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FRIDAY, Feb. 1, 1991 Leader-Telegram 2B Death Hotico Soldier says letters a big boost CityRegion i SANDLIN, James Albert, 44, of 36 S. 10th Street, Barron, died Sunday at St. Paul Ramsey Hospital in St. Paul.

Furteral services will be -at 1 p.m. Sunday at Rausch-Rockman Funeral Chapel with burial at Wayside Cemetery, both in Barron. Friends may call one hour before services at the funeral chapel on Those letters? "It's the world to get letters over there. It's life itself," Pax said. "Number one, it showed that the petiple back home cared.

To me they were just everything. It gave me real support." "These people are incredible, this class," she smiled. But she wouldn't hesitate to go back to Saudi. She wants to be with her "people," as she calls those in the desert. "I never regret going.

Yes, I spent some time in the sand. Yes, I lost my fingers. It's your country. The people, it's thing one." SOLDIER from Page 1 At first the children worried about a war and death. Their letters, like the gym, were filled with questions.

Was she going to die? What about water in the desert? Could a scorpion bite kill her? Adoring children smothered Pax with attention and affection when she visited their classroom after the impromptu assembly. "It makes me feel that everything I've ever done is worth it," Pax said. The loneliness, the boredom, the desert heat, all of iu-, seemed worthwhile after she saw the adoration in the faces of the children. Friends may cajl from 3 to p.m.. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Sunday at Keehr Funeral Home, Spring Valley, and an hour before services Monday at church. KEELEY, Hilda, 81, Wilson, died Wednesday in St. Paul. I Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Wilson Lutheran Church, with spring burial in the church cemetery.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 jp.m. Sunday at Everts Funeral Home in Glenwood City and at church an hour before services. KLOHS, Arthur Julius, 84, died Wednesday at his home at 3250 Delbert Road, Eau Claire. Services will be at 1 1 a.m. on Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Altoona, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fuller Funeral Home and an hour before services at church. KRAMER, Rudolph, 75, of 7289 Grant Lane, Franklin, died Friday at St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Haugen, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, with a rosary at 8 p.m., at Appleyard's Home for Funerals, Rice Lake. LAFRANIA, Laura 92, 738 S. Main Chippewa Falls, died Thurs CURTIS, Wilbur R.

71 of 1707 Meadow Lane, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital. Services will Be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. James Catholic Church, with burial and military rites in St. Patrick's Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fuller Funeral Home. DREWS, Norma 65, Black River Falls, died Thursday at home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Buswell Funeral Home, Black River Falls, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and an hour before services Monday at the funeral home. GERRITS, Nick, 85, 506 Mansfield Chippewa Falls, died Thursday at the Golden Age Home, Chippewa Falls. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.

Charles Catholic Church, Chippewa Falls, with spring burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Boyd. Friends may call from 4 to "9 p.mr Monday at Horan Funeral Home, Chippewa Falls, where a Christian vigil vice will be at 7 p.m. HAYS, Glen 81, Route 1, Chippewa Falls, town of Hallie, died Thursday at home. Arrangements pending at Horan Funeral Home, Chippewa Falls.

JOHNSON, Annie 86, Spring Valley, died Thursday at Lutheran Home, River Falls. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Spring with'burial in the church State releases jobless report SHAFER, Dayton 79, of 815 W. Park Chippewa Falls, died today at Luther Hospital.

will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Christ Lutheran Church, with burial in Forest Hill Cenfctery, Chippewa Falls. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel and one hour before services at church. STRANG, Mildred 74, of Phoenix, died Thursday at her home.

Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at South Mt. Community Parrish, Phoenix. Botimer Funeral Home, Phoenix, is handling arrangements. VALLEY, Mary 62, 6 W.

Division Barron, died Thursday at Barron Memorial Medical Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with burial in Wayside Cemetery, both in Barron. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.

Sunday at Rausch-Rockman Funeral Chapel in Barron and one hour before services at church. Carol Neu STONE LAKE Carol F. Neu, 70, of Stone Lake, died Wednesday at the Valley Health Care Center in Hayward. Carol Frances was born January 7, 1921, at Cornell, the daughter of Frank and Gudrun Solberg LaFramboise. She graduated from Cornell High School and was married to Wesley Neu on April 12, 1941, at Cornell.

They lived in Milwaukee until purchasing the Mountain Cheese Factory in Mountain, which they operated until 1950, when they moved to Stone Lake and owned and operated the Stone Lake Dairy. Carol was involved in the day-to-day operations of the dairy, as well as the bookkeeping and milk delivery routes. She retired in 1968 from the dairy, and then she and herjiusband owned and operated the Stone Lake Cafe; now called TJ's Cafe, for several years. They were also instrumental in helping start the Stone Lake Sanitary i I- 1 jM 1, UiKinci, Oi wnicn i.ami wa: iiic uuuk- ii aitivr; Christian" Women X-ftiStiie. hlbhe dent of the Stone Lake Women's a past G.irl' Scout leader and exercise leader at the Senior Center.

