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THE PANTAGRAPH, Friday, Nov. 25, 1994 C13 DEATHS Central Illinois IEEE ii.i..,.i,w.im i nmmmm V-. i I I I 1 5s VonHolten Infant Brady John VonHolten, a son of Ricky Lynn and Rebecca Sue Kutz VonHolten, of 1211 Dogwood Lane, Bloomington, was stillborn at 6:29 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 23, 1994) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

His private graveside service will be today at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, the Rev. Barry Kolb officiating. There will be no visitation. Metzler-Froelich Memorial Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his parents; a sister, Sarah Lynn, at home; paternal grandparents, Arnold and Mary Ann VonHolten, Walnut; maternal grandparents, Jack and Carolyn Kutz, Santee, paternal grandmother, Bernice Von Holten, Tampico; maternal great-grandparents, Austin and Jean Corzette, Rock Falls; and maternal great-grandmother, Lucille Kutz, Dixon.

He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandfathers and a maternal great-grandmother. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington. Robert Morrison MINONK Robert Morrison, 84, a lifelong Minonk resident, died at 9:26 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 24, 1994) at Lida Home, Minonk.

His funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Folkers-Froelich Memorial Home, Minonk, the Rev. Harry Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Minonk Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

Friday and an hour before the funeral Saturday at the memorial home. He was born Sept 7, 1910, in Minonk, a son of Dr. Winfield and Edith Buffet Morrison. He married Eileen Hawk on Dec. 24, 1931.

She died Oct 12, 1980. Survivors include a daughter, Sue Burger, Rockford, eight grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren. A brother and a daughter preceded him in death. Mr. Morrison graduated from Minonk High School in 1928, and work at Goodwin Brothers Ford Garage as a bookkeeper and salesman.

He bought Carrigan's Confectionery in 1936, and renamed it Morrison's Chocolate Shop, which he operated until 1950. He then purchased the Tri-County Insurance Agency and owned the business until 1976. A member of First Baptist Church, Minonk, Mr. Morrison was a 50-year member of the Rob Morris Masonic Lodge 247 in Minonk, the Bloomington Scottish Rite Consistory and the Mohammed Shrine, Peoria. Mr.

Morrison was a past president of the Minonk Chamber of Commerce, a 25-year member of the Streator Hospital Advisory Board and a member of the Lida Home Board of Directors, Minonk. He also was a member of the Minonk Lions Club and Illinois Valley Ostomy Club in Streator. Memorials may be made to his church, Lida Home or Illinois Valley Ostomy Club in Streator. The PantagraphLLOYD YOUNG Holiday recitation Second-and third-graders from Brigham School put on a Thanksgiving program Wednesday for Unit 5 Superintendent Robert Malito and Principal Kurt Swearingen. Clockwise, from top left, third-graders Amanda Trower, Kyle Daugherty, Abby Strader and A.J.

Thorton recited First Thanksgiving." More than 30 students participated fro.m Kelli Vandergraft's third-grade class and Jill Nelson's second-grade class. Pop song writer, singer shoots himself to death Cater, Bessie, 11 a.m. at Lamb Funeral Home, Gibson City. Burial in Drummer Township Cemetery, Gibson City. Gabbert, Marcella 11 a.m.

at Metzler-Froelich Memorial Home, Bloomington. Burial in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Paseka, Frank, 1 p.m. at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Burial in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington.

Paid Notices 1949, in Farmer City. He survives. Also surviving are a son, Gary Lynn, Gibson City; a daughter, Sherry Kaye Vaughn, Saybrook; a brother, Darrell Cozad, East Alton; three sisters, Jessie Belcher, Bloomington; and Wanda Hale and Shirley Carter, both of Saybrook; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson and two brothers. Mrs.

Vaughn attended United Methodist Church, Saybrook. Bloomington-Normal Floyd Durflinger The funeral of Floyd Elmo Durflinger, 79, of 701 Maple Place, Normal, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Christ Lutheran Church, Normal, the Rev. Philip Kaufmann offi ciating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery, Bloomington, with military rites accorded by the Carl S.

