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A4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26. 2001 THE SALINA JOURNAlJ DEATHS FUNERALS TOPEKA ANTHRAX THREAT MRS. COBB and great- R.J. Bettis Jr. BELLEVILLE R.J.

Bettis 84, Belleville, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. Mr. Bettis was born July 15, 1917, at Scandia. He was a retired rural mail carrier.

Survivors include his Mayson of Belleville; a stepson, Rodney Kelley of Fort Walton Beach, four stepgrand- children; and eight stepgreat- grandchildren. The memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Central Christian Church, Belleville. Inurnment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Scandia, Memorials may be made to the church or Scandia High School Scholarship Fund. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. today at Bachelor- Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home, 1322 19th, Belleville 66935. Irene Blair MCPHERSON Irene Blalr, 89, Buhler, died Thursday, Oct. 25,2001. Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Betha Cobb WICHITA Betha Cobb, 98, Wichita, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. Mrs. Cobb was born Nov. 21, 1902, at rural Russell County She was a homemaken Her husband, Rollin died in 1978.

Survivors include nieces, nephews, great-nieces nephews. The entombment service will be at 10 a.m. today in Mausoleum Williamsburg, Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Salina. Ryan Mortuary, 137 N.

Eighth, Salina 67401, is handling arrangements. Florence Mae Graves Florence Mae Graves, 81, Oberlin, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. Mrs. Graves was born Florence Mae Krizek on Jan.

25, 1920, at rural Jennings. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by two husbands. Survivors include two daughters. Iris Benton of Vienna, and Yvonne A.

Rolfe of Kinsley; three brothers, Roger Krizek of McCook, Galen Krizek of Pueblo, and Francis Krizek of Oberlin; three sisters, Goldie Moore of Loveland, and Aleen Scott and Lela Benton, both of Oberlin; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Pauls Funeral Home, Oberlin. Burial will be in Big Timber Cemetery, rural Jennings. Memorials may be made to Cedar Living Center.

Visitation will be from 1 to 8 Sunday and 8 a.m. until the service Monday at the funeral home, 121 N. Penn, Oberlin 67749. Ada Johns WaKEENEY Ada Johns, WaKeeney, died Thursday, Oct. 25.2001.

Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney. is handling arrangements. Charles E. "Chuck" Johnson MCPHERSON charies E. obltuartis KANSAS Bettis Jr.

Koster A. Sasse MCPHERSON: Charles E. "Chuck" Johnson OBERUN: PJbronce Mae Graves PLAINVILLfc Ruih Constance Thummel- SYLVAN GROVE; Harry M. Warth WaKEENEYi Ada Johns WELUNGTON: Mildred Pave Johnston WICHITA: Betha OUT OF STATE Rosemary Q. MIyoshi, Nebraska City.

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"Chuck" Johnson, 80, McPher- Son, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. Mr Johnson was born Dec. 21, 1920, at Galva. He was a flour packer and floor supervisor for W-R Milling retiring after 46 years of service.

Survivors include his wife, Vivian of the home; a son, Kevin of McPherson; two daughters, Sharyl Miller of McPherson and Sheila Freidenberger of Rogers, two sisters, Lenora Breeden of Quinter and Evelyn Elvin of Lee's Summit, nine grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, McPherson. Burial will be in Crestwood Memorial Park, McPherson. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, American Heart Association or charity of the donor's choice, in care of Stpckham Family Funeral Home, 205 N.

Chestnut, McPherson 67460. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today More information is available at www.stockhamfamily.com. Mildred Faye Johnston WELLINGTON Mildred Faye Johnston, 81, Wellington, died Wednesday, Oct.

24, 2001. Mrs. Johnston was a retired bookkeeper for Rural Water District No. 2. Survivors include two daughters.

Vickie Griffith of Moore, and Carol Dresslar of Wellsville; a brother, Willis dinger of Wichita; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Wellington. Memorials may be made to the church. Frank Funeral Home, 417 N.

Washington, Wellington 67512, is handling arrangements. Lawrence H. Koster CAWKER CITY Lawrence H. Koster, 84, Cawker City, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001.

Mr. Koster was born Aug. 23, 1917. at rural Cawker City He was a farmer and carpenter. Survivors include his wife.

