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14 THE TIMES Wednesday, November 8, 1978 Calumet Region Obituaries Demos Control Lake JOHN STYRAN JOHN STYRAN, age 76 of Hammond. passed away at his residence. Survivors: iVkra tsdnurl DONALD L. MELCI1ER Donald L. Melcher, age 48, of Crown Point, passed away Monday, November 2, 1978 at his residence.

Survivors: wife, Helen; two sons, Steven (Susan) Melcher of Crown Point, William Fathke of Indianapolis, four daughters, Kathleen (Gary) Juhasz of Tinley Park, Laurie (Kevin) Wells of Santa Anna, Sandra (Gregory) Henderlong and Sharon (David) DeStJean both of Crown Point; four grandsons; father, Louis Melcher of Crown Point; four sisters, Mrs. Delores (Gordon draper and Mrs. Diane (Myles) Horst both of Crown Point, Mrs. Daralyn (Ronald) Barbercheck of West Minister, Mrs. Gayle (Mark) Somsen of Norwalk, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 9, 2 p.m. from the Trinity Lutheran Church of Crown Point, with Rev. Lothar Thoelke officiating. Burial, Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call at the Merriam-Little Funeral Home, Francis-cian Dr.

and Indiana State Route 55 south, Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Fraternal Order of Police will conduct memorial services Tuesday evening, American Legion to have flag presentation at grave site. Mr. Melcher was a Sargeant on the Crown Point Police Force with 15 years service. A lifetime resident of the area.

A member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Crown Point, The Crown Point Fraternal Order of Police 176, a 20 year member of the American Legion Post 20 of Crown Point. A veteran of the Korean Conflict. ERNEST E. MADISON Ernest E. Madison, age 64, of Dolton, Illinois, passed away November 6, 1978 at St.

Francis Hospital. Survivors: wife, Agnes (nee Bonach); three sons, Ernest of Dolton, Illinois, James (Bonnie) of Steger, Illinois, and John (Norma) of Mt. Prospect, Illinois; one daughter, Darlene (Ernest) Pelzel of Sauk Village, Illinois; one brother, Frank of Chicago; three sisters, Redina Spudville of Hammond, Violet Harmon of Tinley Park, Illinois, and Sadie Brzeczek of Chicago, Illinois; seven grandchildren. Funeral prayer service will be held Thursday, November 9, at 9:30 a.m. at the Brown Funeral Home, 13820 Lincoln Dolton, Illinois.

Interment Oakland Memory Lanes. Visitation Wednesday 5 to 10 p.m. at the chapel. For further information, friends may call 312-849-5450. He was an electrician for Clark Equipment Co.

ADELAIDE IIARTM AN ADELAIDE HARTMAN, age 78. of Dyer, Indiana, passed away Monday, November 6, 1978 at St. Anthony Hospital, Crown Point. Survivors: husband, Arthur, one daughter, Mrs. Nancy Jane (Larry) Seberger of Highland.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 9 at 9:40 a.m. from the Fagen-Miller Funeral Gardens, 1920 Hart Dyer and 10:00 a.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, Dyer. Msgr. Edward Litot officiating.

Burial, St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday, 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.. Mrs. Hartman was a member of St.

Joseph Altar and Rosary Sodality. ALEXANDER A. GREGA Alexander A. Grega, age 63, of Calumet City, Illinois, formerly of Burnside, passed away at his home on Monday, November 6, 1978. Survivors: wife, Julia (nee Danko); one son, Robert A.

(Betty) Grega of Calumet City, Illinois; one grandson, Robert Grega one sister, Anne (Joseph) Gulik. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 9, at 8:45 a.m. from the Rosemoor Funeral Home. 17943 S. Tor-rence Lansing, Illinois, to St.

Victor Church, 553 Hirsch Calumet City, Illinois, for Mass at 9:30 a.m. Interment St. Casimir Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday 7 to 10 p.m. and Wednesday 2 to 10 p.m.

Mr. Grega was a member of the Jernberg Forging Co. in Chicago, Illinois. ALLEN RUSSELL TRAVIS ALLEN RUSSELL TRAVIS, age 76, of Santa Monica, California, formerly of East Chicago, Indiana, passed away in the Ross-Loos Hospital, Los Angeles, Sunday morning, November 5, 1978. Survivors; wife, Elvira (nee Rizzo); sister, Golda Merle Travis of LaPorte, Indiana; two brothers, Francis R.