She is survived by her husband, Wesley; two daughters, Ginny (Edward) Simons of Hayward and Karen (Rod) Coddington of Maple Grove, three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Pearl Matthews. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday the Wesleyan Church in Stone Lake. Pastor Jeffrey Vesta and Dr.

Thomas Correll will officiate Mu-sic will be provided by Olive Brown, organist, Eetty Debus, pianist and Joan Correll, soloist. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Stone Lake. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.n. Friday at the Anderson-Nathan Funeral Home, Hayward and for one hour prior to the service, at the church on Saturday. Memorials may be directed to the Westeyan.Church at Stone Lake.

Wm. D. Smith Obituaries Frank Meinen CHIPPEWA Frank J. pewa Falls, where there will be a rosary at 7 p.m. MEINEN, Frank 86.

Route 3. Chippewa Falls, died Thursday at home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church, Cook's Valley, with burial in St.

Peter's Cemetery. Tilden. Friends call from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Horan Funeral Home, Chippewa Falls, and an hour before services Monday at the church. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, and a parish rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday, both at the funeral home. NEU, Carol 70, of Stone Lake, died Wednesday at Valley Health Care Center in Hay ward. Services will be at II a.m. Saturday at Wesleyan Churcln with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, both in Stone Lake.

1' Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Anderson-Nathan Funeral Home, Hayward, and one hour before services at NIELSEN, Pearl Virginia, 78. of Cumberland, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Cumberland, with burial, in Lakeside, Cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today Funeral Home in Cumberland and one hour before services at church. Wilbur Curtis Wilbur R. "Dick" Curtis, 71, of 1707 Meadow Lane, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital. Wilbur was born on June 14, 1919, in Spring Brook township, Dunn County, to William and Nettie (Cartwright) Curtis.

He married Marie Leland on May 25, 1940. He served in the U. S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He was employed as aA partannanager for several years.

IrrT952 he and his family moved to Mason City, Iowa1, where he worked for Lehigh Portland Cement Company for 26 years, retiring in 1983. He served on Lehigh Credit Union Auditing Committee for 12 years. They moved baclrto Eau Clairt in 1985, wiere Dick became active as a volunteer for Luther Hospital' and the Senior Central. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post No.

05 and the Moose Lodge No. 1408 of Ml V- surYiveq ov.nis, wiie. tyianev "one sort, Romanic oi -J, vine-, Cdiii sua grandson, Christopher of El Paso, Texas; four great-granddaughters; one sister, Grace Kielholz of Elk Mound and one brother, Thomas (Grace) Curtis of Phoenix, He was preceded in death by two infant daughters, his parents, two sisters and three brothers. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday at St.

James Catholic Church, with Father Edmund Klimek, Chaplain of Sacred Heart Hospital, officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, with military honors conducted by V.F.W. Post No. 305.

Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fuller Funeral Home. Dayton Shafer CHIPPEWA FALLS Dayton L. Shafer, 79, of 815 W. Park Chippewa Falls, died today at Luther Hospital, Eau Claire.

He was bom Jan. 2, 1912, in town of Hallie, Chippewa County, to Effie (Badman) and Raymond Shafer. He grew up in Chippewa Falls, where he attended school. He married Dorothy DeLonge in 1936. He was employed at Rodiger Meat Store for several years, until he and his brother, Raymond, began the Chippewa Sausage which they owned and operated for 34 years until Dayton retired.

He married Virginia Haynes Graham on Feb. 9, 1973. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Jerry (Alice) Shafer of Bloomer and Clayton (Cathy) Shafer of Rice Lake; one daughter, Shelby Shafer of Milwaukee; one Bernice Larson of Chippewa eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by-one son, David; one brother, Raymond; and one sister, Mildred Sommeifeld. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 3, at Christ Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Donald C. Thorson officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls.

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m Saturday' at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel' and one hour prior to the service Sunday at the church. Memorials to Christ Lutheran Church would be appreciated, i 1. cnLcnms 5 $3.23 30 10 $3.43 50 Largo Variety oljanltorial Supplies. Pr 'n Pall 28 qt $59.95 Brooms, mop, etc. JOBLESS from Page 1B in mid-November, and the state's overall unemployment rate for 1990 was 4.4 percent, officials calculated-Wisconsin's January figures will not be calculated until late next month, but the state's data that went into the national figures indicate that unemployment will probably hold even next month, Skornicka said.

However, she added that the complete state figures for January also should show a "blip" caused by the six-month layoff of 3,400 Nick Gerrits CHIPPEWA FALLS flu Gerrits, 85, of 506 Mansfield died Thufs-day, January 31, at the Golden Age Home, Chippewa Falls. He was born October 13, 1905, in Chili, the son of Nellie Van-Gompel and Henry Gerrits. He married Mary Logan, September 10, 1929, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Boyd. He was a retired superintendent of Klug Smith Milwaukee.

