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Tuesday, May 21, 1996 The Capital Times 3C Pedros Martines football lessons useful in business Ill never forget the day he announced his retirement, Martine recalled. I think he thought he could inspire us by announcing it ahead of (the final two games). It was a cold, foggy November night and the lights were shining down on Camp Randall and he blew the whistle and called everybody in. And Im telling you there was not a dry eye among those 125 guys. It was one of the most emotional things Ive ever experienced.

He was really loved by all the players. Martine, who recently was named to the board of directors of the National Club, remembers McClain as a great recruiter and great organizer. The highlight of Martines two seasons under McClain was beating Minnesota in his final game as a senior, when he helped the team rush for more than 300 yards. The team finished 5-5-1 in both years, but Martine could see the better times to come. After the last game, Martine recalled.

The coaches told us seniors, Its been tough on you guys the last couple of years and we appreciate everything youve done. Youve been the catalyst for everything we think were going to do the next couple of years. And they were sincere about that. At 6 feet and 235 pounds, Martine was the smallest guard in the Big Ten. Success required brains and technique more than brute strength.

And, of course, Martine was among many ex-Badgers who saw both their coaches die early deaths McClain of a heart attack in 1986 and Jardine of heart failure after a heart transplant in 1990. Jardine's death was especially tough on Martine because he had become close to his former coach after becoming good friends with Jardines son. "We used to play golf together, Martine says. He was a tremendous man. And then there was the tumultuous final year under Jardine, in which the Badgers started out 5-0 but lost their last six games.

While attendance rose 49 percent under Jardine, the nice guy coach had just one winning season (7-4 in 1974) and an overall record of 37-47-3. Jardine announced his resignation with two games to go in the 1977 season under pressure not from the Wisconsin administration Athletic Director Elroy Hirsch actually tried to persuade Jardine to stay but due to outside pressures. By Jeff Rtchgals The Capital Times In addition to providing many treasured memories, Jim Martine says playing football in high school and at the University of Wisconsin taught him valuable lessons that have helped him succeed in life. Teamwork is the main thing, the president of Pedros restaurants said in an interview at his west-side restaurant This is a restaurant and were serving 5,000 to 6,000 people a week. You have got to be able to have a good, cohesive unit functioning to get everybody served or youll be going out of business real, real, quick.

The other thing is business is tough. You have to keep hammering away at it. You have to stay on top of things every single day. Martine, a 1976 graduate of Neenah High School, certainly had to endure some tough times after he was recruited by the late John Jardine to play for the Badgers. Martine played sparingly his freshman and sophomore years under Jardine, who resigned at the end of the 1977 season, and then started at offensive guard his junior and senior years under the late Dave McClain.

Its a lot of hours but I love my job, says Martine, who often works 70-hour weeks. Im a very hands-on guy. If I could work in the kitchen all the time I would. All the recipes are mine. We believe in our everything-made-from-s-cratch philosophy.

And weve got what I think is a great staff, people whove been with me for many years. That isnt to say that Pedros hasnt had setbacks. Along with the demise of the Appleton location, another notable bump in the road was when an employee at the Wausau business contracted hepatitis (outside the job) in January 1993, gutting business for a time, even though no one got sick from eating at the restaurant. He followed procedures washed his hands, wore his gloves, Martine says. He didnt know.

He was a victim. And the press crucified the poor guy. TV was there taking pictures as he walked out. And it was tough on business. I had to take a second mortgage on my house and pour a ton of money into the place to keep it operating.

And my employees how many tips are you getting when no one is coming in the door? Martine stresses Pedros local nature. When he has time, he gives back, most recently by taking a spot on the board of directors of the National Club UW athletics fund-raising group. All this leaves precious little time for his favorite leisure pursuits, golfing and skiing, especially since he and wife Colleen, an attorney with Pressentin, Muiphy and Roberts, have two young chil- dren: Meghan, 4, and Jimmy, 2. Theyre the most important -thing in my life, he says. And, like their dad, theyre growing up in the business.

I love to bring them into the restaurants on weekend mornings, dad says. I try to take Sunday off but before mass I may come in and check the books and they count quarters and run around. Id love to have them get involved in the business some time. Continued from Page 1C They were kind of an institution, Martine, 37, says of his parents, both 62. For Sunday brunch in the fall my dad would have a TV set sitting on the brunch line right next to the frying pans so he could watch the Packers.