Martin American Legion Post Visitation will Floyd be 6 to 8 p.m. Durflinger Sunday at Kib- ler-Smith Memorial Home, Bloomington, and an hour before the service Monday at the church. Mr. Durflinger died at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday (Nov.

22, 1994) at his winter home in Yuma, Ariz. He was born March 22, 1915, in Cooksville, a son of Dean and Lura Winkelpleck Durflinger. He married Lorna Rippel June 3, 1945, in Roanoke. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Norman of Morton, and Dennis of Katy, Texas; three sisters, Thelma Brock, Bloomington; Beulah Busch, Gilmore; and Maxine Lee, York, a brother, Carl, Lexington; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Mr. Durflinger's maternal ancestors came to America prior to the American Revolution. He was a veteran or World War II, and was a retired civil service employee of Illinois State University. His hobbies included working with flowers and doing latchwork.

He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Normal, and the Carl S. Martin Post of the American Legion. Memorials may be made to the church or a charity of the donor's choice. Isabel! Miller Isabell Miller, 88, formerly of 1104 S. East St, Bloomington, died at 5:25 a.m.

Thursday (Nov. 24, 1994) at McLean County Nursing Home, Normal. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Kibler-Smith Memorial Home, Bloomington, the Rev. Mark L.

Hamner, officiating. Burial will be at Blooming Grove Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be an hour before the service Monday at the memorial home. She was born Dec. 1, 1905, in McLean, a daughter of William and Louisa Davis Roberts.

She married Joseph J. Miller Jan. 17, 1924, in Bloomington. He died Jan. 6, 1964.

Survivors include two daughters, Hazel Mattingly, Atlanta, and Erma Decker, Willington, a son, Byrl Miller, Decatur; a brother, Roy Roberts, Pontiac; 23 grandchildren; and 32 greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, eight brothers, six sisters and a grandchild. Mrs. Miller was a kitchen worker at Ventura's, Hull's and Rudat's restaurants, all in Bloomington. She was a member of St Luke Union Church.

Burton Nevius Burton Nevius, 69, of 219 Rowe Drive, Bloomington, died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 24, 1994) at St Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. He was taken to Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington. A well as a ratings success.

Among the songs Boyce and Hart contributed to their roster of hits were "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" and "The Monkees Theme (Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees)." After being a part of the West Coast pop music scene for years, Boyce moved to England in the late 1970s, where he worked with artists including Iggy Pop and Meatloaf. More recently he moved to Tennessee, where he maintained homes in Nashville and Memphis and occasionally performed locally. He sometimes would drop by Nashville's Bluebird Cafe for Sunday night writers nights, said Gail Carson, who ran the weekly events for five years. "He was somewhat introspective," Carson said. "He'd sit there and listen, and he'd talk to any of the writers who wanted to talk to him." Boyce, a native of Charlottesville, moved to California with his family when he was a child.

Maxine Zook The funeral of Maxine A. Zook, 76, of 2119 Peirce St, Bloomington, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Metzler-Froelich Memorial Home, Bloomington, the Rev. Larry Moreau offici ating. Burial will be in Grid-ley Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the memorial home. Mrs. Zook died at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday (Nov.

23, 1994) at St. Joseph Maxine Zook Medical Center, Bloomington. She was born Sept 18, 1918, at Gridley, the daughter of Lee W. and Eliza Pritchett Andrews. She married Earl Zook on Aug.

14, 1939, at Harlan, Ind. He died Aug. 26, 1976. Survivors include a son, William Russell; three grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister and grandchild.

A 1936 graduate of Gridley High School, Mrs. Zook received a bachelor's degree from Illinois State Normal University in 1952, and a master's degree from ISNU in 1956. She took graduate courses at the University of Illinois. An educator for 42 years, Mrs. Zook began her teaching career in Gridley and El Paso, where she taught for 13 years.

