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I int The Sioux City Journal, Monday, September 26, 1983-A13 Nebraskans like what they saw in Russia ALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) "We felt very comfortable. We didn't feel restricted. We were told we could talk to anyone and take any pictures we wanted outside." Thelma Merritt sat beside her husband, Wendell, in their home here and discussed their 14-day tour of the Soviet Union. Despite international tension emanating from Russia's Sept.

1 downing of a South Korean airliner, the Merritts would have no reservations about returning. "Tourism is big business. They are too interested in tourism to let anvthing happen to tourists." Mrs. Merritt said. "I wouldn't be afraid to go back." "Soviets are very courteous," her husband added.

"If you are in a line at a store, you will be invited to the front of the line. They realize you are on vacation and that your time is valuable. "The average man on the street kind of likes Americans," Wendell said, "but they think Reagan is the dumbest president we've ever had. The only time they hear anything about him is when he does something, (they consider) dumb." The Merritts traveled to Area obituaries Evelyn L. Lenz PRIMGHAR, Iowa Evelyn L.

Lenz, 73, of Primghar died Sunday in a hospital in Primghar. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Primghar. The Rev.

Ronald Riecks will officiate. Burial will be in the Cemetery. There will I be a scripture at 7:30 p.m. today in the GaudianEldridge Funeral Home in Primghar. Mrs.

Lenz, the former Evelyn Lien, was born May 7, 1910, at Hillsboro, N.D. and attended schools in North Dakota. She married Gerhard Lenz in 1929 at Downer, Minn. They lived in Gretna, Neb. for 40 years, moving to Barnsville, Minn.

in 1968 where they lived until 1978 when they moved to Primghar.Mrs. Lenz was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and the Ladies Guild of the church. Survivors include her husband; one son, Gerhard of Midland, Texas; seven brothers, Chester and David, both of Pelican Rapids, Alfred, Laurence and James, all of Downer, Norman of Savin, Minn. and Arnold of St.

Cloud, one sister, Mrs. Bernice Olesberg of Seattle, and two grandsons. Rev. Raymond Lubbers ORANGE CITY, Iowa The Rev. Raymond John Lubbers, 91, of Des Moines, formerly of Orange City, died Saturday in a nursing home in Des Moines.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the First Reformed Church in Orange City. Burial will be in West Lawn Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today in the Van Gelder Funeral Home in Orange City.

Rev. Lubbers was born Jan. 8, 1892, in Cedar Grove, Wis. He graduated from Hope College in Michigan in 1914 and taught at Northwestern Academy in Orange City. He married Lucy Vander Ploeg July 21, 1920, at Sioux Center.

He served a pastorate at Sheboygan, Wis. from 1920 until 1954. He was pastor at Archer Reformed Church until 1960 when he retired and moved to Orange City. Mrs. Lubbers died Aug.

18, 1979 and he moved Sheboygan Falls, later moving to a nursing home Des Moines. Rev. Lubbers was a member of the First Reformed Church in Orange City. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. George (Dorothy) Bawden of Brookfield, Wis.

and Mrs. Arvin (Ruth) DeCook of Des Moines; 10 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Evelyn Frederickson WAKEFIELD, Neb. Evelyn E. Frederickson, 80, of Wakefield died Saturday in a care center at Wakefield.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Evangelical Convenant Church in Wakefield. The Rev. Neil Peterson will officiate. Burial will be in the Wakefield Cemetery under the direction of the Bressler Funeral Home.

Mrs. Frederickson, the former Evelyn Edith Gunning. was born Moscow, Leningrad and Sochi with a group of 76 traveling companions on an educational tour of Russia's medical facilities. The tour, organized by the Arizona Department of Health Services, "went to see how Russia's school nurse program is organized and how it differs from ours," said Mrs. Merritt, who is the Alliance City Schools' registered nurse.

"They seem to have pretty good health care over there," she said. She was disappointed, because the tours took them only to older facilities. "We didn't go Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Faith Lutheran Church in Onawa. The Rev.

