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PAGE C2 WATERLOOCEDAR FALLS COURIER THURSDAY, AUGUST 1,1996 Obituaries Dally Record Metro Deaths Yosemite rock slide's destructive power estimates may be going up and for an hour before services at the church. Memorial fund: has been established. Waterloo Joseph C. Boesen, 69, of 1110 Waterloo Trevor Justin and TIer James Sandoval, infant twin sons of Justin and Jamie Sandoval of Cotate, formerly of Waterloo, died Tuesday, July 23, at Santa Rosa (Calif.) Hospital from complications of birth. Survived by: their parents; grandparents, Steve and Sandy Sandoval of Rohnert Park, James and Julia Thomas of Coalinga, and Mary Ann Pence of Waterloo; and great-grandparents, John and Maria Sandoval of Waterloo and Burton and Wilma "Billy" Gilbert ofEvansdale.

Memorial services: were Saturday at the home of Steve and Sandy Sandoval. Daniel's Chapel of Roses Funeral Home, Santa Rosa, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: may be directed to the family. cedar falls Martin "Marty" Johnson, 69, of 323 Grant died Tuesday, b. Kidgcway died Monday, July 29, at Covenant Medical Center after a heart attack.

He was born July 29, 1927, in Oel-wein, son of Joseph M. and Erma J. Smothers Boesen. He married Geraldine "Gerry" Nading on June 18, 1949, in Waterloo. Mr.

Boesen was an electrical inspector for the city of Waterloo for 1 July 30, at home of an apparent heart attack. He was born Sept. 6, 1926, in Kesley, son of Steffen and Minnie Menncn Johnson. He married Arlene E. Roe on Sept.

10, 1968, in Waver-ly. Before his retirement, Mr. Johnson was a self-employed painter. shaped edifice 495 feet wide, about 30 feet high and roughly 20 feet thick. Yosemite air blasts are much rarer than large landslides, he noted.

A landslide of 600,000 cubic yards of granite occurred in the park in 1987 but caused no air blast. Why? It depends at least partly on the size and angle of the falling chunks. In the latest landslide, a number of large pieces remained intact before hitting the ground. Edwin Harp of USGS in Golden, estimates the rock accelerated past 160 mph before hitting the valley floor. About half the rot kfalls in Yosemite are triggered by events ranging from earthquakes to sudden erosion caused by rainstorms, Wieczorek said.

Initially, park officials wondered if vibrations from nearby construction activity had triggered the July 10 slide. Construction workers have been removing an old snack stand and gift shop, restoring the site to a more natural state, and relocating the shops in a new building several hundred yards farther from Glacier Point. Based on seismic measurements, Wieczorek and his colleagues conclude the construction wasn't responsible for the landslide. Rather, the edifice slowly eroded over tens of millions years until overcome by the pull of gravity and over the edge it went. Scientists say force of plunging granite may have been six or seven times more massive than originally thought.

San Francisco Examiner The killer landslide at Yosemite National Park on July 10 may have been six to seven times as massive as originally estimated, scientists say. As much as 162,000 tons of granite plunged a third of a mile at more than 160 mph, according to new estimates by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey. The rock broke from a cliff southeast of Glacier Point. Weight-wise, that's the equivalent of 80,000 full-size automobiles racing downhill at nearly three times the freeway speed limit.

Officials at USGS's Menlo Park office, using a back-of-the-envelope calculation, initially estimated the landslide at 25,000 tons. The landslide caused a hurricanelike "air blast" that killed a hiker and leveled hundreds, perhaps thousands, of trees. The same process occurs when you hold a book parallel to the ground, then drop it, said civil engineer Gerry Wieczorek, a top landslide expert with the USGS in Reston, Va. "The book has to force the air out from underneath it." The air blast "is a very interesting and scientifically challenging problem because what it represents is an under-recognized or under-appreciated collateral hazard from rock falls," said Wieczorek, who came up with the new weight estimate. "We had no expectation, really, of the impact that the air blast would have." A possible result, he speculates, is that geologists may reassess "hazard zones" marked on maps at Yosemite and possibly other mountainous national parks to take air blasts into account.

