The Press Democrat from Santa Rosa, California • 4

People Wednesday, March 15, 1978 PRESS 17A 48 HENRY RIBONI in five Re-elected Councilman Thomas E. Miller was named vice mayor. Two new Sebastopol city council members, Robert E. Anderson and Gwen Anderson (no relation), took the oath of office along with Miller. HEALDSBURG Two-year Councilman De Luna was appointed mayor.

Newly-elected Councilman Bob Haviland was named vice mayor. Former city manager Jim Stanfield, along with Haviland, were sworn into their first terms. COTATI Falletti, a member of Cotati's original city council when the city incorporated in 1964, was named mayor for the Cabdriver hero dies at age 65 ROHNERT PARK Services are in San Francisco Thursday for Anthony Gelini, the cab driver hero of the "Great Screwball Bank Robbery" of 1952. He died Monday at age 65. Gelini was driving a cab in San Francisco 26 years ago when he was abducted by two bank robbers and forced to drive them and $20,000 loot to Reno.

He emerged from the incident a folk hero after escaping with the money and notifying authorites about the robbers' whereabouts. He retired to a Rohnert Park home in 1973. Gelini is survived by his wife, Helen, of Rohnert Park; a son Ronald Gelini of South San Francisco; two brothers, Felix and Sam Gelini and a sister, Angelina Nelson, all of San Fransisco. Services are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Halsted Co.

in San Francisco. Interment will follow at Olivet Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials to the Santa Rosa Hospital's Coronary Unit. Boyes Springs youngster 'satisfactory' after crash SONOMA A 12-year-old Boyes Springs youth is listed in satisfactory condition today at Sonoma Valley Hospital after being injured when his mother's car hit a dog, ran off Arnold Drive and slammed into a an embankment south of Watmaugh Road. California Highway Patrol spokesman said Chris Ramano was a passenger in a car driven by Joann Ramano, 38.

The accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. urnment Chapel of the Chimes. Those desiring may make contributions to the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation or the charity of their choice. EGGEN AND LANCE MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.

JEGGE In San Mateo, Monday, March 6, 1978. Renee Jegge, loving wife of the late Ernest Jegge, beloved mother of Mrs. Lillian T. Romano of Colts Neck. N.J..

MRS. Helen M. Reh of Santa Rosa, Mrs. Francis Kruk of San Mateo and Dr. Gerald F.

Jegge of San Mateo, also survived by 12 grandchildren. A native of Switzerland, age 75 years. A member of Our Lady of the Lord Roman Catholic Church of Oakland. Private service was held Tuesday, March 7, 1978, at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Middletown.

N.J.. JOHN W. MEHLENBECK FUNERAL HOME. Haziet, N.J.. in charge of arrangements.

LOFGREN In Santa Rosa March 14. 1978. Margaret Lofgren, loving wife of Henry B. Lofgren of Santa Rosa. beloved mother of James Anderson of Chicago.

A native of Illinois age 83 years. Friends are invited to attend memorial services on Thursday. March 16, 1978 at 4 p.m. in the Drawing Room of the SORENSEN FUNERAL HOME, PETALUMA. The Rev.

Herbert Bauck of the United Church of Christ of Petaluma will officiate. Private inurnment, Cypress Hill Memorial Park. Con- NEW LEGAL GROUND BROKEN Parents win fight for child's death A WARREN HOPKINS HERBERT LUKAS Leaders chosen Mayors were selected in five meetings Tuesday night: Sonoma County cities Tuesday ROHNERT PARK Hopkins with Sonoma's city council re- became the city's first three-time electing Henry Riboni. mayor replacing Lou Beary in Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Roh- the annual selection of new offinert Park, Sebastopol and Son- cers. oma mayors are selected by the Hopkins was mayor in 1971-72 city council from council mem- and 1975-76.

bers. Two-time mayor and current These cities also swore in Councilman Art Roberts was councilmen elected by voters last named vice mayor. Tuesday. Taking the oath of office were In Rohnert Park Warren Hop- Tony Carbone and Mary Stewart, kins was selected for his third the first councilwoman in the citerm as mayor. Sebastopol's ty's 16-year history.

mayor, Herbert E. Lukas, will SEBASTOPOL Lukas was also be serving his third term. elected mayor replacing Melvin Other mayors are Clifford Sni- A. Davis, who did not seek reder, Cloverdale: Al Falletti, Co- election in last week's city countati; and Abel De Luna, Healds- cil election. burg.