Quentin Quanbeck will officiate. Burial will be in the Ingeman Cemetery at Moorhead. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. today in the Pearson Funeral Home Onawa. Mrs.

Nelson, the former Helen Fredrickson, was born Jan. 1896, 1.5, rural Onawa. She married Nels Nelson March 3, 1918, at rural Moorhead. He died Oct. 5, 1970, in Onawa.

She taught school at Castana Normal School for eight years and had been a resident of Moorhead until moving to Onawa in 1965. Mrs. Nelson was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Survivors include two sons, Roy of Clinton, Ark. and Robert of Sioux City; one daughter, Mrs.

Richard (Elsie) Arndt of Storm Lake; two brothers, Herald of Onawa and Raymond of Moorhead; 11 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Gary Lee Ross CHEROKEE, Iowa Gary Lee Ross, 42, of Cherokee died suddenly Saturday at an auction house in Cherokee. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee. The Rev.

A.E. McCoy will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Ross was born Aug.

2, 1941, in Cherokee. He married Theresa Knutson in 1964 at Hinton. He married Patricia Bakker Aug. 30, 1982, in Elk Point, S.D. He worked as an auctioneer in the Cherokee area.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Nichole, Cori and Belinda, and one son, Casey, all of New Trier, his mother, Mrs. Laura Ross of Kingsley; two brothers, Robert of Sioux City and William of Bronson; four stepsons, Michael, Dale Jr. and John Bakker, all of Cherokee and Tom Bakker of Iowa City; four stepdaughters, Mrs. Donald (Barbara) Mortenson and Mrs. Don (Debra) Green, both of Larrabee, Mrs.

Daryl (Cindy) Miller of Storm Lake, and Linda Bakker of Cherokee and seven stepgrandchildren. Floyd Fuller Loveland, and one (Lucile) great-grandson. ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa Floyd Fuller, 91, of Rock Rapids, formerly of Spencer, died Saturday in a hospital in Rock Rapids. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Jongewaard-Roste Funeral Home in Rock Rapids.

The Rev. Ruben Grueneich will officiate. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in the Northlawn Cemetery at Spencer with the Rev. Nathaniel Perry of Spencer officiating.

Mr. Fuller was born April 25, 1892., in Jackson County. He married Zephra McMahon Oct. 3, 1914, at Spencer. She died in 1947.

He married Rosalie Simpson in September of 1957 at Spencer. She died in 1974. He lived his life in the Spencer area, moving to Rock Rapids three years ago. Survivors include three sons, Walter Louis and William, both of Spencer and Calvin of Zapata, Texas; three daughters, Mrs. Newell (Kathryn) Longmore of Loveland, Mrs.

Arnold (Lucile) Dec. 24, 1902, in Morrison, Ill. She married Alvin Frederickson Aug. 19, 1922, in Sioux City. They farmed in the Wakefield area.

He died in 1982. Mrs. Frederickson was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include one daughter, Iris Larson of Wakefield; four sons, Keith of Omaha, Robert of Sioux City, Don of Denver, Colo. and David Wakefield; one brother, Emerson of Roseville, sister, Mrs.

Joe (Bertha) Brooks of Manistee, 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Ann L. Bruscher HUBBARD, Neb. Ann L. Bruscher, 55, of Hubbard died Saturday in a Sioux City hospital after a long illness.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Decatur. The Rev. Emmet Meyers will officiate. Burial will be in the Hill Crest Cemetery.

The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today in the Hamil Peck Funeral Home in Tekamah. Mrs. Bruscher, the former Ann Taylor, was born Sept. 23, 1928, at Decatur.

She married Jim Karmann Aug. 15, 1945. She married Dennis Bruscher Nov. 23, 1969, in Decatur. Mrs.