Rosemary of the home; four sons. Earl of Longmont, Art of Winona, Larry of Great Bend and Brian of Jewell; two sisters, Leona Gasper of Tipton and Margaret Harvey of Lincoln, and nine grandchil- wiU lo At Crttholtc wUl mA Paul GUy at the WAj? lo tho oluuvh m- As- social kin. hatviH iuft a Corona Ulker HAYS lA 88, Hivvs. died Oct. 23.

201)1. Mrs. Leikor was born Corona Delvn May 28,1913, at Hays. She worked at Dillons Bakery until retiring in 1976. Survivors include two sons, Karl Kenneth of Westfield, and Thomas of Hays; a brother, Ed Delva of Arvada, five sisters, Pauline Riedel of WaKeeney, Peggy Miller of AsheviUe, N.C., Clara Jann of Hilton Head, S.C., Mary Casey of Denver and Lindy Gram of Clyde; and two grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Church. Hays. Burial will be in St.

Joseph's Cemetery, Hays. An Altar Society and Christian Mothers rosary will be said at 4 p.m., a Daughters of Isabella rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m. and a parish vigil will be at 7 p.m. today at Brock's North Hill Chapel, RO. Box 86, 2509 Vine, Hays 67601.

Memorials may be made to the church. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday and 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel. Rosemary G.

MiyoshI NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. Rosemary G. Miyoshi, 73, Nebraska City, died Tuesday. Oct. 23.

2001. Mrs. Miyoshi was born Rosemary G. Beers on Feb. 11, 1928, at Hartington.

She worked for the Cornhusker Council of Boy Scouts of America. She was a dietician, working as school food service director for Nebraska City Public Schools for 29 years, retiring in 1996, and also was a consulting dietician for Region Survivors include her husband, Richard "Dick" of Nebraska City; three sons. John of Wahoo. Dan of Las Vegas and Kelly of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; three daughters, Pam Smith of Salina, Ree Shirley of Nebraska City and Laura Laing of Woburn, 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m.

today at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Nebraska City Private inurnment will be at a later date in Wyuka Cemetery, Nebraska City Memorials may be made to the family's choice. Fusselman-Wy more-Marshall Funeral Home, 1109 First Corso, Nebraska City, NE 684102325, is handling arrangements. Messages to the family may be e-mailed to marshallfuneral Maynard A. Sasse HUTCHINSON Maynard A.

Sasse, 73, Hutchinson, died Wednesday, Oct. 24,2001. Mr. Sasse was born Jan. 2.

1928. at Gaylord. He was a retired farmer and worked for TECH for eight years. Survivors include his wife, Odessa J. of the home; two sons.

Ivan of Gaylord and Myron of Hutchinson; two daughters, Brenda Lansdown and Beverly Stucky. both of Hutchinson; three sisters. IJorlnt) Kuhlmnnn and Arlotie netuv both of Smith Center, GUlen of HxUchin- Hnd eight grandchildren. The tXtneral will be at 2 p.m. today at Emanuel Lutheran Hutchinson.

Burial will be In Park Cemetery. Hutchinson, with military rites by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to Emanuel Lutheran Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson 67501. Visitation will be from 9 to ,11 a.m.

today at the mortuary Edward A. Skupa HADDAM Edward A. Skupa, 89, Haddam, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. Mn Skupa was born July 18, 1912, at Haddam.

He was a map surveyor for the Civil Service. Survivors Include his wife, Dorothy of Haddam; two sons, Bryan of Haddam and Keith of Valley Center; three sisters, Helen Frye of Haddam, Sylvia Kvasnicka of Narka and Bessie Stolzenburg of Clyde; and two grandchildren. The fUneral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Haddam. Burial will be In Haddam Cemetery with Masonic rites by Narka Lodge 349.

Memorials may be made to Republic County Hospital or Haddam Methodist Church, Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home, 1104 20th, i Belleville 66935. Ruth Constance Thummel PLAINVILLE Ruth Constance Thummel, 86, Plainville, died Wednesday, Oct. 24,2001. Mrs.

Thummel was born Ruth Constance Hoff on June 12,1915, at rural Rooks County. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband. John T. and ai daughter, Grace Irene.