Lukas was mayor in 1970 and The following are results from 1975. Obituaries Earl C. Owens LAKEPORT Services are Thursday for Earl C. Owens, a former Mendocino Countyresident who died in Oregon Monday at age 71. Owens had lived for the past seven years in Oregon, but had previously lived for 20 years in Potter Valley.

He died in Klamath Falls. He was a member of the Woodsmen of the World and the Carpenters Union Local No. 2143 of Ukiah. Owens is survived by his wife, Helen, of Oregon; two sons, Don Owens of Lakeport and Carl Owens of San Fransisco; a daughter, Mary Smith, of Sacramento; a brother, Roy Owens, of Sacramento; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services are at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Chapel of the Lakes in Lakeport. They will be followed by private inurnment. The family prefers memorials to the Heart Association of the Redwood Empire, P.O. Box 844, Santa Rosa, 95402. Leonard N.

Bliss SEBASTOPOL Services are Saturday for Leonard N. Bliss, who died Monday at age 73. A native of San Francisco, Bliss leaves one son in Greenbrae, Leonard N. Bliss and a second son, Ken C. Bliss, in Novato.

He is also survived by four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services are at noon Saturday at Chapel of the Hills in San Anselmo. Interment will be at Novato's Bahia Valley Memorial Park. Funeral Notices BEEBE In Healdsburg, March 11. 1978, Elnora Belle Beebe.

wife of the late Curtis Castle Beebe, beloved mother of Curtis Lev Beebe, Cloverdale, Lula Belle Didrickson, Tok, Alaska, and Newton C. Beebe, Cloverdale. bovine, grandmother of Curtis Boonville, Lewis and Dennis Beebe, both of Dixon, Jeanne Han, Capay, Virginia Alliston, Cloverdale, Beverly Carter, Santa Rosa, Darlene Alano and Scott McClure, U.S. Army, both of Alaska, and the late Lee Marr Beebe, great grandmother of 13, and the dear sister of Jo Cooley, Healdsburg. A native of Boonville.

age 88 years. A member of the Congregational Church of Cloverdale and the Cloverdale Senior Citizens. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Thursday morning, March 16, at 11 a.m. from the Chapel of FRED YOUNG Cloverdale. Interment, Ornbaun Cemetery, Ornbaun Valley, 1 p.m.

BISS In Sebastopol, March 13, 1978, Leonard N. Biss. beloved husband of the late Margaret C. Biss, devoted father of Leonard N. Biss.

of Greenbrae, and Ken C. Biss of Novato, loving brother of Mrs. Normandene Hinman and Stanley Biss, also survived by 4 grandchildren and 1 greatgrandchild. A native of San Francisco. age 73 years.

Friends are invited to attend the funeral Saturday, March 18. 1978 at 12 noon at the CHAPEL OF THE HILLS. 330 cities ALFRED FALLETTI second time, replacing Allen Stansbury. Falletti, after serving two was defeated in his reelection bid in 1972. He was elected again last year.

Falletti was mayor in 1970-71. Councilman Robert Davis was chosen vice mayor. Councilman Allen Stansbury, re-elected to his second term, and newcomer Eve Kitchen were sworn-in. CLOVERDALE Snider was selected for his second term as mayor. Jack Domenichelli is new vice mayor.

New councilmen are Stephen Congdon and Jerry Moore. SONOMA Riboni, new vice mayor Nancy Parmelee and Jerold Tuller were sworn in as councilmembers. Sonoma utilities to be moved underground By Staff Correspondent SONOMA A section of Son- oma will soon have its utility lines moved underground, despite protests from area residents. The Sonoma City Council Monday approved formation of an underground utility district to finance the project. The area where utilities will be moved includes Napa Street from approximately 300 feet west of First Street West to about 150 feet east of First Street East, and on Broadway from Napa Street to 250 feet south of McArthur Street.