Bruscher was a member of the Eagles Club. Survivors one son, Jack Karmann of Hubbard; two stepsons, Dennis and Dale Bruscher of Kansas City, six brothers, Jim and Harve, Wakefield, both Dale of Sr. of Lyons, Dixon, Bill John of Fall City and Leonard of Blencoe, Iowa; two sisters, Madge Pounds and Mary Gallup, both of Decatur and three grandchildren. Raymond Hattermann PAULLINA, Iowa Raymond A. Hattermann, 81, of Paullina died Sunday at his residence after a short illness.

Services will be at 2.0 p.m. Tuesday the Zion Lutheran Church, in Paullina. The Rev. Donald Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in the Prairie View Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today in the Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home of Paullina. Mr. Hattermann was born Feb. 23, 1902, in Union Township, O'Brien County and attended rural schools.

He married Lillian Rohlfson Feb. 11, 1925, in Paullina. They farmed in O'Brien County for many years, retiring in 1958 and moving into Paullina. Mr. Hattermann was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and Paullina Senior Citizen's Group.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Glen (Faye) Bjerke of Clark, S.D., Mrs. Lois Shafer of Golden, Mrs. Orlynn (Betty) Koehlmoos of Paullina and Mrs. Wesley (Mavis) Rehder of Calumet; one son, Alvin of Paullina; one brother, Bruene Hattermann and two half brothers, Almond and Francis Briggie, all of Paullina; 15, grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Helen Nelson ONAWA, Iowa Helen Nelson, 87, of Onawa died Saturday in a nursing home in Onawa. Bid-rigging probe continues quietly OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A federal investigation of suspected bidrigging by contractors on Nebraska highway construction projects is continuing quietly, according to the investigator heading the probe. There have been no indictments since June 1982, and a special grand jury assigned to weigh evidence and issue indictments was dissolved in April. But Robert Allen, who heads the U.S.

Justice Department's anti-trust office in Chicago, said, "It is not safe to assume the investigation is over. It is continuing." Allen declined to give details of the probe or to say whether he expects more indictments, the Omaha World-Herald reported in its Sunday editions. But he said evidence could be heard by another Nebraska grand jury that meets regularly to consider criminal matters. The special bidrigging grand jury, which worked in Lincoln, returned all but two of the 29 indictments in Nebraska. At the same time, state investigators are looking at other aspects of bid- -rigging, Nebraska Attorney General Paul Douglas Darrell Farley Darrell D.

"Pete" Farley, 31, 2418 Court died Saturday in a Sioux City hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Berkemier Funeral Home. The Rev. Richard W.

Pingel of Concordia Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Farley was born May 6, 1952, in Sioux City and was a lifelong resident. He was a construction worker and co-founder and coach of the Siouxland Junior Boxing Club.

Survivors include two sons, Jimmy and Jason, both of Sergeant Bluff; two daughters, Stacey of Sergeant Bluff and Tina of Sioux City; two stepdaughters, Tosha and Freedom, City; his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Decker of Whiting, Iowa; two brothers, Dennis and David, both of Sioux City; two sisters, Sandy and Teresa, both of Sioux City and his grandmother, Mrs. Charlotte Evans of Sioux City. Dr.

Thomas L. Coriden, Woodbury County medical examiner, ruled the Countryside Retirement Home, died Saturday in a Sioux City hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Climbing Hill (Iowa) Cemetery. Dr.

Mark Bubuck of Central Baptist Church will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. in Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Mrs.

Roll, the former Florence L. Gray, was born June 7, 1892, at Scott, Wis. She had been a resident of Sioux City for 20 years, moving to Denver, Colo. in 1939. She worked for many years at the Denver General Hospital and returned to Sioux City two years ago to be near her daughter.

She was a member of the Baptist Church in Denver. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Bud (Elaine) Jones of Sioux City; one brother, Joseph of Alhambra, several grandchildren and great -grandchildren. death was suicide. Mrs.

Florence L. Roll Mrs. Florence L. Roll, 91, Mrs. William E.