(Irene) of LaPorte and William L. of Munster; a host of nephew and nieces and thier descendants. Funeral services will be held at the Mueller Funeral Home in Santa Monica, California, Thursday, November 9. Interment in the Veterans' Cemetery, Riverside, California. Following his graduation from the University of Notre Dame, Mr.

Travis married Elvira Rizzo, of East Chicago, Indiana, and practiced Law in East Chicago, until he entered Military Service and served in the South Pacific from 1942 -1945. After the War, he and his wife moved to 1332 14th Santa Monica, California 90904 where they continued to reside until his death By SAMUEL WY ATT Times Staff Writer CROWN POINT Lake County Democrats, as expected, are still in control of the county government this morning. Noah Atterson Spann was returned to the Lake County Board of Commissioners for a second term by a total of 29,204 votes as compared to 2 798 received by Republican Clarence Lewis, retired East Chicago steelworker and a precinct committeeman who also lost his bid for a city council seat in 1975. Spann was originally thrust into the First District seat in 1974 by East Chicago Mayor Robert A. Pastrick in an eleventh-hour effort against Gary candidate Robert Freeland.

The First District is comprised of East Chicago, Gary, some precincts in Hammond, and Whiting. In the Lake County Council race, three-term winner Sidney Garner of Crown Point, the only Republican to serve on the council, was also returned to office by a vote of 11,897 against Democrat Leroy Liptak, a Lowell farmer making his first attempt for the council. Garner is from the 7th Council district. He operates a Crown Point insurance agency. Other candidates returned to the council were Richard Blastick, 46, of Hammond, who received 13,519 votes, winning a third term.

His Republican opponent Raymond Kenda, 41, of the Robertsdale section, collected 2,549. Second District Democratic candidate Gerald Mazur, 42, of Hammond, also received a third term. He won over GOP candidate Jerome Riskin, 48, a Hammond realtor. The district consists of 70 Hammond precincts. Rolland Beckham, 35, of Gary won a second term on the council.

He received 9,897 votes as compared to the GOP candidate John Bowman's 2,451 votes in the 5th District. Newcomers to the county council will be Rudolph Clay, 41, of Gary, the Democratic choice for the 4th District seat. Clay, a former state senator, defeated three-term incumbent Frank Perry in the May primary election. The outspoken former state senator ran unopposed in Tuesday's election. He received 12,871 votes.

Steve Corey, 50, of Hobart, the Democratic choice for the county council, won the 6th District seat. The former Hobart City Councilman received 9,164 votes, beating his Edmund Baran, the GOP choice. Baran received 6,870 votes. Griffith Township Trustee Richard Galambos, 48, won the 3rd District seat by beating GOP opponent Daniel Langmesser, 34, of Calumet Township. Galambos received 8,649 votes and Langmesser received 4,547 votes.

Animal Trade A young eagle hatched last April in the Columbus, Ohio, zoo sits in its cage above one of its parents. Zookeeper Jack Hanna says attempts will be made soon to overcome red tape to find another zoo where it would have a mate. Republicans Capture Illinois House Seats wire, Mary, two daughters, Vera (Edward) vuum vuiumiid, gvwi (uoiu; Strachen of Missouri; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; also a sister-in-law, Margaret Sokolowski of Calumet City. Funeral services will be held Friday. Nov.

10. 9 a.m. from the Solan Funeral Home, 7109 Calumet Ave. Hammond, 9:30 a.m. St.

Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church with Rev. John Scharba officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 2-5 and 7-9. Parastas Thursday evening 8 p.m.

at the funeral home. Mr. Styran was a resident of Hammond for the past 37 years; retired from American Steel Foundries. VICTORIA MIOTKE VICTORIA MIOTKE, age 85, of Calumet City, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 1978. Survivors: two daughters, Mrs.

Gertrude (Louis) Benedek of Calumet City and Mrs. Maryann (Donald) Paulauski of Highland, Indiana; two sons, Joseph (Helen) Miotke and Arthur (Ethel) Miotke. both of Calumet City; nine grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Leon in September, 1963. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 10 at 9:30 a.m.

from Nowak Funeral Home, 400 Pulaski Road, Calumet City, Illinois, to St. Andrew Church for 10:00 a.m. Mass. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the Nowak Funeral Home Thursday, 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Mrs. Miotke was a member of the Polish Alma Mater; a resident of Calumet City for 65 years. SANDRA S. BASETIC1I SANDRA S. BASETICH, age 83, of Lansing passed away Monday, Nov.

6, 1978 at St. Margaret Hospital, Hammond. Survivors: one son, John (Dolly) of Lansing; one daughter, Mrs. Vera (Roy) Ells of Hammond; eight grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov.

