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NE IOWA DEATHS John P. Delagardelle JESUP Services for John P. Delagardelle, 54, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Athanasius Cath olic Church, Bessie A.

Cordes IOWA FALLS Services for Bessie A. Cordes, 83, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Foster Funeral Home, Webster City; burial in Graceland Cemetery, Webster City; she died of natural causes Sunday (Jan. 10) at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls; survivors include three sons, Kenneth of Tucson, Wilbur of Allison and William R. of Denver, a daughter, Alice Schlegel of Iowa Falls; and 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her husband, William, in 1986; and two sisters; friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m.

today; Mrs. Cordes taught in rural schools in Hamilton County before her Jesup; burial in the church cemetery; he died Saturday (Jan. 9) at Covenant Medical Center at Kimball Avenue, Waterloo, after a lengthy illness; survivors in John Delagardelle clude his wife, Joan; four sons, Michael and Dale, both of Jesup, Scott at home and Charlotte Mae Sauer VINTON Services for Charlotte Mae Sauer, 65, of Vinton, who died of cancer Saturday (Jan. 9) at Virginia Gay Memorial Hospital, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton; burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Vinton; survivors include a sister, Ila Ludden of Waterloo; friends may call after 3 p.m.

today at the funeral home; memorials may be made to the Virginia Gay Hospital Annex or the American Cancer Society. Agatha S. Potratz OELWEIN Services for Agatha S. Potratz, 81, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St.

Peter's Lutheran Church, Westgate burial in the church cemetery; she died Sunday (Jan. 10) at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, after a lengthy illness; survivors include two sons, Milton of Nashua and Rudolph Jr. of Readlyn; six daughters, Paula Meyer of Glad-brook, Melba Huebner of Readlyn, Eileen Bartels of Westgate, Doris Gruetzmacher of Oelwein, Verla Mullins of Center Point and Elinor Alshouse of Marion; 39 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Louise Holland of Mount Grove, Mo. and two brothers, William Riffel of What Cheer and Lawrence Riffel of Montezuma; she was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph, in 1985; two daughters; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild; and a brother; friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brant-Kerns-Jamison Funeral Home, Oelwein.

Robert Squire Hansel WEST UNION Services for Robert Squire Hansel, 67, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bethel Presbyterian Church, West Union; he died of cancer Friday (Jan. 8) at his home; survivors include his wife, Lillian; a daughter, Shirley Kimball of Gut-tenberg; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren; a stepson, Michael Schroyer of West Union; a stepdaughter, Debra Dessel of West Union; and a sister, Marguirite Brown of Colesburg; there will be no visitation; his body was donated for research to University Hospitals, Iowa City; Burnham and Wood Funeral Home, West Union, is in charge of arrangements. Katherine Kellow CRESCO Services for Katherine Kellow, 91, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Cresco; burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Cresco; she died of natural causes Saturday (Jan.

9) at Evans Memorial Home, Cresco; survivors include a son, Gaylord of Highland Park, and two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson; she was preceded in death by her husband and a sister; friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Bradley-Lindstrom Funeral Home, Cresco, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church. Dwight O. Lambert WAVERLY Services for Dwight 0. Lambert, 78, will be 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Waverly; burial in Harlington Cemetery, Waverly; he died of natural causes Saturday (Jan. 9) at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center; survivors include a sister, Edna Thorns of Waverly; he was preceded in death by a brother, Theodore; and a sister, Mertie; friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Cleveland Funeral Home, Waverly, where a Masonic service will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday; memorials may be made to the church, American Cancer Society or Tyrrell Masonic Lodge, Waverly; Mr.

Lambert was a retired farmer. Walter Moeller DYSART Services for Walter Moeller, 97, will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Overton Funeral Home, Dysart; burial in Dysart Cemetery; he died of natural causes Sunday (Jan. 10) at his home; survivors include his wife, Ellen; a son, Thomas of Evergreen, three grandchildren; and two sisters, Hilda Staveley and Viola Moeller, both of Traer; he was preceded in death by three brothers; friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today; he served with the U.S.