Between 1952 and 1961, Mrs. Zook was a first-grade teacher at Irving School in Bloomington. She was promoted to a central office position where she served as director of reading and in 1971 was named Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Illinois Reading Council. In 1972, Mrs. Zook was appointed principal at Emerson School in Bloomington, a position she held until it closed in 1976.

She then became principal of Oakland School, where she remained until retiring in 1981. She then worked part-time as a court clerk for Judge Charles Witte. Mrs. Zook was a member of the Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and was the president and an executive board member of the organization's central division. She was a founder of the Illinois Reading Council and served as its president and secretary.

She also was a member, president and secretary of the McLean County Reading Council. A life member of the National Education Association, she also was a member of the Illinois Education Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa, Pilot Club, Association of American University Women, McLean County Principal's Association, Mid State Reading Council and Friends of the Bloomington Public Library. Mrs. Zook was a member of the board of director for the Library Book Selection Service, and served as board chairman for many years. She served on many north central evaluation and school accreditation teams, and was a member of numerous committees for the Illinois State Board of Education.

She was an advisory board member for ISU's College of Continuing Education, and was a board member for the Children's Foundation. Mrs. Zook was a consultant for many book and educational equipment companies, and conducted numerous workshops and conferences for them. She also taught adult education classes. Mrs.

Zook was a member of First United Church of Gridley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Home of P.O. Box 5032, Bloomington 61702-5032, or to the Friends of Bloomington Public Library's children's book fund. toy f4- v. Mary E.

Neal MASON CITY The funeral of Mary E. Neal, 61, of Kilbourne and formerly of Mason City, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cain Funeral Home, Mason City, the Rev. Leslie Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Walkers Grove Cemetery, Easton.

Visitation will be an hour before the service Saturday at the funeral home. Tiff XT -1 1 nn mis. lNeai aiea ai 1:24 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 23, 1994) at her home.

She had been ill. She was born July 5, 1933, in Minier, a daughter of Richard and Josphine Layer Dearth. She married Herbert Neal July 11, 1969, in Summer County, Texas. He survives. Other survivors include her stepmother, Hazel Dearth, Danville; a foster daughter, Susan Evans, Havana; a stepdaughter, Tina Parker, Tennessee; a stepson, Chris Neal, Tennessee; two sisters, Sandra Snyder, Texas, and Patricia High, Danville; a brother, John Dearth, Mason City; and four step-grandchildren.

Her parents and a sister preceded her in death. Memorials may be made to New Lebanon Baptist Church of Kilbourne. Delores Sutton EL PASO Delores M. Sutton, 77, Casselberry, formerly of Chicago and an El Paso native, died Nov. 4, 1994, at the Columbia Park Medical Center in Orlando, Fla.

She was cremated. Her memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso, the Rev. Eugene Kane officating. Private family inurnment will be at St Joseph Cemetery, El Paso.

There will be no visitation. She was born Sept. 17, 1917, in Woodford County, the daughter of John and Minnie Carls Oltman. She married George Raymond Sutton on Jan. 16, 1937, at Eureka.

He died July 31, 1971. Surviving are two brothers, Me-lvin Oltman of Flanagan, and El-don Oltman, Sycamore. She was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Bonnie Jean Vaughn SAYBROOK Bonnie Jean Vaughn, 69, Saybrook, died at 4:35 a.m.

Thursday (Nov. 24, 1994) at Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. Her funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Saybrook, the Rev. Fred Belcher officiating.

Burial will be Riverside Cemetery, Saybrook. Visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. She was born May 5, 1925, in Odin, a daughter of Henry Lee and Nora Alice Eaglin Cozad. She married Ottis C.

Vaughn April 30, HEALTH Attention deficit group The BloomingtonNormal of Children and Adults with Attend Hon Deficit Disorders (CHADD)'I will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 in Cont' ference Room 5 at the BroMenn LifeCare Center, 807 N. Main SVyl Bloomington. Laurie Powell will discuss par; I enting skills.