There was always a crowd. And in our family as soon as we were old enough to pick up a bus tub we were working. When Martine attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison on a football scholarship after graduating from Neenah High School in 1976, he worked at various restaurants and bars during the summers. But during his fifth year at UW (after his football eligibility was used up), his father and a couple of investors opened Pedros Mexican Restaurante in Appleton in April 1981 and he began working there. My last semester Id go to school Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, then go up there and work Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Martine says.

Then the east-side Madison Pedros opened in July 1981. I was working in the kitchen and I was going to go back to grad school I just havent got there yet, Martine says with a hearty laugh. It was around the time the Appleton store was sold to Sergios in 1986 that Martine finally bought into Pedros. There were problems with one of the partners philosophical differences, Martine says. He wanted to bleed us dry.

Im of the belief that you pay your debts and you pay your vendors and then you take care of your business and then it takes care of you. This guy was me first, everybody else second. He didnt want to fix so much as a table. So I came up with some cash and bought into the company and started buying (the investors) tastic marriage, he says. Its become more of a personal thing as time went on.

After carefully analyzing the crowded west-side dining market and identifying a location next to High Point Centre, Martine opened the west-side Pedros two years ago this week. As expected, the location didnt turn a profit its first year but now were exceeding our expectations, Martine says. Pedros sales are in the millions annually. In April, a typical month, the two Madison Pedros combined served more than 35,000 customers, Martine says. Martines future plans include a mix of franchise and company-owned sites, with the Appleton and Green Bay areas as prime sites.

He also has had talks about BARTHOLOMEW, Vera Chrisler, 83 Madison BECKETT, Helen 80 Madison BRADLEY, LaVeme, 80 Sun Prairie BURMEISTER, Jacqueline 66 Madison FULLER, Donald Vincent, 74 Poynette GERMANN, Edward 68 Madison HESS, Arlene 68 Monona MAY, Margaret Elizabeth, 91 Cedar Rapids, Iowa WANTON, Irene 87 Madison TUGGLE, Raymond 84 VeronaMadison WILDEMAN, Fredric C. Fritz, 82 Madison placing a Pedros in an adjacent state. My five-year outlook is that Id like to have eight restaurants, Martine says. I want to take it very slowly, not expand too fast and get into trouble. And Ill never expand beyond the Midwest.

Heller doesnt doubt that Martine will be successful. Jim is very professional, very serious about the business, he says. Martine even missed going to California for the Rose Bowl because construction on the west-side Pedros was at a critical juncture. But I did get to see the game and I did go downtown and help celebrate, he says with a chuckle. Martines recipe for success is simple: hard work, good people and quality product.

Mary Daggett and Dorothy Cassidy, both of Cedar Rapids and Kathem, Tracy of Birmingham, Michigan; also surviving are two grandchildren, Beth and Brad Lindsley; and a son-inlaw, Keith Lindsley. She was bom on March 2, 1905, in Cedar Rapids, she married Lawrence May on August 28, 1939, in Cedar Rapids. He died in 1980. A memorial fund has been established. Swanton, Irene O.

MADISON Irene O. Swanton, age 87, died on Sunday, May 19, 1996 at a local nursing home. Funeral arrangements are pending at the GUNDERSON FUNERAL HOME. 5203 Monona Drive. 221-5420 Tuggle, Raymond C.

VERONAMADISON Raymond C. Tuggle, age 84, died on Sunday, May 19, 1996, at the Four Winds Manor in Verona. He was born on September 6, 1911, in Cadiz, Kentucky, the son of Norris and Maude (Randolph) Tuggle. He graduated from the University of Western Kentucky in Bowling Green. He taught school for several years in Kentucky before joining the Navy during World War II.

He then returned home to Kentucky where he started an electrical business. When the Korean Conflict started, he returned to active duty. Upon his return home, he joined the Veteran's Admini- stration where he served for three years. He then transferred to the Federal Highway Administration as a Right-of-Way Officer for various states, where he worked until his retirement. After his retirement, he attended MATC for upholstering and chair caning and eventually taught caning at MATC.