Army during World War Mr. Moeller was a retired banker. Randy of Independence; two daughters, Bonnie Harting of Jesup and Kimberly Delagardelle at home; eight grandchildren; his mother, Mary Delagardelle of Gilbertville; six brothers, Leo Paul F. and Clem all of Gilbertville, and Thomas Irvin L. and Norman all of Jesup; six sisters, Dorothy Roethlerof Evansdale, Dolores Even and Mary Schmitz, both of Washburn, Joan Schmit and Betty Young-blut, both of 'Jesup, and Wilma Mullen of La Porte City; a half brother, Willard Delagardelle of Gilbertville; and a half sister, Alma Schares of Gilbertville; he was preceded in death by his father, a brother and a sister; friends may call after 7 p.m.

today at White Funeral Larry D. Higdon VINTON Services for Larry D. Higdon, 57, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Campbell-Russell Funeral Home, Vinton; burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton; he died at Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, on Sunday (Jan. 10) after a lengthy illness; survivors include his wife, Marlys; a son, Daniel of Vinton two daughters, Nancy Guyer of Des Moines and Sue Erickson of Vinton; his mother, Rowena Higdon Durchenwald of Waterloo; three brothers, Luther Wells of Atlantic, Dallas Wells of Red Oak and Harry Lundak of Waterloo; a half brother, Jack Knight of Atlantic; two sisters, Mary Lou Lint of Houston, Texas, and Norma Lee Rosel; and eight grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his father; friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m.

today and from 8 a.m. until services Tuesday at the funeral home; a memorial fund has been established; Mr. Higdon served in the U.S. Navy after World War II; he was a retired city street superintendent in Vinton. Cletus Busch CALMAR Memorial services for Cletus Busch, 77, will be 11 a.m.

Wednesday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Calmar; his body has been donated to science; he died of a heart attack Saturday (Jan. 9) at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital, Decorah; survivors include his wife, Margaret a sister, Marcella Kuhn of San Antonio, Texas; a stepson, Marvin Phillips of Fort Atkinson; a stepdaughter, Shirley Klimesch of Spillville; and nine step-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren; French Funeral Home, Calmar, is in charge of ar-rangments; there will be no visitation. Edwin Steege WAVERLY Services are pending at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, for Edwin Steege, 78, of Hot Springs, S.D., formerly of Waverly, who died Saturday (Jan. 9) at Veterans Hospital in Hot Springs.

Roy Torson WEST UNION Services for Roy Torson, 89, who died of natural Josephine D. Allison INDEPENDENCE Services for Josephine D. Allison, 85, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Catholic Church, Independence; burial in the church cemetery; she died of natural causes Saturday (Jan.

9) at Peoples Memorial Hospital, Independence; survivors include a daughter, Joan Olsen of Cedar Rapids; a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Blanche Mills of Santa Cruz, she was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters; friends may call at White Funeral Home, Independence, where a parish rosary will be at 3 and a Catholic wake service at 7 p.m. today; Mrs. Allison taught school in Iowa and New Mexico. METRO DEATHS Harold 'Bud' Julius Memorial services for Harold R. DAILY RECORD Waterloo Fire Alarms Saturday: 4.31 p.m., to 321 Oliver occupant Gloria Galloway, owner Lorenzo Creighton, investigated report of smoke odor.

9:50 p.m., to 1600 block of Broadway Street, investigate report of a truck fire, exhaust fumes from truck were mistaken for smoke. 11:09 p.m., to 14S Barryington Drive, extinguish car fire, fire spread from car to overhead garage door into eaves and attic of garage, owner of vehicle Kathy Cartwright of 3438 Loralin Drive, owner of building Gordon Wilson, car total loss, fire caused by leak in fuel line, slight loss to garage. OFire Alarms Sunday: 10. 51 a.m., to Burton Avenue and Parker Street, extinguish gasoline can that was on fire. 2:08 p.m., to 532 Home Park owner and occupant Mrs.