Ms. Powell has a master's degree and specializes in behavior management. For more information on the group, call 2 Susan Van Klavern at 663-8024. CPR courses at St. Joseph St Joseph Medical Center will sponsor a community card" iopulmonary resuscitation update class from 7 to 9:30 p.tnrj Dec.

6 at the medical center. The class will include basic CPR techniques and is designed those whose CPR certification has recently expired. I A second class from 6 to 10 p.mrj! Dec. 13 will address the same topic, but also include information, on pediatric CPR, obstructed air-v ways, and single rescuer CPR. Both classes will be taught by certified, -CPR instructors.

'C The cost of each course is $15; which must be prepaid. To regis- ter, call St Joseph's services department at 662-3311'? extension 3018. Building damaged by unreported fire For residents living near the 800. block of South Lee Street in Bloomington, that burning smell you might have noticed Wednesday night was a building on fire. The owner of the structure at 8Q2 ri.

S. Lee St reported Thursday thatS; sometime between 6:30 p.m. Wed-' nesday and 9 a.m. Thursday his vacant apartment building was partially burned. Police reports indicate that no; one apparently noticed the fire or if they did, bothered to call the fire department Luckily, the fire burned itself out before harming other structures or totally engulfing the two-story frame building.

iy The incident is being listed as an -attempted arson by police. The I building is owned Thomas A. Moore, 1216 Bancroft Drive, Nor-'-1 mal. There was no damage estimate listed for the mustard-colored house which is being renovated. Moore could not be reached for comment Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Tommy Boyce, part of the singing-songwriting duo of Boyce and Hart who penned "Last Train to Clarksville" and other hits for the Monkees, shot himself to death. He was 55. Boyce's wife, Carolyn, found him dead in the living room of the couple's home Wednesday. He left a note, but police would not reveal its contents.

While best known for their songwriting, Boyce and partner Bobby "Hart also recorded some of their songs, achieving a Top 10 hit with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" in 1967. The duo first gained fame in the early '60s, writing "Pretty Little Angel Eyes," a hit in 1961 for Curtis Lee, and "Come a Little Bit Closer," a top five hit for Jay and the Americans in 1964. In 1966, producers appointed Boyce and Hart musical directors for the NBC television series "The Monkees," which debuted in September of that year. The group became a chart as EDUCATION Eureka College lecture series EUREKA David Knopp will be the featured speaker at the second installment of the Clarence R. Noe Lectures at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday in the G. Raymond Becker Auditorium at Eureka College. Knopp, who is an associate professor of business administration at the college, will discuss the application of quality management principles in higher education. Knopp has bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from ISU. The lecture series is named after Clarence R.

Noe, who served as academic dean of the college from 1955 to 1977. He graduated from Eureka in 1938. Parkland College preview CHAMPAIGN Previews of Parkland College will be at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Dec.

13 at the College Center Welcome Desk. The programs, designed for residents of the college district, will include tours of the campus and information on programs offered. A question and answer session will follow each program. The programs are free and require no registration. For more information, call (217) 351-2546.

Caterpillar grant received ISU's Career Services Center recently received a $3,000 grant from Caterpillar Inc. to buy library materials for its career resources center. The books include information on resume writing, internships, graduate programs, and job prospects in major cities. The center is housed in the Student Services Building. Heartland Europe trip Heartland Community College will expand its Study Abroad Program to the public with a 15-day cultural tour of central Europe May 21 through June 4.

The tour will Include stops in Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Budapest, and Innsbruck. A number of historical sights, art galleries, and museums also are included in the schedule. Bodo Fritzen, a native German and instructor at Heartland, will serve as tour director and guide for much of the trip. Cost of the trip is $1,795 per person. Airfare, ground transportation, room accommodations, breakfasts, and admission to concerts and museums are included in the trip price.

Participants who opt to earn credit hours for the trip will be charged an additional tuition fee. The tour is limited to 30 people. Applications for the tour are available at the college or by calling 827-0500, extension 430. 1.