9, 9 a.m. from the Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, 3227 Ridge Road, Lansing to St. Ann Church in Lansing for 9:30 a.m. mass. Rev.

George Slominski officiating. Burial' Assumption Cemetery, Glenwood, IL. Friends may call at the Chapel Wednesday 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. In leiu of flowers contributions to the Lansing Paramedics would be appreciated. Mrs.

Basetich was a member of the Home Service Volunteer Group of Hegwisch; former employee of the University of Chicago. CLARA KAZEN Clara Kazen, age 58, of Cedar Lake, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 1978. Survivors: two sons, Gordon, (Peggy) Kazen of Cedar Lake, and William of Canada; one brother Lawrence (Helen) Piening of Portage; stepfather, William Smith of Munster; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thursday, November 9, at Eller-Brady Funeral Home, Cedar Lake, Burial Memory lane Cemetery, Schererville.

Friends may call at the Eller-Brady Funeral Home, Wednesday Nov. 8. from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Ms. Kazen was a resident of Cedar Lake for 33 years, formerly of Warrenville, employed as a clerk for the Hanover Township Assessors office.

IN MEMORIAMS In loving remembrance of our husband, father and grandfather, EUGENE WASLEWICZ who passed away Nov. 8, 1974. Wife, Stephanie Daughters, Eugenia and Cindy Grandson, Johnny CARDS OF THANKS The family of Steven L. Webb, wish to thank each and every one who helped in any way during our loss. His Grateful Family.

THE FAMILY of the late MARK KOROL, Sr. wish to thank their many friends and relatives for their kindness and sympathy shown during their recent bereavement. Also, for the floral offerings and donations of cards and special thanks to Father John Scharba. MARY KOROL AND FAMILY CEMETERY LOTS CHAPEL LAWN: 2 lots with companion memorial marker. May choose own garden.

$800. Call 838-2355. CHAPEL LAWN: 4 lots pick own lots. Separate or all together. $1200 for all or will separate.

844-8542 or collect 219-277-2194. FOUR GRAVE PLOTS, Chapel Lawn, Schererville. $1725. Phone 1-815-399-6657. FLORISTS When its time for comfort, Its time to send flowers.

Kr Sympathy flowers and plants, call your FTD Florist. Vouf Eilu Touch Fioiit' The big winner of the day. House Republican Leader George H. Ryan of Kankakee, says he is a candidate for speaker, adding: "I don't anticipate any competition." Ryan said today that Thompson supports his bid for the powerful post. Republicans Patrick S.

Grossi of Glenwood and Robert J. Piel of Harvey won in the south-suburban 10th District, robbing incumbent Democrat John M. Matejek of his seat. Incumbent Democrat L. Michael Getty of Dolton retained his seat in that district.

In the state's 36th District along the Mississippi River, incumbent Democrat Oral Jacobs of Moline conceded early defeat to Republican Timothy A. Bell, a political newcomer also of Moline. And John C. Ackerman of Morton squeaked by Democrat George A. Saal Jr.

of Pekin to fill the vacancy left by Rep. Richard N. Luft, the Pekin Democrat who lost his primary bid for state comptroller. In Springfield, the Democratic lawmaker who twice challenged Thompson's tax-lid proposition was beaten by Josephine K. Oblinger of Sherman, a Thompson administration cabinet head.

Mrs. Oblinger, state Department on Aging director, polled a huge Sangamon County GOP vote to overwhelm a healthy Montgomery County Democratic turnout for freshman Rep. David L. Robinson. Robinson had claimed before the state Board of Elections and a Circuit Court judge that that thousands of signatures were forged or improper on the Thompson tax-lid petitions.

The elections board threw out most of his objections and put the Thompson Proposition on Tuesday's ballot. Judge Simon L. Friedman of Sangamon County also ruled that Robinson's arguments were without substance, and Thompson's advisory referendum asking voters if they want a ceiling on taxes and spending received a resounding "yes." In the southeastern Illinois 54th District, incumbent Democrat Robert V. Walsh of Mount Vernon fell to Republicans Glen L. Bower of Effingham and Clyde W.

Robbins of Fairfield. Incumbent Democrat Richard H. Brummer of Effingham held onto his seat. GUS A. GAVRILOS GUS A.