He was a life member of the Knights of Columbus, Goldsmith Council No. 974; the Carpenter's Union, local No. 264 and AARP. -Survivors include his wife, three Dennis (Colleen), Grafton, Patrick (Shirley), Muskego, Michael (Katherine), Chippewa Falls; 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; four brothers, George, Chippewa Falls, Martin, Stanley, Jerome, Boyd, Ray, Cadottj. five sisters, Ann Deutsch, Stanley, Jennie Stoehr, Chippewa Falls, Irene (Roland) Stong, Chippewa Lowtta.

(Joseph Haase Lpyal, Doroury fHiHwiJi LnUrti.i,J. ilcj vc (Marvint FndMcfr He waspreceeded' in nesnr by one daughter, Margaret Mary, in infancy; one brother, Peter, two sisters, Harriet (William) Wagner, Sister Rose Ann, HSSF. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Catholic Church, Chippewa with spring interment in St.

Joseph's Cemetery, Boyd. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday at Horan Funeral Home, Chippewa Falls, where a Christian vigil, service will be at 7 p.m. FircRcscuc City of Eau Claire RUBBER DUST, burned in duct work at Uniroyal Goodrich tire plant. No damage.

Reported 11:53 a.m: Thursday. Steven E. Smith hearing expert is as close as your phone. Active seniors need only to look in a phone book to ft find the nearest Miracle-Ear Center to have their hearing instrument checked, cleaned or repaired. Active folks can't be slowed down when they're enjoying workers at the General Motors plant in Janesville, which is being retooled.

That would amount to between one-tenth and two-tenths of a percent on the statewide jobless rate unless it is offset by other trends, August Cibarich, the state's labor-market economist, said. Similarly, the effects of the layoff 1,350 employees at the Uniroyal plant being closed in Eau Claire would represent about less than half of that, or .05 on the unemployment rate if they all occurred at once, Cibarich said. Pearl Nielsen CUMBERLAND Pearl Virginia Nielsen, 78, of Cumberland, died AfHnfcrlav at hfr hnmp She was born on July 1, 1912, at Adair, Iowa, to Clara and William Chase. On July 12, 1930, she married Lyman F. Nielsen at Miller, South Dakota.

He preceded her in death on August 4, 1980. Mrs. Nielsen had farmed with her husband in rural Cumberland and was employed at 3-M Company in Cumberland until retirement in 1974. Survivors include two sons, Floyd Nielsen, and wife Sharon, of Cumberland; Donald Nielsen, and wife Plyllis, of Bloomer; eight grandchildren; 1 1 great grandchildren; two brothers, Henry Chase of Irene, South Dakota and Leo Chase of Faulkton, 5outn uaxota. In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.

Fuiwal services will be at 1 :30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Burr1' r( he I ssi (e- Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cotone-'Skinner Funeral Home in Cumberland and for one hour before services at the church. Police Report Eau Claire County Burglary BUSINESS, Fantastic Sam's, 3148 London Road. Entry gained through rear door.

Locked file cabinet pried open and about $1,300 stolen. Other cabinets and desks were searched. Reported 7:44 a.m. Thursday. DRUG TALK By Mario A.

Orth Pharmacist WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GENERICS Most medicines have three names, the chemical or formula name, the generic name, and the trade or brand name. The generic name is also the official or common name. An example of a generic name is ampi-cillin, the name of one of the commonly used prescription antibiotics. Since there are several companies tiiat sell ampicillin, there are' several brand names such as Amcill, Omnipen, Penbritin. Pfizerpen, and Polycillin.

Often the brand name is shorter and easier to pronounce than either the chemical name or the generic name. There are generic drug manufacturers and companies that make both generics and brand name products. Generally, generics are less expensive than brand name products. In a recent year, consumers saved over $200 million using generics. However, many people have the false idea that generics are not as safe or as effective as brand name products.

The majority of generics meet the same product standards that brand name products meet. For this reason, there is no reason to avoid completely the use of generics. During the past year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced to strengthen reviews of generic drug applications. The government has revealed plans to remove unsafe'or ineffective generics from the market.

LEHMAN SOUTHSIDE PHARMACY 703 W. Hamilton Ave. 833-6810 LEHMAN DRUG SURGICAL SUPPLY 202 N. Barstow 833-6800 PHARMACYEST 1526 Bellinger 833-6805 day at home. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Monday at Holy Ghost Church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, both in Chippewa-Falls. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Horan Funeral Hfcme, Chip- 1 -J Arthur Klohs Arthur Julius Klohs, .84, died Wednesday at his home at 3250 Delbert Road, Eau Claire. Arthur was born on August 28, 1906, in Altoona to Theodore and Ernestine Klohs. He was married to Frances Schneider, and after her death he married Hilda Price, who died in 1967, and in 1970 he married Dorothy LaPage.