Earlich to the best care All health care in Russia is provided free of charge to everyone, they said, though prescription medicine is not. When they say free for everyone, they mean everyone. Merritts met an American couple, from a different tour, in one hospital where the husband had undergone surgery for a peritonitis-infected perforated ulcer. Ten days after the operation he was ready to rejoin his tour, Mrs. Merritt said.

He reported he had received "very good care." Holthusen of Rock Rapids and Mrs. (Donnis) Schumman of. one brother, Frank of Lincoln, four sisters, Winnie Sommers of Bellevue, Mrs. Elda Irvin Mrs. Andrew (Alice) Bolte, both of Maquoketa, and Mrs.

Gladys Keeney of Andrew; 27 grandchildren; 33 greatgrandchildren and one great-greatgranddaughter. Douwie Vander Schaaf HULL, Iowa Douwie J. Vander Schaaf, 70, of Hull died Friday in a hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the American Reformed Church in Hull.

The Rev. Herman Van Galen and the Rev. Henry J. VerMeer will officiate. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today in the Kraai-Oolman Funeral Home in Hull. Mr. Vander Schaaf was born Nov. 18, 1912, at Hull.

He graduated from Hull High School and attended Iowa State Normal School at Cedar Falls. He taught in rural schools in the Hull area for six years. He married Agnes Kreulen Nov. 23, 1937, Kansas City, Mo. He worked at Koyker Mfg.

Co. in Hull from 1937 until he retired: as general plant manager. Mr. Vander Schaaf was a member of the American Reformed Church where he served on the Consistory as elder and deacon. He served on the Board of Education of Hull public schools for 25 years, the Board of Directors of Northwest Iowa Technical College in Sheldon for eight years and the Hull City Council for the last four years.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Derek of Falls Church, Dale of Ames and Dean of Cape Coral, two daughters, Mrs. Duane (Rebecca) Woodward of Hull and Mrs. Robert (Karla) Kenefake of Alexandria, one brother, Gerrit J. of Hull; one sister, Mrs. George (Clarraine) Timmer of Rock Valley, and nine grandchildren.

Gertrude A. Cole STORM LAKE, Iowa Gertrude A. Cole, 79, of Storm Lake died Saturday in a nursing home in Storm Lake. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake.

The Rev. Donald 0. Callen will officiate. Burial will be in the Newell Cemetery. There will be a Rebekah service at 7:30 p.m.

today in the Farber Otteman Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Mrs. Cole, the former Gertrude Bancroft, was born April 9, 1904, in Guthrie County. She married Earl L. Cole Feb.

20, 1929, in Sac City. They farmed in the Sac City area, moving to Storm Lake in 1964. He died in 1974. Mrs. Cole was a member of the Rebekah Lodge 205 of Storm Lake.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Iva May) Kracht of Aurelia and Mrs. Jerry (Ruth) Wright of Storm Lake; three brothers, Frank of Guthrie Center, Hershel of Dexter and William of Grand Junction; nine grandchildren ments with 18 contractors implicated, although not necessarily indicted, in bid-rigging. We Pay Cash For USED CARS See Charlie Knoepfler KIDDER-KNOEPFLER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES FOR HOME USE CALL THE SPECIALISTS MILLER MEDICAL SERVICE 2618 PIERCE ST. SIOUX CITY, IA 51104 712-258-7000 MEDICARE-MEDICAID BILLING 24 HR.

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on October 25, 1983. Specifications for said insurance will be available to bidders at the Sioux City Community School District Administration Building, Office of the Secretary of the Board of Education, 1221 Pierce Street, Sioux City, 12:00 noon, September 23, 1983. Sealed bids should be returned to the same office. The Sioux City Community School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The Sioux City Community School District will not consider any bids for group health insurance based on a self-insurance concept.

Sioux City Community School District By Donald O. Stevenson, Secretary of the Board of Education Mrs. William E. Earlich, 77, 2001 Summit died Sunday in hospital in Le Mars, Iowa, after short illness. Private services will be Tuesday the Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel.