He set up a repair shop in his garage restoring furniture and antiques. He was a life member of the VFW in Kentucky, the Reserve Officers Association and he was in the Retired Employees Association (NARF Club). He is survived by his wife, Mildred (Hopson); a son, Don (Marcie) of Herndon, Virginia; a daughter, Ann LeMay of Waunakee; two brothers, Layton Tuggle of Houston, Texas, and Dennis Tuggle of Evansville, Indiana; a sister, Mabel Francio of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and three grandchildren, Gary and Andrew Tuggle and Courtney LeMay. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 24, 1996, at 1:00 p.m. at the CRESS fill an empty niche in the Dells.

We have the bar and grills downtown, the Country Kitchens and Dennys, and then you jump all the way from there to the fine dining. There is nothing in that middle-of-the-road family dining niche but pizza places. About 18 months after their first contact, Heller opened the Dells Pedros under a standard 20-year franchise deal. Probably my proudest moment was. when we signed that deal, because its a real compliment when a small business has somebody who would want to take its concept and use it to open their own business, Heller says.

Heller says its been an uphill battle to profitability, but he has no regrets. Its just turned out to be a fan DEATH Cheryl (Ted) Krisher of Marshall; a son Rick (Linda) Burmeister of Milwaukee; five grandchildren, Neal (LuAnn), Courtney and Lucas Krisher, and Joseph and Timothy Burmeister; a great-grandson, Andrew Krisher; a sister, Margaret (Frank) Hebert of Conoga Park, California; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Elaine Burmeister; Nieces, Nephews, other relatives, friends, ana neighbors that she cherished. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 1996, at the CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road. Friends may call from 5:00 p.m.

until 7:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Sunset Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Luther Memorial Church, or HospiceCare, Inc. The family wishes to thank HospiceCare for Jacqueline's care over the past few months.

Fuller, Donald Vincent POYNETTE Donald Vincent Fuller, age 74, of Poynette, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 20, 1996. He was bom on May 25, 1921, the son of Vincent and Marion (McElvoy) Fuller in DeKalb, Illinois. He was a World War II veteran, a member of the Poynette American Legion Post and a life member of the V.F.W. he was also a member of the D.A.V. and the Moose Lodge.

Donald was a foreman at Anaconda Wire and Cable for 28 years in Sycamore, Illnois, and then owned and operated Kearney's Bar and Restaurant for 13 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Eulalia Davis of Poynette; a daughter, Sally A. (Donnie) Tinker of Jefferson; two sons, Donald L. (Nancy) of Portage and Robert J. (Lois) of Wonder Lake, Illinois; a brother, William (JoAnne) of Cincinati, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Iola; and a sister, Doris Burcum. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 1996, at the HAMRE FUNERAL HOME in Lodi. Pastor John W. Grant will officiate.

Interment with Military Rites will be at Dekorra Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, at the funeral home. Germann, Edward R.

MADISON Edward R. Germann, age 68, quietly passed away at home on Sunday, May 19, 1996, in the loving care of family and friends. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on May 20, 1927, to Roy and Elizabeth Germann. He is survived by his children, Nancy (Tom Bewick), Pam (Walt) Geschke, Bob (Nancy jean) Germann, all of Madison, and Barb (Ken) Williams of Rio, Wisconsin; his six grandchildren, Kelsey Bewick, Stephanie, Michelle and Jennifer Germann and Ari and Bryce Williams; his sisters, Lucille McNulty and Bette Germann; and a brother, Jack Germann. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pat; his parents; brothers-in-law, Ed McNulty and Jack Thompson; and a niece, Becky Robbins.

The family wishes to extend deep gratitude to Dr. Prendergast and nis nurse, Marleen, ana to Hospice for their care, kindness and compassion during this time. Funeral services will be held at the GUNDERSON FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, out and became president. The Wausau Pedros opened in December 1988.

Despite the hassles of running two restaurants hundreds of miles apart, especially during Wisconsin winters, Martine says he couldnt pass up the opportunity. It was a good location, we got a good deal and I took a chance, he says. The Wisconsin Dells Pedros was not something Martine set out to do. Instead, Tom Heller, owner of Monks Bar and Grill in the Dells since 1982, approached Martine. The two had no prior relationship.

