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The Herald-Palladium RECORDS SATURDAY, February 21, 2009 A5 member of the Elks Club of Laurie, the Camden County Republican Club, and volunteered for Habitat for Humanity. On Dec. 7, 1991, he was united in mar Obituaries Harry Hunt 'Judge' Plummer ST. JOSEPH Harry Hunt 259cE "Judge" Plum- mer, 93, of St. Joseph, passed away Sunday, Feb.

15, 2009, at Woodland Terrace in Bridgman. Judge Plummer was born May 6, 1915, in Benton Harbor. He was one of three children born to Harry Alon-zo and Ann Louise; a son-in-law, Ronald Brady; two grandsons; one granddaughter; and her parents. Diana L. Gustafson STEVENSVILLE Diana L.

Gustafson, 68, of Stevensville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, at her home. A Celebration of her Life Service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m., at Starks Menchinger Fam care of Kevin Guzzo, St. Joseph High School Athletic Director, St.

Joseph High School, 2521 Stadium Drive, St. Joseph, MI 49085. Margaret I. (Koehler) Williams EAU CLAIRE Margaret I. (Koehler) Williams, 88, of Eau Claire, passed away on Thursday, Feb.

19, 2009, at her home. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 3713 Naomi riage to Janice Peo.

They later divorced and she survives in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Vic is also survived by one daughter, PEO Death notices Catherine L. Clapsaddle, 92, of Coloma, died Feb. 20 at Lakeland Continuing Care Center in St. Joseph.

Davidson Chapel, Florin Funeral Service, Coloma, 468-3181. Casimir Czyzewski, 89, of Kalamazoo, died Feb. 19 at Branson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Betzler Funeral Home, Kalamazoo, 375-2900. Joyce Ann Nielsen, 67, of Decatur, died Feb.

1 8 at South Haven Community Hospital. Betzler Thompson Funeral Home, Paw Paw, 657-3870 (800-456-3870). Pamela A. Quigley, 57, of Coloma, died Feb. 17 at her home.

Davidson Chapel, Florin Funeral Service, Coloma, 468-3181. Geraldine Varnau, 81 of Bridgman, formerly of Hartford, died Feb. 20 at Woodland Terrace, Lake Township. Calvin Funeral Home, Hartford, 621-4101. Maudie Faye Withrow, 94, of Benton Harbor, died Feb.

19 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. Duffield Pastrick Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Coloma, 468-6000. Plummer. He married Virginia Owen in 1945 and together they had three children. He proudly served his ily Funeral Home, 2650 Niles St.

Joseph with Pastor Erik Gustafson of-ficiating. Friends may visit with the family on Sunday from GUSTAFSON Road, Sodus, with the Rev. Robert Due-hlmeyer officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Run Cemetery. Friends may visit with the WILLIAMS Jill (Skippy) Goodman of Manhattan, and by one son, Barry (Karen) Peo of Desert Hills, Ariz.

He was preceded in death by his parents and by two brothers, Charles and Ron Peo. Cremation is planned. A memorial celebration of his life will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at his residence 1361 Oak Bend Road, Sunrise Beach, MO 65079.

On-line condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website located at A memorial has been established for the American Diabetes Association. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502. Maudie Faye Withrow BENTON HARBOR Maudie Faye Withrow, 94, of Benton Harbor, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2009, at Bor-gess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. A service celebrating Maudie 's life will be held 1 1 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Duffield Pastrick Family gate Baptist Church in Eau Claire and was formerly employed by Area Agency on Aging. Among Maudie 's favorite pastimes were golf, painting, ceramics, quilting, doing puzzles, bowling and Bible study. Survivors include four sons Phillip J. (Nickolas) Withrow of Irmo, S.C., Larry A.

(Virginia) Withrow of Benton Harbor, Cecil S. (Betty) Withrow of Mill-brook, and Harrell A. (Wanda) Withrow of Hermitage, Term. Also surviving is one brother, Marshall Howard Ledbetter of Tampa, 22 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Maudie was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil, whom she married Nov.

23, 1936; one son, Donal Patrick Withrow; one daughter, Audrey Fay Hills Cummins; two brothers; and three sisters. Catherine L. Clapsaddle COLOMA Catherine L. Clapsaddle, 92, of Coloma, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at Lakeland Continuing Care in St.

Joseph. Services celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Davidson Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Coloma. Burial will follow in Coloma Cemetery.

The visitation will be held on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Davidson Chapel. The Order of The Eastern Star 307 will conduct their rites at 7 p.m. on Monday. Catherine was born on July 20, 1916, in Bangor.

She married her husband, Clifford Clapsaddle, on April 2, 1938, and he preceded her in death on June 9, 1985. Together they had 47 years of marriage. Catherine was a homemaker and owned a clothing store in the 1950s for several years. She was a life member and a Past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star 307 in Coloma. She taught sewing in 4H and her hobbies included sewing and reading.