GAVRILOS, age 51 of Hammond, passed away Monday, November 6, 1978 at St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago. Survivors: wife, Doris three sons, Andrew D. and Frank both in the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology; Terre Haute, Indiana and James at home; one daughter, Stephanie at home; two brothers, Tom (Mona) Gavrilos of Munster and Rev. Leo (JoAnne) Gavrilos of Grand Rapids, Michigan; one sister, Mrs.

Helen (Gene) Zimmerman of Michigan City, Indiana; aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 9 at 10:30 a.m. from Snyder-LaHayne Funeral Home, 5746 Hohman Hammond and 11:00 a.m. at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 7021 Hohman Hammond.

Rev. Peter Georgacakas and Rev. Leo Gavrilos and Rev. Anthony Kanavos officiating. Burial, Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond.

Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday and Wednesday evening, 7 to 10 p.m. Memorial services will be held by the American Legion Post 16 Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Memorial services will be held Wednesay at 7:00 p.m. by the McKinley Lodge 712 F. A.M.

Prayer services will be held 8 p.m. Wednesday evening. Ahepa services immediately following. Memorials may be given to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.

Mr. Gavrilos was a salesman for Ray Pohn Associates of Chicago, where he was employed for 10 years; a lifetime resident of Hammond; member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church of Hammond; member of the Ahepa; McKinley Lodge 712 F. A.M.; Orak Shrine; Ancient Acceptance Scottish Rite; Gavit Adult Booster Club; veteran of World War II having served in the Army; member of the American Legion Post 16 and Voiture 470 of the 40 and and was active in the Scout work. FRANK LaTOIR Frank LaTour, age 69, of Hammond, passed away Monday, Nov.

6, 1978 in Placentia, while visiting his son. Survivors: wife, Eleanor; three sons, Dr. Frank (Kathleen) LaTour of Battle Creek, Edward (Donna) LaTour of Placentia, Richard (Karen) LaTour of Tappa Hannock, four brothers, George (Laverne) of Rolling Prairie, Daniel (Maude) of Thornton, Joseph (Theresa) of Harvey, Benjamin (Lor-retta) of Ohicago Heights; two sisters, Marie (Robert) Fraser of Hammond, Henrietta (Kenneth) Wiers of Lansing; seven grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 10, 11 a.m.

from the Clarence J. Huber Funeral Home, 722-165th Hammond, with Roger Abies officiating. Burial, Homewood Memorial Gardens, Homewood, IL. Friends may call at the chapel Thursday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mr.

LaTour was a retired painter. A member of Local 147; former member of 460 of Hammond; member of the World Wide Church of God; resident of Hammond for 48 years. Conference Set at Purdue HAMMOND A minority contracting conference will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 7 at Purdue University Calumet Campus.

Employees of the Chicago and Indianapolis offices of SBA will conduct the meeting, which will cover minority contracting and the financial programs of the SBA. ALMA MARIE PHILPOT Alma Marie Philpot, age 83 of 136-12 Sibley Hammond, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1978 at St. Margaret Hospital, Hammond. Survivors: one brother, Theodore (Mabel) Strom of Brldgeview, two sisters, Mrs.

Augusta Kraus of South Bend and Miss Lillian Strom of Long Beach, California; nieces and nephews; grandniecesand grandnephews. Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m. at Snyder-LaHayne Funeral Home, 5746 Hohman Hammond with the Rev. Robert L.

Lafferty officiating. Burial, Mt. Greenwood Cemetery, Chicago, III. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m. Mrs.

Philpot was a resident of Hammond for 37 years. ALYCE HORAR Alyce Horar, age 53, of Hammond, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 1978 at St. Mary Medical Center, Gary. Survivors: husband, Peter; mother, Mae Wolfe of Hammond; two daughters, Geraldine and Diane of Hammond; one sister, Gwen (Whit) Lambright of Pitkin, one brother, Earl (Dorothy) Wolfe of Hammond.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 9, 11:30 a.m. at the Dalton and Son Funeral Home, 6955 Southeastern Hammond, 12 noon at All Saints Church with Rev. Robert Evers officiating. Friends may call at the chapel Wednesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.

Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday, and the VFW Auxiliary Post will hold a service at 8:30 Wednesday, both at the chapel. Mrs. Horar was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 802.

A longtime resident of Hammond. LOIS C. McSHANE LOIS C. McSHANE, age 61, of Highland, Indiana, passed away Monday, November 6, 1978. Survivors: one son, Paul L.