Mark Campbell, chair on fire, undetermined hot item placed on kitchen chair, starting fire to chair and surrounding floor, extinguished with water gun and ventilated, considerable smoke loss, slight fire loss. 4:23 p.m., to 2076 Logan Ave. assist Fire Department paramedics with patient. 7:47 p.m., to 607 Keystone car fire, owner and occupant Charles Teague, fire extinguished, caused by electrical short. Fire Alarms Monday: 5:59 a.m., to 510 Cottage cieo D.

Franklin occupant, broken water pipe on outside of house, shut off water service, water confined to basement, slight damage. Police Log: Michael Lee Moore, 26, of Des Moines, was arrested Saturday night at 420 Independence Ave. on a complaint of assault. He is accused of hitting Bennie Johnson of Des Moines several times in the face and stomach at 1306 W. Donald St.

Cedar Falls Fire Alarms Sunday: 2:29 p.m., to 117 Franklin gas fumes. 6:02 p.m., to 117 Franklin gas fumes. 10:16 p.m., to 1003 Columbia Drive, checked out fireplace. MILESTONES Home, Jesup, where a rosary will be at 8 p.m. today and a rosary will be I at 3 and a Scripture service at 8 p.m.

Tuesday; a memorial fund has been established; he served with the U.S. Army from Mr. Delagardelle was a longtime employee of Rath Packing Waterloo. Lloyd C. Van Horn CHARLES CITY Services for Lloyd C.

Van Horn, 61, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Charles City; burial in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City; he died of cancer Sunday (Jan. 10) at his home; survivors include his wife, Marilyn; two sons, Douglas of Madison, and Bradley of Urbandale; two daughters, Cheryl Spieker of Urbandale and Andrea Donaghy of Des Moines; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Dean of Minneapolis and Keith of Charles City; and two sisters, Marlys Leaman of Mason City and Carol Hartman of Phoenix, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter; memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society; Mr. Van Horn owned the Big Elm Motel and previously owned the Van Horn Implement and Van Horn Motors; for the past two and a half years, he operated the Charles City Transit for the elderly and handicapped; he served with the Merchant Marines; visitation at Hage Funeral Home, Charles City, afer 8 p.m.

today. Lorraine E. Peters DIKE Services for Lorraine E. Peters, 65, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lincoln Center Christian Reform Church, rural Grundy Center; burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Dike; she, died of natural causes Friday (Jan.

8) at her home in Dike; survivors include two sisters, Lois Muller and Marian Bundy, both of Cedar Falls; and five brothers, Edwin of Albert Lea, Donald of Cedar Falls, Ivan of rural Batavia, LaVerne of Robertsberg, W.Va., and Ronald of rural Tripoli; she was preceded in death by two brothers, Duane and Herbert; and two sisters, Janice and Marlys; friends may call at the Dike Funeral Chapel, Dike, until 9 p.m. today and at the church before causes Sunday (Jan. 10) at Li Crosse (Wis.) Lutheran Hospital, are pending at Burnham and Wood Funeral Home, West Union. James Fitzgerald ELMA Services for James Fitzgerald, 79, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Elraa; burial in Calvary Cemetery, Elma; he died of undetermined causes Saturday (Jan.

9) at a Rochester, hospital; survivors include his wife, Mabel; three sons, Patrick of Elkader, Jerome of Elma and Joseph of Bos-cobel, two daughters, Mary Danielson of Rochester and Joanne Huegel of Rice Lake, Wis. 23 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Sister Mary Baptista of Clinton; he was preceded in death by a son, Edward; and several brothers and sisters; friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Conway Funeral Home, Elma, where rosaries will be at 3 and 8 p.m. today; Mr. Fitzgerald was a retired farmer.