More research is needed, though, partly because it's too early to say exactly how much rock fell, Wieczorek said. Scientists plan to take aerial photos of the site in hopes of getting a better handle on the actual mass. "We're looking at the distribution of the trees that were knocked down and the direction in which they lie," he said. "Some of them had their bark stripped off." The air blast was so severe that a volcano expert from Washington state visited Yosemite to survey the damage. The researcher, Richard Waitt of USGS's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, hoped to learn whether the air blast could yield clues to far worse air blasts caused by volcano eruptions.

Wieczorek estimates the total volume of rock as 80,000 cubic yards. That was packed into an irregularly 18 years and was an electrician for Joseph the Waterloo Community Schools Boesen for 12 years, retiring July 1, 1989. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Survived by: his wife; three sons, Michael E.

of Davenport and Rick J. and Kris both of Waterloo; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild; a sister, Claudia Koch of Cedar Falls; and a brother, Steve of Ottumwa. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Chapel, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites conducted by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.

today at O'Keefe Towne-Grarup Waychoff Funeral Home and for an hour before services Friday at the chapel. Memorials: may be directed to the family. Waterloo Florence A. Waselkov, 89, of Phoenix, formerly of Waterloo, died Monday, July 29, at Chris Ridge Village, Phoenix, of natural causes. She was born Oct.

6, 1906, in Alton, daughter of James P. and Lucille Gary Powel. Mrs. Waselkov was an elementary school teacher for the Waterloo Community Schools for 25 years, retiring in 1967. Survived by: a daughter, Janet D.

Steven of Phoenix; and a grandchild. Services: private service took place; Lundberg Golden Door Chapel, Youngtown, was in charge of arrangements. WATERLOO Betty M. Allen, 74, of 1320 Vine Survived by: his wire; a daughter, Martin Ginny Lee Adams of Janesville; Johnson three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren; a brother, Claus Johnson of Wykoff, and a sister, Ruth Sonksen of Grundy Center. Preceded in death by: two brothers, Echo and George; and four sisters, Nellie, Fannie, Ella and Annie.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Finchford Community Bible Church, rural Janesville, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home and for an hour before services Friday at the church. Memorials: may be directed to the family.

cedar falls Wayne G. Boy sen, 72, of 528 Death Notices rourth died Wednesday, July 31, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, of natural causes. He was born Jan. 1, 1924, in Dike, son of Edward A.

and Minnie Ras-mussen Boysen. He married Mary Jeannette Tollcfson on June 5, 1943. They were divorced in 1960. He married Wanda Grandon-Beckman on Jan. 8, 1977, in Council Bluffs.

died Monday, July 29, at home of natural causes. She was born Feb. 15, 1922, in Waterloo, daughter of Harry T. and Kalista Freeman Bell. She married Willie Allen Sr.

on Feb. 3, 1942, in Moberly, Mo. Mrs. Allen formerly was employed with the Community Development Board, retiring Jan. 12, 1990, after 19 years of service.

Survived by: her husband; two 1. Betty Allen Mr. Boysen was a farmer in rural Wayne Cedar Falls, a cattle buyer, and Boysen owned and operated Boysen's Produce for many years, retiring in 1983. Survived by: his wife; two sons, Ronnie Boysen of Axle, Texas, and Duane Boysen of Dcming, N.M.; six daughters, Sara Boysen at home, Barbara Keim of San Clemente, Diane Huber of Fort Worth, Texas, Debra Beaumont and Karla South, both of Jacksonville, and Rhonda Greenwood of Des Moines; and 15 grandchildren. Preceded in death by: a son, Arthur Beckman; a brother, Forrest Boysen; and a sister, Margaret Courtney.

Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo, where military rites will be conducted by VFW Waterloo Post 1623, and Becker-Chapman American Legion Post No. 138. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, daughters, Marquita J.

Allen Pearson of Flossmoor, 111., and Rita A. Allen of Waterloo; four sons, Michael T. and Clifford both of Waterloo, Frederick D. of Evansville, and Willie R. of Houston; and seven grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: five brothers, Robert, Ralph, Rudolph, Russell and Harry; and a sister, Lillian Bryant. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Sanders Funeral Service.

Memorials: may be directed to the family at 1320 Vine where they will be receiving friends. IOWA FALLS Lucille Helvig, 89, of Iowa Falls, died Wednesday, July 31, at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls, of natural causes; services 1 p.m. Saturday at First Congregational Church United Church of Christ, with burial in Union Cemetery, both in Iowa Falls; visitation from noon to 8 p.m. Friday at Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, (515) 648-2569, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. ELDORA Mary Margaret Murphy Palmer, 28, of Fort Collins, formerly of Eldora, died Tuesday, July 30, at Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident; services 10:30 a.m.

Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, both in Eldora; no visitation; memorials to Iowa Falls Lions Club; Creps-Abels Funeral Home, Eldora, (515) 858-2181, is in charge of arrangements. PARKERSBURG Herman Adolphs, 88, of Parkersburg, died today, Aug. 1, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services 1:30 p.m.

Monday at Christian Reformed Church, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, both in Parkersburg; visitation 2 to 8 p.m, Sunday and 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Schwartz Funeral Home, Parkers WATERLOO The Rev. Alois B. May, 75, of 1423 Kimball associate pastor of St. Edward's Catholic Church, died today, Aug.

1, at Covenant Medical Center of a heart attack; services pending at Oppold-Hagarty Funeral Home, 234-6274. EVANSDALE Harlan H. Averhoff, 83, of 1611 Sixth died Wednesday, July 31, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden View Chapel, Waterloo, 232-2222, with burial in Howard Cemetery, Elma; visitation from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and for an hour before services Saturday at the funeral home; memorials to the family.

WATERLOO Leona W. Joens, 82, of Walnut Court Apartments, died Wednesday, July 31, at Allen Memorial Hospital of natural causes; services pending at Chapel of Memories Funeral Home, 233-8437. WATERLOO Margaret E. Bearbower, 83, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, July 31, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services 9 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic with burial in Mount Olivet Mausoleum; visitation from 2 to 8 p.m.

Friday at Oppold-Hagarty Funeral Home, 234-6274, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil service. burg, (319) 346-1534; memorials to the family. NASHUA Bernard Puhl, 88, of Charles City, formerly of Nashua, died Wednesday, July 31, at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City, of natural causes; services pending with Chenoweth Son Funeral Home, Nashua, (515) 435-4134.

OELWEIN Carl P. Zupke, 95, of Oelwein, died today, Aug. 1, at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls, of natural causes; graveside services for Mr. Zupke and his wife, Eva, who died July 23, will be 10:30 a.m Saturday at Grandview Cemetery, Fayette; visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner, (319) 578-3451.

WEST UNION Bessie Palas, 79, of West Union, died Wednesday, July 31, at the Good Samaritan Home, West Union, of natural causes; services pending with Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union, (319)422-3615. WEST UNION Don Henry, 92, died today, Aug. 1, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center, West Union, of natural causes; services pending with Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union, (319) 422-3615. NE Iowa Deaths Daily Record rah, of Waterloo, girl (July 31). BROWN, Scott and Tammi, of Cedar Falls, girl (July 31).

Covenant Medical Center BERGMEIER, Candace, of Cedar Falls, girl (July 31). HOEFER, Ronald and Sue, of Masonville, boy (July 31). MENUEY, Rachel, of Jesup, girl (July 31). SALLIS, Tonya, of Waterloo, boy (July 31). SCHMnT, Eric and Kay, of Waterloo, boy (July 31).

and a sister, Vita Meis of Dubuque; he was preceded in death by a son, Joseph; a grandson; two brothers, Nor-bcrt and Victor; and a sister, Cleo Kisting; services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, both in Oelwein; graveside military rites will be conducted by Ross Reid American Legion Post No. 9 of Oelwein; friends may call until 9 p.m. today at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, where there will be a parish rosary at 7:30 p.m.; memorials may be made to Heart of Iowa Hospice; Mr. Kalb was a farmer; he served in the U.S.

Army during World War II. HOLLAND Anna Thoren, 83, of Holland, died Tuesday, July 30, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Watcrtoo, of natural causes; survivors include a daughter, Betty Wright of Waterloo; four grandchildren; and three sisters, Edna Hemmen of Aplington and Matilda Dieken and Harriett Muller, both of Holland; she was preceded in death by her husband, Ray in 1979; a son, Daryl in 1964; and three sisters, Alida Dreesman, Mable Freese and Grace Stahl; services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Bethany Presbyterian Church, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, both in Grundy Center; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.; visitation also will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home and an hour before services at the church; a memorial fund has been established.