Survivors include six daughters, Elizabeth "Betty" Striggow and Rose Hardman, both of Hill City Sister Mary Jo Thummel of Gorham, Theresa Kriley of Stockton, May Munk of Hays and Vera Kruse of Plainville; three sons, Mark of Hill City and Jon and Ralph, both of Plainville; four sisters, Ida Hilgers of Plainville. Catherine Stoeber of Colorado, Anna Veatch of Cafion City, and Neoma Dantice of California; a brother, Fred Hoff of Hill City; 22 grandchildren; a stepgrand- child; and 29 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Plainville.

Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Plainville. A parish vigil will be at 7 p.m. today at Moore-Overlease Funeral Chapel, 409 Cochran, Plainville 67663. Memorials may be made to Sacired Heart School, in care of thefuneral chapel. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.

to 8 p.m. today at the funeral chapel. Harry M. Warth SYLVAN GROVE Harry M. Warth, 82, Sylvan Grove, died Oct.

15, 2001. Mr. Warth was born March 15, 1919, at Burlington, Iowa. He was a retired electrician and appliance repairman. Survivors include his wife, Thelma A.

of Sylvan Grove, and a brother. William of Davenport. Iowa. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Sylvan Presbyterian Church.

Sylvan Grove. Rodrick and Minear Funeral Home, P.O. Box 66, Sylvan Grove 67481, is handling arrangements. FIRE Fire causes heavy damage to two-story Salina home By AMY SULLIVAN The Salina Journal A fire heavily damaged the interior and charred the exterior of a two-story home in northwest Salina Thursday evening. None of the six family members were at the home, 814 when the fire began at 8:27 p.m.

Flames rolled out of the front door when-firefighters said Jim Weese division chief. Firefighters attacked the fire from the front and made their way to tlie second floor. Mostof the fire was contained on the first floor, Weese said. It was extinguished in about a half hour. It was not Inunedi- ately known if the family's two tropical birds and some rabbits survived the fire.

The house is the home of Barbara Herl, her husband and their foui; daughters. Three of daughters were at their friend Jeremy Howze's house, 228 N. 13th, when the fire began. "I was just coming home," said Melissa Howze, Jeremy's mother. "The girls were going to go home to do chores when they heard about the fire." Jeremy- and some other boys attempted to put out the fire with water, bottles, they found in the garage behind the burning house.

The water was collected and ready to be shipped to rescue workers at the World Trade Center in New York City. The Herls' 4-H Club, the Sod Busters, collected those and other supplies Sept. 23. Barbara Herl was arranging with a family member for a tractor-trailer to truck it to New York. The fire was too big for the boys to extinguish so they ran to call for help, which arrived in a couple minutes, Barbara Herl and her husband arrived at the home as the fire burned.

The family was assisted by the American Red Cross. cause'of the fire had been determined Thursday night, Weese said. 'Reporter Amy Sullivan can be reached at 823-6464, Ext. 125, or by e-mail at sjasullivan Topeka repair center concerned about shipments from East By JOHN MILBURN The Associated Press TOPEKA Early results from tests on a dozen workers screened for anthrax exposure after they complained of like symptoms at a Topeka postal repair center are negative, health officials said Thursday. "Preliminary results are all negative all negative," said Dr Larry Rumans of the Shawnee County Health Agency.

"We are gratified beyond words." Rumans cautioned the results were preliminary and said officials would examine test cultures again today for changes. Results on the center's remaining 166 workers are not yet ready, and dozens of others who don't work at the center but may have passed through it were urged to seek testing and antibiotic treatment. Cipro prescribed Dozens of workers at the facility were prescribed preventative doses of the antibiotic Cipro as health officials tested for anthrax infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Is expected to receive results Friday from testing performed on the building itself, including sweeps done on its ventilation system and equipment. Nasal swabs were tested by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment after it was learned the facility had received equipment parts from five locations that tested positive for anthrax contamination in New York, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Florida.

Two employees of the Brentwood postal facility near Washington, D.C., have died of anthrax. Malority of postal repairs The Topeka center repairs about 70 percent of all Postal Service equipment nationwide. Jim McConnell, the center's director, said the facility had received more than 100 boxes of equipment and parts from the East Coast locations since DRUG BUST "We are gratified beyond Dr. Larry Rumans Shawnee County Health Agency Sept. 18.