The Rev. Charles E. Mason of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.

Mrs. Earlich, the former Mabel Irene Nixon, was born Oct. 13, 1905, in Turin, Iowa. She graduated from Central High School in Sioux City and the Methodist Hospital School Nursing. She lived all her adult life in Sioux City where she was private duty nurse.

She married William E. Earlich Aug. 15, 1928, in Sac City, Iowa. He died June 7, 1974, in Sioux City. She was a member of Whitfield United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Floyd (Genevieve) Becker of Le Mars, Iowa, and Mrs. S.M. (Esther) Hickman of Sioux City. William Agostine William Agostine, 57, Sequim, former Sioux City resident, died Sept.

19, 1983, in Seattle, Wash. Services were Thursday in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sequim. Mr. Agostine was born May 23, 1926, in Sioux City.

He graduated from East High School and attended Pullman State College in Pullman, Wash. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Lorelle Horne May 13, 1950, in Sioux City. He had been a resident of Sequim since 1951 where he worked as a highway engineer for the State of Washington, Department of Highways.

He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sequim. Survivors include his wife; four sons, John and Paul, both of Wrangell, Alaska, Tom of Clallam Bay, Wash. and Peter at home; five daughters, Liane of Bozeman, Jane LaBeaume of Sequim, Patti Herridge of Everett, Mary Cordova, Alaska and Ellensburg, his mother, Imelde Agostine of Sioux City; a sister, Freda Agostine of Sioux City; three brothers, Thomas and James, both of Sioux City and Donald of Marcus, Iowa, and three grandchildren. it PLAY THE PEPSI-COLA DAILY WINNERS GAME! Today's winning number! 961 Just match numbers under star topped No purchase necessary Void where prohibited Some Pepsiand cans of Pepsi-Cola products to Cola products may not be included in game in some areas For announced Pepsi free game pieces and Official Rules, caps in write your local Pepsi Cola winning numbers Bottler, HART BEVERAGE, 400 West Colonial Cola ads like this.

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The probe covers sales of supplies and equipment that have been used in construction work, he said. "We are doing some other things, too. But don't want to talk about it," he said. The state investigation could lead to either criminal or civil action, Douglas said. Allen also declined to say whether Nebraska contractors might be as a result of bid-rigging probes in adjacent states.

Investigations now are under way in Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado and Missouri. A source close to the investigation in Kansas said that probe is over. It was the Kansas probe, that 'led Justice Department investigators to Nebraska. The Nebraska investigation, which began in September 1981, has led to the indictment of 14 paving companies and 15 company executives. Twelve companies and 12 executives pleaded guilty to -rigging, and two companies and three executives were acquitted after trials.

Throughout the Midwest, 31 companies and 35 executives have been convicted or pleaded guilty, and five companies and seven executives have been acquitted, according to U.S. Justice Department records. The state-by-state report of the indictments: -Iowa: Four companies and five executives indicted; three companies and four executives pleaded guilty or convicted; the case of one company and one individual pending. -South Dakota: One company indicted; case still pending. -Kansas: 14 companies and 16 executives indicted; 14 companies and 15 executives convicted or pleaded guilty; one executive acquitted.

-Colorado: Six companies and eight executives indicted; two companies pleaded guilty, three companies acquitted, charge against sixth company dismissed; four executives pleaded guilty, three acquitted, one executive case pending. -Missouri: Investigation under way, no indictments. Nationally, there have been 400 highway bid-rigging convictions. A Justice Department spokeswoman said bid-rigging investigations currently are under way in 20 states and probes have been concluded in five other states. Besides its criminal investigation, the state of Nebraska has reached civil settle- AlE You paid too much! If you didn't buy your diamond from Gunderson's 520 Fifth Street Sioux City quietly "I cried at the wedding when I saw how but I'm smiling now." Mary Mallard, model, lost 31 has kept it off for 13 years.

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