He realized his childhpod ambition of wanting to bean engineer on the railroad, beginning as a repairman at the Altoona roundhouse, working his way up to fireman, and in 1946 his childhood dream became a reality when he was promoted to engineer with the Chicago-Northwestern Railway Company. He was a member of the Union. Arthur is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Jeanne Klohs of Green Bay and Rosemary (Richard) Mitchell of Eau Claire; one son, David (Nancy) Klohs of Milwaukee; two stepsons, Roger LaPage of Los Angeles, and Duane LaPage (Janet) of Brooklyn Park, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three sisters, Alma Mittelstad of Eau Claire; Freda Miller (Carl) of Altoona, and Emma Leland of Altoona; one brother, William Klohs of Eau Claire. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Altoona, with Pastor Schnoor officiating.

Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Fuller Funeral Home and an hour before services at the church. Laura LaFrania CHIPPEWA FALLS Laura M. LaFrania, 92, 738 S.

Main formerly of 506 Woodward died Thursday, Jan. 31, at home. She was bom June 2, 1898, in the town of Lafayette, Chippewa County, to Samuel and Cesarize (Foley) Douville. She married Alfred H. LaFrania Jan.

8, 1923, at Holy Ghost Church, Chippewa Falls. They operated LaFranja Funeral Home from 1928 to 1952 in Chippewa halls. She was a member of Holy Ghost Church, PCCW of Holy Ghost, Catholic Women's Club, Women of the Moose, and UCT Auxiliary 255. Survivors include two daughters, Marguerite (Eugene) Verbracken of Chippewa Falls, Yvonne (Donald) Brown of Eau Claire; two brothers, Eugene (Dorothy) Douville of Chippewa Falls, Leo (Ernestine) Douville of Bradenton, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred, Sept.

28, 1963; her parents; and tvo brothers, Lucip and Joseph Douville. ft Services will be at I p.m. Monday at Ghost Church, with burial in -'Calvary both in Chippewa Bits: iz, Friends may call from 4 "to 8 p.m. Sunday at Horan Funeral Home, Chippewa Falls, where there will be a rosary recited at 7 p.m. fe.

fT.AMi TV Funeral ssM Cremation Trusts OffU(C. Services 2222 London Road, Eau Claire 832-1141 Meinen, 86, Route 3, Chippewa Falls, Thursday afhome. He was born April 2, 1904, in the town of Tilden, Chippewa County, to Nfcklaus and Josephine Meinen. Frank lived his entire life in the house in which he was bom. He attended St.

Peter's School, Tilden, and later farmed with hjs parents until their which he and his brother formed a partnership and farmed until 1967, when Lawrence's ill health caused them to cease operations. Frank was an electrician, inventor and entrepreneur, self-taught in most 'instances. Frank also managed and operated Meinen Manu- facturing, producing and marketing electric fencers for a number of years. He received a patent in 1956 for a special kind of fence insulator. He also operated Quality Farm Services, renting and servicing some farm machinery.

In 1973, after taking many classes at the Vocational School and night school, Frank became a full-time student at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, without, having completed any high school education. In May 1982, at age 78, he graduated from UW-Eau Claire, with a degree in philosophy and a min- or in psychology. Frank was probably best known in the area for his many letters and articles in newspapers and magazines. His material was published in such national publications as Wall Street Journal, Crisis magazine and Sound Money Investor, and a letter was featured on Meet the Press'. He was a lifelong member of St.

Peter's Catholic Church in Tilden and a life member of Goldsmith Council 974, Knights of Columbus. He was also a trustee on the board of the Indianhead Federated Library System, a member of the Chippewa County Republican Party, one of the original founders of the Chippewa County Farm Bureau and held several positions in that organization, a past school board member, a member of the Toastmastecs Club for several years, and a member of the Historical In November 1990 Frank became a published author, with the release of all anthology, "Birth of a Truth Seeker," a collection of some of his past writings dating back to 1934. Survivors include several cousins, many friends and readers of his articles and columns in newspapers. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Lawrence, in 1986; and three siblings in infancy. Services will be at 10 a.m.

Monday at John's Catholic Church, Cook's Valley, with the Rev. William Felix officiating. Burial will be in St. Peters Cemetery, Tilden. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m.

Sunday at Horan Funeral Home. Chippewa Falls, and an hour before services Monday at the church. The Knights of the good life. Choose Miracle-Ear and don't miss out on any of life's precious moments. Your FREE Hearing Evaluation is only a phone call away.

Columbus will recite a rosary, y.jv pm. Sunday, and a parish rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday, both at the funeral home. Th. Humbert to call u.

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