All of those boxes had opened and 16 pieces of equipment had been repaired. Thirteen had already been sent out for reuse, he said. "I'm a little worried," said Robert Dempewolf, who works In one of the. Postal Service buildings near the repair facility. "They're testing several Individuals, and so then I guess we'll know whether we should be more worried." McConnell said he spokg Monday with a manager In Norman, and both realized there could be the possibility of contamination in Topeka.

They contacted URS, an environmental testing company, to conduct tests. "It was (Tuesday) that the first instance of anyone bring-; Ing up flu-like symptoms," McConnell said. The Shawnee County Health Agency was contacted, and the building, shared by the Postal Service and subcontractor ASi; was ordered closed until testing was complete. Flu symptoms About a dozen workers who repair parts and handle shipping had complained of flu symptoms and were tested foj; anthrax exposure. Rumans said he was confident that if any employees had been exposed to anthrax, the condition would be caught ly and there would be complete recovery Anthrax can take up to six weeks before showing signs of infection.

Postal Service officials and Rumans met with employees Wednesday to discuss the ongoing investigation. ''They have a lot of questions, as you might Iq of the questions don't haVe ar swers," said Rumans, who the employees' symptor could represent the flu andl general anxiety about the Sept. 11 attacks and later anthrax scares. Drug officers get more arrests than expected By The Salina Journal Officers with the Drug Task Force nabbed more people than they bargained for while searching a house at 1510 Pawnee Wednesday afternoon. Gary Hanus, an officer with the task force, said officers were Inside the house when a woman showed up with scales containing cocaine residue.

A second woman who visited the house gave officers permission to search her car, where they found about $6,400 worth of packaged rock cocaine in the trunk. The cocaine was contained in 85 separate baggies, packaged for salein quantities of 0.6 gram or 1 gram. In the house, Nanus said, of- ON THE RECORD Police blottep THEFT A gold-and-diamond watch, a heart-shaped ring with diamonds and a gold ana diamond men's ring belonging to Kay Culley were taken from 2309 Montclair between 2 a.m. April 28 and 6 p.m. Oct.

$6,100 loss. ARREST Joseph Fisher, 24, 1111 E. Iron No. 44, was arrested In connection with an Oct. 8 burglary at Dairy Queen, 321 N.

Ninth, In which someone crawled through the drive-through window and took about $300 In cash. Hret STRUCTURE FIRE A controlled burn got out of control about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, destroying an empty wooden storage shed owned by Violet Zelenka. Smolan, The fire, which was extinguished by fIrisfighters from RuraiFire District No. 6, caused about $100 damage.

Animvl fliese animals were picked up Oqt, 24 at the locations Isted and taken to the Salina Animal ter, 329 N. Second. Phone 8266535. DOGS Black and white female border collie mix, 2200 block of North Ohio Street; black and white female border collie mix, 2200 block of North Ohio Street; black and tan female tweiler mix, 600 block of Whlt- tlnghlll Avenue; black, brown and white male mix, 800 block of Merrill Street; brown brindle and white male pit bull with tan collar, 600 block of Whlt- tlnahlll Avenue. CATS Black neutered male shorthair, block of Cheyenne Avenue.

DAILY PICK 3 9-0-8 SCRIPTURE And when the Chief Shepherd will receive the crown of glory thatwill never fade away. -1 Peter 5 :4 (NIV) ficers found $4,500 in cash anpl an assault rifle with a loaded clip, along with a small amount of marijuana. Two men who visited house were arrested on wat- rants unrelated to the search." Hanus said the search was the result of a nearly month" long Investigation. Arrested were Damond Hawley, 26,1510 Pawnee. In addition to drug charges, he could face child endangerment charges, as his three children lived in the house; Michelle C.

Miller, 23, 857 Pon- tlac, who police say brought the scales to the house; an'fi Carolyn Schimmel, 20, 4805 Old Highway 81, who police say had the cocaine in the trunk of her car. NORTON Authorities find body at Sebelius ByThe Salina Journal NORTON The body of 3 man believed to have been in a boat that capsized in Keith Sebelius Reservoir Oct. 14 wtlS found Thursday afternoon in the reservoir's Cement Cove. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks persPhiiel found the body at 1:17 p.m., salft the Norton County Sheriff's Office. The body of another vtctipS was found the day after the cident.

A third man is still missing. A spokesman would not release the identity of the victim, saying tlie family not yet identified the body..