The project will benefit the whole city of Sonoma, and the city should pay for it. Some recommended that the project be shelved until a better method of financing is provided. Individual home owners are expected to pay for the cost of trenching from their property lines to their electrical hookup. officials estimated these costs to the property owner at approximately $300, or less, depending on length of trenching. tributions may be made to your favorite charity.

SILVEY In Santa Rosa, March 14. 1978. Olive M. Silvey, loving friend of Mr. and Mrs.

G. H. Mixer of Santa Rosa. A native of California. age 85 years.

Friends are invited to attend funeral services from the DANIELS CHAPEL OF THE ROSES on Thursday. March 16, 1978 at 10 a.m. with the Pastor Watson Argue, Sr. of Christian Life Center officiating. Interment, Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

STRAIGHT In Santa Rosa, Monday, March 13, 1978. Miles (Chuck) V. Straight, dear friend of Violet Kershner of Santa Rosa. Reva Shirley of Windsor and Mr. and Mrs.

John Pound of San Jose. A native of Council Bluff, Iowa, age 71 years. A member of the Musician's Union Local Life membership Central Labor Council. Friends are invited to attend funeral services on Thursday, March 16. 1978.

at 8 p.m. at the EGGEN AND LANCE MORTUARY. Pastor Ervin Jenkins of Grace Baptist Church officiating. Private entombment Santa Rosa Memorial Park. WAGNER In Sebastopol, March 13, 1978, Nicholas H.

Wagner, loving husband of Ethel Wagner of Occidental. father of Marilyn de la Pene of Foster City, Kathy Routier of Fremont and Harry Wagner of San Francisco. brother of Helen Drury of Villa Park, and Ethel Wagner of Urbana, son-in-law of Anna Einhaus of Santa Rosa: also survived by 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A LIFE INSURANCE TO HELP PAY BURIAL EXPENSE $500 to EVERYONE ACCEPTED Between Ages 46-87 on age NO SALESMAN WILL CALL Write and give us your date of birth LIFE OF AMERICA INSURANCE CORP. of BOSTON 40 Broad Boston, Mass.

02109, Dept. 04-SR or CALL TOLL FREE: 800-225-1780 CHICAGO (UPI) Advised by the Cook County medical examiner they could not be held responsible, doctors at Loyola University Hospital Tuesday disconnected a life-supporting machine and Craig Sieck, 15, died. Sieck's parents had pleaded for their son's "right to die," but hospital officials were reluctant to remove the respirator because of the implications for the criminal case pending against the boy's accused attacker. But in a ruling that appeared to tread new ground in such cases, Medical Examiner Robert Stein said the hospital could not be held responsible for the death of the youth, previously determined to be "brain dead." fact of death is a medical matter to be determined by doctors only." Stein said. a death determination is made, I will perform an autopsy and determine the cause of death.

appears to be a criminal case and I am taking over," Stein said. hospital has not contributed to the death." Two electroencephalograms showed no brain activity in Sieck and three doctors reported he had undergone brain death. His parents had pleaded with the doctors to disconnect the respirator and had offered to donate the youth's organs for transplants. The hospital hesitated because charges of aggravated battery against James Sticka, 17, of Cicero, could be upgraded to murder with Sieck's death. Sticka was charged with beating and kicking Sieck in the head one week ago.

are you so up tight?" Stein said he asked the hospital. onus is on me. I'm going to sign the death Cicero police and prosecutors had no immediate reaction to the Sieck's death. Sticka was free on bond. For Sieck's parents, it was the end of their own private ordeal.

They said they could not make final funeral arrangements until after the body is released by the medical examiner. "He's dead, he's dead," Sieck's mother said prior to the hospital's decision to disconnect the respirator. bought the casket. We've planned the funeral. Why don't they let him go?" Giuseppe DiRegolo HEALDSBURG Mass will be said Saturday morning for Giuseppe DiRegolo, who died Tuesday at age 98.

DiRegolo was a native of Bozzano Lucca, Italy. He is survived by a daughter, Mary Pedroni of Healdsburg; three sons, Paul DiRegolo of Healdsburg and Carlo and Enzo DiRegolo, both of Hayward; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends are invited to meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of Fred Young Company funeral directors, and to go from there to St. John's Catholic Church, where mass will be said at 9:30.

Recitation of the rosary will be at 8 p.m. Friday. Entombment will be at Oak Mound Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to St. John's Parochial School.