Delbert E. Blanchard CEDAR FALLS Services for Delbert E. Blanchard, 56, of 2216 Lincoln Lot 33, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home with burial in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Algona: Mr. Blanchard died of a heart attack Saturday night (Jan.

9) at Sartori Memorial Hospital. He was born March 2, 1931, in Lone Rock, son of Mainard and Lucille Burt Blanchard. He married Marilyn Evans on Jan. 27, 1955, in Sioux Falls, S.D. They were later divorced.

He married June Epperson on Feb. 7, 1987, in Waterloo. He served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Manchester during the Korean War. He was employed at the Cedar Falls Record from 1961-63 and then at the Waterloo Courier from 1963 to 1974, when he retired.

Survivors include his wife; four sons, Rick of Waterloo, Gregory of Cedar Falls, Dennis of Denver, Colo. and Terry of Sacramento, stepson, Darrel Epperson of Marshalltown; a daughter, Cheri Faley of Waterloo; a stepdaughter, Dawn Fretueg of Licking, his mother and stepfather, Lucille and J.P. Stevens of Burt; and nine grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren. Friends may call until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Hazel D. Butterfleld CEDAR FALLS Services for Hazel D. Butterfield, 94, of Topeka, formerly of Cedar Falls, were Thursday in Mount Hope Chapel, Topeka, with entombment in Mount Hope Mausoleum. She died of complications of age Jan. 3 in Topeka.

She was born April 9, 1893, in Cedar Falls. She received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1914. Survivors include a brother, Glade H. Butterfield of Dallas; she was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond and Dewey S. Butterfield.

Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Topeka, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the YWCA Building Fund, 225 W. 12th Topeka, Kan. 66612. Fred D.

Reid Services for Fred D. Reid, 80, of 1335 Logan are pending at Locke Funeral Home. Mr. Reid died of undisclosed causes this morning (Jan. 11) at University Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.

"Bud" Julius, 69, of 642 Sherman will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Parrott Wood Funeral Home with burial at a later date in Chapel Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, Freeport, m. Mr. Julius died Sunday (Jan. 10) at Americana Healthcare Center after a lengthy illness.

He was born Aug. 5, 1918, in Free-port, son of Ben and Gertrude Fransen Julius. He married Katie L. Dieterman on Oct. 9, 1948, in Free-port.

They moved to Waterloo in September 1964. He was employed by the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad for 42 years, where he was the bridge and building supervisor, retiring in January 1982. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Europe. He was past Master of Evergreen Lodge No.

170 in Freeport. Survivors include his wife; and two sisters, Gretchen Maize and Edna Carlino, both of Freeport; he was preceded in death by a sister. The body was cremated. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in St.

Paul, or the Black Hawk County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Marguerite M. Briner Services for Marguerite M. Briner, 79, of 806 Nancy Road, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.

Edward's Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. She died of natural causes Saturday morning (Jan. 11) at her home. A rosary will be 7 p.m. today at O'Keefe Towne-Carter and Way-choff Funeral Home, where friends may call.

1 Ruth Irene Hill CEDAR FALLS Memorial services for Ruth I. Hill, 75, of Sun City, formerly of Cedar Falls, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Forest City. She died Thursday (Jan. 7) at Bos-well Hospital, Sun City, after a lengthy illness.

Memorials may be made to the R. Hill Scholarship Fund at the University of Northern Iowa. Florence B. McCollum CEDAR FALLS Services for Florence B. McCollum, 102, of the Western Home, formerly of 1928 College are pending at Richardson Funeral Home.

She died early today (Jan. 11) at Sartori Memorial Hospital. The of death was not available. boy (Jan. fi).

DAVIS, Bennie, and JAMES, Lavada, of 3860 Paige Drive, girl (Jan. 10). BOEVERS, Craig and Diane, of BIRTHS REPORTED Allen Memorial Hospital STEFFEN, David and Cynthia, of J141 Logan girl (Jan. 10). WEATHERMAN, Dan and Norma, of 1307 Bertch girl (Jan.