She loved being with her family. Catherine was a patient individual who looked for the good in people. She is survived by her children, Wayne Clapsaddle of Coloma, Robert Clapsaddle of Coloma, and Charles Clapsaddle of Bridgman; her six grandchildren; and her seven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death country dur- PLUMMER ing World War II in the 3rd Army Air Force Signal Corp. Later, after receiving his Juris Doctor, he joined the FBI as Special Agent out of its Philadelphia office.

Judge enjoyed a life-long passion for tennis and was nationally ranked. He also loved the "sport of kings" horse racing. Cherished as a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he will be widely remembered as kind and gentlemanly to all who knew him. Judge is survived by his children Dixie (Stephen) Comstock of Scottsdale, Kathleen Conrad of Ann Arbor, and Judge Plummer of Los Angeles, Calif; grandchildren Whitney Conrad of Chicago, 111., and Caitlin (Brad) Blanche of Laguna Niguel, Calif; great-granddaughter, Gabrielle Virginia Blanche; niece, Ann (Dan) Bergin of Tempe, nephew, Jeff (Evelyn) Edmunds of Ste-vensville; niece, Sherry (Bob) Adams of Scottsdale, and by his dear sister, Dixie Edmunds of Bridgman. Judge was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia in 2006; his grandson, Owen Comstock; and by his sister, Ann Louise.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Monday, Feb. 23, at Dey -Florin Funeral Home, 2506 Niles in St. Joseph. Military Rites will conclude the service at the funeral home. Burial at Indian Lake Cemetery will be private at a later date.

Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph Tennis Boosters in 2 to 3 p.m. before the service at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made the Berrien County Cancer Service. Those wishing to send the family a message of condolence may do so at www. starks-menchinger. com. Diana was born on Nov.

7, 1940, in St. Joseph, to Dan and Jean (Zellek) Nav-roth. She graduated from St. Johns Catholic High School in Benton Harbor. Diana was employed at Heath Company, Zenith Data Systems and Lakeland Administrations office.

Diana raised two sons, Erik and Jeff. She enjoyed rooting for her beloved Chicago Cubs, playing golf, cats and watching Dr. Phil and Judge Judy. Diana especially cherished spending time with her grandkids and collecting newspaper comics for them. Diana is survived by her sons, Erik (Christie) Gustafson of Mahomet, 111., and Jeff Gustafson of Benton Harbor; two grandchildren, Austin and Lexy; and nephews, Keith and Mike Brule.

She is preceded in death by her sister, Marilyn Brule; and her parents. Warren Victor 'Vic' Peo SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. Warren Victor "Vic" Peo, age 66, of Sunrise Beach, died Friday afternoon, Feb. 13,2009, at his daughter's residence in Manhattan, Kan. He was born on Nov.

30, 1942, in Three Rivers, the son of Ernest H. and Helen A. (Maurice) Peo. Vic was a business owner and Master Carpenter during his lifetime. He was a family on Sunday, Feb.

22, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Starks Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles St. Joseph. Memorial donations may be made to either St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Sodus or to the donor's choice.

Those wishing to send the family a message of condolence may do so online at www. starks Margaret was born on March 30, 1920, to Gustav and Amelia (Binger) Gaul in Stevensville. She was married to John (Pete) Koehler until his passing. Her greatest joy was raising her three daughters, Lila, Barbara and Betty. She was a devout member of St.

Paul's Lutheran Church in Sodus for many years. She enjoyed knitting and sewing and later taught at the Central County Senior Center in Berrien Springs. Margaret enjoyed tending her garden and loved flowers. Margaret is survived by her daughters Lila (Jim-mie) Jackson of Eau Claire, Barbara (David) Sonnen-berg of Coloma and Betty Brady of Coloma; two sisters, Vera (William) Conway and Irene Ogonowski, both of Stevensville; two brothers, Sam "August" (Jea-nette) Gaul of Bridgman and Arnold (Adeline) Gaul of Stevensville; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, John (Pete) Koehler; two brothers, Albert and Herbert; one sister, by a son, Jerry, who preceded her on Nov.

3, 1973; and by two brothers, Nile and Kennard Craft. Pamela A. Quigley COLOMA Pamela A. Quigley, 57, of Coloma, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, at her home.

Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 23, at the Davidson Funeral Chapel of Florin Funeral Services, 249 E. Center Street, in Coloma, with Pastor Dan Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Coloma Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the family. Pamela was born Sept. 6, 1951, in Coloma. She was one of two children born to Arthur and Lois Quigley. She enjoyed bowling and had many friends.

Pamela is survived by her aunt, Martha (George) Darling of Coloma; uncle, Franklin (Nancy) Quigley of Coloma; sister-in-law, Susan Quigley; nieces, Mary Ellen and Suzanne Quigley; numerous cousins and friends; and by her faithful dog, Cinder. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Lois Quigley; and by her brother, Timothy Quigley. Funeral Home in Coloma, where visitation will be Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens. WITHR0W Donations in her memory may be made to Lifegate Baptist Church in Eau Claire.