Miles V. Straight Services are Thursday for Miles "Chuck" V. Straight, 71, who died Monday in a Santa Rosa hospital. For nine years he led the Tia Sonoma Brass Band. He was also a self-employed sewer contractor.

He belonged to Musicians Union, Local 292 and was a life member of the Central Labor Council. He was a native of Iowa and lived in California for 49 years and Sonoma county for 33 years. Services will be at 8 p.m. at Eggen and Lance Mortuary. Private burial will be at Santa Rosa Memorial Park.

Redhill San Anselmo. Interment Bahia Valley Memorial Park. Novato. CHARCHO In Sonoma, March 12. 1978, Rose Anna Charcho, dearly beloved aunt of Anna Marie Pattmann of Indianapolis.

Bertha Perko of Oakland, also survived by other nieces and nephews. native of San Francisco, age 87 years. For over 33 years an employee of The San Francisco Board of Education. A long-time Sonoma Valley resident. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services to be held at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday. March 16. 1978 in the CHAPEL OF BATES. EVANS FEHRENSEN. 966 Broadway.

Sonoma, with the Rev. Father Mario Munari, St. Francis Solano Church officiating. Interment will be private at Cypress Lawn Cemetery. Colma.

DIREGOLO In Healdsburg. March 14, 1978. Giuseppe DiRegolo, beloved father of Paul DiRegolo, Healdsburg, Carlo DiRegolo of Hayward, Mary Pedroni of Healdsburg. Enzo DiRegolo of Hayward, and the late Agostino DiRegolo, beloved father-in-law of Alma DiRegolo, Healdsburg. Valaria DiRegolo of Hayward, Janet DiRegolo of Hayward.

Joan DiRegolo of Hayward. and the late John Pedroni of Healdsburg. adored grandfather of Barbara DiRegolo. Elaine Pedroni, Bob Pedroni, Doris Pedroni. Jerry DiRegolo, Joann Marinai.

Gloria and Joe DiRe- -UPI Advised by Cook County medical examiners that they could not be held responsible, doctors at Chicago's Loyola University Hospital disconnected a life support system yesterday, and Craig Seick, 15, died. Arlene Seick fights tears as she holds her son's portrait. Craig had been in a coma since a fight March 7. For Seick's parents it was, a fulfillment of an emotional decision to allow the brain-dead youth to die. golo, great grandfather of Erik Bruce.

Jeff and Donna Marinai. loving uncle of George Chiantelli and Leone DiRegolo. also survived by nieces and nephews in Italy. A native of Bozzano Lucca, Italy, age 98 years. Friends are invited to meet Saturday morning, March 18.

at 9 a.m. at the Chapel of FRED YOUNG Healdsburg. thence to St. John's Catholic Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Entombment.

Oak Mound Cemetery. Recitation of the Rosary. Friday evening at 8 p.m. Contributions to St. John's Parochial School would be greatly appreciated.

FUNERAL PARKING ENTRANCE MATHESON STREET. HUDSON In Santa Rosa. March 4, 1978 Estella Dollie" Hudson, dear sister of Dr. Roland Hudson of Santa Rosa. dear niece of Ester Elphick Gomez of Santa Rosa.

dear aunt of Roland Lee Hudson of Cupertino and Roland Covert Hudson of Santa Rosa. A native of San Francisco, age 76 years. A member of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, The Santa Rosa Players and The Sonoma County Historical Society. A memorial Requiem will be offered for Estella on Friday, March 17. 1978 at 11:00 a.m.

at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 550 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa. Reverend William L. Proter. Rector, will be the Celebrant. Private innative of Illinois, age 70 years.

Friends invited to attend funeral services Friday, March 17, 1978, at 1:00 p.m. at the chapel of the O'LEARY FUNERAL HOME. 7151 Bodega Sebastopol, with Rev. Ron Cundall, Hessel Union Church, officiating. Friends may call for visitation beginning Thursday, March 16, 1978, at 9:00 a.m.

at the 0'- LEARY FUNERAL HOME. Interment. Santa Rosa Memorial Park, Santa Rosa. Those desiring may make contributions in Mr. Wagner's name to the Palm Drive Hospital Memorial Fund, 501 Petaluma Sebastopol, Calif.

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