Charles city Herman O. Ransom, 85, of Charles City, died Monday, July 29, at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Carol; a stepdaughter, Karen Huisman of Sioux City; three stepsons, Terry Ransom of Clarksville, Charles Ransom of Belleville, 111., and E. Douglas Ransom of Lynwood, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild; a brother, George of Lyle, and a sister, Dorothy Clark of Austin; he was preceded in death by two sisters; memorial graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Grand View Cemetery, Austin, Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, is in charge of arrangements; memorials may be directed to Heart to Home Hospice, Charles City; Mr. Ransom was a farmer.

ELDORA John Koch, 84, of Eldora, died Wednesday, July 31, at Valley View Nursing Center, Eldora, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Cora; a son, Duane of Toledo; a daughter, Beverly Hogle of Eldora; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Ennis Koch of Leroy, and two sisters, Margaret Egybroad of Wellsburg, and Henrietta Wiseman of Conrad; he was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters; services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Eldora, with burial in the Eldora City Cemetery; friends call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Creps-Abels Funereal Home, Eldora, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church; a memorial fund has been established; Mr. Koch was a farmer for 42 years, retiring in 1974; he worked at Hood's Juice Co. in Largo, from 1969 to 1980, and also worked at the Eldora City Cemetery for six years after his retirement.

shell rock Charles Nagen, 83, of Shell Rock, died Tuesday, July 30, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; survivors include three daughters, Karen Jo Torres of Denton, Texas, Jeanine Debnar of Tampa, and Margo Campidilli of Moville; and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; an infant daughter, Margaret; a son, Charles David INagen; and three brothers, Fred, Henry and George Nagcn; services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at First United Church of Christ-Pleasant Valley, rural Clarksville, with burial in Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville; friends may call until 9 am. today at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Shell the family will be present from 7 to 9 p.m.; visitation also an hour before services Friday at ithe church; memorials may be directed to First United 'Church of Christ-Pleasant Valley, Clarksville; Mr. Nagcn farmed in the Shell Rock and Clarksville area, retiring in 1972. OELWEIN Clair J.

Kalb, 75, of Oelwein, died at home Wednesday, July 31, after a brief illness; survivors include his wife, Rita; two sons, Ronald of Oelwein and James of Carson; four daughters, Doris Heiderscheit of Cedar Rapids, Patricia Schcllhorn of 'Urbana, Mary Neff of Redfield and Linda Schwartz of Solon; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; Waterloo arrest leads to man's guilty plea The five-year minimum sentence is based on the large quantity of mcthamphetamine involved in the case. Thompson also agreed that he is a career offender, resulting in the potential of a prison term longer than would apply to others. His career-offender status stems from two convictions for residential burglaries committed in 1985. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 24.

CEDAR RAPIDS A Sioux City man faces a minimum sentence of five years in prison without a chance for parole after pleading guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute at least 100 grams of metham-phetamine in the Waterloo area. Troy M. Thompson, 29, admitted he had made several trips to Waterloo to distribute the substance until his arrest Jan. 19, when authorites found a pound of it in the trunk of his car. CEDAR FALLS Fire Alarms Wednesday 10:07 p.m., to 500 block of West Third Street, burning complaint, unattended bon fire near railroad tracks.

Police Log Perry Howard, 19, of Elgin, 111., was arrested Thursday at University Avenue and Rownd Street on a Southern Jackson County, warrant for second-degree trafficking. DISTRICT COURT The following were sentenced: Edward Mark Willingham, 30, of 1643 Camelot Court No. 204, was given a two-year suspended prison sentence, one year or maximum benefits in a residential facility and two years of probation for pleading guilty to assault domestic abuse enhanced; he assaulted Fredrine Booker on July 5, 1996. (Judge Todd Geer) Nathan Redden, 23, of 1209 Sun-nyside Circle, Cedar Falls, was given a 173-day jail sentence with all but seven days suspended, one to two years of probation and a $750 fine for being found guilty of second-offense operating while intoxicated. (Judge Todd Geer) Melody Lynn Harper, 34, of 702 State St.

No. 1, Cedar Falls, was given a five-year prison sentence, a $750 fine and six years of driver's license revocation for pleading guilty to third-offense operating while intoxicated. (Judge Todd Geer) GIRTHS Allen Memorial Hospital BENNETT, Christine, of Waterloo, girl (July 31). BRACKIN, Christopher and Debo Covenant Home Medical and Pharmacy Services Your source for hospital supplies and equipment for Man, woman face federal charges in metro drug case home use plus all your pharmaceutical needs. We bill Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance companies for you.

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