Heller knew Pedros had great food from eating there, and he says his accounting firm had spoken highly of Pedros. And, says Heller, Pedros could a son, Charles; and two brothers, James and William. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, at 11:00 a.m. at ST. BERNARD'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2450 Atwoofd Ave.

in Madison. Reverend Michael Hippee will officiate. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Madison. Friends may call on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at the church.

Schroder-Cress Funeral Home 1 Madison, Wisconsin Bradley, LaVeme SUN PRAIRIE -JLaVerne Bradley, age 80, of Sun Prairie, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 1996, in a Madison hospital. He was bom on July 25, 1915, in Lindsey, Wisconsin, the son of William and Elsie (Zimmerman) Bradley. LaVeme was married to Esther Keip on May 16, 1939. LaVeme farmed in the Columbus area and worked for the Chase Lumber Company, also Paul Spahn Builders of Sun Prairie and later had his own business, Brad's Floor Service, which contracted through Chase Lumber, DeForest, and Carpet. Survivors include his loving wife, Esther; children, Robert (Sharon) Bradley of DeForest, Joan (Buzz) Lassow of Sun Prairie, Phyllis (Douglas) Hermann of Sun Prairie, ana William (Pam) Bradley of DeForest; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Vernon Bradley of Lodi, Charles (Darlene) Bradley of Arena and Donald (Phyllis) Bradley of Arlington; three sisters, Ellen (James) Doherty of Poynette, Madeline (Donald) Kohler of Bakersfield, California, and Elsie (Donald) Price of Fullerton, California; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, William; his mother, Elsie; and a sister, Leona Padley. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, at PEACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 232 Windsor Street, Sun Prairie, with Pastor Elton Stroh officiating. Burial will be in the Sun Prairie Memory Gardens. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m.

until the time of service at the church. Thanks to the doctors, nurses, Hospice, friends and neighbors, and the EMS of Sun Prairie and Madison. Cress Funeral Home Sun Prairie Burmeister, Jacqueline F. MADISON Jacqueline F. Burmeister, age 66, died on Saturday, May 18, 1996.

She was bora in Chicago on July 14, 1929, the daughter of John and Lillian Ellenbecker. On July 20, 1946, she married Gerald Burmeister, and he preceded her in death on December 31, 1991. She worked for many years at Marshall Fields and Copps Department Stores. Jacqueline was also preceded in death by her arents; and a brother, Noland, urvivors include a daughter, FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road. There will he visitation one hour prior to the services beginning at 12:00 p.m.

Ray, we all loved and admired you; may you rest in peace. Cress Funeral Home 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 Wildeman, Fredric C. "Fritz" MADISON Fredric "Fritz Widelman, age 82, of Madison died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 18, 1996, at his home. He was born on-April 22, 1914, in Madison where he has been a lifelong resident. He bagan work as a pressman inl936 at Webcrafter's ana retired in 1986 as the plant supervisor.

He was an, alumnus of Eagewood High Schools He was an active member of the IMF serving in various capacities. He also was a member of the Craftsman's Club where he was past-president. He also was a member of the St. Peter Catholic Church and the Moose Club. Survivors include his wife, Marian Wildeman of Verona; five children, Fredric C.

(Sonja) Wildeman Jr. of Neenah, Thomas (Louise) Wildeman of Golden, Colorado, Margaret Basteyns of Appleton, Katherine (James) Libert of Waukesha and Anne (James) Harmel of Arlington Heights, Illinois; a special friend, Barbara Ferwerda of Madison; three sisters, Roselle O'Donnell of Burmingham, Alabama, Helerr Hodel of Madison and Dorothy Boginski of New Berlin; seven grandchildren; two great-C grandchildren; and many nieces, -nephews and cousins. He was receded in death by his parents, red and Rose (Bachman) Wildeman; and a brother, Raymond. Funeral services will he held at the ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5001 North Sherman Avenue, at 7:00 p.m.

on Wednesday, May 22, 1996. Father Roger Nilles and Father John Endejan will concelebrate the mass. Private burial services will be held at the Resurrection Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, from 4:30 p.m. until the time of service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Edgewood High School, 2219 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711, He will be greatly missed by his family, many friends and colleagues. RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 2418 North Sherman Avenue, is serving the family. NOTICES May 22, 1996, with Jerry Mosser, Chaplain Intern, presiding. Burial will be in Blooming Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m.

until the time services on Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to HospiceCare, 2802 Coho Street, Suite 100, Madison, WI 53713. Death is simply a shedding of the physical body like the butterfly shedding its cocoon. It is a transition to a higher state of consciousness where you continue to perceive, to understand, to laugh and to be able to grow. When a caterpillar dies, a butterfly is bom.