Those wishing to sign the online guest book or leave a message of comfort for the family may do so at www. duffieldpastrick.com. Maudie was born Aug. 31, 1914, in Hay den, to Oscar and Augusta (Armstrong) Ledbetter. She was a founding member of Life- Births Some compare Ledger's legacy to James Dean i 1 with Hnpmtitir hptirtthrnhc rvf thp trvrhirpH rzrnrh htmr with cinematic heartthrobs of the tortured ranch hand Both actors were Lakeland Regional Medical Center St.

Joseph Berrien Springs Girl, 7 pounds 2 ounces, Christine Tores and Torrey Potts, 3:15 p.m. Feb. 18. Coloma Girl, 6 pounds 14 ounces, Mary and Jeff Cummings, 9:02 p.m. Feb.

19. Decatur Boy, 8 pounds 12 ounces, Tanesha Carter and David Aviles, 4:51 Feb. 19. St. Joseph Girl, 7 pounds 7 ounces, Kimberly and Mark O'Donoghue, 8:24 p.m.

Feb. 19. Watervliet Boy, 5 pounds 13 ounces, Amber Stocksdale and Troy Carlson, 5:43 a.m. Feb. 20.

in Ang Lee's 2005 "Brokeback Mountain" that remains his defining performance, his diabolical Joker notwithstanding. Screenwriting professor Richard Walter hopes that role will be a central part of his legacy. "He might indeed be a kind of James Dean figure, but I think he was a far, far superior actor to Dean," says Walter, who runs the screenwriting program at UCLA's film school. "Dean's whole persona was kind of a cartoon character." He predicts Ledger will remain a major name in cinema "maybe not for as long as 20 to 30 years, but for a long while." Ledger has now won a slew of awards for "The Dark Knight," including the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award, and it would be a surprise if he didn't capture the supporting actor Oscar. The award would be a fitting yet bittersweet bookend to his career.

"Winning an Oscar would go a long way toward solidifying the actor's legacy," says Todd Boyd, professor of popular culture at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. But will that legacy be one of an enduring cultural icon like Dean? "I think any time you have a celebrity who dies young while seemingly on the way up the ladder of success, comparisons to James Dean are inevitable," says Boyd. He might indeed be a kind of James Dean figure, but I think he was a far, far superior actor to Dean. RICHARD WALTER UCLA screenwriting professor his versatility that set him apart. Imagine another young actor playing Ennis Del Mar, the taciturn, confused cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," or the menacing Joker of "The Dark Knight," with the heartthrobs of "AKnight's Tale" and "10 Things I Hate About You" thrown in.

"There wasn't a Heath Ledger personality," says Maltin. "Ledger was a serious actor who will be remembered because he gave several indelible performances. He inhabited each role." Maltin hopes Ledger will also be remembered for the creative risks he took for example, taking a small role as a prison guard in 200 l's "Monster's Ball," a choice that showed his reluctance to be typecast. "That sent a signal that this was a serious young actor, not a pretty boy looking to score points," Maltin says. For some fans, it will always be Ledger's Oscar-nominated performance as the past? Will he be remembered for one role, his leering Joker in "The Dark Or will his premature death be the defining memory, making him this generation's version of '50s cult icon James Dean? It's easy to see why the Dean comparison has been so tempting.

Both actors died in their 20s Dean in a car crash at age 24, Ledger of an accidental prescription-drug overdose at 28. Like Ledger, Dean was known for a provocative kind of charisma, embodied in the famous photos of his misunderstood teenager in "Rebel Without a Cause." Both were recognized with two Oscar nominations Dean's were both posthumous, for "East of Eden" and "Giant." And both will remain forever young, with no inkling of how they would have aged or how their careers would have fared. But in many ways, the two weren't alike at all. "Dean was a whole different animal," says film historian Leonard Maltin. "He became a cultural icon because of the rebel role he embodied, and even the sort of glamorously grisly way that he died.

I'd wager that many young people who have posters of him on their walls haven't even seen his movies." Ledger, on the other hand, had no singular screen persona it was in large part icons for their time, died tragic deaths at a young age By J0CELYN N0VECK AP National Writer NEW YORK It was a decade ago, and director Gil Junger was seeking fresh talent for his upcoming movie, "10 Things I Hate About You." He'd already seen 250 or 300 kids. In walked a young Australian TV actor looking for work. After a quick line reading and a bit of improv, "I was stunned," Junger says now. Certain he was looking at someone with enough raw magnetism to be a movie star, he turned to his casting people. "Hire him immediately," he recalls saying of Heath Ledger.

Ten years after that teen flick launched his brief but hugely promising film career, Ledger is an overwhelming favorite to become, on Sunday, only the second actor to win a posthumous Oscar. If he does, the words "Oscar-winning actor" will doubtless precede each mention of his name forever. But beyond that, what will his legacy be? Will he be remembered by future generations simply as the talented, versatile young actor he was? Or will his sex appeal endure, lumping him Getting it straight The Herald-Palladium makes every effort to ensure accuracy in its stories. If you think there is an error, please contact the editor of the page on which it occurred. If you are unsure of whom to contact, call Metro Editor Ted Hartzell at 429-1293 or 1-800-356-4262, ext.

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