(Vivian) Biggerstaff of Spurgeon, Indiana; one daughter, Delores J. (Paul) Brown of Highland; four step-children, John (Andrea) McShane Jr. of Walkerton, Indiana, Patrick (Nancy) McShane of Bedford, Indiana, Katherine Sekula of Coloma, Michigan and Diane Martin of California; three sisters, Bertha Rankin of Portage, Indiana, Dorothy Olney of Highland and Rose Nehring of Hobart, Indiana; one brother, Lester Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio; 15 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m. from Fagen-Miller Funeral Gardens, 2828 Highway Highland: Friends may call Wednesday, 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.

Mrs. McShane was employed by the North Township Assessors Office. MARY (MOLLY) DEMPSEY Mary (Molly) Dempsey, age 92, of Hammond, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 1978 at Munster Med Inn. Survivors: one son, Fred (Ruth) Dempsey of Hammond; two daughters, Kathryn (John) Burns of Hammond.

Eileen (William) Jarneke of Dayton Beach, 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, Fred and her daughter, Grace. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. at the Dalton and Son Funeral Home, 6955 Southeastern Hammond, 9:30 a.m.

at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, with Father Richard Emerson officiating. Burial, Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday, 7 to 9, Wednesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Mrs. Dempsey was a resident of Hammond for 63 years. A member of All Saints Rosary Society. CHICAGO (AP) Republicans have captured the Illinois House by a hair and failed to ensnare the Senate by almost the same margin, handing Gov. James R.

Thompson half of his wish to have a GOP-controlled Legislature. Late returns today tipped the scales toward Republicans in six hotly contested races, giving them the thinnest of margins for the next session, 89 to 88, over Democrats. Republicans managed to knock off three Senate seats now held by Democrats, but let one of their own slip by the wayside for a net gain of two. This cuts the Democrats balance from 34-25 to 32-27 in the next General Assembly session. Thompson had said while campaigning for GOP candidates that he would rather be handed his party's rule of the statehouse than a record re-election.

He got the one a record plurality and percentage but he only got half the other. GOP House candidates either defeated Democratic incumbents or grabbed seats vacated by Democrats in six critical districts. That was the number needed to turn around the current 94-83' margin held by Democrats. GARYMAN MURDERED EAST CHICAGO A Gary man was shot to death early this morning at the Red Barn Restaurant, 4943 Alexander Ave. Dead is Willie Conner, 39, of 5826 W.

5th Ave. Conner died of a single gunshot wound in the head about 4 a.m. East Chicago police said they have no suspects. An investigation is underway. A police spokesman would not say if there were any witnesses to the killing.

Suspects Charged CALUMET CITY Two Chicago women were charged Tuesday with shoplifting about $1,000 in clothes from the Marshall Field store in the River Oaks Center. Charged with felony theft were Sandra Louise Taylor, 24, of 7927 N. Bosworth and Deborah Marie Martin, 23, of 5803 May St. The women were arrested about 3 p.m. when a store clerk noticed the women walking up and down the aisles allegedly placing articles of clothing in shopping bags, police said.

Police said the two were stopped by store security gaurds before they left the The dollar value of the items found in the womens' bags was $1,106, police said. Course Offered GARY Principles of Industrial Safety will be a course oifered at Indiana Vocational Technical College Northwest from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, beginning Nov. 29. The course is part of the industrial maintenance program, and teaches safety to managers and supervisors of industrial plants.

Students will learn first aid, Occupational, Health and Safety Act regulations, how to prevent accidents and fire and how to encourage personnel to observe plant safety regulations. Lew Stahl, safety engineer at U.S. Steel, Energy Division-Iron Production, Gary Works, will be instructor. Students planning to enroll in the course should make an appointment with Al Terzes, program advisor, before Nov. 10.

St. John News about St. John? Call Nanci Fromm, 365-8152. Sedley Road was dropped off by the unknown abductors at U.S. 30 and Randolph Street in Ross Township.

About $3,000 in receipts was taken in the robbery, which occurred at 8 20 a.m. i Our Lady of MercvHnsniini Police said he was northbound on Lakewood when he drove through the stop sign at the intersection, jumped the curb and struck the brick front of the house. i The house is owned by David Kats of 101 Park Manor Dr. I WORKER ABDUCTED CENTER TWP. A Phillips 66 gas station attendent was adbucted during an armed robbery near Valparaiso today.

Indiana State Police said the attendant of the gas station at U.S. 30 and Teen Avoids Injury DYER A Lansing teen-ager hit the front of a house early today when a car he was driving jumped a curb at Lakewood Drive and Park Manor. Police charged Edward Boersema, 19, of 17963 Community, Lansing, with reckless driving. He was treated for minor injuries at.