Hess, Arlene M. MONONA Arlene M. Hess, beloved wife and mother, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 19, 1996, of an apparent heart attack at her home. She was bom on March 16, 1928, in Madison, the daughter of John and Ellen Bergman. Arlene married Frank Hess on June 3, 1950, in Madison.

She was employed as the Head Cashier with Meriter Park Hospital for over 20 years until her retirement in 1993. In addition to Frank, her husband of 45 years, survivors include her five children, Greg (Leslie) Hess of Madison, Linda (Ron) Dybala of Downers Grove, Illinois, Beth Hess of Madison, Kris Krajco of Madison and John (Dana) Hess of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; her mother, Ellen of Ogema, Wisconsin; six g'andchildren, Terra, Kyle, Keith, arson, Calvin and Alex; two sisters, Vivian Quinn of Chicago and Beverly (Russ) Uselmann of Madison; her brother, Roger (Eva) Bergman of Ogema, Wisconsin; and other relatives and many friends. She had been preceded in death by her father. Funeral services will he held at the GUNDERSON FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, 1996, with Reverend William Berg presiding.

Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park Cemeteiy. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, at the funeral home. Arlene will be deeply missed by all, but yet, she will remain in our hearts forever.

May, Margaret Elizabeth CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA Margaret Elizabeth May, age 91, died Sunday, May 19, 1996, in Verona, Wisconsin, after a long illness. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 1996, at ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Friends may call Tuesday, May 21, 1996, from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

at the TEAHEN FUNERAL HOME, Cedar Rapids. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Lindsley, of Oregon, Wisconsin; three sisters, Bartholomew, Vera Chrisler MADISON Vera Chrisler Bartholomew, age 83, died on Saturday, May 18, 1996, at her residence. She was born on June 12, 1912, in Lodi, Wisconsin, the second child of Elvin and Mabel Chrisler. She graduated from Whitewater State Teacher's College (now the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) in 1932 with a Bachelor of Education Degree. Subsequently, she taught Business Education subjects in Sauk City High School for four years.

She married James Bartholomew in 1936 and continued her teaching career at Madison Vocational School. From 1942 until her retirement in 1974, Mrs. Bartholomew was employed at Scanlon MorrisOhio Chemical Surgical Equipment CompanyOhio Medical. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She became a member of the First United Methodist Church, Madison, in 1940.

She sang in the chancel choir and held various offices with the United Methodist Women, including its Executive Board and Dorcas Circle. She also was a member of Whitewater's Alpha Sigma Sorority. She is survived by a sister, Luella Dettmann of Duluth, Minnesota; several nieces and nephews; and many, many friends. She was fireceded in death by her husband, im, in 1990; and a brother, Howard in 1967. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 26, 1996, at 2:00 p.m.

at FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 203 Wisconsin Avenue. Parking is available in the Manchester Ramp (entering off Dayton Street). Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church. Cress Funeral Home 3610 Speedway Road (608) 238-3434 Beckett, Helen M. MADISON Helen M.

Beckett, age 80, died on Sunday, May 19, 1996, at a locak nursing home. She was bom on April 11, 1916, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Kearns. In April of 1940, she married Clifford H. Beckett in Dubuque, Iowa; he preceded her in death on February 6, 1974. She was a member of St.

Bernard's Catholic Chinch in Madison, and was employed by the K-Mart Corporation as a checkout supervisor and claims clerk, retiring in 1981. Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn (Anderson) Kelley of Kasson, Minnesota; two brothers, Thomas F. (Dorothy) Kearns of New Holstein, and Thomas J. (Lois) Hardy of Appleton; four sisters, Marie Brant of Portage, Dorothy Thomas of Dayton, Ohio, Regina Rosmonowski of Fond du Lac, Carol (George) Killoran of Pardeeville; a sister-inOlaw, JoAnn Kearns of Pardeeville; four grandchildren, Chuck, Michael, Sean, and Aaron; and four greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in deatki by her parents husband; Thursdays only in TftaCapitelTlmas.