess ner and Louise Katherine Becker and 1 brother Lee 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