10). Covenant Medical Center-Weit Ninth GORDON, Ardie and Lynn, of 1286 Westland boy (Jan. 9). ARTELS, Andrea, of 700 W. First Tripoli, girl (Jan.

10). LAZAROWICZ, Tony and Mary Lee, of 5829 Daisy Drive, girl (Jan. 10). LEARN, Judith, of 87 Sycamore girl (Jan. 11).

Change in city's purchasing practice Daniel J. McNeil POSTVILLE Services for Daniel J. McNeil, 75, of Postville, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Postville; burial in Postville Cemetery; he died Sunday (Jan.

10) at Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, after a lengthy illness; survivors include his wife, Catherine of Postville; two sons, Daniel of Elgin, 111., and James of Madison, three daughters, Barbara McNeil of Iowa City, Mary Catherine McNeil of Waterloo and Mary Jane Tehel of Olathe, three grandchildren; two brothers, Joseph of Postville and Jack of Clermont; and two sisters, Mary Finley of Elkader and Margorie Hale of Cedar Rapids; a rosary will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Scbutte Funeral Home, Postville, where friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday. prompts request for amended policy By PAT KINNEY services Tuesday. Kathryn Meester GRUNDY CENTER Services are pending at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, for Kathryn Meester, 105, who died Sunday (Jan.

10) at the Long-Term Care Unit of Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Grundy Center, after a lengthy illness. Charlotte Mae Sauer VINTON Services for Charlotte Mae Sauer, 65, of Vinton, who died of cancer Saturday (Jan. 9) at Virginia Gay Memorial Hospital, will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton; burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Vinton; survivors include a sister, Ila Ludden of Waterloo; friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home; memorials may be made to the Virginia Gay Hospital Annex or the American Cancer budget analyst or Finance Committee for purchase requisitions of over $300." The auditors recommended, "This approval is necessary to comply with the city of Waterloo Municipal Sanitary Sewage Utility purchasing policy, or the policy should be amended to illustrate the procedures that are actually being followed." Auditors are making the same recommendation in the overall city audit now under way, Burger said.

The auditors concluded that even though the Finance Committee and budget analyst review purchases and recommend payment of bills, "the committee and analyst should document in writing approval of purchase requisitions prior to the acquisition of goods," as required by the current city purchasing policy. Most road construction here halted until spring City Planner Bob Stevenson has announced that most Waterloo road construction projects have been halted until spring. When construction resumes, updates on the progress of the work will again be available. Phyllis L. Williams Services for Phyllis L.

Williams, 61, of 204 Irving are pending at Oppold Funeral Home. Mrs. Williams died of undisclosed causes Saturday (Jan. 9) at her home. Courier Staff Writer A change in the city's purchasing policy will be submitted to the City Council's Finance Committee for approval in the next couple of weeks.

The policy would be amended to reflect current purchasing practices and "streamline" the amount of small items that comes before the Finance Committee, said City Clerk-Auditor Larry Burger. Under the current policy, requisitions for purchases of more than $300 are to be submitted to both the city budget analyst and the Finance Committee for approval. The city actually changed that practice a couple of years ago to cut' down on the number of smaller items coming before the Finance Committee. Purchase requisitions are reviewed by Burger and city budget analyst Bruce Meisinger to determine whether the city has cash on hand for the purchase at the time the request is made, and whether the item budgeted. If requisition is denied, a department head may appeal It to the Finance Committee.

Some discretion is used, and requisitions for larger purchases are still brought before the Finance Committee, as is anything that is going to be competitively bid, Burger said. He also noted that the Finance Committee or the full council, in reviewing the schedule of bills to be paid, can refuse to pay if it is thought to be not appropriate. In a recently completed audit for the municipal sanitary sewage utility, the auditing firm of Carney, Alexander Marold Co. noted it found "no documented approval by the FLU BERGAN, PAULSEN COMPANY. P.C.

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